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The Libertine

Posted: 17 Oct 2006, 08:33
by Mobiesque
Well, first off I'll say yeah, fuckin' great.

Of course, the last Johnny Depp flick to be released, following the life of the second earl of Rochester, John Wilmott.

Film is a little scratchy at times plot-wise, but being that it's somewhat stylized, it doesn't really do it any harm. Very drained colour with a green tinge throughout.

The three heroines are all gorgeous and portrayed excellently, as is all the supporting cast (including two from 'Coupling'!) and help make it an interesting film from start to finish.

Cinematography is mildly annoying at times, a fair bit of handycam (something I'm not too against) but a lot of rather claustrophobic, in tight shots. Coupled with the extreme letterboxing and my small tv, it made it a little much at times. Lighting was great however - very bleak and often pulsing from use of candlelight.

The dialogue was one of my chief highlights in this, with some beautifully written lines, mostly delivered by our friend Johnny. Many quotables to be had, especially in the vain of drunkeness and debauchery.

A bit grimy, a lot sexy, and fairly compelling. Well worth the watch.

Three and a half borgs and a mudcrab out of 5.

Posted: 17 Oct 2006, 18:00
by Roark
Kewl. I think I might have a go.

You do realise that the term "extreme letterboxing" conjures up an image completely contrary to what you intended...

...or am I the only person here who engaged in petty vandalism as a youth?

Re: The Libertine

Posted: 17 Oct 2006, 18:22
by ReverseEngineer
Mobiesque";p="813403 wrote:Cinematography is mildly annoying at times, a fair bit of handycam (something I'm not too against) but a lot of rather claustrophobic, in tight shots. Coupled with the extreme letterboxing and my small tv, it made it a little much at times. Lighting was great however - very bleak and often pulsing from use of candlelight.

this is probably to make it a proper "film adaptation of a stage drama"

Posted: 17 Oct 2006, 18:35
by judasmuppet
Apparently they started running out of money towards the end of production.

Posted: 18 Oct 2006, 18:01
by ReverseEngineer
just like live theatre!

Posted: 26 Nov 2006, 10:06
by Miss Yvonne
I don't know what I thought of this one. There were some very good lines, some very interesting parts of the story that I wished they would have put more focus on, and Johnny Depp did look really good during most of it. But it seemed all over the place- and it made more sense once i watched the deleted scenes.

I didn't hate it, I didn't like it. Maybe I should watch it one more time before I give it back. or not.

Posted: 27 Nov 2006, 19:25
by Grotocult
I liked this. It was very disturbing though. John Malkovich gives one of his best performances ever.
It was a movie about AIDS.

Posted: 14 Jan 2007, 11:51
by hlk
I liked it. My expectations were rather low after hearing some bad things about it, so I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I don't really get the whole "Johnny Depp thing" a lot of the time, but he was excellent in this.

Posted: 15 Apr 2007, 02:37
by Mary Hinge
Great movie.
Excellent script delivered well.
Fantastic characters and cast, all on top form.
Loved the look and feel. Lots of thought has gone into this.

I always seem to drone on about Johnny Depp - but he is just brilliant.

Johnny Vegas deserves a mention too!

Posted: 19 Nov 2007, 09:09
by judasmuppet
This movie is a bit spesh. Agree with most of above, plus Samantha Morton was so fucking good.

Posted: 19 Nov 2007, 17:31
by Grotocult
pre-cog