Yay!


Yes, yes, & yes.


He’s the new Marlon Brando apparently.


I didn’t get bored with the film either. Even if Joaquin hadn’t been in it, I’d have enjoyed it. I get bored with action films too but I’m still looking forward to seeing SkyFall.


I thought the ending left everything open to interpretation rather than being unsatisfactory or unsatisfying.


Oh dear. I’ll let you know how many people turn up at my theatre when I go to see the film later this week.


The Master-Bation.


There’s bound to be a director commentary. I rarely listen to them but I really like PTA’s voice.


And there’s the James Gray film ‘Nightingale’ too.




I had a reply today from Odeon West End about the scratched film…I mentioned it way back in this thread. They said that there was a scratch but they replaced the film on Tuesday 6th so the 70mm version I saw on Wednesday 7th was scratchless.

Hi Sami,

Yes, as others have said, Joaquin's performance in The Master does seem to be "career defining". I can't imagine any other actors being able to pull that performance? Can you? (Maybe Jack Nicholson in his "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" era?).

Joaquin has set himself an impressive precedent, it will be interesting to see how he follows through with his other new upcoming movies

Would love to see him win the best actor oscar, just to see how he handles receiving it after his oscar comments!

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I LOL'ed at this Joy !! I'd love a sequel too





Yes, me too. He's pleasant to listen to and he's articulate.





I look forward to both those films. They look very promising !

Admin,
Thanks for letting me know your overall impression of the film. I hope they will work together another time. It would be great !!

Hi JOy,

Thanks for the wishes but I don't celebrate Thanksgiving.

I hope you have a good day.


Hugs,

Sami

PS. Nice to hear your comments about 2nd screening. It's interesting also to notice how the experience from 70mm to digital influences your perception of the film, of the story ! So you're saying you pay more attention to the action rather than the visual. Makes sense.

Hi Sami and Joy,

Looks like that makes 3 of us that doesn't celebrate "Thanks giving" But thanks for the well-wishes, i'm sure there are plenty of forum lurkers that celebrate "Thanks giving".

I'd like to see The Master again soon, but will definitely be more interested in seeing the DVD/Blue-ray version. The smart thing to do would for them to bring out The Master on DVD/Blue-ray just in time for Christmas (e.g. now! )... i know it hasn't been at the cinema very long, but it clearly only has a small social audience at the cinema and cinemas will soon start to pull-it because they will be making no money from it, i'm sure more people will be receptive to it on DVD/Blue-ray and to maximize sales they should really try to get it out for Christmas... but, sadly, I don't think it'll happen

No Sami, i think you over interpreted, i just like to skip the boring sections and get to the meat and potatoes! Well, obviously we all have our favorites scenes in movies

Admin, the film finishes its run where I am this week and one site I looked at said the DVD/Blu-ray will be released some time in January 2013 (anticipated) so it looks unlikely that Father Christmas will be putting this in your stocking this year. However…… assuming the world doesn’t end on December 21st as some say it’s going to (Mayan calendar expiring and all that ) there will be something to look forward to in the New Year when (take your pick..) post-Christmas/New Year or January blues set in; miserable at starting post-Christmas/New Year diet; January weather starts to take its toll; tax return and payment due by end of January looms. Some people don’t celebrate Christmas until January 6th/7th so maybe they’ll get The Master in their stockings yet. Haha, I’m Miss Positive.


How come you didn’t go to see the film a second time before?

Sami, can you enlighten me? In the 70mm what happened following the scene where Dodd sang to Freddie?


Both of these films are showing here atm. I’m not sure about Lincoln, but I’d like to see Argo.


Aww, c’mon Admin. Tell us which is your favourite scene in The Master!



Sami, for some reason the links don’t open to the page for me. However, I did watch the envelope ones on Cigarettes & Red Vines. Very nice. Seems PTA has worked non-stop talking about and promoting this film.

Thank you, Admin. How are you?

I hope Sami can answer my question because I thought the 35mm had a couple of scenes following the final Dodd & Freddie meeting that were not in the 70mm version but I'm not sure.


It’s pretty hard to top the acting in The Master. Hope I can get to see Argo before it finishes showing here.


I like all of those scenes too. Did you find any of the film funny?

I was bugged after seeing the 70mm about the scene where Dodd and Freddie meet and Dodd says his little speech….I’m a philosopher, doctor, a man, etc, etc. I thought I’d heard that before from somewhere and wondered if it was a parody of something else. I was wracking my brains and then after seeing the film for the second time it came to me: the scene from Gladiator when Commodus asks Maximus who he is and he says “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife.” OK, so not exactly the same, and it probably wasn’t intentional, but this is what Dodd introducing himself to Freddie reminded me of.

Fair enough. Maybe you'll have seen it on dvd or Blu-ray by the time the Oscars come around.


Oh, that’s a shame. In the digital, after the Dodd & Freddie scene, we see Freddie walking along a road and then in a pub where he meets the girl. Does this jog your memory? I have no idea why, but I have no recollection of these scenes being in the 70mm! In fact, I remember thinking how weird it was that the scene changed so suddenly from Dodd & Freddie to the bed scene. There were a couple of other things too that I thought were different in each version but I forget them now. Maybe I’m losing my mind.


Yes, Sami, the boat scene is a favourite for me too. The colours, the sounds. And the scene in the department store. Ella Fitzgerald singing definitely adds an extra dimension to the feel of the whole scene. I love her voice. I love how Joaquin/Freddie walks away after the fight. There’s just something about the way he walks.....brilliant. I would also say that the wall/window therapy scene is a favourite. (maybe we’re twins! ) The hug afterwards is amazing. And Freddie saying “It’s a fucking wall” – loved how he said that.

My other favourites are:

- The sudden water scenes. Just the shots of the water – the colour, the foam and the sound.

- The scene where they’re all at a party at a woman’s house and Dodd is doing the therapy on the hostess and everyone is in the room and a man starts to question Dodd about the therapy and teachings and Freddie throws a tomato at him. This entire scene is just visually stunning for me. The way it’s filmed is just fantastic.

Thanks for the link to the PTA interview. I’ve listened to about half of it and I’ll listen to the rest tomorrow. Yes, PTA is adorable!