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Old 11-01-2009, 09:15 AM
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Let's talk about Paris, Texas
Talk about a movie with so many different, and honest feelings, this film has it's own unique atmosphere that slowly and slowly sucks you in it's grasp. I had to watch it over 2 nights, the first night I watched 45 minutes, and last night I finished it. Great performances, excellent photography, excellent score, and just a gripping tale. Also, what did the color red symbolize? it was used often in the last half.

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Old 11-01-2009, 12:57 PM
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Old 11-01-2009, 12:59 PM
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A contender for my favourite film, probably. It devastates me.
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Old 11-01-2009, 01:27 PM
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It's one of those films that I saw and filed it away as being a pretty good movie, but about a year later it suddenly hit me just how good it is. These kinds of movies usually end up being my favorite.

The peep show monologue KILLS.
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Old 11-01-2009, 01:36 PM
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I saw this movie, but it's been so long I wouldn't dare rate it - though I do recall really liking it.
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Old 11-01-2009, 01:39 PM
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I just looked it up here on RT. It was released in 1984! That's probably when I saw it.

By the by, it has a tomatometer of 100%.
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Old 11-01-2009, 01:53 PM
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An extraordinary film with a heartbreaking final hour. Easily one of the best films I have ever seen.
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I saw it not too long ago and it's an amazing film. The last hour is absolutely brilliant, Nastassja Kinski gives probably my favourite female performance, and the ending twist is superbly fitting. An incredible film, and was apparently Kurt Cobain's favourite film.
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Do you feel Rachel Getting Married is a better film?
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Fantastic film that lies somewhere in my top 20 or so films. 9.5/10

Now you should watch Wings of Desire.
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Fantastic film that lies somewhere in my top 20 or so films. 9.5/10

Now you should watch Wings of Desire.
Is it as good as Paris, Texas?
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Is it as good as Paris, Texas?
Better.
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Is it as good as Paris, Texas?
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My favorite film. I can watch Harry Dean Stanton and Dean Stockwell play off each other all day. Wim Wenders' sense of space and color is genius, as well.
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Not quite.
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IE... where do you rank A Serious Man in the Coen's filmography?
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Do my eyes deceive me, or did you just change your score from a 9 to a 10?
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Do my eyes deceive me, or did you just change your score from a 9 to a 10?

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IE... where do you rank A Serious Man in the Coen's filmography?
I'm not sure, for I'm hardly a Coens completist, or as large a fan as most. Nonetheless, A Serious Man has grown on me since the night I've seen it, and I'll probably take it in again before I pass any serious judgment on it...or as serious as my judgment gets for that matter. I probably prefer it to No Country, for what that's worth.
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I'm not sure, for I'm hardly a Coens completist, or as large a fan as most. Nonetheless, A Serious Man has grown on me since the night I've seen it, and I'll probably take it in again before I pass any serious judgment on it...or as serious as my judgment gets for that matter. I probably prefer it to No Country, for what that's worth.
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Hell, I might even blind buy it.
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My favorite film. I can watch Harry Dean Stanton and Dean Stockwell play off each other all day. Wim Wenders' sense of space and color is genius, as well.
I love the use of green at the end of the film. It's not exactly a warm colour, but when I see it used like that, it makes me feel warm inside nonetheless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ki9CjApBZ4
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Err...or this after.
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