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Changeling

Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
in Zocalo v2.0
The Trailer is out, ANyone seen it yet? If the Movie is anywhere near as good as the Tralier, than it should be Awesome., GO JMS!

Comments

  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    What? No links? I have to search for it myself?

    Ha!: [url]http://changeling-trailer.blogspot.com/2008/09/changeling-official-trailer.html[/url]
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    All this trailer tells me is that it's not going to be a comedy. It doesn't tell me if the movie is going to be any good. And it lacks the voice-over of Don LaFontaine. :(
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    links? you want LInks? i'm too lazy to post links, sheesh.
  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    That looks really good.
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    Thanks Croxis, I was too lazy to search..
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    Looks ok..
  • DarthCaligulaDarthCaligula Elite Ranger
    Looks pretty interesting. Dialogue definitely had that JMS sound to it.
  • JohnnyOnTheSpotJohnnyOnTheSpot Banned by request
    Uhh has it been released yet?
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    It's been out for a while.
  • DarthCaligulaDarthCaligula Elite Ranger
    It's not in theaters anymore, is it? I guess I'll have to rent it sometime since I missed it.
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    Finally saw [I]Changeling[/I]. I'd forgotten that Clint Eastwood had his hands in this project as well. In retrospect, it's rather obvious, not a single wasted shot to be found.

    This is a well written and well executed drama. The cast and crew did a great job. I have to confess that this isn't really my kind of movie and I only watched it because JMS was involved. I believe he got off to a good start even though he could have picked an easier subject matter. Well, considering the subject matters involved, I doubt we'll ever see a sequel. The movie itself wasn't exactly blockbuster gold but I guess it needed to be made anyway.

    What this movie lacks is the obligatory happy ending. Even the epilogue leaves you hanging (no pun intended). There is only so much you can buy with hope.

    I won't rate it as I have nothing to compare it to except maybe [I]LA Confidential[/I] or [I]Training Day[/I], which both deal with police corruption/brutality but the stories don't really overlap. [I]Changeling[/I] manages to keep violence to a minimum and most of it happens off camera.

    I haven't seen anything like it in a long time. [I]Gran Torino[/I] is quite a bit easier to swallow than [I]Changeling[/I]. I guess what this movie lacks is a bit more Eastwood in front of the camera holding his signature .44 Magnum revolver. :D

    I find it hard to recommend this movie to anyone. I guess it's too serious for its own good.
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    Stingray, there's a reason fit lacks a happy ending and is such a serious movie.

    [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wineville_Chicken_Coop_Murders"]Link[/URL]
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    I knew that it was based on a true story but it's too bad the movie didn't stick with what actually happened. While I understand that there were too many unknowns, uncertainties and conflicting details in this particular case, they took IMHO too many artistic liberties(*) in telling the story.

    In that respect the movie is neither entertaining nor informative and thus hard to recommend to anyone. That doesn't mean it's bad, the courage of the reverend, the good cops and Christine Collins (standing in for all the mothers who've lost a child) are all very well portrayed, as are all the rotten apples in that particular LA community of the time.

    As I've stated, it's not my kind of movie and I wouldn't go out of my way to go see it in a theatre.

    (*) Of course one can explain this away by saying that the events as shown in the movie are taken from the viewpoint of Christine Collins.
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