Just recently saw Drive. I absolutely loved that movie. Now I'm looking to pick up the book to see if is any better. Anyone read the book yet?
Drive was great! I want a scorpion jacket! And Albert Brooks steals every scene he is in - particulalry one with Walt White, I mean Bryan Cranston!
Now I want to write a book called "The Man with the Scorpion Jacket" to go along with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Drive was fantastic. I loved how Winding Refn lured the audience in with the subtle love story, calm dialogue, and realistic car chase scenes. Then, when everyone was settled in, came the violence and gore. Anyway, just bought the DVD, can't wait to watch it again.
Its been years since I've felt as cool in a movie theater as I did at Drive. The first half hour is perfection. I love the soundtrack.
I liked the movie. I was afraid it'd be some big hipster fest. It was certainly retro, but not really campy, sort of a Michael Mann tribute. Occasionally the soundtrack was a little overbearing, but mostly it was right on target.
Collins, I actually just downloaded the soundtrack from itunes. It really is good.
I read something today that the scorpion jacket was supposed to allude to the old parable about the scorpion and the frog. I liked it. I thought the first 5 minutes were probably one of the best car chases I'd ever seen in a movie. All the rest was good, but there just wasn't enough actual driving in it for me for it to be called "Driver."
Nathanie, I agree. Although I believe the title eluded to what the character actually did then what the movie was about. He was a driver. For the movies, a getaway driver and he was almost a race car driver. But I do agree, there should have been more chase scenes. In fact my friend who I showed the movie to said it was the only problem with the movie. That and the main character didnt have much of a personality.
Loved the movie. Gosling would make a great Patrick Bateman. I'll be getting the book soon. Regarding personalities, I believe the director was going for a Clint Eastwood type character.
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I believe he was too. The silent type but gets the job done. I just bought the book and I'm about to read it. I read a little of it already and it is different. Should be a good book though so I've heard.
Let me know how it is. I'll have to get around to reading it eventually anyway though.
I liked it. I liked the tone to the film in particular. But I didn't understand the 1980's style graphics and feel. That confused me. It felt like "Risky Business" and "To Live and Die in LA", sountrack and all. I assumed it was set in the 80's, and was purposely being retro, but then found it wasn't.
Albert Brooks was great. All in all it was well done. And I thought to myself, "This move has got to be based on a book." It seems one can tell if a movie is a script or based on a book by depth. If it's from a book, the movie's usually less one-demensional has more depth of plot and character.
After seeing it, I immediately went to Amazon to see if it was indeed a book, then read the first few pages. The intro didn't grab me, so I didn't buy it.
Yeeesh...looks like I'm going to be in the minority here. When I reviewed the movie, I gave it a 6 out of 10. Much like Refn's previous work, Bronson and Vahalla Rising, the film is visually stunning. Refn does a great job creating tension out of nothing, makes smart decisions in regards to shot selection and is pretty brilliant behind the camera.
The problem with Refn as a director, is that he hasn't matured as artist. His characters are universally one noted and boring. If it weren't for Gosling doing an unfathomable amount of work in role, the film would have been unwatchable. Carey Mulligan was her usual boring self, Brooks was decent and Ron Perlman was over the top. The characters themselves have nothing backing them up, making the movie boring and sluggish. Yeah, it had a good soundtrack, but I could have done the same in an iTunes playlist.
Here's my full review, for those interested and have some extar time on their hands. It's a long one, so bring chips.
