Belmondo wrote the Tom Cruise "does his own stunts" playbook decades before the Mission Impossible films. A very silly and rather ugly picture, but with innovative stunts and a healthy dose of self awareness.
A very ambitious and somewhat uneven first film in which the variety of characters, nonlinear timelines, and shifting points of view make it hard to follow emtionally, if not narratively. If you are familiar with Bergman films, you'll enjoy recognizing many of his actors and actresses among the cast. Some great scenes, great moments, and powerful cinematic ideas, arranged in a somewhat haphazard way. A 1964 film by a female director that has something to say, sometimes at the expense of the storytelling. Definitely worth watching.
This movie is a wonderful mess. It can't decide whether it's a goofy kids movie, or a dark teen romance full of thrill rides, sex, and murder. And by the end, it's The Griswalds meet Dracula. A profoundly stupid story, but endlessly entertaining and actually quite atmospheric.
Also, how was Jason Patric not cast in The Doors, four years after everyone saw him in this?
Horribly edited. Which is weird because the director was himself an editor (but not on this picture). He edited all the early Bond films. It's a shame, as the locations are great and the two aging stars still have the goods. That is they're doing what they can with what is essentially a pretty run-of-the-mill manhunt script. But the editing is really jarringly bad. Feels at times as if some of the reels got lost and they put together what they could with what they had. Using only their feet. While wearing blindfolds. And trying to get through the whole thing in just one afternoon. I see no other explanation for such shoddy work.
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Oscar K
Belmondo wrote the Tom Cruise "does his own stunts" playbook decades before the Mission Impossible films. A very silly and rather ugly picture, but with innovative stunts and a healthy dose of self awareness.Movie comment on Älskande par
Oscar K
A very ambitious and somewhat uneven first film in which the variety of characters, nonlinear timelines, and shifting points of view make it hard to follow emtionally, if not narratively. If you are familiar with Bergman films, you'll enjoy recognizing many of his actors and actresses among the cast. Some great scenes, great moments, and powerful cinematic ideas, arranged in a somewhat haphazard way. A 1964 film by a female director that has something to say, sometimes at the expense of the storytelling. Definitely worth watching.Movie comment on The Lost Boys
Oscar K
This movie is a wonderful mess. It can't decide whether it's a goofy kids movie, or a dark teen romance full of thrill rides, sex, and murder. And by the end, it's The Griswalds meet Dracula. A profoundly stupid story, but endlessly entertaining and actually quite atmospheric.Also, how was Jason Patric not cast in The Doors, four years after everyone saw him in this?
Movie comment on Death Hunt
Oscar K
Horribly edited. Which is weird because the director was himself an editor (but not on this picture). He edited all the early Bond films. It's a shame, as the locations are great and the two aging stars still have the goods. That is they're doing what they can with what is essentially a pretty run-of-the-mill manhunt script. But the editing is really jarringly bad. Feels at times as if some of the reels got lost and they put together what they could with what they had. Using only their feet. While wearing blindfolds. And trying to get through the whole thing in just one afternoon. I see no other explanation for such shoddy work.