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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#11 Post by valda » Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:03 pm

I'm torn, I love Hiddleston but don't like Swinton and Jarmush, oh, decisions decisions vx
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#12 Post by valda » Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:28 pm

and problem solved, I'm going to see That Awkward Moment instead :cool:
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#13 Post by julieisbored » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:48 pm

I don't understand why everyone loves this film, it's not for me although I left after an hour. Perhaps the ending was fab but it was a bit of a nothingness for me.
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#14 Post by stuartboy » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:02 pm

I kinda loved this.
A stunning soundtrack accompanied by brilliant yet sublime visuals. Agreed - not much actually happens, and I admit that I found the constant name-dropping a little contrived once the initial joke that they were centuries old had been done.
Loved the atmosphere - it just oozed style. Less loved the True Blood elements involving the drinking of bottled blood as that was straight copying.
Loved Adam's car! I'd want one except for the fact that I used to have one exactly like that. OK. I want it back again.

Perfect ending too.

Oh - did I mention the soundtrack?

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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#15 Post by terryt » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:03 pm

julieisbored wrote:I don't understand why everyone loves this film, it's not for me although I left after an hour. Perhaps the ending was fab but it was a bit of a nothingness for me.

thanks Julie - I stayed till the end hoping for it to get better - it didnt - oh fell asleep

I go the cinema to be entertained - this didnt

think some peeps like to think there a bit up their own ass 1/10 -

the one being for the pretty boy
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#16 Post by julieisbored » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:07 pm

Thank goodness it's not just me. Glad I didn't stay, I went home and did some ironing which was more preferable
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#17 Post by ushersk » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:16 pm

yes this film was not a hit for me, so slow i thought it would never end , felt a little pointless 1/10
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#18 Post by JRyan » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:19 pm

Call me old fashioned but if I'm going to spend two hours sat in the cinema I prefer something to actually happen in the film. Gets going a bit in the last 30 minutes but too late to rescue this film from being glacier slow and rather pretentious.
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#19 Post by McG » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:25 pm

Shite! :X
One word review is dead easy for this film.
I totally wasted 2 hours of my life and never mind Only Lovers left alive . . . I wished I wasn't alive while watching this. :X
Marks 0/10 for the film, acting, story but -3 (negative 3) is what I would give it for wasting my time! :wall:
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#20 Post by scootermcc » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:31 pm

Awful film, can't describe how much I hated this.
I don't think I've seen a film that's divided everyone's opinion so much.It would appear that it's got the marmite effect,you either love or hate it.
Please put me in the hate camp.
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