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Re: Taking Woodstock

#31 Post by a_person » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:16 am

I know, what's that all about!!!! Perhaps they'll release a new one or add more to the codes.
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Re: Taking Woodstock

#32 Post by a_person » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:19 am

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Re: Taking Woodstock

#33 Post by Beate » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:26 am

I am being kept busy this morning...
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Re: Taking Woodstock

#34 Post by a_person » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:30 am

Yes very!
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Re: Taking Woodstock

#35 Post by superhero » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:23 pm

Well my friends ill, so not going to Taking Woodstock tonight, tickets have been returned to tellten, but would be nice to hear what you all think. One of Ang Lee's lesser films? I guess I can write the review for the surprise film now as people will be in the cinema now for tonights surprise screening at the NFT
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Re: Taking Woodstock

#36 Post by Beate » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:57 pm

Where was everyone tonight? There were between 30 - 40 people at WIQ, pathetic!

The film didn't grab me that much, and was too long in my opinion. The lovely Emile Hirsch was criminally underused and the split-screening didn't work, it just made the screen too busy. We also didn't seem to have the film at full screen-length for some reason. Imelda Staunton was fabulous though, but then she always is.

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Re: Taking Woodstock

#37 Post by misseypootle » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:41 pm

I agree, I thought it was too long. The mother was excellent especially after the brownies :) The acting was great but the film didnt really go anywhere. I attended Sheffield Cineworld and the film stopped for about 5 minutes, with the lights out. No apology from the staff though. The cinema was about 75% full but it wasnt one of the larger screens
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Re: Taking Woodstock

#38 Post by elski » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:00 pm

misseypootle wrote:I agree, I thought it was too long. The mother was excellent especially after the brownies :) The acting was great but the film didnt really go anywhere. I attended Sheffield Cineworld and the film stopped for about 5 minutes, with the lights out. No apology from the staff though. The cinema was about 75% full but it wasnt one of the larger screens
yeah loads of people nipped out for the loo (and I think a couple left) but I did wonder if there was anyone actually telling the staff it had stopped, if I had been closer to an aisle I would have done it.

I did enjoy it, but it didn't really go anywhere I think the split screen was to get across just how 'busy' it was. Considering I don't like 'tidy' ends to films I would have liked to have a bit more closure as to how the townspeople felt once it was all over and cleaned up etc.

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Re: Taking Woodstock

#39 Post by Beate » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:02 pm

Yes, there were lots of loose ends and some storylines not properly explored. They tried to cram too much in it but in the end it was all just half-baked.
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Re: Taking Woodstock

#40 Post by platini_ng » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:03 pm

saw it in WIQ. maybe 20% of ppl turnt up. Another example how wasteful ppl are when tix are free!

It is too too long and really not my kind of movie.....

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