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Have you seen Brick? It's a stylistic indy flick. The setting is a high school in the late 90's but JGL acts like a private eye from the 1930's. They swing big and do some weird stuff, but it strangely works.
Rian Johnson's first film. Id also recommended the Brothers Bloom.
 
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Once Upon a Time in America

My advice is don't watch it. 3 hours and 50 minutes (wtf) and it's not like Godfather where it's lengthy because of these amazing big-budget scenes like the wedding, it's long because they didn't know how to edit properly. I can appreciate the ambitious storytelling and I probably would have loved it if I were watching it in 1984 but it just doesn't hold up over time.

Also, there are like 3 rape scenes where the consequences of two of them don't make any sense:

1st rape scene = statutory by a cop who they blackmail...fair enough.

2nd rape scene = victim becomes the rapist's girlfriend

3rd rape scene = victim names her child after rapist

Leone said that the whole thing being an opium-induced dream of Noodles is a fair interpretation, which is so unnecessary.
 
Once Upon a Time in America

My advice is don't watch it. 3 hours and 50 minutes (wtf) and it's not like Godfather where it's lengthy because of these amazing big-budget scenes like the wedding, it's long because they didn't know how to edit properly. I can appreciate the ambitious storytelling and I probably would have loved it if I were watching it in 1984 but it just doesn't hold up over time.

Also, there are like 3 rape scenes where the consequences of two of them don't make any sense:

1st rape scene = statutory by a cop who they blackmail...fair enough.

2nd rape scene = victim becomes the rapist's girlfriend

3rd rape scene = victim names her child after rapist

Leone said that the whole thing being an opium-induced dream of Noodles is a fair interpretation, which is so unnecessary.

I’m planning on watching that this weekend.
 
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Once Upon a Time in America

My advice is don't watch it. 3 hours and 50 minutes (wtf) and it's not like Godfather where it's lengthy because of these amazing big-budget scenes like the wedding, it's long because they didn't know how to edit properly. I can appreciate the ambitious storytelling and I probably would have loved it if I were watching it in 1984 but it just doesn't hold up over time.

Also, there are like 3 rape scenes where the consequences of two of them don't make any sense:

1st rape scene = statutory by a cop who they blackmail...fair enough.

2nd rape scene = victim becomes the rapist's girlfriend

3rd rape scene = victim names her child after rapist

Leone said that the whole thing being an opium-induced dream of Noodles is a fair interpretation, which is so unnecessary.


It's a great film, in parts. Should have been much shorter and I thought there was a shorter cut out there somewhere.
 
It's a great film, in parts. Should have been much shorter and I thought there was a shorter cut out there somewhere.

The 2 hour 20 minute version bombed, so it's hard to find. Seems like a fan could make an edit that's a happy medium.
 
Have you seen Brick? It's a stylistic indy flick. The setting is a high school in the late 90's but JGL acts like a private eye from the 1930's. They swing big and do some weird stuff, but it strangely works.

One of my favorite movies, and a big reason I became a fan of JGL.
 
Have you seen Brick? It's a stylistic indy flick. The setting is a high school in the late 90's but JGL acts like a private eye from the 1930's. They swing big and do some weird stuff, but it strangely works.

If there's an indy movie starring JGL it's probably good af. The Lookout, Manic, and Mysterious Skin were really good as well.
 
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