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Sep 17, 2006, 07:24 PM
 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276919/
Really cool unique movie
there is no scenery or anything, great idea -- check it out!
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Sep 17, 2006, 07:30 PM
 
Also check out Dancer in the Dark. I think it's part of the same series as Dogville, which I haven't seen yet.

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Sep 17, 2006, 08:41 PM
 
Originally Posted by Peter
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276919/
Really cool unique movie
Agreed, sadly it's underrated movie. Very few people have seen the movie.
     
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Sep 18, 2006, 09:36 AM
 
Originally Posted by Peter
Dogville (2003)
Really cool unique movie
there is no scenery or anything, great idea -- check it out!


That’s sort of a joke, right? Dogville is horrible. I remember Lars von Trier telling my grandfather very enthusiastically about this great new idea he’d had about shooting a movie with no sets or anything, just stuff drawn on the floor, and remember how exciting and original it all sounded then—but when I saw the movie, it was just extremely awkward and fake-looking. By far his worst movie (with the possible exception of The Idiots, which lives up to its name very well).

Dancer in the Dark I agree with, though: amazing movie with amazing acting performances and a damn good soundtrack.
     
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Sep 19, 2006, 06:59 AM
 
Originally Posted by Oisín


That’s sort of a joke, right? Dogville is horrible. I remember Lars von Trier telling my grandfather very enthusiastically about this great new idea he’d had about shooting a movie with no sets or anything, just stuff drawn on the floor, and remember how exciting and original it all sounded then—but when I saw the movie, it was just extremely awkward and fake-looking. By far his worst movie (with the possible exception of The Idiots, which lives up to its name very well).

Dancer in the Dark I agree with, though: amazing movie with amazing acting performances and a damn good soundtrack.
Maybe you should watch Dogville it again…
     
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Sep 19, 2006, 10:24 AM
 
I love Lars von Trier but Dogvill was horrible! It was a experiment in filmmaking and it failed, it is interesting to watch but it is not a great film 2.5 Stars
     
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Sep 19, 2006, 11:17 PM
 
So what's the deal with it? What's different? I watched the trailer. Splain please.
     
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Sep 20, 2006, 02:19 AM
 
What’s ‘different’ about it is simply that the whole movie takes place in the same space, and that this space is made without an actual set. Houses, doors, etc. are painted on to the floor as mere lines, and there are no real walls or doors or anything. There are still chairs and tables and such things, but no actual houses.

When characters enter houses (etc.), they knock on thin air, open imaginary doors, and so on.

Trier did a much better job of making it sound exciting and new than I do.
     
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Sep 20, 2006, 03:51 AM
 
I love it. Needs to be watched in the right mood and setting though.

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Sep 20, 2006, 05:59 AM
 
Originally Posted by MaxPower2k3
Also check out Dancer in the Dark. I think it's part of the same series as Dogville, which I haven't seen yet.
The only thing that in any way redeemed "Dancer in the Dark" was that they fuсking hanged Björk. I jumped for joy. The rest of the audience snivelled into their handkerchiefs.
     
   
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