DVDs & Films Forum - `I Heart Huckerbees` and `Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind`.......wow these films suck! - Page 1

I don't know a lot about films, but I've seen a lot and I have to say "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is one of the best in my opinion. Jim Carrey's finest performance, if you ask me.

Regards,
Adam

I have to agree on Huckabees... biggest pile of pretentious tosh. Caused me physical pain, and had to give up halfway through.

I liked Eternal Sunshine, but thought Adaptation was much better. A couple of pppl at work hated Eternal Sunshine, they thought it was boring.

Other ppl I know who love Eternal Sunshine, watch it having heard its good, i.e. without knowing the story, so I think the enjoy it more on the "Oh, I get it" level, makes them feel clever

Saying that I liked Vanilla Sky, up until the "twist" which wasn't so much of a twist, as some random events thrown together to suprise you

Haven't seen Huckerbees, but thought from the trailer it looked good

Al

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I bought "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" on hearsay (got it for a couple of quid in some offer) it was nice to watch Jim Carrey act without pulling is face all over the place,and he proved he is a good actor, but the film was a bit strange and will probaly need another viewing,but it is nice to watch something different for a change, could turn out like "Donnie Darko" you either love it or hate it,nice to have the choice though.
Vanilla Sky,and Fight club I am still trying to work out.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 19th April 2005, 08:33

Eternal Sunshine was one of the best movies of last year, easily.
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Eternal Sunshine was trying to be a bit too clever for it's own good. Yes, the performances were good but it was all just a little too messed up to make for an enjoyable watch. It was just on the wrong side of irritating.

I do like these 'make you think' films but not when they are made deliberately hard to watch.
Fight Club was OK and Memento was a good one.If you liked these two The Machinist is a more recent one along similar lines which is pretty good.
Oh another one which made little sense and seemed pretentious was Requiem for a Dream.Have to admit I didn't really enjoy Trainspotting or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas either.I guess I see enough random ramblings at the pub!

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These things are like watching jazz.......absolutely no sense or purpose whatsoever.

Nothing like an uneducated sweeping generalisation, is there. Just because you don't like it, there's no need to be ignorant

Cheers

Si (Musical Director of de Ferrers Jazz Orchestra, Trombonist with Dancing Men - Buddy Rich Tribute Orchestra)



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Nothing like an uneducated sweeping generalisation, is there. Just because you don't like it, there's no need to be ignorant
Agreed. Evidently the film was just above him.
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