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Author Topic: Inherent Vice (2014) Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 01-09-2015 04:15 PM                        CINEMA: 13th Avenue Warren, Wichita, KS AUDITORIUM: 13 PRESENTATION: Dolby Digital Cinema/THX PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: None RATING: Three and one half stars (out of four) THE PLOT: An ex-girlfriend appears, then disappears. Wackiness ensues. Imagine "The Big Lebowski" done as a noir set in the seventies with the drug use turned up to 11 and you basically have this. It's pretty light material by Paul Thomas Anderson's standards (stressing PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON STANDARDS), but he does well with it and the result is lots of fun. Will probably stick as my second favorite movie of his (behind "Magnolia").  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 01-21-2015 09:59 PM                     'fun'? ... barely... two and half hours felt like four... the only character I liked was Josh Brolin's character 'Bigfoot' - I'd rather endure a root canal than ever rewatch this movie.  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 01-21-2015 10:08 PM                     This movie looked like a long bore. Glad I skipped it.  |  IP: Logged Buck Wilson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 894 From: St. Joseph MO, USA Registered: Sep 2010 posted 01-23-2015 06:00 PM                     We should rename this subforum "Film-Tech movie reviews and assumptions" to be inclusive of Terry!  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 01-23-2015 07:43 PM                     I loved it!  |  IP: Logged Terry Monohan Master Film Handler Posts: 379 From: San Francisco CA USA Registered: May 2014 posted 02-27-2015 10:01 AM                     I enjoyed the film and have told many of my cinema friends to see It. What is sad about what we have left in the movie theatre world in San Franciso Is that this film has left most of our first run screens in the city. Only 1 is playing It in a dinky small screen set up. I remember in the old days when we had a ton of downtown movies places, many played second run and If you missed It you could see It again after a few weeks. This is not the case in many cities now. My friends will just have to wait for home DVD. The we hope the Castro Theatre will book a 70mm print showing in the future. I did like the movie and loved the neon letters used.  |  IP: Logged Terry Monohan Master Film Handler Posts: 379 From: San Francisco CA USA Registered: May 2014 posted 03-03-2015 11:41 AM                     Good news the first SF Bay Area 70mm film showing of this movie will be on the big screen at the Castro Theatre on Mon/Tues March 23/24 2015. This was a 35mm to 70mm blow up but will look good at the Castro. Stop by and check It out. This has been the 3rd 70mm film playing at the Castro in the last few months. Lets hope they book more. Many of my friends have not seen It on DCP or 35mm so It will be treat for them. I only wish the old Castro had a better surround stereo system.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 04-07-2015 06:32 AM                     So, Paul Thomas Anderson films a few scenes on film that spent 15 years rotting away in his garage, likes the way it looks all blurry and desaturated, decides to make the rest look just like it and then blows it up to 70mm, because, don't know, it's 70mm, so it must be all cool and dandy? Sorry, that's just a stupid waste of 70mm film stock.  |  IP: Logged

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