Finally! Love In The Time of Cholera here

Desideria (Moderator) says on May 4, 2008, 00:54:

bumpsy daisy

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Cerealkiller says on May 4, 2008, 02:42:

Desi I tried watching it. I would have loved to see the spanish version with English subtitles but the version I saw was the 'english' one...I couldn't deal with the accents, you can't have Gabo translated to English, it just sounds flowery and stupid.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

kat1 (Moderator) says on May 4, 2008, 03:35:

I haven't see it yet, but I have heard so many bad reviews about it that I am not that interested in watching it.

I was quite disappointed with Maria full of Grace I didn't like it that much :( .

huskie says on May 4, 2008, 04:25:

I enjoyed the movie, nicely done, but could have been better.
Cheers

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"

guacharaca says on May 4, 2008, 08:33:

I was trying to see how they hid the chicken empanada outlet right beside where he wrote those love messages for the peasant couple. It was great to see all the familiar spots in old Centro.

Cheers Terry says on May 4, 2008, 09:10:

One of the guys I work with was Locations Consultant on the film until the Mexican production office started up and put the whole project in the toilet.

It had fabulous potential, but in the end the whole thing was (in my opinion) a complete bore. Too bad, it would have been a perfect vehicle to put Colombia on the map for foreign productions. As it stands, Colombia is still a backwater that almost no one considers as a possible shooting location.

Some of the cinematography and locations were spectacular though...

CatGirl says on May 4, 2008, 09:26:

desi ' Good to hear you were able to watch that movie! I liked it too. Have you seen "No Country for Old Men" yet? Javier Bardem is in this one too (reminds me of someone I know), along with Tommy Lee Jones.

ooops! ....Did I say that?

Mr. Hollywood says on May 4, 2008, 09:30:

Yikes! If Javier Bardem in "No Country" reminded me of someone I knew I'd be moving far, far away from where I am now.

CatGirl says on May 4, 2008, 09:41:

Yep.....and that's about how it is , jajaja

ooops! ....Did I say that?

CatGirl says on May 4, 2008, 09:58:

In fact, if you want to know what it is like when a Socio Path bumps into you (in passing) - watch "Old Men".
The flipping of the coins is a Perfect example of how it feels when talking and dealing with a Socio Path...
(Cant put your finger on it, but your gut tells you the simple thing he just asked you to do could mean something drastic, yet he's cornered you to a point where you must finish the entangled game he started with you)

ooops! ....Did I say that?

Desideria (Moderator) says on May 4, 2008, 10:05:

Oh well, I saw a pirated copy of the film. I got tired of waiting for it come to the theaters here and I thought it never would, so I asked somebody to download it for me....totally unawares that they are playing it in the theaters all over Stockholm right now, the premier was on April 25.
I never go to the movies, I watch the DVD versions rather, my daughter has a home theater with large screen and we like to watch movies together and have a bite to eat.

I'll have to ask them to find that No Country For Old Men for me....

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

CatGirl says on May 4, 2008, 10:58:

Desi - I think you'll like it. Both of the actors I mentioned in the film are very good at what they do. I think we will see more movies with Javier in the future. He's Good.

ooops! ....Did I say that?

PALEOLITICO says on May 4, 2008, 13:09:

Desi: "Does anybody know what did Gabriel García Marquez think about the movie?"

Pues me imagino que la insistencia del productor que estuvo detrás de él POR UN AÑO Y MEDIO!! rogando y rogando hasta que lo consiguió. El productor le decia a García Marquez que no se daría por vencido porque el era Florentino Ariza. Además, claro una super jugosa oferta de dinero.

A mi la actuación de Javier Bardem realmente me descrestó.

"Amar a la gente y usar las cosas y NO amar a las cosas y usar la gente" www.paleolitico.net

PALEOLITICO says on May 4, 2008, 13:09:

"Amar a la gente y usar las cosas y NO amar a las cosas y usar la gente" www.paleolitico.net

PALEOLITICO says on May 4, 2008, 13:25:

Y la banda sonora con Shaquira como su protagonista , me pareció hermosa... Que tal estas canciones:

"Amar a la gente y usar las cosas y NO amar a las cosas y usar la gente" www.paleolitico.net

kat1 (Moderator) says on May 4, 2008, 13:29:

A Gabo se le esta pegando el acento Mexicano :)))

PALEOLITICO says on May 4, 2008, 13:30:

"Amar a la gente y usar las cosas y NO amar a las cosas y usar la gente" www.paleolitico.net

webmanco says on May 4, 2008, 13:45:

orale

But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am

goin_south says on May 4, 2008, 23:58:

yeah, it's now available in the RED BOX... I saw last night.
I guess maybe that would be a good one for next Friday night, eh?

why can't the freakin Chung King Chinese just LEAVE THE FREAKN DOLLY LLAMA and Tibet ... ALONE!

aztec says on May 5, 2008, 07:24:

Desideria, I also have seen the movie. I liked it very much. The mistake is expecting the movie to rise to the literary level of the novel. That can't happen.

I have seen Javier Bardem in four movies. He is an actor. He never plays Javier Bardem but is fully in character. He is destined to be a great actor if not already.

CatGirl says on May 5, 2008, 09:25:

Aztec - Yes! he is really good.....has mastered his Craft.

ooops! ....Did I say that?

Tinto (Moderator) says on May 5, 2008, 10:30:

Re Javier Bardem - I haven't looked at his profile on IMDB or similar sites but I think he's been around for a long time. Judging by all the Spanish-made movies I've seen him in, he's probably already considered a star in Spain/Europe.

billyb says on May 5, 2008, 10:46:

"Oh well, I saw a pirated copy of the film. I got tired of waiting for it come to the theaters here and I thought it never would, so I asked somebody to download it for me.."

"Integrity is a choice we make", hmmm, didn't I read something similar to that quote from a PBH poster on saturday?

Desideria (Moderator) says on May 5, 2008, 11:32:

Actually I was forced at gunpoint to ask my friends to do it. (They are Colombian, BTW) I felt very unhappy for it. I will never run for office.

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

CatGirl says on May 5, 2008, 11:40:

Desi jejeje

Well, from past experience, this type of activity is "supposedly" socially acceptable in Colombia - Is this true?

This "mind set" was definitely a point of contention between my ex and I, as I come from the school
"Ain't no such thing as a free lunch"....where-as he came from the school "It is only good if you get it for free OR have someone else pay if it is too expensive"

A big conflict in value systems...but according to him - totally socially acceptable to take things you have not earned and take it with pride (hmmm). My rose colored glasses refused to believe that this was cultural...but maybe I am wrong

ooops! ....Did I say that?

billyb says on May 5, 2008, 12:23:

Ok then Desi, I understand colombians can be a corrupting influnece and as long as you promise not to run ;)

el flaco says on May 6, 2008, 06:20:

Well my wife and i adored it. We saw it last sunday at a cinema, you can't beat the big screen.
We would have prefered it in spanish with subtitles, however I thought they did the accents well. Is there a spanish version or just a dubbed one?

Does anyone know how they filmed the riverboat, the star of the film? I assume they built a one sided full size mock up. The credits thanked the Colombian navy for their help!

Filmed in Colombia and London.

So I'm off to Bangladesh where I think the last commercial paddle steamer is as opposed to tourist ones.

huskie says on May 6, 2008, 10:19:

at tinto: He is HUGE in Spain
Cheers

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"