I generally enjoyed listening to you because I've watched 'The Kid' twice (the original version and also a german dubbed version) and it is one of my favorite Westerns ever. I've never seen a Western yet done with this much love for story and detail. It's Vincents D'Onofrios art work as a director that actors like Hawke, DeHaan and Pratt don't 'overdo' (like some of those in Young Guns sometimes we agree here)... all those brilliant huge actors (for my taste you're a bit too much talking about them. As a longtime Hawke fan I knew all that and wanted to hear about THIS movie but well that's me only maybe) become just a tool for telling the story! It's clearly Mr. D'Onofrios handwriting to me that Hawke transfers into Pat Garret and DeHaan transfers into BillyTheKid this perfectly that you forget it's them, you forget it's actors acting... you're wonderfully caught up in the story! That is cinema art as it should be in its nicest way! This movie was put together by Vincent D'Onofrio from story to end! How often did you mention him? Once, twice? I know he is not into celebrating himself but 'The Kid' is totally his. Have you ever been interested how a movie like that is put together? You should really talk to him. The casting was perfect. Jake Schur (Rio) was found by Vincent D'Onofrio. Yes what an amazing acting talent. You are right! BUT guys really how can you not mention Leila George... she is the key (woman) to the story! That's the most disappointing about your podcast to me. Leila George (yeah that's her name, she wasn't baptized 'D'Onofrios daughter' pls) showed great acting. What a touching intense as vulnerable as strong intense very young woman she portrait! How could you not mention her once??? Let me also point out the amazing beautiful scenery matching every second of the movie the story going from amazingly beautiful nature into very dark spots in a corner of room at night. The costumes with a touching intense love for detail, the music underlining the atmosphere... It's a wonderful movie! Here we clearly agree and I'll watch it more often for sure. So yes thank you for your podcast still.
I was looking for a movie to watch so I checked your podcasts for a western I've not seen and found this available on Hulu. I've seen many Billy the Kid movies and am a fan of much of this cast, namely Ethan Hawke and Adam Baldwin among others. I found this movie to be a bit slower than I liked and not as entertaining as other films that covered the Lincoln County War. That said, Dane Dehaan was a great Billy the Kid. He was less wild than Emilio in Young Guns, but seemed a more realistic take on the character and he played it very well. That opening shot of him standing in silhouette was awesome! This was an interesting film but not one I'd revisit. Chris Pratt was unrecognizable. I kept waiting for him to show up only to find he was in the opening scene and I didn't recognize him. I would have liked to see more focus on Pat Garrett's and Billy the Kid's relationship and less on Rio.
I generally enjoyed listening to you because I've watched 'The Kid' twice (the original version and also a german dubbed version) and it is one of my favorite Westerns ever.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a Western yet done with this much love for story and detail.
It's Vincents D'Onofrios art work as a director that actors like Hawke, DeHaan and Pratt don't 'overdo' (like some of those in Young Guns sometimes we agree here)... all those brilliant huge actors (for my taste you're a bit too much talking about them. As a longtime Hawke fan I knew all that and wanted to hear about THIS movie but well that's me only maybe) become just a tool for telling the story! It's clearly Mr. D'Onofrios handwriting to me that Hawke transfers into Pat Garret and DeHaan transfers into BillyTheKid this perfectly that you forget it's them, you forget it's actors acting... you're wonderfully caught up in the story! That is cinema art as it should be in its nicest way!
This movie was put together by Vincent D'Onofrio from story to end! How often did you mention him? Once, twice? I know he is not into celebrating himself but 'The Kid' is totally his.
Have you ever been interested how a movie like that is put together? You should really talk to him.
The casting was perfect.
Jake Schur (Rio) was found by Vincent D'Onofrio. Yes what an amazing acting talent. You are right!
BUT guys really how can you not mention Leila George... she is the key (woman) to the story! That's the most disappointing about your podcast to me. Leila George (yeah that's her name, she wasn't baptized 'D'Onofrios daughter' pls) showed great acting. What a touching intense as vulnerable as strong intense very young woman she portrait! How could you not mention her once???
Let me also point out the amazing beautiful scenery matching every second of the movie the story going from amazingly beautiful nature into very dark spots in a corner of room at night. The costumes with a touching intense love for detail, the music underlining the atmosphere...
It's a wonderful movie!
Here we clearly agree and I'll watch it more often for sure.
So yes thank you for your podcast still.
I was looking for a movie to watch so I checked your podcasts for a western I've not seen and found this available on Hulu. I've seen many Billy the Kid movies and am a fan of much of this cast, namely Ethan Hawke and Adam Baldwin among others.
ReplyDeleteI found this movie to be a bit slower than I liked and not as entertaining as other films that covered the Lincoln County War.
That said, Dane Dehaan was a great Billy the Kid. He was less wild than Emilio in Young Guns, but seemed a more realistic take on the character and he played it very well. That opening shot of him standing in silhouette was awesome! This was an interesting film but not one I'd revisit. Chris Pratt was unrecognizable. I kept waiting for him to show up only to find he was in the opening scene and I didn't recognize him.
I would have liked to see more focus on Pat Garrett's and Billy the Kid's relationship and less on Rio.