FLIX!
When I went into the theater Friday night, I may not have got what I paid for, but I got what I expected. I watched a movie that will probably win some cinematic Oscars, but not for anything but camera technique. "Lincoln", you aren't in trouble on Oscar night from this one.
The performances were fine, and the story was what is was, but the lengths Ang Lee went to in order to keep it interesting were quite a stretch. But memorable, I'll give him that. Neon whales and acres of computer flying fish are impressive indeed. And one thing I have to give him kudos for: near the end when the Tiger is at the edge of the jungle at wherever they have finally landed, and kid as a narrator is saying that he wished the tiger would have looked back one last time, but DIDN'T....wow. How many pimply-faced movie execs did Ang have to fight to keep that?
Overall, not a great movie, but a good movie...okay, fair movie. If I never see it again, that's okay. But I am glad I saw it once.
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