I finally saw 'Being There'

[Elidor]

What a disappointment. That joke was stretched waaaaaay too thin. I suppose Sellers did a good job. I dunno. I didn't much care. It was initially interesting watching him forced out of his cocoon and into the world, but it quickly grew boring. I wasn't terribly impressed with the rather obvious commentary on American society, either. I'd never have imagined that a simpleton's homilies about gardening, delivered to jaded sophisticates, could be stretched into an entire movie. Fucking lame.

I should give the book a try, perhaps. Kosinksi is usually interesting.

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. I read the book in high school...

I thought it was better than the movie, it's a decent quick read

[enigmatic]

2. One of my 10 favorite films

It's a masterpiece, and Sellers is brilliant.

[stuntcat]

4. mine too

it is dated now but I still love it even if I don't watch it often.
I was 'out' for a few months with a brain injury that turned me back to thinking like a little kid for a couple of years. So when I re-saw Being There I connected with it more than I had before- the naive adult turned loose on the crazy world. I think that theme of it stands up.
It was always one of my favorites though, and I like Peter Sellers so maybe that's part of it.

[taterguy]

3. They made a movie out of that classic Wilco album?

Sounds cool but I don't know who they'd cast in it

[kwassa]

5. A great film.

[hippiechick]

6. Same here.

I thought it was okay but don't understand its 'cult status'.

:shrug:

[stuntcat]

7. (sweEEt theme song though)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoV_ZG3x0L8
:D

[Blue_Tires]

9. thanks

i was hoping to find that somewhere...

great film

[Catshrink]

8. The outakes are pretty funny...

and I loved the movie.