The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

[Ava]

awesome movie! wonderful acting and absolutely beautiful direction and cinematography.

i highly recommend it!

[Initech]

1. I was thinking about picking this up since its in the Best Buy bargain bin for $6.99.

[Ava]

2. it's a fantastic film

in HD it is awesome because the shots are so beautiful

[Lex]

3. Casey Affleck gives a great performance in the film.

I saw it in the theater when it was released. Good film.

[Ava]

4. he's a great actor

have you seen gone baby gone? another FANTASTIC film

[Lex]

10. I read it, but missed it at the theater.

I should Netflix it. I've been meaning to. Thanks for the reminder on that. :)

[harmonicon]

5. is it a western then, or just a clever title for something entirely unrelated?

I love me a good western.

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. sort of

it's more of a period drama than a regular western.

[harmonicon]

7. good enough for me

People have different ideas of what westerns are. I'm not crazy about the John Wayne type, but love some of the more bizarre ones.

[Ava]

9. i'd say it's a character study

and an awesome one at that

[Ava]

8. kind of

a very smart and sophisticated one though.

the train robbing scenes are absolutely breathtaking!

[Swede]

11. I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) by Elton John

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvAhRvpd_00

[Ava]

12. i know it's blasphemy to many

but i don't like elton john :hide:

[Swede]

15. I never critisize someone's taste in music.

I used to,but I learned not to right here in the lounge.

[Aristus]

13. I know it was criticized for being too long and too slow, but I thought it was incredible.

I watched it one afternoon, and thought it a fascinating, lyrical, haunting film. Not a weak point anywhere.

[Ava]

14. exactly

it wasn't too long or too slow imo. it was absolutely perfect. and if you were to take any actors out of their roles it just wouldn't be the same. the cast was amazing as was the direction and cinematography... and the music was wonderful

[AlCzervik]

16. i thought it was really good and Casey Affleck is turning into one of my favorite

actors.

[janx]

17. Hey Ava--I know the guy who wrote the book the movie was based on!

He was a teacher of mine at a writers' conference. After that, I corresponded with him for awhile. And he was involved when it came to the making of the film. I believe this is part of why the movie is so good! :hi:

The movie is fantastic, and as I still don't own it, I'm going to buy it this weekend. Thanks for the reminder!

[Wetzelbill]

18. It's fantastic

Very poetic and lyrical. The acting, writing, editing and direction all come together perfectly. I think Pitt was the weak link in this though, but he's still solid. The director Andrew Dominik is great. He directed the film: "Chopper" that made Eric Bana a star, if you get a chance watch that film, it's awesome. Brad Pitt said he wanted to work with Bana and the director after watching that, so that's why he did this film and also "Troy" a few years ago, I think he might have requested Bana to get the part of Hector.

But this is definitely a showcase for Casey Affleck's talents, he's amazing. I always suspected he was this good, it was good to see him get the role to prove it.