In Bruges

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited September 2008 in Music & Movies
Watched this one last night; pretty cool tragicomedy. Colin Farrell does a nice job.

Definitely worth a rental.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    +1. Good mix of comedy and "action." Ferrel was good in the funny parts, though seemed a bit over his head when having to actually act depressed or anything beyond his usual goofy self.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited August 2008
    When does it come out on DVD?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    6 weeks ago.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited August 2008
    June 24, 2008
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited August 2008
    It kept me entertained for about 20 min, then I fell asleep out of boredom! Did it get anymore exciting after that?
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited August 2008
    dkg999 wrote: »
    It kept me entertained for about 20 min, then I fell asleep out of boredom! Did it get anymore exciting after that?

    Very much so.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited August 2008
    I liked it quit a bit as well.

    The characters and dialog were pretty damn funny.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited August 2008
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited August 2008
    it reminded me alot of Snatch, worth a rent for sure.
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited August 2008
    Watched it a couple of weeks ago and liked it a whole lot. Great mix of comedy and action/drama. Agree with the Snatch similarities. Also reminded me of a favorite sleeper of mine, "The Limey" but without the humor.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited August 2008
    It was a decent movie, but nothing like Snatch. Unless you base similarities in movies solely on the accents it's characters have. That was about the only thing those 2 movies had in common.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I watched it for like 20 minutes and then I could not continue, I felt like committing suicide, it was awful

    Well at least you don't exaggerate ;)
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited August 2008
    Demiurge wrote: »
    but nothing like Snatch. Unless you base similarities in movies solely on the accents it's characters have. That was about the only thing those 2 movies had in common.

    A dark comedy based around shady British and Irish characters, engaged in illegal and immoral activities, no that wouldn't be anything like Snatch would it. ;)
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited August 2008
    I think it's Colin Farrell's best performance, by far. I absolutely loved it.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited August 2008
    millerman 3732 wrote: »
    A dark comedy based around shady British and Irish characters, engaged in illegal and immoral activities, no that wouldn't be anything like Snatch would it. ;)

    Pretty broad brush you've got there. No, 2 completely different movies. ;)
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited August 2008
    I've have to check it out, although I'm not a Collin Farrell fan...
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  • JTD1972
    JTD1972 Posts: 16
    edited August 2008
    great movie. I thought is was extremely funny yet dark
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited August 2008
    I liked this movie A LOT too.

    Also, I can see people thinking this and some of the Guy Ritchie films have some similarities. Bruges was darker, slower, dealing more with morals, etc., but they are based in Europe, similar accents and smart dialogue, multiple story lines that come together in coincidence at the climax.

    Anyway, good flick. Want to watch again soon.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited August 2008
    "They're filmin' midgets." Nuff said!
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited September 2008
    Finally saw it. Starts out with beautiful scenaries of Bruges but then starts to drag and gets painful after 20-30 min. Slowly, the plot picks up and the last 1/3 and ending is a whammer. Very good flick but you've got to get through the initial 30 minutes of setup (plots, subplots, emotional settings).

    I'm not a Colin Farrell fan but this is by far his best performance out of the small handful of flicks I've seen him in.
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  • mark090852
    mark090852 Posts: 996
    edited September 2008
    kuntasensei wrote: »
    "They're filmin' midgets." Nuff said!

    I agree 100%. I've been smiling for the last 15 minutes thinking of that line and others. It's not a plot driven movie....just a gem of a dark comedy with wonderful dialog. My wife and I both liked it a lot.
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