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The Fountain out on DVD?

  • 25-06-2007 3:24pm
    #1
    Giruilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭


    Am I wrong or is the Fountain actually out on DVD already? i thought it was just released in the cinema over here a month ago! IS it really that bad??


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    It was released May 28th on DVD I think.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It was released at the end of May. It never recieved an acutual cinematic release over here, instead going straight to DVD


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,699 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    IS it really that bad??

    It's an excellent film actually, just not what a lot of people were expecting.


  • #5
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,453 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Giruilla wrote:
    IS it really that bad??
    Yes its shockingly poor.Like a first year film students effort at film making.
    Shoot was blighted with problems and the script was extensively redrafted .
    Half of the plot seemed to be cut.


  • #6
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    I saw it in the cinema at the Dublin film festival and didn't think it was anything special at all...

    Certainly far worse stuff has received a full cinema release though.


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  • #7
    Johnny Bitte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭Johnny Bitte


    GF made me turn it off after 20 mins, looked "unique" is the word I m thinking of.


  • #8
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,332 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    No, it is by no means that bad. My second favourite film of the year after Science of Sleep. Lucky enough to see it in Screen 17 during the film festival. A remarkable experience, but certainly opinion splitting. Big cult following on certain parts of the interweb, massive anti-Fountain sentiment elsewhere.


  • #9
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    nice post count johnny_ultimate... never post again and preserve it.


    Oh and what was the deal with Rachael Wiez being able to see a nebula through a telescope that could be held with one hand?


  • #10
    Galvasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    It was an interesting film alright. It just didn't feel quite finished. Definitely didn't deserve the critical mauling it got.


  • #11
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,332 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    monkeyfudge wrote:
    nice post count johnny_ultimate... never post again and preserve it.

    :confused:


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  • #12
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    johnny_ultimate wrote:
    :confused:
    Gone now... you were on 1337 there earlier.


  • #13
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,332 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    monkeyfudge wrote:
    Gone now... you were on 1337 there earlier.

    Aha. I am no longer part of the l33t then :(


  • #14
    Petey2006
    Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭Petey2006


    Giruilla wrote:
    Am I wrong or is the Fountain actually out on DVD already? i thought it was just released in the cinema over here a month ago! IS it really that bad??

    Here, just watched it last week. Thought it was amazing-

    http://criticalmassreviews.blogspot.com/2007/06/fountain-2006-darren-aronofsky.html


  • #15
    rahim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭rahim


    Could be wrong here, but, I'm nearly sure I saw this listed in the UCI's times at the weekend? I remember thinking it was odd, maybe it was some kind of special showing or something???


  • #16
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    rahim wrote:
    Could be wrong here, but, I'm nearly sure I saw this listed in the UCI's times at the weekend? I remember thinking it was odd, maybe it was some kind of special showing or something???
    Yep... it was shown in their 'directors chair' slot.

    Just a once off.


  • #17
    rahim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭rahim


    monkeyfudge wrote:
    Yep... it was shown in their 'directors chair' slot.

    Just a once off.


    Ah, that makes sense, cheers.
    Still haven't seen it either and wanted to go but couldn't make that showing, I'll just have to splash out on the DVD, hope its worth it.


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