This week, Adam and Matty tackle The Road, a much anticipated film adaptation of the novel written by Cormac McCarthy. Adam kicks off the review, quickly expressing his disappointment in some of the more thrilling scenes and distracting musical swells. Both of the guys agree that the performances are fantastic, but Matty isn’t sold by the dialogue. In the end, both the premise and atmosphere of The Road prove to be excellent, which seem to more than make up for the negatives of this film.
Dancer in the Dark is this week’s entry into the Cannes marathon and the show wraps up with the top five DVD picks of 2009. Mike Spring of DVD Snapshot joins the final segment and the crew collectively digs up a lot of movies that weren’t initially screened this year, but produced excellent DVDs that are definitely worth owning.
:13-17:47 – Review: “The Road”
Music: Colin Hay, “I Can’t Get Up Out of This Bed”
18:46-24:20 – Massacre Theatre (Winner: M. Foote)
24:21-28:53 – Notes / Polls
28:54-43:26 – Cannes #4: “Dancer in the Dark”
Music: Colin Hay, “Oh California”
44:13-55:18 – New DVDs / Donations
55:19-1:17:09 – Top 5: DVDs of 2009
1:17:10-1:19:54 – Close / Next Show / Outtakes
Runtime – 1:19:54
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It's a convergence of a handful of reasons, ranging from time constraints to the fact that Scene Unseen is meeting its end in the coming weeks.
I saw the road and it wasn't bad but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. Now, even though I'm not the biggest fan of the movie, Matty's negative comments on it bothered me somewhat because he seemed to think that the man should have been an action hero. Matty insinuated that the man was evil because he didn't go out of his way to help everyone, and he kept going on about how he disagreed with his choices. Matty should have been able to accept that the man wasn't real and that in such dangerous times not everyone can afford to be a savior. The man put the safety of his child before everything else. It seems the movie tried to treat its characters too seriously for Matty. He acted like he was watching a video game.
I don't know if I'll get a chance to catch this in the theater, but it looks to be right up my alley. Everything I have heard about it portrays it a a fairly slow-burn experience, and I love that sort of pacing in this sort of film. I think that you not only need a specific taste for this kind of film, but you also need to go into it in the right state of mind. Maybe Matty just went in expecting something different.
I suggest reading the book first. Cormac McCarthy is arguably the greatest living American author and The Road is one of his best books. If you think it might be your kind of movie then the book should really be a treat. Its not that long a book either, only 250 pages. Beautiful novel.
Also, in my previous reply I wrote that the 'man wasn't real", what I meant was that he was realistic, the opposite I guess. The man was fallible. Matty should have been more sympathetic.
I think the book should be read first because there is some suspense as far as who will live and who will die. Also, if you end up not enjoying the movie all that much it would be a crime if it then prevent you from picking up the book.
I think the book should be read first because there is some suspense as far as who will live and who will die. Also, if you end up not enjoying the movie all that much it would be a crime if it then prevented you from picking up the book.
You really think that the book should be read first? I was trying to consider that myself, but I couldn't really determine which way would be best.