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chokeychicken
02/14/08, 10:19 PM
i saw the diving bell and the butterfly last night, finally. after weeks of people talking about how great this film is.

i do not know of another word to describe this movie other than exceptional. and groundbreaking.

please go see it if its playing near you.
gloriousmuse
02/14/08, 10:23 PM
ugh, i want to badly but it's not playing near me :-(
jamison1386
02/14/08, 11:54 PM
we have that movie playing at the movie theater that i work at, and i had never heard of it till we started playing it...whats it about? if it sounds interesting i could go see it for free
chokeychicken
02/15/08, 09:46 AM
we have that movie playing at the movie theater that i work at, and i had never heard of it till we started playing it...whats it about? if it sounds interesting i could go see it for free

hard to explain - its the story of a man who becomes a vegetable after a stroke. the film is shot mostly from his point of view (ie: you're looking out of his eyes)...its really incredible.

if you can appreciate foreign films, please go see it. especially for free.
AShannon04
02/15/08, 10:36 AM
I think it's playing at one of my local theaters here on campus. I'm not a huge foreign film fan. Would I still dig it?
xriotx
02/15/08, 10:57 AM
It's pretty much amazing.
Jessooker
02/15/08, 11:52 AM
I want to see it really bad, but it's not playing near me.
AShannon04
02/15/08, 11:55 AM
dammit, yesterday was the last day it was playing near me
dashboard1190
02/15/08, 12:13 PM
Not playing near me yet. Can't wait though.
radiofriendly
02/15/08, 03:03 PM
it was a travesty that this film wasn't nominated for Best Picture. Absolutely remarkable cinematography(easily the best of the year though i don't think it will beat Atonement). The scene where he 'speaks' to his father for the first time is simply heartbreaking. The soundtrack is quite good too. I can't praise this movie enough.
reductiondesign
02/16/08, 07:56 AM
Agreed; a wonderful film.
TMS2787
02/16/08, 08:25 AM
I'm so upset because this was playing at a local theater and I didn't realize until Monday and was busy but planned on seeing it Thursday, no realzing a bunch of movies would come out for V-Day and they lost the movie so I didn't get to see. I've wanted to see this so bad.
chokeychicken
02/16/08, 08:40 PM
if you don't get to see it in a theatre, certainly rent it. i just have so many good things to say about this film.
TMS2787
02/16/08, 08:45 PM
I'm hoping to see this in theaters but if I don't I will certainly be renting it on the day it comes out on DVD.

Speaking of DVD, any details on that yet?
TJ Wells
02/16/08, 09:36 PM
Speaking of foreign films, everyone must see 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days immediately. Personally, if I had to pick between these two as to which was the better film, i'd have to go with this one. It is, for lack of a better word, a MASTERPIECE.
Jessooker
02/16/08, 09:38 PM
Speaking of foreign films, everyone must see 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days immediately. Personally, if I had to pick between these two as to which was the better film, i'd have to go with this one. It is, for lack of a better word, a MASTERPIECE.

I want to see this badly.
TJ Wells
02/16/08, 09:46 PM
Regardless of your stance on abortion, one of the hardest films to watch in recent memory.
Jessooker
02/16/08, 09:47 PM
I really wish it would play near me.
radiofriendly
02/18/08, 06:54 AM
Speaking of foreign films, everyone must see 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days immediately. Personally, if I had to pick between these two as to which was the better film, i'd have to go with this one. It is, for lack of a better word, a MASTERPIECE.

while i wouldn't say it was a better film, 4 months was pretty incredible. was there a specific reason it wasn't nominated for foreign film(like a disqualification or something). i just don't understand that one. this would've easily beaten out any other in the category
TJ Wells
02/18/08, 10:18 AM
Actually I don't think so. They just...didn't pick it, I believe.
chokeychicken
02/18/08, 11:02 AM
i want to see 4 months
cantnokdahustle
02/18/08, 06:05 PM
Is there any reason they downplayed Bauby's progress in the movie?

And why the hell did they give him another daughter in the film?
billyboatkid
02/18/08, 06:10 PM
It sounds pretty interesting. But, I'm pretty sure its nowhere near me.
-Aaron-
02/18/08, 06:23 PM
It was my favorite film of the year.

4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days is playing on IFC On Demand if anyone has that and didn't know.
eraserhead
02/18/08, 07:08 PM
sadly this is out of my local theater already. boo.
IAmNietzche
02/18/08, 07:36 PM
I enjoyed The Diving Bell and the Butterfly alot more than 4 Months...
Mitch
02/21/08, 10:57 PM
I just started it and had to pause to come here and say the first 5 minutes were fucking incredible to me.
WakingTheMisery
02/21/08, 11:13 PM
I know what the book is about and I don't care for the story.
chokeychicken
02/21/08, 11:17 PM
I know what the book is about and I don't care for the story.

:-(
Mitch
02/21/08, 11:20 PM
This film is really, really getting to me. I'm only 25 minutes into it but it's really powerful.
Mitch
02/22/08, 12:56 AM
That was splendid.

I'm going to watch 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days tomorrow. I watched it a few weeks ago but did not give it my full attention because friends were in my room being loud.
Mitch
02/22/08, 11:27 AM
Speaking of foreign films, everyone must see 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days immediately. Personally, if I had to pick between these two as to which was the better film, i'd have to go with this one. It is, for lack of a better word, a MASTERPIECE.

Just wondering--have you actually watched The Diving Bell and the Butterfly? In the MO thread you mentioned that as of February 20th The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was one of the few Oscar films you've "yet to see."

?