let me just say that drowning by numbers is one of my favourite films of all time.. and 8 1/2 women sometimes reminded me of drowning by numbers.. not often enough for me to love it, but often enough for me to enjoy the film..
it amazes me that greenaway can get away with the stuff he gets away with.. yes it is arty, but he is one of the few directors where the "artiness" of his films does not irritate me. i was not all that keen on the pillow book mind you.. and baby of macon nearly pushed me out of my seat - definitely had to fast forward through parts of that one.. but overall, he is ALMOST able to make the most horrific and bizarre events seem normal or almost beautiful. almost. they still seem horrific, but if i saw these same events depicted elsewhere i would most likey be horrified enough to walk away. which, as a matter of fact, the person i went to the film with, did. he walked out, and i wasn't surprised. but that is neither here nor there..
i enjoyed the perverseness of the film.. that you saw all these ugly, normal-looking, and beautiful bodies doing (or talking about doing) strange (i hope i am not the only one who thinks that many of these things were strange?!) things.. primarily sexual things. and i liked the characters.. some of the art direction was beautiful as well.. i tend to enjoy some of greenaways older scripts more, but this one had its moments..
not a good film for people who don't like looking at the human body. a lot.
it amazes me that greenaway can get away with the stuff he gets away with.. yes it is arty, but he is one of the few directors where the "artiness" of his films does not irritate me. i was not all that keen on the pillow book mind you.. and baby of macon nearly pushed me out of my seat - definitely had to fast forward through parts of that one.. but overall, he is ALMOST able to make the most horrific and bizarre events seem normal or almost beautiful. almost. they still seem horrific, but if i saw these same events depicted elsewhere i would most likey be horrified enough to walk away. which, as a matter of fact, the person i went to the film with, did. he walked out, and i wasn't surprised. but that is neither here nor there..
i enjoyed the perverseness of the film.. that you saw all these ugly, normal-looking, and beautiful bodies doing (or talking about doing) strange (i hope i am not the only one who thinks that many of these things were strange?!) things.. primarily sexual things. and i liked the characters.. some of the art direction was beautiful as well.. i tend to enjoy some of greenaways older scripts more, but this one had its moments..
not a good film for people who don't like looking at the human body. a lot.