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"Gerry"

Anyone seen this? It's directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Elephant etc) and written by Casey Affleck and Matt Damon. It's the story of two friends, both named Gerry who set out on a hike to see "The Thing" and end up straying from the track and becoming lost in the open desert. The duo (Affleck and Damon) struggle to find their way back to civilisation without the aid of orienteering equipment and food/water.

Gerry is not your standard film. The only listed cast are the two Gerry's and they don't really speak to each other too much. It's made up of a series of beautifully framed shots, often just with the two friends walking accross stunning backdrops for minutes on end. To most people this would be extremely boring, but to the more patient viewer it's almost hypnotic.

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I quite enjoyed it, although it's only got an average rating on the IMDB. It's a bit testing at times but it's worth it for some great scenes (Casey Affleck stuck on top of a large rock and with Damon trying to work out how to get him down) and a memorable ending that'll make you think (there's a few theories of its meaning which could all work out).

Check it out if it sounds like something you may be interested it. I'm sure lots of you are on internet rental sites, you might as well...

I don't remember reading that.

Did you ever check out the animated series?

Ant wrote a quality story about this forum a while ago. About this town which Kevin Smith ruled over and you were only allowed to live in if you liked his films. Made me laugh, anyway. You and me were in it, obviously.

I think he was bitter :) Only slightly though.

could you take this to another thread please, or stfu at least?

Not sold out, so much as trying to do stuff which he's not good at i.e. emotive drama. Actually, I say that, but he manages genuine emotion in Chasing Amy. None of the rest, though.

Or perhaps we're getting too old for his style of humour. This I doubt, I still enjoy his older films.

Yeah, Clerks was never my favourite. Mallrats and Dogma vie for that most prestigious of prizes.

Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers sound good. His sort of thing. Excellent is potential result, I would say.

Stryke wrote:
> That was to the guy trying to start arguments pointlessly.
>
> CDouch, you ever see Jersey Girl? I know you're a KSmith fan. It was
> awful. I think I've lost my faith in the man. He gets one more try.
> Only one, mind.

Well it could go either way then as it's Clerks 2 next. Could be fantastic but surely it couldn't beat the original. Although I seem to remember Clerks wasn't your favourite of his films anyway.

Saw Jersey Girl and liked it but not in the same way as I do his other films. It was predictable and cheesy but it had its moments, and any film that manages to make me feel sad that Jenny From The Block has died must be doing something right.

I still want to see what this 'Ranger Danger and The Danger Rangers' is going to turn out like. Plus there's a Clerks animated film which I'm looking forward to as I enjoyed the series and the second 'Evening With' DVD which I should hopefully be in as I attended the London Q&A.

Yeah...he has sold out a bit, hasn't he?

mate, if you're going to start arguments at least start a new thread or something, it really annoys me when people mess up threads like this.

That was to the guy trying to start arguments pointlessly.

CDouch, you ever see Jersey Girl? I know you're a KSmith fan. It was awful. I think I've lost my faith in the man. He gets one more try. Only one, mind.

Yep, that's going to bother me.

I think he means "shut the.....".

Yeah, I can see how you could get bored and like I said it's testing at times. I just happened to be in the right mood to sit through it and by the end I found myself really enjoying it. It's also quite interesting with the different theories of the ending and how maybe the two friends could just be the one person. Not sure if I'll ever feel the need to watch it again though.