Ryan Gosling DRIVEs a Car

DrIanMalcolm

Wikipedia wrote:

Drive is a 2011 American action-drama heist film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, and starring Ryan Gosling as the principal character, with Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, and Albert Brooks. Although Drive shares several characteristics with the similarly-named 1978 Walter Hill car-chase film, The Driver, it is actually adapted from the 2005 James Sallis novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Hossein Amini. Like the book, the movie is about a Hollywood stunt performer (played by Gosling) who moonlights as a getaway driver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKIgIhgZJbM

So this is my favorite movie of the year so far and all of you should see it. You know why? Well other than it's utterly fantastic with a great script, amazing acting, awesome soundtrack, and kick-ass cinematography, if this movie makes a lot of money than Winding-Refn will get to make his Wonder Woman film with Christina Hendricks.

Is that not a good enough reason?

LTM

I've heard that this movie involves less driving than one would be led to believe.

Also less Christina Hendricks, and heisting. And more head bashing and graphic violence.

Joolander

I heard this movie is a lot like Bullitt

is that true?

Larlar

I didn't give any trailers for this film any of my attention, despite my affinity for Ryan Gosling (hell yes, Young Hercules). I figured it was just another Transporter, but probably worse.

Then one day I noticed it was over 90% on rottentomatoes. Now I really want to see it.

Jasconius

Does he Drive it Angry?

DrIanMalcolm

Joolander wrote:

I heard this movie is a lot like Bullitt

is that true?

The actors and filmmakers were inspired by Bullitt yes.

This movie is so good you guys. Ron Perlman plays a Jewish guy who wants to be an Italian gangster

Garlic Bread

DrIanMalcolm wrote:

if this movie makes a lot of money than Winding-Refn will get to make his Wonder Woman film with Christina Hendricks.

Is that not a good enough reason?

That is terrible casting

TheStig

DrIanMalcolm wrote:

Joolander wrote:

I heard this movie is a lot like Bullitt

is that true?

The actors and filmmakers were inspired by Bullitt yes.

This movie is so good you guys. Ron Perlman plays a Jewish guy who wants to be an Italian gangster

Sean Penn already did that in Carlito's Way!

DrIanMalcolm

TheStig wrote:

DrIanMalcolm wrote:

Joolander wrote:

I heard this movie is a lot like Bullitt

is that true?

The actors and filmmakers were inspired by Bullitt yes.

This movie is so good you guys. Ron Perlman plays a Jewish guy who wants to be an Italian gangster

Sean Penn already did that in Carlito's Way!

But it's Ron Perlman

The Geek

DrIanMalcolm wrote:

TheStig wrote:

DrIanMalcolm wrote:

Joolander wrote:

I heard this movie is a lot like Bullitt

is that true?

The actors and filmmakers were inspired by Bullitt yes.

This movie is so good you guys. Ron Perlman plays a Jewish guy who wants to be an Italian gangster

Sean Penn already did that in Carlito's Way!

But it's Ron Perlman

Sid the Squid?

Janson

I would like to see this!

ukiyo e

I watched this on Sunday. I went into it expecting a ripoff of The Transporter, came out wondering how a movie where the main character has about 10 lines of dialogue could be my favorite film of the year. Exceptional flick.

Kochikens

Larlar wrote:

I didn't give any trailers for this film any of my attention, despite my affinity for Ryan Gosling (hell yes, Young Hercules). I figured it was just another Transporter, but probably worse.

Then one day I noticed it was over 90% on rottentomatoes. Now I really want to see it.

holyshit go see it
me and ben saw it with zero expectations on a recommendation from a friend
ignore any trailers or reviews anything, forget everything youve heard and just go see it


our theatre audience clapped twice, once during the movie, and then after. that's how good this movie is.

Charles Kinbote

so I saw this, and it's

pretty good?

takes a lot of its cues from the same stuff that Cronenberg's work does

I thought some of the stuff was pretty interesting/well done (degradation of his clothing, the soundtrack, the race/ethnicity stuff), I thought some of it was not as well done (Nino's background, the scorpion stuff, Albert Brooks' acting)

also, too much damn slow-mo

Charles Kinbote

other movie news:

I am about to watch Tree of Life for the first time, very excited!!

a friend of mine started a weekly classic Hollywood screening on campus. last week we watched Sunset Boulevard, which I hadn't seen! This week, Vertigo, which I also haven't seen! yay!!

I'm going to see if we can break the Hollywood thing a little later on because it would be great to show Il deserto rosso

Larlar

Kochikens wrote:

Larlar wrote:

I didn't give any trailers for this film any of my attention, despite my affinity for Ryan Gosling (hell yes, Young Hercules). I figured it was just another Transporter, but probably worse.

Then one day I noticed it was over 90% on rottentomatoes. Now I really want to see it.

holyshit go see it
me and ben saw it with zero expectations on a recommendation from a friend
ignore any trailers or reviews anything, forget everything youve heard and just go see it


our theatre audience clapped twice, once during the movie, and then after. that's how good this movie is.

Graah, there's too many movies coming out I want to see right now. This, Moneyball, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, 50/50...

Help me find the time, Kristal.

Darric

I really liked this.

ukiyo e

Also the soundtrack is all retro synthpop and I love every second of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_3Dpw-BRY

Kochikens

Larlar wrote:

Kochikens wrote:

Larlar wrote:

I didn't give any trailers for this film any of my attention, despite my affinity for Ryan Gosling (hell yes, Young Hercules). I figured it was just another Transporter, but probably worse.

Then one day I noticed it was over 90% on rottentomatoes. Now I really want to see it.

holyshit go see it
me and ben saw it with zero expectations on a recommendation from a friend
ignore any trailers or reviews anything, forget everything youve heard and just go see it


our theatre audience clapped twice, once during the movie, and then after. that's how good this movie is.

Graah, there's too many movies coming out I want to see right now. This, Moneyball, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, 50/50...

Help me find the time, Kristal.

I wanna see Moneyball too (It's getting pretty good reviews, isn't it? I'm just like, mm, Brad Pitt)
but Drive needs to be seen first, go by yourself if you have to. Be a loser.
I bought the soundtrack immediately after seeing it

Charles Kinbote

also I may have to see it again, but I feel like there were certain times in the film where it delved into surreality without providing the audience with enough resources to locate the thread of commonality between such scenes and the more strictly naturalistic scenes

like the strip club scene

thorgot

yeah this movie was pretty great

Kochikens

Also imo people who have seen the film should spoiler anything regarding

the violence

because it was such a huge shock for me and a bunch of other people in the theatre who had NO IDEA it was coming, and I feel that if I had knwon about how fucking bloody this movie was before having seen it it would have killed part of the experience for me

I'm excited to see it again to see how it effects me now

Larlar

Thanks for spoilering that, Koch. Even though I just read it anyway.

Totally your fault for preemptively ruining my experience.

Centipede Damascus

this movie is amazing

Luc Besson wishes he could make a movie this good

QuestionMarkMan

My two other big films I'm looking forward to this year are Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Take Shelter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5U4TtYpKIc

DrZiplock

So, it's not just another Transporter?

This is pretty good news and now I may actually go see it. Sweeeeet.

Kochikens

Larlar wrote:

Thanks for spoilering that, Koch. Even though I just read it anyway.

Totally your fault for preemptively ruining my experience.

i'll accept this
as long as you still see it.

Centipede Damascus

Ryan Gosling's character was just so well written and acted

he's not just an angry silent guy. he's a guy who doesn't talk much, but is pretty friendly when you get to know him.

QuestionMarkMan

I can't find the interview right now but the screenwriter of Drive gave this great quote in it; "The purpose of dialogue is to set up a reaction shot."

Charles Kinbote

QuestionMarkMan wrote:

My two other big films I'm looking forward to this year are Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Take Shelter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5U4TtYpKIc

oh godf take shelter is my Big One

DrIanMalcolm

Moneyball is great Kochi, go see it

Grey Ghost

Thank you for this thread DrIan because I've been saying how good this movie was and nobody was listening

I saw this at 7 pm on a Saturday, prime moviegoing time, and there were only maybe 6 other people in the theater, 2 of whom walked out about 20 minutes in

I wanna see it again
That scene in the elevator holy damn

Grey Ghost

Charles Kinbote wrote: »

so I saw this, and it's

pretty good?

takes a lot of its cues from the same stuff that Cronenberg's work does

I thought some of the stuff was pretty interesting/well done (degradation of his clothing, the soundtrack, the race/ethnicity stuff), I thought some of it was not as well done (Nino's background, the scorpion stuff, Albert Brooks' acting)

also, too much damn slow-mo

I thought Brooks was great, but maybe that's because I'm so used to seeing him as the funny guy that this was such a shock

FAQ

going to this tomorrow

CorporateLogo

I wish I had been able to see Cave of Forgotten Dreams in theaters

DrIanMalcolm

Grey Ghost wrote:

Thank you for this thread DrIan because I've been saying how good this movie was and nobody was listening

I saw this at 7 pm on a Saturday, prime moviegoing time, and there were only maybe 6 other people in the theater, 2 of whom walked out about 20 minutes in

I wanna see it again
That scene in the elevator holy damn

The first 20 minutes are great

what

Hunter

Unless this is 2 hours of Christina Hendricks' boobs in high def, I don't want anything to do with it.

DrIanMalcolm

Sorry it's only 100 minutes

Hunter

DrIanMalcolm wrote:

Sorry it's only 100 minutes

How many of those minutes are boobs? Ballpark estimate.

DrIanMalcolm

Hunter wrote:

DrIanMalcolm wrote:

Sorry it's only 100 minutes

How many of those minutes are boobs? Ballpark estimate.

GUESS YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE THE MOVIE

Larlar

Hunter wrote:

DrIanMalcolm wrote:

Sorry it's only 100 minutes

How many of those minutes are boobs? Ballpark estimate.

120

There's 20 minutes of picture-in-picture boob action to compensate.