(…)BR>This movie was one of the make the dumb person of the group feel smart type of flicks. Not really deep at all, but quite shallow when it comes down to it. Lacking morality and any virtue. The movie could have maintained it’s emotional edge and been truly deep. Acting, sheesh I don’t think a single actor in this film (based solely on their performances in it) could act their way out of a paper bag with a hole in the bottom. I had the movie tagged right off. Kaufman’s other movies have been MUCH better. I thought some of the film techniques used, were better suited for a genre like Film Noir rather then a “deep for a high school drop out” type of film. This is the kind of film the starbucks whores flood to see and think it’s great because why? One person that has some artsy standing said a few technical terms about the film-making, and they go to see it so they can put an example to the new words and trivia they learned. I am glad I saw this at a dollar theatre, even that was to much, well it was cheaper then renting it, so that’s a plus, about the only one I could find though. “The plot (if there’s any) is simple but extremely boring, shortly into the movie you got the message that love is in the pursuit itself but not in the end result. Yet the movie went on forever and all you could get further is the repetition of “Oh I love you, oh you’re gone.. awww” 1000 times (plus more shaking images, blackouts, erratic lighting, and your dizziness caused by it).” another reviewer wrote this, and it is a nice summation. A moron that liked it wrote… “And for the record, I have never experience being in love before, but thanks to this movie, now I know the essence of it” …well um great, that was the most lame comment ever, and you seriously need to get outside some more. This kind of statement pisses me off, it’s just so AHHHHH! Oh this reviewer also liked Kill Bill 2, `nuff said. Ok how about this, you give me $5. I will come over and kick you in the head and call you stupid, no wait I will do it for free if you have already bought it. To put it another way, the concepts that a good portion of the movie is based on (solipsism of memory) are NOT EVEN FOLLOWED!
This movie lacks substance(ESOTSM), and i simply did not get it. Id rather see Jim Carrey play the lead ROLE in a future “Crow” movie because he proved in eternal that he has a serious dark side to him (in his acting). But if you really think about it, eternal is really a very chopped up story. For those that dont’ know, the crow was a movie that was made in 1993/94 in where Brandon Lee was the lead star of it. I don’t recommend eternal sunshine.
Holy plot device, Batman! I never thought I’d *EVER* see a film so substantially overrated in my life! In fact, I didn’t expect to see such a film in all my years. All… 15 of them. Yes. I have never in my days walked out of a theater before I saw this movie. People generally say that you have no business reviewing a movie if you haven’t seen it all the way through. And to them I say that the filmmakers have no business making a movie that doesn’t make me want to stay in the whole movie.
Where to start? While the direction is particularly inventive considering the budget, the effects and cinematography are genrally overwhelming and out of place. The editing is all over the place; those who despise Requiem for a Dream will feel all those lovely headaches quickly returning, though they are not quite on par with the sores you get from Aronofsky’s tripe. A lot of people are praising Jim Carrey for his acting. He just looks like he has leukemia the whole movie. I wish he would stay away from serious roles in general. I though the Truman Show was allright, but if you look at something like the Majestic, or Eternal Sunshine, you can see that he’s better suited in moronic comedies.
Then there’s this godawful script that everyone’s praising. Sure, it’s an interesting idea. But the dialogue and story is carried out in a blah fashion. I hope I never have to hear the line, “It’s something that does a…. thing,” ever again. As Kaufman movies go, this isn’t even close to the entertaining “Being John Malkovich” or even the mediocre “Adaptation.”
I really despised this movie, right down to the music. There is a portion of people who truly like this movie, and I commend you for it. Then there’s the portion of sheep who are just following the pack. Sorry, kids, you should form your own opinions on this movie.
I’m gonna do two nice things for people that love this movie. I’m going to stop hating for a while. I’m going to let the movie sit for ten years. Then, I’ll revisit it and I will update my review. Maybe I’ll like it. The other nice thing I’m going to do is give this film a solid D+. I really want to give it an F, but I don’t want to be stoned to death by the insane followers of this movie. Agh!
Direction: C (it’s good but overwhelming) Style: D (overly pretentious) Script: D- (bad, especially for someone as talanted as Charlie Kaufman) Characters/Acting: F (truly crappy) Music: F (Jesus… let’s try to suck a little more, please!)
i saw this film, because i had heard so many great things, and read so many good reviews of it. but i can’t believe how wrong all these people were! it is a very mediocre film, which will totally confuse you.
in short; don’t be fooled by the all-star cast or the good reviews you have heard. if you must watch it, rent it.
‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ has an unnecessarily long title and is way too strange and convoluted to take seriously. It is understandable to show a story told from a different perspective, but a filmmaker has to set limits. It makes no sense in trying to confuse the audience as much as you can. That does not make the film intelligent or original. ‘Eternal Sunshine..’ is too full of itself; it says, ‘look how creative I am, telling this story in such an odd way. I dare you to figure it out’. Nobody will gain anything if the filmmakers are trying to make the audience look stupid. It only creates an exaggerated ego for those who do understand it.
The story is about two lovers who decide to erase the memory of each other. When they are erased from each other’s memory, they find themselves drawn back to each other by sheer chance. I think one point the film is trying to make is that true love is a destiny. Two people are drawn to each other because there is something greater is at work, bringing lovers together. Fantastic idea, but it can be told in much simpler ways than done in this movie. The idea shouldn’t be expressed in the over-the-top way that it was done in ‘Eternal Sunshine..’. Good performances by Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, an unlikely pair bringing chemistry to the screen, but even they couldn’t save this jumbled mess.
(…)BR>This movie was one of the make the dumb person of the group feel smart type of flicks. Not really deep at all, but quite shallow when it comes down to it. Lacking morality and any virtue. The movie could have maintained it’s emotional edge and been truly deep. Acting, sheesh I don’t think a single actor in this film (based solely on their performances in it) could act their way out of a paper bag with a hole in the bottom. I had the movie tagged right off. Kaufman’s other movies have been MUCH better. I thought some of the film techniques used, were better suited for a genre like Film Noir rather then a “deep for a high school drop out” type of film. This is the kind of film the starbucks whores flood to see and think it’s great because why? One person that has some artsy standing said a few technical terms about the film-making, and they go to see it so they can put an example to the new words and trivia they learned. I am glad I saw this at a dollar theatre, even that was to much, well it was cheaper then renting it, so that’s a plus, about the only one I could find though. “The plot (if there’s any) is simple but extremely boring, shortly into the movie you got the message that love is in the pursuit itself but not in the end result. Yet the movie went on forever and all you could get further is the repetition of “Oh I love you, oh you’re gone.. awww” 1000 times (plus more shaking images, blackouts, erratic lighting, and your dizziness caused by it).” another reviewer wrote this, and it is a nice summation.
A moron that liked it wrote… “And for the record, I have never experience being in love before, but thanks to this movie, now I know the essence of it” …well um great, that was the most lame comment ever, and you seriously need to get outside some more. This kind of statement pisses me off, it’s just so AHHHHH! Oh this reviewer also liked Kill Bill 2, `nuff said.
Ok how about this, you give me $5. I will come over and kick you in the head and call you stupid, no wait I will do it for free if you have already bought it.
To put it another way, the concepts that a good portion of the movie is based on (solipsism of memory) are NOT EVEN FOLLOWED!
This movie lacks substance(ESOTSM), and i simply did not get it. Id rather see Jim Carrey play the lead ROLE in a future “Crow” movie because he proved in eternal that he has a serious dark side to him (in his acting). But if you really think about it, eternal is really a very chopped up story. For those that dont’ know, the crow was a movie that was made in 1993/94 in where Brandon Lee was the lead star of it. I don’t recommend eternal sunshine.
Holy plot device, Batman! I never thought I’d *EVER* see a film so substantially overrated in my life! In fact, I didn’t expect to see such a film in all my years. All… 15 of them. Yes. I have never in my days walked out of a theater before I saw this movie. People generally say that you have no business reviewing a movie if you haven’t seen it all the way through. And to them I say that the filmmakers have no business making a movie that doesn’t make me want to stay in the whole movie.
Where to start? While the direction is particularly inventive considering the budget, the effects and cinematography are genrally overwhelming and out of place. The editing is all over the place; those who despise Requiem for a Dream will feel all those lovely headaches quickly returning, though they are not quite on par with the sores you get from Aronofsky’s tripe. A lot of people are praising Jim Carrey for his acting. He just looks like he has leukemia the whole movie. I wish he would stay away from serious roles in general. I though the Truman Show was allright, but if you look at something like the Majestic, or Eternal Sunshine, you can see that he’s better suited in moronic comedies.
Then there’s this godawful script that everyone’s praising. Sure, it’s an interesting idea. But the dialogue and story is carried out in a blah fashion. I hope I never have to hear the line, “It’s something that does a…. thing,” ever again. As Kaufman movies go, this isn’t even close to the entertaining “Being John Malkovich” or even the mediocre “Adaptation.”
I really despised this movie, right down to the music. There is a portion of people who truly like this movie, and I commend you for it. Then there’s the portion of sheep who are just following the pack. Sorry, kids, you should form your own opinions on this movie.
I’m gonna do two nice things for people that love this movie. I’m going to stop hating for a while. I’m going to let the movie sit for ten years. Then, I’ll revisit it and I will update my review. Maybe I’ll like it. The other nice thing I’m going to do is give this film a solid D+. I really want to give it an F, but I don’t want to be stoned to death by the insane followers of this movie. Agh!
Direction: C (it’s good but overwhelming)
Style: D (overly pretentious)
Script: D- (bad, especially for someone as talanted as Charlie Kaufman)
Characters/Acting: F (truly crappy)
Music: F (Jesus… let’s try to suck a little more, please!)
I wish I could erase this from my memory.
i saw this film, because i had heard so many great things, and read so many good reviews of it. but i can’t believe how wrong all these people were! it is a very mediocre film, which will totally confuse you.
in short; don’t be fooled by the all-star cast or the good reviews you have heard. if you must watch it, rent it.
‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ has an unnecessarily long title and is way too strange and convoluted to take seriously. It is understandable to show a story told from a different perspective, but a filmmaker has to set limits. It makes no sense in trying to confuse the audience as much as you can. That does not make the film intelligent or original. ‘Eternal Sunshine..’ is too full of itself; it says, ‘look how creative I am, telling this story in such an odd way. I dare you to figure it out’. Nobody will gain anything if the filmmakers are trying to make the audience look stupid. It only creates an exaggerated ego for those who do understand it.
The story is about two lovers who decide to erase the memory of each other. When they are erased from each other’s memory, they find themselves drawn back to each other by sheer chance. I think one point the film is trying to make is that true love is a destiny. Two people are drawn to each other because there is something greater is at work, bringing lovers together. Fantastic idea, but it can be told in much simpler ways than done in this movie. The idea shouldn’t be expressed in the over-the-top way that it was done in ‘Eternal Sunshine..’. Good performances by Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, an unlikely pair bringing chemistry to the screen, but even they couldn’t save this jumbled mess.