tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789455610122771882.post7929516791147841863..comments2023-09-04T06:57:18.424-07:00Comments on Out There In The Dark: Thoughts on the Movies: "Foxcatcher"Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403086815351841247noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789455610122771882.post-50828535516569708522014-11-30T09:45:00.189-08:002014-11-30T09:45:00.189-08:00Every movie deserves to take liberties with the fa...Every movie deserves to take liberties with the facts, but when a film presents itself as austerely as "based on a true story" as "Foxcatcher" does, you do expect a little more fidelity -- for instance, eight years elapsed between the Seoul Olympics and the murder, while the movie makes it look like it happened a few months later. I was not bored, but I did become quite impatient for something to happen that would illuminate the film's characters and motives, but mostly "Foxcatcher" gave us shots of cannons, fall leaves and snow-covered hillsides.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07403086815351841247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789455610122771882.post-25196813988947049702014-11-30T09:01:50.266-08:002014-11-30T09:01:50.266-08:00I just saw this movie and could not have been more...I just saw this movie and could not have been more bored. You learned nothing about the real people in the film, what might have influenced them to be the people you were watching at that point in their life. Plus it didn't help that I had just heard an old interview with Mark, so I knew they had taken a few liberties with the real story, though honestly didn't think that it made it any better. Maybe a sign that this movie didn't really need to be made. Also, I didn't think the performances were so amazing. Just cause someone can sit in a makeup chair for three hours doesn't mean they are doing a brilliant job of acting. I really hated this movie.AQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157540794781642083noreply@blogger.com