Risselada
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5/21/2007 11:40 AM
posted awhile ago
Fay Grimm
I saw Fay Grim on Saturday! I don't know if there are any other big Hal Hartley fans around here but I just wanted to get some discussion going if there are any. I thought this movie was fantastic. A sequel to my favorite Hartley film, Henry Fool, but a very different kind of movie. A Hartley version of an espionage movie. He's always had these sort of threats of global terrorism and doom lingering in his movies in certain respects before already, so it was funny for him to try to place an actual plot in that kind of situation. I think he really captures both some of the outrageousness and poignancy in these kinds of movies. But what's so interesting about Hartley is that his dialogue is so surface and direct, and yet it is often so difficult to describe. Well did anyone else see this?
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wonga
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5/23/2007 2:45 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: Fay Grimm
i really want to see this but do i need to see Henry Fool first?
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Risselada
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5/24/2007 10:29 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: Fay Grimm
 wonga: i really want to see this but do i need to see Henry Fool first?
In some ways, no, you don't need to see Henry Fool first because this is in many ways a very different kind of movies (but still very much a Hal Hatley movie). And also the movie is full of any necessary exposition regarding what you need to know from Henry Fool if you haven't seen it. The exposition is part of the charm though. And soon the exposition goes way beyond what was known in the first movie to rediculous lengths. But in many ways seeing Henry Fool will make Fay Grim a lot more enjoyable however, and I would recommend seeing Hentry Fool anyways as it's one of my absolute favorite movies! Especially since in Fay Grim, the character of Henry Fool is spoken of for a long time before he finally appears on screen.
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divinemsjunebug
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5/25/2007 1:37 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: Fay Grimm
I just read the details and they both look like really good movies, I've never heard of either of them before and I am a major Parker Posey fan. Especially from Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman and Scream 3, she is just the best. I am definately going to have to see both of these films. Thanks for mentioning them! June
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Risselada
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5/25/2007 12:03 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: Fay Grimm
divinemsjunebug: I just read the details and they both look like really good movies, I've never heard of either of them before and I am a major Parker Posey fan. Especially from Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman and Scream 3, she is just the best. I am definately going to have to see both of these films. Thanks for mentioning them! June
They are very different types of movies from the ones you mentioned. And I know not everyone will enjoy them, but I sincerely hope you do!
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