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3rd Oct 2011, 09:20 PM
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| The Ethers Tragic Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to 1 friend Location: NYC Age: 23 Posts: 185 Join Date: Nov 2010 |  Gus Van Sant (not only gay, but one of the greatest directors of all time) I'm a huge fan of his work - the more underground stuff in particular. Drugstore Cowboy is simply one of the greatest movies ever made, Paranoid Park is like Hitchcock meets Kubrick, Milk is fascinating, and Elephant is simply chilling.   
__________________ Future youth I never may touch any more Hark these Sapphics lipped by my hollow spirit everlasting tenderness breathed in these vowels sighing for love still -Allen Ginsberg |
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4th Oct 2011, 03:10 PM
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| EC's Film Moron Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: San Antonio, Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,848 Join Date: May 2008 | Re: Gus Van Sant (not only gay, but one of the greatest directors of all time) Oh God, how I disagree. He's a fantastic director, but one of the greatest of all time? Not really. Those awards go to Cecil B. DeMille, Orson Wells, Billy Wilder, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, and many others above him. He's great, but on of the best? Not even. Juss' sayin'. 
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4th Oct 2011, 03:22 PM
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| You'll love me! Full Member   Gender: ♂ Orientation: ♂ ♥ ♂ Out Status: Out Location: N.W. Ohio Age: 21 Posts: 1,430 Join Date: Mar 2010 | Re: Gus Van Sant (not only gay, but one of the greatest directors of all time) I don't want to be 'that guy' but I thought Elephant was one of the most tedious movies I've ever seen. The walking scenes were just totally unnecessary and were realistically half the movie. It had potential, but that alone killed it in my opinion.
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4th Oct 2011, 03:31 PM
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| EC's Film Moron Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: San Antonio, Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,848 Join Date: May 2008 | Re: Gus Van Sant (not only gay, but one of the greatest directors of all time) Quote:
I totally get what Van Sant was trying to do, but it was just... honestly, it was boring after a while. And I'm constantly confused as to why there are barely any students walking around (even after the bell rings) and hell, why aren't any of the characters ever in effing class? They're always walking around.
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4th Oct 2011, 03:39 PM
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| One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member   Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008 | Re: Gus Van Sant (not only gay, but one of the greatest directors of all time) I think Gus Van Sant is one of the best directors of our time at least. Maybe not of all time though. But he really is good. I like quite a few of his films.
__________________  If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient. |
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5th Oct 2011, 10:58 AM
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| EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Queer Out Status: All but some family Location: Derbyshire, UK Age: 18 Posts: 544 Join Date: May 2009 | Re: Gus Van Sant (not only gay, but one of the greatest directors of all time) Quote:
The 'walking scenes' of Elephant were incredible. I believe they were 'tedious' to show the banality of school life. The atmosphere was different to any other film I've seen (except, of course, 2:37). Soso eerie / claustrophobic. | |
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5th Oct 2011, 11:30 AM
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| EC Addict Full Member  Gender: Male Orientation: ♂ + ♂ Out Status: All but family Location: Kerava, Finland Age: 18 Posts: 438 Join Date: May 2010 | Re: Gus Van Sant (not only gay, but one of the greatest directors of all time) I thought Elephant was great, I didn't find the walking scenes tedious at all. I like his films, can't wait for Restless! Restless HD 2011 Movie Trailer Gus Van Sant - YouTube
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7th Oct 2011, 11:07 PM
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| The Ethers Tragic Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to 1 friend Location: NYC Age: 23 Posts: 185 Join Date: Nov 2010 | Re: Gus Van Sant (not only gay, but one of the greatest directors of all time) Quote:
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