Looper

POSTED BY: ecgordon
UPDATED: Saturday, October 13, 2012 22:32
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ECGORDON

Sunday, September 30, 2012 9:48 PM

Pardonnez mon français, but the only way I can describe Looper is it's a giant mind-fuck of a movie. Does that mean it's good? Not sure yet. My first impression is yes, but I need to see it a couple (or five) times more.

TWO

Monday, October 1, 2012 2:42 AM

A non-time-travel-related question: What the hell happened to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's face?

The makeup artist who increased Gordon-Levitt's physical resemblance to Willis either succeeded too well or not quite well enough. We're deep into the uncanny valley here, with Gordon-Levitt calling to mind less Willis himself than a Willis marionette that didn't make the final cut of Team America: World Police.

DMI

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 10:00 PM

To continue on the non-time-travel train of thought here (though that topic should definitely be explored), I liked JGL's makeup job. My wife liked it so much that she said he should have work done, but after a brief convo we just decided that she thinks Willis is hotter than JGL (though we're both big fans).

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I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

SHINYGOODGUY

Friday, October 5, 2012 12:03 AM

Yeah I got that too.

SGG

SHINYGOODGUY

Friday, October 5, 2012 1:08 AM

EC your gut instinct, IMHO, is dead on. And yet, I wouldn't mind seeing it again. It was the near-perfect combination of sci-fi and action. I say near-perfect because there were some non-science fictiony parts that seemed to slow down the awesomeness of this movie. But I nitpick.

Why do I think it's good, not sure, but Bruce Willis is really good in it. Actually everyone did a really solid job, Paul Dano, JGL (despite the weird make up job) and even the little boy. And Emily Blunt - wow. (Just so you know, I am abnormally smitten with her). The movie reminded me of the original Terminator story and pace. One thing though, and I guess that is why I need to see it again, I can't quite figure out the sci-fi angle - you know, the cautionary tale or commentary on the human condition. I can't put my finger on it. In Fringe, it's the 2 worlds co-existing despite obvious differences (Dems and Repubs?), just a theory.

Looper has some interesting moments, and some shiny chase scenes, with some awesome performances. but no I didn't get the message. Maybe there wasn't one, could it still be considered sci-fi? Still though, all in all, it was really good.

SGG

ECGORDON

Friday, October 5, 2012 10:56 AM

Here's my review - http://templetongate.net/looper.htm

SHINYGOODGUY

Saturday, October 13, 2012 10:32 PM

EC, I read your review and I wrote some comments, but for some reason it did not post. I will try to rewrite it sometime soon.

SGG