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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Lord Funk on June 05, 2005, 03:59:26 AM

Title: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Lord Funk on June 05, 2005, 03:59:26 AM
Wow... just saw this for the first time last night cos my girl picked it up cheap on DVD.

What a film. I'd always 'assumed' it was just about a love triangle between Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz. Didn't realise it was such a complete mind-fuck movie - half way through I had no idea what was going on, then just when I thought I had it figured they threw another twist in for good measure.

Highly recommended!

Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Woozie on June 05, 2005, 04:41:51 AM
(http://www.celebrityferret.com/scripts/vauthenticate/members/resources/penelope%20cruz2.jpg)

i think penelope cruz performance(s) were great in this movie  :) :P 8)
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Lord Funk on June 05, 2005, 04:54:15 AM
Yeah - a real 'eye opener' ;D
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Woozie on June 05, 2005, 04:58:56 AM
Yeah - a real 'eye opener' ;D

lol  :laugh:
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on June 05, 2005, 05:41:13 AM
(http://www.celebrityferret.com/scripts/vauthenticate/members/resources/penelope%20cruz2.jpg)

i think penelope cruz performance(s) were great in this movie  :) :P 8)

Thats actually from "Open Your Eyes" the spanish original of the film in which she played the same character as she does in the US remake. The spanish version is far superior to the US version, I suggest you check it out if you enjoyed the US one.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Woozie on June 05, 2005, 06:55:34 AM
(http://www.celebrityferret.com/scripts/vauthenticate/members/resources/penelope%20cruz2.jpg)

i think penelope cruz performance(s) were great in this movie  :) :P 8)

Thats actually from "Open Your Eyes" the spanish original of the film in which she played the same character as she does in the US remake. The spanish version is far superior to the US version, I suggest you check it out if you enjoyed the US one.

i "actually" couldnt find any of the pics of her showin her bazookas from vanilla sky; this was the closest i cud get bruno  :loser:
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: white Boy on June 05, 2005, 06:59:57 AM
amazing movie, amazing soundtrack, and funny thing is i was watcching it last night
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Eddie G. on June 05, 2005, 11:00:02 AM
Yeah that movie was pretty tite, but it was wierd as fuck.  Different than I expected.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: AlerG on June 05, 2005, 11:16:13 AM
still don't understand what the fuck went down in that movie, peace.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: white Boy on June 05, 2005, 11:39:11 AM
^ i only understood 2nd time around.. its confusing, but 1s u get it its genious
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Juronimo on June 05, 2005, 03:21:48 PM
Vanilla Sky was a great movie. If you like Vanilla Sky, check out Mulholland Drive. That movie is twice the mindfuck as Vanilla Sky.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Woozie on June 05, 2005, 03:30:23 PM
Vanilla Sky was a great movie. If you like Vanilla Sky, check out Mulholland Drive. That movie is twice the mindfuck as Vanilla Sky.

(http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2004/DEFGH/DonnieDarko-TheDirectorsCut/images/main-page.jpg)
i would recommend Donnie Darko for a proper plot mindfuck if thats what ur into  :)
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Low Key on June 05, 2005, 04:11:43 PM
(http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2004/DEFGH/DonnieDarko-TheDirectorsCut/images/main-page.jpg)
i would recommend Donnie Darko for a proper plot mindfuck if thats what ur into  :)

That movie was almost too weird for me. They get you thinking about quantum physics and the space time continum and shit, then of a sudden the movie ends in a twist of logicistic shit. I had to watch it 3 times before I understood it. I still don't understand it fully to this day. Like, why didn't Frank just leave him in the first place? And if he was taking placebos, why did he see all that crazy stuff? I can't believe the image of Frank that he saw or the path he takes is meant to happen to someone. It's just a strange movie.

I'd usually say something about spoilers but noone will get it if they are watching it for the first time anyways.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Acgrundy on June 05, 2005, 04:19:13 PM
I thought this movie sucked.  it was nice seeing penelope cruz but other than that the movie sucked.  there was no point to it.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Suffice on June 05, 2005, 05:07:27 PM
this movie fukcin rocks
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: white Boy on June 05, 2005, 07:26:41 PM
donnie darko is beyond amazing
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Javier on June 05, 2005, 07:33:51 PM
donnie darko is beyond amazing
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on June 06, 2005, 11:07:07 AM
Vanilla Sky was a great movie. If you like Vanilla Sky, check out Mulholland Drive. That movie is twice the mindfuck as Vanilla Sky.

Actually just check out pretty much any David Lynch film I you want a mindfuck, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway and especially Erazorhead
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: bez on June 06, 2005, 11:49:44 AM
Amazing film.

Didnt think open your eyes was better though.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on June 06, 2005, 12:04:05 PM
Amazing film.

Didnt think open your eyes was better though.

How could you not think it was better? The directing was better, the guy who plays the character Tom Cruise played in the remake is far more believable in the role, Penelope Cruz doesn't sound stupid trying to speak english, and the "crazy girlfriend" actually seems crazy rather than just being innocent Cameron Diaz. The casting for the re-make was pretty stupid if you ask me.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: bez on June 06, 2005, 12:09:49 PM
Amazing film.

Didnt think open your eyes was better though.

How could you not think it was better? The directing was better, the guy who plays the character Tom Cruise played in the remake is far more believable in the role, Penelope Cruz doesn't sound stupid trying to speak english, and the "crazy girlfriend" actually seems crazy rather than just being innocent Cameron Diaz. The casting for the re-make was pretty stupid if you ask me.

I thought both films were exerllent but I think Vanilla Sky went more in depth with the whole storyline.  The story is move alive in Vanilla Sky.  I thought Open Your Eyes was good but I think the bigger budget style of Vanilla Sky made it more believable for me.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on June 06, 2005, 01:22:26 PM
I just how believable a film is by its acting performances and the quality of directing, and on those two points Open Your Eyes is far superior to Vanilla Sky for me.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Doggystylin on January 02, 2006, 10:22:26 PM
just rented it and watched it, what a movie, this is a day to remember, gotta buy this film, cameron diaz really reminded me of someone i know, and if i didnt know any better i would say fight club had a strong influence on the writers of this film, but according to you guys this was a remake of an older film

anyways, still fight club > vanilla sky, but this was still one hell of a movie
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: STILLDRE IS THE GODFATHER on January 03, 2006, 02:59:18 AM
i watched this 3 times before i started to understand what was going on
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: 7even on January 03, 2006, 04:18:17 AM
Great movie. But if I was him at the end I'd tell em to send me to a nice fake world instead of the real world but make me believe that I really chose the real world.

Nice fake world >>> real world.


Donnie Darko was nice too but I didn't like the ending it was way too heroical to me. Killing oneself for a bitch that doesn't even know you.. I dislike such idealistic heroic deaths.


Fight Club is the best movie, ain't nothing to fuck with.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Danté Williams on January 06, 2006, 08:13:23 AM
The spanish version is far superior to the US version, I suggest you check it out if you enjoyed the US one.

For the record, everyone in Spain think "Vanilla Sky" is a really poor version. I don't like Spanish cinema and can't stand Amenabar, so I can't judge.
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on January 06, 2006, 11:50:10 AM
The spanish version is far superior to the US version, I suggest you check it out if you enjoyed the US one.

For the record, everyone in Spain think "Vanilla Sky" is a really poor version. I don't like Spanish cinema and can't stand Amenabar, so I can't judge.

How can you not like Amenabar?, you crazy man!
Title: Re: Vanilla Sky
Post by: Danté Williams on January 11, 2006, 03:27:52 AM
The spanish version is far superior to the US version, I suggest you check it out if you enjoyed the US one.

For the record, everyone in Spain think "Vanilla Sky" is a really poor version. I don't like Spanish cinema and can't stand Amenabar, so I can't judge.

How can you not like Amenabar?, you crazy man!

LOL, yeah. I couldn't stand more than 15 minutes of "Tesis". I kinda liked "The others", aside from it being a ripoff of "The 6th sense". But my personal hatred towards him comes from when he made public he was gay to help promoting "Mar adentro". That was... gay!