I really enjoyed this film, but it's definitely not for everyone. Sally Hawkins gave a great performance, and the rest of the cast were strong too. I love the score by Alexandre Desplat, and would definitely be happy if it won Best Score at the Oscars next week. The cinematography was beautiful, and the overall color palette of the film was nice.
That being said, I didn't enjoy it as much as GDT's other work, such as Pan's Labyrinth, but it's a good film.
The Shape of Water
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fraz
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Re: The Shape of Water
Really enjoyed this. The creature from the south american lagoon who loves an egg. Had the feel and colour palette of an old french film, it looked great throughout. Top soundtrack too. 8/10
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Re: The Shape of Water
I really enjoyed this film. I went into it not knowing what it was about so it was quite a revelation to me. The story is quite strange but it does work as I found myself rooting for the sea creature and empathising for the characters. All the cast acted well and the cinematography was well done. Definitely one to see especially if you like something out of the ordinary. 8/10
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. , . ' . ' TM .Smarties wrote:I love the score by Alexandre Desplat, and would definitely be happy if it won Best Score at the Oscars next week.
. ' ' .RandomHajile wrote:saw this yesterday, big fan of del toro but this felt rubbish to me, whole cast seamed to be playing to their typical typecasting, gratuitous nudity, too long blah blah
!newdot wrote:Good, but inter-species sex not my cup of tea and this repulsion stopped a deal of empathy i might other wise have felt for the characters.
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Re: The Shape of Water
I was very please to see an other wonderful creation from G del Toro! Fab heartwarming movie with some funny lines. Its simple but deep. Good artwork
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excellent. As with all del toro movies, the sets and characters are lush. They really are "creations", thats the right word, but unlike some previous efforts, the story was really well told to.
lot of similarity between the visuals of the Bioshock game and the movie.
5 stars, my first 5 star movie of the year.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DxDZUpmbgQ
lot of similarity between the visuals of the Bioshock game and the movie.
5 stars, my first 5 star movie of the year.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DxDZUpmbgQ
fav 5 films of the year - Tenet, Bill n Ted 3, Invisible Man, JoJo Rabbit, ?