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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#71 Post by alythonian » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:25 pm

McG wrote:
alythonian wrote:Did I not make a good impression as the silent gothic vampire liking type then??!! :p
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#72 Post by McG » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:26 pm

alythonian wrote:
McG wrote:
alythonian wrote:Did I not make a good impression as the silent gothic vampire liking type then??!! :p
Nope! :giggle:
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#73 Post by weliveandbreathewords » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:27 am

Just to clear up, I didn't mean that if you didn't like it you were a zombie, I just think maybe that was an underlying point to the film? Mixed reviews certainly reflect the whole divide and isolation between the vamps(creatives) and humans(zombies) I myself do usually hate arty films too! But this one clicked for me!
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#74 Post by emmalperry » Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:23 pm

I didn't enjoy this film very much. The footage of Tangier and Detroit was great. But I felt like the plot never kicked in. In my opinion, perhaps a bit too artsy for its own good.
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#75 Post by danr74 » Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:40 pm

Found the film slow and pointless. Stayed to the end, but a lot of people walked out.
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#76 Post by biggins » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:21 pm

I seen lots of vampire films and TV series over the years but I still don't understand the gloves bit - can anyone tell me the significance of this please?? :confused:
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#77 Post by stuartboy » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:11 pm

biggins wrote:I seen lots of vampire films and TV series over the years but I still don't understand the gloves bit - can anyone tell me the significance of this please?? :confused:
Someone above said that this was an original device made up by the director to add to vampire lore, in the same vein as garlic or inviting over thresholds. Open to correction though.

I don't think Scottish vampires bother about gloves much either.
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#78 Post by biggins » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:31 pm

stuartboy wrote:
biggins wrote:I seen lots of vampire films and TV series over the years but I still don't understand the gloves bit - can anyone tell me the significance of this please?? :confused:
Someone above said that this was an original device made up by the director to add to vampire lore, in the same vein as garlic or inviting over thresholds. Open to correction though.

I don't think Scottish vampires bother about gloves much either.
You may be correct SB. Wait a minute I have never seen you in daylight hours only in the dark evening cinema screenings! :shifty:
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#79 Post by McG » Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:30 pm

biggins wrote:You may be correct SB. Wait a minute I have never seen you in daylight hours only in the dark evening cinema screenings! :shifty:
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Re: Only Lovers Left Alive

#80 Post by stuartboy » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:11 pm

Damn! Sussed!
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