Author Topic: Walk the Line (Read 271 times)

Sandman · « **on:** March 16, 2006, 12:24:47 PM »

Saw the movie last night. Have to say... I was disappointed. The movie was just slow and boring. At an hour and twenty minutes into it, I found myself reaching for the sleeve to find out when it was going to end.

All in all, it felt like watching a miniseries on television.

Yeager · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2006, 01:09:39 PM »

I enjoyed the movie for sure but it was definately not action packed. I grew up listening to the guy, plus Im a musician -so my critique is sort of biased.

Sandman · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2006, 01:12:06 PM »

How did you feel about "Ray!"?

Mustaine · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2006, 01:29:41 PM »

i rented this last night, but didn't get to it yet...

sandy, how would you compare it to ray? (i liked ray personally)

Sandman · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2006, 01:30:59 PM »

I enjoyed Ray more. Jamie Foxx is a better singer than Joaquin Phoenix.

rpm · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2006, 03:46:44 PM »

I thoroughly enjoyed "Walk the Line". Yeah, pill poppers don't have that heroin junkie appeal, but it was still a great movie.

There were a couple shots of Joaquin that just for a split second I thought I was looking at a young Johnny Cash. He did a fair job of singing, but would never be mistaken for Johnny.

While Reese Witherspoon in no way, shape, or form resembles June Carter, (I thought her singing was better than June's) she definitely deserved that Oscar. I was sold on her, as the character, after the first scene. Talk about destiny, born and raised in Tennessee, cast as June Carter (near royalty in Tennessee music circles), then winning the Oscar for her performance. Bravo!

It was a great story any way you look at it. I give it 4 of 5 stars (the same I gave Ray).

Sandman · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2006, 03:55:39 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm
While Reese Witherspoon in no way, shape, or form resembles June Carter, (I thought her singing was better than June's)

You're right. She did sing better than June.

Morpheus · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2006, 04:24:53 PM »

Ray was good. I haven't seen Walk the Line yet.... I did just see Jarhead which I've been dying to check out for a while now... And that movie just plain old sucked. They tried to copy FMJ for a good part of that movie and it came out looking like poopoo.

Shuckins · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:00:40 PM »

Well, if Joaquin hit only one note in five correctly he pretty much had the role nailed dead on.

Octavius · « **Reply #9 on:** March 16, 2006, 07:00:16 PM »

Jaoquin and Reese both deserve mass credit for dedication. They took singing and instrument lessons almost a year until filming. Overall the film was great, relatively slower in the middle, but I never thought boring.

I'd imagine johnny's voice being hard to emulate, and jaoquin was prolly struggling to hit the low notes.