I have at last seen Joon-ho Bong's Snowpiercer. I ordered a copy of the French DVD when it looked like the Weinsteins were not going to release the film uncut. The upside is that I've seen the film. The down side is I missed some of the Korean dialog because it wasn't subtitled in English.(It was subtitled in French which mean I got enough of it to get by).
This is not to be considered a real review. If you've seen the film you'll know this is a film that will require long extended discussions. I'm looking forward to seeing Alec during the upcoming Tribeca FIlm Festival so I can discuss some of it with him. I'm also looking forward to long discussions with Mondo, Hubert and everyone else once the film hits theaters on June 27.
For those who don't know the film is about a train that is racing around an ice covered world. It seems an attempt to stop global warming has frozen the planet. All that are left are the people on the train. The rich in the front and the poor in the back. The poor are pissed off and they plan a revolt which they hope will take them to the front of the miles long train.
My first thoughts on seeing the film were -How could anyone (the Weinsteins) even consider chopping 25 minutes out of it. Where the hell did they think that you could cut anything out of it? Its a ludicrous idea on the face of it.
The second thing was that I was amazed that anyone would release the film, never mind make it. The fact that we got this film truly boggles my mind.
This is not to be considered a real review. If you've seen the film you'll know this is a film that will require long extended discussions. I'm looking forward to seeing Alec during the upcoming Tribeca FIlm Festival so I can discuss some of it with him. I'm also looking forward to long discussions with Mondo, Hubert and everyone else once the film hits theaters on June 27.
For those who don't know the film is about a train that is racing around an ice covered world. It seems an attempt to stop global warming has frozen the planet. All that are left are the people on the train. The rich in the front and the poor in the back. The poor are pissed off and they plan a revolt which they hope will take them to the front of the miles long train.
My first thoughts on seeing the film were -How could anyone (the Weinsteins) even consider chopping 25 minutes out of it. Where the hell did they think that you could cut anything out of it? Its a ludicrous idea on the face of it.
The second thing was that I was amazed that anyone would release the film, never mind make it. The fact that we got this film truly boggles my mind.