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Summary: Best film of 1998!
Review: "Let's span time". With these three seemingly innocuous words, Vincent Gallo gets to the heart of this film -- a lonely man's search for a meaningful relationship. To say this film resonated with me is an understatement. I have seen it three times and I definitely think it was the best film of 1998 for several reasons.First, the direction is quite fascinating. Gallo uses montage scenes quite effectively and there are moments when you are viewing what is supposed to be the characters' thoughts. I thought that was kind of novel. The slow motion climax, while a bit violent, is nevertheless quite riveting. Second, the writing is great. There are so many great lines it's hard to remember them all."Goon Goon Goon Goon Goon". "I'll choke you to death!" And so on. Hillarious. Finally, the acting is superb. Not a bum perfomance in the whole movie. Gallo, Cristina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Angelica Huston, Kevin Corrigan and, yes, Mickey Rourke are all on the top of their game. This is an offbeat film and it is often very sad, although it is definitely a comedy. It's not for everyone, but for those that like quirky, independent film's, this one is a winner.
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Summary: Haunting and Beautiful
Review: Vincent Gallo's directorial debut is a powerhouse of fine acting, writing, and direction, not to mention a showcase for some truly jaw-dropping cinematography. Buffalo 66 is one of the finest independent films that I have ever seen, and perhaps the most fascinating character study I have yet to see on film. Christina Ricci provides one of the year's best performances as Layla, the odd but tenderhearted tap dancer who provides Gallo's Billy Brown with the only true love he has ever received. Ricci's performance is brilliantly understated, and she relays just as much heartfelt meaning in one glance of her beautiful, dark eyes as Gallo does in his barrage of rapid-fire monologues. There are also fine supporting performances from Ben Gazzara and Angjelica Huston, as Billy's utterly dysfunctional parents, Mickey Rourke, as a sleezy bookie, Jan-Michael Vincent, as Billy's touchingly loyal friend and owner of a bowling alley, and Kevin Corrigan, as Billy's slow but well-meaning best friend. Buffalo 66 is an incredibly moving and beautiful film. It provides some of the starkest movie images of blue-collar society to come along since the '70s. The on-location Buffalo, New York sites are haunting in their bleakness, and the filtered photography emphasizes this all the more. On top of all of this, Gallo provides a mesmerizing performance as Billy Brown-a man who has spent so much of his life pining for love and tenderness that he doesn't know how to deal with it once it is staring him in the face. Simply put, Buffalo 66 is a staggering achievement. Vincent Gallo is a fiercely talented filmmaker and a force to be reckoned with in the future.
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Summary: A totally engrosing, feel good film
Review: A totally engrossing, feel good film.
It shows that it is not only what you are dealt,
But how you deal with it...
Rating:
Summary: You have to watch the whole thing
Review: This movie, like its main character, takes time to warm up to people. Another reviewer, who didn't finish watching the movie, would have completely missed the point had he watched the whole thing. To be honest, the first time I rented the film, I got distracted ten or fifteen minutes through, and didn't get back to it until many months later. But when I finally did make a commitment to the Buffalo 66, to watch and just let the movie reveal itself, I was completely blown away. What's so satisfying about watching this movie is that, like Christina Ricci's character, the audience also has to play along with a story that we have no control of (most people find it an amusing, if sometimes tiresome ride). But, if you have faith, you'll be rewarded.
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Summary: loved it
Review: what a debut for Vincent Gallo, Buffalo '66 really makes u part of the movie with a thought provoking plot and excellent acting. The plot and characters work so well u cant help feel bad for the poor Billy Brown but at the same time its very humorous. I rented it then purchased it and i absolutley love it, so i highly reccomend u go watch this movie
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Summary: Best film of 1998!
Review: "Let's span time". With these three seemingly innocuous words, Vincent Gallo gets to the heart of this film -- a lonely man's search for a meaningful relationship. To say this film resonated with me is an understatement. I have seen it three times and I definitely think it was the best film of 1998 for several reasons. First, the direction is quite fascinating. Gallo uses montage scenes quite effectively and there are moments when you are viewing what is supposed to be the characters' thoughts. I thought that was kind of novel. The slow motion climax, while a bit violent, is nevertheless quite riveting. Second, the writing is great. There are so many great lines it's hard to remember them all."Goon Goon Goon Goon Goon". "I'll choke you to death!" And so on. Hillarious. Finally, the acting is superb. Not a bum perfomance in the whole movie. Gallo, Cristina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Angelica Huston, Kevin Corrigan and, yes, Mickey Rourke are all on the top of their game. This is an offbeat film and it is often very sad, although it is definitely a comedy. It's not for everyone, but for those that like quirky, independent film's, this one is a winner.
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Summary: Just a Grate Work of Art
Review: Buffalo 66' is a gratest movie I have ever seen. It's main mattar is love, but the love story is not ordinal film's one. Although two central caracters are cool and cute, they are not portrayed as dramatic, special parsons. They are presented as usual even more like pitiful in all of the film. There are few dramatic scenes, and uneventful time is streaming. A world of the film is very small, and it's time flows slowly. That is why maybe someone would think it as boring. But I felt that the story is very natural and the love illustrated in the film is quite real. They gradually grow tender of each other as they know of each other. Although there is little description of the reason of their love, a persuasion is exist.It may be good that needless things are cut out. Because of the simple story, film's musics and images are also effectively memorable. Buffalo 66' is just a great work of art.
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Summary: A nice cult movie with something to tell
Review: - An awesome and must-see cult movie
- Nice art direction
- Wried but cute
- Some of the post-shooting effect was awesome, such as the pop-up boxes and transition; as well as the last assasin scenarios
- The acting of Vincent was awesome
- A must-see cult movie
- Something to tell, love can save no return
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Summary: Lost Souls
Review: Vincent Gallo`s directorial debut is an intriguing indie effort, even if a too self-absorbed and indulgent one. The movie focuses the redemption of a young man straight out of jail (Gallo himself) who kidnaps a girl (Christina Ricci) and then visits his parents, making her pretend she`s his wife. Although this cinematic experience is a tad too difficult to get into at first, it still offers an interesting watch with some inspired moments. The acting is overall good, the characters are quirky, the direction is atmospheric and grim enough and the plot has a couple of surprises along the way. "Buffalo `66" is an offbeat road movie that has some good ideas as well as dull parts (sometimes the pacing is too slow and it has a few repetitive moments), yet the result is convincing as a whole. The story has similarities with Mike Figgis` "Leaving Las Vegas", but Gallo manages to avoid the cheap melodrama and the annoying depressive tone of that movie. A good debut and a fine addition to the dysfunctional family myth, this is a film worth watching. Compelling and absorbing.
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Summary: "married couple spanning time..DO'NT TOUCH ME!"
Review: Anomie.. a word I learned from a review of Stranger than Paradise, another favorite of mine with similar cadence.
This is a great love story for all of us who are disfuntional in society, (and who is'nt in some way?) This is a marvelous story of the human psyche, our cages and our keys.
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