04-27-2019, 05:28 PM
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
I'm biased. I luv Gilliam's work almost as much as Greg luvs the MCU. I'm not a fan of Adam Driver - he lost me with Star Wars, but won me back in this. He was spot on. I think I like his comic style best. And Pryce, well, he still reminds me of ED, not so much here but there are moments, something in the expression in the eyes, recalls the mischievous ED of our youths.
But beyond that, this film starts slow and builds its Gilliamesque visions steadily until the end, where Terry falls somewhat victim to his own style. It's a great take on Quixote - Terry really gets it - but it's lugubrious, and goes in some odd tangents, so much so that I'm not quite sure it all made logical sense in the end, but that didn't really matter given the message - the eternal universal of Quixote. This is not a masterpiece by any means, not even worthy of the quarter century battle. It stands among one of Terry's lesser films, entertaining but not mind blowing. Enjoyable tho, at least for me. There were some very Pythonesque moments, and Terry's love for the fantastic comes barrelling through. Shot in Spain and Portugal, there's some amazing castles. And nice to see a shout your to Michael Palin in the credits.
And there are swordfights.
I'm biased. I luv Gilliam's work almost as much as Greg luvs the MCU. I'm not a fan of Adam Driver - he lost me with Star Wars, but won me back in this. He was spot on. I think I like his comic style best. And Pryce, well, he still reminds me of ED, not so much here but there are moments, something in the expression in the eyes, recalls the mischievous ED of our youths.
But beyond that, this film starts slow and builds its Gilliamesque visions steadily until the end, where Terry falls somewhat victim to his own style. It's a great take on Quixote - Terry really gets it - but it's lugubrious, and goes in some odd tangents, so much so that I'm not quite sure it all made logical sense in the end, but that didn't really matter given the message - the eternal universal of Quixote. This is not a masterpiece by any means, not even worthy of the quarter century battle. It stands among one of Terry's lesser films, entertaining but not mind blowing. Enjoyable tho, at least for me. There were some very Pythonesque moments, and Terry's love for the fantastic comes barrelling through. Shot in Spain and Portugal, there's some amazing castles. And nice to see a shout your to Michael Palin in the credits.
And there are swordfights.
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