watched it last night very intersting film but whats it all about, is it one of those movies you have to watch a few times to understand it better:)

i saw it at the cinema didnt really get what it was about.

What escaped you about the plot, Panda?

Originally posted by Carmine
What escaped you about the plot, Panda?

i think most of the film confused me i dont no if was just me i got the impression the story was made back to front

hope that makes sense:loopy:

Originally posted by panda79
i think most of the film confused me i dont no if was just me i got the impression the story was made back to front

hope that makes sense:loopy:
:) That's pretty much bang on, Panda!:)

When Jimmy Riddle's character bumps into Kate Winslett on the train and has that instant rush of emotion for her it's because of the suppressed memories...the rest of the story works back from that moment to explain why.:thumbsup:

along with american psycho, this is one of the best films ive seen! its basically that if uve had a bad time in life, and u want it erasing, this is the plot, if this has happened in ur life then it will make sense, indeed yeah it is like fight club, u have to watch it a couple a times..

Originally posted by ryan123
along with american psycho, this is one of the best films ive seen! its basically that if uve had a bad time in life, and u want it erasing, this is the plot, if this has happened in ur life then it will make sense, indeed yeah it is like fight club, u have to watch it a couple a times..
The real fun is watching it back when you've twigged at the end!

Any of you guys seen I.D. with the motel and the mysterious killings? A nice twist, but none have outdone The Usual Suspects IMHO.

Originally posted by Carmine
The real fun is watching it back when you've twigged at the end!

Any of you guys seen I.D. with the motel and the mysterious killings? A nice twist, but none have outdone The Usual Suspects IMHO.

proper cool twist to, i wont spoil it by saying anything.. but it well cool

Originally posted by Carmine
When Jimmy Riddle's character bumps into Kate Winslett

:)
He's realy called Jimmy Riddle ?
That was my mums polite phrase for going to the toilet, "Do you want a Jimmy Riddle".

Originally posted by nick2
:)
He's realy called Jimmy Riddle ?
That was my mums polite phrase for going to the toilet, "Do you want a Jimmy Riddle".
Nah, but Dennis Pennis called him that to his face a few years ago and it just stuck in my mind!:hihi:

Originally posted by Carmine
Any of you guys seen I.D. with the motel and the mysterious killings? A nice twist, but none have outdone The Usual Suspects IMHO.

Yeah, Identity I think it was called. I spotted both twists more or less straight away, and I'm absolutely terrible at things like that usually.

Got to agree about The Usual Suspects - brilliant film.

Originally posted by Greenback
Yeah, Identity I think it was called. I spotted both twists more or less straight away, and I'm absolutely terrible at things like that usually.

Got to agree about The Usual Suspects - brilliant film.
I got Identity when they wheeled the convict out in the straightjacket...just made no sense in regard to the other storyline.

Still love this film, seems to make sense, only cos i can relate to it..

Yeah, I twigged Identity straight away too. And I'm not normally good at them. Good film though. I didn't watch Eternal Sunshine, cos I decided to watch my favourite Jim Carey film instead - Ace Ventura.

eternal sunshine is an amazing film, really good portrayal of relationship stuff :)

eternal sunshine is an amazing film, really good portrayal of relationship stuff :)

do u mean as in people are ment to be together sort of thing?

its one of my fave films of all time.
btw the movie was supposed to be set on long island but the only part that was taped there were the beach scenes in montauk the rest of it was taped in westchester county.

hell the platform jim carreys character was waiting at wasnt even a LIRR platform :( they rode a metronorth train (which only goes from NYC to CT) which doesnt even go out to montauk

do u mean as in people are ment to be together sort of thing?

no i think its because it shows the emotions and the feelings that all people feel in their relationships. we all have down periods in a long term relationship, its how each other gets through them as individuals and together as partners is how strong you really know your relationship is

Aww, it sounds a brilliant film - wish I'd watched it now :(

Will keep a look out for it on DVD

StarSparkle

no i think its because it shows the emotions and the feelings that all people feel in their relationships. we all have down periods in a long term relationship, its how each other gets through them as individuals and together as partners is how strong you really know your relationship is

Ah thats what i were thinking of. Cheers..

This along with the film closer too..

Closer is also another good film. That's the one with Natalie Portman in it, isn't it ?

I remember watching Eternal Sunshine with a friend, and we thought initially it was another Jim Carrey comedy movie, but was so pleasantly surprised. I would put it up there as one of the better love stories! The twists and the way the whole story unfold was pretty clever.

I made the mistake of half-watching it, I had it on through the hatch while I was scraping and sanding my kitchen, and it I got terribly confused because some of the clues as to where and when things were happening went right past me, although Kate Winslet's hair was obvious!

I will watch it again properly because I thought it was rich, thought provoking and beautifully made. It was also so refreshing to see characters that were not perfect and unrealistic romantic archetypes - they had flaws, warts and all, and the aggravations of relationships were laid bare honestly as well as the magic moments. :)

I think Eternal Sunshine is about the fact that basically everyone gets hurt in relationships and to a certain extent everyone HAS to get hurt, its the same as anything else in life.......its how we learn, we take experiences and learn lessons from them. Its what makes us who we are :) Too deep???

Beautiful film. The first time I saw this was tough because I'd just had a difficult relationship break-up, and watching them go through that onscreen was a bit like lemonjuice to the cut. I love the ideas though - the tunnels and blacked-out areas of the mind; concealing and revealing memories and blanking-out painful faces - that and the perspective technique in the bit where Jim Carrey is a child and Kate Winslet has those fantastic white 1960s boots on in the kitchen. Michel Gondry is amazing :thumbsup:

Sorry but I'm going to be the token spoilsport - I thought it was disappointing. It tried to be good and clever, it tried so hard, but for me there was far too much concept and little or no characterisation. Neither Jim Carrey's character nor Kate Winslet's had much to them, and I didn't find them believable as a couple.

Sorry but I'm going to be the token spoilsport - I thought it was disappointing. It tried to be good and clever, it tried so hard, but for me there was far too much concept and little or no characterisation. Neither Jim Carrey's character nor Kate Winslet's had much to them, and I didn't find them believable as a couple.

No, youre not the only one. I thought it was bloody awful. And Closer was the same...I could have gladly punched every character in that film in the face. Repeatedly. And not felt in the slightest bit bad about it when Id done.