The Stranger Suggests

PRIME MEATSPACE DELIGHTS

Mailing List:
Twitter Feed:
| |
WED
JAN 13, 2010
'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' FILM
'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'

So Heath Ledger died. Did you hear? It sucked. Before he died, he acted in half a movie, Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The movie is more than half good. Parnassus is a baroque, grimy, spectacular, Gilliam-style vision—ladders to the clouds; a lurching, triple-decker Gypsy wagon; Tom Waits as the devil; a magic mirror into Christopher Plummer's brain. You know the type. Ledger is beautiful and dirty. Gilliam's story is visually stunning but conceptually hollow. You should see it anyway. (See Movie Times: thestranger.com/film.) by Lindy West

Link  |  Post Comment (4)

 

Comments (4) RSS

Oldest First Unregistered On Registered On Add a comment
nicholaus 1
I've been waiting to see this for too long now. This film looks beautiful, and as Lindy noted, "Tom Waits as the devil"!!!
Posted by nicholaus on January 13, 2010 at 11:11 AM · Report
Will in Seattle 2
Purple Mark liked it.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on January 13, 2010 at 12:51 PM · Report
Reverse Polarity 3
Gilliam has always been short on story and long on visuals. I can't wait to see this.
Posted by Reverse Polarity on January 13, 2010 at 2:06 PM · Report
papa tookshire 4
With the exception of "Brother's Grimm", there isn't a Gilliam film I haven't enjoyed multiple viewings. I hope to find it somewhere in Dallas (while I'm here) and see it again when I get back home..

I'm impressed the film got made at all given the tragedy...
Posted by papa tookshire on January 13, 2010 at 4:09 PM · Report

Add a comment

| |

All contents © Index Newspapers, LLC
1535 11th Ave (Third Floor), Seattle, WA 98122
Contact Info | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Takedown Policy