Brosnan's new film trailer- Seraphim Falls
John Drake
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The trailer for 'Seraphim Falls' is up on Youtube. It looks quite good. Up there on my list of must-see films for 2007, with 'Rocky Balboa,' 'The Good Shepherd,' and 'Arrivederci Amore, Ciao.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGFl82-lBs8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGFl82-lBs8
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Cheers. I like a good Western myself, although I prefer Leone and Peckinpah, to the classic John Ford style movie. I think 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid,' might be my all time favourite Western.
Might be worth getting 'The Matador,' on import DVD. It's well worth a look. -{
That said, Brosnan continues to impress after his superb turn in The Matador. I was surprised by how well the fight scenes were handled between Brosnan and Neeson. Prior to seeing the film, I didn’t think Brosnan looked capable of physically troubling a heavyweight like Neeson, but he’s very convincing. I hope he can continue to find projects that test him like this.
After watching the film, it seemed unique, can't find another word for it. And since I've only watched it once, (father in law borrowed and hasn't returned it yet!!) I thought this one is going to be a guilty pleasure movie. I think there should have been an extra or extended scenes for some parts, but the whole handling of the back and forth timelines were appropriately placed. I do think that Neeson did shine in this movie, he was perfect for that part. So hurt, so determined, so singleminded in his pursuit. And I felt bad for Brosnan's character, he just wanted to forget his past but it haunted him, not a night went by when he didn't have nightmares of what happened. The one thing that I thought was weird, was the woman in the dessert. Over all, this pic is 8 out 10. (and a pretty decent film for a western. The snow scenes were, like whoa, poor chap.)
One of the reasons I want to see Seraphim Falls is to see two non-Americans do their roles (I'm hoping they didn't feel they had to play natives). I've always thought Westerns were ripe for all kinds of foreign-born actors and accents, since the West was full of the same in real life. I loved Richard Harris as the gunfighter in Unforgiven.
Your dead on pardner! Even though "Silverado" was in many ways a "slock" but fun western, the best charecter in it was John Cleese, the Sheriif from "not around these parts". We need more film charecters like him!
Since most of the people headed West in the old days were from Europe, I've always wondered where all the accents went.
Of course John Ford used the Irish alot and the ocassional German.
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It's worth a look HH. It's definitely an interesting film. I must recommend the Australian-made The Proposition as well. And a Western with ninjas in it would be a great idea.
Both Brosnan and Neeson use American accents. Personally I would have preferred Neeson to use his native Irish brogue, but I don't know enough about the history. Neeson is playing a Southern Colonel, while Brosnan is the Northern equivalent. Would an Irishman have fought for the South? Also Brosnan uses a strong American accent, although his own accent away from film, seems to be a mixture of Londoner and Irishman, with a touch of posh and a hint of American. I much prefer to hear actors talk as they normally talk. Although I quite liked Daniel Day-Lewis's accent in The Last of the Mohicans where he seemed to mix and match.
Please refer to "Gone with the Wind" Scarlett's father, Gerald O'Hara was as Irish as Irish can be - after all that's where Scarlett's salvation - her "love of the land" comes into play - It's her Irish heritage.
If PB and Neeson are talking "American" I'll put the flick down a few steps on my "must see" list.
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Absolutely correct
There were a great many Irish in the first wave of immigration that settled in the antebellum South. A great many in the North as well, especially later, and they didn't necessarily sympathize with the Northern cause. In fact, the New York draft riots during the Civil War -- which you may recall from Gangs of New York -- were largely Irish. Many at that time were already competing with free blacks for jobs in the North and viewed freed slaves as a threat.