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Post by essien on Jun 25, 2019 15:50:31 GMT -5
Three Burials (2005) For justice. For loyalty. For friendship.
Marsh Film Club Entry #5 / July 2019
R | 2h 1min | Western
Synopsis: When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada’s corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
Viewing deadline: 22 July 2019
Attention: tao , stfubaker , stuartoxlade , Ghosty , theblackpage , v9733xa , itschewthirty , poembie , colton , chocollama and anyone else who's interested.
It's time for the fifth entry in the Marsh Film Club. This one was selected by Stuart.
I've set a viewing deadline of 22 July, so make sure you watch it before then and please don't post any thoughts/spoilers until after that date.
Feel free to use this thread to talk generally in the meantime - let us know if you're taking part, any difficulties tracking down the film, or just to say you've watched it.
Stuart: Don't forget to post some discussion points for us before the deadline.
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Post by v9733xa on Jun 25, 2019 17:43:26 GMT -5
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jun 26, 2019 6:50:22 GMT -5
I'll try and watch this one pronto so that I can stick some discussion points in for y'all
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jun 30, 2019 14:39:52 GMT -5
Discussion points - what do you make of the representation of women in this film? - did you find TJL an honorable man because he cared so much about burying his friend? - did the broken storytelling make it harder to follow? Do you think this was a good approach for storytelling? - how the general attitude towards non-Americans changed much since this film was released 14 years ago? - is it okay to bury a body without a proper burial? - do you think TJL should have shot the blind guy?
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Post by v9733xa on Jul 14, 2019 17:44:01 GMT -5
Oooh, i need to get on this sometime this week. Deadline in 8 days! Looking forward to it though a bunch.
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Post by chocollama on Jul 16, 2019 11:00:55 GMT -5
Holy shit I thought yesterday was the deadline and I couldn't believe I'd forgot! I usually watch the film club movie so early, haha.
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Post by v9733xa on Jul 17, 2019 17:17:54 GMT -5
Okay watching tonight, i promise. No spoilers either, i won't post my review til Monday.
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Post by essien on Jul 21, 2019 2:44:50 GMT -5
Sitting down to watch this right meow.
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jul 22, 2019 4:07:53 GMT -5
For those who have managed to catch this - what we saying?
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Post by tao on Jul 22, 2019 14:43:01 GMT -5
A unique Western, to be sure. At times pensive, it felt too cerebral in parts for its own good, as opposed to a little exposition. Like, I liked it, but mentally I'm still on the fence about this.
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Post by chocollama on Jul 22, 2019 17:02:06 GMT -5
Idk if y'all felt the same way, but the first third was a mess structurally. I think it would have really benefitted from being organized chronologically.
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Post by v9733xa on Jul 22, 2019 17:23:53 GMT -5
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Post by tao on Jul 23, 2019 0:32:08 GMT -5
“and finally we take a break from violent sadistic Asian cinema...” zing!
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jul 23, 2019 3:14:34 GMT -5
It's like the non-funny version of Weekend at Bernie's. Glad it wasn't a bomb of a choice anyway!
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jul 23, 2019 3:17:13 GMT -5
Idk if y'all felt the same way, but the first third was a mess structurally. I think it would have really benefitted from being organized chronologically. I agree with this. I've seen this twice now and I completely forgot about the story-telling structure. I stuck this in one of my talking points as well as I liked it less on a rewatch than I did first time. I don't think anyone benefits from watching this 14 years after it's been released either as there's been a hell of a lot of good movies out since then. I remember this feeling more unique when I caught it back in 2005.
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