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Oh boy, Mr. Gilliam is at it again.
Zero Theorem

FrauBlucher wrote:Oh boy, Mr. Gilliam is at it again.
Zero Theorem

Given that Gilliam has been going on about how this is the lowest budget he's had to work with since the 70s, the results look pretty spectacular.

I seem to remember him talking about that in an interview before. Makes me appreciate his small role in Tombstone a lot more.

domino harvey wrote:Billy Bob Thornton dropped out of the film because he was scared of old stuff

I'm trying so hard to comprehend that. It's failing me so far.

Waltz seems like an upgrade anyway, but about Billy Bob Thorton and his fear of old things: Shouldn't he be getting pretty scared of himself right about now? Or what about the 4.54 billion year-old planet he lives on? Of course, all phobias are irrational. But this one more than most. Since you can't avoid old people or things anywhere.

warren oates wrote:Waltz seems like an upgrade anyway, but about Billy Bob Thorton and his fear of old things: Shouldn't he be getting pretty scared of himself right about now? Or what about the 4.54 billion year-old planet he lives on?

Yeah that's the thing that threw me off. I didn't want to sound mean about it but come on, has he looked at himself in the mirror lately?

...well that is Gilliam's side of the story. From the mess of a trailer, I'd say it's more likely that Thorton realized Gilliam's creativity was spent 3 decades ago and found a delicate way out of the project.

Thornton's fear of old things is pretty well known. But, hey, nice snark.

Watched this one tonight. I'm not really a big Gilliam fan and this one is pretty much Gilliam to 11. Waltz kept it interesting and in lesser hands, such as the aforementioned Thornton, I doubt I would've been able to finish it.

The greatest accomplishment of the movie was introducing me to Mélanie Thierry -- who I found to be one of the most beautiful women I've seen on screen in a very long time. But then I do have thing for French women.

It was good to see Gilliam doing something in vein of 12 Monkeys and Brazil again, and Zero Theorem seems more like the child of 12 Monkeys and Brazil: It has a lot of expectations because of the parents statures, but can never live up to it.

As a movie on its own, it is good, I enjoyed a lot of aspects of it. The actors, the costumes and set designs, etc. But there are just so many parallels between the previously mentioned 2 movies that it seems like a director making an homage to Gilliam instead. If Gilliam's name wasn't listed, I would think, "wow, this director really likes Gilliam".

The UK Blu-ray is very good. The picture is in Gilliam's preferred ratio with rounded corners on all 4 sides, there are 3 hours of bonus materials to watch. Although most of it is EPK material, it does have good info and interviews. The BFI Q&A is too short, but it is good to see Gilliam talking. The biggest downside? No commentary from Gilliam, which we all know he is one of the best commentary speakers out there.