[Mezla PigDog]

I watched The Brothers Grimm over the weekend. I've seen a few Terry Gilliam movies and I can't decide if I like them or not. So, not counting the films he acted in (i.e. the Monty Python movies), of the stuff he's written/produced/directed, I've seen Brazil, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, Time Bandits and The Brothers Grimm (that I know of).

Anyone got any opinions? Love his movies? Bored by them? I think they generally wobble along the fine line between awful and brilliant. I love the ambience he creates in most of his films, Grimm is really beautiful in the fantastical sense (and amusing in the taking-the-piss-out-of-the-French sense), but the zaniness of the characters comes off as trying too hard to be silly.

[Aptorian]

I remember being disappointed the first time I watched the brothers grim. I was expecting something a la Van Helsing. Second time around I was more impressed. It has its own sense of humor and weird acting, it was actually a nice story.

[Obdigore]

Fear and Loathing was pretty good.

Brothers Grimm, I think Apt hit it dead on. I was expecting a much more action packed battle sort of movie than what I found the first time. But when you watch it again, or a third time, it really does come alive with other things you didn't see at first.

[Wry]

I can't remember was 12 Monkeys a gilliam one? If it was then it shows he is cabable of genius at least

[Dag]

Yes, "Twelve Monkeys" is his movie, and it's brilliant. (It was also the first movie where I could take Brad Pitt seriously as an actor.)

I also loved "Brazil", it's one of my favourite movies of all times.

"The Fisher King" was not so bad, but it was also not especially good IMO. (A bit cheesy in some moments...)

And "Brothers Grimm" was quite a disappointment, but that might be because, just as Apt said, I was expecting something else entirely...

[Dolorous Menhir]

Twelve Monkeys is a wonderful film, and the Fisher King has its moments too (when a crowded train station spontaneously turns into a dance, when you see the red figure on the horse).

Gilliam has a way with striking imagery - the recurring and final scene of Twelve Monkeys is one that sticks in the memory, it really does.

[Tiste Simeon]

Twelve Monkeys is the absolute win. It is one of the best post-apocalyptic films I have seen! I loved it, and I thought Willis was amazing.

[Kalahinen]

12 Monkeys is absolutely brilliant/creepy movie, a true masterpiece (just like American Ninja 5).

I also was disappointed with Brothers Grimm. It had the elements to be a wonderful movie (a fortune of fairy tales to use and mix) but it didn't reach the wonderful -level. Monica Bellucci was gorgeous, though.

[acesn8s]

Mezla PigDog;296702 said:

. . . I think they generally wobble along the fine line between awful and brilliant. I love the ambience he creates in most of his films . . .

I'm right there with you. One some levels they are incredible movies, but often cross the line into something I don't understand.

I enjoyed Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as a kid. I don't know if I want to try and watch them again, though.

The Fisher King and 12 Monkeys, on the other hand, are incredible films.

[Aptorian]

I watched Baron Munchausen recently for the first time, awesome movie. Completely insane.

[Gem Windcaster]

Twelve Monkeys I was really impressed by. Totally unexpected. I've seen that one, and Brothers Grimm. Guess I need to see more of them.

[Tiste Simeon]

He directed (or at least co-directed) most of the Monty Python films didn't he?

[Slum]

Brothers Grimm was downright awful. Van Helsing, too. 12 Monkeys rocked, though.

[Morgoth]

I really like Fear and Loathing as well as 12 monkeys, though the brothers grimm didn't really impress me..

As for you Apt, expecting the Grimm movie to be like Van Helsing as if that would have been a good thing means that whatever you do with your life, you've still failed.

[Biggles]

Baron Munchausen is his best in my opinion.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Tiste Simeon;296902 said:

He directed (or at least co-directed) most of the Monty Python films didn't he?

He co-directed Holy Grail, but that's it.

For that, 12 Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing, he is a genius. Every other movie he ever directed could be a 2 hour still shot of a pile of camel poop, and on the basis of those 3, he would still be a genius.

~Luxury Yacht, not biased towards former Python members at all:D

[Biggles]

Raymond Luxury Yacht;296999 said:

~Luxury Yacht, not biased towards former Python members at all:D

Yeah right

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Stabro;297003 said:

Yeah right

Hey! Just making a point. I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition...

~Luxury YAcht, waiting for it...

[Biggles]

Raymond Luxury Yacht;297036 said:

Hey! Just making a point. I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition...

~Luxury YAcht, waiting for it...

NObody expects the spanish inquisition LMAOL - God I love these posts!

[Spindrift]

Tideland, Baron Münchhausen, 12 Monkeys, and Brazil are my fav's, and are works of unbridled genius. all his other stuff is merely Very Good.

everyone seems to passionately hate Tideland though.