Paid Members Foale Posted December 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2011 I really enjoyed it, great drama. Woody's performance was fantastic, I wonder how much (if any) of the dialogue was improv, it feels so organic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted December 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2011 Not read the thread, because I've only just got around to starting this, but Jesus, the first part was awful. And if you're thinking I was waiting to shit on this, because I shat all over '86, I really wasn't. I hoped for better. It's all so broad though. Woody literally looking through the window at his friends to establish how inwardly unhappy he is; absolutely no middle line between really obvious, piled on misery-porn, and really, really bad comedy. And what was with the weird close-up of Woody's cock? Twice! Sexual equality after the required nude scene from Lol? What the fuck happened to Shane Meadows? He's like a GCSE media studies student in his film-making these days.  CONFESSION: When Lol was at the bathroom cabinet, I said to myself "If she closes it, and her rapist dad appears in the mirror, I'm out," but although he did (fucking HELL), I'll probably sit through the other two episodes anyway.  Didn't notice woody's cock at all to be honest.  I think this is the problem with heavily improvised stuff. It sometimes comes across as a drama club effort. Thats where the skill of the scriptwriter comes into play. By all means improvise in rehersals, but let a writer polish it up so it does not become an hour of fuck this, fuck, that, I love you man, and cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Mike Leigh heavily relies on improvisation and workshopping to get to a final script but what you see on the screen is scripted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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