In the Refn interview with Elvis Mitchell, he breaks down, in pretty specific detail, how the movie is a fairy tale, and the driver is a knight.
― Cheap desert locations (Eazy), Friday, 6 January 2012 14:24 (twelve years ago) link
Refn says it here, too:
I read Grimm fairytales to my daughter a few years ago, and the idea with Drive was similar. You have the driver [Ryan Gosling] who's like a knight, the innocent maiden [Carey Mulligan], the evil king [Albert Brooks] and the dragon [Ron Perlman]. They're all archetypes.It takes place in a city of millions but you never really see anyone. That isolates them, makes it very specific.
It takes place in a city of millions but you never really see anyone. That isolates them, makes it very specific.
― Cheap desert locations (Eazy), Friday, 6 January 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
It took me about an hour to figure out what you ppl meant by "special." GTFO
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 January 2012 14:55 (twelve years ago) link
gosling plays it kinda "fancy" throughout the whole movie
― dor Dumbeddownball (Eric H.), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
Reminds me of when a friend's wife took him to see the movie "Radio" in the theater. About five minutes in, he turned to her and angrily whispered, "You didn't tell me this was a movie about SPECIAL PEOPLE!"
― mh, Friday, 6 January 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
Nah, not that one. There were a few articles on a handful of music sites that referenced it.― mh, Friday, January 6, 2012 3:19 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkYeah, it was kind of weird for Pitchfork to hint in their Symmetry review that these songs were the ones meant for Drive, even though, from what I can tell, he's pretty much flat out said these aren't those scrapped songs.― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, January 6, 2012 3:24 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― mh, Friday, January 6, 2012 3:19 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Yeah, it was kind of weird for Pitchfork to hint in their Symmetry review that these songs were the ones meant for Drive, even though, from what I can tell, he's pretty much flat out said these aren't those scrapped songs.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, January 6, 2012 3:24 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
From this entry from the comments of that IDIB blog entry I linked to upthread it's clear that indeed a) there was a soundtrack that Jewel & Walker made and b) this was not the stuff that is now released under the Symmetry banner and c) Angelo Badalamenti was originally hired for the job?!
Italians Do It Better said...HEY JESSICA, YOU SAID IT NOT US : ) BUT WE AGREE...IT'S PRETTY COMMON KNOWLEDGE NOW THAT THEY WERE REALLY INSPIRED BY THE IMAGERY OF "NIGHT DRIVE". WE HEARD THE STUFF JOHNNY & NAT DID FOR DRIVE.IT'S SICK...BUT IT'S MORE AMBIENT THAN SYMMETRY. CLIFF & JOHNNY WERE GIVEN THE SAME TEMP CUES. MOSTLY BRIAN ENO'S APOLLO & MUSIC FOR FILM, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF ANGELO BADALEMENTI IN THERE WHO WAS APPARENTLY THE ORIGINAL COMPOSER HIRED FOR THE JOB. XO
― willem, Friday, 6 January 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, electronic badalamenti would have been all over this flick
So, wait, have their original tracks for the movie actually been released, or not really?
― Put another Juggle in, in the Juggalodeon (kingfish), Friday, 6 January 2012 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
apparently not, but JJ has said they'll probably release it in some form
― Number None, Friday, 6 January 2012 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
1) this interview (already linked a few times upthread) will answer every question you could possibly have about Johnny Jewel's involvement with this movie (without actually hearing anything he recorded): http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/articles/2011-09-johnny-jewel-on-developing-the-unique-soundtrack-for-drive
2) the screener i downloaded had Eno, Badalamenti's Mullholland Drive theme, as well as Trent Reznor's theme from The Social Network, if you wanna see it: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6700250/Drive_2011_SCR_XviD-playXD
3) Angelo Badalamenti was never a part of this project, his name was just used as a "place-holder" in the opening credits of that screener: http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/movies/drive-david-lynch-angelo-badalamenti/
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 6 January 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
Thank you x 3. First clicked to this thread yesterday, should have spend some more time reading through it before posting.
― willem, Friday, 6 January 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
no, when it comes to 500+ post ILE movie threads, you really shouldn't waste time reading the whole thing
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 6 January 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
excellent detective work, all
― mh, Friday, 6 January 2012 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
Would Morbs approve?
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles24/832885/projects/2783319/85d53eb378ac684fcb30d58970501fc3.png
From: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Movies-From-An-Alternate-Universe/2783319
― Lady Writer, Male Seether (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
This is the real tester:
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles24/832885/projects/2783319/cd8e7625a989ba2386e664300c08cf85.png
― dor Dumbeddownball (Eric H.), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
John Ford would point out that there's "no story."
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
lol @ the avatar poster
― Lana Ballantine (latebloomer), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 04:00 (twelve years ago) link
lol @ morbs.
― ⚓ (gr8080), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 08:09 (twelve years ago) link
but John Ford only had one eye!
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:03 (twelve years ago) link
How did he see?
― get ready for the banter (NotEnough), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:41 (twelve years ago) link
yep only 2-D for him
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:41 (twelve years ago) link
also directed a 3D movie:
http://movi.ca/im/dio/andredetoth6.jpg
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:45 (twelve years ago) link
made QT's "Nice Try" list, which is p appropriate tho some of his other picks for actual best movies are kind questionable but OK WHATEVER QUENTIN, YOU'RE THE RENAISSANCE MAN HERE
http://www.slashfilm.com/quentin-tarantinos-top-11-movies-2011/
― NO NUTRITIONAL CONTENT (kelpolaris), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:52 (twelve years ago) link
The Green Lantern. Enough said.
― Seriously, who votes for Drake? (Nicole), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:36 (twelve years ago) link
...about what?
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
She said "enough said"!
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
Three Musketeers?
― mh, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
this was mind-bendingly terrible
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 30 January 2012 12:09 (twelve years ago) link
tell us your thoughts, trace!
― Hungry4Ass, Monday, 30 January 2012 12:30 (twelve years ago) link
mind-mendingly wonderful, more like ;)
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Monday, 30 January 2012 12:47 (twelve years ago) link
tracer otm
― teaky frigger (darraghmac), Monday, 30 January 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
I preordered this on blu-ray, think it's shipped, I'm hyped. HYPED
― mh, Monday, 30 January 2012 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
I have thought about this movie a lot in the last month since I first saw it. To me that has to be a good thing.
― ENBB, Monday, 30 January 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
Actually I have no idea how I'll feel on second viewing, but I really enjoyed Refn's other films I got around to watching
― mh, Monday, 30 January 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
As of August 2011, Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn was attached to direct the remake of Logan's Run with actor Ryan Gosling attached to star.[17] Refn and Gosling had recently worked together on the 2011 thriller Drive.
― Put another Juggle in, in the Juggalodeon (kingfish), Monday, 30 January 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
did morbz watch 'bronson' yet
― joepa mi pinga (am0n), Monday, 30 January 2012 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
>Logan's Run with actor Ryan Gosling attached to star
See, this could be amazing or ghastly, don't think there's much chance of middle ground. <3 the original.
>preordered this on blu-ray
Yup, just awaiting delivery of mine; Apparently the blu has a phenomenal transfer, am looking fwd to cranking up College etc on the surround sound too.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Monday, 30 January 2012 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
Bronson was great, kind of a flawed film but a really great vision and showcase for Tom Hardy
I just about lost my shit when I was at the liquor store last week and "It's a Sin" by the Pet Shop Boys came on. Can never hear it again without remembering that scene from Bronson.
― mh, Monday, 30 January 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
What is this Bronson? Should I see it?
― ENBB, Monday, 30 January 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
It is a pseudo-biopic about a crazy violent British man who keeps getting imprisoned and/or committed starring Tom Hardy. And yeah, he takes the name Bronson after Charles Bronson.
So, yes.
― mh, Monday, 30 January 2012 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
yes you should see it, it is his best film imo.
― caek, Monday, 30 January 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
Nice. Will do.
― ENBB, Monday, 30 January 2012 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
Should I see "Kill List"? Tyres is in this, right?
― Put another Juggle in, in the Juggalodeon (kingfish), Monday, 30 January 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
xp there's a lot more violence than drive if that's an issue, but it's kind of constant low level fighting and swearing rather than skulls and hammers 60 minutes into a moving tumblr
― caek, Monday, 30 January 2012 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
am0n, no
read Refn and Goz are doing some other non-Logan's Run film next
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 January 2012 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602613/
― joepa mi pinga (am0n), Monday, 30 January 2012 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
x-post - Nah, shouldn't be a problem. With the exception the head stomping elevator scene, the violence in Drive didn't really bother me.
― ENBB, Monday, 30 January 2012 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
i have 'pusher 3' added to my netflix, do those need to be watched in order
― joepa mi pinga (am0n), Monday, 30 January 2012 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
Hmm, another crime thriller, eh?
― Put another Juggle in, in the Juggalodeon (kingfish), Monday, 30 January 2012 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
Liked Drive, despite having several issues with it, so i decided to check out Bronson. Big mistake.
― Number None, Monday, 30 January 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
valhalla rising, y'all
― ⚓ (gr8080), Monday, 30 January 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link