Too Old to Die Young
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
- mfunk9786
- Under Chris' Protection
- Joined: Fri May 16, 2008 4:43 pm
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Big Ben
- Joined: Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:54 pm
- Location: Great Falls, Montana
Re: Too Old to Die Young
I'm wondering how this is going to turn out. Enjoyable thriller like Drive or absolute nonsensical clusterfuck like everything he's made since?
- mfunk9786
- Under Chris' Protection
- Joined: Fri May 16, 2008 4:43 pm
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
Re: Too Old to Die Young
Those are certainly the consensuses about his last couple of films, but on this forum and elsewhere, Only God Forgives and The Neon Demon have their supporters. I like them both, frankly.
- Altair
- Joined: Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:56 pm
- Location: England
Re: Too Old to Die Young
Hey! I liked The Neon Demon more than Drive, which just felt too derivative for me (and Ryan Gosling isn't as cool as he thinks he is). At least The Neon Demon used Keanu Reeves well and took some enjoyable left-turns while looking stunning.
- Mr Sausage
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:02 pm
- Location: Canada
Re: Too Old to Die Young
It’s odd that many think Refn’s films took a left turn after Drive when that one is an outlier, with the two films after it more resembling his pre-Drive film Valhalla Rising in their slow elliptical style, metaphysical overtones, and preference for advancing story through symbol over narrative.
I like all four quite a bit.
I like all four quite a bit.
- knives
- Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:49 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
Most were introduced to him through Drive rather then the Pusher films or Fear X seems the simplest explanation.
- Persona
- Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:16 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
teaser trailer. like all Refn projects--very Refn.
https://youtu.be/BwG0bd7O0Fs
kind of can't wait though because if they can manage a couple interesting/involving characters than I really do want to see a whole TV series shot like this
https://youtu.be/BwG0bd7O0Fs
kind of can't wait though because if they can manage a couple interesting/involving characters than I really do want to see a whole TV series shot like this
- Big Ben
- Joined: Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:54 pm
- Location: Great Falls, Montana
Re: Too Old to Die Young
Plot summary is:
Sounds positively ludicrous. That's not necessarily a criticism mind you. But all that together sounds like a lot to take in in a limited time period. Here's hoping it works!"Too Old To Die Young follows "a grieving police officer who, along with the man who shot his partner, finds himself in an underworld filled with working-class hit men, Yakuza soldiers, cartel assassins sent from Mexico, Russian mafia captains and gangs of teen killers."
- Persona
- Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:16 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
apparently Darius Khondji is the primary cinematographer. Refn + Khondji doing a TV series. what a time to be alive.
- mfunk9786
- Under Chris' Protection
- Joined: Fri May 16, 2008 4:43 pm
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Persona
- Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:16 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
Cliff Martinez is composing the score for the series and recently stated that it's going to be, uh, ten 90-minute episodes.
Yoikes.
Yoikes.
- mfunk9786
- Under Chris' Protection
- Joined: Fri May 16, 2008 4:43 pm
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
Re: Too Old to Die Young
If it were fifteen 60 minute episodes it wouldn't seem so bad. I'm sure the Twin Peaks model has sort of reset how much leeway these filmmakers are giving themselves with regard to the length of something like this. But, of course, if it's bad, it'll be totally insufferable.
- Persona
- Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:16 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
Totally valid point. I like some of Refn's stuff but it was hard enough for me to get through 2 hrs of Only God Forgives or Neon Demon, so picturing the viewing experience of what will basically be ten feature-length Refns back-to-back... kind of sends a shudder through me. I guess I was picturing more something along the lines of 8-10 60-minute episodes.mfunk9786 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:37 pmIf it were fifteen 60 minute episodes it wouldn't seem so bad. I'm sure the Twin Peaks model has sort of reset how much leeway these filmmakers are giving themselves with regard to the length of something like this. But, of course, if it's bad, it'll be totally insufferable.
- flyonthewall2983
- Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:31 pm
- Location: Indiana
- Contact:
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
- Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
Yes, this looks like a Refn film all right
- Persona
- Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:16 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
I'd say it looks like self-parody but we're way past that point with Refn. This is his thing, I guess.
But I will watch for all that Khondji camera goodness.
But I will watch for all that Khondji camera goodness.
- dda1996a
- Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:14 am
Re: Too Old to Die Young
It has neon, exotic animals, shady thugs and Jena Malone. Seeing Refn pigeonhole his style more and more after Drive is nothing if not at least courageous
- Big Ben
- Joined: Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:54 pm
- Location: Great Falls, Montana
Re: Too Old to Die Young
It also has, and I'm not making this up, Hideo Kojima, the Metal Gear Solid guy in it.
- Chance Hale
- Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:51 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
Now streaming on amazon, episodes range from 97 to 30 minutes.
- Persona
- Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:16 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
I'm watching it.
The pace is glaaaaaacial. Which I wouldn't mind if this were a movie, and so far I am enjoying it more than OGF or Neon Demon... but the prospect of getting through ten episodes feels incredibly daunting.
People compared it to Twin Peaks: The Return but this is even slower than that and substitute Lynch's humor and genuine imagination with Refn just doing Refn.
But Khondji and Martinez are doing God's work on the thing and I am kind of intrigued by the absolute smorgasboard of characters, even if they all talk at the same turtle's pace, so I dunno, I might make it through more of this.
The pace is glaaaaaacial. Which I wouldn't mind if this were a movie, and so far I am enjoying it more than OGF or Neon Demon... but the prospect of getting through ten episodes feels incredibly daunting.
People compared it to Twin Peaks: The Return but this is even slower than that and substitute Lynch's humor and genuine imagination with Refn just doing Refn.
But Khondji and Martinez are doing God's work on the thing and I am kind of intrigued by the absolute smorgasboard of characters, even if they all talk at the same turtle's pace, so I dunno, I might make it through more of this.
- liam fennell
- Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:54 pm
Re: Too Old to Die Young
I immensely dislike episodic things/series but I'm keen enough on Refn I still want to buy this -- anyone know if it's likely to get a physical release at some point? Or is Amazon (only) god forbid like Netflix where their releases exclusively exist locked away within an intangible internet cloud?
- flyonthewall2983
- Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:31 pm
- Location: Indiana
- Contact:
Re: Too Old to Die Young
There are Netflix shows which get physical releases, mostly shows which are not produced entirely by them. Amazon's movies get physical releases, but not sure if a series of theirs ever did.