I wanted to see "Three Kings" when it hit the theaters way back in '99. Unfortunately, "Fight Club" and "American Beauty" came out at the same time, and since my free time is very limited, I had to pick and choose my movie-watching very carefully.
Being a David Fincher fan, I saw "Fight Club" first, then because "American Beauty" was getting loads of Oscar buzz, I saw it. Once I finally had time to see "Three Kings", it was gone.
So I waited and waited and waited, then eventually forgot about it until my friend loaned me the DVD. And now I wish I'd ditched "American Beauty" and seen "Three Kings" instead. What a marvelous piece of filmmaking.
I notice a lot of people are saying that it can't decide what it wants to be -- that it plays with too many genres. Since when is that a bad thing? Many of the best films are the ones that interweave good aspects from many genres to create something unique -- like "Three Kings". It pretty much defies description, and its unpredictability is especially welcome.
And whenever David O. Russell comes out with another movie, I'm definitely putting it at the top of my "see it in the theater" list.
Being a David Fincher fan, I saw "Fight Club" first, then because "American Beauty" was getting loads of Oscar buzz, I saw it. Once I finally had time to see "Three Kings", it was gone.
So I waited and waited and waited, then eventually forgot about it until my friend loaned me the DVD. And now I wish I'd ditched "American Beauty" and seen "Three Kings" instead. What a marvelous piece of filmmaking.
I notice a lot of people are saying that it can't decide what it wants to be -- that it plays with too many genres. Since when is that a bad thing? Many of the best films are the ones that interweave good aspects from many genres to create something unique -- like "Three Kings". It pretty much defies description, and its unpredictability is especially welcome.
And whenever David O. Russell comes out with another movie, I'm definitely putting it at the top of my "see it in the theater" list.