Comments on: The Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/ Vern's writings on the films of cinema Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:12:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: CJ Holden http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-2108615 CJ Holden Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:17:25 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-2108615 Finally caught up with this today. Very enjoyable, if you ask me. I was a little bit disappointed though, because since it came out, it somehow built a reputation of being a completely fucked up riot of insanity, where something crazy happens every 3 1/2 minutes, but I guess that just came from pot-smoking frat boys with ironic mustaches, who only know "Not the bees!" from demotivational pictures at Failblog. It IS a good movie though and one thing that I really have to mention here, is Cage's realistic portray of a man with back problems. My back is fucked up too (although not in-constant-need-of-pain-pills-bad) and I did recognize his posture or even the way he walked in many scenes from myself. So well done, Mr Cage. Finally caught up with this today. Very enjoyable, if you ask me. I was a little bit disappointed though, because since it came out, it somehow built a reputation of being a completely fucked up riot of insanity, where something crazy happens every 3 1/2 minutes, but I guess that just came from pot-smoking frat boys with ironic mustaches, who only know “Not the bees!” from demotivational pictures at Failblog.
It IS a good movie though and one thing that I really have to mention here, is Cage’s realistic portray of a man with back problems. My back is fucked up too (although not in-constant-need-of-pain-pills-bad) and I did recognize his posture or even the way he walked in many scenes from myself. So well done, Mr Cage.

]]> By: Emogene Rehkop http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-1884113 Emogene Rehkop Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:40:36 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-1884113 leading submit. i glimpse forward to perusing far more. cheers. leading submit. i glimpse forward to perusing far more. cheers.

]]> By: neal2zod http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-848111 neal2zod Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:10:43 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-848111 Rainman, I've always wondered the same thing (there's also a discussion of this type of ending in the Redbelt thread). I personally think (or hope) that the ending of POCNO really happened. Sure, it makes no sense whatsoever (especially the police captain, that was hilarious) but it makes it the feel-good movie of the year. Yeah, he's a BAD Lieutenant, but he had good intentions (sorta). I guess it's like the end of Inception, where if it was real, then I liked it, but if it was all a dream, then I kinda don't give a shit anymore. Rainman, I’ve always wondered the same thing (there’s also a discussion of this type of ending in the Redbelt thread). I personally think (or hope) that the ending of POCNO really happened. Sure, it makes no sense whatsoever (especially the police captain, that was hilarious) but it makes it the feel-good movie of the year. Yeah, he’s a BAD Lieutenant, but he had good intentions (sorta). I guess it’s like the end of Inception, where if it was real, then I liked it, but if it was all a dream, then I kinda don’t give a shit anymore.

]]> By: rainman http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-845786 rainman Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:49:42 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-845786 Just saw this, finally. Fantastic. I liked it a lot at first, then after the gator-cam and then the iguana-cam I was hooked. Fairuza Balk, holy cow! But I am kind of confused by the ending. (SPOILERS) The scene everybody is talking about where suddenly every little loose end gets fixed all at once, at least the ones they cared to fix, it is too surreal. Not that there weren't other surreal things in the movie obviously, but I couldn't help thinking I wasn't seeing some sort of An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge (AOAOCB) thing going on. It started off okay, then got less realistic, then the police captain pops up smiling ten feet wide (I cracked up), then he's got a pregnant ex-prostitute wife and a happy sober family. It's just too much, I was expecting a snap cut to him waking up in jail or something. But it didn't happen, and then instead we get the coda with him busting teenagers for drugs again. Then the Afterward with the aquarium, which brought the movie back together. So.... am I really supposed to believe that everything turned out great in the end?? Except for him still having a little problem of course. It's hard to swallow, everything was just too perfect to the point of ridiculousness. On purpose, of course, it can't be an accident, but was all or part or none of it real? Just saw this, finally. Fantastic. I liked it a lot at first, then after the gator-cam and then the iguana-cam I was hooked.

Fairuza Balk, holy cow!

But I am kind of confused by the ending. (SPOILERS) The scene everybody is talking about where suddenly every little loose end gets fixed all at once, at least the ones they cared to fix, it is too surreal. Not that there weren’t other surreal things in the movie obviously, but I couldn’t help thinking I wasn’t seeing some sort of An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge (AOAOCB) thing going on. It started off okay, then got less realistic, then the police captain pops up smiling ten feet wide (I cracked up), then he’s got a pregnant ex-prostitute wife and a happy sober family. It’s just too much, I was expecting a snap cut to him waking up in jail or something. But it didn’t happen, and then instead we get the coda with him busting teenagers for drugs again. Then the Afterward with the aquarium, which brought the movie back together.

So…. am I really supposed to believe that everything turned out great in the end?? Except for him still having a little problem of course. It’s hard to swallow, everything was just too perfect to the point of ridiculousness. On purpose, of course, it can’t be an accident, but was all or part or none of it real?

]]> By: Scarecrow Video | Our favorite DVDs & Blu-rays of 2010 http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-221867 Scarecrow Video | Our favorite DVDs & Blu-rays of 2010 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:03:00 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-221867 [...] Women’s Prison and Over-Exposed. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans–We enjoy Vern’s review of Werner Herzog’s reimagining. Banana Splits and Friends Show: Season One (PAL Code 2) Best [...] [...] Women’s Prison and Over-Exposed. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans–We enjoy Vern’s review of Werner Herzog’s reimagining. Banana Splits and Friends Show: Season One (PAL Code 2) Best [...]

]]> By: tarantula2 http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-43743 tarantula2 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:56:53 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-43743 THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS

]]> By: Jam http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-27508 Jam Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:19:35 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-27508 Only coming out in Irish cinemas at the end of the month... Only coming out in Irish cinemas at the end of the month…

]]> By: GoodBadGroovy http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-27505 GoodBadGroovy Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:07:01 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-27505 Still no release date for this in the UK. :( Still no release date for this in the UK. :(

]]> By: Gwai Lo http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-27476 Gwai Lo Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:24:53 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-27476 Really? Is it feature length? Is there lots of Herzog? On a scale of one to BURDEN OF DREAMS how good are we talking here? Ah fuck it I'm gonna pick up that new fangled Blu Ray soon enough and find out myself. Really? Is it feature length? Is there lots of Herzog? On a scale of one to BURDEN OF DREAMS how good are we talking here? Ah fuck it I’m gonna pick up that new fangled Blu Ray soon enough and find out myself.

]]> By: Vern http://outlawvern.com/2009/11/30/the-bad-lieutenant-port-of-call-new-orleans/#comment-27467 Vern Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:09:46 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6279#comment-27467 For anybody who hasn't caught Port of Call New Orleans Fever yet, this is available on DVD and futuristic Blu-Ray in the U.S. today. There's not a commentary track but there is a very strange so-called making of documentary that's just random unexplained cinema verite scenes from the production. I'm about 20 minutes in and Nic Cage hasn't been shown yet. But they did show Fairuza Balk talking to the alligator wranglers. For anybody who hasn’t caught Port of Call New Orleans Fever yet, this is available on DVD and futuristic Blu-Ray in the U.S. today. There’s not a commentary track but there is a very strange so-called making of documentary that’s just random unexplained cinema verite scenes from the production. I’m about 20 minutes in and Nic Cage hasn’t been shown yet. But they did show Fairuza Balk talking to the alligator wranglers.

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