August 14, 2005

Southland Tales Script Review!

(Posted In Drama Film News Reviews Sci-Fi / Fantasy USA and Canada )

southland-poster.jpgGlory! Some kind soul just posted a brief script review for Richard Kelly's Southland Tales over in our forum and I'm re-posting out here since quite a lot of you are foolish enough to not be visitng there on a regular basis.

You could consider some of this spoiler material, though I consider a lot of it to be setting more than anything else. And I imagine a lot of the background stuff the reviewer wishes was dug into more will be covered in the preceding graphic novels ...

Thanks to Max From Fearless for the review ...

Read Richard Kelly's "Southland Tales" a couple of weeks back and wanted to share with the Twitch massive, and see if anyone else had read it... I'm really looking forward to this!

Personally I thought "Donnie Darko" had a great idea/premise, but the execution really didn't work for me, "Southland" is something else entirely...

It's a chance for Kelly to join the heavy hitters, even though I'm real worried about the casting...

spoilers ahead...

Set in an alternate reality: (Los Angeles July 2008) not unlike the reality in Philip K Dick's 'The Man in the High Castle," internet is outlawed and regulated, and the army patrol the streets and watch over the sea, ohh and there's also a doomsday machine involved - It's the story of Boxer a successful action movie star with amnesia, Krysta Now a porno star and an actors collective, The Lighthouse Gang... all these character's lives are thrown together by a kidnapping that goes horribly wrong... It also involves a conspiracy about making the entire world go mad... And ends with a hilarious 'race' riot... (I know, you're thinking how could such a thing ever be funny, wait till you see the film, or read the script and you'll know what I'm talking about) Where "Darko" was straightfaced, "Southland" is ballsy, innovative and hilarious, yup, it works! The dialogue is amazing, the characters - especially the lesbian bodybuilder, Zora and Boxer - really run rampant through the story!

It feels much more like a character driven action/thriller than a comic book movie. Would have liked to know more about how the world became as it's depicted in the film, character's keep on hinting about 'What happened in Chicago.."

Reads like "True Romance," or even "Pulp Fiction" meets "Strange Days," "Short Cuts"/"Magnolia" and Philip K Dick... My only fear is the cast that Kelly's assembled, and Kelly not being able to handle something so epic, surreal and intricate, and by the way the dancing/musical scenes are integrated wonderfully...

"Nobody rocks the cock like Krysta Now!"

» Posted by Todd at August 14, 2005 08:41 PM
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"Nobody rocks the cock like Krysta Now!"

Priceless.

» Posted by evergreen at August 15, 2005 12:49 AM

The website to this film is up...

http://www.southlandtales.com/

» Posted by Fisk at August 31, 2005 05:29 PM

I can't believe they chose those actors like that for this kind of material.

» Posted by eyepatch at September 23, 2005 01:31 AM

I think that sarh it's a great actress and she'll do a hell of a job, but i belive that the rock and seann aren't the best choise for those rolls. They are terrible actors and less not to serious to take. Sarah took credit for cruel intention and buffy but those gays come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

» Posted by andrea at October 19, 2005 04:46 PM

its gonna be a comedy with musical numbers so i think the cast is perfect

» Posted by dafroog at October 20, 2005 07:10 AM

I think that this is a sarah michelle gellar part an the rock as well.Sean William Scott i dont see in this movie,but this is what makes Richard Kelly's movies so intresting. A lot of people are excited for this movie so i hope its as good as its said to be.

» Posted by loupgarougurl at October 22, 2005 01:38 PM

I know how bad Richard Kelly is stressing about SLT. He doesn't want to dissapoint his fans. Remember that this movie is no "Donnie Darko." Don't watch it expecting a performance like Jake's. I know it will be a great film. I just hope the character development is at least half as good as "Donnie Darko's."

» Posted by William Bishop at November 7, 2005 07:48 PM

I agree this cast would be horrible for "Donnie Darko", but as William said this isn't "DD" it is a Comedy/Musical. I personally think the cast is great. I love Sarah, Sean, and the Rock, as well as other cast members like Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, and Ali Larter. I am definatley looking forward to this movie and I will be in theatres opening night to watch it.

» Posted by Skeeter at December 4, 2005 06:49 PM

*Grins* Miranda Richardson is going to rock

» Posted by Rebecca Bennett at January 8, 2006 06:59 AM

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» Posted by Luigi di bello at January 27, 2006 12:15 PM

I think this movie is going to be great! Sarah is a great actress and while seeing her play a porn star might be a little disturbing for a big Buffy fan like I am, I'm still looing forward to it!

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