Comments on: Eyes Wide Shut @10

By: Ross Miller

Ross Miller — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:20:27 +0000

Ah, I missed that note, Kurt Unfortunately I was only 9 or 10 when it came out in cinemas over here, so I couldn’t really say…

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:13:56 +0000

All the recent DVDs are uncensored, we were asking about Theatrical, 10 years ago, 35mm prints.

By: Ross Miller

Ross Miller — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:52:36 +0000

@Rusty James “This is a film Ive never really enjoyed watching but find myself thinking about it a lot.”

That pretty much sums up what I think of the movie. I’ve only seen the movie a couple of times (the first a few years ago, the second about a year ago), and didn’t “enjoy” it either time. But at the same time it stuck with me after the credits rolled and beyond – Kubrick certainly conjured an alluring mood with his last film. One of Tom Cruise’s better performances (Kurt, you referenced his two best – Magnolia and Collateral), and Nicole Kidman has rarely been better in my eyes.

I may give it a watch again soon, to see if I fall into an extreme love/hate camp this time.

Btw, is it true that Kubrick has said before he died that EWS was his absolute faovurite film he’d ever made? I’ve heard in equal measure that that’s absolutely true AND a load of bullshit.

And btw, Rusty, in the UK we’ve got the uncut version with the full orgy scene with no digital silhouettes. At least the UK dvd I’VE got has that version, can’t speak for anyone else.

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:12:03 +0000

@ As I understand it, the other version was not a problem with the censor board (at least in Ontario)

For the record it wasn’t a problem with our censor board either, because we don’t have such a thing.

Back when people were talking about the DC coming out on DVD I read that a studio rep denied that an alternate cut existed, claiming that europe got the same cut as us.

but again I’ve heard conflicting things.

By: entertainmenttodayandbeyond

entertainmenttodayandbeyond — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:44:33 +0000

I just read that “Strange” article you posted above. Were do people get the time to examine something to that extent. AMAZING!

chuck

By: entertainmenttodayandbeyond

entertainmenttodayandbeyond — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:41:01 +0000

I really like the film and have since I saw it in a theater ten years ago. It captures the underbelly of the city unlike any film Ive seen. Quite a fasinating journey the cruise character goes on.

chuck

By: Kurt Halfyard

Kurt Halfyard — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:49:24 +0000

No, we got the digital silhouettes. As I understand it, the other version was not a problem with the censor board (at least in Ontario), it is just that we were using American Print traffick to our multiplexes, thus we got stuck with the american prints. I believe that has been remedied in some rep cinemas who have gotten the non-silhouetted version well after the initial release.

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:17:55 +0000

@ “…which started a censorship kerfuffle involving ‘digital silhouettes’ in the US. ”

did Canada get the “european” cut of the movie?

Is it even true that europe got the movie without the digital inserts? I’ve heard conflicting things about that.

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:14:46 +0000

This is a film Ive never really enjoyed watching but find myself thinking about it a lot.
I’ve really enjoyed reading all the ten year later retrospectives that have come out lately.

By: Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:27:31 +0000

I swear there are a lot of days where I figured I was the only one who even liked this movie. Looking back, I really think it was just over-hyped or misunderstood. It ain’t perfect, but it’s still a pretty darned good movie.

Geez, thinking back about how it’s been ten years since EYES WIDE SHUT and BLAIR WITCH PROJECT this week. Do I ever feel old…