Boyhood

[I.J. Reilly]

I wouldn't normally start a whole thread dedicated to just one movie, but this one is so unique that I think it's worthy. The movie was shot over short periods of time between 2002 and 2013, showing the natural aging process of the actors, instead of using different actors to play one character in different stages of life. I'm really hoping that the movie measures up to its unique storytelling device. The interwebs tell me it comes out July 11. Here's the trailer:

[TripletDaddy]

Since this thread will likely not go anywhere on its own, may I suggest that we open it up to discussion about "Boyz in da Hood" as well?

[Dwight Schr-ute]

I wouldn't normally start a whole thread dedicated to just one movie, but this one is so unique that I think it's worthy. The movie was shot over short periods of time between 2002 and 2013, showing the natural aging process of the actors, instead of using different actors to play one character in different stages of life. I'm really hoping that the movie measures up to its unique storytelling device. The interwebs tell me it comes out July 11. Here's the trailer:

I do like that Family of the Year song.

[I.J. Reilly]

Since this thread will likely not go anywhere on its own, may I suggest that we open it up to discussion about "Boyz in da Hood" as well?

Such a threadjack would be unprecedented on CS.

[byu71]

I wouldn't normally start a whole thread dedicated to just one movie, but this one is so unique that I think it's worthy. The movie was shot over short periods of time between 2002 and 2013, showing the natural aging process of the actors, instead of using different actors to play one character in different stages of life. I'm really hoping that the movie measures up to its unique storytelling device. The interwebs tell me it comes out July 11. Here's the trailer:

Heck, I was looking forward to hearing about your boyhood and then if it was interesting enough maybe others would chime in.

[MarkGrace]

This that linklater deal, right? Remember reading about it and thought it sounded interesting.

[MarkGrace]

Such a threadjack would be unprecedented on CS.

You're +30 years too late to get triples interest on this one.

[TripletDaddy]

You're +30 years too late to get triples interest on this one.

I really liked that movie

[YOhio]

Since this thread will likely not go anywhere on its own, may I suggest that we open it up to discussion about "Boyz in da Hood" as well?

What about ABC and BBD? The East Coast Family?

[old_gregg]

where do I recognize that kid from? younger version

[cougjunkie]

What about ABC and BBD? The East Coast Family?

You forgot Boyz II Men.

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[falafel]

This looks very interesting. Big gamble casting a 6 year old kid and hoping he's a good actor 12 years later.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Just saw Boyhood. Not completely sure how I feel about it yet. It is certainly a movie everyone should see, if only because it isn't like anything you've ever seen before or will likely see again. I've heard a lot of critics say how warm of a film it is. I kind of came away with the opposite feeling. It felt a bit nihilistic and depressing to me. The performances were mixed. Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette were amazing, as was Ellar Coltrane (the star of the film) in the latter part of the movie. The other performances were a bit shakier. The dialogue was a bit stilted too. I think it is one that I'll have to see again to decide if I actually like it or not. I'm guessing many people will.

I'm bringing UVA's review here from the Last Movie I Saw Thread, as I just read it following our view of the film (!) earlier this evening.

There aren’t any great themes, uplifts, downers or climaxes (in any sense ), but the movie is absolutely fascinating. Despite being 160 minutes long, it goes by quickly and you’ll want more. Because the characters are played by the same people throughout the film, it’s interesting to see how they change physically and emotionally through the course of the story. The scene where Ethan Hawke's father character lectures his daughter about the facts of life is awkward, funny and very real. The daughter, who is the real life offspring of the director Richard Linklater, is very good throughout the film. It’s filmed in Houston, Austin and San Marcos, Texas.

I don’t know that it deserves the many “Film of the Decade!” accolades it’s been receiving (I see it's at 99% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.9 on IMDB), but it’s very, very well done. It's rated R for language, mainly from the mouth of a teenager played by the same kid who was Sid later in The Descendants.

Oh, and I guess one important theme is how a divorced man becomes an actuary (honest!) and develops into a better ex to his former wife, a better father to his kids, and lands a very nice younger woman the second time around.

[Green Monstah]

Very cool movie. It was about 30 minutes too long, but the film showed some really poignant moments in the boy's life that I could relate to.

[creekster]

Loved this film. It dragged a little in the middle but picked up at the end. Many of the scenes could have been taken from my family's life. My wife and daughter once had almost the identical exchange about a lizard's dewlap. That little bit caused us ( my daughter was with us) to break into peals of laughter.

A quiet film that makes it's point indirectly and simply, just like life does at times. And the aging if the actors never feels gimmicky even though it is sometimes surprising. Well worth seeing.