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post #1 of 11
8/15/08 at 1:04pm
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This documentary, about Philippe Petit, the man who walked a tight rope between the tops of the twin towers for 45 minutes, is brilliant and successful beyond my ability to describe it. Everyone should see this film. Go!
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post #2 of 11
8/15/08 at 1:11pm
I saw it a few weeks ago and agree. A wonderful film.
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post #3 of 11
8/15/08 at 1:14pm
I should have started this thread last week when I saw this film. It's really a remarkable experience. A deeply emotional, moving film for reasons that I still don't fully understand. I got chills down my arm and legs when I recalled the film in a conversation a week after I saw it. I fear that I might raise unreasonable expectations saying more, so I'll stop for now. The film has flaws and moves slowly at times, but still I can't recommend it highly enough.
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post #4 of 11
8/15/08 at 1:19pm
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I'm tempted to offer my theories to explain your reaction, which was also mine, Baron, but I don't want to say too much.
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post #5 of 11
8/15/08 at 10:04pm
i wanted to see this but when i checked last week it was only showing in pasadena and some other place out in the boonies. strange, because it has a glowing review in the times.
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post #6 of 11
1/28/09 at 10:31pm
The images of Petit walking across the Sydney Harbor Bridge were breathtaking. That bridge holds sentimental images to my fiance and I we were wondering if you know of any prints or ways to order large scale pictures of those images.
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post #7 of 11
1/28/09 at 10:39pm
sorry to re-revive the thread revive (and I have no idea if prints of petit on the Sydney Bridge exist), but I also saw the film quite recently - they were doing a re-run at the local arthouse cinema... breathtaking indeed. The pure ballsy-ness of it all!
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post #8 of 11
1/29/09 at 3:35am
It's coinidently currently on my netflix list
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post #9 of 11
1/29/09 at 9:30am
best movie I saw last year
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post #10 of 11
2/2/09 at 4:03pm
Hard to describe why it works for an entertainment-only crowd such as at my house. Nevertheless, my wife hates actors studio / AMC / iFC / and its ilk. She enjoyed along with me. Pettite is quite a character. This retrospective is top notch.
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post #11 of 11
2/2/09 at 4:50pm
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Originally Posted by m@T View Post
best movie I saw last year

agreed. saw it alone while on a business trip last fall. loved it.
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