dave lackey
Veteran
No Blockbusters left in our part of the world. All are closing so I stopped by and picked up a copy of The Bang Bang Club for like $12.
A real keeper.
A real keeper.
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
Funny you should mention this ... I have not seen it, but it is starting right now on one of my movie channels on the satellite.
filmtwit
Desperate but not serious
The novel was far better then the movie
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
Interesting ... never heard that before.
Dylan Hope
Established
I have it on DVD, and a very well-worn copy of the book on my shelf - more a biography of Greg Marinovich than a novel I'd say, but that's pedantic squabbling on my part
Does the movie deviate from the book greatly? I know there will be some minor things changed for the sake of cinema (Like only Marinovich's character looking accurate, what a surprise considering he supervised the production
), but for the most part is it true to the book?Slightly off topic, I highly recommend the book, and if you can find a copy, The Invisible Line, the posthumous book about Ken Oosterbroek
gb hill
Veteran
Rented it a couple of months back...good movie.
Deniz Merdan
Established
up there with one of the worst movies i'v ever seen....
kuvvy
Well-known
Read the book ages ago and enjoyed it. Bought the DVD possibly twelve months back and havent got round to watching it yet. I'll put it on my to do list.
mugent
Well-known
Saw the film a few months ago, pretty average, not terrible.
rf1552
Member
x2
Although I have not seen it, I hear "pecker" is a good movie about the photography business.
More about the photography art world I would say, but a funny movie. Basically the antithesis of the bang bang club...which is kind of disturbing at times.
dave lackey
Veteran
Yeah, true stories rarely are "the best movies" with great endings and such.
Deniz Merdan
Established
A movie is only as good as the actors and the director.
Saw alot of beautifully shot movies with less that satisfactory acting in my life.
Thats all
Saw alot of beautifully shot movies with less that satisfactory acting in my life.
Thats all
FrozenInTime
Well-known
For those in the 'states, The Bang Bang Club is available streaming on Netflix.
The film is gritty enough to portray how nasty a job photojournalism can be.
The film is gritty enough to portray how nasty a job photojournalism can be.
vitaly66
slightly tilted
Pretty good movie. Favorite quote: "We aren't group f/64. Our **** moves."
I lived in southern Africa during the period shown. A very authentic portrayal.
I lived in southern Africa during the period shown. A very authentic portrayal.
Damaso
Photojournalist
Hmmm I knew it was coming out then forget all about it! Going to have to check it out one of these days...
cjbecker
Established
I agree it's one of the worst movies I have seen.
jaredangle
Photojournalist
I wrote a movie review on it for my newspaper back when it came out, when nobody else had any ideas on what to fill the space with.
