Love Me...If you Dare

Onibubba · Post by **Onibubba** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:31 am

Oooooo...Now this sounds intriquing. A French film with the quirkiness of Amelie, but darker. This has gotten some very mixed reviews, everything from exciting to pretensious. I have not even seen a trailer for it yet, but I may have to check this out. I doubt it will be playing at Regal West for very long. Here's a taste:

SPOILERS ABOUT THE PREMISE

What emerged in the end is part ultra-modern cartoon fairy-tale, part bold psychological probe into the games we play in life and love. The tale starts, as many classic fairytales do, with two unhappy children. Julien is endlessly energetic and precociously brilliant, but unable to bear the impending heartbreak of his beloved mother’s death. Sophie is wildly imaginative, mischievous and determined to be different, yet in search of someone to accept and love her. When they meet one another, everything changes. They begin what seems to be a child’s momentary amusement. Every time they exchange a symbolic tin box (a gift to Julien from his mother), the one who takes the toy also has to take a dare. The pranks they force one another to play range from talking dirty in class to crashing a wedding buffet but each one becomes a little bigger, a little more irreverent, a little riskier than the last.

Soon, the game has become something far larger and more thrilling than the sad and disappointing world around them. Despite the constant trouble they get into, Julien and Sophie cannot stop the game’s mad, wild and often destructive rush. When Julien’s mother passes away, leaving him bereft, the game is the only thing that continues to matter.

I stopped reading there. This really sounds very cool and I am so happy that we have a theater in Knoxville that is willing to take risks with foreign fare.

Lost Traveler · Post by **Lost Traveler** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 11:08 am

dates times? is it saying this is an animation?

Lost Traveler · Post by **Lost Traveler** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:11 pm

err I should have paid attention, I had seen reviews on this and knew it wasnt animated so sorry about the above post but here are the times and stuff (the review I saw was favorable (sp))

http://www.fandango.com/movie_page.asp? ... =6/25/2004

Onibubba · Post by **Onibubba** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:50 am

I just couldn't make it to this one. Maybe if it is still playing Saturday I will catch it, but I guess I'll have to wait for the DVD :cry:

Lost Traveler · Post by **Lost Traveler** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 11:00 am

the times I posted are for this weekend so your cool.