Finally It's a Wrap! - Terry Gilliam's "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote"

I thought it was a lot of fun. The whole audience (only about 25-30) seemed to like it at my showing. There was applause at the end, and I didn't even see anyone leave before sticking around to watch the "behind the scenes" featurette that ran afterwards. Jonathan Pryce was great. As I was walking out, I heard more than one person comment (talking about the one-off showing) that they wanted to see it again. No way would a standard audience make it through this, but I think Terry Gilliam fans will really like it.

 

Hope it gets some more showings in smaller run theaters soon...

a nice review here:

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Movie Review (2019) | Roger Ebert

 

Amazon listed a Blu-Ray release date of June 4th USA, but the link is down currently. It's up and available for Streaming.

 

Finally saw it, think i need another viewing.

99 cents on Prime

 

I wouldn't pay that much for it. I checked it out for free from my local county library and still felt ripped off. Just plain terrible.

 

Which Terry Gilliam films have you liked?

 

I think I see your point and no, not many of his films that I've seen have I liked. Off the top of my head, I'd say Brazil, Fisher King and Time Bandits.

 

Did anyone see "Tidelands"?

 

Thanks, that helps give me perspective on your opinion. I was hoping for something on the level with those films.

 

I finally watched this a couple months back, it was one of my favorite films of last year. The leads were terrific.

 

I don't understand it....it's going to be premiered soon, but I thought it was already released...it this a different version from the 2017 one?

 

Spaulding Gray. He didn’t seem to like it.

...too soon?

 

It was released on 2018, but it was a limited release, as you can see around this forum not many have seen it. Perhaps they are doing selective new releases.

 

I finally got around to watching the blu ray the other night. I think if your a Gilliam fan its a must see. Pryce is great.
There is a lot of what you would expect -- a creative/imaginative journey that is never boring. A few plot points that I thought were brilliant. However, I thought is was a few steps shy of being in the same league with say Time Bandits or The Fisher King. In fact, I did not enjoy it as much as Parnassus or The Brothers Grimm, but those films I have seen multiple times. This one requires another viewing for sure.

 

I missed this! going to order the BD...thanks.

 

Please tell me it was better than "The Zero Theorem" !

 

If figured that goes without saying. The Zero Theorem was a disaster AND boring. This film is always entertaining.

 

I also missed this news. Will be on my next order.

 

It's kinda arguable that Jean-Pierre Junet 'out-Terry Gilliamed' Terry Gilliam!
With the films:
-Delicatessen
-City Of Lost Children
and
-Mic-Macs
I you haven't seen 'em, do yourself a favor!

 

Agreed, but I haven't kept up. Love "Lost Children" but I have to check out Mic-Macs.