Comments on: Director’s Cut Of Ang Lee’s ‘Ride With The Devil’ Coming To Criterion In May 2010

By: sam

sam — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:02:53 +0000

Wright, Ulrich and Baker were the strongest elements of the movie. Jewel was alright for her first appearance, but McGuire annoyed me with his monotone lifeless delivery of lines. Baker was good and Caviezel blended nicely into the cast. J Meyers was overacitng and ridiculous and the fact that Ang Lee didn't tell him to tone down his overly effeminate mannerisms was just beyond me.

By: gabetoro

gabetoro — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:09:45 +0000

Wait, Jewel shows her jewels??

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:55:00 +0000

@last anon. hey, you got what i was going for! 🙂

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:52:29 +0000

That cover/screenshot looks like a bad SNL sketch — I guess Tobey Maguire is hosting with musical guest Jewel and Jeffrey Wright has a cameo?

By: Yourtimeblog

Yourtimeblog — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:40:50 +0000

I am often amazed at how much baggage reviewers bring to a movie. I remember reading about this film as it was being made, but never saw it in the theaters or even heard about it since its release.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:44:05 +0000

And duh on Ambersons, you think they're choosing not to put that out??

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:43:30 +0000

i agree this is probably not going to sell and i'm skeptical of this film's value, but i might go this weekend to put my money where my mouth is. Let's see if i have the energy though.

As for Barry Lyndon etc. It's not like Criterion doesn't want to put out obviously better films it's that they don't have the rights to them. Who owns that, the Kubrick collection was put out by WB, you think they want to share or give that revenue out to someone else other than themselves?

There's a reason why criterion doesn't have the rights to everything, it's out of their control, so they try and nab the things that are feasible for them to grab.

All things considered, they still do a pretty stellar job.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:11:52 +0000

how about a criterion version of Barry Lyndon, Darjeeling limited, or the Magnificent Ambersons?

im a fan of the ice storm and lee in general but fuck this. i understand them putting out commercial films but this is NOT going to sell for shit.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:35:02 +0000

Skeet's best movie was Nobody's Baby, but that was due to the presence of Mr. Gary Oldman.

And Ride With the Devil sucked, as I'm sure so will the director's cut.

By: stephen

stephen — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:00:56 +0000

Ride with the Devil was pretty great when I saw it in theaters. It was a very nuanced portrait of a very specific time and place in the history of the Civil War. The actors did a fine job–the ones that stand out in my mind are Jonathan Brandis (yes, the Seaquest guy) and Jeffrey Wright. I remember Ulrich and Maguire being okay, save for questionable accents. Jewel showed some boob and didn't embarrass herself. The action was probably the best part…quite a few well directed gun battles. Wikipedia claims there was controversy over Wright's role as a free African-American who joined the Confederate bushwhackers, and the bad press stemming from that may have killed the movie's chances at the B.O. I'm looking forward to this to see if it's as good as I remember–I was probably 16 when it came out.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:45:33 +0000

Criterion doesn't always pick good/great films. Case in point: http://www.criterion.com/films/578