"Stalker" (Russian sci-fi film by Tarkovsky) - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**exsmoker** · 08-30-2009, 10:59 PM

I tried watching it, and suddenly it made sense why the Russians got all excited about McDonalds when it opened. America is #1.

**allmyflights** · 08-30-2009, 11:13 PM

Tarkovsky had this uncanny knack of making boring films. Try the book.

**AblemTee** · 08-31-2009, 01:09 AM

At all.

**enasseneiff** · 08-31-2009, 07:34 AM

"Slow" I can handle. "Incomprehensible" is a different matter.

"Stalker" doesn't appear to have an ending. It just stops. I think he just got bored.

**Fegemiembendy** · 08-31-2009, 02:40 PM

"Slow" I can handle. "Incomprehensible" is a different matter.

"Stalker" doesn't appear to have an ending. It just stops. I think he just got bored.

Written by the same guy who wrote "Lost in Translation" I presume

**isopsmypovA** · 08-31-2009, 06:47 PM

The original Solaris was great with subtitles or in Russian.. Stalker was -- wait for it -- wait for it -- slow to the point of going nowhere. Thus, you keep waiting for a point, a direction, a reason for the slow pace, an explanation of where the ending leaves us. Speaking Russian would not help this dying story. Haven't seen any of his other work, but feels like one for one so far.

08-30-2009, 10:59 PM	#1
exsmoker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	"Stalker" (Russian sci-fi film by Tarkovsky) I tried watching it, and suddenly it made sense why the Russians got all excited about McDonalds when it opened. America is #1. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
	Quote

08-30-2009, 11:13 PM	#2
allmyflights Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Tarkovsky had this uncanny knack of making boring films. Try the book. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
	Quote

08-31-2009, 01:09 AM	#3
AblemTee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	At all. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
	Quote

08-31-2009, 07:34 AM	#4
enasseneiff Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	"Slow" I can handle. "Incomprehensible" is a different matter. "Stalker" doesn't appear to have an ending. It just stops. I think he just got bored. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
	Quote

08-31-2009, 02:40 PM	#5
Fegemiembendy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 395 Senior Member	"Slow" I can handle. "Incomprehensible" is a different matter. "Stalker" doesn't appear to have an ending. It just stops. I think he just got bored. Written by the same guy who wrote "Lost in Translation" I presume Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
	Quote

08-31-2009, 06:47 PM	#6
isopsmypovA Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 493 Senior Member	The original Solaris was great with subtitles or in Russian.. Stalker was -- wait for it -- wait for it -- slow to the point of going nowhere. Thus, you keep waiting for a point, a direction, a reason for the slow pace, an explanation of where the ending leaves us. Speaking Russian would not help this dying story. Haven't seen any of his other work, but feels like one for one so far. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
	Quote

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)