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Post by wkw99 on Jun 16, 2011 17:39:15 GMT -6
"We'll be dead soon enough...You've got to go where life takes you" It's true. I thought he said " I'll be dead soon enough." Because he knew what he was going to do. But I'd have to watch the scene (darn) again to be sure.
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Post by wkw99 on Jun 17, 2011 3:35:59 GMT -6
Brought this here from the re-watching Deadwood thread:
Yeah. We each had a house too but a little too crowded....
Log Cabin. Pond = Awesome. Fishing, eh? There's a line in "Coastlines": Ann says to Sonny "You still cast a long line" (it's in the workshop). I didn't get it at first, but now I do. I guess this is in the wrong forum. [/quote]
Hmmm...I missed that line, too. I think I'm going to need to watch the whole movie again, instead of just certain scenes. I suppose she means she's still 'caught'? Sometimes I can be dense, so correct me if I'm wrong. lol.
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Post by anyways on Jun 20, 2011 1:09:11 GMT -6
Guess what? I saw Coaslines! Finally. I like it, it's a well acted ensemble piece and it feels like it's about real people. In lesser hands it would have become a cliché, blow 'm up, shoot-out revenge movie, but it isn't. (btw, I'm sure he says "we'll be dead soon enough"as in: life is short, live it now)
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Post by wkw99 on Jun 20, 2011 3:35:02 GMT -6
I agree...I watched it again and he clearly says "We'll be dead soon enough.
So glad you got to see it. I really liked it. It's kind of a quiet movie, except for the action between him and the Vances. The whole relationship between Sonny, Dave, and Ann, is just so well drawn.
I wondered, though, about Dave's one-night-stand, and if he ever told Ann, or if she's just supposed to know or assume. That was the only part of the story that felt off, to me. What Ann and Sonny did doesn't make what he did right...understandable, but not right. To me, what he did is more damaging to he and Ann's relationship than what she did. What do you all think?
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Post by clovergirl on Jun 21, 2011 16:42:56 GMT -6
My opinion is that any betrayal, on either person's part, does the same amount of damage to a relationship. If anything I might think just the opposite, that a one-night stand might be easier for a person to forgive than a meaningful ongoing affair with someone you actually love. I imagine in either case the trust is ruined and that's not something so easily won back.
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Post by wkw99 on Jun 21, 2011 17:48:11 GMT -6
I doubt Dave told her about it...I was just supposing.
You know, that was the thing that didn't seem to be addressed. The lack of trust that must be there after what happened. Wouldn't Dave always wonder what might be happening? To me, the ending was believable, to a point...but like I said, I'd love to check in on them in 5 or 10 years.
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Post by motorcitymade on Jun 21, 2011 19:00:58 GMT -6
Congratulations "Full Member" LOL
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Post by mondayschild on Jun 22, 2011 21:25:19 GMT -6
Yeah, the whole thing is kind of unresolved, and I wonder about that. Perhaps what we need is a sequel--- a where are they now thing. I so loved these characters and would love to know how things worked out.
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Post by mare27 on Jul 17, 2013 20:02:35 GMT -6
I watched "Coastlines" recently...just caught this thread online, so.... I liked TO's performance quite a lot...there was something kind of dignified about the character. Favorite scenes, greeting his dog and his dad when he returned from prison, dancing with Effie at the club, smooth moves. The kiss after he was hurt and Ann was cleaning him up and when he put his head on her shoulder, made me melt. When he told Dave and Ann from the hospital bed, "love you both", when he was at the dinner table and the little girl told him if you need someone to talk to, I'm here. Watching him sand the mustang and paint it. I would also love to know what happened to these three characters, as well as Bob the mechanic and Effie...where are they now? I've watched it several times and I find I like it better each time.
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Post by Dolphin on Jul 17, 2013 22:01:05 GMT -6
I'll discuss. On the plus side:TO had a starring role. Yay! He had a lot of screen time, major face time. How cool is that? He had some great scenes as Sonny. My favorites were between (and later involving) him and his father and his buddy Dave. (Probably why I so much like his scenes in Justified with Arlo and Boyd.) Seeing Sonny hurt (twice) and comforted by Ann (twice) was something we don't usually get to see TO do. If I had been the writer, I might have cut the boat explosion injury stuff. And given more time to fleshing out the rest of the film. On the minus side:I didn't like the movie all that well. It had potential, but lost it somewhere along the way. First, I didn't like *any* of the major characters. All fine actors (except for William Forsythe as Daddy Vance ... he was TERRIBLE! Bad acting). Maybe the writer should have left the conflict more in between TO and Josh Lucas' Eddie Vance. I was sympathetic to his Dad, the Wynter girls, Sonny's dog ... and to Sonny when his Dad was killed instead of him. That was heartbreaking. I was never sympathetic to Ann. I was sympathetic to Dave, until he left Ann. That whole bit with him in the bar (twice) and afterwards was a waste of story telling time. The film could have done without either the bar scenes or the afterwards. By the middle/end of the the movie, my sympathies for all the major characters was gone. I understand that Sonny and Ann each had a love/lust and self-loathing thing going on ... it was complicated. But I never really bought into it. They could play hot with each other. That wasn't lacking. Let's face it ... they were not playing likeable people. For me ... someone had to be likeable in order for me to connect with someone. I couldn't do that in this film. I actually liked the ending, but am not sure how they got there. There was a resolution scene between Sonny and Dave, but never one between Sonny and Ann. On a TO hotness scale ... he certainly had sex appeal ... but the Sonny persona wasn't my cup of tea. Not for hotness, but when I compare this little low budget film with another, High Life? High Life is a much, much better film in terms good story telling and making 3 of the 4 criminals very likeable.
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Post by mare27 on Jul 17, 2013 23:19:41 GMT -6
No comparison! High Life is my favorite...so many wonderful scenes and TO brought a lot of humanity to Dick. On a scale 1-10, I would give High Life a 10 and Coastlines about a 6. But still I liked many things about it. Character of Ann confused me the most. I understood where they were coming from with her better when I watched again with the director's comments. I do wonder how they could all three remain friends at the end...highly unusual I would say, given the couplings. The whole betrayal thing, by Ann to her husband, by Sonny to his good friend, by Dave to his wife and family...any one of those is enough to sink a relationship forever, but throw all of that into the same triangle and I think it would be impossible to come back from...Still I enjoyed watching. I admire moviemaking storytellers and wish I had a talent for that. But High Life, way better story. Where would Donnie and Dick be 10 years later, I wonder?
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Post by superglue on Apr 17, 2017 7:53:20 GMT -6
Someone put Coastlines up on YouTube a few months ago, for anyone else who hasn't seen it. Looking forward to watching it now!
(Btw, YouTube deleted my account after I uploaded the old Jay Leno appearance, but apparently, they don't notice whole movies?)
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Post by thenameiswan on Apr 19, 2017 23:28:30 GMT -6
Someone put Coastlines up on YouTube a few months ago, for anyone else who hasn't seen it. Looking forward to watching it now! (Btw, YouTube deleted my account after I uploaded the old Jay Leno appearance, but apparently, they don't notice whole movies?) sorry about your account. i hope i'd notice a warning from YT if they ever wanna delete my channel.
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