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<blockquote data-quote="Snarky Oracle!" data-source="post: 391378" data-attributes="member: 57984"><p><em><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204)">Cribbed from the 'What was the last film you watched?' thread before I forget:</span></em></p><p></p><p><img src="https://irs.www.warnerbros.com/gallery-v2-mobile-jpeg/the_mosquito_coast_photo_1-1229120655.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Even River observed the eerie parallels between hauntingly lyrical MOSQUITO COAST (which I love) with his own life. River "lost his virginity" at age four to women during his family's tenure in The Children of God cult, which had an enthusiastic child-sex policy. It apparently wasn't pleasant, as one could imagine. He was celibate from age seven (when they left the cult at River's urging, his being determined to save his younger siblings from the same fate) until he was fourteen. His relationship with Martha Plimpton indeed began during MOSQUITO COAST (and they subsequently did RUNNING ON EMPTY together, where River is again very good -- which I also recommend, although Judd Hirch's casting irritates the bejesus out of me).</p><p></p><p>In 1999, The Children of God conducted an interview from the grave with River, six years after his death, where he "condemned" male homosexuality -- specifically -- because male-on-male was the only combination cult leader David Berg wasn't "into". And some people didn't realize the interview was bogus, and didn't reflect Phoenix's viewpoint at all (in fact, he'd dabbled).</p><p></p><p>River -- in real life -- said the cult "is ruining people's lives" in much the way it ruined River's.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]51524[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Speaking of haunting, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO is a flawed but fascinatingly little avant-guard, occasionally <em>cinéma vérité,</em> mess of a movie (they use real street boys in the cast), and is the perfect film to capture the cusp-of-the-'80s-and-'90s zeitgeist (whatever that is). Again, River Phoenix is terrific, Keanu is Keanu (god-bless-him), the cinematography is breath-taking. And it almost works.</p><p></p><p>And it has those numerous prescient moments contained in so many River Phoenix movies (like his collapsing onto sidewalks, roads, etc.) we've come to expect.</p><p></p><p>Curiously, Gore Vidal turned down the role of the pederastic mentor of a band of hustler kids (ultimately played by William Richert) a real life portrait of the guy cast to give River a B.J. in the near-opening scene. Although Vidal liked the movie -- well, he wrote <em>Myra</em> <em>Breckenridge </em>-- he didn't want to play it (some have suggested it was too typecasting for his tastes).</p><p></p><p>I just wish Keanu were a <strong>wee </strong>bit better. I know they adored each other -- and I guess that helps sell it. But, jeez... Perhaps The Ghost of River helps Keanu stay on top. After Matthew Perry asked, "River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?" (sniping, as many have, about Reeve's skills) Perry was forced to apologize and soon died... Coincidence?.. Dicaprio called River "the greatest actor of my generation" but I can only imagine Leo's opinions about how loaded sweet-natured Keanu's cinematic arsenal is.</p><p></p><p>Perry's entire quote was: <em>“River was a beautiful man, inside and out — too beautiful for this world, it turned out. It always seems to be the really talented guys who go down. Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us? River was a better actor than me; I was funnier. But I certainly held my own in our scenes — no small feat, when I look back decades later.”</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The movie:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://ok.ru/video/1837529762374?fromTime=0[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Speaking of Ledger, I liked Heath Ledger in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (I always call it "Bareback Mounting" because I'm clever) as I do most things he did, yet I found the film a little too patronizing. But my demands are unreasonable.</p><p></p><p>And River and Heath met the same ends, more or less.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/secondary/River-Phoenix-and-Heath-Ledger-4365540.jpg?r=1666858699714" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 652px" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarky Oracle!, post: 391378, member: 57984"] [I][COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)]Cribbed from the 'What was the last film you watched?' thread before I forget:[/COLOR][/I] [IMG]https://irs.www.warnerbros.com/gallery-v2-mobile-jpeg/the_mosquito_coast_photo_1-1229120655.jpg[/IMG] Even River observed the eerie parallels between hauntingly lyrical MOSQUITO COAST (which I love) with his own life. River "lost his virginity" at age four to women during his family's tenure in The Children of God cult, which had an enthusiastic child-sex policy. It apparently wasn't pleasant, as one could imagine. He was celibate from age seven (when they left the cult at River's urging, his being determined to save his younger siblings from the same fate) until he was fourteen. His relationship with Martha Plimpton indeed began during MOSQUITO COAST (and they subsequently did RUNNING ON EMPTY together, where River is again very good -- which I also recommend, although Judd Hirch's casting irritates the bejesus out of me). In 1999, The Children of God conducted an interview from the grave with River, six years after his death, where he "condemned" male homosexuality -- specifically -- because male-on-male was the only combination cult leader David Berg wasn't "into". And some people didn't realize the interview was bogus, and didn't reflect Phoenix's viewpoint at all (in fact, he'd dabbled). River -- in real life -- said the cult "is ruining people's lives" in much the way it ruined River's. [ATTACH type="full" width="745px" alt="mopi.jpg"]51524[/ATTACH] Speaking of haunting, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO is a flawed but fascinatingly little avant-guard, occasionally [I]cinéma vérité,[/I] mess of a movie (they use real street boys in the cast), and is the perfect film to capture the cusp-of-the-'80s-and-'90s zeitgeist (whatever that is). Again, River Phoenix is terrific, Keanu is Keanu (god-bless-him), the cinematography is breath-taking. And it almost works. And it has those numerous prescient moments contained in so many River Phoenix movies (like his collapsing onto sidewalks, roads, etc.) we've come to expect. Curiously, Gore Vidal turned down the role of the pederastic mentor of a band of hustler kids (ultimately played by William Richert) a real life portrait of the guy cast to give River a B.J. in the near-opening scene. Although Vidal liked the movie -- well, he wrote [I]Myra[/I] [I]Breckenridge [/I]-- he didn't want to play it (some have suggested it was too typecasting for his tastes). I just wish Keanu were a [B]wee [/B]bit better. I know they adored each other -- and I guess that helps sell it. But, jeez... Perhaps The Ghost of River helps Keanu stay on top. After Matthew Perry asked, "River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?" (sniping, as many have, about Reeve's skills) Perry was forced to apologize and soon died... Coincidence?.. Dicaprio called River "the greatest actor of my generation" but I can only imagine Leo's opinions about how loaded sweet-natured Keanu's cinematic arsenal is. Perry's entire quote was: [I]“River was a beautiful man, inside and out — too beautiful for this world, it turned out. It always seems to be the really talented guys who go down. Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us? River was a better actor than me; I was funnier. But I certainly held my own in our scenes — no small feat, when I look back decades later.”[/I] The movie: [URL unfurl="true"]https://ok.ru/video/1837529762374?fromTime=0[/URL] Speaking of Ledger, I liked Heath Ledger in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (I always call it "Bareback Mounting" because I'm clever) as I do most things he did, yet I found the film a little too patronizing. But my demands are unreasonable. And River and Heath met the same ends, more or less. [IMG width="652px"]https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/secondary/River-Phoenix-and-Heath-Ledger-4365540.jpg?r=1666858699714[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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