Nixon or Frost/Nixon? - Blu-ray Forum

DESTROYOUS · 04-07-2009, 03:17 PM

I love great Dramas, There Will Be Blood, Taxi Driver, you know? the kind of movies to look up to. Somewhere along the way I missed seeing Oliver Stone's "Nixon" starring Anthony Hopkins. I'm always tempted to buy it though. And then on the 21st Ron Howards "Frost/Nixon" comes out which was nominated for Best Picture which history shows means any movie that has ever been nominated in that category is 98% of the time fantastic. Reviews for both are good but it seems "Nixon" may be slightly better. what do you guys think?

kpkelley · 04-07-2009, 04:33 PM

Nixon is better than Frost/Nixon, but this is obviously subjective. That being said they both offer stellar performances and intriguing storylines.

The best way to differentiate the two is by the director's who made them. Nixon is very much an Oliver Stone film, similar to JFK in it's use of alternative footage and very much like W. in it's empathetic look at a political figure that has been much maligned. Frost/Nixon is like a political boxing match told in a very simple and direct manner by Ron Howard who avoids the melodramatic and overthetop styles that Stone often employs.

As for which you would prefer, I guess it would come down to that, which director do you like better?

Dubstar · 04-07-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DESTROYOUS

I love great Dramas, There Will Be Blood, Taxi Driver, you know? the kind of movies to look up to. Somewhere along the way I missed seeing Oliver Stone's "Nixon" starring Anthony Hopkins. I'm always tempted to buy it though. And then on the 21st Ron Howards "Frost/Nixon" comes out which was nominated for Best Picture which history shows means any movie that has ever been nominated in that category is 98% of the time fantastic. Reviews for both are good but it seems "Nixon" may be slightly better. what do you guys think?

the 2% including 'Crash', 'Forrest Gump' and 'No Coutry for Old Men'
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TheZoof · 04-07-2009, 05:23 PM

Forrest Gump rocked... what are you talking about?

I think Shawshank is better though and should have won the awards.

Dubstar · 04-07-2009, 05:25 PM

IMO Gump sucked raw sewage. but hey, that's just my opinion.

Riff Magnum · 04-07-2009, 05:28 PM

When i saw Frost/Nixon i really enjoyed it. It was very well done and the two main actors (Langella and i forget the other) were great. However, for some reason i don't feel the need to see it again, but I have seen Nixon several times and plan on buying the blu eventually.

BWOzar · 04-07-2009, 05:45 PM

Michael Sheen is the other lead in Frost/Nixon

I'd take Frost/Nixon over Nixon by a comfortable margin personally.

P@t_Mtl · 04-07-2009, 06:43 PM

I only saw Nixon, long time ago no. Anthony Hopkins was very good in the role. Planning to see Frost/Nixon at one point

JAGUAR1977 · 04-07-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BWOzar

Michael Sheen is the other lead in Frost/Nixon

Who's also the star of the fantastic Damned United.

Jimbo976 · 04-07-2009, 07:05 PM

I have not seen Frost/Nixon but I can tell you that I really like the older Nixon movie and it looks great on Blu-ray.

Riff Magnum · 04-07-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JAGUAR1977

Who's also the star of the fantastic Damned United.

He's also in the Underworld series, correct? Lucian is his name?

VoodooSamurai · 04-07-2009, 10:03 PM

no contest, NIXON is tremendous, Frost/Nixon is just ok, Stone and Hopkins are in top form there

EricJ · 04-07-2009, 11:19 PM

Frost/Nixon feels so much like a PC agenda-loaded Show-trial-the-bad-man remake of "A Few Good Men", we keep expecting Langella's Nixon to shout "You can't handle the truth!"

Hopkins/Nixon, OTOH, is just one of Hannibal's greatest performances hands down:

He doesn't try to do Nixon's voice (as Langella tries to and ends up sounding like Jim Carrey's Grinch), but he's got the mannerisms and jittery defensiveness down pat, you think you ARE watching the real thing....Anyone who's seen "Titus" or "The Bounty" knows how Hopkins can play "Crumbling authority, and sanity's quickly going with it", and this's third in the trilogy.

(Oliver Stone, meanwhile, likes to throw in sympathetic "Attorney for the defense" theories for his biographical subjects, and even if Oliver's alternate explanation for the Missing Twelve Minutes on the tapes may not be accurate, it's so in character, you're ready to believe it.)

MacLover · 04-07-2009, 11:33 PM

Oliver Stone's Nixon is amazing and the way Anthony Hopkins is just Wow, get that Nixon.

Frost/Nixon IDK tbh, it is OK but not what I was expecting...

DESTROYOUS · 04-08-2009, 01:00 AM

Thanks guys I'm gonna buy Nixon, because of Hopkins

04-07-2009, 03:17 PM	#1
DESTROYOUS Member Member since:Feb 2009	Nixon or Frost/Nixon? I love great Dramas, There Will Be Blood, Taxi Driver, you know? the kind of movies to look up to. Somewhere along the way I missed seeing Oliver Stone's "Nixon" starring Anthony Hopkins. I'm always tempted to buy it though. And then on the 21st Ron Howards "Frost/Nixon" comes out which was nominated for Best Picture which history shows means any movie that has ever been nominated in that category is 98% of the time fantastic. Reviews for both are good but it seems "Nixon" may be slightly better. what do you guys think? Most wanted unannounced blus 1. Meet Joe Black 2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 3. A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 4. Detroit Rock City 5. The Great Race 6. Broken Flowers 7. Vanilla Sky 8. Scarface 9. Grosse Pointe Blank 10. Bully

04-07-2009, 04:33 PM	#2
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA Blu-ray collection:1134 PS3 collection:17 Blu-ray reviews: 146	Nixon is better than Frost/Nixon, but this is obviously subjective. That being said they both offer stellar performances and intriguing storylines. The best way to differentiate the two is by the director's who made them. Nixon is very much an Oliver Stone film, similar to JFK in it's use of alternative footage and very much like W. in it's empathetic look at a political figure that has been much maligned. Frost/Nixon is like a political boxing match told in a very simple and direct manner by Ron Howard who avoids the melodramatic and overthetop styles that Stone often employs. As for which you would prefer, I guess it would come down to that, which director do you like better? Pioneer Elite KURO PRO-1150HD Sony PS3 640GB Oppo BDP-83

04-07-2009, 05:23 PM	#4
TheZoof Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Ottawa,Canada Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:392 PS3 collection:21 Blu-ray reviews:36 PS3 reviews:2 Trading Score:2	Forrest Gump rocked... what are you talking about? I think Shawshank is better though and should have won the awards. The Zoof Living Room - Pioneer KRP-500M \| Pioneer Elite SC-25 \| Seiki BD660 \| PS3 \| 360 Speakers - PSB Image B25 Monitor \| PSB Alpha B1 Monitor \| PSB Alpha C1 Monitor \| Velodyne VDR-12 Bedroom - BenQ FP241W 1080P \| Logitech THX Z-560 \| LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Drive Fav Blu Right Now - Jaws

04-07-2009, 05:28 PM	#6
Riff Magnum Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Island Blu-ray collection:149 PS3 collection:4	When i saw Frost/Nixon i really enjoyed it. It was very well done and the two main actors (Langella and i forget the other) were great. However, for some reason i don't feel the need to see it again, but I have seen Nixon several times and plan on buying the blu eventually. www.ghostmanonfirst.bandcamp.com

04-07-2009, 06:43 PM	#8
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:424 DVD collection:481 Trading Score:3	I only saw Nixon, long time ago no. Anthony Hopkins was very good in the role. Planning to see Frost/Nixon at one point --------------------------------------------------- My avatar will Wait Until Dark for a Roman Holiday since this world as War & Peace and it would be fun to actually have Breakfast At Tiffany's with My Fair Lady http://letterboxd.com/pat_mtl/

04-07-2009, 05:25 PM	#5
Dubstar Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:847 DVD collection:265	IMO Gump sucked raw sewage. but hey, that's just my opinion.

04-07-2009, 05:45 PM	#7
BWOzar Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray collection:586	Michael Sheen is the other lead in Frost/Nixon I'd take Frost/Nixon over Nixon by a comfortable margin personally.

04-07-2009, 07:05 PM	#10
Jimbo976 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:208 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	I have not seen Frost/Nixon but I can tell you that I really like the older Nixon movie and it looks great on Blu-ray.

04-07-2009, 10:03 PM	#12
VoodooSamurai Senior Member Member since:Feb 2009 Trading Score:42	no contest, NIXON is tremendous, Frost/Nixon is just ok, Stone and Hopkins are in top form there

04-07-2009, 11:19 PM	#13
EricJ Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	Frost/Nixon feels so much like a PC agenda-loaded Show-trial-the-bad-man remake of "A Few Good Men", we keep expecting Langella's Nixon to shout "You can't handle the truth!" Hopkins/Nixon, OTOH, is just one of Hannibal's greatest performances hands down: He doesn't try to do Nixon's voice (as Langella tries to and ends up sounding like Jim Carrey's Grinch), but he's got the mannerisms and jittery defensiveness down pat, you think you ARE watching the real thing....Anyone who's seen "Titus" or "The Bounty" knows how Hopkins can play "Crumbling authority, and sanity's quickly going with it", and this's third in the trilogy. (Oliver Stone, meanwhile, likes to throw in sympathetic "Attorney for the defense" theories for his biographical subjects, and even if Oliver's alternate explanation for the Missing Twelve Minutes on the tapes may not be accurate, it's so in character, you're ready to believe it.) Last edited by EricJ; 04-07-2009 at 11:22 PM.

04-07-2009, 11:33 PM	#14
MacLover Expert Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:United Kingdom Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- PS3 collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1	Oliver Stone's Nixon is amazing and the way Anthony Hopkins is just Wow, get that Nixon. Frost/Nixon IDK tbh, it is OK but not what I was expecting... Pre-Ordered: Bond 50 \| The Artist \| The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn

04-08-2009, 01:00 AM	#15
DESTROYOUS Member Member since:Feb 2009	Thanks guys I'm gonna buy Nixon, because of Hopkins Most wanted unannounced blus 1. Meet Joe Black 2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 3. A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 4. Detroit Rock City 5. The Great Race 6. Broken Flowers 7. Vanilla Sky 8. Scarface 9. Grosse Pointe Blank 10. Bully

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