Goodbye to Language 3D Blu-ray (2014) [Region Locked] [forced subtitles in UK] - Blu-ray Forum

Todd Tomorrow · 01-08-2015, 07:36 PM

I watched this the other night and have to admit that like much later Godard I found it a chore to sit through and I'm no stranger to experimental film-making. He does push the 3D to its extremes which is probably the only interesting thing about the film, but that also means it's one of only two 3D films I've seen to give me a headache.

Interdimensional · 01-09-2015, 12:11 AM

Still haven't seen this, but just this week National Society of Film Critics gave it their Best Picture award. It just edged the Richard Linklater film 'Boyhood'.

HDM_fan · 01-09-2015, 11:46 AM

Hmm, very mixed reactions.

Paul H · 02-01-2015, 05:36 PM

April 14, 2015 USA release date.

Dubstar · 02-02-2015, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

I watched this the other night and have to admit that like much later Godard I found it a chore to sit through and I'm no stranger to experimental film-making. He does push the 3D to its extremes which is probably the only interesting thing about the film, but that also means it's one of only two 3D films I've seen to give me a headache.

in the literal 'visual' sense or the pejorative sense?

this movie seems like it was made for critics and not the masses, Film Comment noted that a lot of critics dug this, but gathering from what I'm reading here and elsewhere - it's just really really odd.

Todd Tomorrow · 02-18-2015, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubstar

in the literal 'visual' sense or the pejorative sense?

this movie seems like it was made for critics and not the masses, Film Comment noted that a lot of critics dug this, but gathering from what I'm reading here and elsewhere - it's just really really odd.

It gave me a real achy-head headache.

I would say the film is made for a certain type of cineaste rather than for critics, because that would be a little pointless. Godard is still held in high esteem by many, but his cold intellectualism just don't connect with me or at least it hasn't since the late 60s.

Impossible · 02-18-2015, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

It gave me a real achy-head headache.

I would say the film is made for a certain type of cineaste rather than for critics, because that would be a little pointless. Godard is still held in high esteem by many, but his cold intellectualism just don't connect with me or at least it hasn't since the late 60s.

I love a good faux intellectual mind wank as much as anyone, but this was just too much for me. Thank God for the headache or I may have wasted more than 15 minutes of my life on it.

Taygan315 · 02-19-2015, 01:47 AM

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Seriously dude, don't!

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My experience of the movie was to put it in a "special interest only" category for 3D visual experimentation having an intense mixture of strong parallax, confusion in left and right image viewpoints and nudity for interest expression. Personally wouldn't show this for entertainment purposes.

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I love a good faux intellectual mind wank as much as anyone, but this was just too much for me. Thank God for the headache or I may have wasted more than 15 minutes of my life on it.

Hmmm...maybe I should reconsider purchase,lol

Dubstar · 03-24-2015, 07:53 PM

just came back from seeing this - and I kind of dug it - in a dreamlike stance that only Godard can achieve (and pull off).

as for the 3D - I thought that the native shot 3D was quite remarkable (I loved the one shot of the two hands playing the piano) - only in a couple of instances where the objects were so extreme in the foreground - like the blades of grass, did I feel like my eyes were going crosseyed (as one pointed out on page 1 of this topic). The use of the two images overlaying one another was quite inventive too.

as for the soundmix - ugh ... that was probably the one aspect that I found grating. Soft, silence, LOUD, move dialogue from the left to the right speaker and back, [... repeat]. The sound mixer obviously didn't adhere to not giving one an aural or head exploding migrane.

I'd give it a B rating

infiniteCR · 03-24-2015, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Taygan315

Hmmm...maybe I should reconsider purchase,lol

lol, me too.

I have this feeling my wife would beat me if I put this in one night

Beating a dead horse... bringing up/asking something that has been discussed a thousand times before

Interdimensional · 03-24-2015, 10:14 PM

I caught screening of this last week.

Some interesting ideas, and I think there might've been a story in there somewhere, underneath all the pontificating, casual nudity and defecation. It was shot in a way where I think they deliberately embraced almost every kind of technical issue they could come across, both in the 3D, the photography, the cameras used, the sound editing, the framing. While some of the 3D is a little hard on the eyes, some of the audio is hard to listen to, and some of the visuals are uncomfortable to look at for any number of reasons. I liked that they had devised some camerawork that can only work in a 3D movie, although it was essentially a bit of a trick technique.

I remember noticing one scene where an old American movie is playing on a tv in the background with French subtitles, while English subtitles displayed the dialogue of the French-speaking characters in the actual film. It seemed deliberate, I was unsure of the significance, but I thought it was an interesting choice.

I don't like to dismiss experimental film-making, I was glad to have seen it. Would I recommend it to someone looking for a good time? Not so much. It's won awards, it probably has some merit... I wouldn't really describe it as entertainment.

dartfrog298 · 05-26-2016, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

I watched this the other night and have to admit that like much later Godard I found it a chore to sit through and I'm no stranger to experimental film-making. He does push the 3D to its extremes which is probably the only interesting thing about the film, but that also means it's one of only two 3D films I've seen to give me a headache.

OMG, what the hell did I just watch? This has to be the worse film I have ever sat through in my life. Not only did it give me one of the worse headaches I've had in quite sometime, it literally made me so nauseous I had to take breaks after some of the shots. After paying $19.00 for it I was determined to watch the whole movie and don't know how I accomplished that. I would have to be offered major bucks to sit through this mess of a movie again. lol

DB5 · 05-26-2016, 09:21 PM

I watched it a couple of weeks ago and wasn't really sure what to make of it, there were a few good shots I liked, notably the hands on the cell bars which I thought was very immersive and a shot where the woman looked like she walked right out of the screen, as for the guy with the dodgy feet and showing his meat and veg.

Dragun · 05-11-2018, 09:19 PM

Finally got to see this a few weeks ago, when a local theater was showed it in 3D. Frankly I didn't understand the film, but the use of 3D was interesting, especially the parts where one camera on the rig pans away, so you're seeing two completely different images at the same time. I actually liked the textures that using the lower end cameras gave to the image. If nothing else at least it felt like 3D was always a creative and aesthetic consideration, and he did use it in an extreme way.

03-24-2015, 07:53 PM	#9
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	just came back from seeing this - and I kind of dug it - in a dreamlike stance that only Godard can achieve (and pull off). as for the 3D - I thought that the native shot 3D was quite remarkable (I loved the one shot of the two hands playing the piano) - only in a couple of instances where the objects were so extreme in the foreground - like the blades of grass, did I feel like my eyes were going crosseyed (as one pointed out on page 1 of this topic). The use of the two images overlaying one another was quite inventive too. as for the soundmix - ugh ... that was probably the one aspect that I found grating. Soft, silence, LOUD, move dialogue from the left to the right speaker and back, [... repeat]. The sound mixer obviously didn't adhere to not giving one an aural or head exploding migrane. I'd give it a B rating Last edited by Dubstar; 03-24-2015 at 08:06 PM.

01-08-2015, 07:36 PM	#1
Todd Tomorrow Blu-ray Knight Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Berlin, Germany Blu-ray reviews:1	I watched this the other night and have to admit that like much later Godard I found it a chore to sit through and I'm no stranger to experimental film-making. He does push the 3D to its extremes which is probably the only interesting thing about the film, but that also means it's one of only two 3D films I've seen to give me a headache.

01-09-2015, 12:11 AM	#2
Interdimensional Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2014	Still haven't seen this, but just this week National Society of Film Critics gave it their Best Picture award. It just edged the Richard Linklater film 'Boyhood'.

01-09-2015, 11:46 AM	#3
HDM_fan Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:13	Hmm, very mixed reactions.

02-01-2015, 05:36 PM	#4
Paul H Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Trading Score:3	April 14, 2015 USA release date.

03-24-2015, 10:14 PM	#11
Interdimensional Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2014	I caught screening of this last week. Some interesting ideas, and I think there might've been a story in there somewhere, underneath all the pontificating, casual nudity and defecation. It was shot in a way where I think they deliberately embraced almost every kind of technical issue they could come across, both in the 3D, the photography, the cameras used, the sound editing, the framing. While some of the 3D is a little hard on the eyes, some of the audio is hard to listen to, and some of the visuals are uncomfortable to look at for any number of reasons. I liked that they had devised some camerawork that can only work in a 3D movie, although it was essentially a bit of a trick technique. I remember noticing one scene where an old American movie is playing on a tv in the background with French subtitles, while English subtitles displayed the dialogue of the French-speaking characters in the actual film. It seemed deliberate, I was unsure of the significance, but I thought it was an interesting choice. I don't like to dismiss experimental film-making, I was glad to have seen it. Would I recommend it to someone looking for a good time? Not so much. It's won awards, it probably has some merit... I wouldn't really describe it as entertainment.

05-26-2016, 09:21 PM	#13
DB5 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Orlando, Fl 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:791 Trading Score:223	I watched it a couple of weeks ago and wasn't really sure what to make of it, there were a few good shots I liked, notably the hands on the cell bars which I thought was very immersive and a shot where the woman looked like she walked right out of the screen, as for the guy with the dodgy feet and showing his meat and veg.

05-11-2018, 09:19 PM	#14
Dragun Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2010 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:114 Blu-ray collection:857 Trading Score:1	Finally got to see this a few weeks ago, when a local theater was showed it in 3D. Frankly I didn't understand the film, but the use of 3D was interesting, especially the parts where one camera on the rig pans away, so you're seeing two completely different images at the same time. I actually liked the textures that using the lower end cameras gave to the image. If nothing else at least it felt like 3D was always a creative and aesthetic consideration, and he did use it in an extreme way.

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