Comments on: Forgotten Films: Someone To Watch Over Me

By: Fabio

Fabio — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:22:36 +0000

“Someone To Watch Over Me” is the best film directed by Ridley Scott.
Great interpretation of Tom Berenger (the true heir to Marlon Brando)

By: zubzwank

zubzwank — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:35:56 +0000

This was the first movie after 3 others (Alien, Blade Runner, Legend) which had totally created environments
on sets that RS shot on real-world locations.

I thought it was great, one important idea being the contrast between the blue-collar world of Tom Berenger’s cop and the ultra-wealthy world of Mimi Rogers’ heiress.

This was very well delineated.
It does have a very 80’s flavor to it, especially the focus on money.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:57:09 +0000

Cool. I’ll have to check this one out. Another one Scott did that I found to be pretty cool was Black Rain. The DP on that one was the guy that directed Speed and Twister but the scenes in Japan are pretty cool and the ending at that Yakuza meeting is also nifty.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:04:34 +0000

Kingdom of Heaven would have been great if they cut the love story out. What I hear of the Directors Cut is that they expand the love story, so I can’t say I’m interested.

Quiz question: What piece of original music written for Hannibal did Ridley Scott re-use in Kingdom of Heaven?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:58:27 +0000

Sean – I assume it’s been a while since you’ve watched Kingdom of Heaven? Give it another shot, this time watching the Director’s Cut. I think you will be surprised at how solid of a movie it is (yes, yes – it still stars Orlando Bloom, but look past that!).

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:56:54 +0000

I would probably give it a 3 out of 4. Yeah it’s a bit slow, but you know, so is Blade Runner.

Kingdom of Heaven was kind of a mess I thought, although I haven’t seen the Director’s Cut. I did like Hannibal though, but I know a lot of people didn’t.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:10:28 +0000

Thank you for contributing to Forgotten Films again, one of my favorite columns on Filmjunk. What rating would you give this movie? Sound like it would be something to check out for Scott fans. Why didn’t you like Kingdon of Heaven, Sean? I thought it was terrific.

By: Ryan M.

Ryan M. — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:44:47 +0000

I have wondered whether this movie is worth my time. Luckily I can bypass Amazon and eBay in favor of Netflix. Sucks for you canucks.

By: theDia

theDia — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:41:13 +0000

I donÃ‚Â´t know. I watched it back then right after being impressed by Scott three times in a row (Alien, Blade Runner and even Legend) and found it boring, too stylish for its own good and I also couldnÃ‚Â´t stand Berengers wooden acting.

Perhaps after all these years I should give it a second chance, but apart from it being a Ridley Scott movie theres still not much dragging me to it.

By: Russell

Russell — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:30:14 +0000

I loved this flick

I fell for Mimi Rogers based on her role here (what else did she ever do… Full Body Massage?)

She made an unlikable character (a homewrecker) likable. And she ooozed charisma.

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Entertainment news - Forgotten Films: Someone To Watch Over Me — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:21:01 +0000

[...] Source:Film Junk Whenever you hear the name Ridley Scott, there are a few movies that instantly spring to mind: in particular, Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator. There’s certainly a good reason for this, since Alien and Blade Runner are both groundbreaking films in their own right, while Gladiator (although perhaps a tad overrated) won an Oscar for [...] Rating: (Not Rated) Loading … Share This Article [...]