This review refers to the Warner Bros DVD edition of “Badlands”…
Thirty years ago, young filmakers Terrance Malick(director) and Tak Fujimoto(cinematographer) gave us an advanced preview of their incredible talents. And not only that, but the young stars of this film, Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek explain their acting expertise as well.
Holly(Spacek), is a naive young girl who becomes enamored by the charismatic but brooding Kit(Sheen) . After she is petrified by the brutal destroy of her father by the man she loves, she goes on the hurry with him, and gets caught up in his murky world as he continues on his kill spree.
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This chilling myth was inspired by proper events that occurred in 1958 and Spacek(who also captivatingly narrates), and Sheen seize these afraid youths with perfection and will blueprint you into every word. Warren Oates turns in a terrific performance as usual, as Holly’s father, and of course is not in it nearly long enough. Malick and Fujimoto subtly and artfully form a film, that puts the viewer fair there in those “Badlands” of Montana, and that 30 years later will composed have you fascinated.
The transfer onto DVD is valid. There are times when the film shows it’s age, but for the most fraction the clarity and color is fair. The sound remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, although clear could tranquil be improved on.The music was outstanding but occassionaly the background noises made the dialouge hard to hear. Neither of these things were enough to rob away from the enjoyment or dawdle of the film, and overall it looks tall for a 30 year former film. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who appreciates blooming film making.
Thanx and be pleased….Laurie
This is an wonderful directorial debut, as the film works on so many fronts. It is both a cherish myth and a crime drama, with sneak peaks at what makes the two main protagonists tick. It remains for the audience to settle who is the more chilling and shrinking of the two characters, twenty five year primitive Kit (Martin Sheen) or fifteen year stale Holly (Sissy Spacek) .
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This is a film in which two unlikely characters become lovers. Kit, a James Dean-like loser espies the fresh-faced Holly twirling her baton one day and is smitten. He approaches her and, despite her initial reluctance, she begins to look him against her protective father’s wishes. Kit is ten years older than Holly, a high school descend out from the unfavorable side of the tracks, who is unable to bear a job and appears to have a runt future. He falls in care for with Holly and wants her to be his exclusively. Eventually, they become lovers.
Holly, a loner who has been raised by her father since her mother died many years ago, lives a middle class, materially comfortable existence. Her father, while he no doubt loves and cares for her, lacks a positive sensitivity. His conception of punishing Holly for disobeying him is to shoot her dog in frigid blood. When her fish is dying, his solution is to toss it into the yard while it is tranquil gasping for breath, replacing it with a original fish. Holly’s naive, fresh-faced, freckled countenance belies a soul that has atrophied. It is as if Holly were disconnected from her feelings.
When Kit tries to talk to the father about his feelings for Holly, he is told in no perilous terms to hit the road. Kit then decides to leave and win Holly with him. Kit enters Holly’s house one day, packing a suitcase of her things in anticipation of their departure, when Holly and her father unexpectedly advance home. Kit and Holly’s father have a confrontation, that ends badly for dear faded dad. It is here that the film first signals Holly’s detachment as being something other than naivete. Her reaction is mind boggling. It is even more horrific than Kit’s reaction. Or is it impartial shock? You be the contemplate.
They initially live an almost Thoreauesque existence in the woods, living off the land, reading, and spending lots of quality time together, until this, too, begins to pall. Discovery of their idyll by law enforcement officers drives them out, and they launch a chilling killing spree across the Badlands of South Dakota and a life on the lam.
While it is Kit who does all the genuine killing, it is, to my mind, Holly who is the more complex and ghastly character. Her prosaic and banal conversation, as well as a lack of empathy in the most gross and disturbing of circumstances, is most unsettling. This is reinforced in the film through a voiced-over, almost toneless, composed narration by Holly of the events that took spot. It is a masterpiece of point and counterpoint, chilling in its very telling and understated irony. When they are eventually caught, Holly remains impassive, while Kit relishes his celebrity and oozes charm, winning over his captors. Martin Sheen’s performance is nothing short of lustrous, while Sissy Spacek is mesmerizing with her ability to chill the viewer.
This is an expertly crafted film with an ingenious exhaust of music. The director even manages to exhaust the music of Erik Satie (Gymnopedies 3) most effectively, however unlikely it may seem. Like the music of Erik Satie, the film is multi-textured and deceptively complex. Bravo!
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