{"id":3365,"date":"2009-02-09T01:19:05","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T09:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/?p=3365"},"modified":"2009-02-09T01:21:06","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T09:21:06","slug":"20th-century-boys-yukihiko-tsutsumi-2008-japan-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/?p=3365","title":{"rendered":"20th Century Boys (Yukihiko Tsutsumi, 2008): Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Reviewed by William Conlin<\/a>. Viewed at The Santa Barbara Film Festival.<\/p>\n

FADE IN:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EXT. THE ARLINGTON THEATER \u2013 DAY<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Crowds of moviegoers quickly exit the theater, most of them looking very unhappy. The marquee reads \u201cSBIFF U.S. Premiere – 20<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> Century Boys\u201d. WILLIAM CONLIN walks out into the sunlight and throws his empty popcorn bucket into a trashcan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(over)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wow, that was horrible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Another unhappy PATRON walks over to William and taps him on the shoulder.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PATRON<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Excuse me. Did you think <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

that was a good film?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

William lets out a burst of laughter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Not at all! It was poorly <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

conceived, poorly written <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and extremely overacted. Plus,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

it could have been at least<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

an hour shorter.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PATRON<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is it true this is the<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

most expensive film ever<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

made in Japan?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently so. 6 Billion Yen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>But that goes to show, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

money can\u2019t buy a talent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PATRON<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know why I even <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

came to this movie.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Me neither.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Patron walks away, shaking her head. William looks up at marquee.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(over)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why did I come to this <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

movie?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FLASHBACK TO:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

INT. CLASSROOM \u2013 DAY<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM sits at a table talking to fellow film reviewer KEVIN TRAN.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What about 20<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> Century Boys?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

KEVIN<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t see it. It\u2019s horrible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM looks at his film festival guide and begins to read aloud.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA group of friends work to<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

stop the apocalypse they<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

predicted as children from<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

coming true.\u201d Hmmm. Sounds<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

interesting. . .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

KEVIN<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trust me, it\u2019s horrible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FLASHBACK TO:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EXT. THE ARLINGTON THEATER \u2013 DAY<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

William looks at the entry for \u201c20<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> Century Boys\u201d in his film festival guide.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(over)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Man, why didn\u2019t I listen <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

to Kevin. . . That really was<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

the worst film at this year\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Santa Barbara Film Festival.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM pulls a pen from his pocket and marks a big \u201cX\u201d across \u201c20<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> Century Boys\u201d in his guide. He places the pen and guide back in his pocket and begins to walk towards the Metro 4 Theater.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WILLIAM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I wonder what\u2019s playing at 4pm. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Well, anything will be better than <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c20<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> Century Boys\u201d. . .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FADE OUT.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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