I like Julie Delpy but I haven’t seen either of these films, 2 Days in Paris or 2 Days in New York.
I remember trailers and promo for 2 Days in New York when it first came out and I remember wanting to see it but I just never got around to it. I noticed that it is available to stream on Netflix, so I added it to my list and planned to watch it. It’s only since then, however, that I came to realize it that it’s a sequel.
I don’t really remember any promo for 2 Days in Paris (the first of the two). It’s possible I heard something about it when it was released but I can’t say for sure. I definitely don’t remember the promo for New York mentioning in any way that it was a sequel.
It’s convenient for me to watch New York because it’s on Netflix but I’d have to make some kind of effort to watch Paris. Should I watch Paris before I watch New York?
Since I heard no mention of Paris when New York was released, I wonder if it’s the kind of sequel that stands well on its own and doesn’t require viewing of the original. I’m wondering if they chose not to promote it as a sequel so as not to scare away a portion of the potential audience who might not have seen the original.
Who’s seen either/both?
Should I watch them in order or doesn’t it matter?
I’ve seen them both. They’re O.K. but not great. It would help to watch them in order but it’s not absolutely necessary.
I must apologize to the OP because I am not addressing his exact question or the exact topic of this thread. In fact, I would understand if some moderator deleted my post
I have seen several films in which Julie Delpy has starred or directed and I want to say that I just don’t understand the popularity of her films. I have listed several of her films below:
Before Midnight (2013)
Two Days in New York (2012)
Two Days in Paris (2007)
Before Sunset (2004)
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Three Colors: Red (1994)
Three Colors: White (1994)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
I have waited for a long time to be able to say something about her films and I’m sorry to say that I just do not have hardly anything positive to say about her films. In short, I really did not like them. I thought they were very boring. However, I could not watch all of those films because I was just too bored and too exhausted to finish watching them all. I’m sorry but it would be very easy to defend the quality of her films. I mean to say that you should not place much faith in what I have to say because I really could not bear to watch all of her films. I just was too bored and too tired to watch them all. In particular, I could not stand to finish watching the two films: Two Days in New York or Two Days in Paris in their entirety.
I don’t think that any of the characters that she has portrayed have been particularly attractive or interesting. In short, what I have to say is: Bleh! I’m sorry to say that because in a way it is not fair. I did not give her films a fair shake. I could not bear to watch them all in their entirety. I just could not stand them. I’m sorry, Julie.
I think that many of her films were highly similar and many of the themes were highly repetitive. In particular, watching the three films: Three Colors: Red, Three Colors: White, and Three Colors: Blue seemed like watching the same film three times. However, I must admit that I could not bear to finish watching all three films and so I could easily be mistaken about that.
But, to summarize, if you can stand watching her films in their entirety, you are almost sure to be able to give her a more fair review than I ever could.
P.S. I wanted to apologize to the OP for using the word “his” without knowing if the OP was a male or female.
I tried to change that word but ran out of time. The board software only allows 10 minutes (I think it’s 10 minutes) to edit posts before you can no longer edit your posts.
I’m not going to argue with Charlie Wayne’s opinions about those movies. They’re his opinions, not mine, and whether I think those films are good is another matter. I just want to say that she only appeared in tiny roles in Blue and Red. Furthermore, calling them “Julie Delpy” movies is a little strange. The Three Colors movies are Krzysztof Kieślowski’s movies. The Before movies are Richard Linklater’s movies. Regardless of how big Delpy’s roles were, she wasn’t the main influence on how good they were. Only the Two Days films were basically Julie Delpy’s films.
It’s five minutes that the SDMB allows you to make a change.
Another Delpy movie worth checking out is Killing Zoe.