Too Old to Die Young

I love Nicolas Winding Refn. Drive is one of my all time favorite movies, and I loved the Neon Demon and Bronson. So I was going into this show optimistic and excited, but towards the end of the first episode it felt like a 10 hour movie. There's a lot of amazing shots but the pacing is very Very slow, and it bored me out a lot. The show can be really great if the pacing was a bit better. I love the directing, music, style and the acting in the episode. Story isn't really that interesting. but like I said, the biggest flaw is the pacing. I couldn't continue watching anymore.

Being a fan of Refn's previous work I've been waiting patiently for this and definitely not disappointed. Yes it's a slow-burn piece but with that it's building perfect atmosphere and mood! If you enjoyed Drive, Only God Forgives and Valhalla Rising you'll be in for a treat here. The soundtrack is dark, gloomy and the visuals have a beautiful tint of colours.

A little disappointed in reviewers saying it's slow and giving low scores after only seeing 1 episode. It's for viewers with open minds and willing to take in what's happening in a cinematography stand point, sounds, as well as acting and story...

If I was to compare this to other directors work I'd say it has a fair bit of Lynch's abstract filmmaking and Kubrick's tracking shots on top of its own unique originality.

Extremely dark, powerful, provocative and holds a place in my heart.

This not for people that dislike graphic violence and gore. Having said that, I really enjoyed the director's style, the cinematography, acting, plot and production values. This is an extremely dark drama, with really terrible characters, doing really terrible things. However, the plot is constructed in such away, that it is really hard, if not impossible. To know what is going to happen next, or to whom. I was fascinated by the series, and really enjoyed it. I'm surprised at the high number of positive viewer reviews of the series there are, because it certainly is not for everyone.

Gripping, suspenseful, cinematography-filled utopia of a highly graphic, disturbing, sickening, and sometimes s/xual nature, violence, pe/ophilia, r/pe, misogyny, panning shots, long shots, and longer-than-normal pauses in-between dialogue in a disturbing and sickening world. This is peak entertainment, and possibly peak television.

Those who gave up watching it minutes into the premiere or in general and those who streaked through it that then spewed out negativity at it are missing out and maybe don't have the ability to appreciate what is truly good, what is good entertainment and television, and this masterpiece of a very long movie disguised as a show fits within that category.

This has been one hell of a treat, courtesy of Nicolas Winding Refn, one we didn't deserve but appreciate very much, those that recognize and acknowledge real entertainment. I feel sorry for those who don't feel the same way, and I feel all the more sorry for those that hate it. I have enjoyed it so much over the last week and a day, and now I feel empty inside. What a ride-filled experience, wow.

Do me one favor. Watch this masterpiece. It'll seem and feel very slow, especially when you're getting into it, and it is, but entertainment isn't limited to fast, action-filled pacing. You may end up feeling ecstatic and thankful that you did. I know I am. I wish I could watch this all over again for the first time but with a more mature, open mind. That would make for an even better experience.

We cannot be certain of our true selves for we are not the rational creatures we purport to be. We lie to ourselves constantly. And when we do reveal ourselves - it is often with the suddenness and venom of serpents. At the heart of Too Old to Die Young lies a mandala of irrational selves, where characters are adrift in a vivid dreamlike emptiness that is both conscious and unconscious and "time is a river that flows in both directions."

The characters cannot help but to be molded by the irrational, by choices, accidents, violence and experience. You do not need a brick by brick plot in order to decipher them-for with these characters the mighty stone has already dropped into the river when we meet them - and the rippling gyre is already in motion. This is the genius of Refn. The ripples widen, slow and fade like the pure tone of a Tibetan gong.

The cinematography is bold and saturated; the location and settings and lighting is equal to the characterization. It is beautiful and challenging and violently poetic. If you need to cling to manifestations of order and generalized stereotypes to enjoy a work of art - then this won't appeal to you.