A Goofy Movie (B)

 

 

 

Perfect 90s nolastaga flick

Slumdog Millionaire 8-) I cringed when Jamal jumped into that [cabbage] though.

 

 

 

And watched a bunch of chick flicks :? I was taken by force.

Stardust. How did this go below the radar? There's a few A-listers on this film (Robert De Niro, Ian McKellen, Claire Danes, etc.)

 

 

 

Watch it with a significant other. REALLY. Nice blend of fantasy, adventure and romance.

Stardust. How did this go below the radar? There's a few A-listers on this film (Robert De Niro, Ian McKellen, Claire Danes, etc.)

 

 

 

Watch it with a significant other. REALLY. Nice blend of fantasy, adventure and romance.

 

 

 

Stardust is what introduced me to Neil Gaiman, and I've loved everything that he has done whether it be books/comics/movies/TV series.

Revolutionary Road - American Beauty in the fifties, I've heard it described, and it's not too far off either. I have a double mind about this film. On the one hand, I think it's really good, and even though it's situated in the fifties, it strikes a chord with the twenty- and thirtysomething generation today. We're all about having endless choices today, but instead of liberating us, it freezes us down in fear. Also, Kate Winslet! She must have been dancing for a week when she got the part, considering how rare good female parts are these days.

 

 

 

But I also had issues with the film. It stays very Hollywood, very slick, clean and under the thin layer of "deep", there's a vast pool of shallowness. This film is popcorn deep, while it should be raw. It looks and feels like an open invitation for the Oscars (the Globes already bit the hook). I saw a lot of parallells with The Hours in that sense. And it irritates me. Want to see a really great marriage portrayal that grabs you by the throat, see A Woman under the Influence.

A Woman Under the Influence. What a great movie, Cassavetes really was something else.

 

 

 

Yesterday I saw Journey to the Center of the Earth, and it wasn't too good. I started off with the 3-d version. But I felt like an idiot. There I was, alone in bed, lights of, with a silly pair of glasses on my nose. And it didn't have much result either, the screen was either green or pink. Horrible way to watch a movie. So I switched to the normal version, which wasn't much better. It has zero atmosphere, zero suspense, bad actors, bad jokes, bad sets, predictable music. I was so bored during this movie that I paid more attention to the four walls around me than the movie. And how is it possible that the dinos of a 1994 movie look better than those of a movie made in 2008? I can't see anyone liking this movie.

I watch Network (1976) for the first time last night. Quite a gem.

Watching Resident Evil: Degeneration right now

 

 

 

This movie is horrible. God damn

Watching Resident Evil: Degeneration right now

 

 

 

This movie is horrible. God damn

 

I hope you weren't expecting much. :P

I saw Titanic, didnt like it much though.

My Bloody Valentine 3D and The Uninvited were the last two movies I have seen. Both bad.

Burn after Reading - I laughed so hard. So very very hard. However, seeing this film in a theatre filled with French-speaking folk, that -apparently- also meant that me and my friend were about the only ones laughing. I'm still not sure if the humour was too grotesque (unlikely, they're French) or too subtle (umm, I think not). Maybe too ridiculous. What a joy to see these great actors just really go for the silliest and most senseless humour ever, not an obvious choice either. Anyway, this is a great spoof of spionage films, with thoroughly unlikeable characters and a thoroughly annoying yet hilarious Brad Pitt. The dance moves in the car! I've been doing them all evening yesterday. It's definitely not the greatest Coen I've ever seen and I won't get it on DVD or anything, but it still made for a pleasant evening.

Just watched Anchorman on TV. Possibly one of the worst and most overrated movies I have ever seen. I'm really dissapointed since I know so many people that find it hilarious. I don't think I will talk to them again. I literally laughed once throughout the entire film. Shocking stuff.

Just about finished with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in film analysis. Good movie. Jack Nicholson is good, despite what people say.

There are people who say that he isn't good? What analysis did you make?

I believe people dislike him more for his social life than his acting. But I'm not Hollywood critic. And the class is called film analysis, but mainly we just figure out symbolisms and themes. Like how the asylum's workers wearing both white and black was a contradiction between innocence/purity and death/chaos. Very fun class, all the same.

I saw Underworld: Rise of the Lycans last night. It was okay, but I liked the first ones more.

The Rocker with Rainn Wilson (Dwight from The Office). Pretty funny, although very cliched.

Just watched the animated version of Animal Farm in my AP Euro class

Ivan's Childhood (10/10)

 

Oldboy(Rewatch) (10/10)

 

Juno (8/10)

 

 

 

All were good. I love Tarkovsky's work always. Just bought Oldboy on DVD. Had to watch it again.

Slither I wonder what would've happened if they just had sex on the first night. Anyway, lots of oneliners. And it is a funny movie. But less funny than the first time.

Valkyrie - I haven't been this often to the cinema in months, and I've still got quite the list of want-to-see's. Yay! Moving on to Valkyrie, I liked it. Not in the sense that it changed my life, though. It was solid, but very typical: on the cinematographic level, nothing new. Der Untergang beats Valkyrie big time on that level. The story, on the other hand, is not only rock-solid but also gripping and brought in a pretty serene way, without too much thick Hollywood tearjerking drama. I was in Berlin a few years ago, where a (very very good) British guide toured me through the museum that is dedicated to the murder attempts on Hitler. The museum is the very building where Stauffenberg worked and was executed. I hear left and right that in Valkyrie, they exaggerated the truth and made the story more dramatic than it was, but it was actually extremely close to what the guide told us.

I never knew they used "Ik hoor zo links en rechts' in English. Cool. :

 

 

 

And there's too much good movies in cinema now! Benjamin Button, Slumdog Millionaire, Synecdoche New York, Milk, the Wrestler, revolutionary road, Doubt, Forst/Nixon, Rachel Getting Married, Gomorra and so much more. A bit too much if you ask me.

Actually, I'm not sure the expression is proper English, but I don't care! I'm enriching the English language, right? :

 

 

 

And yes, there are too many great films to see, especially because the summer will probably -as usual- be completely barren of good cinema. Meh.

Waltz With Bashir - this movie grabbed my stomach right from the opening scene and didn't let go the day after.brilliant.

 

though it's animated some of the (amazing!)scenes felt more realistic then any non-animated movie i saw ,probably(but not only) because they were ilustrations of real events .

 

Not that this movie doesn't have any weaknesses, mediocre narrative?perhaps , maybe its too slow for a "war movie" - dont think its realy a weakness...still the overrall make up for those.

 

In my opinion it stand in one line with all the greatest war movies ever made. 4.5/5.

 

 

 

I also saw The Dark Knight on sat. I have to admit,not as good as i thought it will be.