I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately–a few at the theater, some on DVD. Since I’m pretty brainless right now, I figured that might be fun to talk about. I figured I’d go through and give my ratings, or at least some thumbs-up and thumbs-down. Or, in the case of Avatar, thumbs sideways!
1. Avatar.
Bruce & my kids and I left the theater having an argument. “It was Dances With Wolves!” “No, it was Fern Gully” “No, it was Pocahontas!” Afterward, I added The Last Samurai and Enemy Mine to that list. You see where I’m going with this? In terms of the story and the writing–not at all original. I found every minute of it predictable, there wasn’t a hint of subtlety and I was never once on the edge of my seat in terms of story.
That said–visually, yes, it was amazing to look at. Beautiful, like being inside a huge video game. But the problem is, I am not a huge video game fan. Nor do I really like projects that are so dependent on CGI, there’s nothing “real” going on on the screen. That’s the problem I had with Star Wars Phantom Menace…and with Avatar. My favorite part was the 3-D. It was incredibly well done, and I can absolutely appreciate the skillfulness with which it was accomplished and the way movie-making has leapt forward. It was an entertaining experience but (again, imo) not at all worth all the hype, and certainly not the Golden Globe it already won. Much less the Oscar.
My final verdict: Thumbs sideways. Not a bad movie. Entertaining. But not the “OMG AMAZING!” experience I was expecting. My rating: 6/10
2. Inglorious Basterds
Loved it. I have loved a few Tarantino movies (Pulp Fiction, Grindhouse) but I’ve also hated a few (Kill Bill I and II.) You have to go into a Tarantino movie fully cognizant that it’s going to be violent and politically incorrect and really over the top. And in those three respects, I.B. was classic Tarantino.
I am not a huge Brad Pitt fan, but he did a fantastic job with this character. And Christoph Waltz, who won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of one of the Nazis, was brilliant.
In the end, though, what really pushed this movie to the top for me was how tense I was when I watched it. We talk a lot about building tension in writing; well, the same is necessary for movies. As I said above, I didn’t once sit forward in my seat, or hold my breath when watching Avatar. In this one, there were few scenes when I wasn’t feeling my heart thud and my breath catch in my throat because the tension just built and built and built. These scenes would draw out like a wire strung out as tightly as it could go–you knew it was going to snap, you just didn’t know when and the tension of waiting for it was utterly remarkable.
Definite thumbs up, again repeating the caveat that you have to A) Like Tarantino. B) Not mind graphic violence. C) Have no problem with history being entirely rewritten. My rating: 10/10
3. Sherlock Holmes
Oh, my. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law…utterly delicious. I am not a purist about Holmes, so I had no problem with him being turned into a kick-ass, brooding tough guy. The story was interesting–not fabulous and pretty predictable–but the relationship between the two men was wonderful and was what made the movie so very watchable. They had such chemistry and great timing & rapport. I am really looking forward to more of these.
Thumbs up with a rating of 7.5/10 from me.
4. District 9
I saw this a few months ago but never talked about it and since it comes up a lot lately with people talking about Avatar, I figured I’d mention it. I liked it. Unexpected. It had a very raw, unpackaged feel, not at all “slick” like most Hollywood movies (including Avatar.) I didn’t know a lot about it before I went in, so I was a little surprised, but once I bought into the whole premise (aliens being kept in a concentration camp in South Africa…very much a statement on apartheid) I really found myself enjoying it.
Thumbs up with a rating of 7/10 from me.
5. Up
One of my kids got the DVD for Christmas. I had heard several people talk about this one, and was anxious to see it, so we sat down to watch it as a family. Well, they were right and I absolutely loved it. Though a Pixar animated movie, I didn’t feel it was a “kid’s” movie–and some of the themes in it were very adult in nature. (Though they would go over most kids heads.) I cried my eyes out during the first 10 minutes or so–during which we see this incredibly poignant story of a love-of-a-lifetime unfold. Soulmates meeting as children and living their lives together. It was really lovely. The rest of the movie was more standard, but still a step above most other kids movies in terms of overall theme and characterization. It was also adorably funny.
Thumbs up with a rating of 10/10 from me.
6. The Hangover
Everybody’s been raving about this one so we watched it on pay-per-view a few weeks ago. I liked it a lot but didn’t think it was the be-all, end-all comedy of all time. I guess I need to stop listening to people talk about movies because it inevitably builds my expectations too high and then I get let down. Entertaining, but I didn’t think it was really any better than Role Models, which we also watched over the holidays.
Thumbs up with a rating of 7/10 from me.
A few random mentions:
We got Star Trek for Christmas, but I think I mentioned last spring when I saw it at the theater how much I adored this one. Watched it again and loved it even more, especially after watching the “extras” during which the filmmakers talked about how reluctant they were to use CGI. They wanted a very “real” feel to this film and their motto was, “If we CAN do it, we WILL do it.” It showed. Very real and extremely entertaining.
One of my kids got me Zombie Honeymoon (I’m a big zombie fan) and it was hilariously bad as only the best B movies can be. (Speaking of zombies–Zombieland was a total blast. Loved it.) I also recently saw Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and enjoyed it, though not as much as the original. Very typical, lots of shootings and explosions and violence…without the brilliant Willem Dafoe who made the original so interesting. (The whole Hollywood story behind the guy who wrote Boondock Saints is really fascinating in tinsel-town lore…if you’re ever interested in seeing how somebody had the world at his feet and totally screwed himself up so he had to go back to work as a bartender, Google it.)
Oh, not movies, but I promised to talk about NYC. We Saw 3 Broadway shows when we were there so here are my reviews of those:
Next To Normal–absolutely amazing, phenomenal, I cannot believe it didn’t win for Best Musical. A heart-breaking look at a “normal” family that slowly disintegrates when you realize the mother is bi-polar and has been having psychotic episodes for the first 30 minutes off the show…and that the teenage son who’s been on stage the whole time is actually dead and has been since infancy, she was seeing him in her hallucinations. POWERFUL and raw and shocking and wonderful.
In The Heights–pretty good. I didn’t walk out of the theater humming or singing any of the songs and for the life of me, I cannot think of one right now, which, to me, says there was nothing fabulous about it.
The Toxic Avenger – hysterical. Loved it. I saw this “B” movie in the 80′s and hated it, but the stage show was utterly hilarious, over-the-top and campy. And I’m still humming some of the songs (like I said above, my litmus test.)
Anybody seen anything good or have any comments on any of the above?
PS: All About Romance has started their Annual Romance Reader’s Poll, always a fun time of year!
Leslie Kelly used to say she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up, but then she discovered Nancy Drew books. Being a flashlight-under-the-covers-nose-in-book reader throughout her childhood, she couldn’t think of anything else she’d rather do as an adult than continue to lose herself in fictional stories. Her real life marriage of 20 years to the man of her dreams is a constant reinforcement that happily-ever-afters really can happen…and that they’re worth writing about. Living in Maryland, Leslie spends her non-writing time laughing a lot with the above-mentioned romance hero and their three daughters. Though an author of more than thirty sexy, contemporary comedies, she has recently branched out to write dark romantic suspense under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish.
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I want to see Avatar and Sherlock Holmes. And The Blind Side. So many and I haven’t been to the theatre in awhile. Well, I did see It’s Complicated which was funny, but essentially it’s about infidelity, so there’s a bleakness to it as well that makes it a little uncomfortable.
I saw Star Trek at the theatre and loved it, except for Chris Pine. He greatly annoyed me, but that’s okay, I liked Zachary Quinto, who did an amazing job as Spock.
Need to get me to the movies!!!
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I haven’t seen many of the movies you listed…Sherlock Holmes and wow…I loved it. I thought it was excellent.
Saw Star Trek when it came out in the theater and again was very impressed.
My husband and I are going to Avatar this week. We are ambivalent about it…sometimes it seems we want to see it…others it seems like we SHOULD see it…I don’t know..
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I saw Star Trek for the first time over Christmas and loved it! I’m pretty sure the last movie I saw in the theater was New Moon. I like to go to the movies, but it is so expensive, I don’t go very often. I’m hoping to go see Sherlock Holmes in the next couple of weeks.
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I saw The Blind Side this weekend and loved it. I was expecting more football but the story was so inspiring that I didn’t mind the lack of the gridiron. I took my kids to see The Chipmunks the Squeakuel and it was adorable. I laughed just as loud as the kids and my teenager loved it.
I can’t wait to see Dear John but will have to wait for that on DVD. LOL My mom and daughter are going to see it though, so I will have their opinions.
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I really am not rushing to see Avatar. I’ll let my Spawn chime in later on that one. LOL
Loved Sherlock and Star Trek and Basterds. Got to see the last 2 over the holiday on my new blue-ray. So I have been buying others. Like Boondock Saints which I got for $10 at walmart but haven’t seen it yet.
I am hoping to go see The Imagineerium of Dr. Parnassus today. I am bringing kleenex since it is Heath Ledger’s last movie. I still want to see Blind Side and Up in the Air.
Go see Nine if you want to be humming when you come out of the movie. I loved that one! If you know the backstory about Frederico Fellini it helps to understand it even more. And the numbers are stunning- very updated Buzby Berkley in many ways.
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ev…I wasn’t really a fan of “Nine” (I understood why people weren’t going to see it. I thought the cinematography was amazing, but that was about it). I thought it really didn’t showcase the talent that they had. I love Rob Marshall films (see “Chicago” if you want to understand).
Saw “Leap Year” last weekend (very predictable, but I knew that going in…if you have seen the trailers, you’ve seen the movie).
Haven’t seen “Avatar”. Yes, I am weird.
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I agree with you on “Avatar”–it is a visually stunning work wrapped around a cliched, predictable, anti-business plot. I was disappointed. Frankly, I don’t believe it is any more creative than the Terminator series James Cameron began all those years ago.
“Sherlock Holmes” is such a fun movie. I would rank it a must-see.
“The Blind Side” is very good, with a heart-warming story the whole family can enjoy. I believe the movie glosses over some of the reality (Michael Oher was raised in the south–of course he understood football before he stepped onto that high school field! The investigation following Oher’s signing with Ole Miss was quite lengthy.) All that can be forgiven for presenting viewers with such a sweet, touching, accessible story.
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That’s what Michael Oher said (about the inaccuracies in the story). I love, love, loved “The Blind Side”. I can’t imagine Julia Roberts in that role. Sandra Bullock was perfect.
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I haven’t seen Avatar and really am not interested in it. Although, I think my husband wants to see it but we will wait until it’s on Netflix. We rarely go to the theater anymore.
We just watched Inglorious Bastards on DVD and I LOVED IT! I’m a Tarantino fan as well. He is very strange, does violent, over-the-top movies but I love them. They are like a train wreck. You don’t want to look at them but can’t stop yourself. Did you see Death Proof? LOVED IT! Talk about kick-ass women!
Now I’ll pop over to the Annual Romance Readers Poll
Cher
We watched District Nine on DVD during the holidays. I really enjoyed it. A very different kind of movie. Not your typical aliens vs. humans movie. More documentary style at least at the beginning.
I haven’t seen Sherlock Holmes but want to. I love Robert Downey Jr. Sunday night “The Soloist” was on HBO. Good movie!
We also watched Up over the holidays. I really enjoyed it especially the unfolding love story–so sweet!
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That was odd the way my comments were posted….interesting….
Cher
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We saw The Lovely Bones and Blindside this weekend. We loved them both. Also, we had seen UP when it came out. Loved Up.
I haven’t seen any of the others nor am I really inclined too.
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Great reviews! We’ve got Sherlock Holmes on our radar so it’s a trip to the cinema this weekend I think. Not keen on Avatar so I think I’ll give this one a miss! We watched District 9 last night and I really enjoyed it! It was strangely watchable as was Inglorious B*astards -as I’m not a Tarrantino fan normally!
We also got out on DVD last week Taking of Pelham123 and The Hurt Locker both of which I enjoyed. The Hurt Locker was really brutal and I can’t imagine how it must be out there in Iraq and Afghanistan for our troops at the moment! They should all have our support. Take care. Caroline x
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I just heard that Robert B. Parker died. Breaks this writer’s heart….
Cher
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Of the films you listed, Up is the only one I have any interest in seeing. Son#1
has shared his copy with the family and they all have very much liked it. I will
see it after it finishes making the rounds. The Blind Side is one other film that
I want to see. Sandra Bullock is one of my favorite actresses!
Pat Cochran
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I rarely go to the movies and usually wait for movies to go to DVD to watch them. Not sure whether I want to watch any of the ones listed.
As for Avatar, I haven’t seen it nor do I want to see it. Unfortunately, I live in NZ and got sick of the buildup about how good the movie would be because the CGI had been done by Weta Workshops :*&#!: Yeah they have done some great work, but it doesn’t mean I want to keep hearing about it.
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I was beginning to think I was the only one that felt that way about Avatar. My dad loved it so much that he insisted on taking me and my husband to see it. My dad never sees movies at a movie theater twice and my husband really wanted to see it, so I went. I came out of the theater and said “It was just like the Matrix only with pretty colors.” I also found that the music started out the same as “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic, so I had that song stuck in my head through most of the movie. I’m just glad that I didn’t pay to go see it.
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Wow Les, you really saw a lot of stuff. I haven’t been to the movies in, what seems like, ages. So I don’t really have any ratings for anyone. I would love to see Holmes, but not interested in Avatar or IG…sorry. There are others like Precious, The Blind Side, It’s Complicated, and some others I can’t think of right now, that I would love to see as well. I have been seeing commercials for “In the Heights” in CT, and it looked interesting, but I don’t think that I will have the time to catch it.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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Sorry to say it has been awhile since I went to a movie! I would love to see The Blind Side, I read the book which I liked. The book had lots of football in it! I want to see Nine, that one number with Kate Hudson must be worth seeing the rest of the movie! I’d also like to see It’s Complicated and others. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Tarantino movie, they don’t usually appeal to me but I’ve been considering seeing Inglorious Bastards on DVD. I tend to like movies that are similar to the books I read!!
What can I say!!
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Star Trek just keeps getting more fun every time I watch it. The academy scene, the shot where you see the stairs, that’s actually (and the building) the library for CSUN, which I used to live across the street from. The engine room of the Enterprise is actually the Budweiser Plant in Van Nuys, so I wave to it every time I drive by it.
I have no desire to see Avatar. James Cameron, while he’s an amazing visual genius, has about as much writing skills as George Lucas. He’s a poor writer and unfortunately, he’s one director that has to rely on visuals in order for his movies to work – with the exception of Titanic, which I still have yet to see without falling asleep through it. However, Billy Zane is completely adorable in person. We saw him at one of the movies theaters a friend of mine and I are always at. While I also applaud Cameron for his ability to bring butts into the seats, his work ethic and his God complex keep from being able to completely enjoy his movies. Especially since he cheated on his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigalow, who in my opinion, is the best female director I’ve seen – yes, even over Sophia Coppla who is just as brilliant. There are very few movies I will see that are carried because of CGI. Robert Rodriguez is the only director I will sit through his movies for. With the except of a few movies, most of his are CG based.
However, that brings me to Tarantino. The man is brilliant. You mentioned how your heart pounded through-out scenes during Inglourious Basterds, trying watching it with the man sitting three rows behind you. Better yet, try watching Death Proof with him sitting three seats away from you (and afterward, getting the biggest hug from him and ending up with his cold for a week). Basterds is by far one of the best movies that came out last year. Tarantino already said when he retires, he’s going to be an author. The man has a way with words, and not just through scripts. You can tell he’s a person watcher and he truly cares about what people have to say. It was no secret that Tarantino hated film students. He never graduated high school, he doesn’t have his GED and obviously, he never went to college. He calls himself a film student and when he dies, that will be his graduation. It was until he became friends with Robert Rodriguez (who directed the first half of Grindhouse – Planet Terror, among a lot of other really good movies) and Eli Roth (the writer/director of Hostel, Hostel Part 2, and Cabin Fever. As well as the director of Nation’s Pride in Inglourious Basterds and he wrote and directed Thanksgiving, one of the fake trailers in Grindhouse which will be filmed once he’s done filming Endangered Species sometime this year, who I also met and is the most beautiful person I have ever laid eyes on), who also play Dov in Death Proof (most of his scenes were cut out from the American theater release, but they’re on the DVD) and then Donny “The Bear Jew” Donowitz in Basterds. Both Rodriguez and Roth graduated from film school and we all believe that’s what helped Tarantino in a lot of ways. I met him last year and during a Q&A, I complimented him on his movies, how Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 brought my stepdad and I closer together and how he was one of the two main reasons I was in film school. Usually he would brush off a comment like that, however afterward, I went to shake his hand and while shaking his hand, he said how what I said meant a lot to him and he pulled me into this huge hug. That is just one of the many reasons why I worship the ground that man walks on. His work ethic is, while a little crazy, what’s needed on a set. His god complex has shrunk, but his ego hasn’t. I’ve even stolen some of the things he does on his sets, and I use them on my own. The only movie of Tarantino’s I don’t really care for, is Jackie Brown. I also love the fact that he will not rely on CGI, at all. He hates CGI. The fire in Basterds was real. Roth and Omar Doom, who played Omar in the movie, almost died during the fire scene. They ended up in the hospital afterward, the whole 9 yards. When they tested for the fire, they forgot to include the banners and flags, the huge swastika (the one that falls down in every trailer), as well as the 300+ people that would be in the theater and when the fire went off, it erupted the whole place and there was no take two.
Sherlock Holmes was a lot of fun. The only thing that kept making me go why Ritchie why, was the green screen. You can tell when they shoot on green screen and when they shoot on location/back lot (it’s also the only problem I have with Sweeney Todd). Well, I can, maybe not everyone can, I don’t know haha. Ritchie, while he didn’t write Holmes, is an amazing writer/director and really can do no wrong, in my eyes, except his choice in women. The day it was announced Madonna was divorcing him, we through a freaking party. I love the revamp of Holmes because it allows my generation, who didn’t grow up reading the books, to be brought into the new order of Holmes, the same with Star Trek. It’s going to be amusing to see what happens in the next 2 Holmes movies, as both Ritchie and Brad Pitt have made some noise about Pitt playing the bad guy. And if you’ve seen Snatch, Ritchie can bring out a performance from Pitt that is just great. And after working with Tarantino, I can only see Pitt becoming a stronger actor. It also helps that Ritchie becomes friends with most of his actors, and through that friendship, he’s able to get the performances he wants and deserves. The same with Tarantino, although, his friendships don’t guarantee you a job on his movies and if you get one, it doesn’t mean you’ll keep it. He’s notorious for firing people on a whim, or killing off their characters to just get rid of them. Now Ritchie just needs to do RocknRolla 2. The first one is a lot of fun.
I haven’t seen Up, District 9 (which I have on bluray but I have to get my player) and The Hangover yet, but I’ll get to them eventually.
The Hurt Locker. It is a MUST. The reviews are not lying when they say it’s a near perfect movie. Kathryn Bigalow is brilliant and to see a war movie told from the directorial view of a woman is just..beautiful and heartbreaking. I’m not one to gush over many females in Hollywood. I don’t care for most female directors, there’s very few female actresses I actually freak out over (Angelina and Helena Bonham-Carter are really the only two) and there’s only three female producers I would ever work with (Jada Pinket-Smith, Susan Downey and Diane Keaton). I really don’t like working with girls at my school either. However, Bigalow is someone I respect and admire beyond words and I hope some day I can be said in the same sentence as her.
My mom mentioned she bought Boondock Saints, while the movie is 11 years old (I’m hoping she got the first one and not All Saints Day, which is the second one, but I don’t think it’s out on DVD yet, much less in the 10 dollar bin) it’s pretty much The Departed, but instead of the lies and the deceit, it’s vigilantism at it’s finest. If you haven’t seen it, it’s very entertaining and Willem Defoe is great as the detective.
Nine is so much fun. Danny Day gave a really good performance, however, it was definitely the females in the cast that brought the movie together. Each actress stole the show when she was on screen, but it was intentionally. If you’ve seen Chicago, it’s the same way. Rob Marshall doesn’t allow his actors or actresses to over power the lead on screen, which is why, just like in Chicago, everyone is a lead in their little way. If you haven’t seen the movie 8 1/2, written and directed by Federico Fellini, it’s the musical version of that film. Nine was also on Broadway during the 80′s (I believe it was the 80′s, maybe early 90′s) and won a slew of awards. It’s about a director who lives in his head with his memories and fantasies. It’s also a great movie for anyone who wants to be a director, because I know, that will end up being my life.
I know I saw a lot more movies than that, but most of mine tend to be ones most people wont see, like AntiChrist (which came out last year, extremely limited release) and Cannibal Holocaust which came out in either 1982 or 1985. Or else it was filmed in 82 but released in 85, I don’t remember.
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Wow, that was really long. Sorry!
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This is why you don’t let your kid go to film school!!
Just kidding!
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I’ll remember that when I’m living in England working for and hanging out with Guy Ritchie and Tim Burton and tanning on Johnny Depps yacht looking at his private island and you want to come visit. FAIL!
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I’ll be the odd woman out and admit I *hated* Inglorious Basterds. A lot.
I’m not a Tarantino fan and probably never will be.
There were several scenes where I thought “Wow, cool shot” but I just wasn’t entertained at all. I think my inner historian was cringing too much.
UP was a big surprise for me. I sobbed during the first 10 minutes, too. Pixar always amazes me with how much emotion they can cram in to what is usually a kids’ medium. Their short cartoons are amazing, and I could easily see that intro being one of them.
Have zero interest in seeing Avatar. Not only does hubby get motion sickness, but our single screen theater here just wouldn’t do it justice anyway.
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Just remember, it does start out with “once upon a time”, so even my hubby who lived through WW2 and lived in Germany at the end (his father was the provost marshall for Munich) didn’t have a problem with it. He enjoyed. I am sure he and heather will sit and cound bodies at some point.
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Well, the theater itself has 350 people in it…..
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I’ve loved reading everyone’s responses today! How interesting that so few of us were/are interested in seeing Avatar. I wonder if it’s because we’re all such avid readers, and that movie really isn’t strong on “story.” That was my take, anyway.
And Heather–the spawn! Welcome back, long time no see in the jungle! I love hearing your “insider” take on some of this. I lol’d on your George Lucas remark as it’s exactly what we’ve said again and again, about both him and Cameron. And I didn’t say it above, but one of the things I didn’t like about Sherlock Holmes (and Sweeney Todd, for that matter) was exactly the green-screen you mentioned. Yes, I can absolutely tell, and it drives me batty. Re Tarantino, I guess I’m between you and Amber. I love some, really dislike some. I was NOT a Kill Bill fan. Nor did I like Jackie Brown. But I really loved Grindhouse (well, Death Proof, to be exact.) I actually wrote a “Which Quentin Tarantino Character Are You?” quiz on Facebook that’s been taken tens of thousands of times by now…lolol! Plus, of course, I.G. and P.F. Dusk Til Dawn was interesting, and I loved parts of it, but it’s not one of my faves. (Though, of course, Bruce loves the Selma-with-a-snake scene.
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Re the CGI: I’ve told people, I can “fall into” an entirely animated movie and let myself go for it (like Up) but when it goes back and forth, I have a really hard time letting myself buy into it. I find myself picking out the moments when things go from “real” to “CGI” and it totally disrupts the flow of my enjoyment of the film.
Oh, PS, Heather, I think your mom mentioned Boondocks because I mentioned seeing them both. I really don’t see “The Departed” comparison, but definitely enjoyed the first one and got a few grins out of the second. (Especially the last 5 minutes or so…lol!) Please don’t be a stranger, we love hearing from you again!
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I don’t mind animated movies at all. I just hate when “real” movies rely on CG to carry it. I loved Planet Terror, but because of the cast, it took a while to really fall in love with the movie as a whole because Rodriguez relies so much on CG. He makes it work, I will not deny that. I love Sin City, but that kind of movie, and Watchman and 300, require CG to carry the story. The scripts were also well written. Cameron just bothers me so much. One of my teachers called me narrowminded because I don’t like him and refuse to see Avatar. Another one told me I only like Tarantino because I’m ADD.
As for From Dusk till Dawn, Tarantino only wrote that. Rodriguez directed it. And I love how there was very, very little CG. The same with The Faculty, which is another Rodriguez movie. I really hope they team up again.
I’ve been trying to get my mom to watch Boondock Saints forever. Next I have to get her to watch Suicide Kings. I love that movie. I guess what I meant it’s a lot like The Departed, not so much story wise, but just the fight between good and evil and the struggles are the same. Especially between Mark Whalburg’s character and Willem Defoe’s character – obviously taken to different extremes later on. I still haven’t seen the 2nd one, I don’t know if I really want too. I’ll probably rent it from netflix and determine then.
I’ve also been watching a lot of older movies. Like with Vincent Price, some actually older than that and planning for my Sr. thesis project which is going to be Noiresque so I really haven’t been staying up on much of the current movies – besides those listed above.
However, The Hurt Locker, I can’t stop raving about it. If I didn’t have a boat load of homework to finish tonight (I needed a break from it and to put the disc of Nip/Tuck in) I would watch it again.
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It was the original Boondock Saints in blue-ray for $10 so I had to get it!!
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You know what Leslie, I’ve probably taken your quiz too. I always get Kim in them. I love her. Her and the amazing Zoe Bell are my two favorite characters in Death Proof. I could careless for Jordon Ladd. She’s in the first half of Death Proof. The blond with the really annoying “Southern” accent. I know many people from Texas and none of them talk like her.
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Saw Avatar and Holmes. Both great! Interesting what you say about Avatar. Yes, story has been done. A friend stated its a timeless story. It works because it rings TRUE. I feel it takes a LOT of talent to take a retold story and make it original and great.
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Watch the episode of South Park called Dancing with Smurfs. Avatar isn’t as “original” as people keep calling it.
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Oh, speaking of really awesome Zombie movies. Find a movie called Night of the Living Dorks. It’s a German zombie film about three teenage boys who come back as zombies after a car crash. Watch it in German too, it is so much better because the English dubs are the worst I’ve ever seen, and I watch a ton of foreign films. I have to find it on amazon, it’s a must own.
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I’m a little late on this thread but you should watch ZombieLand if you love zombie flicks.. I went to theaters and watched this one.. It was hilarious.