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May 15, 2006
Catching up on Movies
I've been spending time at home catching up on movies that I didn't get a chance to see over the past 18 to 24 months while I was deep into thesis mode. Over the past couple of weeks, I've seen:
A History of Violence - This movie was done right. It was well written and pretty good (SPOILER: The film is violent).
The Ice Harvest - This was also really, really good. If you really liked "A Simple Plan" and "The Grifters" and want to see a movie similar to them, you'll enjoy it. If, on the other hand, you liked those two movies because they were new and interesting to you, "The Ice Harvest" won't get your blood pumping, because you'll realize that you've seen it before.
Undercover Brother - This amused me quite a bit.
Fever Pitch - A romantic comedy in which Jimmy Fallon is a high school teacher and Red Sox addict who starts dating high powered executive Drew Barrymore... SPOILER ALERT: they live happily ever after in the end! I know, I was so surprised!
Starsky and Hutch - This was also very amusing.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - This was impressive how they managed to translate the humor of the book onto the screen. Also, Trillian was hot.
Serenity - Characters acting outside the law go out of their way to rescue and protect special and powerful and young woman while discovering dark secrets about their world.
Elektra - See above, except not very good and with ninjas (there was probably a connection between those two attributes).
Capote - It's hard to believe that Phillip Seymour Hoffman was really playing a person who actually existed until you see the archive footage of Truman Capote on the DVD, and then you realize Truman Capote actually acted just like that!
The Omega Man - I had to see this to finish the "Charlton Heston Science Fiction Trilogy" which also includes "Soylent Green" and "Planet of the Apes." Charlton Heston is the guy that Arnold Schwarzenneger wished he was.
Daredevil - "Better than most movies based on a comic book." Considering that this movie also stars Ben Affleck, you can rest assured that it probably exceeds your expectations.
A View from the Top - This was cute. You can't really go wrong in a movie featuring Gwyneth Paltrow in a flight attendant uniform. Also, it was good to see Mike Myers do something else than serve as the voice of Shrek.
Art School Confidential - I can name everything that's wrong with this movie. I can describe, in excrutiating detail, why I shouldn't like it. The problem is, however, that I do actually like it. Yes, it's a set of sight-gags stretched out to the length of a feature film. Yes, there's a murder-mystery plot that doesn't belong there. Yes, there's a bit too much violence for something that's supposed to be a comedy. Yes, the film resorts to including a love story to lynchpin the plot. However, I couldn't help but enjoy the movie, despite its flaws.
Posted by Dean at May 15, 2006 9:13 PM
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wtf?
can't i come over and watch some?
:-)
hmm, noir fest at dean's???
Posted by: t-rat at May 15, 2006 10:57 PM