Pan's Labyrinth, too. I could rave on about how beautiful and fantastic it is, but last night when I was tipsy I said something that was actually really accurate:
I think Pan's Labyrinth has the mood that Tim Burton tries to go for nowadays, and fails every single time to achieve (Except for Big Fish.)
The Lovely Bones is sugar-coated. Too...whimsical at times. And funny.
I might be the only person on earth who disliked The Lovely Bones, the novel. Beyond the first scene, which scared me into attention, I thought it was pretty bad. The movie looks even worse.
I felt cheated by it, honestly.Originally Posted by Shiny
I mean, she's dead before you even know it (and it's as if she didn't experience anything at all). Then, soon, she's having a great time in the afterlife! The movie does a great job of trivializing her murder. I don't even know how the creep killed her.
Also, she was raped? I guessed that happened at some point, but the movie was certainly, definitely, without a doubt, afraid to show anything sexual.
whoa whoa spoilers >:O
Watched The Room last night. There were points where it stopped being funny-bad and was actually painful bad.
District 9, awesome film. Loved it, watch it!
Avatar, in 3D. Absolutely stunning, but I don't understand how people were depressed after seeing it since they can't live in that world
Yeah, I think it's because Jackson wanted to focus more on the emotional result of her being murdered rather than the actual act.I felt cheated by it, honestly.
I mean, she's dead before you even know it (and it's as if she didn't experience anything at all). Then, soon, she's having a great time in the afterlife! The movie does a great job of trivializing her murder. I don't even know how the creep killed her.
Also, she was raped? I guessed that happened at some point, but the movie was certainly, definitely, without a doubt, afraid to show anything sexual.
I didn't get that he raped her. I think that part could have been more clear. He certainly had the intention to when he said, "You should take off your clothes." D: Plus, you gotta figure the actress is really young. It would be awkward to have a scene like that in the film (SPOILER)though they did do it for a film called, Hounddog.
Pan's Labyrinth is one of the best films I've ever seen. Those who praised it have good taste. District 9 was awesome as well.
I watched the first hour of Caprica. So far it's smurfing confusing. Hopefully it gets clearer soon, but apart from that I'm enjoying it; obviously nothing like BSG though (which I still need to finish watching). However I'm probably going to see Avatar again tomorrow with the rest of my family.
Food, Inc.
5/5
Not just a great documentary, but an important one. Everyone and their Mom should watch Food, Inc. And also The Corporation, another really great documentary that tackles some similar issues.
Legion.
For a movie on such a grim subject, it's suprisingly goofy. I didn't find it offensive, although it is theologically unsound. Even the title refers to demonic, not angelic possession.
This is the second time in the last few months that Dennis Quaid has been slumming in a bad horror movie (last time was Pandorum). As it stands the most interesting character is the one handed cook, Percy.
It's the premise of the film. Not really spoilers.
"It is a well-known fact that all heroes in all tales disliked vegetables as children.
Their legend begins with their overcoming of this weakness, and then continues with a journey filled with hardships.
That noble vegetable, the onion, lives on as a symbol of hardships overcome, and as the mark of a true hero."
Yeah if I remember correctly it's in the trailers. It's definitely on the back of every printing of the book I've ever seen.
I've really been meaning to see Pan's Labrynth. It looked awesome, and I hear nothing but good things.
Anyway, just got back from seeing Sherlock Holmes, which I originally didn't want to see due to Hollywoods habit of ruining such things, and the fact the trailers looked like it was getting turned into an action movie. Thank god I was wrong.
The movie was absolutely stunning. Great acting, and dialogue that was both witty and funny. You see a lot more to Holmes then his mind and deduction skills, but it also shows you some of his less savory tendencies. Theres a couple things that are a bit too easy to piece together yourself, but on a whole there are some amazingly cleaver crimes that had me boggled until the end of the movie.
In short, I absolutely love this movie.
Watched Pan's Labyrinth. Was expecting something in the end to tie everything together but it never came. Pretty disappointed. Sure it had pretty good effects but what was the point of her magical world? To escape the boring bad life she had? Meh.
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