Narc (2002)
Very powerful performances and story. Quite intense. I really enjoyed the 'ride' thru this and trying to figure out who is who and what and everything else. Quite confusing, but very satisfying too.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) - 4/5
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
A 4 may seem high for this movie. Especially since it seems to get such poor reviews/ratings other places. Maybe my expectations were low, but I really liked it.
It was clever, original, cute, funny and very fun! It was like they had an idea (what if a super hero was more like a normal person... or better yet, not that great of a person in some ways, but is still a super hero) and they made that movie. Moreover, they didn't stray from it and make that person learn a big lesson, save the world, become a better citizen, etc. Nope.
It was a bit predictable, but who cares? And most elements of the movie were sorta sub-par, but those things just aren't that important to this type of movie. They did a great job of focusing on the characters and the premise and all.
Mostly I'm proud of them for sticking to the premise and playing that out.
A 4 may seem high for this movie. Especially since it seems to get such poor reviews/ratings other places. Maybe my expectations were low, but I really liked it.
It was clever, original, cute, funny and very fun! It was like they had an idea (what if a super hero was more like a normal person... or better yet, not that great of a person in some ways, but is still a super hero) and they made that movie. Moreover, they didn't stray from it and make that person learn a big lesson, save the world, become a better citizen, etc. Nope.
It was a bit predictable, but who cares? And most elements of the movie were sorta sub-par, but those things just aren't that important to this type of movie. They did a great job of focusing on the characters and the premise and all.
Mostly I'm proud of them for sticking to the premise and playing that out.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
The Sentinel (2006) - 2.5/5
The Sentinel (2006)
Again a forgotten post... I don't remember it well and probably wdn't recommend it so it gets a 2.5 b/c I remember liking it ok, but nothing more than that.
Again a forgotten post... I don't remember it well and probably wdn't recommend it so it gets a 2.5 b/c I remember liking it ok, but nothing more than that.
Thank You for Smoking (2005) - 2/5
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Unfortunately I accidentally posted a draft for this post on a different blog and just now realized it. I saw it several weeks ago and don't remember too much about it which makes me think "It must not have been that great and I probably wdn't recommend it." So I gave it a 2.
I remember thinking it was pretty clever, but also I'm no fan of propaganda in movies.
Unfortunately I accidentally posted a draft for this post on a different blog and just now realized it. I saw it several weeks ago and don't remember too much about it which makes me think "It must not have been that great and I probably wdn't recommend it." So I gave it a 2.
I remember thinking it was pretty clever, but also I'm no fan of propaganda in movies.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Primer (2004) - 4.5/5
Primer (2004)
I really liked this movie.
(UPDATE: I went back and up'ed my rating of this movie so the next couple of sentences were made when I had it lower)
I wanted to give it a 4/5 or higher, but it's tough to rationalize w/ the many problems...
Given the circumstances around making the movie, it sd get a 5/5 or something.
The film focuses too much on the science of the situation and leaves too little to the meat of the story. I felt confused by the story, not the science. What happened? Why?
UPDATE:
The reason I up'ed the rating was b/c after thinking about it and I want my ratings to be how much I "like" the movie. Not just technically or artistically or whatever, but what I think about it and all that that entails: fun, clever, etc. How much it appeals to me. I've been thinking and talking about this movie ever since I saw it. I immediately started the director's commentary after watching the movie and immediately started the cast/crew commentary after that (though I didn't finish it).
SPOILERS
What happened to Thomas Granger? The just left that.
UPDATE:
Later in the director commentary he explains they don't know. Their present selves don't know how he found out about the box and what he did exactly, etc. So we don't either.
Why was Aaron leaving?
UPDATE:
Too many doubles and complications. The wiki page explains a lot, but it took me a while to agree w/the whole 'doubles' part.
Wikipedia.org has a great page on it here. I'm not sure I cd get all that from the movie???
I really liked this movie.
(UPDATE: I went back and up'ed my rating of this movie so the next couple of sentences were made when I had it lower)
I wanted to give it a 4/5 or higher, but it's tough to rationalize w/ the many problems...
Given the circumstances around making the movie, it sd get a 5/5 or something.
The film focuses too much on the science of the situation and leaves too little to the meat of the story. I felt confused by the story, not the science. What happened? Why?
UPDATE:
The reason I up'ed the rating was b/c after thinking about it and I want my ratings to be how much I "like" the movie. Not just technically or artistically or whatever, but what I think about it and all that that entails: fun, clever, etc. How much it appeals to me. I've been thinking and talking about this movie ever since I saw it. I immediately started the director's commentary after watching the movie and immediately started the cast/crew commentary after that (though I didn't finish it).
SPOILERS
What happened to Thomas Granger? The just left that.
UPDATE:
Later in the director commentary he explains they don't know. Their present selves don't know how he found out about the box and what he did exactly, etc. So we don't either.
Why was Aaron leaving?
UPDATE:
Too many doubles and complications. The wiki page explains a lot, but it took me a while to agree w/the whole 'doubles' part.
Wikipedia.org has a great page on it here. I'm not sure I cd get all that from the movie???
Friends with Money (2006) 1.5/5
Friends with Money (2006)
A non-story w/ great characters. A bad story told well. Depressing life situations for people who do it to themselves for the most part. Selfish, shallow people not being happy.
No ending at all which cd almost pass for being contemplative, but it's too much which just means they didn't have a good ending and just stopped to fake something powerful IMO.
Don't bother.
A non-story w/ great characters. A bad story told well. Depressing life situations for people who do it to themselves for the most part. Selfish, shallow people not being happy.
No ending at all which cd almost pass for being contemplative, but it's too much which just means they didn't have a good ending and just stopped to fake something powerful IMO.
Don't bother.
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