I'm Not There. (2007)
NEXT: "Logan's Run" (1976)
This a fairly artistic and poetic movie which also makes it less accessible. I enjoyed it, but wasn't too into it. Also, the varying realities of the storylines made it hard for me to buy into some of the disbelief required for each.
The acting was good and I enjoyed it being in black and white.
They did some really cool things w/ the songs and thoughts, but ultimately it just lacked clear communication to me.
Haiku Summary
Dylan played by lots
of people. Each playing a
different side. Songs.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) - 4/5
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
NEXT: "Cloverfield" (2008)
I liked this one more than the first movie. This one had a darker feel to it and more "mature" scenes as far as motive, implications and direct consequences. Not that it made it better, but it had a different tone.
Fortunately, it had the first one to build on: established reality and characters. Also, better special effects. I think this might be the first movie where I didn't question the CGI. It wasn't until late in the movie that I gave it a thought.
Haiku Summary
Kids pulled back into
Narnia to help Prince and
Narnians save all.
NEXT: "Cloverfield" (2008)
I liked this one more than the first movie. This one had a darker feel to it and more "mature" scenes as far as motive, implications and direct consequences. Not that it made it better, but it had a different tone.
Fortunately, it had the first one to build on: established reality and characters. Also, better special effects. I think this might be the first movie where I didn't question the CGI. It wasn't until late in the movie that I gave it a thought.
Haiku Summary
Kids pulled back into
Narnia to help Prince and
Narnians save all.
Silent Running (1972) - 1/5
Silent Running (1972)
NEXT: "I'm Not There" (2007)
Man, not good. In the same vein of "Omega Man" and "The Andromeda Strain" this is just slow, poorly acted and suffers from the same production style.
I might have given this 2 out of 5, but the music (Joan Baez) is just painful.
There's a lot of possible messages from this like man doesn't care about nature, nature freaks are crazy, etc. I think mainly the message is: we need to take care of the planet or it will go away and that man cares more about money than beauty and nature. I'm not sure, but that might be it???
Haiku Summary
Ship with plants to save
Earth's nature. Told to destroy
and come back. He's nuts.
NEXT: "I'm Not There" (2007)
Man, not good. In the same vein of "Omega Man" and "The Andromeda Strain" this is just slow, poorly acted and suffers from the same production style.
I might have given this 2 out of 5, but the music (Joan Baez) is just painful.
There's a lot of possible messages from this like man doesn't care about nature, nature freaks are crazy, etc. I think mainly the message is: we need to take care of the planet or it will go away and that man cares more about money than beauty and nature. I'm not sure, but that might be it???
Haiku Summary
Ship with plants to save
Earth's nature. Told to destroy
and come back. He's nuts.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Lars and the Real Girl (2007) - 3.5/5
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
NEXT: "Silent Running" (1972)
A touching story about a guy and a doll. I thought this was well handled spite many logistical problems. You have to put a few things aside, but it does as good as I think can be done.
I saw a related documentary last week called "Guys and Dolls" that was a bit disturbing to watch.
SPOILERS
I particularly liked the scene where the wife explains why the whole town supported Lars. It was a tough scene done very well.
I felt the town's involvement was a bit much, but it worked mostly.
The end was a bit abrupt. I think they did about the best they cd. They had to have him enable Bianca's death while falling for Margo, but the actual end was tough to swallow. And even if you do, there's still the problem that he really believes she was real... how can he move on really? I don't want to over-do it, but I felt that was a problem in the reality they established.
Haiku Summary
Lonely guy buys a
doll. Is he crazy? Either
way, the town loves him.
NEXT: "Silent Running" (1972)
A touching story about a guy and a doll. I thought this was well handled spite many logistical problems. You have to put a few things aside, but it does as good as I think can be done.
I saw a related documentary last week called "Guys and Dolls" that was a bit disturbing to watch.
SPOILERS
I particularly liked the scene where the wife explains why the whole town supported Lars. It was a tough scene done very well.
I felt the town's involvement was a bit much, but it worked mostly.
The end was a bit abrupt. I think they did about the best they cd. They had to have him enable Bianca's death while falling for Margo, but the actual end was tough to swallow. And even if you do, there's still the problem that he really believes she was real... how can he move on really? I don't want to over-do it, but I felt that was a problem in the reality they established.
Haiku Summary
Lonely guy buys a
doll. Is he crazy? Either
way, the town loves him.
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