What I watched from 1/1/09-/6/30/09
66 movies so far this year. Average 11 per month (~3/week).
I might change my rating to be more like Netflix. It's a simpler system:
1/5 - hated id
2/5 - didn't like it
3/5 - liked it
4/5 - really liked it
5/5 - loved it
Top Rated:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - 5/5
Synecdoche, New York (2008) - 5/5
"Battlestar Galactica" (2004) - 5/5
Adaptation. (2002) - 5/5 (seen bef0re)
The Graduate (1967) - 5/5 (seen before)
Bottom Rated:
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) - 1/5
Cobra (1986) - 1/5
All movies (66):
Revolutionary Road (2008) - 4/5
Doubt (2008/I) - 4.5/5
Land of the Lost (2009) - 3.5/5
Taking Chance (2009) - 3.5/5
Away We Go (2009) - 4.5/5
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) - 1/5
The Love Guru (2008) - 3.5/5
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) - 3/5
Terminator Salvation (2009) - 3/5
The Dam Busters (1955) - 3.5/5
Lost in La Mancha (2002) - 3/5 documentary
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - 5/5
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (20...
My Name Is Bruce (2007) - 3/5
The Incredible Hulk (2008) - 2.5/5
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) - 2.5/5
Speed Racer (2008) - 2.5/5
Star Trek (2009) - 4/5
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Definitely, Maybe (2008) - 4/5
"Caprica" (2009) - 3.5/5
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) - 3.5/5
The Wrestler (2008) - 4.5/5
"Spaced" (1999) - 2.5/5 tv series
Adventureland (2009) - 4/5
Adaptation. (2002) - 5/5
Henry Poole Is Here (2008) - 3/5
High Fidelity (2000) - 3.5/5
The Foot Fist Way (2006) - 3/5
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - 4.5/5
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) - 4/5 documentary
Son of Rambow (2007) - 3/5
Deconstructing Harry (1997) - 2.5/5
The Fountain (2006) - 3.5/5
The Graduate (1967) - 5/5
Smultronstället (1957) - 4/5 subtitles
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008) - 4/5 documentary
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) - 4/5 documentary
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - 4.5...
Duplicity (2009) - 3/5
Hud (1963) - 3/5
Haine, La (1995) - 2.5/5
Synecdoche, New York (2008) - 5/5
Apocalypto (2006) - 3.5/5
Bolt (2008) - 3.5/5
Helvetica (2007) - 3/5 documentary
Young at Heart (2007) - 4/5 documentary
Man on Wire (2008) - 4.5/5 documentary
frontline: is wal-mart good for america? - 4/5 documentary
Sunshine (2007) - 3.5/5
Cop Land (1997) - 3/5
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - 4.5/5
Death Proof (2007) - 4/5
Taken (2008/I) - 3.5/5
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) - 4/5
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) - 4/5
Planet Terror (2007) - 3/5
28 Weeks Later (2007) - 3/5
28 Days Later... (2002) - 3.5/5
What Happens in Vegas (2008) - 1.5/5
Hitman (2007) - 3/5
Yes Man (2008) - 3.5/5
"Battlestar Galactica" (2004) - 5/5
Cobra (1986) - 1/5
The Queen (2006) - 3.5/5
Marley & Me (2008) - 4/5
From Netflix (43 - avg ~7/month):
Revolutionary Road
The Return of Captain Invincible
Doubt
Taking Chance
The Dam Busters
Lost in La Mancha
My Name Is Bruce
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Incredible Hulk
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Speed Racer
Definitely, Maybe
Battlestar Galactica: Caprica
The Wrestler
Spaced: The Complete Series: Disc 2
Spaced: The Complete Series: Disc 1
The Foot Fist Way
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Son of Rambow
Slumdog Millionaire
The Fountain
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Hud
La Haine
Apocalypto
Helvetica
Young @ Heart
Breach
Man on Wire
Is Wal-Mart Good for America?: Frontline
Sunshine
Cop Land
The Last Sin Eater
The Bourne Ultimatum
Grindhouse: Death Proof
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
28 Weeks Later
28 Days Later
Ali
Hitman
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4: Disc 4
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4: Disc 3
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4: Disc 2
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) - 3.5/5
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Good story and action. The film processing they used was great as it gave the color tone a great feel for the battle scenes.
It's tough not to compare this movie to others and in some ways it falls a bit short.
Ultimately, this movie had a hard battle to win me over b/c I read the book which was great and the movie can hardly compare.
Good story and action. The film processing they used was great as it gave the color tone a great feel for the battle scenes.
It's tough not to compare this movie to others and in some ways it falls a bit short.
Ultimately, this movie had a hard battle to win me over b/c I read the book which was great and the movie can hardly compare.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Wordplay (2006) - 3.5/5
Wordplay (2006)
Very fun and interesting and certainly made me want to play crossword puzzles. I'm always attracted to an area of interest that has a sense of 'community' which oddly ennough this seemed to have in the movie.
However, I think even in the movie they make it clear that this tends to be something you do alone. It's just great to see people sharing a common interest and passion for things in a social way. The talent show at the tournament says a lot too - there's more to these people and they accept each other very deeply.
As always, a documentary took a seeminly uninteresting premise and made it fun to watch.
Very fun and interesting and certainly made me want to play crossword puzzles. I'm always attracted to an area of interest that has a sense of 'community' which oddly ennough this seemed to have in the movie.
However, I think even in the movie they make it clear that this tends to be something you do alone. It's just great to see people sharing a common interest and passion for things in a social way. The talent show at the tournament says a lot too - there's more to these people and they accept each other very deeply.
As always, a documentary took a seeminly uninteresting premise and made it fun to watch.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Stranger Than Fiction (2006) - 4/5
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
I felt this was an original idea for a story and it was well told and acted.
SPOILERS
It's hard to pin down exactly what the point was, but I'd consider that to be a good thing. Was it that we sdn't let "numbers" control our lives?
Harold's life is all about numbers: he works at the IRS and is OCD about counting everything and living life in a very calculated manner.
Once that's "broken" he starts changing how he lives and actually starts living his life. Then people are brought into his life. Finally, he's forced to living based on "the facts" and chooses to die for someone else. This time his "living by the numbers" is for a purpose and by choice in the "right way."
But that leaves out Karen Eiffel and too many other characters out of the base of the story. However, to some degree it includes those people in Harold's life: the baker, the professor and the friend.
Karen Eiffel's part in the story is too big to be left out.
I'll have to think about this one some more.
I felt this was an original idea for a story and it was well told and acted.
SPOILERS
It's hard to pin down exactly what the point was, but I'd consider that to be a good thing. Was it that we sdn't let "numbers" control our lives?
Harold's life is all about numbers: he works at the IRS and is OCD about counting everything and living life in a very calculated manner.
Once that's "broken" he starts changing how he lives and actually starts living his life. Then people are brought into his life. Finally, he's forced to living based on "the facts" and chooses to die for someone else. This time his "living by the numbers" is for a purpose and by choice in the "right way."
But that leaves out Karen Eiffel and too many other characters out of the base of the story. However, to some degree it includes those people in Harold's life: the baker, the professor and the friend.
Karen Eiffel's part in the story is too big to be left out.
I'll have to think about this one some more.
Monday, September 03, 2007
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) - 2/5
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Not Jack Black's best. He's funny, but the premise and such just aren't enough.
It's pretty thin all around. Tim Robbin's has a small role which is pretty random.
Not Jack Black's best. He's funny, but the premise and such just aren't enough.
It's pretty thin all around. Tim Robbin's has a small role which is pretty random.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Blood Diamond (2006) - 3.5/5
Blood Diamond (2006)
Very intense and powerful film. They held back and it's still hard to watch.
This is the way to do a political movie: don't beat people over the head. Show them what's happening and let them make their own conclusions. When it's well done, the choice is obvious.
I think people might watch this movie and, if anything, be more cautious about buying diamonds or maybe even not buy them anymore. However, everything we buy is sending a message.
If you buy these diamonds, you might feel guilty about the people that died or were hurt in getting it to you. But similar is true for other purchases: when you buy from a company you are endorsing their practices even if you don't know what they are.
WalMart, like many companies, pretty much has sweat shops around the world. You're supporting that. CITGO is the U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company. JPMorgan, Chevron, Marriot and many other support Planned Parenthood. Ford funds many Gay/Lesbian groups. The list goes on. It's pretty difficult to not be supporting one thing or another w/ any purchase when we know it or not.
Haiku Summary
locals die for stones
mercenary wants big rock
helps man get fam, dies doing so
Very intense and powerful film. They held back and it's still hard to watch.
This is the way to do a political movie: don't beat people over the head. Show them what's happening and let them make their own conclusions. When it's well done, the choice is obvious.
I think people might watch this movie and, if anything, be more cautious about buying diamonds or maybe even not buy them anymore. However, everything we buy is sending a message.
If you buy these diamonds, you might feel guilty about the people that died or were hurt in getting it to you. But similar is true for other purchases: when you buy from a company you are endorsing their practices even if you don't know what they are.
WalMart, like many companies, pretty much has sweat shops around the world. You're supporting that. CITGO is the U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company. JPMorgan, Chevron, Marriot and many other support Planned Parenthood. Ford funds many Gay/Lesbian groups. The list goes on. It's pretty difficult to not be supporting one thing or another w/ any purchase when we know it or not.
Haiku Summary
locals die for stones
mercenary wants big rock
helps man get fam, dies doing so
Monday, September 21, 2009
Das Leben der Anderen (2006) - 4/5
Das Leben der Anderen (2006) - 4/5
Very powerful movie about a very powerful place and time.
The intensity reminds me of the dialog in "Inglorious Basterds" (why is it spelled w/ an 'e'?).
I'm not sure what to take away from this movie, but I guess it's along the lines of being racial or black-and-white judgmental is very difficult when you're face-to-face w/ the people... when it's individuals.
The characters, especially Ulrich Mühe's, were awesome.
Very powerful movie about a very powerful place and time.
The intensity reminds me of the dialog in "Inglorious Basterds" (why is it spelled w/ an 'e'?).
I'm not sure what to take away from this movie, but I guess it's along the lines of being racial or black-and-white judgmental is very difficult when you're face-to-face w/ the people... when it's individuals.
The characters, especially Ulrich Mühe's, were awesome.
Monday, September 03, 2007
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) - 3/5
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Pretty funny, but cd be quite offensive or at least very uncomfortable to some.
It's something like one long Jackass skit: pranks, jokes, potty humor, etc.
Be warned, there's quite a bit of male nudity.
Pretty funny, but cd be quite offensive or at least very uncomfortable to some.
It's something like one long Jackass skit: pranks, jokes, potty humor, etc.
Be warned, there's quite a bit of male nudity.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Little Children (2006) - 3/5
Little Children (2006) - 3/5
I thought this movie was going to be more like a 4 or 5, but it fell short at the end. I felt like they got to the last 20 mins and were like "Man, we gotta wrap this up quick!"
There was so much tension and drama building and building - maybe they built it up too much for them to handle.
They characters are all pretty unhappy and disillusioned in one way or another and escape into their various weaknesses most of the time. While some seem excusable others are "evil." I'm not sure if we're suppose to see them as similar or what... unfortunately, I'm not super motivated to analyze this movie b/c of the weak ending.
Well acted and a decent movie (though disturbing at times) but falls short late in the game.
I thought this movie was going to be more like a 4 or 5, but it fell short at the end. I felt like they got to the last 20 mins and were like "Man, we gotta wrap this up quick!"
There was so much tension and drama building and building - maybe they built it up too much for them to handle.
They characters are all pretty unhappy and disillusioned in one way or another and escape into their various weaknesses most of the time. While some seem excusable others are "evil." I'm not sure if we're suppose to see them as similar or what... unfortunately, I'm not super motivated to analyze this movie b/c of the weak ending.
Well acted and a decent movie (though disturbing at times) but falls short late in the game.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - 3/5
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
A bit sentimental, but good and enjoyable. A good simple story w/ deep characters and a good message that's doesn't hit you over the head w/ (too many) stereotypes and generalizations.
It's a good light version of many movies that maybe try too hard.
A bit sentimental, but good and enjoyable. A good simple story w/ deep characters and a good message that's doesn't hit you over the head w/ (too many) stereotypes and generalizations.
It's a good light version of many movies that maybe try too hard.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
The Good Shepherd (2006) - 2/5
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Very underwhelming performances by all. The movie drags as I don't think De Niro succeeds in using the pace as others have in the past.
Damon's character is suppose to be cold as stone, but he comes across as lame and boring.
It's always disappointing to see a bad spy movie b/c I love the potential they have there.
One thing I'll say, he doesn't insult the audience. You have to be thinking for certain parts, but it's not worth it to wait for them.
SPOILERS
Also, the "mystery film" character is fairly predictable once you get into it. Such a pivotal aspect and it's a let down.
Haiku Summary
Kid gets recruited
by CIA. Life planned for
him. Quiet, boring.
Very underwhelming performances by all. The movie drags as I don't think De Niro succeeds in using the pace as others have in the past.
Damon's character is suppose to be cold as stone, but he comes across as lame and boring.
It's always disappointing to see a bad spy movie b/c I love the potential they have there.
One thing I'll say, he doesn't insult the audience. You have to be thinking for certain parts, but it's not worth it to wait for them.
SPOILERS
Also, the "mystery film" character is fairly predictable once you get into it. Such a pivotal aspect and it's a let down.
Haiku Summary
Kid gets recruited
by CIA. Life planned for
him. Quiet, boring.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2006) - 2.5/5
Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2006)
An interesting look at the differences btwn the "art world" and the real world more than anything.
A woman trucker buys a painting for $5 at a thrift store for a friend. She winds up trying to sell it in a garage sale and someone says they think it might be a Jackson Pollock painting.
She tries to find out if it is and prove the art world wrong. Ultimately, it becomes a matter of principle to her and, imo, she's way too stubborn about it.
SPOILERS
I can kinda see turning down the $2 million from the anonymous offerer. I guess you cd think that anyone offering to pay that much must think it's worth something and if it's worth anything (b/c it's a Pollock) then it's worth a lot more than that.
However, she cd have secured her family's future w/ that so I think she probably sd have taken it. Again, we learn at the end that she has since turned down an offer of $9 million. Now I think she's been crazy, stubborn and selfish.
Wanting to prove the art world wrong and make them admit it is just as bad as them being that way, imo.
Haiku Summary
Woman finds cheap art.
May be Pollock. Finger print
matches. Take $9 mill!
An interesting look at the differences btwn the "art world" and the real world more than anything.
A woman trucker buys a painting for $5 at a thrift store for a friend. She winds up trying to sell it in a garage sale and someone says they think it might be a Jackson Pollock painting.
She tries to find out if it is and prove the art world wrong. Ultimately, it becomes a matter of principle to her and, imo, she's way too stubborn about it.
SPOILERS
I can kinda see turning down the $2 million from the anonymous offerer. I guess you cd think that anyone offering to pay that much must think it's worth something and if it's worth anything (b/c it's a Pollock) then it's worth a lot more than that.
However, she cd have secured her family's future w/ that so I think she probably sd have taken it. Again, we learn at the end that she has since turned down an offer of $9 million. Now I think she's been crazy, stubborn and selfish.
Wanting to prove the art world wrong and make them admit it is just as bad as them being that way, imo.
Haiku Summary
Woman finds cheap art.
May be Pollock. Finger print
matches. Take $9 mill!
Monday, February 11, 2008
300 (2006) - 3/5
300 (2006)
I was let down a bit - I expected a lot. It's more than just a fighting, gore movie... it's a fighting, gore movie on a large scale... w/ great effects, editing/processing/animation and somewhat of a story.
There was some cool aspects to this movie, but it was a bit drawn out and a bit too much testosterone for the sake of testosterone. Granted, that was necessary to a degree to tell this story, but clearly they ran w/ that excuse.
Haiku Summary
Persians want it all.
300 Spartans take them
on. They die. Good fights.
NEXT: "Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)"
I was let down a bit - I expected a lot. It's more than just a fighting, gore movie... it's a fighting, gore movie on a large scale... w/ great effects, editing/processing/animation and somewhat of a story.
There was some cool aspects to this movie, but it was a bit drawn out and a bit too much testosterone for the sake of testosterone. Granted, that was necessary to a degree to tell this story, but clearly they ran w/ that excuse.
Haiku Summary
Persians want it all.
300 Spartans take them
on. They die. Good fights.
NEXT: "Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)"
Sunday, June 17, 2007
The Departed (2006) - 4/5
The Departed (2006)
Incredible acting and characters. So many great performances.
I like the complicated "who's good? who's bad?", but they might have taken it a little too far. Still great.
SPOILERS:
As Costello said, "when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?", so by the end the question of "good and bad" might not be worth trying to answer.
One quick shot still has me wondering about something. When Madolyn moves in w/ Colin, he goes to put a box away. There's a quick shot of what appears to be a TV screen of a hand going to pick up a phone receiver. Right after that, Costello calls Colin. I don't think it was ever explained???
Incredible acting and characters. So many great performances.
I like the complicated "who's good? who's bad?", but they might have taken it a little too far. Still great.
SPOILERS:
As Costello said, "when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?", so by the end the question of "good and bad" might not be worth trying to answer.
One quick shot still has me wondering about something. When Madolyn moves in w/ Colin, he goes to put a box away. There's a quick shot of what appears to be a TV screen of a hand going to pick up a phone receiver. Right after that, Costello calls Colin. I don't think it was ever explained???
Monday, August 27, 2007
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) - 3/5
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
The companion movie to "Flags of Our Fathers" - very similar in some ways and, of course, very different. Again, great film processing.
I didn't feel the connection too strongly. Saigo was a great character though.
I think this is probably a better film than I'm thinking - I think I'm just a bit burned out on the war/battle movies at the moment.
The companion movie to "Flags of Our Fathers" - very similar in some ways and, of course, very different. Again, great film processing.
I didn't feel the connection too strongly. Saigo was a great character though.
I think this is probably a better film than I'm thinking - I think I'm just a bit burned out on the war/battle movies at the moment.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Chalk (2006/I) - 4/5
Chalk (2006/I)
It gets an extra half or full point b/c it's independent.
A (sometimes) funny look at teachers' lives in and out of school. It's a rough looking life w/ little reward or encouragement. I felt pretty sorry for teachers and I don't think I cd do it.
I wdn't call this a "mockumentary" b/c I think of those as comedies. This is more of a semi-unscripted, "fictional documentary" like "The Office."
Haiku Summary
teachers have hard jobs
students make it harder still
I guess they love it.
It gets an extra half or full point b/c it's independent.
A (sometimes) funny look at teachers' lives in and out of school. It's a rough looking life w/ little reward or encouragement. I felt pretty sorry for teachers and I don't think I cd do it.
I wdn't call this a "mockumentary" b/c I think of those as comedies. This is more of a semi-unscripted, "fictional documentary" like "The Office."
Haiku Summary
teachers have hard jobs
students make it harder still
I guess they love it.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Fast Food Nation (2006) - 1.5/5
Fast Food Nation (2006)
They should have stuck to the book or not used that name or something. So much story left undone. Plots closed in a trite way. So much of the true power they intended was just completely missed.
I have hesitated to say this in the past, but I think this film makes it easier to say that I think Rickard Linklater is overrated. He's good at some things, but overrated.
Haiku summary:
There's poo in burgers.
We only care about cash.
Eat poo, save money.
They should have stuck to the book or not used that name or something. So much story left undone. Plots closed in a trite way. So much of the true power they intended was just completely missed.
I have hesitated to say this in the past, but I think this film makes it easier to say that I think Rickard Linklater is overrated. He's good at some things, but overrated.
Haiku summary:
There's poo in burgers.
We only care about cash.
Eat poo, save money.
Friday, November 09, 2007
Children of Men (2006) - 4.5/5
Children of Men (2006): "No children. No future. No hope."
Great movie, great directing - the amazingly long shots w/ so much action and choreography were amazing.
The story was good, but it was so well told. The idea that the world is infertile (lost) and there comes a child (savior) through a unwed woman (virgin) and needs to be taken by a man to a safe place to have the child, etc. Strong Christology there, but some points are off and I can't tell how much is intentional, interpretation, manipulation, etc. (the child is a girl, etc.).
No biggie, but I just wasn't sure if they were being original or had an agenda.
The technical aspect of the shots they got in the car, during the chase, etc. were so great.
What a great film to just watch, enjoy and appreciate.
Haiku Summary:
No more babies born
A girl gets pregnant, needs help
baby born in rowboat
Great movie, great directing - the amazingly long shots w/ so much action and choreography were amazing.
The story was good, but it was so well told. The idea that the world is infertile (lost) and there comes a child (savior) through a unwed woman (virgin) and needs to be taken by a man to a safe place to have the child, etc. Strong Christology there, but some points are off and I can't tell how much is intentional, interpretation, manipulation, etc. (the child is a girl, etc.).
No biggie, but I just wasn't sure if they were being original or had an agenda.
The technical aspect of the shots they got in the car, during the chase, etc. were so great.
What a great film to just watch, enjoy and appreciate.
Haiku Summary:
No more babies born
A girl gets pregnant, needs help
baby born in rowboat
Friday, April 03, 2009
The Fountain (2006) - 3.5/5
The Fountain (2006) - 3.5/5
I liked this movie. It's great to look at and the interwoven storied from different times is great. The emotion is powerful and tone is awesome (it's almost always night).
Ultimately, I'm afraid some of the "film" got in the way of the "story." I didn't find myself attached though I enjoyed watching it.
The jumps from one time (or reality) to another are tough to watch w/o wondering what they're trying to do which took me out of the my suspension of disbelief.
Also, I may have missed the message, but what I think I got out of the message was a little disappointing.
But I did enjoy it and it's VERY well made.
SPOILERS
If the message was, we all live forever b/c we become one w/ the earth, plants, birds, cosmos, etc., then I got the message and it's a little disappointing for such a film imo.
I liked this movie. It's great to look at and the interwoven storied from different times is great. The emotion is powerful and tone is awesome (it's almost always night).
Ultimately, I'm afraid some of the "film" got in the way of the "story." I didn't find myself attached though I enjoyed watching it.
The jumps from one time (or reality) to another are tough to watch w/o wondering what they're trying to do which took me out of the my suspension of disbelief.
Also, I may have missed the message, but what I think I got out of the message was a little disappointing.
But I did enjoy it and it's VERY well made.
SPOILERS
If the message was, we all live forever b/c we become one w/ the earth, plants, birds, cosmos, etc., then I got the message and it's a little disappointing for such a film imo.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Volver (2006/I) - 2.5/5
Volver (2006/I)
NEXT: "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976)
I didn't really get into this movie. I never really tied into the characters or the reality. This cd be a casualty of my method of watching it over multiple sittings??? But as things happened, I just watched and never bought into it.
It also felt disjointed: they'd drop storylines altogether and start new ones.
SPOILERS
So what happened w/ the restaurant? What happened w/ the guy from the movie crew? What happened w/ the mother-daughter relationship and telling the daugher her father was also her grandfather? What about all that - it was kinda revealed and left. What about the friend w/ cancer? There seemed to be so much left undone which might be the point, but it didn't seem to fit right.
Haiku Summary
Girl kills dad. Cover up.
Opens restaurant, mother
back to life. What the?
NEXT: "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976)
I didn't really get into this movie. I never really tied into the characters or the reality. This cd be a casualty of my method of watching it over multiple sittings??? But as things happened, I just watched and never bought into it.
It also felt disjointed: they'd drop storylines altogether and start new ones.
SPOILERS
So what happened w/ the restaurant? What happened w/ the guy from the movie crew? What happened w/ the mother-daughter relationship and telling the daugher her father was also her grandfather? What about all that - it was kinda revealed and left. What about the friend w/ cancer? There seemed to be so much left undone which might be the point, but it didn't seem to fit right.
Haiku Summary
Girl kills dad. Cover up.
Opens restaurant, mother
back to life. What the?
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