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saw a few films over the past week or two (been doing a lot of procrastinating lately) and thought i'd comment...
***warning: may contain spoilers!
pan's labyrinth:
-it was ok, not great. definitely watchable. some minor plot holes and/or weaknesses that prevent it from true greatness. also, was kind of disappointed that all the fantasy visuals were revealed in the commercials.
haven
-i saw a review on this from someone who saw it at a film festival and thought it was awesome, then heard it had been majorly re-edited before release. i have a feeling that the re-edit might have been a mistake. there were lots of story threads that didn't get tied up. another movie that just barely missed being great.
alpha dog
my favourite dialog from the movie went like this:
"So, are we gonna take the kid home or what?"
"What."
"WHAT?"
"That's right... What!"
I really like this movie in that it's based on a true story and I already knew how it was going to turn out yet the story was unfolded in such a way as to make me root for and almost believe in a happier ending.
eragon
crap.
happy feet
stunning visuals. weak story. robbin williams made it watchable.
[b]casino royale[b]
omg, omg, omg! if you haven't seen this movie yet, go now! truly, a great reboot of the franchise.
flyboys
surprisingly watchable. not great.
funny money
had to stop watching after about 30 minutes. fletch it isn't.
the departed
awesome. my friend who lives in hong kong told me that it's almost a complete scene by scene rip off of the chinese version so, as such, i'm not sure why it deserved an oscar for best director, but otherwise a great film. he told me that he had a good chuckle during the scene where they were selling the chips to the chinese gang guys. supposedly the chinese dialog was very awkward and it was funny to hear it spoken so passionately. he told me that people in the theatre in HK were laughing.
borat
funny. got great. but funny.
stranger than fiction
a really nice movie. worth watching.
the prestige
blah blah, tesla is great. the movie is not. very watchable though.
there's more but that's enough for now.
so what movies have you guys seen lately? anything good? anything bad? for those who saw them, what did you think of the movies i've mentioned?
***warning: may contain spoilers!
pan's labyrinth:
-it was ok, not great. definitely watchable. some minor plot holes and/or weaknesses that prevent it from true greatness. also, was kind of disappointed that all the fantasy visuals were revealed in the commercials.
haven
-i saw a review on this from someone who saw it at a film festival and thought it was awesome, then heard it had been majorly re-edited before release. i have a feeling that the re-edit might have been a mistake. there were lots of story threads that didn't get tied up. another movie that just barely missed being great.
alpha dog
my favourite dialog from the movie went like this:
"So, are we gonna take the kid home or what?"
"What."
"WHAT?"
"That's right... What!"
I really like this movie in that it's based on a true story and I already knew how it was going to turn out yet the story was unfolded in such a way as to make me root for and almost believe in a happier ending.
eragon
crap.
happy feet
stunning visuals. weak story. robbin williams made it watchable.
[b]casino royale[b]
omg, omg, omg! if you haven't seen this movie yet, go now! truly, a great reboot of the franchise.
flyboys
surprisingly watchable. not great.
funny money
had to stop watching after about 30 minutes. fletch it isn't.
the departed
awesome. my friend who lives in hong kong told me that it's almost a complete scene by scene rip off of the chinese version so, as such, i'm not sure why it deserved an oscar for best director, but otherwise a great film. he told me that he had a good chuckle during the scene where they were selling the chips to the chinese gang guys. supposedly the chinese dialog was very awkward and it was funny to hear it spoken so passionately. he told me that people in the theatre in HK were laughing.
borat
funny. got great. but funny.
stranger than fiction
a really nice movie. worth watching.
the prestige
blah blah, tesla is great. the movie is not. very watchable though.
there's more but that's enough for now.
so what movies have you guys seen lately? anything good? anything bad? for those who saw them, what did you think of the movies i've mentioned?
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