BRAVEHEART
Finally, I put my foot down in more than one way, and Gayle and I watched it last weekend.....
Epic movies.....they have a following like no other....the gore, the love, the drama, and the battle of good and evil. Braveheart fits right in there with the rest of them.
Freedom. Us americans are drawn to it......its in our blood! That might be one of the reasons this movie grabs us and throws us right into the middle of it. The passion that Mel Gibson gives to William Wallace is convincing, and his screen presence is amazing. Its almost like he isn't pretending.
Braveheart doesn't take the route of the normal rise up against the bad guys and we win and that's it.......there is so much at stake, so many ambiguous circumstances that you don't know what's coming around another corner in this epic tale.
I didn't look at my watch until about 2 hours and 19 minutes into it, I was highly entertained....enthralled, if you will......all in all, great movie.
Rating: 4 stars
Expectations: I expected it to be more emotional, but I assumed it was a great movie and was right....
Happy watching ya'll!
Friday, March 2, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Many Movies!
Hope ya'll didn't hold your breath,
because I have been slacking.......hardcore...
So, here I go...
BABEL
With the past success of Crash, and its ability to make me bawl and scream at the screen, I was looking forward to this movie experience. Big theater, many people, and an oscar nominated film looked to be a great moviegoing experience.
First things first.....it wasn't very enjoyable to me......
Ok, now that we've gotten that out of the way....
If you would rate the emotional involvement of Crash on a scale from 1-10.....it would be a 10. Babel might have been a 6 or 7.
I almost can't separate the awkwardness of this movie from the accomplishment of the production team. It was a very impressive movie.....made in a wide variety of locations, with many different storylines, all connected in some way, it treats time in such an interesting way, and everything about the overlying themes are amazing.
BUT
So very many awkward things.....
It may very well win an oscar, its that impressive.....but that doesn't mean I want to watch it EVER again.....
Only one word to describe this movie.....AWKWARD
Rating (out of 4 stars): 3
Expectations going into the movie: too high, it wasn't as enjoyable as I expected, however, it was a very well made movie
MEMENTO
One of those film class movies, those movies that has such a unique point of view, those movies that baffle you........Memento
Christopher Nolan took on the project as the screenplay writer and director.....I can imagine that's the only way to do it. With such a complex and convoluted script, it could quite possibly lose its power if the idea was transferred from a screenwriter to a director.
Guy Pearce is very convincing in this role, and does a good job of pulling the viewer in.
The story is amazingly complex and spirals from an outward view of the main story, into smaller circles, letting the viewer in on small details in order to discover what is REALLY happenning. It is the ultimate thinking movie, just don't see it with somebody who wants to predict the future or ask questions.
I do believe that Memento was SLIGHTLY over-hyped for me. I don't think I will jump at another chance to see it in the near future, mainly because of the fact that its a suspenseful movie that isn't as great once you know everything.
Rating: 3
Expectations: over hyped, but very intriguing
Happy watching ya'll!
because I have been slacking.......hardcore...
So, here I go...
BABEL
With the past success of Crash, and its ability to make me bawl and scream at the screen, I was looking forward to this movie experience. Big theater, many people, and an oscar nominated film looked to be a great moviegoing experience.
First things first.....it wasn't very enjoyable to me......
Ok, now that we've gotten that out of the way....
If you would rate the emotional involvement of Crash on a scale from 1-10.....it would be a 10. Babel might have been a 6 or 7.
I almost can't separate the awkwardness of this movie from the accomplishment of the production team. It was a very impressive movie.....made in a wide variety of locations, with many different storylines, all connected in some way, it treats time in such an interesting way, and everything about the overlying themes are amazing.
BUT
So very many awkward things.....
It may very well win an oscar, its that impressive.....but that doesn't mean I want to watch it EVER again.....
Only one word to describe this movie.....AWKWARD
Rating (out of 4 stars): 3
Expectations going into the movie: too high, it wasn't as enjoyable as I expected, however, it was a very well made movie
MEMENTO
One of those film class movies, those movies that has such a unique point of view, those movies that baffle you........Memento
Christopher Nolan took on the project as the screenplay writer and director.....I can imagine that's the only way to do it. With such a complex and convoluted script, it could quite possibly lose its power if the idea was transferred from a screenwriter to a director.
Guy Pearce is very convincing in this role, and does a good job of pulling the viewer in.
The story is amazingly complex and spirals from an outward view of the main story, into smaller circles, letting the viewer in on small details in order to discover what is REALLY happenning. It is the ultimate thinking movie, just don't see it with somebody who wants to predict the future or ask questions.
I do believe that Memento was SLIGHTLY over-hyped for me. I don't think I will jump at another chance to see it in the near future, mainly because of the fact that its a suspenseful movie that isn't as great once you know everything.
Rating: 3
Expectations: over hyped, but very intriguing
Happy watching ya'll!
Saturday, January 6, 2007
We Are Marshall
"Fake 22 blast, with a backside George reverse!"
That was the play that was called for the T.C. Williams Titans to win their state championship game in Remember the Titans. Remember the Titans, along with many other sports movies, is driven by what happens on the field. The story comes from their games.
In We are Marshall, the games come from their story. The plane crash of the 75 players, coaches, and boosters near Huntington, Virginia is the most important thing in the movie, not the record of wins to losses.
Coach Jack Lengyle must have been an interesting character to interact with, because Matthew McConaughey did an amazing job of getting his quirkiness, his swagger, and even his unique way of speaking down in his performance. The rest of the cast, including Matthew Fox and Kate Mara, does an impressive job of bringing the audience into the movie, making you feel what the actual people felt. From anger, to rage, to hopelessness, to uncertainty, to joy, the director, McG (of Charlie's Angels fame) takes interesting viewpoints of the range of emotion in this film and through that, gives us a unique peek into the lives of the characters.
If you like sports movies, or if you have a thing for plane crashes like Matthew Fox, check out We Are Marshall. You'll get more than you bargained for.
Rating (out of 4 stars): 3.5
Expectations going into the movie: great, it definitely met my expectations
Happy Watching Ya'll!
That was the play that was called for the T.C. Williams Titans to win their state championship game in Remember the Titans. Remember the Titans, along with many other sports movies, is driven by what happens on the field. The story comes from their games.
In We are Marshall, the games come from their story. The plane crash of the 75 players, coaches, and boosters near Huntington, Virginia is the most important thing in the movie, not the record of wins to losses.
Coach Jack Lengyle must have been an interesting character to interact with, because Matthew McConaughey did an amazing job of getting his quirkiness, his swagger, and even his unique way of speaking down in his performance. The rest of the cast, including Matthew Fox and Kate Mara, does an impressive job of bringing the audience into the movie, making you feel what the actual people felt. From anger, to rage, to hopelessness, to uncertainty, to joy, the director, McG (of Charlie's Angels fame) takes interesting viewpoints of the range of emotion in this film and through that, gives us a unique peek into the lives of the characters.
If you like sports movies, or if you have a thing for plane crashes like Matthew Fox, check out We Are Marshall. You'll get more than you bargained for.
Rating (out of 4 stars): 3.5
Expectations going into the movie: great, it definitely met my expectations
Happy Watching Ya'll!
Friday, January 5, 2007
Here we are....
This is me, and my blog. About movies that is.....
I startd this blog because of my qualms with movie critics. They never seem to agree with me! And if they don't agree with me, there are probably more people out there who they don't agree with either! That is a problem! So, I decided to start this blog.
I will be watching movies (in theaters or on dvd) and reporting to all my loyal fans on the internet what I think of them. Just a warning people, I don't like to be negative, so I will try to find SOME good in things, but if a movie is bad, I will try to let you know.
Just to give ya'll a peek at my taste in movies, I will give you a little rundown:
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
-favorite meaning movie that I enjoy watching over and over again the most
Best movie I have ever seen: Shakespeare in Love and Crash in a CLOSE second
Worst movie I have ever seen: GalaxyQuest
Movies that are apparently amazing but nobody has offered to watch them with me: Braveheart (can't remember the others)
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Over the break, I have seen, therefore maybe there will be a review coming soon:
Little Black Book
Deja Vu
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker
The Holiday
The Break Up
We Are Marshall
The Pursuit of Happyness
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Other favorites of mine (just so you can get a taste of my favs):
Dave
The Bourne Movies (Identity and Supremacy)
The Last Samurai
13 Going on 30
The Negotiator
She's the Man
The Replacements
The Emperor's New Groove
What a Girl Wants
Someone like You
Unbreakable
Princess Diaries (1&2)
and on and on.......
Happy Watching Ya'll!
I startd this blog because of my qualms with movie critics. They never seem to agree with me! And if they don't agree with me, there are probably more people out there who they don't agree with either! That is a problem! So, I decided to start this blog.
I will be watching movies (in theaters or on dvd) and reporting to all my loyal fans on the internet what I think of them. Just a warning people, I don't like to be negative, so I will try to find SOME good in things, but if a movie is bad, I will try to let you know.
Just to give ya'll a peek at my taste in movies, I will give you a little rundown:
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
-favorite meaning movie that I enjoy watching over and over again the most
Best movie I have ever seen: Shakespeare in Love and Crash in a CLOSE second
Worst movie I have ever seen: GalaxyQuest
Movies that are apparently amazing but nobody has offered to watch them with me: Braveheart (can't remember the others)
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Over the break, I have seen, therefore maybe there will be a review coming soon:
Little Black Book
Deja Vu
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker
The Holiday
The Break Up
We Are Marshall
The Pursuit of Happyness
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Other favorites of mine (just so you can get a taste of my favs):
Dave
The Bourne Movies (Identity and Supremacy)
The Last Samurai
13 Going on 30
The Negotiator
She's the Man
The Replacements
The Emperor's New Groove
What a Girl Wants
Someone like You
Unbreakable
Princess Diaries (1&2)
and on and on.......
Happy Watching Ya'll!
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