Blogs aren't easy to keep up with when you're lazy. Here are some quick reviews, starting with last week.
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus irritated me to no end. The dialogue, the characters, even the wardrobe bothered me and made me want to scream at the screen. There were parts of the movie that were unique and some of the effects were kinda cool - due mainly to director Terry Gilliam who is as weird as Tim Burton is imaginative, but there just wasn't enough. The only saving grace of
Parnassus was seeing Heath Ledger's final performance.
If you've read
The Lovely Bones (like I have), you'd understand what a difficult story it is to translate to film. I don't think Peter Jackson's adaptation is particuarly bad, there just seems to be something off in it - the focus perhaps. I didn't even really mind the the things from the book that they left out of the movie. What keeps this movie engaging is the wonderul young actress Saoirse Ronan - so great in
Atonement and just as good here.
The Book of Eli surprised me a bit. I thought the idea of a post apocalyptic world searching for a book for survival was an interesting idea. It was unique enough to keep me interested, as was some of the action and Denzel Washington.
A friend of mine suggested we see
To Save a Life - a film I had not heard about. It's a tiny, low budget film about compassion and realizing that helping others can be more rewarding and more important than anything you could ever do for yourself. I was a little split on this film. I did enjoy the story and was very entertained by the picture, but the often bad acting and the length of the film were a turn off.
When God loses faith in mankind, it's up to a fallen angel and a group of strangers at a diner in the middle of nowhere to protect and defend the world. That's the synopsis for
Legion, a fun little picture with some nice action.
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus irritated me to no end. The dialogue, the characters, even the wardrobe bothered me and made me want to scream at the screen. There were parts of the movie that were unique and some of the effects were kinda cool - due mainly to director Terry Gilliam who is as weird as Tim Burton is imaginative, but there just wasn't enough. The only saving grace of Parnassus was seeing Heath Ledger's final performance.
If you've read The Lovely Bones (like I have), you'd understand what a difficult story it is to translate to film. I don't think Peter Jackson's adaptation is particuarly bad, there just seems to be something off in it - the focus perhaps. I didn't even really mind the the things from the book that they left out of the movie. What keeps this movie engaging is the wonderul young actress Saoirse Ronan - so great in Atonement and just as good here.
The Book of Eli surprised me a bit. I thought the idea of a post apocalyptic world searching for a book for survival was an interesting idea. It was unique enough to keep me interested, as was some of the action and Denzel Washington.
A friend of mine suggested we see To Save a Life - a film I had not heard about. It's a tiny, low budget film about compassion and realizing that helping others can be more rewarding and more important than anything you could ever do for yourself. I was a little split on this film. I did enjoy the story and was very entertained by the picture, but the often bad acting and the length of the film were a turn off.
When God loses faith in mankind, it's up to a fallen angel and a group of strangers at a diner in the middle of nowhere to protect and defend the world. That's the synopsis for Legion, a fun little picture with some nice action.
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