I'm not going to do a post about the Oscar nominations. I think they were pretty much what everyone was expecting. And I do agree that Mila Kunis, The Town and Christopher Nolan (!!!) got snubbed.
If you haven't seen this promo yet, check it out. So cute!! I can't wait to see what Franco and Hathaway do as Oscar hosts.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
A Couple of Weeks Ago
Over the past couple of weeks I've only seen three films. Well, four, if you count seeing The Social Network again.
I saw The Green Hornet purely for the director. I love everything Michel Gondry does. I'll give him credit for making The Greeen Hornet visually entertaining and worth while. Ultimately, I think it would have been a better movie if Seth Rogen had nothing to do with it. He pretty much sank it.
Blue Valentine was superb. Raw, emotionally rich and heart-wrenching performances from Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Very good movie.
I felt a little deceived by the marketing of No Strings Attached. I thought Ashton and Natalie were supposed to be best friends. Not friends who barely knew each other. Additionally, the funniest scenes were in the trailer...and those scenes were cut from the movie! Poor choices. Ashton and Natalie did make a nice pairing and it was great to see Portman cut loose and have fun on screen, rather than shouldering another heavy role.
I saw The Green Hornet purely for the director. I love everything Michel Gondry does. I'll give him credit for making The Greeen Hornet visually entertaining and worth while. Ultimately, I think it would have been a better movie if Seth Rogen had nothing to do with it. He pretty much sank it.
Blue Valentine was superb. Raw, emotionally rich and heart-wrenching performances from Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Very good movie.
I felt a little deceived by the marketing of No Strings Attached. I thought Ashton and Natalie were supposed to be best friends. Not friends who barely knew each other. Additionally, the funniest scenes were in the trailer...and those scenes were cut from the movie! Poor choices. Ashton and Natalie did make a nice pairing and it was great to see Portman cut loose and have fun on screen, rather than shouldering another heavy role.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Holiday Round Up
I haven't been very motivated to keep up with my blog...Chalk it up to the poorest batch of holiday movies in recent years. There have been very few that I've even been slightly interested in seeing. That being said, I have been quite pleased with my few choices.
The King's Speech was great! A truly great story and told superbly.
True Grit was equally as superb. It was a truly fantastic film as well.
Rabbit Hole I thought was good, but it lacked a little bit of a punch. I think it works better as a play. I'm not complaining, I'll take any excuse to stare at Aaron Eckhart for two hours.
Oh, and I saw Black Swan for the second time. Go Natalie!
The King's Speech was great! A truly great story and told superbly.
True Grit was equally as superb. It was a truly fantastic film as well.
Rabbit Hole I thought was good, but it lacked a little bit of a punch. I think it works better as a play. I'm not complaining, I'll take any excuse to stare at Aaron Eckhart for two hours.Oh, and I saw Black Swan for the second time. Go Natalie!
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