Golden Compass
8/10
Docking marks for finishing too early in the book.
And i want a daemon more than ever now!
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Golden Compass
8/10
Docking marks for finishing too early in the book.
And i want a daemon more than ever now!
[i]Atonement[i/] was AMAZING, and it's not just a chick flick. Far from it actually. It was so artfully done. It tell leaps and bounds of story so simply and VERY effectively. I'm going to go see it again. 10/10
I've just seen "Golden Compass"- it was OK for a fantasy movie but suddenly the evil northern people started speaking Russian- at first I thought I fell asleep- it certainly made my day
why do bad people in movies have either a british or a russian accent? It cracks me up, because it's post cold-war hysteria (i think)...
I think it's because in this parallel universe, they've got the same continents (the names are almost the same) and those evil guys were supposed to be Cossacks.
:sick:
yep, I know cossacks don't live in Scandinavia. I found it a bit clichéd and geographically imprecise, too ;)
The Mists of Avalon (...more of a mini-series, but never mind)
9/10
I just saw 'I Am Legend". It was a little disappointing to me, but Wil Smith did a great job. I guess I was expecting something a little more creative. I'll give it 6/10 but it won't be a memorable movie to me.
I also saw 'No Country for Old Men'...it was pretty faithful to the book, but way too violent for my liking. Must be getting old. I'll give it 8/10, because it stayed true enough to the book, even the books flaws were in it.
The third Pirates of the Caribbean movie. 9/10...the second best Disney movie I've seen.
I last saw Atonement, at the cinema. It was absolutely incredible, captivating and so utterly moving (and that was just James Mcavoy...just kidding). In particular the scene at Dunkirk was exquisite... The plot does stick to the original story line quite well but I suppose I must applaud Ian Mcewen who wrote the novel. I would highly recommend the book too. I wont spoil the ending, but it is so inspiring. The music deffinitely adds the right tone for parts of the story and I was almost sad enough to buy the soundtrack CD. Keira Knightely and James Mcavoy show amazing on-screen chemistry and once again... James Mcavoy, hot, scottish accent. Need I say more? Deffinitely one of my favourites.
I watched 2 aaawesome indy movies yesterday don't have time to write anything about em, but they were
Hard Candy (I'm so in love with Ellen Page her being canadian is even better :D ) 8/10, aesthetically aaawesome, it's great what digital can do for indy films.
and.....
The Believer (more great work from a great canadian actor Ryan Gosling) 7/10 or so fairly good but nothing spectacular, fantastic performance however by my boy Ryan.