I've seen a couple of movies with my nieces.
Ice Age: Continental Drift 5/10
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas 7/10
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I've seen a couple of movies with my nieces.
Ice Age: Continental Drift 5/10
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas 7/10
A Christmas movie with Henry Winkler and Aubrey Hepburn. It sucked.
Manhattan by Woody Allen 8/10!
We entertained my 9 year old niece and nephew this weekend.
The entertainment included the thrilling Forbidden Planet pulled from the Gurgle vaults.
Forbidden Planet stars Leslie Nielson, Walter Pigeon, the smoking hot Anne Francis and the robot "Robby"
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4crGU7dkg
The kids were enthralled with Robby and the special effects, while I was stealing glances at Anne.
The usual 7/10 (the 'Killer Shrews" being a perfect 10)
I remember seeing that when I was a child. Something about the "monsters of the id" was all I remember being too young to appreciate Anne Francis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
Husbands (1970; John Cassavetes) - 8/10
Depending on your opinion of Cassavetes' style of actor-centric improvisation, the film is either exhilarating or exasperating. I lean towards both. It's an experience I won't forget, but one I likely won't feel the urge to revisit soon.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011; David Fincher) - 7/10
Better than the Swedish version thanks to Fincher's laser sharp direction, but it still feels rather underwhelming despite the fine performances.
Mysteries of Lisbon (2010; Raul Ruiz) - 9.5/10
Its narrative is labyrinthine with its wealth of intricately related vignettes woven together over a 4.5 hour runtime. One can tell that its source is a 19th century novel with the proliferation of characters and stories-within-stories. However novel-esque its plot, it's the extraordinary visuals that make it entirely cinematic. It looks like Mizoguchi directing a Visconti film, with the opulent, operatic production design and melodrama of the latter paired with the cinematographic, graceful, long-takes and distance of the former. A truly unforgettable experience.
Ma nuit chez Maud (1969) Directed by Eric Rohmer.
This film in black and white, as most of the so-called 'New Wave' French films of the period are, is a stylish but also slightly stylised and wordy story of a man's struggle to live according to his religious principles in a world where religion has been undermined by science. As an engineer for the Michelin company his Catholicism and the requirements of his work are the cause of a conflict that becomes even more sharply focused when he meets an old schoolfriend who introduces him to a smart divorcee who tries to seduce him. Although he is tempted, he rejects her for a woman he has seen attending church services and whom he eventually marries.
There is some outstanding camera work showing the town of Clermont-Ferand and the Auvergne countryside in winter and good, though slightly muted, performances from the cast.
7/10
Quartet (1981): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082964/
The library put up a display of their Merchant-Ivory films and so I tried this one. It is based on Jean Rhys' novel. I enjoyed Isabelle Adiani's portrayal of Marya.
8/10
That's my favorite Rohmer film of those I've seen thus far, but I think it's better when seen in the context of his other "Six Moral Tales." As is typical with Rohmer, complex and ambiguous moral situations are worked out with a great deal of detail, with plenty of interplay between the copious dialogue and camera.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
I watched Adventures of Tintin with my young cousins who are spending their weekend with us. This movie is directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson and we all enjoyed it. 8/10
Best In Show via Christmas dvd from my brother in law.
A comical spoof on the dog show culture. 6/10
Bombay Talkie (1970) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065484/
This is another Merchant Ivory movie that got me looking at recent Bollywood songs.
9/10
Included on the DVD was a documentary, Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls, 1973. Helen was the dancer in over 500 Bollywood movies. Although the commentary was confusing, it was a good portrayal of a remarkable dancer.
8/10
Les Miserables. It. was. awesome. If you like the play, you will probably like the movie. I need to read the book again. I read an abridged version when I was in high school and loved it. Someday I'd like to read the whole thing. 10/10
A Beautiful Life. This has been tagged as a romance, but it is also a young woman's voyage of discovery about herself. 9/10
We Bought a Zoo. Adorable. A lovely movie. Is there anything Matt Damon can't do? He is quite good as a grief-sricken father who will do anything to see his children happy. 9/10
The Bourne Legacy. Meh. I liked it, but it's just an excuse to make another action movie. By which I mean the plot seemed rather recycled. 8/10
Sabrina (1954; Billy Wilder) - 9/10
Effortless grace and charm with some biting wit, sarcasm, and cynicism as only Billy Wilder could do. It doesn't hurt that he had Audrey Hepburn and Bogart as leads.
The White Sheik (1952; Federico Fellini) - 6/10
Fellini's first film contains only glimpses of the greatness to come.
Orphée written and directed by Jean Cocteau (1950)
This retelling of the story of Orpheus is very French in style and dress. It's an interesting view of the Greek myth and uses surrealism to great effect, although the happy earthly ending might be somewhat disconcerting for those who like their mythology undiluted.
Once again b/w photography triumphs where colour would have been a puerile distraction to a story that deals with the interplay of art, life and death. Definitely not for those who prefer watching the screen with the brain switched off.
8/10