Couple more movies to catch up on.
Hollywoodland - Not a good movie. Couple decent performances by Ben Affleck and Diane Lane but, those are the only good things about the movie. There isn't enough story to make a movie out of. Sure it sounds like it would be a good movie but, once put together there just isn't a movie. I'm not even sure this is worth the money at the video store.
The Black Dahlia - Good movie. A lot of good performances and a very good story. Even though the real murder was never solved and this is based on a novel based on that murder it works really well. It had the potential to be really heavy almost too heavy but, a couple comedic scenes really lightened the whole thing up. And made the movie. A little too much back story involving one of the characters that dragged the pace down in a few places. Other than that it was good. If you didn't see it in theaters it's totally worth picking up on video.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Catch Up
I am way behind so I'm going to try and do a quick catch up. These are in no particular order.
The Quiet - Good story and a well constructed movie. Have to give tons of credit to Camilla Belle for going from being the only person in the room while delivering dialogue in When A Stranger Calls to be silent in rooms full of other people. Girl has shown a huge amount of talent and range in a matter of two films.
Running With Scissors - Didn't have high hopes for this movie. Mainly I was going to see it for the cast. And that cast did not disappoint. The movie was better than I was expecting it to be. I thought it was going to be pretty heavy on the drama but, it was actually very funny. Which was good it really wouldn't have worked as a major drama.
The Prestige - Wow good movie. I had a good chunk of stuff figured out but, not all of it. I didn't like the very end of the movie but it was still a good movie. Great performances all around. Anyone who missed this in theaters really missed a fantastic experience. Do not miss it on video.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - I always need a horror film for Halloween and it was not going to be Saw 3. This wouldn't have been on my list of films to see if it weren't for Jordana Brewster and she did not disappoint. It's always a nice bonus when the actor or actress you go to see something for gets the best damn line of the whole movie. Truly the best moment of the whole film. The film over all was actually better than I anticipated and far more gory than I was expecting.
All The Kings Men - Good cast that was top notch. Except for James Gandolfini he over did it. The movie was okay. Night quite was I was hoping for but it was still worth viewing. It just seemed like it could be more powerful.
Okay I think that gets me caught up. At least for the most part. If I remember any other movies I'll be sure to post them.
The Quiet - Good story and a well constructed movie. Have to give tons of credit to Camilla Belle for going from being the only person in the room while delivering dialogue in When A Stranger Calls to be silent in rooms full of other people. Girl has shown a huge amount of talent and range in a matter of two films.
Running With Scissors - Didn't have high hopes for this movie. Mainly I was going to see it for the cast. And that cast did not disappoint. The movie was better than I was expecting it to be. I thought it was going to be pretty heavy on the drama but, it was actually very funny. Which was good it really wouldn't have worked as a major drama.
The Prestige - Wow good movie. I had a good chunk of stuff figured out but, not all of it. I didn't like the very end of the movie but it was still a good movie. Great performances all around. Anyone who missed this in theaters really missed a fantastic experience. Do not miss it on video.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - I always need a horror film for Halloween and it was not going to be Saw 3. This wouldn't have been on my list of films to see if it weren't for Jordana Brewster and she did not disappoint. It's always a nice bonus when the actor or actress you go to see something for gets the best damn line of the whole movie. Truly the best moment of the whole film. The film over all was actually better than I anticipated and far more gory than I was expecting.
All The Kings Men - Good cast that was top notch. Except for James Gandolfini he over did it. The movie was okay. Night quite was I was hoping for but it was still worth viewing. It just seemed like it could be more powerful.
Okay I think that gets me caught up. At least for the most part. If I remember any other movies I'll be sure to post them.
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