Stardust is not a movie that would normally appeal to me. I'm not much on fantasy or sci-fi stuff. However, the cast of this movie really caught my attention and the story seemed rather interesting. And I was not at all disappointed and my expectations for the movie were greatly exceeded. This is hands down the best movie I've seen so far this year.
Everything about it was top notch. The acting, the directing, the story, and the effects were all fantastic. I know the chances are slim but, honestly I think a huge number of Oscar nominations should come from this movie.
It's probably a shoe in for things like visual effects and costuming but, it deserves big time nominations.
This was the first movie in a long time that really let Claire Danes show her huge rage. I'd love to see her get nominated for this. Michelle Pfiefer was amazing as the wicked witch and a supporting nominations should not be out of the realm of possibilities.
The directing and screenplay were phenomenal and should get some awards of some kind. And at the very least they should get nominations.
The main reason I don't usually like movies like this is that they over do the effects. They use way too much digital stuff and it takes away from the movie and the story rather than enhancing it. That was not at all the case with Stardust. All the effects only served to improve the story.
I especially loved the ending. It was one of the best parts of the movie.
I'm going to skip the spoiler section of this review so no one is tempted to read it.
I paid full price and would pay full price to see it again. I recommend it to anyone at full price. Regardless of if you pay full price or a discounted price of some kind do try to see it in theaters to experience the full scope of the film.
Friday, August 24, 2007
I Know Who Killed Me
It's been a while since I posted and I return with my review of Lindsay Lohan's latest movie.
The story was very interesting and had a lot of potential. Unfortunately the directing really let the story down. The story also could have been a little tighter and some areas could have used a little more explaining.
Lindsay gave a terrific performance as always. She did everything she could to really make the whole thing work and it was a great step further away from the teenage fair that made her famous. The directing let her down as well. A better director really good have used her overall ability to enhance the story but, that didn't happen here.
The supporting cast was a bit of a disappointment. It's like they decided that since they weren't in it very much they didn't really have to try very hard. That or once they started filming they realized the movie wasn't going to turn out the way they expected so they just phoned it in.
Spoiler Alert:
One of the things that really hurt the overall story was the way they dealt with Lindsay's character getting her prostetic limbs. She was in the hospital for a few days then one day a guy comes in gives her the prostetics takes her down to the rehabe room and she is instantly a master with them and experiences no pain while walking on her fake leg. She then gets to go home from the hospital that day and everything is fine. That's not at all how it works. It takes quite a bit of time to get the hang of prostectic limbs. They could have easily used some dialogue or super imposed a time lapse on to the screen in the next scene to say some time had gone by rather than just rush it like that.
The ending was also a little rushed and I don't know if a lot of people picked up on exactly what the connection was between the victims. There was no reason to kill Lindsay's characters father. And the confrontation between her and the killer could have been a little more climatic.
I did pay full price to see this movie and it was actually worth it to me. Despite the story issues I still found it to be a pretty decent movie. But, I'd recommend just seeing it on video or even waiting until it was on a cable movie channel.
The story was very interesting and had a lot of potential. Unfortunately the directing really let the story down. The story also could have been a little tighter and some areas could have used a little more explaining.
Lindsay gave a terrific performance as always. She did everything she could to really make the whole thing work and it was a great step further away from the teenage fair that made her famous. The directing let her down as well. A better director really good have used her overall ability to enhance the story but, that didn't happen here.
The supporting cast was a bit of a disappointment. It's like they decided that since they weren't in it very much they didn't really have to try very hard. That or once they started filming they realized the movie wasn't going to turn out the way they expected so they just phoned it in.
Spoiler Alert:
One of the things that really hurt the overall story was the way they dealt with Lindsay's character getting her prostetic limbs. She was in the hospital for a few days then one day a guy comes in gives her the prostetics takes her down to the rehabe room and she is instantly a master with them and experiences no pain while walking on her fake leg. She then gets to go home from the hospital that day and everything is fine. That's not at all how it works. It takes quite a bit of time to get the hang of prostectic limbs. They could have easily used some dialogue or super imposed a time lapse on to the screen in the next scene to say some time had gone by rather than just rush it like that.
The ending was also a little rushed and I don't know if a lot of people picked up on exactly what the connection was between the victims. There was no reason to kill Lindsay's characters father. And the confrontation between her and the killer could have been a little more climatic.
I did pay full price to see this movie and it was actually worth it to me. Despite the story issues I still found it to be a pretty decent movie. But, I'd recommend just seeing it on video or even waiting until it was on a cable movie channel.
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