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10-25-2012, 01:00 AM | #12401 (permalink) | |
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He's interesting to watch and did his role well.
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10-25-2012, 08:29 AM | #12403 (permalink) |
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Finished this trilogy yesterday. I have to say it's been one of the best movie experiences lately, certainly unique. The books this is based on are amazing (though I only read the 1st one so far), the movies are played very well, the script holds together most of the times. The viewer is never treated like an idiot, there are no "here, let me explain what's going on for the 100th time in case you didn't get it before" scenes. The story is original, in fact this is I think the best aspect of this story - the moment you think you have it all figured out, when you feel you know what is going to happen ... it doesn't. You can feel this isn't an "American" movie. It's not that I don't like American movies, but more often than not they follow certain paths and after you see several, you can often safely assume and figure out what will happen next. I must say I liked the actors in the US remake a bit more, but that's entirely subjective. Finally, there are very graphic moments here. The 2 protagonists - journalist Mikael Blomkvist and a hacker Lisbeth Salander deal with sometimes very disturbing issues. Finally feel warned, there is also a drastic rape scene, this topic resurfaces several times and is always very difficult to watch. I think the filmmakers knew very well what they were doing here, they don't show as much as they could but the impression is just as strong as if they did. Personally I'd give the whole trilogy 8/10. |
10-25-2012, 09:56 AM | #12404 (permalink) |
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Last night I watched the documentary Loving Lampposts. A fascinating, informative film about autism, and a look into the lives of various people of many ages who live with autism. I appreciated it greatly, I have several family members with autism or another developmental disorder, and my best friend's little brother (who I have known for years and years) has a very severe form of autism. It was a wonderful watch. I wish it had leaned a bit more heavily on the human interest side and less on the scholarly side, but that wasn't its point, so I'll accept it. PS- The name of the film comes from the maker's son, who is autistic, who visits a park by their house and ritualistically goes to every single lamppost to "check on it."
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10-25-2012, 06:33 PM | #12405 (permalink) | |
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10-26-2012, 01:38 AM | #12406 (permalink) | |
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The courtroom scene was amazing, maybe because it had little to do with your "average American movie court scene". I enjoyed it a lot too. The US remake is great, some minor plot details are changed so even if you saw the original there will be surprises. |
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10-26-2012, 08:33 AM | #12407 (permalink) |
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The last movie i saw was a South Indian flick Makkhi (In english: Housefly). Its a typical romantic story wherein the male lead is killed by the villian and he takes rebirth in the form of a Housefly (yes you read it right, a housefly), to take the revenge. Attaching a poster of the same.
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10-26-2012, 10:52 AM | #12408 (permalink) |
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Orca: The Killer Whale (1977) Out of all the Jaws-clones that came after 1975, this one is probably one of the better ones. I enjoyed the early scene where the great white shark gets killed by the orca because it's the perfect symbolic "my monster can beat up your monster" ideology that probably helped create Pokemon. Anyways, I have to say the movie really did work as a whole and I found myself enjoying the stock footage scenes of orcas just swimming around while Ennio Morricone's soothing score played in the background. Oh and the scene where Richard Harris' character and the orca do the stare down was pretty awesome. Overall I really enjoyed this little movie, and while it's easily dismissed as just an imitator, I think it actually holds up pretty damn well. Oh this is also the film that taught me that Bo Derek is an actress and not some 1970's version of the word "radical". |
10-26-2012, 01:54 PM | #12409 (permalink) |
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Beauuuuutiful! 3 hours of extravagant visuals, and the rendition of the characters were very tasteful. I *think* I might be justified in saying that it certainly helps a lot if you've read the book (not necessarily for the story, but greater enjoyment of the dialogues and narrative style). Some humor aside, this is serious, big, bold and ambitious stuff. Patience may be required for some, but don't let those who may sneer at it get you distracted. Sit inside your own bubble and enjoy. |
10-27-2012, 12:31 PM | #12410 (permalink) |
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Spirited Away (2001) Loved it, like I love everything Miyazaki does. The man is one of the best storytellers I've come across and there's always so much detail in every frame. Not sure if I liked this better than Princess Mononoke but I definitely enjoyed it a little more than My Neighbor Totoro. I think I will take a bit of a break from his movies though, I want them to be treats thrown in every now and then, and not just binge on them like I've been doing. The film deserves every bit of praise it gets though, if you haven't seen it and you like fantasy you owe it to yourself to see it. |
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