I notice that two weeks have passed and I missed a whole week. I have been very busy with school coming up and "making films" to have time for the blog and so I apologize for that. The good news is that there are more films than there would regularly be. Enjoy!
Pickpocket (1959)
★★ - OK
Smokin' Aces (2007)
★ - Bad
★★★★★ - Perfect
Labels: Film Week
I don't know what happened this week. I was so caught up doing other things that I only watched two movies this whole week. I promise I will do much better next week... for now I bring forth this movies!
★★★ - Good
★★★★ - Amazing
Labels: Film Week
I'm just going to throw this out there. School is about to start which means long car rides.
★★★★1/2 - Almost Perfection
★★1/2- Interesting
La Planete Sauvage aka Fantastic Planet (1973)
★★★1/2 - Really Good
★★★1/2 - Really Good
Swingers (1996)
The Good This movie had me interested throughout the whole thing. The acting by Vince Vaughn was not just good, it was really great. The expression he would have one his face when "Mikey" would do something really "emotional" (tell all his feelings about his ex to the girl he was trying to hook up with) was just so funny. The movie tells the story of Mikey trying to overcome his heartbreak, which makes it good because it didn't have multiple plots to worry about. One thing that really put the icing over the cake with this one was the Goodfellas/Reservoir mockups Swingers had in the movie. This movie was truly enjoyable and had some extremely funny parts.
"You are money, Baby!" -- Vince Vaughn
The Bad
I wouldn't necessarily call this things bad, not because of my ideals but because it just happens to be part of the movie. One thing that I didn't really like is the undermining of women. Like I said, it was part of the movie and everything but they treated them like a certain type of object. Another thing that I didn't like was how the ending became a little predictable, "Mikey finds another girl, and forgets about the old one". Overall this was a really solid movie.
Swingers won the competition by the way.
★★★★ - Amazing
The Hours and Times (1991)
The Good
One thing that I really liked about this sort of movie is that it was in black and white. It just seemed to be a lot more fitting into the story. The actor who played Brian Epstein (David Angus) did a marvelous job acting like a homosexual and having his crush on John Lennon. A second thing I enjoyed about the movie is the way the movie was directed. There seemed to be a lot of silence in the movie, just looking at certain things. I also liked how the movie started and finished, looking at the vista of Spain. I think this was to symbolize how after the little rendevouz Brian Epstein and John Lennon had, they had to go back to their old ways (not having a relationship).
The Bad
There were many things i loved about this movie, but there were also some things I didn't. It might seem foolish but one thing that bothered me at the end is how under-developed the characters went. Yes, they developed, but not to the full extent that could have helped me understand the two characters (maybe that's what the director wanted). Also, the movie seems to make Lennon seem like he is extremely carefree of his wife. While this movie is a fictional event, it still portrays Lennon as some sort of jerk. All of the things i mentioned in THE BAD are not necessarily bad things, they are just things that seemed to bug me.
This movie was awesome as well, so i give it:
★★★★ - Amazing
The Eye (2007)
★ - Bad
Labels: Film Week
I watched enough movies to make me feel like I have no life, and apparently I have no life. Some movies I saw were good, and others not so much.
When looking to this movie, I expected something interesting to say the least. Giving the main roles to actors such as Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer made me believe this movie had something more to offer than the average flick. While watching this movie, I could not help but notice how the plot kept leading up to different events, yet it never had a solution for any of them. The acting was mediocre, and it was hard to tell whether an actual conflict was about to arise. I truly felt like I was wasting time when watching the movie. Truly targeted for the mainstream lovers.
★1/2- Meh
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
★ - Bad
★★★★ - Amazing
About Schmidt (2002)
★★★1/2 - Really Good
Labels: Film Week
So many blogs, so little time.... I have decided to create this FAQ for everyone who happen to have some questions.
Why this blog?
This blog has been created to explain how i feel about certain movies I watch.In no way do I tend to harm another persons opinion when reviewing certain films. Also, it is here to entertain yourself by reading my comments on certain marathons, tv shows, and once in a while music cd's.
How do you post movies?
I'll try to make a post for every movie I watch. I found to leave it empty if i waited to do it until the end of the week.
Rating System?
Basically it is the Rateyourmusic system with my own definitions for each star... this is taken directly from my page on RYM and are as follows
1/2 - Vile
★ - Bad
★1/2- Meh
★★ - OK
★★1/2- Interesting
★★★ - Good
★★★1/2 - Really Good
★★★★ - Amazing
★★★★1/2 - Almost Perfection
★★★★★ - Perfect
Are there any rules?
Don't be a douche
Are the links to other sites going to give me everything but aids?
All the links are 100% reliable and are there to extend movie knowledge.
Labels: FAQ