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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
Luvlylittlewing:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 29, 2007, 11:48:43 am ---Got dragged to go see "Sweeney Todd".
It was good. Solid piece of work, but it's not something I would have ever gone to see by myself.
Only reason I went is because a friend is a Johnny Depp fanatic and even she wasn't sure after it was over if she liked it or not. The cast was solid, singing good - one singer was so irritating though, you finally understood what dogs must feel when they hear a dog whistle - very funny parts, lots and lots of gore. My friend thought it campy in some parts, but I reminded her this was a movie about a singing serial killer, so camp was to be expected. ;D
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I saw sweeney Todd with my daughter last week. I'm not sure how I feel about it! I mean, I love the look of the film, and was surprised that Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham(sp?) Carter can actually carry a tune. But I was turned off by all of the gore. I realize the movie is about a serial killer, but, the entire thing seemed rather pointless to me. My daughter was disappointed, no end. In fact, she was sullen once the film ended. I suppose she thought the movie would have more depth, or something. But given the subject matter, I don't know what she expected!
Some of my favorite movies:
Ed Wood
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Sunset Blvd.
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
House on Haunted Hill (what can I say?) :laugh:
Laura
Psycho
serious crayons:
I saw Walk Hard on Christmas Day. It's very silly, a bit over-the-top in parts, kind of cheesy for my taste -- but often absolutely hilarious. John C. Riley is great, and almost everybody else in it some famous comedy character actor from SNL, 30 Rock, The Office, Judd Apatow (who co-wrote) movies, etc. Who would cast Jack Black as Paul McCartney and Paul Rudd as John Lennon? But they're great.
I probably shouldn't have taken my 11- and 13-year-old sons to it, though. Luckily, they sat separately from my husband and me, so we could loudly complain in shocked tones about what kind of parents would take children to a movie like that.
I saw Sweeney Todd last night. Yuck. I love Johnny Depp, and Helena Bonham-Carter was very cute, and Alan Rickman was as usual a brilliant villain. My 16-year-old niece loved it -- she was seeing it for at least the second time and owns the soundtrack. But I agreed totally with my 11-year-old son's review: "It's boring, it's bleak and Johnny Depp does all the killings the same way." Oh, and it's gross.
Set design was fantastic, though. Tim Burton is a genius at that. And only a slight exaggeration of what I imagine 19th-century London probably was like. If only they hadn't done so much singing and killing, the movie would have been good. Unfortunately, that was 90 percent of it.
Meryl:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on December 29, 2007, 04:04:28 pm ---If only they hadn't done so much singing and killing, the movie would have been good.
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Best review-in-a-nutshell ever. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
MaineWriter:
This afternoon I watched "Transamerica" and I would highly recommend it. I can see why Felicity Huffman was nominated for an Oscar, she was great. At first I thought the ending was a little weak, but thinking about it, perhaps it was supposed to show what real life is...things just go on, without alot of fireworks or drama. Life is.
This came out in 2005, the same year as BBM. Thinking about the two of them together (and the Academy Award nominations, and how the Academy voted) is interesting.
If someone is looking for a good movie to add to their Netflix queue, or pick up at Blockbuster, I would suggest this.
L
Kd5000:
I saw THE GOLDEN COMPASS today and wasn't really into it. Of course, the guy with the picket sign outside the theater (with some Catholic group) was what enticed me. If someone says don't go to see this film, I go. Of course, it would have been annoying if ppl had disrupted the film shouting out off handed comments. I heard much of this occurred for Fahrenheit 9/11 in the suburbs around America.
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