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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
MaineWriter:
So I went and saw Deception. My review? I am not quite sure why the reviewers are being so savage.
It wasn't great but I have sat through movies that are much, much worse. Yes, it had corny dialog, and yes, I could figure things out pretty easily, but it was still entertaining for 108 minutes. The actors are certainly enjoyable to look at, the camera angles interesting, the music appropriate. It could have been much worse. And there was one big surprise I was totally unprepared for so I guess I didn't figure out every single plot twist.
Ewan McGregor did have one strange accent, I have to say. When he hit a US accent, he sounded like he was from Brooklyn (born and bred) but the rest of the time, he was mixing up three accents in one sentence. Weird. It seemed to get better as the movie went on, but maybe he wasn't talking so much, just frowning at the computer screen.
The pot smoking scene (near the beginning) was ridiculous. They share one joint for 35 minutes and inside of that 35 minutes they both (Hugh and Ewan) end up sitting cross-legged on the big, fancy conference room table, Ewan babbling on and on about the "perfect symmetry of numbers" or something equally inane. I thought, stoned out of their minds on one joint in 30 minutes? What is this, Reefer Madness or something?
While there is more sex with Ewan, we do have one shirtless scene with Hugh. I could have used more. I didn't like Hugh at the beginning, but I liked him better as the movie went on--and he was the bad guy! I guess he got more convincing as the bad guy. In fact, everyone got better as the movie went on. It was almost like they were acting at the beginning, then finally got comfortable in their roles. Unfortunately, it seems for alot of reviewers, they lost interest by that part, but I kept watching.
Oh, BTW, Charlotte Rampling as the semi-nude cougar was great.
belbbmfan:
Thanks for that review Leslie. After reading all the very negative other reviews I was thinking this movie wasn't worth much. But I think I'll go see it anyway. Besides, there really isn't much interesting programmed in our local cinema at the moment. Summer has come early this year...
'Deception' will be released here next week.
BelAir:
Yes, thanks for the review Leslie. I will keep Deception on my mental list of one to watch.
Anyone heard anything about Speed Racer??? It comes out here in a few weeks and I like Emile Hirsch a lot but am not sure what sort of expectations to have for the film.
serious crayons:
I rented Enchanted the other night. I don't know that it would be everybody's cup of tea, but I liked it a lot. It's so light it makes Little Miss Sunshine look like something by Ingmar Bergman. But it's light in a cute way! :D
oilgun:
--- Quote from: seriouscrayons on April 28, 2008, 05:52:13 pm ---I rented Enchanted the other night. I don't know that it would be everybody's cup of tea, but I liked it a lot. It's so light it makes Little Miss Sunshine look like something by Ingmar Bergman. But it's light in a cute way! :D
--- End quote ---
Enchanted was great fun up until the silly(!) ending. I mentioned earlier that James Marsden stole the movie as Prince Charming: "This little black box seems to control the magic mirror!".
I watched Bonnie & Clyde and was actually disappointed, I didn't think it aged very well. Maybe it was my mood, but it really felt like an OLD movie, which I suppose it is. The acting seemed mannered and melodramatic and the direction lacked subtlety, everything seemed so obvious. I remember loving that movie years ago and being so disturbed by the violent ending, lol!
Finally saw Breach with Chris Cooper and Ryan Phillippe. I enjoyed it up until the melodramatic ending where Chris Cooper's make-up made him look like an extra from Dawn of The Dead. A decent film.
And Takashi Miike's Visitor Q - :o :o Holy lactating incestuous necrophiliac, Batman! :o
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