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d_trektone_wSaw "The Brothers Grimm" last night, courtesy of Chris F, my long-time movie-going bud (since ... wow, '77). I liked it a lot. Funny, silly, creepy. Was most impressed with Heath Ledger, who was awkward, sincere, and wacky. The last movie I saw him in was "The Order," a bad, dumb, waste-of-time for me. Looking forward to "Brokeback Mountain." Matt Damon, who wore too much clothing for my taste, had some accent-wander but also my favorite line (paraphrased): "It's not magic, it's just shiny!"
This write-up reminded me I hadn't posted about the few movies I've seen the last couple of months.
A couple of weeks ago I saw the new Bill Murray flick, "Broken Flowers." I admit it's because I missed the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" showing by a few minutes and wanted to see something. Glad I saw it, but after thinking about it for a while, I realized despite the humor and oddness, it was a fairly sad, poignant film. Murray, Jeffrey Wright (love him!), Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange and Tilda Swinton all left strong impressions. I know more than a couple people who would not like the ending; it is neither happy nor "sad."
Before that I saw "Fantastic Four" and enjoyed it. The changes from the comic book were acceptable to me. There were some minor continuity annoyances and places where it looked really cheesy, but I liked the interactions of Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis, who felt like the "Ben Grimm" I remembered. Wasn't crazy about either Jessica Alba or Julian McMahon.
Must get to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" soon. Others I'm interested in: "2046" (yay for Wong Kar-Wai), "Mad Hot Ballroom," "The Aristocrats," "The Cave," and maybe "Murderball." "Eternal" and "Matando Cabos" on the way. "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" trailer was shown last night and looked promising.
Hmm, there's a fundraiser on 8/31 at The Metreon where someone or another will be showing "Harold and Maude" for $5/seat. Need to look into this.
This write-up reminded me I hadn't posted about the few movies I've seen the last couple of months.
A couple of weeks ago I saw the new Bill Murray flick, "Broken Flowers." I admit it's because I missed the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" showing by a few minutes and wanted to see something. Glad I saw it, but after thinking about it for a while, I realized despite the humor and oddness, it was a fairly sad, poignant film. Murray, Jeffrey Wright (love him!), Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange and Tilda Swinton all left strong impressions. I know more than a couple people who would not like the ending; it is neither happy nor "sad."
Before that I saw "Fantastic Four" and enjoyed it. The changes from the comic book were acceptable to me. There were some minor continuity annoyances and places where it looked really cheesy, but I liked the interactions of Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis, who felt like the "Ben Grimm" I remembered. Wasn't crazy about either Jessica Alba or Julian McMahon.
Must get to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" soon. Others I'm interested in: "2046" (yay for Wong Kar-Wai), "Mad Hot Ballroom," "The Aristocrats," "The Cave," and maybe "Murderball." "Eternal" and "Matando Cabos" on the way. "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" trailer was shown last night and looked promising.
Hmm, there's a fundraiser on 8/31 at The Metreon where someone or another will be showing "Harold and Maude" for $5/seat. Need to look into this.
