I was in the mood for a great love story. Did i get it ,watching this film?
W-e-eell, Eric Bana was comfy to watch in this dramatic-paranormal story. And i think Rachael McAdams is a delicious actress. I mean i trully believe her when she does her thing- in whatever role she plays. And the fresh take on time travel was fascinating to watch(Although with a few "coome on!" and "but what...?")
Halfway through the film,you know the tear dam has full intention of breaking.When i realised this-i gradually got tired as the film progressed -the story became a burden.
Yup ,it's one of those conceptual stories about the grandness of unconditional love- but this grandness was lost on me by the end of the film.
Needless to say i didn't get the lovestory all rounded feel i craved. There were some loose ends, hence the "coome on.." and "but what..?". SO, towards the end i was more intrigued by the time travel phenomenon(though scantily clad) than the time traveler's relationship with his wife.
Was that the intention of the filmmakers?
Giving credit,the story asks the famed question " destiny or choice"(thats a famed question right?)
That's just imho.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
2012
"The day after tomorrow" multyplied by 200. SWEEEEEEEEEEETT!- visually!..WHHOOOOOAAAA!-thrilling-ly. OH BOOOOY! DAAMN! YIIIKES! EEEH! because they did it.
They ended the world on film. Mercilessly. Shamelessly killed a lot of (not one or 2) loveable characters. I cant think of any other disaster movie that went the full monty on world ending scenario. Maybe there are, but none this brutal. -i argue!
Why i think this film was great is because-after executing total destruction-the question of what happens next here on earth or after was attempted to be answered....this intrigued me and didnt make me feel totally hopeless.lol
yeah,yeah-as the tendency is for American films of this scale and plot-the personal anthems people seemed to bravely vocalise during those" i might die" or"you might die" scenes-were so suppy that you you would remember you were watching "only a movie".
I'm a fan of John Cusack so biastly he can do no wrong by me;)...sometimes it was hard to believe his character actually fathered those kids-the same uncomfortable thing i felt when watchin Tom Cruise in war of the worlds.
A roller-coaster trip in the cinema. i'm not sure how it would look at home(unless u have a big screen)but either way i think the message/story/gist and picture will still work quite well...ok a little more than quite well
imho
They ended the world on film. Mercilessly. Shamelessly killed a lot of (not one or 2) loveable characters. I cant think of any other disaster movie that went the full monty on world ending scenario. Maybe there are, but none this brutal. -i argue!
Why i think this film was great is because-after executing total destruction-the question of what happens next here on earth or after was attempted to be answered....this intrigued me and didnt make me feel totally hopeless.lol
yeah,yeah-as the tendency is for American films of this scale and plot-the personal anthems people seemed to bravely vocalise during those" i might die" or"you might die" scenes-were so suppy that you you would remember you were watching "only a movie".
I'm a fan of John Cusack so biastly he can do no wrong by me;)...sometimes it was hard to believe his character actually fathered those kids-the same uncomfortable thing i felt when watchin Tom Cruise in war of the worlds.
A roller-coaster trip in the cinema. i'm not sure how it would look at home(unless u have a big screen)but either way i think the message/story/gist and picture will still work quite well...ok a little more than quite well
imho
FUNNY PEOPLE
I adore this particular group of comedians. So to see them in one film together was a thing of beauty!
I think the movie was just a fun(expensive) way for these guys to hang out together and do stand-up for 2 hours.
I loved their movies because they excellently combine natural(seeminly) humour with real life drama-yup it can be raw sometimes but they make it delightful ...like sushi for some people. You watch and you think-well they have to be raw to be real and relatable...in my humble opinion they do that nicely.
Their comedies-especially the recent ones, are powered with human drama and sneeky intelligent humour.
This film started in a certain flow and then somehow went too broad and some scenes a tad too long. Half way through the film-i lost the haert of it somewhere and was just under the spell of watchin ERIC BANA in a comedy!!!Eric in a comedy!!in his natural accent(i think)!!!awsoooome!
Back to the film-Cool cameos(amazing even. yup definately Eminem),interesting starting plot, a treat watchin them guys do their thing,but i have a sneaky suspicion that i might have enjoyed watching a comedy special with all of these funny people each giving their 15 mins.
Quite an R rated vocab. So be warned.
Loved the opening sequence. Like i said before imho,these guys were just hanging out on screen and sharing their brotherly love(?) and humour with us,slightely doc/mocumentary style. It was cute and hilarious even. sometimes. but the STORY went all over the place after the first 1hour or so.
So there.
imho
I think the movie was just a fun(expensive) way for these guys to hang out together and do stand-up for 2 hours.
I loved their movies because they excellently combine natural(seeminly) humour with real life drama-yup it can be raw sometimes but they make it delightful ...like sushi for some people. You watch and you think-well they have to be raw to be real and relatable...in my humble opinion they do that nicely.
Their comedies-especially the recent ones, are powered with human drama and sneeky intelligent humour.
This film started in a certain flow and then somehow went too broad and some scenes a tad too long. Half way through the film-i lost the haert of it somewhere and was just under the spell of watchin ERIC BANA in a comedy!!!Eric in a comedy!!in his natural accent(i think)!!!awsoooome!
Back to the film-Cool cameos(amazing even. yup definately Eminem),interesting starting plot, a treat watchin them guys do their thing,but i have a sneaky suspicion that i might have enjoyed watching a comedy special with all of these funny people each giving their 15 mins.
Quite an R rated vocab. So be warned.
Loved the opening sequence. Like i said before imho,these guys were just hanging out on screen and sharing their brotherly love(?) and humour with us,slightely doc/mocumentary style. It was cute and hilarious even. sometimes. but the STORY went all over the place after the first 1hour or so.
So there.
imho
AWAY WE GO
In my humble opinion-this is one of those stories where you have to be ready to listen to feel the "rock n roll"!
A not so simple story told and shown simply and with such great humour and observational heart(you know what that means!)..but to feel IT -you gotta listen.
A believable love story with a few quirky characters(but thats the honey;)). A friendship story. A figure- out-who-i-am story. Spiffy dialogue
Its funny in the best way possible but you also end the movie feeling ..."i can be true...i can try to be myself...i can make and keep my promises..."
Its a great story to listen to if you're not squimmish of some cussing.
I loved that the couple were so unapologetically themselves-and you could see they were best friends.I loved how they tried.(:))They really tried to not be judgmental and were not afraid to say or show-they didn't know.
Well,yeah-a love story with the whole world in it.
Watched this with my husband and friends....they didnt give it a chance- 10 mins into the film-they wanted a "faster"comedy.Just 10 mins people!!lol
So dont watch this if you're tired or looking for a movie with prat-fall or fart jokes or regular funny thats so all up in your face-that you laugh before really knowing/thinking why.(confusing?)
With this movie-you listen and laugh warmly(cheesy but true). ...you might also cry...maybe;)
all IMHO
A not so simple story told and shown simply and with such great humour and observational heart(you know what that means!)..but to feel IT -you gotta listen.
A believable love story with a few quirky characters(but thats the honey;)). A friendship story. A figure- out-who-i-am story. Spiffy dialogue
Its funny in the best way possible but you also end the movie feeling ..."i can be true...i can try to be myself...i can make and keep my promises..."
Its a great story to listen to if you're not squimmish of some cussing.
I loved that the couple were so unapologetically themselves-and you could see they were best friends.I loved how they tried.(:))They really tried to not be judgmental and were not afraid to say or show-they didn't know.
Well,yeah-a love story with the whole world in it.
Watched this with my husband and friends....they didnt give it a chance- 10 mins into the film-they wanted a "faster"comedy.Just 10 mins people!!lol
So dont watch this if you're tired or looking for a movie with prat-fall or fart jokes or regular funny thats so all up in your face-that you laugh before really knowing/thinking why.(confusing?)
With this movie-you listen and laugh warmly(cheesy but true). ...you might also cry...maybe;)
all IMHO
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
COUPLES RETREAT
I enjoyed the characters. I loved the themes(very real). I'm a fan of stories about couples and marriages and the whole amusement park of it all. Analysis and therapy of the man-woman thing in 4 different versions. Humorous enough to cover the somehow scanty/weak dialogue and deep enough to forgive that.
I think it was a trully sincere intention to give a hearty message of how and what love can and should be like, years after "i do" was super easy to say or not.
it looked like the different scenarios were just loosely set up so some very important soulful or funny things could be said(or done).But the film as one solid form from scene to scene was drifting and scattered .
so if you want to learn or be reminded of some golden thoughts of relationships(openly and briefly talked about) and see some (predictably)funny scenes. Its an interesting movie to see on a rainy day and you're feeling melancholic.
I loved knowing that Vince Vaughn could write such an insightful script on relationships. "breaking up" (he wrote that)was intensely great too.
i loved watchin him be the "ass" here.;);) ...imho
I think it was a trully sincere intention to give a hearty message of how and what love can and should be like, years after "i do" was super easy to say or not.
it looked like the different scenarios were just loosely set up so some very important soulful or funny things could be said(or done).But the film as one solid form from scene to scene was drifting and scattered .
so if you want to learn or be reminded of some golden thoughts of relationships(openly and briefly talked about) and see some (predictably)funny scenes. Its an interesting movie to see on a rainy day and you're feeling melancholic.
I loved knowing that Vince Vaughn could write such an insightful script on relationships. "breaking up" (he wrote that)was intensely great too.
i loved watchin him be the "ass" here.;);) ...imho
Sunday, January 3, 2010
AVATAR
Was reluctant to watch the thing in 3D as the whole world seemed to be thinking this was the ONLY way to enjoy the film. This seeminly popular opinion discouraged me. I also thought seeing it in 3D would totally take the meat out of the story(if there was a story to begin with) and be smothered in special effects and space invadors(including my space).
but i gave in and went to the IMAX theatre. Got my goggles. Got my pocorn. sat in my seat. wore my goggles and prayed James Cameron would serve this highly expensive,tech. advanced ,glossy pie with enough fleshy meat of a story to satisfy yours trully-a not die hard fan of ...action and robots.
and el Cameroniego did his best to fill every inch of space, 3d or not with a wicked soul touching story and i might add-believable plot. its a sci-fi. fantacy film folks-it was supposed to be literally "out of this world" and it was -in visual and in text. The story carried a relevant message/s,the special effects were beautiful and anatomically detailed(sci-fans should get that)
love.war.society.cross cultures.science.supernatural.beliefs.humor and some good ol action fights. Great soundtrack too.
I had to take my goggles off a few times-because Jimmy,the film worked so well that i didnt even need the 3d effect to trully appreciate it. Yes,i agree it gave a few scenes some depth and feeling in the 3D.
But with or without the 3D the movie worked.
it worked oooh so well... IMHO
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