There is hope on the horizon. After many months of some not so great movies, there are finally some good ones to look forward to. Well, potentially good ones anyway. In the last two weeks I've seen two movies, both of which I really liked.
The first was Sin City. I have to say that while I was expecting a high level of gruesome violence, it's another thing to actually see it played out on the screen. I don't normally do movies with that much violence, but the fact that it was an all-star cast really made me want to see it. Then too, there was the fact that it looked like it was going to be well done artistically and I do go in for artistic movies. So, I was not disappointed by this movie. When it comes out on DVD, I'll definitely watch it one more time, especially if there are good commentaries.
The other movie I saw was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This one was a so-so movie. There were a lot of funny bits and the flight over Magrathea (I think) was really well done. In a lot of comments I read after seeing the movie people said they were annoyed by the dolphin song at the beginning. I thought that was one of the better bits of the movie. It really cracked me up, but maybe I'm just weird that way. There was one downside to the movie. I hadn't read the books in quite awhile, so there were a lot of things I didn't remember from the books. A bit more explanation of some things would have benefitted those not familiar with the storyline in the books. Those bits were hard to sit through because frankly I got bored and just wished the movie would move along already.
All in all I give Sin City a two thumbs up for being a well done movie in all areas. Hitchhiker's gets a thumbs up for the funny bits and the portrayal of characters Ford, Arthur, and Zaphod and a thumbs sideways for the boring bits and the badly acted portrayal of the character Trillian.
Tonight I'm hearkening back to a classic comedy, the 1950 version of Cheaper by the Dozen, which I've seen about 50 times and its sequel Belles on their Toes, which I haven't seen. It's been a relaxing night, but it's about time to head off for bed. I've got an early day tomorrow.
At some point I plan to see Kingdom of Heaven and I'll be back to post when I do.
The first was Sin City. I have to say that while I was expecting a high level of gruesome violence, it's another thing to actually see it played out on the screen. I don't normally do movies with that much violence, but the fact that it was an all-star cast really made me want to see it. Then too, there was the fact that it looked like it was going to be well done artistically and I do go in for artistic movies. So, I was not disappointed by this movie. When it comes out on DVD, I'll definitely watch it one more time, especially if there are good commentaries.
The other movie I saw was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This one was a so-so movie. There were a lot of funny bits and the flight over Magrathea (I think) was really well done. In a lot of comments I read after seeing the movie people said they were annoyed by the dolphin song at the beginning. I thought that was one of the better bits of the movie. It really cracked me up, but maybe I'm just weird that way. There was one downside to the movie. I hadn't read the books in quite awhile, so there were a lot of things I didn't remember from the books. A bit more explanation of some things would have benefitted those not familiar with the storyline in the books. Those bits were hard to sit through because frankly I got bored and just wished the movie would move along already.
All in all I give Sin City a two thumbs up for being a well done movie in all areas. Hitchhiker's gets a thumbs up for the funny bits and the portrayal of characters Ford, Arthur, and Zaphod and a thumbs sideways for the boring bits and the badly acted portrayal of the character Trillian.
Tonight I'm hearkening back to a classic comedy, the 1950 version of Cheaper by the Dozen, which I've seen about 50 times and its sequel Belles on their Toes, which I haven't seen. It's been a relaxing night, but it's about time to head off for bed. I've got an early day tomorrow.
At some point I plan to see Kingdom of Heaven and I'll be back to post when I do.
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