My short MOVIE CRITIC list for early 09...
What movies have y'all seen lately? Any recommendations? Disappointments?
My VERY short list:
Seven Pounds:
Very Good...a tear jerker. Will Smith still can't help but take his shirt off in a film...and also, expectedly, he "runs real fast"...all wet.. down a street.
Go see it, you wont be disappointed!
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Gran Torino:
Disappointed, but tolerable. No offnense to white people, but do you PRAISE THE LORD when a Clint Eastwood flick hits the theatres? I liken him to the Brett Favre of film, he's good at what he does, but he's been around for so long that if you dis him, it's like Age discrimination!
The film was very predictable and the acting (other than the main character) was offendingly horrible!
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The Blah Blah of Benjamin Button:
Still Confused. I don't try to overanalyze films, and I like for messages and plot lines to be fairly clear...but this one still has me scratching my head. The acting was pretty good, and it was definitely a visually stunning film, but many parts of the film seemed to be left underdeveloped or WAY too stretched out. And its LONG as hell (thats what she said).
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Thoughts?
My VERY short list:
Seven Pounds:
Very Good...a tear jerker. Will Smith still can't help but take his shirt off in a film...and also, expectedly, he "runs real fast"...all wet.. down a street.
Go see it, you wont be disappointed!
@@@@@
Gran Torino:
Disappointed, but tolerable. No offnense to white people, but do you PRAISE THE LORD when a Clint Eastwood flick hits the theatres? I liken him to the Brett Favre of film, he's good at what he does, but he's been around for so long that if you dis him, it's like Age discrimination!
The film was very predictable and the acting (other than the main character) was offendingly horrible!
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The Blah Blah of Benjamin Button:
Still Confused. I don't try to overanalyze films, and I like for messages and plot lines to be fairly clear...but this one still has me scratching my head. The acting was pretty good, and it was definitely a visually stunning film, but many parts of the film seemed to be left underdeveloped or WAY too stretched out. And its LONG as hell (thats what she said).
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Thoughts?
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Permalink Reply by Amanda Lee on -
I just saw Revolutionary Road last Friday. Kate Winslet is an amazing actress and yes she won a Golden Globe for the movie but I wouldn't watch it again. That movie was so depressing. It makes you not want to get married. And if you do decide to get married, it makes you think if you're marrying that person for all the right reasons. Not because society said you're suppose have that perfect family with the picket fence, 2 kids and a dog. But because your love and marriage can endure through all the b.s. society throws at you. Too depressing for my taste, I like to enjoy the movies I watch, not silently wish the movie was over.
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