Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
6.25.2011
6.27.2008
Yummy
I love me some Antonio Banderas.
Especially opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Especially when I wouldn't mind being Catherine, at all.
Especially opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Especially when I wouldn't mind being Catherine, at all.
Oh, and since I did decide to watch The Mask of Zorro tonight, really, could they have made Catherine any more sexy while she is SWORD FIGHTING IN A STABLE????
10.19.2007
Night at the Movies
Went to go see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix tonight. Marvelous stuff. Great music, effects, sound . . . the whole thing is just packaged very well.
I love fantasy films. Always have. They're always the easiest to make the "suspension of disbelief" requirement work. And it's not just fantasy films. You could basically lump everything fiction into that category for me. Books and tv series also fit the bill. (Yes, I did grow up on Star Trek. Not only Star Trek, but also Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. Yes, that quite correctly implies I watched the series for most of my 30 years now. I'll still stop on it if I find it on cable, too.).
At the end of the movie, I was quite impressed by Harry's last lines: "We'll have something Voldemort will never have. Something worth fighting for." Of course, the implication in that is that friends and family are worth fighting for.
All I've got to say to that is, "Amen, brother."
I love fantasy films. Always have. They're always the easiest to make the "suspension of disbelief" requirement work. And it's not just fantasy films. You could basically lump everything fiction into that category for me. Books and tv series also fit the bill. (Yes, I did grow up on Star Trek. Not only Star Trek, but also Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. Yes, that quite correctly implies I watched the series for most of my 30 years now. I'll still stop on it if I find it on cable, too.).
At the end of the movie, I was quite impressed by Harry's last lines: "We'll have something Voldemort will never have. Something worth fighting for." Of course, the implication in that is that friends and family are worth fighting for.
All I've got to say to that is, "Amen, brother."
1.01.2007
Movie reviews
Pursuit of Happyness: Great, uplifting story about a young father who has hit upon hard times while working as a bone density scanner salesman. The wife leaves, convinced that there's nothing worth waiting around for. He happens upon a man who is a stock broker, decides that is the job he needs to make his life better, applies for an internship at Dean Witter. There's nothing wrong with admitting this ending, as I think it's pretty obvious from the title of the movie: he does, of course, end up being the only one in the internship class who gets offered a job.
Turns out that the Pursuit of Happyness is a true story. This actually happened to someone, and not only did he succeed and get the job at Dean Witter, he also started his own firm. Several years after that, he sold a minority interest and became a multi-millionaire. Definitely a feel good movie, one that should give everyone hope during stressful times.
The one drawback: this movie suffers from the same popular cinematography effects as some others these days. There are times when there's a complete lack of use of the "Steadicam" feature on the camera. I'm convinced that there was a good reason they invented the use of the Steadicam, and it may have something to do with the fact that NOT using it tends to make people sick, including yours truly.
Happy Feet (wikipedia): FUN, regardless of your age. Now, if you're like my hmh and you'd rather watch paint dry or channel surf, you won't care for it. Let's put it this way: I will soon own not only the DVD, but also the CD of the music in this movie.
This is a completely unbelievable yet cute story about a young penguin who happens to be different than the others in his group (clan? I don't know the appropriate word here). A journey of self-discovery takes place, as the penguin learns that it's OK that he's different and that he can, in fact, make a difference in the world. Later, he certainly does make a difference, as it's his true talents that "save" the penguins.
There's definitely learning opportunities in this movie, what with the accepting of the other and understanding of the environment, here. Add that with the fun, and the entire family will enjoy (given the exceptions noted above).
Turns out that the Pursuit of Happyness is a true story. This actually happened to someone, and not only did he succeed and get the job at Dean Witter, he also started his own firm. Several years after that, he sold a minority interest and became a multi-millionaire. Definitely a feel good movie, one that should give everyone hope during stressful times.
The one drawback: this movie suffers from the same popular cinematography effects as some others these days. There are times when there's a complete lack of use of the "Steadicam" feature on the camera. I'm convinced that there was a good reason they invented the use of the Steadicam, and it may have something to do with the fact that NOT using it tends to make people sick, including yours truly.
Happy Feet (wikipedia): FUN, regardless of your age. Now, if you're like my hmh and you'd rather watch paint dry or channel surf, you won't care for it. Let's put it this way: I will soon own not only the DVD, but also the CD of the music in this movie.
This is a completely unbelievable yet cute story about a young penguin who happens to be different than the others in his group (clan? I don't know the appropriate word here). A journey of self-discovery takes place, as the penguin learns that it's OK that he's different and that he can, in fact, make a difference in the world. Later, he certainly does make a difference, as it's his true talents that "save" the penguins.
There's definitely learning opportunities in this movie, what with the accepting of the other and understanding of the environment, here. Add that with the fun, and the entire family will enjoy (given the exceptions noted above).
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