When I saw the previews for this I was up out of my seat excited to see it. Kristen Stewart, the guy from the Squid and the Wale, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, and Martin Starr (Bill from freaks and geeks). Set in 1987. The Smiths, Lou Reed, The Replacements, and Husker Du over and over throughout the film. The majority of the film is in a tiny theme park! It's perfect!
So far... my favorite film of the year. I yelled with excitement so many times while watching this.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
500 Days of Summer (2009)
The director Marc Webb really has nothing to show for himself until this point. However, hit knocks this film out of the park. The writers too, have nothing before this. The soundtrack is great, the acting is good, the writing is superb, the cinematography is good, and the direction is great.
I'm see this twice now. Once when I shouldn't have (alone, after a split with my wife, the day before my best friends wedding), and then this time (a month later) I was with friends and i was maybe finally coming to grips with whats going on, and I saw the film in a different light. I'd say I enjoyed the film more the second time. See, the movie sort of tricks ya. It puts on a mask similar to how "love" does, then when "love" goes away, the mask is taken off and you see clearly. Going back to watch this a second time...I saw clearly the whole time, similar to if I could go back and subjectively view my former relationship as a hidden 3rd party. It was an eye opener the second time instead of a depressing movie about a breakup.
A must see.
I'm see this twice now. Once when I shouldn't have (alone, after a split with my wife, the day before my best friends wedding), and then this time (a month later) I was with friends and i was maybe finally coming to grips with whats going on, and I saw the film in a different light. I'd say I enjoyed the film more the second time. See, the movie sort of tricks ya. It puts on a mask similar to how "love" does, then when "love" goes away, the mask is taken off and you see clearly. Going back to watch this a second time...I saw clearly the whole time, similar to if I could go back and subjectively view my former relationship as a hidden 3rd party. It was an eye opener the second time instead of a depressing movie about a breakup.
A must see.
Friday, September 18, 2009
TWILIGHT (2009)
Twilight. Kristen Stewart is cute. I thought she was cute in Panic Room when I couldn't even tell if she was a boy or a girl until towards the end of the movie.
I will say that there is an intrigue here. Something is drawing me in. But everything else dumb.
I will say that there is an intrigue here. Something is drawing me in. But everything else dumb.
NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS (2008)
Nights and Weekends (2008) was directed by Joe Swamberg and Greta Gerwig, both also starring in the film. Greta Gerwig played Hannah in Hannah Takes The Stair which was also directed by Joe Swamberg, Nights and Weekends seems then is the follow up.
It deals with a long-distance relationship and a reuniting after a break up. It deals with a few good times and a lot of hard times. As seemingly all "mumble-core" film do, this film plays the awkward card. Hannah Takes the Stairs contains awkward characters, Nights and Weekends contains awkward situations. The awkward character card is played in a few occasions but I felt it was forced. These characters should be capable of dealing with the situations they're in, but they baby out.
Ultimately, I was on of the best "mumble-core" films out there. The story was well thought out and very interesting. It touched on detailed issues that I appreciated. The characters could use some work. But the acting was good and the dialog was much more interesting then the fartin' around kind of business the other films of this nature have.
It deals with a long-distance relationship and a reuniting after a break up. It deals with a few good times and a lot of hard times. As seemingly all "mumble-core" film do, this film plays the awkward card. Hannah Takes the Stairs contains awkward characters, Nights and Weekends contains awkward situations. The awkward character card is played in a few occasions but I felt it was forced. These characters should be capable of dealing with the situations they're in, but they baby out.
Ultimately, I was on of the best "mumble-core" films out there. The story was well thought out and very interesting. It touched on detailed issues that I appreciated. The characters could use some work. But the acting was good and the dialog was much more interesting then the fartin' around kind of business the other films of this nature have.
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