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Movie Review: Across the Universe
Feb. 10th, 2008 10:11 pmM and I had been hankerin' to see this for ages. We liked it, but did a lot of head-shaking. Review here.
Movie Review: OoTP
Jul. 18th, 2007 03:36 pm800 some-odd pages in just 2 1/2 hours? If you thought that Goblet of Fire was seriously truncated, well, you ain’t seen nothing yet. (Or probably, if you’re reading my blogs, you have.)
I really think this one is suffering from coming out SO CLOSE to the release of Deathly Hallows - because all we’ve done is look for clues to what’s going to happen in the book after watching the movie. We sure as hell were.
Movie Review: Prairie Home Companion
Jul. 18th, 2007 03:19 pmI grew up on PHC, so naturally I was thrilled to see the movie. Of course it took me over a year to actually see it, but that’s not the end of the world.
First off, the casting. I cannot imagine ANYONE other than Kevin Kline playing Guy Noir. Perfection. Ditto for Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep. The interations, the very slight Minnesota accents, the talking over each other. I felt like Lola was just there to give them someone to tell their stories to. And Woody Harrellson and John C. Reilly… and so on. You get the idea - I could not have been more pleased with the casting.
It was perfectly obvious to me from the word go that Asphodel was an angel - why else would she have had on a white trench coat and always stand or sit in front of light? I wasn’t clear at all on how it was going to play out, though. Really, though, the plot was not the point. Really, though, there was no point. It was PHC through and through. I completely understand the criticisms - that only fans of the show would enjoy the movie. But, since I AM a fan of the show, it was no problem for me.
Matthew is really bothered by the fact that they actually gave the punchline to the penguin joke, though.
Movie Review: Nacho Libre
Apr. 3rd, 2007 03:21 pmI picked up a bunch of used DVDs for five bucks each at the grocery store last week. Saturday night, M and I sat down to watch Nacho Libre. I had earlier in the day commented to him that the quote on the front of the box - "If you love Jack Black, you'll love Nacho Libre" really seemed like it came from a negative review of the movie.
Well, I love Jack Black, but I hated Nacho Libre. We sat through 20 minutes and just couldn't take it anymore. We turned it off. The last movie we gave up on that quickly was The Ladies Man. To say that we were disappointed would be a major understatement.
Well, I love Jack Black, but I hated Nacho Libre. We sat through 20 minutes and just couldn't take it anymore. We turned it off. The last movie we gave up on that quickly was The Ladies Man. To say that we were disappointed would be a major understatement.
(Somewhat) Movie Review: Rent
Feb. 24th, 2007 11:07 pmDamn... I don't think that show will ever not kill me. I've seen it on stage twice (once in Minneapolis in the summer of 1997, and then again in London in the summer of 1998 - the London cast included Adam Pascal, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Anthony Rapp) and been reduced to tears both times. Ditto for the movie...
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Overall, I'm very, VERY pleased. I may well wear this DVD out. But I don't think M will ever watch it with me, because i can't NOT sing the entire show.
