The Flix
Here are the movies I saw on vacation.Pride and Prejudice: A. Already blogged about it.
King Kong: A - . A few scenes dragged, but most are beautiful. The ending killed me even though I knew it was coming.
Memoirs of a Geisha: A. Good job on this one. Music's quite lovely. Hat tip to you, Yo Yo Ma.
Fun With Dick and Jane: B. Tea Leoni is good and they slam the Enron crew in the credits. Well done.
Family Stone: B. Better than I expected. I'm partial to Luke Wilson anyway.
Syriana: A. Kudos to you, George Clooney.
Rumor Has It: C +. There were a few moments of mirth, but I know they could have done better.
Constant Gardener: A. Beautiful and sad. A good twin to Syriana.
Munich: A. Eric Bana, a favorite of mine from the Hulk, did well here. I felt more acutely the pointlessness of what's going on in Iraq right now, and I was surprised that was possible.
Shop Girl: A -. That Jason Schwartzman. You can't beat that guy. Plus I liked Claire Dane's ears. Good job writing a novella and acting in it too, Steve Martin. Keep up the good work.
I'm a pretty easy grader, but overall I was pleased with the cinematic offerings this holiday season.
Comments
We did recently watch some of Spike TV's Bond marathon. Bob cried during On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Again. Ahhhh, Diana Rigg.
Mary
(i've been on the anti social side lately too. so that can't be the reason. and as you say, it's not age.) love 2 u mm
we saw potter IV, which i enjoyed. also we rented 40-year-old-virgin, which i watched four or five times. what does it say about me that it NEVER gets old??
With family around these past weeks to watch the kiddos, I actually was able to see a few non-kiddo movies.
Family Stone...I'd give it more of a B-. Although I liked the actors and enjoyed the storyline, I thought it had a lot of holes. I thought there needed to be something to make me be sympathetic toward Sarah Jessica Parker's character. I loved the relationship the family had together, however.
Dick and Jane I thought was horrible. Part way through it I turned to Melvin and said, "Are you as bored as I am?" He was. It just wasn't very funny and quite anti-climatic. The Enron part was amusing.
I guess since it's a rare occasion when I actually get to see a movie, I expect GREATNESS
(with capital letters). We just finished up our home theatre system in our basement, so I'm enjoying some movies at home (when I can stay awake).
40 Year old virgin was very, very, very funny!!!!!
c, i had a mission, a movie a day for 2 weeks, so i had to see a few movies that would not normally be on my list, so i went in to those 2 with very low expectations. on the ground low. bottom of the barrel low. the lowness really helped. your criticisms i agree with.
brokeback mountain and squid and whale finally got here this weekend so i hope i get to at least one of those asap.