Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[innerSpaceman]

I finally saw Juno yesterday. A shining example of why I should see films before the hype gets to high. I was mildly disappointed. Even though I was completely entertained, found it funny and charming, and

Spoiler:

really appreciated the way they handled her dilemma of flirting with Mark to the point of awakening him right of out of the marriage she needed to be sustained for her baby adoption.

Also, I did not find anything unusual or requiring of belief-suspension about her teenage lingo. Not in the least. And I liked all the performances. I just didn't think the movie was that big a deal.




Similarly, I don't think There Will Be Blood (which I also saw yesterday) particularly lives up to its hype. Still, it's a fantastic movie with a stunning peformance by Daniel Day Lewis. Perhaps not at the Citizen Kane level it's being hoisted to by critics, but a great American film about a meglomaniacal oil tycoon at the turn of the century.



Not that it's a competition or anything, but I would recommend seeing There Will Be Blood in theaters right now ... while Juno is, imo, a fine Netflix film at home.