Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

A strong recommendation for "Midnight in Paris." It was not lazy Woody, and it made me do something I did not think possible: enjoy a full movie of Owen Wilson. Plus, say what you will about Inception-like movies, this movie had the biggest surprise that I actually gave a sh*t about in some time.

Plus Marion Cotillard at her most Marion Cotillardish.

Given everything we tend to know about the lives of the people we dub heros of one sort or another, I'm not sure I totally buy the premise--or at least that I would act as starry-eyed as Wilson's character did--but it was a charming ride.

Originally Posted by Alex

I enjoyed it as well. What was the surprise?

Spoiler:

That the protagonist did not end up marrying the unpleasant person he went to Europe with.

No, seriously, it was

Spoiler:

you know. The thing. For her. Perhaps I should have seen it coming, but I didn't.

[cirquelover]

The boy, teenager, actually said he want to see the new Pooh movie with me and in the theater! I am so excited and thoroughly shocked!

[Alex]

Ok, I'm sure I'm having a brain fart but I still don't know what you're talking about.

[Strangler Lewis]

Spoiler:

When they went to la belle epoque for her. Didn't see it coming and given how old and past it everyone was in that era, it seemed a fitting conclusion to her romantic misadventures in the 20s.

[Alex]

A strong recommend for Mother (available on Netflix streaming).

I really do think that South Korean cinema industry may be the best one out there. Something in the water must give them all a delightful sense of the bizarre and hyper-real.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Alex

A strong recommend for Mother (available on Netflix streaming).

I really do think that South Korean cinema industry may be the best one out there. Something in the water must give them all a delightful sense of the bizarre and hyper-real.

Agreed. Most of the best, most enjoyable, interesting, and genuinely bizarre (not just something trying to be bizarre for bizarre's sake) have come from Korea. What did you think of A Tale of Two Sisters?

[CoasterMatt]

Dead Hooker In A Trunk is now available for VOD on IFC Midnight!

Awesome horror movie made for next to nothing...

Here's a NSFW trailer

[flippyshark]

The virtual apes far outshine the human actors, but Rise of the Planet of the Apes was pretty much exactly what I was hoping for - a really fun Summer B movie. I wish the screenplay didn't hew so closely to the Syd Field template (I wish that about a LOT of movies!) Every story beat here is telegraphed like crazy, and the various turnarounds and come-uppances arrive with set-your-watch punctuality. But, on the bottom line, the ape action is gangbusters, and Caesar is a true star, commanding the screen and my sympathies far better than the Peter Jackson King Kong did. (Andy Serkis played both, but this story better suits the mo-cap technique.) Both a series reboot and a remake of the fourth entry in the original run, it's loaded with nods to its predecessors, but these are mostly very nicely integrated. I only rolled my eyes once or twice. So much better than the Tim Burton misfire, and set up for any number of sequels. I'll be there on opening day for all of 'em.

[mousepod]

Looking forward to seeing Rise soon... but why don't any of the major reviews (that I've read, at least) reference Conquest?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by mousepod

Looking forward to seeing Rise soon... but why don't any of the major reviews (that I've read, at least) reference Conquest?

Just a guess, most of the people currently writing movie reviews (especially on the web) never saw it.

Moonie Jr. and I went out and saw Rise tonight. Perhaps the last movie we'll see together before sending him off to college. A fitting coming of age story under the circumstances.

Overall a solid B+ of a movie.

Spoiler:

Before the movie started, I commented how I'd love to see some reference to a lost space mission. I was happy to see they included that.

The "Damn dirty ape" comment seemed forced and pulled me out of the moment.

As CP asked sometime ago, where did all those damn apes come from? There sure seemed to be a lot more of them after they escaped than before.