Miscellaneous Movie Musings

innerSpaceman · 04-28-2007, 08:10 AM

One I wish I hadn't waited for DVD for was Notes on a Scandal. I finally saw it, and I loved it.

Judi Dench should stop playing agreeable, cheeky old dames and take on much more total evil bitch roles. She was fantastic!

The story moved right along at a perfect clip, the script was clever, and the music by Philip Glass was beautiful and haunting.

As I understand it, the piece was adapated from a novel told entirely in first person, as diary entries. As such, I think they did a great job adapting it to film and retaining a sense of that. Voice-over was the obvious choice, and they didn't overdo it. Mostly, though, they got that first-person feeling by keeping the camera on Judi Dench's character (whereas a lesser director might have thought the effect could be best achieved by sticking to her P.O.V.). And, well, since Dench was an absolute malevolent marvel to behold, the choice was excellent all round.

wendybeth · 04-29-2007, 08:49 PM

We saw Blades of Glory today, and I was surprised by how funny it was. It's been a long time since I've heard so much laughter in a theater audience, and it kept up pretty much all the way through the show. Maybe it's because we're a skating-obsessed town, but it really was hilarious. One of the actors, Craig T. Nelson, is from Spokane- he used to hang out with my former stepdad years ago.

04-28-2007, 08:10 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	One I wish I hadn't waited for DVD for was Notes on a Scandal. I finally saw it, and I loved it. Judi Dench should stop playing agreeable, cheeky old dames and take on much more total evil bitch roles. She was fantastic! The story moved right along at a perfect clip, the script was clever, and the music by Philip Glass was beautiful and haunting. As I understand it, the piece was adapated from a novel told entirely in first person, as diary entries. As such, I think they did a great job adapting it to film and retaining a sense of that. Voice-over was the obvious choice, and they didn't overdo it. Mostly, though, they got that first-person feeling by keeping the camera on Judi Dench's character (whereas a lesser director might have thought the effect could be best achieved by sticking to her P.O.V.). And, well, since Dench was an absolute malevolent marvel to behold, the choice was excellent all round.
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04-29-2007, 08:49 PM	#2
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	We saw Blades of Glory today, and I was surprised by how funny it was. It's been a long time since I've heard so much laughter in a theater audience, and it kept up pretty much all the way through the show. Maybe it's because we're a skating-obsessed town, but it really was hilarious. One of the actors, Craig T. Nelson, is from Spokane- he used to hang out with my former stepdad years ago. __________________
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