May 27, 2012

0 notes

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

[Cinema]

Despite some sweet and charming content, like other Wes Anderson films, this feels detached.  But once again it’s beautifully and painstakingly well constructed.

3/5

(Source: youtube.com)

May 23, 2012

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Speed Racer (2008)

[SD Streaming]

This is far less enjoyable on a smaller screen and it’s dated astoundingly quickly.  There are some painfully unfunny attempts at humour (especially with the child and the chimp), but some people seem to forget this is a Hollywood update of a children’s Japanese cartoon from the 60’s.  At the end of the day though, some genuinely dazzling race-car fantasy action make this totally undeserving of its negative response.  

2/5

May 22, 2012

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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

[SD Streaming]

An adult film about children.  A mature melancholy tone and a strange childish logic to the plot make this film brilliant but difficult to feel strongly about.

3/5

May 21, 2012

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Eden Lake (2008)

[SD Streaming]

If you can ignore the highly questionable class politics, then this grueling tense thriller is probably the best British horror since The Descent. 

3/5

May 13, 2012

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Tales of the Night [3D] (2011)

[subbed]

[Cinema]

Simple and pretty.  It feels like a series of short educational children’s animations though, and I think it would work better that way. 

2/5

May 11, 2012

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There’s Something About Mary (1998)

[SD TV]

I still think it’s one of the funniest silly comedies I’ve ever seen.

3/5

(Source: youtube.com)

May 10, 2012

0 notes

The Invasion (2007)

[SD Streaming]

Awkward, tedious, and silly.  Possible underlying political ideology made me uncomfortable too. 

1/5

May 10, 2012

0 notes

Primer (2004)

[SD Streaming]

Complicated to distraction while elements of production, such as awkward over-dubbing, make this feel cheap (not as cheap as it was though).  However it’s smart (too smart for it’s own good) and the low-rent realism works very well. 

3/5

(Source: youtube.com)

May 5, 2012

0 notes

Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)

[subbed]

[SD Streaming]

Some good quality computer enhanced cell animation and a basic, but still interesting, story is let down but some awful music and mixed pacing, resulting in a rushed ridiculous climax.

2/5

May 4, 2012

0 notes

Invictus (2009)

[SD Streaming]

Reasonable well made but annoying forced sentiment makes it difficult to enjoy on any level.

2/5

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