FIRST OF ALL, the first movie that I will blurb about is Julie and Julia, which I watched X-Mas night with my family. J&J was a fantastic film, not only for Meryl Streep's undeniable impersonation of Julia Chld, but for the cinematography. I could have just paused the movie during some scenes and just admired the details and composition the sets; the stills could have been put up in a photo gallery.
This afternoon I saw Sherlock Holmes. Not only am I a sucker for elaborately choreographed fight scenes and Robert Downey Jr in all his smug glory, but for movies that I can pretend that I know all about because I pretended to read the book. Fun, well done, good story. I wasn't totally in love with Rachel McAdams, but she wasn't the worst choice either. All in all, loved it.
Please note: I'm pretty easy to please. I basically love every movie I see. Except the Incredible Hulk with Ed Norton. That was awful.
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After a ton of drama to get to the darn movies (who would have thought that the MALL of all places would be so crazy crowded Christmas weekend??) and after a theater change, my friends and I made it to Up In The Air. A poignant film full of vulnerable and bittersweet moments balanced with comedic levity, it was just simply a great movie. As I watched the plot unfold, I drew so many parallels between George Clooney's character and his self imposed isolation and the reasons why I love going to the movies. I cannot completely express how special and, just magical, it is to sit in a theater full of people who -- for all intensive purposes may have nothing in common other than their want to see the movie -- are ready to experience a collective cathartic experience together; it is both isolating and inclusive all at once.
There is an interview with the director on NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120951819.
Overall, all things considered -- the other reviews that I read and listened to, the other George Clooney movies I saw this fall (ALL CUSSIN EXCELLENT, go see them NOW), and the quiet feeling I had at the end of the movie, equal just simply awesome. Go see it. And then go see The Men Who Stare At Goats and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Your life will be a little better because of it.
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Avatar 3D.
I feel the way about Avatar as I do about the Lord of the Rings movies and the "prequel" Star Wars movies: enjoyed it, it was visually interesting, it was long and I will probably never watch it again. That isn't to make light of those movies -- they were really something, but for me, only something special once. The 3D added visual depth, which is the point of adding that third dimension; however, I just have a hard time really believing the hype that this movie will be the movie to change all movies. I hope it does not, and really don't think it will.
This afternoon I saw Sherlock Holmes. Not only am I a sucker for elaborately choreographed fight scenes and Robert Downey Jr in all his smug glory, but for movies that I can pretend that I know all about because I pretended to read the book. Fun, well done, good story. I wasn't totally in love with Rachel McAdams, but she wasn't the worst choice either. All in all, loved it.
Please note: I'm pretty easy to please. I basically love every movie I see. Except the Incredible Hulk with Ed Norton. That was awful.
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After a ton of drama to get to the darn movies (who would have thought that the MALL of all places would be so crazy crowded Christmas weekend??) and after a theater change, my friends and I made it to Up In The Air. A poignant film full of vulnerable and bittersweet moments balanced with comedic levity, it was just simply a great movie. As I watched the plot unfold, I drew so many parallels between George Clooney's character and his self imposed isolation and the reasons why I love going to the movies. I cannot completely express how special and, just magical, it is to sit in a theater full of people who -- for all intensive purposes may have nothing in common other than their want to see the movie -- are ready to experience a collective cathartic experience together; it is both isolating and inclusive all at once.
There is an interview with the director on NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120951819.
Overall, all things considered -- the other reviews that I read and listened to, the other George Clooney movies I saw this fall (ALL CUSSIN EXCELLENT, go see them NOW), and the quiet feeling I had at the end of the movie, equal just simply awesome. Go see it. And then go see The Men Who Stare At Goats and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Your life will be a little better because of it.
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Avatar 3D.
I feel the way about Avatar as I do about the Lord of the Rings movies and the "prequel" Star Wars movies: enjoyed it, it was visually interesting, it was long and I will probably never watch it again. That isn't to make light of those movies -- they were really something, but for me, only something special once. The 3D added visual depth, which is the point of adding that third dimension; however, I just have a hard time really believing the hype that this movie will be the movie to change all movies. I hope it does not, and really don't think it will.
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