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Movie Review: Let the Right One In
Swedish vampire movie. Simply it is, but it’s also more than that.
Låt den rätte komma in (as it’s called in its native tongue) is about Oskar, a bullied preteen boy, who falls in love with the girl next door. Eli, the girl next door, happens to be a vampiress.
The coming-of-age story is about curiosity, friendship, loyalty and survival. It’s not your typical vampire movie – don’t expect anything like From Dusk Till Dawn or Interview with the Vampire. It does however still satisfy those fans who want a bit of splatter.
The kids in this movie all seem to have slightly disturbing tendencies, and I’m talking about the non-vampire ones now.
Apart from some scenes that teeter on child p*rnography, I enjoyed watching this movie.
The moral of the story: Don’t bully – especially don’t bully anyone who’s friends with a vampire.
Kid vamp
Movie Review: Watchmen
Well I wasn’t so sure what the Watchmen movie was all about. All I knew was there were superheroes in it, and being a sucker for superheroes I was keen to see it.
I was expecting something like X-Men – same, same, but different.
He has super eyebrows too
Unfortunately there wasn’t as much superheroes stuff in it as I expected. Yes, there is Dr Manhattan, but apart from him, it may as well be a bunch of martial artists at a costume party. The other characters were just extra strong hand-to-hand combat types.
The main story line is this:
The United States is facing an apparently imminent nuclear war with Russia. Dr Manhattan is one of a group of masked vigilantes of the last decade, trying to come up with a solution that would prevent the nuclear holocaust. When a fellow hero is murdered, it forces more out of retirement and they soon find themselves tangled in an ugly conspiracy.
There are some good special effects and dark comic-book brutality, but if you’re expecting an epic battle between good and evil, there isn’t one. Dr Manhattan is the only one with real powers (and a blue penis that gets a little more show time than necessary), though Rorschach is quite a compelling character (who also makes a good snow angel but you’ll have to watch the movie to know why).
The moral twist in the story was something to think about. Our world unfortunately revolves around power, money and outweighing big losses against even bigger ones.
On a lighter note, I was reminded about the reference to Watchmen in The Simpsons that also pokes fun at V for Vendetta. I will always love The Simpsons.
From the Husbands and Knives episode of The Simpsons
Movie Review: Slumdog Millionaire
There’s been a lot of talk about Slumdog Millionaire and I can see why.
I loved this movie. From the first few minutes, I knew I was going to enjoy watching it.
Dev Patel plays Jamal, a very likeable young man who is interrogated on the grounds of cheating when he makes it to the final question on the TV show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Growing up in the slums of Mumbai is the immediate reason for suspicion, and we soon find out, is also the reason why he knows the answers.
We are taken on a whilrwhind recap of the moments in Jamal’s life that relate to each question he has answered. We find out the tragedies that he and those he cares about have endured. We also learn the true reason why he has come on the show.
This story is about innocence, hardship, betrayal, love, hope and destiny, relayed through skilled actors and brilliant cinematography. The sound track adds an extra layer of emotion to this heart-felt movie. Praises to A. R. Rahman whose music score for this movie won India its first Golden Globe Award.
This movie is based on the best selling novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup. The novel was adapted by screen writer Simon Beaufoy who added the love story between Jamal and Latika.
Director Danny Boyle has done a wonderful job with Slumdog Millionaire, and all the fuss surrounding this film is well deserved by all involved.
This is not a Bollywood movie, but the Bollywood scene at the end is awesome. Dev should wear singlets more often :D
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Movie Review: Gran Torino
I had no idea what Gran Torino was about but am so glad that I watched it.
The story is about Walt, a Korean war veteran, who resides on his own in a rough neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is primarily made of Hmong people, who he has decided to despise until one day he catches his neighbour trying to steal his precious Gran Torino. That moment sees his relationship with this community change and his life turn in a way he never expected.
The family life of the Hmong people are amusingly similar to my own, as I come from a mingled Chinese/Cambodian/Vietnamese background. I just had to laugh out loud when Walt is glared at for patting a small girl on the head – a big no-no in my culture for different reasons to the Hmong, but still frowned upon. And when the women kept on putting food on Walt’s plate at the dinner table, obviously more than he needs, or even wants. My husband has experienced this many times when dining with my family. It’s just a sign of hospitality, but can become awkward when you can’t eat everything on your plate as wastage is also frowned upon!
Eastwood plays the get-off-my-lawn-or-I’ll-shoot-you-with-my-shot-gun grumpy old man type. And he’s not kidding.
Like the Cornetto catch phrase – there are no boring bits
. Humour, drama, action and warm fuzziness fills this movie.
I laughed, cried, and applauded on the inside when the credits rolled.
Not only does Eastwood direct and act in this movie, the lovely theme song is written, and in the movie partly sung, by Clint Eastwood – I am even more impressed.
Excellent watching.
Oh, and listen out for when he says “Go ahead” (make my day), in that Dirty Harry voice – surely something for avid Eastwood fans. Here’s the part from Sudden Impact I’m referring to – it’s cheesey but it’s awesome. We love you Clinty.
See also
- Gran Torino on imdb.com
- Gran Torino theme song on youtube as sung by Jamie Cullum
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