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Movie Review: Twilight
For those who love vampire movies, Twilight will probably disappoint.
There is a very weak story line, and hardly any vampire scenes. In fact, there isn’t much to the movie really.
It isn’t thrilling so it’s not a thriller, and there’s not much action either except for the single battle scene which was ‘meh’. I won’t go as far as calling it a love story, so I’ll say that for the most part it was a story of infatuation.
There are however some good special effects and breath taking scenery. I found the colours were a little washed out most of the time, probably to emphasise the paleness of the “cold ones”.
I’ll put this one in the category of teenage drama. An average movie for when there’s nothing else on TV.
Why so pale? Lack of iron?
Movie Review: The Uninvited
Have you seen The Ring and The Sixth Sense? The Uninvited is in the same scary boat with its crawling ghoulies and such. I’ve become a little immune to scary scenes over the years but this movie still managed to make me jumpy enough to hit my teeth with the mug of milo I was drinking.
As in the The Sixth Sense, Anna sees dead people. They’re everywhere (like stupid people). Well almost. They’re mostly in her home and she thinks they’re all trying to tell her that the evil step mother is their murderer.
And like The Ring which is a remake of the Japanese movie Ringu, The Uninvited is a remake of a Korean one called A Tale of Two Sisters. I’ll be looking out for that one too.
Although there are the usual “why the hell would you” moments, it’s a well written story with an ending I didn’t see coming.
Worth a watch if you’re not too wussy, but you might want to watch it with a friend.
Uninvited
Movie Review: Bedtime Stories
If you know Adam Sandler movies, then this is a typical one.
A movie more for kids than adults, although we did watch it with our puppy Fez, who fell asleep as usual about 10 minutes in.
Skeeter finds that the bedtime stories that he and his niece and nephew make up seem to come true. He uses this to try and make life the way that he’s always wanted.
The moral of the story is that if you believe, anything can happen. Unfortunately in the real world this is bollocks. But hey, it’s a positive outlook for those young minds.
Look out for the cowboy dwarves and their miniature horse and cart. Miniature horse – eee!
Skeeter and Bugsy
Movie Review: Marley & Me
This movie was surprisingly good, given it stars Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and a dog.
Marley is a labrador that newly weds Jennifer and John adopt. A forever puppy at heart, Marley is an excellent source for John’s newspaper column, but however Marley is also a test of the couple’s relationship.
It could have done with more puppy scenes but even so, it’s a sweet, playful, teary movie, and Owen’s nose didn’t distract me too much – that’s always good.
Scene from Marley & Me
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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