What Movie(s) Did You Watch Today?
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Watched Hugo recently on blu-ray...
aside from Tintin, ive rarely had the chance to enjoy a truly original movie, great storytelling, and superb acting as much as this movie has.
Definitely happy i bought this a while back, well worth the money, and brings back good memories of Sir Ben Kingsley as a superb talent.
you HAVE to watch this movie.
aside from Tintin, ive rarely had the chance to enjoy a truly original movie, great storytelling, and superb acting as much as this movie has.
Definitely happy i bought this a while back, well worth the money, and brings back good memories of Sir Ben Kingsley as a superb talent.
you HAVE to watch this movie.
glad to know im not the only one who appreciated that movie.
one thing tho i hate to mention is
1. the girl looks like a boy to me. i cant remember who she reminds me of.
2. the main protagonist, hugo, also looks like a girl to me. i dunno...
anyways,
its a great well structured story. THIS is what captivates me. theres a good amount of escalation, character development, and a lot of detail you dont just see, but FEEL. it almost reminds me of a younger tim burton storytelling, with live actors.
i missed out a feel on some of the characters in the station (the cafe owner, the newspaper gentleman, the librarian) but it was subtle enough for me to satisfy the palate.
Sorry for the quick rambling, i just loved the movie. im returning Tintin to my sister, but by no circumstances am i returning Hugo to her this week. :happy-smileygiantred:
one thing tho i hate to mention is
1. the girl looks like a boy to me. i cant remember who she reminds me of.
2. the main protagonist, hugo, also looks like a girl to me. i dunno...
anyways,
its a great well structured story. THIS is what captivates me. theres a good amount of escalation, character development, and a lot of detail you dont just see, but FEEL. it almost reminds me of a younger tim burton storytelling, with live actors.
i missed out a feel on some of the characters in the station (the cafe owner, the newspaper gentleman, the librarian) but it was subtle enough for me to satisfy the palate.
Sorry for the quick rambling, i just loved the movie. im returning Tintin to my sister, but by no circumstances am i returning Hugo to her this week. :happy-smileygiantred:
Srvy
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jomari said:Never saw The Patriot with Mel Gibson until the weekend,
thought it was pretty decent. its spot on when people called it braveheart 2.0...
not bad, but couldve been better. nonetheless a good flick to waste time on.
How about we were soldiers? good movie?
id love to see more civil war flicks, just because assassins creed is around the corner.
We Were Soldiers and Tears of the Sun both excellent IMO.
My favorite Civil War movie is still Gettysburg a tv mini series based off the book The Killer Angels. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend for its historical accuracy.
Mary and Max
This is one of the most unusual movies I've seen. I was just browsing on netflix as the wife is watching endless olympic tennis and gymnastics and I'm just not that into it. Anyway, Mary and Max was (for some reason) in the comedy section that I was looking through, and the blurb sounded kinda different - a claymation movie based on a true story.
I'm very glad I watched it. Yeah it's about as polarly-opposite of the usual subwoofer-busting demo movies this crowd normally watches as it's possible to be, but it's very well done - both the story and the artistry of the production. If you've got netflix, this is well worth your time. I may even buy this one, although it's not exactly something one would normally watch over and over again.
Check it out if you want a change of pace.