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Red - a fun movie, basically an Action/Comedy. Using one liners similar to how Bond used after whacking people.
The only complaint I would have is that the set up between Willis's character and his love interest in the movie started off a little slow making the movie seemingly drag. To start an action movie in that manner I didn't think was good.
Other than that the action sequences and shoot'em up scenes were done really good. And the movie as a whole was entertaining to watch.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Buried
A movie about a man, Paul Conroy, taken hostage in Iraq and buried alive for ransom. As most of you know from watching the trailers.
One of the challenges in a movie like this with one location, see Phone Booth and Rear Window for good examples of this, is how to keep it interesting being in only one location. With Phone booth and Rear Window there were other actors on the screen. With Buried, Ryan Reynolds is the only actor you see through much of the movie. Everyone else was done off screen.
The tension must be kept up, with a deadline, get the money by 9PM or he's left to die.
And wow was this such an amazing job. Ryan Reynolds was awesome. You can definitely feel his terror of being in the situation.
A great film, definitely one of my favorites of the year. A must see movie. If you liked Phone Booth and Rear Window, you'll love this movie.
One of the challenges in a movie like this with one location, see Phone Booth and Rear Window for good examples of this, is how to keep it interesting being in only one location. With Phone booth and Rear Window there were other actors on the screen. With Buried, Ryan Reynolds is the only actor you see through much of the movie. Everyone else was done off screen.
The tension must be kept up, with a deadline, get the money by 9PM or he's left to die.
And wow was this such an amazing job. Ryan Reynolds was awesome. You can definitely feel his terror of being in the situation.
A great film, definitely one of my favorites of the year. A must see movie. If you liked Phone Booth and Rear Window, you'll love this movie.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Let Me In
Prior to seeing this movie I thought I had my fill of vampire movies. I was wrong. Mainly because it wasn't really a movie about vampires. Or more specifically the vampire character could have been any type of character.
The movie was really about two isolated children, one the age of twelve, one who has been "twelve for a very long time." They develop a close relationship from their loneliness.
The vampire's isolation is obvious - she can't let anybody know who and what she is. The boy's isolation from being the small kid bullied in school.
The parts that were old hat for vampire movies is the police are always searching for a serial killer in the area. And this becomes a problem where you're supposed to root for the characters. How do you sympathize with a murderer even if their lonely and isolated?
It would be easier to sympathize with a vampire that does everything it can to avoid killing people and instead kills rats or anything else while helping the boy find strength to stand up for himself.
But other than that the movie was good, definitely fun to see in the theater.
The movie was really about two isolated children, one the age of twelve, one who has been "twelve for a very long time." They develop a close relationship from their loneliness.
The vampire's isolation is obvious - she can't let anybody know who and what she is. The boy's isolation from being the small kid bullied in school.
The parts that were old hat for vampire movies is the police are always searching for a serial killer in the area. And this becomes a problem where you're supposed to root for the characters. How do you sympathize with a murderer even if their lonely and isolated?
It would be easier to sympathize with a vampire that does everything it can to avoid killing people and instead kills rats or anything else while helping the boy find strength to stand up for himself.
But other than that the movie was good, definitely fun to see in the theater.
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