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Jan. 5th, 2009
Movie reviews, non-spoilerish
Jan. 5th, 2009 03:57 pmSchool starts tomorrow, so it's now or never. XD;
Quantum of Solace: guyz, when your sekkrit conference call is compromised in public view, don't touch your earpiece. What kind of supervillains are you anyway? XD Gunning for trilogy form, which I'm all for, but it does mean this is "the middle bit" instead of a great standalone Bond flick. My writeup for Casino Royale still holds so I'm linking it instead of retreading. Craig's Bond totters over the proverbial deep end in a pleasingly repressed fashion. As![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
canis_m put it his connection with Camille was pedagogical at best, which left all the sexual tension for Dame Judy Dench. It was nice to see Siena as I missed it on my trip; can't remember if that coastal highway was in the right place tho. XD
St. Trinian's: intentionally bad movie. Actually, given the uhh boarding school setting and the involvement of various esteemed thespians, sort of plays out like a sendup of the whole concept of "quality British movie" in the first place. Another country... Watched on YTube while procrastinating over essay - twice. XD; And now you can as well! It'd make a great SSBB special, what can I say.
Withnail and I: watched ages ago (again on YTube), logging it here while I'm reminded. Cult British comedy of the type that starts off hilarious and becomes less funny the more one thinks about it. Highly quotable and something of a psychological template, though one doubts it had any influence on filmmaking thereafter(?). Would make a good "Yuletide fandom" if it isn't one already. Not recommended to those unable to cope with alternate visions of Uncle Vernon out of Harry Potter.
Michael Clayton: has that Soderbergh feel (produced by, not directed by). No geopolitics, though, so the amount of information presented doesn't overwhelm the elegance of the narrative structure. The last twenty minutes are combustible but only because the first ninety set up the fireworks right: some real action sequence tension as well as brilliant rants. OTOH both sororial unit and I found it difficult to shake the impression that there would be a follow-up class discussion. XD;
Once: again, watched ages ago and logging here. Real-time immersion indie flick about Dublin musicians who meet up, have not-quite romance, and record a Damien Rice-ish demo tape - basically, Take Away Shows: The Feature Film. If it speaks to you, it speaks to you.
Quantum of Solace: guyz, when your sekkrit conference call is compromised in public view, don't touch your earpiece. What kind of supervillains are you anyway? XD Gunning for trilogy form, which I'm all for, but it does mean this is "the middle bit" instead of a great standalone Bond flick. My writeup for Casino Royale still holds so I'm linking it instead of retreading. Craig's Bond totters over the proverbial deep end in a pleasingly repressed fashion. As
canis_m put it his connection with Camille was pedagogical at best, which left all the sexual tension for Dame Judy Dench. It was nice to see Siena as I missed it on my trip; can't remember if that coastal highway was in the right place tho. XDSt. Trinian's: intentionally bad movie. Actually, given the uhh boarding school setting and the involvement of various esteemed thespians, sort of plays out like a sendup of the whole concept of "quality British movie" in the first place. Another country... Watched on YTube while procrastinating over essay - twice. XD; And now you can as well! It'd make a great SSBB special, what can I say.
Withnail and I: watched ages ago (again on YTube), logging it here while I'm reminded. Cult British comedy of the type that starts off hilarious and becomes less funny the more one thinks about it. Highly quotable and something of a psychological template, though one doubts it had any influence on filmmaking thereafter(?). Would make a good "Yuletide fandom" if it isn't one already. Not recommended to those unable to cope with alternate visions of Uncle Vernon out of Harry Potter.
Michael Clayton: has that Soderbergh feel (produced by, not directed by). No geopolitics, though, so the amount of information presented doesn't overwhelm the elegance of the narrative structure. The last twenty minutes are combustible but only because the first ninety set up the fireworks right: some real action sequence tension as well as brilliant rants. OTOH both sororial unit and I found it difficult to shake the impression that there would be a follow-up class discussion. XD;
Once: again, watched ages ago and logging here. Real-time immersion indie flick about Dublin musicians who meet up, have not-quite romance, and record a Damien Rice-ish demo tape - basically, Take Away Shows: The Feature Film. If it speaks to you, it speaks to you.