After reading the book, I knew I had to watch the movie. Usually, I’m apprehensive about movies based on books, but for some reason,I felt a little better about this one because like the book, the movie is Swedish. Apparently, there’s an American remake in the works. I wanted to catch the Swedish version before [...]
Moon was released in a handful of theaters in LA last weekend. From the trailers, I thought it would be like Solaris. Now that I’ve seen it, I can say it’s very different. I like it more then Solaris.
I don’t want to give too much of the movie away, but Sam Rockwell did a [...]
I went to the midnight opening of Watchmen like most fans probably did and I tried not to have my expectations too high. I already read that the filmmakers changed the ending from the way it was in the book, but I was curious if their change would work.
I don’t want to spoil the movie [...]
The last time I watched something in 3D, it was either Captain EO at Disneyland (is that attraction even there anymore?) or the Honey I Shrunk the Kids ride at Universal Studios. Coraline in 3D showed me that 3D technology has come a LONG way. The stop motion animation was fantastic in 3D. [...]
Let the Right One In is a vampire movie done right. It’s not full of flashy special effects, it’s not a sappy love story, and there’s no violence = sex metaphor in it. It’s a film where the feeling of isolation is thick in the air.
The film’s restraint made every scene all the [...]
I finally watched Slumdog Millionaire, a movie about an Indian boy who grew up in the slums and wins the top price in India’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire game show. Of course, no one believes that he didn’t cheat to win because how can someone who grew up with no education manage [...]
I watched Lars and the Real Girl last night and really enjoyed it. It’s about a guy named Lars who has trouble relating to people and his girlfriend who just so happens to be a Real Doll. There are some funny parts, but I wouldn’t call it a comedy.
The characters and their reaction [...]
