Aside from the usual, 'If you've seen one Woody Allen movie...' this move also had the, 'If you've seen one movie about a crazy love triangle' thing. As far as movies with the word Barcelona in the title, I like Barcelona better than Vicky Cristina Barcelona. On the other hand, this one was much prettier to watch.
I'm compelled to see this, but I wish that it hadn't been made so astonishingly formulaic. I guess we really did need Steven Soderbergh's oddball 'Moneyball'. And. Please! Someone. Option. 'Liar's Poker'.
You know what you're getting when you watch a movie like this. It wasn't spectacular, but it was watchable, enjoyable even, in a Spy Games kind of way. Actually, I think this might have been Spy Games 2.
I discovered two trailers today I'm excited for. One for the new Coen Bros movie, A Serious Man. And one for the new Wes Anderson movie, The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Both look like they need watching in a theater with popcorn.
I have no doubt that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a terrible, terrible movie. However, I have a number of bones to pick with Christopher Orr's review in The New Republic.
One! "Autobot" and "Decepticon" are proper nouns, and should be capitalized.
Two! Before you start mocking "The Matrix of Leadership," perhaps you'd best sit down and watch the best movieever made.
Three! "The movie opens with an extended monologue by chief autobot (that is, good robot) Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen, heretofore best known as the voice of Eeyore in countless Pooh cartoons)"? I think you mean, "Peter Cullen, heretofore best known as the voice of Optimus goddamn Prime."
These 3 movies were terrible, and for multiple high crimes against the viewer, including extreme character inconsistency, they will not be granted the 3 sentences each they would normally receive if they were just bad.
It's been only a few months since the last time I breathlessly reported on the health of the Arrested Development feature length film. I did a double take when I saw a post on Kottke about an Arrested Development documentary. A movie about the show, but not the movie of the show. Here's the trailer.
The website for the documentary is also kind of a trip.
I'm not going to review a Will Smith movie without noting my affection for him, so get that out of your head, but this was a dud. If you've seen Memento and any movie where someone is trying to do something to repent for something, you don't really need to see Seven Pounds. If this movie was starring anyone else, it would be one star less.
Lots of people don't like this movie, but it's Coen Brothers, and I can't help feeling that it was at least average. I think the people who don't like it have forgotten what a Coen Brothers movie is. For every No Country, Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, there's a Lady Killers.
Watching a movie like this makes me realize I watch a lot of crappy movies. I didn't even think it was a good 'good' movie and it blows away most of the dreck I give 3 stars. Watch out for that first scene, it's a doozy.
In the Esquire article about Roger Ebert a few weeks back, Ebert mentioned his interview interview with Lee Marvin as one of his favorites, and now they've republished it online.
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