7.21.2009

Movie Marathon



Wow! It's 6 thirty already. Time flies by when you do lots of stuff. Between work and spending a little time relaxing with the "famille", and going to places...the day's suddenly over. And you can still think of things you have to do.
As long as I don't feel tired, I'm happy. Busy is good. I need busy.


So I watched a few movies recently (you can see which in the Last Movie F. Watched bit) and I must say I was pleased with all three.



The Half Blood Prince was very good. I enjoyed it a lot. Although in movies like this, where they have to cram a huge book into a movie time slot, you unfortunately don't get to see much of the characters. I mean, you could actually count the lines assigned to each character on your fingers. But quality beats quantity...so I guess it's alright. And while we're talking about lines and scripts...I just wanted to say how British the script seemed...The use of words like "bloke" and "snog" are used constantly...I loved it. And obviously...there were differences between the book and the movie...as usual, but still it was a good enough adaptaion and it was also a truly good movie in it's own right. Highly recommended.






Yes Man was cute. I enjoyed watching it with my sisters, eating gummy bears and Cheetos. Very cute. Jim Carrey was great...he didn't over do it with his faces and funny sounds (they were still there [how can they not be] but were used sparingly) I felt like it was a comdey with a story...rom-com meets comedy meets chick flick, sort of. Which is great...there's a story there...a story with heart. Recommended to those who want a fun afternoon get together with friends/family...






And finally, Doubt. Much more serious; requiring thought and reflection after viewing. This is a movie where the viewer decides what the story is. What more can you ask for...you end the movie how you want it. It's up to you! Great performances reign. They're everywhere. The great Meryl Streep, Seymour Hoffman continues to please, and rising star Amy Adams...I loved how they used recurring symbols or motifs to suggest different things. Recommended to those who prefer "deeper" movies with lots of dialogue.






Okay...enough blabbering for today.



Later.

5 comments:

eshda3wa said...

ana i have a problem with this whole tierd thing.. im always pooped! madre shasawe!

and i sooo need to catch up on movies since like 2005

Ruby Woo said...

I loved harry potter!

I liked yes man, Zooey is just too cute for words.

I still haven't seen doubt yet, I promised my sister to watch it together.

F. said...

Eshda3wa: Yoga ;)

Ruby Woo: Hope you enjoy that one too.

Anonymous said...

I wanna see Harry Potter... and you are right, I saw Angels and Demons and got disappointed at some point but then again... overall, it was a good movie.

Yes, I like to stay busy too ;-)

F. said...

Ansam: Oh. I've been meaning to see that for some time now. I haven't seen The DaVinci Code yet either because I didn't want to be disappointed. (It was getting lots of bad reviews)

 
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