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Goldenberry
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Helps to be drinking tequila. Plus 10 minutes...it's not that long...
molloch!
Obsessive :)
Went and saw Halloween tonight. I really liked it. Gave a decent account of the backstory. But it was poorly lit in some places (and yes i know it was meant to be at night. Just there were bits where you really wished you could've seen more and it needed that. But otherwise a pretty good film if you like horror movies.
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Kiya
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The Heartbreak kid.
Wasnt as good as what I was expecting...
Wasnt as good as what I was expecting...
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Jake
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Elizabeth the Golden age
Pretty dissapointed with this one. Didnt see the first one. But heard good raps about this one.
Was expecting it to be more emotional than it was, as read that it was going to show Elizabeths "human" side more so. There was some emotional moments in the movie, but as a movie goer I found it didnt translate to the viewer. Was also expecting some decent battle scenes, as they got to kick some Spanish butt, but alas, there wasnt much at all
Should have left this one for the DVD
5.5/10
btw the shorts for The Golden Compass look amazing. Stars Nicole Kidman. A very The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe feel about it, which I loved to bits. Cant wait for it
I also cant wait for The Bee Movie
Pretty dissapointed with this one. Didnt see the first one. But heard good raps about this one.
Was expecting it to be more emotional than it was, as read that it was going to show Elizabeths "human" side more so. There was some emotional moments in the movie, but as a movie goer I found it didnt translate to the viewer. Was also expecting some decent battle scenes, as they got to kick some Spanish butt, but alas, there wasnt much at all
Should have left this one for the DVD
5.5/10
btw the shorts for The Golden Compass look amazing. Stars Nicole Kidman. A very The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe feel about it, which I loved to bits. Cant wait for it
I also cant wait for The Bee Movie
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Goldenberry
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Supposed to go and see "Beowulf" at IMAX this weekend, but I'm not sure how good it's going to be, lol
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Goldenberry
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"Beowulf" at IMAX was quite entertaining indeed. OK so the storyline got a bit corny at the end, and the ending was padded out...but the CGI animation was something else, particularly in 3D.
Also some good suspenseful moments at the start when Grendel is about to attack the snowclad village.
It was from the makers of that Polar Express film, so it was CGI actors but using the "likeness" of real actors like Tony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone etc.
You'd have to see it at IMAX for it to be any good, but.
Also some good suspenseful moments at the start when Grendel is about to attack the snowclad village.
It was from the makers of that Polar Express film, so it was CGI actors but using the "likeness" of real actors like Tony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone etc.
You'd have to see it at IMAX for it to be any good, but.
tarn_seiche
Give Us Live Action BB
"Beowulf" in 3D is AWESOME.
I just want to say that first, and loudest, before I start with the criticisms. It was the first 3D movie I have seen and it was fantastic.
Animation acting is one of the hardest challenges for an actor, as it is just themselves, alone in a room, acting to locations marked by dots that will become other actors and animations in the movie. Very, very few actors can perform well without any cues.
John Malcovich and (big surprise for me) Angelina Jolie were the only stars in this film that were consistently shining. They both stayed in character and moved brilliantly and naturally the whole time. Malcovich's Unferth kept winking, blinking and thinking just as he ought, and Angelina almost bringing tears to my eyes as a believable grieving mother, in an unbelievable situation.
Ray Winstone (Beowulf) had some good scenes, and Robin Wright Penn (the queen) acted well in a self-contained kind of way, (only fell down in the interactions with other characters), but on the whole, the acting was wooden, with no less a thespian than Sir Anthony Hopkins as the biggest stick.
Part of this might be the CGI- there were lots and lots of corners cut, presumably to speed the movie to the big screen, and transfer it easily to play stations, t-shirt transfers and moulded plastic figurines with ease. As a result, there is a generic quality to most of the minor characters, many of them obviously having less time spent on their entire existence throughout the movie, than was lavished on the left nipple of Grendel’s mother in a single scene (in glorious 3D).
The original poem is massacred by Christian and historical revisionism, although there are only a few changes to the plot and these are understandable and well explained, with interesting conceits like the play within the play. Still, if you are a student of antiquities, you will identify with Grendel at this celebration of animation.
Of course, if you are a 20th century Christian or Pagan, there is a lot of symbolism to provide food for thought. Neither religion is treated particularly reverently.
The animation was designed to appeal to people 14-24 years old, I think. There were a few parts where I embarrassed myself by inadvertently laughing out loud at scenes that the rest of the audience greeted with awe or indifference.
There is a running joke with Beowulf's penis along the lines of the Simpsons Movie, and the Simpsons episode where Marge paints Mr Burns. The scene where Beowulf meets Grendel’s mother was over-the-top, insanely sexy, with Angelina impossibly gorgeous and shining in CGI glory. There are battle scenes involving rear ends and flag-poles in 3D.
The 3D was stunning. In retrospect, I can also say it was gimmicky, lots of arrows flying out of the screen at you, and stone bridges crumbling away beneath you, as you would expect. Again, I suspect that time, rather than ability, limited what the animators did with the 3D. There were some signs that more imaginative concepts had been dumped because they were too time-consuming, and were not related to sex.
The score was truly horrible. The songs were thin and twee, each very much like the next, and all very dirge-like and not very original. Sixth century Scandinavian music would sound quite odd to our ears, but this is quite familiar - think ring tones, play station, ipod and cash register.
Still, all in all, and in spite of the plot, the acting, the clichés, the soundtrack, the misrepresentations, this was an enthralling movie for every minute it was on the screen.
It is going to look absolutely silly and laughable when you see it on TV in 2017 or even on DVD in 2008.
See it in 3D at the Imax while you can.
I just want to say that first, and loudest, before I start with the criticisms. It was the first 3D movie I have seen and it was fantastic.
Animation acting is one of the hardest challenges for an actor, as it is just themselves, alone in a room, acting to locations marked by dots that will become other actors and animations in the movie. Very, very few actors can perform well without any cues.
John Malcovich and (big surprise for me) Angelina Jolie were the only stars in this film that were consistently shining. They both stayed in character and moved brilliantly and naturally the whole time. Malcovich's Unferth kept winking, blinking and thinking just as he ought, and Angelina almost bringing tears to my eyes as a believable grieving mother, in an unbelievable situation.
Ray Winstone (Beowulf) had some good scenes, and Robin Wright Penn (the queen) acted well in a self-contained kind of way, (only fell down in the interactions with other characters), but on the whole, the acting was wooden, with no less a thespian than Sir Anthony Hopkins as the biggest stick.
Part of this might be the CGI- there were lots and lots of corners cut, presumably to speed the movie to the big screen, and transfer it easily to play stations, t-shirt transfers and moulded plastic figurines with ease. As a result, there is a generic quality to most of the minor characters, many of them obviously having less time spent on their entire existence throughout the movie, than was lavished on the left nipple of Grendel’s mother in a single scene (in glorious 3D).
The original poem is massacred by Christian and historical revisionism, although there are only a few changes to the plot and these are understandable and well explained, with interesting conceits like the play within the play. Still, if you are a student of antiquities, you will identify with Grendel at this celebration of animation.
Of course, if you are a 20th century Christian or Pagan, there is a lot of symbolism to provide food for thought. Neither religion is treated particularly reverently.
The animation was designed to appeal to people 14-24 years old, I think. There were a few parts where I embarrassed myself by inadvertently laughing out loud at scenes that the rest of the audience greeted with awe or indifference.
There is a running joke with Beowulf's penis along the lines of the Simpsons Movie, and the Simpsons episode where Marge paints Mr Burns. The scene where Beowulf meets Grendel’s mother was over-the-top, insanely sexy, with Angelina impossibly gorgeous and shining in CGI glory. There are battle scenes involving rear ends and flag-poles in 3D.
The 3D was stunning. In retrospect, I can also say it was gimmicky, lots of arrows flying out of the screen at you, and stone bridges crumbling away beneath you, as you would expect. Again, I suspect that time, rather than ability, limited what the animators did with the 3D. There were some signs that more imaginative concepts had been dumped because they were too time-consuming, and were not related to sex.
The score was truly horrible. The songs were thin and twee, each very much like the next, and all very dirge-like and not very original. Sixth century Scandinavian music would sound quite odd to our ears, but this is quite familiar - think ring tones, play station, ipod and cash register.
Still, all in all, and in spite of the plot, the acting, the clichés, the soundtrack, the misrepresentations, this was an enthralling movie for every minute it was on the screen.
It is going to look absolutely silly and laughable when you see it on TV in 2017 or even on DVD in 2008.
See it in 3D at the Imax while you can.
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burnt_guitarrs
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high school musical
bee movie
high school musical 2
elf
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bee movie
high school musical 2
elf
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Goldenberry
Guest
Tell you what, Beowulf may have had Ray Winstone's face, kind of, certainly didn't have Ray Winstone's body.
What about all those strategically placed helmets when Beowulf was running around nude? Hysterical.
And at one stage we got to see Grendel's mother's true form, in reflection in the water. Her true form was not Angelina swathed in gold body paint, but a mutated Octopus type creature with grouchy eyes.
What about all those strategically placed helmets when Beowulf was running around nude? Hysterical.
And at one stage we got to see Grendel's mother's true form, in reflection in the water. Her true form was not Angelina swathed in gold body paint, but a mutated Octopus type creature with grouchy eyes.
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Jake
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30 Days of Night.starring Josh Hartnet, Melissa George
Not a bad horror/vampire flick
In a nutshell - A town in Alaska has no sunlight for 30 days straight in winter, in complete darkness, and of course vampires turn up out of the blue to feast on the locals during this time
Usual blood and body dismembering scenes throughout. I kept telling my self how the bloody hell (ok bloody is not the appropriate word) are they going to get out of this one.
The movie seemed to slow its pace down towards the end. The ending was a little dissapointing, but leading into a sequel I suspect?
Overall worth a look at the cinemas
Has some chilling moments in it. A good scary modern vampire movie
Im glad I went to see it
7.5/10
1408 trailer Starring John Cusak looks real good (ghost/horror type movie)
Not a bad horror/vampire flick
In a nutshell - A town in Alaska has no sunlight for 30 days straight in winter, in complete darkness, and of course vampires turn up out of the blue to feast on the locals during this time
Usual blood and body dismembering scenes throughout. I kept telling my self how the bloody hell (ok bloody is not the appropriate word) are they going to get out of this one.
The movie seemed to slow its pace down towards the end. The ending was a little dissapointing, but leading into a sequel I suspect?
Overall worth a look at the cinemas
Has some chilling moments in it. A good scary modern vampire movie
Im glad I went to see it
7.5/10
1408 trailer Starring John Cusak looks real good (ghost/horror type movie)
inthezone05
I wanna get in the zone~
cinemas: The Game Plan (cute funny movie)
dvd: The Quiet (weird movie.. for sure)
dvd: The Quiet (weird movie.. for sure)
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Kiya
Guest
You are too generous
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Goldenberry
Guest
"Amelie" was showing on the plane that night I moved to Australia. I should have been excited but was depressed, and nothing against the movie, but it probably didn't help. I needed a comedy.
(It's to do with weeping mothers).
(It's to do with weeping mothers).
Great movie. Paris is a hole though.
Latest movie I saw was The Pledge, which I taped last week. Who could have imagined the dope smoking dude from Ridgemont High would become such a sensitive an accomplished director? I'm going to see Into the Wild at the next opportunity I get.
The Pledge = 8/10
tarn_seiche
Give Us Live Action BB
Into the Wild is a staggeringly beautiful movie.
The real story and the movie might not resemble each other much at the end, but the movie ending suits the movie perfectly.
Take hanky.
The real story and the movie might not resemble each other much at the end, but the movie ending suits the movie perfectly.
Take hanky.
inthezone05
I wanna get in the zone~
Mean Girls 
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Jake
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Watched Titanic
This time I started to get teary eyed right at the start of the movie
When the 101 year old lady (Rose) was narrating her past
Am I soft?
This time I started to get teary eyed right at the start of the movie
When the 101 year old lady (Rose) was narrating her past
Am I soft?
