Invaders From Mars (1953), directed by William Cameron Menzies
A childhood favorite holds up quite nicely
8/10
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Mamma Mia! 6/10
A film that had everything to be loved by me, however, for some reason I was disappointed. Maybe my expectations were too high and the film clearly didn't live up to them. Or simply, it is a regular film. Entertainig? Yes, indeed. But uneventful in the end. Better acted than directed (actually, Phyllida Lloyd, if she's as good as people say in directing plays, she should stick to it cause when it comes to directing movies the woman has no talent), the film could have been way better. It feels rushed and disconnected. "Lay all your love on me" could have been a truly good scene, the definite romantic one, but in the end it was like they were trying too hard to make it everything: they tried to make it funny, romantic, intimate, corny, flamboyant, theatrical, choreographed, camp (specially camp) and in the end I didn't know what to do with it.
Of course I had a good time watching the film, as I said, it was entertaining to some level, but I wasn't satisfied by it. Thank god for Julie Walters and Christine Baranski, along with this relaxed Streep, they are the best of the film.
And by the way, let's keep Pierce Brosnan away (far, far away) from a singing part!
A film that had everything to be loved by me, however, for some reason I was disappointed. Maybe my expectations were too high and the film clearly didn't live up to them. Or simply, it is a regular film. Entertainig? Yes, indeed. But uneventful in the end. Better acted than directed (actually, Phyllida Lloyd, if she's as good as people say in directing plays, she should stick to it cause when it comes to directing movies the woman has no talent), the film could have been way better. It feels rushed and disconnected. "Lay all your love on me" could have been a truly good scene, the definite romantic one, but in the end it was like they were trying too hard to make it everything: they tried to make it funny, romantic, intimate, corny, flamboyant, theatrical, choreographed, camp (specially camp) and in the end I didn't know what to do with it.
Of course I had a good time watching the film, as I said, it was entertaining to some level, but I wasn't satisfied by it. Thank god for Julie Walters and Christine Baranski, along with this relaxed Streep, they are the best of the film.
And by the way, let's keep Pierce Brosnan away (far, far away) from a singing part!
"If you place an object in a museum, does that make this object a piece of art?" - The Square (2017)
The Changeling (1980; Peter Medek) 8/10
Genuinely chilling horror/thriller with George C. Scott as a grieving composer who moves into a mansion with a very unhappy spirit. Taut, atmospheric direction, terrific score.
Genuinely chilling horror/thriller with George C. Scott as a grieving composer who moves into a mansion with a very unhappy spirit. Taut, atmospheric direction, terrific score.
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
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I take it you don't have much love for the Coens. You are not alone, but i did expect more with such a cast. At least to laugh a bit. But noooo.Damien wrote:Cinemanolis wrote:Burn After Reading 3/10
What a disapointment!
Blindness 6/10
Wonderful work in the cinematography and editing departments
Hmmm how can a lousy film by the Coens be considered a disappointment?
Hmmm how can a lousy film by the Coens be considered a disappointment?Cinemanolis wrote:Burn After Reading 3/10
What a disapointment!
Blindness 6/10
Wonderful work in the cinematography and editing departments
"Y'know, that's one of the things I like about Mitt Romney. He's been consistent since he changed his mind." -- Christine O'Donnell
Ghost Story (1981; John Irvin) 3/10
Hapless horror film about four old friends (Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Melvyn Douglas) who are haunted by a decades-old secret. The Peter Straub novel certainly had potential, and the old pros (and the genuinely errie Alice Krige) do what they can, but the inept direction, choppy editing, a ridiculous music score and a terrible performance by Craig Wasson torpedo the project.
Hapless horror film about four old friends (Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Melvyn Douglas) who are haunted by a decades-old secret. The Peter Straub novel certainly had potential, and the old pros (and the genuinely errie Alice Krige) do what they can, but the inept direction, choppy editing, a ridiculous music score and a terrible performance by Craig Wasson torpedo the project.
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
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