Too po' for the theater
If you boil everything down to black and white, is it fair or accurate to say that half of movies are good and half are bad? Well, from a very limited sampling of 4 movies, I'll say....yes.
So first up is Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. We watched this with my nephew Asher, who more or less had his attention held. I liked this movie, and seeing as how I don't like British humor, that's saying quite a lot. Visuals were nice, story was entertaining, and voice acting was top-notch. The humor swung from blatant to subtle and back again - rather Simpsons-like, but without the cynicism. I'd recommend this movie regardless of age.
After Asher went to bed, we watched King Kong. Ugh, it was pretty bad. The story and writing were hokey, the acting was bad, and the (otherwise impressive) effects totally outlandish. However, one character completely broke all these mentioned complaints, and that was Kong himself. His character was the best written, best acted, and most impressive in the movie. Credit goes to Andy Serkis and visual effects people. Regardless though, it was a long and tedious movie to watch. (Oh, just remembered, the music was torturous. Just listen to the DVD intro for a while to hear what I mean.)
More recently, I saw The Chronicles of Narnia for a second time (saw it in the theaters), followed by the third time the next day. Granted, the movie had some flaws (I cheered inside when the wolf with the uber-annoying voice was finally slain), but all in all it was a great film. Except for the slow middle of the film, it was very entertaining, with great effects, acting (the youngest girl and the witch were excellent), music, and story. It also doesn't hurt that the movie is filled to the brim with Christian allegory, which I found more and more of each time I watched it. I mean, the entirety of salvation history is in there, from the fall through the Redemption to the final victory. Heck, perhaps I'll do a post sometime just on that.
Lastly, I saw Fun with Dick and Jane starring Jim Carrey. I usually like Jim Carrey movies, like Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, and Liar Liar. But this one didn't do it for me. The movie seemed forced and contrived, as was my laughter. Perhaps my expectations were too high for this one. If you see this movie not expecting too much, you just might like it.
A couple more reviews are coming soon. We saw Ice Age 2 with Asher and Co. some time ago, and this Friday we're going to see Over the Hedge. Will you find a DaVinci Code review here anytime soon? Good question; I'll get back to you on that one.
So first up is Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. We watched this with my nephew Asher, who more or less had his attention held. I liked this movie, and seeing as how I don't like British humor, that's saying quite a lot. Visuals were nice, story was entertaining, and voice acting was top-notch. The humor swung from blatant to subtle and back again - rather Simpsons-like, but without the cynicism. I'd recommend this movie regardless of age.
After Asher went to bed, we watched King Kong. Ugh, it was pretty bad. The story and writing were hokey, the acting was bad, and the (otherwise impressive) effects totally outlandish. However, one character completely broke all these mentioned complaints, and that was Kong himself. His character was the best written, best acted, and most impressive in the movie. Credit goes to Andy Serkis and visual effects people. Regardless though, it was a long and tedious movie to watch. (Oh, just remembered, the music was torturous. Just listen to the DVD intro for a while to hear what I mean.)
More recently, I saw The Chronicles of Narnia for a second time (saw it in the theaters), followed by the third time the next day. Granted, the movie had some flaws (I cheered inside when the wolf with the uber-annoying voice was finally slain), but all in all it was a great film. Except for the slow middle of the film, it was very entertaining, with great effects, acting (the youngest girl and the witch were excellent), music, and story. It also doesn't hurt that the movie is filled to the brim with Christian allegory, which I found more and more of each time I watched it. I mean, the entirety of salvation history is in there, from the fall through the Redemption to the final victory. Heck, perhaps I'll do a post sometime just on that.Lastly, I saw Fun with Dick and Jane starring Jim Carrey. I usually like Jim Carrey movies, like Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, and Liar Liar. But this one didn't do it for me. The movie seemed forced and contrived, as was my laughter. Perhaps my expectations were too high for this one. If you see this movie not expecting too much, you just might like it.
A couple more reviews are coming soon. We saw Ice Age 2 with Asher and Co. some time ago, and this Friday we're going to see Over the Hedge. Will you find a DaVinci Code review here anytime soon? Good question; I'll get back to you on that one.
posted by Alan Paal at 8:18 PM
1 Comments:
Kong was brilliant himself, and some of the acting was supposed to be bad, because they were PLAYING B-Movie actors. The action scenes were the ones where they were supposed to be playing themselves. The one I didn't like was Jack Black, but the score was good and it had me at the edge of my uncomfortable theatre seat. That movie should be only seen on a screen 9' or bigger at 16:9 with real sound.
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