Today that movie would make the woke crowd have a seizure.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
I have seen a few movies in the last few weeks worth mentioning during my travels:
1) "Big Eyes" -- Somehow I missed this Tim Burton film from 2014 and happened upon it while sitting in an Air BnB late one night. This film was rather delightful. The premise was simple: An artist woman's slimy husband in the 1950s insisted she allow him to sign his name on her paintings so she could sell them, for in that era women were "laughed at" as artists. Whether true or not I am not sure. Regardless, I enjoyed this film a fair bit. *** out of **** stars.
2) "Enola Holmes" -- I watched this one with the wife and daughter and not far in I became aware this must have come from literary origins--and it had. The first two thirds were pretty fun and engaging while the ending felt a little weak. Regardless, not a bad family film and no, this was not a feminist attempt at re-branding Sherlock Holmes as a woman. The protagonist was his younger sister! Sherlock made some appearances as well by none other than "The Witcher's" Henry Cavill, whom I had a hard time separating from Geralt throughout the picture. Charming movie, nonetheless. *** out of **** stars.
3) "I Am Mother" -- I am constantly fearing I will someday run out of good science fiction films to watch, being my favorite genre along with horror. Often I will save pictures for a rainy day when I have given up hope that there's anything worth watching. This one I had stowed away in my list a few years ago and happened upon again while sitting with the family and given the picture was rated PG we gave it a go. This was true sci-fi in that there weren't the typical action gimmicks but instead we're treated with slow burn worldbuilding in this mysterious setting. Quite good and enough to have my wife now repeating some of the phrases which says a lot, seeing how she's not really a sci-fi fan nor is my daughter(but I am working on this). The ending was rather ambiguous and left room for thought, as the best sci fi films do. My daughter was confused in how it didn't directly spell things out as was my wife--but I explained to them that this is precisely why I love to sit through the ending credits and think about what I just watched. Sci-fi is to be contemplated upon and this film was no exception. *** 1/4 out of **** stars.
3) "I Am Mother" -- I am constantly fearing I will someday run out of good science fiction films to watch, being my favorite genre along with horror. Often I will save pictures for a rainy day when I have given up hope that there's anything worth watching. This one I had stowed away in my list a few years ago and happened upon again while sitting with the family and given the picture was rated PG we gave it a go. This was true sci-fi in that there weren't the typical action gimmicks but instead we're treated with slow burn worldbuilding in this mysterious setting. Quite good and enough to have my wife now repeating some of the phrases which says a lot, seeing how she's not really a sci-fi fan nor is my daughter(but I am working on this). The ending was rather ambiguous and left room for thought, as the best sci fi films do. My daughter was confused in how it didn't directly spell things out as was my wife--but I explained to them that this is precisely why I love to sit through the ending credits and think about what I just watched. Sci-fi is to be contemplated upon and this film was no exception. *** 1/4 out of **** stars.
Hey! One of your obscure movie watches that I've also actually seen!
Like almost all Netflix sci-fi movies, this one started off really great with an interesting premise and some mystery but I think the movie lost quite a bit of steam by the final act. The build up was much better done than the resolution.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
True, if the robots had wasted the protagonist in the end by tossing her into the furnace or something that would have been more sobering and a better ending. 70s despair makes for good movies.
Finally saw Top Gun over the weekend. It was awesome, if a bit silly at parts at the very end. If it's in the theaters another week, I just might see it again as I have not had that much fun in the theater in quite some time....even counting before the whole COVID thing.
Been watching a bit more anime. Some terrible, some good, but the standout was Your Lie in April. It follows a music prodigy who loses his ability to play after his mother's passing and with the help of a couple of his friends and another musician is forced back into playing. One of the cool things about it was showing the good sides of competition, at least between the main children piano players. They keep learning from each other and bringing out the best in each other through competition. It does show some of the darker sides with some teachers literally beating the students when they make a mistake or their timing is off. The animation was mostly in a very realistic style and was well done.
The big standout in it was the musical performances.
Just finish watching the Prime Video series Whitechapel. It is quite good. There is some graphic gore (crime scenes/autopsies) It ran from 2009 to 2013.
I "get" what Terrence Mallick was aiming for with that movie but it just fell flat in my opinion. The big problem at the time is that I distinctly remember the movie being marketed as "Saving Private Ryan" in the Pacific. It was the furthest thing from that.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
I "get" what Terrence Mallick was aiming for with that movie but it just fell flat in my opinion. The big problem at the time is that I distinctly remember the movie being marketed as "Saving Private Ryan" in the Pacific. It was the furthest thing from that.
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