This movie is phenomenal. A total mind trip. Chris Nolan is my favorite director. Memento and Inception are stellar examples of how Nolan is a master of cinema. They're not just good movies, they're good for movies as an art form. He reveals the uniqueness and value of the motion picture medium by creating stories that no other medium could tell. For that reason, Inception is more of an experience than a movie.
Super-brief summation: it's about people entering others' dreams. There's surprising little else to say about the plot. It's similar to The Matrix in notable ways: the difficulty in explaining the plot without it sounding flat or even silly; the philosophical examinations of reality; non-stop action yet interesting characters and relationships; the ground-breaking effects that redefine what's possible; and the exhilaration that lingers longs past the credits. (Oh, and they are also currently rated the same on Rotten Tomatoes: 86%.)
There are layers upon layers of excitement and drama right up until the very last frame. So yeah, I kind of liked it.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
MacGruber
A sort of spoof of MacGyver and every other call-in-the-best-guy-we-got action flic. It was stupid. But if you saw the previews, you knew that. Yes, I laughed, but it wasn't because of cleverness or creativity; it was mostly awkwardness or marveling at the stupidity. I don't want to recommend that other people see this, but I can't say that I was not entertained. I particularly loved what they did with the last two explosion sound effects--clearly, no one was taking this movie seriously.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Princess Kaiulani
I don't recommend this one. The story of the last Hawaiian Princess was one worth telling and should be more widely known. However, this version did the tale little justice--I'm a little hurt that the star was not Hawaiian or even Polynesian. The acting was flat. The characters lacked consistency, relateable motivations, and the concocted love story seemed just that. Again, more people should know her story. So click here to see what Wikipedia says about her (which I found to be more interesting than the movie), and save the $10--if it's even playing near you.
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