jsluder wrote:
Did not enjoy: Sideways - about two jerks on a road trip through California wine country. Why did this movie get such good reviews? And an Oscar for the writing? Bleh.
I agree, it could be a good film but it's ruined by the fact that I hate both the main characters. If they'd at least made the sidekick character likeable, instead of an obnoxious dick, then it might have worked better.
Having said all that the scene when they try and crash the car is pretty funny.
djm wrote:bad, but I don't know what all the fuss was about
I thought it was worth the price of the ticket just to enjoy how beautifully crafted it is. Terrific photography.
What?! Slumdog Millionaire?! That movie was shot like television. Every shot was tilted 30 degrees to one side and overexposed. Not to mention the too-frenetic pacing and poverty-lichen, hipster-chic premise.
I thought it was a decent movie. Better than a lot of things. Not particularly good, either. Certainly not "beautiful." YMMV.
I agree with all your observations. I meant that I thought the subject matter, i.e. the people, places and daily life of India, to be an eyeful in themselves.
djm
I'd rather be atop the foothills than beneath them.
Not new, but I finally got to see "The Full Monty"... absolutely worth watching, at least once! Hillarious and poignent as well.
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Recently watched Educating Rita for the first time. (I know, I know... What rock have I been living under?) The soundtrack hasn't aged well, but I enjoyed the story very much. (And I love that they avoided the stereotypical "boy-and-girl-fall-in-love-and-live-happily-ever-after" ending.)
Giles: "We few, we happy few."
Spike: "We band of buggered."
I agree with all your observations. I meant that I thought the subject matter, i.e. the people, places and daily life of India, to be an eyeful in themselves.
I agree with all your observations. I meant that I thought the subject matter, i.e. the people, places and daily life of India, to be an eyeful in themselves.
