Another year, more remakes and prequels… and ideas that are not so original… Some may work, some are lousy, some are too mucho of a disappointment… Still, there are some movies that look promising or that at least seem interesting. On my must see list for the following weeks lurk the following titles: 300, Pan’s Labyrinth, Zodiac, Dead Silence and Premonition. On the coming soon agenda, lurk: Resident Evil Extinction, Shrek3, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Spiderman 3, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix…. Hopefully they will all deliver something good and wicked towards us…
Some remarks on the most recent movies I have seen:
GHOST RIDER: Eye candy, plenty of flames (which I love), a reminisce of a dearly beloved Marvel comics character… A lousy delivery by Nicooas cage, who always seem to play himself no matter what… Maybe it is not his own fault, maybe the writers should be blamed for stupid one-liners and corny dialogues… The emphasis on the busty gal certainly didn’t help the issue. What could have been a nice adaptation as Spiderman was, became a disrupting dance of chaos that really disappoints unless you know nothing of the character. WTF they did with Legion!!! Ugh! Anyway… The main treat: Watching the original Ghost Rider riding his lovely dark stallion, showing off his skills while burning some hooves.
BRIDGE TO THERADIPIA: Very innocent, reminisce of Chronicles of Narnia. I expected a movie with more action involving hardcore fantasy, well… that’s what you get from the ads… But instead it delivers a lovely story of a girl that could be a human version of an elven lass… whose main trait is her unbound imagination. In the movie, she is the storyteller who leads her best friend through a magical world that unfolds at a daily pace. AD&D gamers can relate to this story, as we all daydream while studying or working about magical forests filled with treants, ogres, giants, manticores, giant ravens, dragons and many other fantastical creatures… And just as in the movie, strong binds become real within the people that share that imagination, making them as close as family. The movie leaves you feeling melancholic, wishing that it had ended as magically as it unfolded in terms of the girl’s sudden demise… But of course, thanks to that an important chapter comes true on Theradipia… And a sound bridge is built welcoming its princess…
HAPPY FEET: This may seem too much of a happy choice on my listings, since I mostly lean towards horror/fantasy movies… But I do have a soft spot when it comes to animated features. With a cast such as the one that this penguin movie showcased, it was a MUST see! And it was delightful, a treat to the eyes, to the ears and to the soul. Anyone who has ever felt an outcast, a loner, branded as different… should love this movie. Yes, it is the ones who are different and who have their own rhythm that actually saves the world… This is a must buy movie that should be in everyone’s home collection.
SILENT HILL: I just realized I had said nothing about Silent Hill on this blog. And that’s a shame in itself, for Silent Hill was a very nice adaptation from a video game to a movie. True, it was not completely faithful to the game… But! But! But! The ambience and main storyline remained eerie and intact. The acting was believable, the storyline didn’t stray from the original ideas. This movie was a treat.
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