Worf101
12-02-2008, 05:51 AM
Did a leetle watchin' over the past couple of weekends.
1. "Them" - A-Minus - One of first and the best "irradiated giant monster thingy" movies. I decided to buy a copy and the one I got was beautifully transfered with nice interactive extras.
2. "When Worlds Collide" - B - Another classic I decided I finally wanted to own. Beautiful Technocolor, excellent sound, the end of the world never looked so good. Decent George Pal special effects except for his rendering of what the new planet would look like. Pink trees? Are you chittin' me? Nothing really of any consequence as far as extra's are concerned.
3. "Lars and the Real Girl" - B+ - Funny, bright, brilliant and sweet. A "Capraesque" tale of fear, loss love and a towns fierce desire to help one of its own.
4. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Yada Yada" - C Minus - There are things in this world that should never be done nor attempted. This is obviously one of them. I knew the film was in trouble when I felt nothing, and I mean nothing, when I first saw the hat and the man. You can't reheat souffle, this just wasn't working from start to finish. How can you reveal to a man he has a son and have no drama, no tension no feeling associated with such a revelation?
5. "Death at a Funeral" - D - Wow, Frank Oz is a good director. You had all the ingredients for a killer comedy and the whole thing falls flatter that grandma's braless bosoms. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING goes wrong in this one. Bad casting, crappy script, too many characters that nobody gives a f**k about and to cap it all off, a trailer in "Lars and the Real Girl" gave away the ENTIRE film and 90% of the jokes. Avoid this one like the plague.
Da Worfster
1. "Them" - A-Minus - One of first and the best "irradiated giant monster thingy" movies. I decided to buy a copy and the one I got was beautifully transfered with nice interactive extras.
2. "When Worlds Collide" - B - Another classic I decided I finally wanted to own. Beautiful Technocolor, excellent sound, the end of the world never looked so good. Decent George Pal special effects except for his rendering of what the new planet would look like. Pink trees? Are you chittin' me? Nothing really of any consequence as far as extra's are concerned.
3. "Lars and the Real Girl" - B+ - Funny, bright, brilliant and sweet. A "Capraesque" tale of fear, loss love and a towns fierce desire to help one of its own.
4. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Yada Yada" - C Minus - There are things in this world that should never be done nor attempted. This is obviously one of them. I knew the film was in trouble when I felt nothing, and I mean nothing, when I first saw the hat and the man. You can't reheat souffle, this just wasn't working from start to finish. How can you reveal to a man he has a son and have no drama, no tension no feeling associated with such a revelation?
5. "Death at a Funeral" - D - Wow, Frank Oz is a good director. You had all the ingredients for a killer comedy and the whole thing falls flatter that grandma's braless bosoms. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING goes wrong in this one. Bad casting, crappy script, too many characters that nobody gives a f**k about and to cap it all off, a trailer in "Lars and the Real Girl" gave away the ENTIRE film and 90% of the jokes. Avoid this one like the plague.
Da Worfster