My reputation for watching movies in theaters isn’t that good. Often times, I’m one of the few people (at school, at least) to watch the latest movies two weeks after their opening dates. So this summer, I told myself to catch up and watch recent movie DVDs and those that were considered classics. And here are my opinions of them (not really reviews and not very constructive either)…
300 – Whoa. I watched this twice—probably won’t get tired of watching it. I want to read the graphic novel. This is good movie. Gory, but really good. Tight plot and witty humor (Spartans can just be so adorable when they make an upcoming bloodbath something to look forward to). See, it’s so good I’m writing in fragmented statements. I regret not seeing this on the big screen…and I blame my superego and thesis for it.
Fast and the Furious 3 – While Quiaps and Choco might disagree with me on this, I didn’t like it as much as I liked the first two (yes, even if there is an Evo in F&F3). Didn’t like the plot—Initial D 4th Stage has better plot (and I thought ID4 had very little compared to its predecessors) and while there were wee moments of excitement (I can’t remember now which part), I don’t know…the “drifting” didn’t thrilled/impressed me. The mountain pass views were nice though.
Babel – This is like watching a global version of Crash—plots where characters are eventually linked with each other. I liked Crash better because I prefer its pacing over Babel. The movie comes off as boring but in retrospect there were issues that are worth debating over. And it’s very interesting to see how sign language is used in the Japanese context. Translation issues. I instantly remembered Magnus on this since he wanted to do a research on this topic.
Letters from Iwo Jima – For me, this movie screamed Japanese culture and how unpopular unconventionality can be. The dude who played Nishi was hot (compared to the rest, sans, Ken Watanabe). The suicide scene-soldier style was—well, really graphic. This was a heavy film. I wouldn’t watch it again anytime soon. I did like it a bit better than Babel.
The Godfather Trilogy – Let’s start with the Godfather ONE. Very slow start—that’s my only complaint and the rest went smoothly. The simultaneous baptism and massacre scenes were great. Imo, this is the most action-packed among the three. And I can’t believe they killed HIM just like that—didn’t see it coming…and just when I was warming up to his character!!! Godfather TWO. I felt like this installment dealt more on the character development—the Vito Corleone flashbacks were nice (and darn, Robert de Niro and Al Pacino almost looked alike and related! ; ). Towards the end though, I felt how long the movie was—the drag setting in I guess…it’s like there were moments that I asked “when will this movie end…?’). Godfather THREE. I liked it—pacing and all, and for a change, something got taken from Michael Corleone (oh, le anguish…), unlike before where it was always him that takes something from someone. But I guess the reason why I appreciated this movie more was because I saw the first two—I wonder if I will feel the same way if I saw it stand-alone. The common circumstance among the three, aside from the obvious mafia dealing, is the festive mood—there’s always songs and celebrations in each installment. One thing’s for sure—I applaud anyone who can watch this trilogy marathon style ~_^.
Cinepuri – Even though I already know how this turned out since I read Tenipuri manga, I thought I’d check it out and see what the crack is all about. Heeheehee…this is like tennis meets Shaolin Soccer/Kung Fu Hustle style, only at least the whacked premise is already known in the latter two films while in Cinepuri, it actually starts off serious. But really, no one should take this movie seriously ^_^ And so what if I fancy the dudes who played the Captain and Mr. Buuuurrrninggg!!!! (Again, compared with the rest LOL!!!) Also, I found the lead kid to have more personality here compared with the manga (and he actually fits the role, he looked cute…as in kid/puppy-cute).
Death Note – I may have to do a follow-up reaction here since I only saw the first part—the subbing of the second was way too messed up. I also want to reread the manga for better comparison. All I can say is L is hot...his acting, I mean, hehehe.
300 – Whoa. I watched this twice—probably won’t get tired of watching it. I want to read the graphic novel. This is good movie. Gory, but really good. Tight plot and witty humor (Spartans can just be so adorable when they make an upcoming bloodbath something to look forward to). See, it’s so good I’m writing in fragmented statements. I regret not seeing this on the big screen…and I blame my superego and thesis for it.
Fast and the Furious 3 – While Quiaps and Choco might disagree with me on this, I didn’t like it as much as I liked the first two (yes, even if there is an Evo in F&F3). Didn’t like the plot—Initial D 4th Stage has better plot (and I thought ID4 had very little compared to its predecessors) and while there were wee moments of excitement (I can’t remember now which part), I don’t know…the “drifting” didn’t thrilled/impressed me. The mountain pass views were nice though.
Babel – This is like watching a global version of Crash—plots where characters are eventually linked with each other. I liked Crash better because I prefer its pacing over Babel. The movie comes off as boring but in retrospect there were issues that are worth debating over. And it’s very interesting to see how sign language is used in the Japanese context. Translation issues. I instantly remembered Magnus on this since he wanted to do a research on this topic.
Letters from Iwo Jima – For me, this movie screamed Japanese culture and how unpopular unconventionality can be. The dude who played Nishi was hot (compared to the rest, sans, Ken Watanabe). The suicide scene-soldier style was—well, really graphic. This was a heavy film. I wouldn’t watch it again anytime soon. I did like it a bit better than Babel.
The Godfather Trilogy – Let’s start with the Godfather ONE. Very slow start—that’s my only complaint and the rest went smoothly. The simultaneous baptism and massacre scenes were great. Imo, this is the most action-packed among the three. And I can’t believe they killed HIM just like that—didn’t see it coming…and just when I was warming up to his character!!! Godfather TWO. I felt like this installment dealt more on the character development—the Vito Corleone flashbacks were nice (and darn, Robert de Niro and Al Pacino almost looked alike and related! ; ). Towards the end though, I felt how long the movie was—the drag setting in I guess…it’s like there were moments that I asked “when will this movie end…?’). Godfather THREE. I liked it—pacing and all, and for a change, something got taken from Michael Corleone (oh, le anguish…), unlike before where it was always him that takes something from someone. But I guess the reason why I appreciated this movie more was because I saw the first two—I wonder if I will feel the same way if I saw it stand-alone. The common circumstance among the three, aside from the obvious mafia dealing, is the festive mood—there’s always songs and celebrations in each installment. One thing’s for sure—I applaud anyone who can watch this trilogy marathon style ~_^.
Cinepuri – Even though I already know how this turned out since I read Tenipuri manga, I thought I’d check it out and see what the crack is all about. Heeheehee…this is like tennis meets Shaolin Soccer/Kung Fu Hustle style, only at least the whacked premise is already known in the latter two films while in Cinepuri, it actually starts off serious. But really, no one should take this movie seriously ^_^ And so what if I fancy the dudes who played the Captain and Mr. Buuuurrrninggg!!!! (Again, compared with the rest LOL!!!) Also, I found the lead kid to have more personality here compared with the manga (and he actually fits the role, he looked cute…as in kid/puppy-cute).
Death Note – I may have to do a follow-up reaction here since I only saw the first part—the subbing of the second was way too messed up. I also want to reread the manga for better comparison. All I can say is L is hot...his acting, I mean, hehehe.
2 comments:
thank goodness you found HIM interesting...i thought i was the only one, hehehe! everybody automatically loved al but not him :(
can't wait for F4 II! ;)
Initially, I thought he was the "less brainy" one...since Don Vito snapped at him at one of their client meetings. I liked how you termed him--"hyperly overprotective" ^_^ If you think about it, he is technically the only one that could've been completely on Micheal's side re: the biz.
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