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Moon (2009)
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4233/moong.jpg Recommended to all original Sci-Fi lovers at HDC. |
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One of the lesser mentioned Clint Eastwood movies, and I can't understand why. every minute of this movie is filled with searing, nail-biting intensity, I was squirming in my seat. If you haven't gotten around to seeing this one, do yourself a favor and check it out, you wont be disappointed. |
Killer flick for sure! Don Siegel and Eastwood made a great pairing.
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Surveillance
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ovieposter.jpg It's not quite a surprise that Lynch's latest Production enterprise is one of the more tense movies that I have seen in a long, long time. Written and directed by his daughter, Jennifer Lynch, Surveillance has all the makes of an intense murder mystery/thriller as you, the audience member, are walked through the events that eventually lead up to the crimes that are being solved. But, of course, it's not your everyday murder mystery. Definitely more linear and less absurd than Lynch's usual fare, Surveillance is a brilliant character piece that definitely had me on the edge of my seat at times... No, not in a scared way, but in a cringing sort of way... A good cringing sort of way. The reveal is a little hokey, but the end is so well constructed that you forgive it almost immediately. I would say that this is a must-see for genre fans. 4.5/5. ... Up http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e-poster-2.jpg First off, I have a few grievances to air: Why, Pixar, WHY do you orchestrate your advertising in such a way as to REPEL me from your feature films? Cars had me believe that it was nothing but redneck drag-racing fare and here with Up I couldn't understand WHY a grumpy old man and a cherubic rube would cause me to run out to the theater... This is the second time that I have had no desire to see a Pixar film at the movies that I honestly wished I had! Up was amazing! It was funny without being pandering. It was tear-jerking without being manipulative. And it was absolutely STUNNING without a flaw. Easily one of my Top 3 Films of 2009, Up has a little for everyone... From cartoonish antics that made me giggle to whimsical fantasies that made me smile and sigh, to genuine characters who made me cry... It's been a while since I've felt so sad/happy/inspired by a single film, and Up did just that. It's fun, adventurous, and absolutely charming. HIGHLY recommend it. 5/5. |
I'll second Chrono's rec. on Surveillance. good stuff ;)
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ratatouille, up, and expecially wall-e looked like complete shit from the ads i saw ... each film was fantastic. i guess they feel they have to appeal to the lowest common denominator (morons) on the other hand - i did think Cars was complete shit... but thats just me. |
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Another case where it happened: Coraline. Based on the marketing, I had NO INTEREST in seeing the film, but I absolutely loved it. Some of the artwork had my jaw dropping at some points. Did you have a similar experience? The ads just made it look Alice in Wonderland-like, which bothered me because I had read the novella and the bright-eyed wonder definitely betrayed the macabre little world that Gaiman creates in his book... The movie DEFINITELY captures the creepy atmosphere, though. Which reminds me... I also recommend Coraline. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...l/coraline.jpg Stunning. Macabre. Definitely true to Gaiman's tale. Could have done without the sidekick, but it works out in the end. Highly recommend. Which I had seen it in 3D. All 3 of those films, Surveillance, Up, and Coraline make it into my top 5 of this year, along with Observe and Report and Inglorious Basterds. Looking back, it's been a damn good year for movies. |
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but Coraline really didnt do it for me. my family loved it but i just didnt care for it that much. not sure why either. i never got to see it in 3d .. maybe that would have helped... but i dont know. maybe my expectations were too high |
Surveillance was OK but nothing amazing especially the ending, I just didn't buy it. It was just a rehash of a lot of stuff from the 90s. By the numbers/throw in a twist typical thriller. I never want to hear that fucking Violent Femmes song again after watching it. Not a terrible movie but nothing worth lumping that much praise on it. Boxing Helena was a lot better and showed more promise aesthetically of leaving her father's shadow.
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