After watching one and a half films I seen before (Fight Club and half of 10 Things I Hate About You) we all dozed off before waking up in the morning to continue with this interesting indie comedy.
The acting and storyline were both good and the granddad character was one of the funniest old men I'd ever seen, but the main problem I had with the film was the concept, a beauty contest for seven year olds. It just seemed so wrong and that just stopped me enjoying the end of the film as my mind just kept going back to the immense wrongness of the idea.
Suffice to say - as it only gets three paragraphs - not one of my favourite films of all time.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Film 7 - Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Teen comedies with Michael Cera in seem to be absurdly prevalent these days, enough so that now two of the first seven films I've watched this year have had him in them.
The shadow of 'Youth In Revolt' hung over this film from the moment the disk entered the DVD player, I was deeply sceptical that it could beat one of the funniest films I have ever seen... it didn't.
Despite this it was quite good, Nick and Norah made a good couple, the other members of the gay band were excellently played and the storyline was interesting.
Good... but not great.
The shadow of 'Youth In Revolt' hung over this film from the moment the disk entered the DVD player, I was deeply sceptical that it could beat one of the funniest films I have ever seen... it didn't.
Despite this it was quite good, Nick and Norah made a good couple, the other members of the gay band were excellently played and the storyline was interesting.
Good... but not great.
Film 6 - Bambi
It's taken me a week to get round to writing up the bunch of films I and a group of friends watched on the first successful film night that we've managed.
First up on film night, because me and another friend had never seen it before was Bambi... and I liked it.
Basic storyline, Bambi is born, then grows older and has kids of his own. In between is one of the saddest moments ever seen in a children's film, when Bambi's mother dies. If I look at the film with my Media Studies hat on it's an obvious use of the classical Hollywood narrative, but the symmetry with Bambi having his own kids at the end, despite being obvious was really heart-warming.
Nice kids film with some genuinely brilliant, heart-warming and sad moments is my final verdict.
First up on film night, because me and another friend had never seen it before was Bambi... and I liked it.
Basic storyline, Bambi is born, then grows older and has kids of his own. In between is one of the saddest moments ever seen in a children's film, when Bambi's mother dies. If I look at the film with my Media Studies hat on it's an obvious use of the classical Hollywood narrative, but the symmetry with Bambi having his own kids at the end, despite being obvious was really heart-warming.
Nice kids film with some genuinely brilliant, heart-warming and sad moments is my final verdict.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Film 4 - Eating Out + Film 5 - Eating Out 2
To be honest, I watched these with a couple of friends and I remember them... very little. Two gay films, one about a guy who pretends to be straight to get the other guy and where the guy pretends to be gay to get the girl.
I think they were vaguely amusing but I'm just posting them here for the record.
I really need to get a move on if I'm going to make it to 100!
I think they were vaguely amusing but I'm just posting them here for the record.
I really need to get a move on if I'm going to make it to 100!
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