So they drug all the passengers, letting us concentrate on the interesting ones. Basically all the stewards are as ■■■■■ as a 3-dollar note, as is the pilot and the co-pilot is wondering, but there's a psychic, a swindler, a failed actor, a dominatrix and a hit-man on board.
I enjoyed it...but it's more camp comedy than his recent stuff, some of which has been quite dark. THe movie got panned to the shithouse by The Age, so that means it's quite good.
So they drug all the passengers, letting us concentrate on the interesting ones. Basically all the stewards are as ■■■■■ as a 3-dollar note, as is the pilot and the co-pilot is wondering, but there's a psychic, a swindler, a failed actor, a dominatrix and a hit-man on board.
I enjoyed it...but it's more camp comedy than his recent stuff, some of which has been quite dark. THe movie got panned to the shithouse by The Age, so that means it's quite good.
Yeah, I thought some parts were funny while others fell flat. Quite different to 'The Skin I Live In', which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I want to see 'The Act of Killing', which looks like a very interesting documentary.
saw Gravity the other day, loved it. Good performances and amazing special effects. Really tense movie that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
I finally watched The Great Gatsby as done by Baz Luhrman.
Basically I think it's a mess. He seems to have an idea of exaggerating everything, filling the screen with sparkles and lights and colours, and in principle I don't mind that. The problem is that that approach has to be done with intelligence and for the purpose of highlighting and enhancing the story and the characters, rather than simply to produce razzle-dazzle for its own sake, and I don't think he gets there. He didn't seem to have any understanding of or sympathy with any of the major characters and the emotions that drove them really did not emerge at all. The film was far too long and the first three quarters of it were boring; it was only at the end that he managed to create some interest in what was happening on screen.
I watched it because my niece lent me the DVD and raved about it. (She's 17.) Now I have to work out how to tell her I didn't like it without hurting her feelings.
I finally watched The Great Gatsby as done by Baz Luhrman.
Basically I think it's a mess. He seems to have an idea of exaggerating everything, filling the screen with sparkles and lights and colours, and in principle I don't mind that. The problem is that that approach has to be done with intelligence and for the purpose of highlighting and enhancing the story and the characters, rather than simply to produce razzle-dazzle for its own sake, and I don't think he gets there. He didn't seem to have any understanding of or sympathy with any of the major characters and the emotions that drove them really did not emerge at all. The film was far too long and the first three quarters of it were boring; it was only at the end that he managed to create some interest in what was happening on screen.
I watched it because my niece lent me the DVD and raved about it. (She's 17.) Now I have to work out how to tell her I didn't like it without hurting her feelings.
One concept I don't get...tell her without hurting her feelings.
Try what I said to a neighbour of my sister when she told me how disappointed she was with Burn After Reading because she thought it was a serious spy drama. I told her she was an idiot.
I finally watched The Great Gatsby as done by Baz Luhrman.
Basically I think it's a mess. He seems to have an idea of exaggerating everything, filling the screen with sparkles and lights and colours, and in principle I don't mind that. The problem is that that approach has to be done with intelligence and for the purpose of highlighting and enhancing the story and the characters, rather than simply to produce razzle-dazzle for its own sake, and I don't think he gets there. He didn't seem to have any understanding of or sympathy with any of the major characters and the emotions that drove them really did not emerge at all. The film was far too long and the first three quarters of it were boring; it was only at the end that he managed to create some interest in what was happening on screen.
I watched it because my niece lent me the DVD and raved about it. (She's 17.) Now I have to work out how to tell her I didn't like it without hurting her feelings.
One concept I don't get...tell her without hurting her feelings.
Try what I said to a neighbour of my sister when she told me how disappointed she was with Burn After Reading because she thought it was a serious spy drama. I told her she was an idiot.
Brad Pitt getting shot in the face is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
I finally watched The Great Gatsby as done by Baz Luhrman.
Basically I think it's a mess. He seems to have an idea of exaggerating everything, filling the screen with sparkles and lights and colours, and in principle I don't mind that. The problem is that that approach has to be done with intelligence and for the purpose of highlighting and enhancing the story and the characters, rather than simply to produce razzle-dazzle for its own sake, and I don't think he gets there. He didn't seem to have any understanding of or sympathy with any of the major characters and the emotions that drove them really did not emerge at all. The film was far too long and the first three quarters of it were boring; it was only at the end that he managed to create some interest in what was happening on screen.
I watched it because my niece lent me the DVD and raved about it. (She's 17.) Now I have to work out how to tell her I didn't like it without hurting her feelings.
One concept I don't get...tell her without hurting her feelings.
Try what I said to a neighbour of my sister when she told me how disappointed she was with Burn After Reading because she thought it was a serious spy drama. I told her she was an idiot.
Brad Pitt getting shot in the face is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
agree. The face he pulls right before it had me laughing so much i had tears from laughing so much in the cinema
I finally watched The Great Gatsby as done by Baz Luhrman.
Basically I think it's a mess. He seems to have an idea of exaggerating everything, filling the screen with sparkles and lights and colours, and in principle I don't mind that. The problem is that that approach has to be done with intelligence and for the purpose of highlighting and enhancing the story and the characters, rather than simply to produce razzle-dazzle for its own sake, and I don't think he gets there. He didn't seem to have any understanding of or sympathy with any of the major characters and the emotions that drove them really did not emerge at all. The film was far too long and the first three quarters of it were boring; it was only at the end that he managed to create some interest in what was happening on screen.
I watched it because my niece lent me the DVD and raved about it. (She's 17.) Now I have to work out how to tell her I didn't like it without hurting her feelings.
One concept I don't get...tell her without hurting her feelings.
Try what I said to a neighbour of my sister when she told me how disappointed she was with Burn After Reading because she thought it was a serious spy drama. I told her she was an idiot.
She's 17. And a sensitive plant. And I'm a softie.
Gravity continues to draw large crowds. Work has been busy with a lot of people opting to see it in general admin 3D.
Saw 'Rush' the other night. Directed by Ron Howard, stars Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl as two rival F1 racers competing for the world championship. Was interesting to see their rivalry progress and how they developed a mutual respect for on another. Definitely one of Ron Howard's better movies, he tends to run hot or cold, but this was surprisingly good.
Gravity continues to draw large crowds. Work has been busy with a lot of people opting to see it in general admin 3D.
Saw 'Rush' the other night. Directed by Ron Howard, stars Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl as two rival F1 racers competing for the world championship. Was interesting to see their rivalry progress and how they developed a mutual respect for on another. Definitely one of Ron Howard's better movies, he tends to run hot or cold, but this was surprisingly good.
■■■■■■' oath.
Last night one of our sessions of gravity pulled 295 people. Wearing us to the bone, doesn't help that in IMAX it goes in every 2 hours.
The thing about Gravity was that there were times where some scenes felt a bit too obvious and forced, every last second scuffle to only just get out of trouble and survive was a bit too obvious. It's the sort of thing that would never happen in real life and was just another I'M A HERO movie.
But it was unique in the way it was filmed and the special affects were outstanding.
I finally watched The Great Gatsby as done by Baz Luhrman.
Basically I think it's a mess. He seems to have an idea of exaggerating everything, filling the screen with sparkles and lights and colours, and in principle I don't mind that. The problem is that that approach has to be done with intelligence and for the purpose of highlighting and enhancing the story and the characters, rather than simply to produce razzle-dazzle for its own sake, and I don't think he gets there. He didn't seem to have any understanding of or sympathy with any of the major characters and the emotions that drove them really did not emerge at all. The film was far too long and the first three quarters of it were boring; it was only at the end that he managed to create some interest in what was happening on screen.
I watched it because my niece lent me the DVD and raved about it. (She's 17.) Now I have to work out how to tell her I didn't like it without hurting her feelings.
Is this your first Baz Luhrman film? That's what he does. That middle paragraph could be a review of any of his movies.
I know it's what he does. I think I've seem all his films except Australia. I liked Strictly Ballroom, which had the razzle dazzle but also had a fairly tight storyline and the razzle dazzle was under control, and the leading lady was sympathetic. I didn't like Romeo + Juliet or Moulin Rouge; I was bored in both of them.