Category: Movies

Just watched Stanley Kubrick‘s “Lolita” on DVD. The movie is good and all, but there is something about old movies (this is one is from 1962) that turns me down. Maybe I’ve watched too much of them. Maybe it’s the way they act, or do the lighting, or the soundtrack. But there is something in most of them that distance me from them. Unfortunately though. Still this movie is a quality time spending. Those who like old movies will enjoy this one in particular.

Just watched “25th Hour” on DVD. While I am not a big fan of drama, this movie was rather OK. I wouldn’t call it the masterpiece or something genious, but it was rather pleasant. Edward Norton‘s monologue in the WC was entertaining, at least. Still I do prefer him playing in more intense movies.

Just came back from the movies. This time we’ve watched “The Passion of the Christ“. Yes, that’s right. Exactly that “Passion” that everyone talks so much about recently.

In my opinion, the movie sucked. It did suck so great that I cannot even remember another movie suck that bad. The only good thing about this movie is that it had a somewhat cool collection of excellent photographs. If they were stopped. But even those photographs were enough to enjoy them for about 15-20 minutes. Not more. The story is well known and it does suck. Actors didnt’ have anything much to play with, so their playing sucked too. Soundtrack wasn’t that great either. Sometimes it stronly reminded me musical pieces from “Gladiator“. No emotions what-so-ever. No drama as promised. I’ve made up my mind roughly about 10 minutes after the start of the film and the film didn’t even make any attempt to change it.

That was a real disappointment. The movie did have a strong potential. There are much weaker stories these days that make much better movies. Bloody they say it was. Bullshit. Dramatic. Bullshit again. The scene in “The Patriot” where Mel chops the guy with and axe while two of his sons are looking at it is way much more bloodier and dramatical. That scene alone was much better then the whole “Passion” thingy. Crap.

Watched “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” on DivX. It has been for the 10th time or so, but I’ve still ben laughting like it was the first.

There are few categories of movies like a spoof comedy and horror films when you can’t give them all the credit they worth, due to just a way they did it. “Men in Tights” was worth it all the way. I mean there are not that many comedies that I watch for the tenth time and still laugh. Way to go. :)

Watched “Signs” on DVD. It’s the second time I see and it’s the second time I don’t like it. It has some nice bits and it’s funny at times, but overall the movie is boring and does not deliver. The whole movie is spent in preparations for the aliens to come, but all I got was a greeny guy for about 1 minute of screen time. Also I am bothered with the fact that these aliens were very much technologically enhanced, but couldn’t figure out that water is bad for them, and that 2/3 of Earth is covered with water. Strange.

Special effects are also rather cheap. Aliens and their ships were supposed to change colors and become transparent. But I all got was no one single ship in the movie and the alien guy had this transparency working only half way for him. He was mirroring some random things from the other side of his body, he was not even close to transparent. He didn’t have any weapons either. All he got apart from his greeny skin was some kind of undeveloped finger that was releasing gas (hehe) and it’s not even obvoius if that gas is bad for people. To cut the long story short – these aliens sucked big time.

This movie needs more action. Having Mel Gibson in there was a good idea, but he needs to kick some serious alien butt. Until he does so – this movie sucks.

Update: I am not the only one who thinks that movie sucked. The movie “Signs” in four easy steps.