Director: Jean-Xavier de Lastrade (Soupcons, nothing else I've ever seen)
Stars: real people, its a documentary
YesNoSoso: 1
I watched Un Coupable Ideal (English version: Murder on a Sunday Morning) because I was blown away by Soupcons (English version: The Staircase) and it was very good. Although, it wasn't as incredible and didn't have as many "but wait..!" moments as The Staircase. Un coupable Ideal was less of a whodunnit and more of a story about a public defender's crusade to save an innocent boy. A real drama thats authenticity really adds to the excitement. Even if I only gave it a YesNoSoso 1, its a solid 1 and I will be checking out more works by Lastrade.
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Showing posts with label 2001. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2001. Show all posts
6/17/09
Y tu Mama Tambien (2001)
Director: Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men, Great Expectations)
Stars: Gael Garcia Bernal (Amores Perros, The Science of Sleep [both pretty awesome flicks])
Diego Luna (The Terminal [which was OK], Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights)
YesNoSoso: 2
DISCLAIMER: If you are homophobic at all, or just plain uncomfortable with homosexuality, this movie will be a YesNoSoso 0. I usually think about what I'm going to write for my review while I'm watching the movie. This one started off with: "If you don't mind the homosexual undertones..." and then those undertones turned into overt overtones. I hate to imply that homosexual motiffs make a movie less enjoyable so lets just lay this all on the table. I would consider myself to be about as socially liberal as you get, but I still don't like watching 2 dudes make out. I'm sorry, I guess that makes me a bad person, but I really enjoyed this movie so thats gotta count for something.
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Stars: Gael Garcia Bernal (Amores Perros, The Science of Sleep [both pretty awesome flicks])
Diego Luna (The Terminal [which was OK], Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights)
YesNoSoso: 2
DISCLAIMER: If you are homophobic at all, or just plain uncomfortable with homosexuality, this movie will be a YesNoSoso 0. I usually think about what I'm going to write for my review while I'm watching the movie. This one started off with: "If you don't mind the homosexual undertones..." and then those undertones turned into overt overtones. I hate to imply that homosexual motiffs make a movie less enjoyable so lets just lay this all on the table. I would consider myself to be about as socially liberal as you get, but I still don't like watching 2 dudes make out. I'm sorry, I guess that makes me a bad person, but I really enjoyed this movie so thats gotta count for something.
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3/18/09
Spirited Away (2001)
Director: Hazao Miyazaki (Ponyo on the Cliff, Princess Mononoke [I haven't seen either but I hear they are amazing])
Stars: Daveigh Chase (Donnie Darko, Artificial Intelligence: AI)
James Marsden ("Afro Samurii", "Blossom")
YesNoSoso: 2
This is a kids movie. If you can't watch a movie and appreciate it in spite of it not being your favorite genre then you will not like this movie. It doesn't include jokes only adults will understand like the Pixar movies do, but it is incredible none-the-less. Miyazaki has been enjoying immense popularity in Japan for some time now, and if you want further proof of his established reverence look and at the cast of actors that did voice work for the English version of Ponyo on the Cliff. If you can get past the cheesy Japanese-to-English, made-for-children dialogue, you'll be treated to a (and this is really gonna sound fanboy geek) an amazingly inventive world, as visually stunning as it is original.
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Stars: Daveigh Chase (Donnie Darko, Artificial Intelligence: AI)
James Marsden ("Afro Samurii", "Blossom")
YesNoSoso: 2
This is a kids movie. If you can't watch a movie and appreciate it in spite of it not being your favorite genre then you will not like this movie. It doesn't include jokes only adults will understand like the Pixar movies do, but it is incredible none-the-less. Miyazaki has been enjoying immense popularity in Japan for some time now, and if you want further proof of his established reverence look and at the cast of actors that did voice work for the English version of Ponyo on the Cliff. If you can get past the cheesy Japanese-to-English, made-for-children dialogue, you'll be treated to a (and this is really gonna sound fanboy geek) an amazingly inventive world, as visually stunning as it is original.
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10/30/08
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet (The City of Lost Children, Alien: Resurrection)
Stars: Audrey Tautou (Dirty Pretty Things, The DaVinci Code)
Mathieu Kassovitz (Munich, I've never heard of anything else he's done)
YesNoSoso: 2
I like to pride myself on being able to enjoy a good movie regardless of its genre. Amelie is one of the movies I examples I use to prove this point. Its a total chick flick, romantic and sappy. But it is awesome. Incredible cinematography, captivating plot and just overall entertaining. One of a very select few chick flicks that I will gladly rewatch.
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Stars: Audrey Tautou (Dirty Pretty Things, The DaVinci Code)
Mathieu Kassovitz (Munich, I've never heard of anything else he's done)
YesNoSoso: 2
I like to pride myself on being able to enjoy a good movie regardless of its genre. Amelie is one of the movies I examples I use to prove this point. Its a total chick flick, romantic and sappy. But it is awesome. Incredible cinematography, captivating plot and just overall entertaining. One of a very select few chick flicks that I will gladly rewatch.
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9/9/08
Human Nature (2001)
Director: Michael Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dave Chappelle's Block Party)
Stars: Patricia Arquette (True Romance, Medium)
Rhys Ifans (The Replacements, Little Nicky [i know they're both terrible])
YesNoSoso: 2
Totally underappreciated movie by one of my favorite directors. Gondry might not always hit with his outlandish ideas, but his movies are always unique and entertaining. Teamed with one of my favorite writers, Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) This story, of a scientist and a naturalist studying a man they found raised in nature, is actually considerably more "normal" then either the director's or writer's usual work. Human Nature is funny, incredibly intelligent and extremely entertaining.
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Stars: Patricia Arquette (True Romance, Medium)
Rhys Ifans (The Replacements, Little Nicky [i know they're both terrible])
YesNoSoso: 2
Totally underappreciated movie by one of my favorite directors. Gondry might not always hit with his outlandish ideas, but his movies are always unique and entertaining. Teamed with one of my favorite writers, Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) This story, of a scientist and a naturalist studying a man they found raised in nature, is actually considerably more "normal" then either the director's or writer's usual work. Human Nature is funny, incredibly intelligent and extremely entertaining.
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