Post by Lymon on Jul 1, 2007 14:53:39 GMT -5
I'm going to be reviewing all the movies I see each week, and doing weekly awards. You can comment and post about movies you saw this week, also. I will say whether I saw the movie for the first time, or if it's a rewatch.
The Sound of Music*
Perfect musical. 10/10. It's about a nun in Austria who goes to take care of seven children.
The plot does sound simple but it's really a wonderful movie. It's based on the true story of Maria von Trapp. Julie Andrews was lovely and sweet in the title role. She certainly deserved her nomination. Christopher Plummer is quite underrated in the role is the children's father. I really enjoyed him. Peggy Wood was nominated for her role as the head nun, but I think Eleanor Parker, who played the Captian's fiancee, would've been a worthier nominee. The cinematography is some of the best i've ever seen, and everything about the movie is colorful and full of life!
The Birdcage
Wonderful comedy by Mike Nichols. 9/10. It's about a gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion who agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents.
It was hilarious from start to finish. Robin Williams was very good as the gay cabaret owner but a bit outshone at certain points. Nathan Lane was wonderful as the flamboyent drag queen partner. He played his part to perfection and deserved at least a nomination. By the way, how is he supporting? He's co-lead with Robin! Dan Futterman and Calista Flockhart were weak and very outshone. Gene Hackman was good as the uptight in-law, and Dianne Wiest was nice in a small role as the sweet mother-in-law. Hank Azaria added some comic relief and was hilarious as the houseboy. The story was always interesting, and Mike Nichols's direction was never choppy.
Mighty Aphrodite
Hilarious comedy by Woody Allen. It's about a New York sportswriter who discovers that his adopted son is a genius, and seeks out to find the boy's birth mother, who happenes to be a foul mouthed hooker.
Once again, Woody Allen made another hilarious film. I loved the inclusion of the Greek chorus and players, and how they would just randomly pop up in Lenny's life. Woody Allen was funny, as usual, as Lenny the sportswriter. Helena Bonham Carter was fine but sadly underused as Amanda, Lenny's wife. The real star of the show is Mira Sorvino. She was pitch perfect as the prostitute. Funny, sexy, and just a pleasure to watch act. Her Oscar was well deserved(Yes, she was better than Ms. Kate Overrated in Sense and Sensibility). The rest of the cast isn't worth mentioning. There were one or two stretched scenes, but that's it. Woody knows how to keep his films flowing.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Terrible piece of tripe. 4/10. It's about three orphans, who have lost their parents in a fire. THey go to live with a sinister distant cousin, and experience much diasaster.
I'm a big fan of the books, so I expected a great movie, but I didn't get it. They totally rearranged scenes, took out many important parts, and were making huge referances to the other books when the movi eis only supposed to be about the first three. Jim Carrey was horrible as Olaf. Count Olaf is supposed to be a sinaster man with no heart, but Jim turned him into some kind of jokster. I can never forgive him for that. The kids were decent but far from great. Billy Connolly shined in his three or four scenes as Uncle Monty, and Meryl Streep was sadly underused as Aunt Josephine. The costumes, art direction, and score were perfect and very Snicket-ish, but that's the only good thing about the movie. Very dissapointing.
Prime
Just a bad movie. 5/10. It's about a career driven professional from Manhattan who is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
Gosh, I never expected much, but this was just bad. I never connected with any of the characters, and the story just dragged on and on. Meryl Streep was fine as the psychoanalyst, but she was very underused. Uma Thurman was pretty weak as the career driven professional, but Bryan Greenberg was horrible as the young painter. He said his lines with no believability and he just seemed so bored. Very Razzie worthy. The ending was bad, the entire movie was bad. Dissapointing as ever.
Edward Scissorhands
Wow, what a touching masterpiece. 10/10. It's about an uncommonly gentle young man, who happens to have scissors for hands, who falls in love with a beautiful teenage girl.
I never expected it to be this great. The movie had my attention the entire time, I never got bored. Some parts were hard to watch because I felt so bad for Edward(especially when he's trapped in the house). Johnny Depp gave a magnificent preformance in the leading role. He did enough with just his movements and his facial expressions to give a great preformance. He very much deserved a nomination. I really enjoyed Winona Ryder as the teenage girl. Just a really natural preformance. Dianne Wiest was very good as the woman who takes Edward in. I liked her better here than in her two Oscar winning roles. The rest of the cast isn't worth mentioning, though Kathy Baker was kind of funny as a seductive neighbor. The cinematography and art-direction were all perfect, and fit in perfectly. It contrasted perfectly with Edward. The original score was so beautiful and haunting(the scene where Kim is dancing in the snow while Edward is carving the ice, and the score is slowly playing....beautiful). This movie is Tim Burton's best work to date.
Batman Returns
Good comic book movie. 8/10. It's about when a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.
I didn't expect much, but I was entertained, and it was a good comic book movie. Michael Keaton was fine in the leading role but no really special. Danny DeVito wasn't Razzie worthy, but he wasn't excellent. He was fine, but outshone. The real star of the movie is Michelle Pfeiffer. She is absolutly incredible as Catwoman, and proves why she is a screen goddess. She pulls off a convincing preformance and is the reason why I give the movie an 8 and not a 7. I also wanna make it up to her since I couldn't award her in 1989(Sally Field could not be ignored). The plot was interesting, and it certainly wasn't better than Batman, but it had it's moments.
Best Picture: The Sound of Music
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Johnny Depp in [blue]Edward Scissorhands[/blue]
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Julie Andrews in [blue]The Sound of Music[/blue]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Hank Azaria in [blue]The Birdcage[/blue]
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Michelle Pfeiffer in [blue]Batman Returns[/blue]
Worst Picture: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Worst Actor in a Leading Role: Jim Carrey in [blue]Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[/blue]
Worst Actress in a Leading Role: Uma Thurman in [blue]Prime[/blue]
Worst Actor in a Supporting Role: Bryan Greenberg in [blue]Prime[/blue]
Worst Actress in a Supporting Role: Calista Flockhart in [blue]The Birdcage[/blue]
* = Rewatch
The Sound of Music*
Perfect musical. 10/10. It's about a nun in Austria who goes to take care of seven children.
The plot does sound simple but it's really a wonderful movie. It's based on the true story of Maria von Trapp. Julie Andrews was lovely and sweet in the title role. She certainly deserved her nomination. Christopher Plummer is quite underrated in the role is the children's father. I really enjoyed him. Peggy Wood was nominated for her role as the head nun, but I think Eleanor Parker, who played the Captian's fiancee, would've been a worthier nominee. The cinematography is some of the best i've ever seen, and everything about the movie is colorful and full of life!
The Birdcage
Wonderful comedy by Mike Nichols. 9/10. It's about a gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion who agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents.
It was hilarious from start to finish. Robin Williams was very good as the gay cabaret owner but a bit outshone at certain points. Nathan Lane was wonderful as the flamboyent drag queen partner. He played his part to perfection and deserved at least a nomination. By the way, how is he supporting? He's co-lead with Robin! Dan Futterman and Calista Flockhart were weak and very outshone. Gene Hackman was good as the uptight in-law, and Dianne Wiest was nice in a small role as the sweet mother-in-law. Hank Azaria added some comic relief and was hilarious as the houseboy. The story was always interesting, and Mike Nichols's direction was never choppy.
Mighty Aphrodite
Hilarious comedy by Woody Allen. It's about a New York sportswriter who discovers that his adopted son is a genius, and seeks out to find the boy's birth mother, who happenes to be a foul mouthed hooker.
Once again, Woody Allen made another hilarious film. I loved the inclusion of the Greek chorus and players, and how they would just randomly pop up in Lenny's life. Woody Allen was funny, as usual, as Lenny the sportswriter. Helena Bonham Carter was fine but sadly underused as Amanda, Lenny's wife. The real star of the show is Mira Sorvino. She was pitch perfect as the prostitute. Funny, sexy, and just a pleasure to watch act. Her Oscar was well deserved(Yes, she was better than Ms. Kate Overrated in Sense and Sensibility). The rest of the cast isn't worth mentioning. There were one or two stretched scenes, but that's it. Woody knows how to keep his films flowing.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Terrible piece of tripe. 4/10. It's about three orphans, who have lost their parents in a fire. THey go to live with a sinister distant cousin, and experience much diasaster.
I'm a big fan of the books, so I expected a great movie, but I didn't get it. They totally rearranged scenes, took out many important parts, and were making huge referances to the other books when the movi eis only supposed to be about the first three. Jim Carrey was horrible as Olaf. Count Olaf is supposed to be a sinaster man with no heart, but Jim turned him into some kind of jokster. I can never forgive him for that. The kids were decent but far from great. Billy Connolly shined in his three or four scenes as Uncle Monty, and Meryl Streep was sadly underused as Aunt Josephine. The costumes, art direction, and score were perfect and very Snicket-ish, but that's the only good thing about the movie. Very dissapointing.
Prime
Just a bad movie. 5/10. It's about a career driven professional from Manhattan who is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
Gosh, I never expected much, but this was just bad. I never connected with any of the characters, and the story just dragged on and on. Meryl Streep was fine as the psychoanalyst, but she was very underused. Uma Thurman was pretty weak as the career driven professional, but Bryan Greenberg was horrible as the young painter. He said his lines with no believability and he just seemed so bored. Very Razzie worthy. The ending was bad, the entire movie was bad. Dissapointing as ever.
Edward Scissorhands
Wow, what a touching masterpiece. 10/10. It's about an uncommonly gentle young man, who happens to have scissors for hands, who falls in love with a beautiful teenage girl.
I never expected it to be this great. The movie had my attention the entire time, I never got bored. Some parts were hard to watch because I felt so bad for Edward(especially when he's trapped in the house). Johnny Depp gave a magnificent preformance in the leading role. He did enough with just his movements and his facial expressions to give a great preformance. He very much deserved a nomination. I really enjoyed Winona Ryder as the teenage girl. Just a really natural preformance. Dianne Wiest was very good as the woman who takes Edward in. I liked her better here than in her two Oscar winning roles. The rest of the cast isn't worth mentioning, though Kathy Baker was kind of funny as a seductive neighbor. The cinematography and art-direction were all perfect, and fit in perfectly. It contrasted perfectly with Edward. The original score was so beautiful and haunting(the scene where Kim is dancing in the snow while Edward is carving the ice, and the score is slowly playing....beautiful). This movie is Tim Burton's best work to date.
Batman Returns
Good comic book movie. 8/10. It's about when a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.
I didn't expect much, but I was entertained, and it was a good comic book movie. Michael Keaton was fine in the leading role but no really special. Danny DeVito wasn't Razzie worthy, but he wasn't excellent. He was fine, but outshone. The real star of the movie is Michelle Pfeiffer. She is absolutly incredible as Catwoman, and proves why she is a screen goddess. She pulls off a convincing preformance and is the reason why I give the movie an 8 and not a 7. I also wanna make it up to her since I couldn't award her in 1989(Sally Field could not be ignored). The plot was interesting, and it certainly wasn't better than Batman, but it had it's moments.
Best Picture: The Sound of Music
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Johnny Depp in [blue]Edward Scissorhands[/blue]
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Julie Andrews in [blue]The Sound of Music[/blue]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Hank Azaria in [blue]The Birdcage[/blue]
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Michelle Pfeiffer in [blue]Batman Returns[/blue]
Worst Picture: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Worst Actor in a Leading Role: Jim Carrey in [blue]Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[/blue]
Worst Actress in a Leading Role: Uma Thurman in [blue]Prime[/blue]
Worst Actor in a Supporting Role: Bryan Greenberg in [blue]Prime[/blue]
Worst Actress in a Supporting Role: Calista Flockhart in [blue]The Birdcage[/blue]
* = Rewatch