movie: Whip It Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut is, at first glance, a by-the-numbers teen coming-of-age story. There’s the protagonist, who is slightly quirky and a bit of a loner, who has issues with how strict her family is, the blatantly visual activity that the protagonist gets involved in (in this case roller-derby) leading to a …
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Movie: Up
Movie: Up (3D) Let’s start with the 3D. I don’t think it added much to the experience of the film: the sense of depth is already present in this Pixar work, and ultimately the glasses were a distraction. It did mean, though, that when I looked across to see if Kel was enjoying the film, …
Movie: My Sister’s Keeper
Movie: My Sister’s Keeper Their daughter dying of cancer, parents decide to have another child who will be able to provide various spare parts to keep her going. When the girl turns 11, though, she decides to sue for medical emancipation from here parents. Flashbacks, courtroom drama and – above all – a lot of …
Movie: Coraline
Movie: Coraline Having read the Sandman series somewhere in the early to mid nineties, and heard various (though vague) good things about this movie, I went along not really knowing what to expect. The main thing I’d heard was that kids don’t find it all that scary, but adults do. This was intriguing, but judging …
Movie: Winged Creatures
Movie: Winged Creatures Thanks to a giveaway on the disassociated.com blog, I had tickets to go and see this film. As such, I really wanted to like it, and there were some clever bits to it, but overall, it didn’t seem to develop the characters enough, nor have them interact with as much depth as …
Movie: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Movie: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (HP6) Saw this on the IMAX: the advertised feature of going IMAX was that the opening is in 3D. Sadly, I think this particular employment of 3D was something of a waste of time: I didn’t even notice when it went back to 2D. It was a good …
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Movie: Star Trek
Movie: Star Trek I should point out that although I’m conversant with the Star Trek franchise and its history, I wouldn’t consider myself to be a “Trekkie” as such. I know people who have a bit of the Klingon language on board, and that is really not me. With that out of the way, let …
movie: Good
Movie: Good A rare night at the movies, and nothing was really calling out for attention. Spotted this film, noted that it was a Viggo Mortensen lead role, and thought it might be interesting, despite mixed reviews on metacritic (40%). Though as a film, it’s nothing amazing, as a story, and as a moral journey …
Movie: 12 Rounds
Movie: 12 Rounds I admit that I wouldn’t have seen this movie without encouragement from others: this might also be your stance, but if you’re a fan of the old action that have inspired it (it’s mostly a cross between Die Hard 3, and Speed), then I’d consider giving this a look. The charm of …
movie: Watchmen
Movie: Watchmen After a lot of failed attempts, Zach Snyder (director of 300) has created a movie that has shortened the plot of the graphic novel (so that it would fit into a movie timeframe), and celebrated its sexual and violent content. A couple of the characters remain undamaged: notably, the most violent characters were …