July 26 Movie Review
As I mentioned before- we have no cable. But we DO still have our Blockbuster online Membership, which we love b/c not only do they keep shipping us movies from the warehouse, but every time we bring back a warehouse movie to an actual store we get a free rental. So you can see how the movies just pile up. Here are my reviews of the movies we've watched.
Once
This film we actually saw at the theater. It's different than any other movie I've ever seen b/c it is a musical but all of the music is done within the context of the storyline. Does that make sense? In other words, the film is about a struggling musician and another musician that he teams up with. The awesome thing is- the two artists in the film actually wrote and played all of the music. Instead of writing some cheesy musical and getting actors to play the roles...the found actual musicians and taught them to act. It's a beautiful film. Not really a love story, but deals with relationships a bit I guess. It's strange. It won a bunch of awards at Sundance. The guy who is the lead is an artist who used to be in the band The Frames, and he has been the top-selling artist in Ireland (or was it Scotland?) for a long time. Anyway- I think that Jenny and Dwayne would really love this. Maybe even Andy and Amy. Mom and Dad can skip it- too artsy fartsy for them I think.
Factory Girl
This we watched on video. It is the "true" story of Edie Sedgewick, the muse of Andy Warhol. It was interesting- lots of nudity and filthiness. But the story is half Hollywoodized and half true...so it wasn't that great. But I will say that I liked the movie because it gives you sort of an insight into Warhol and the swinging sixties and this time in history. I liked that aspect. I guess that I just don't think that the story of some rich girl turned aspiring artist turned drug addict is that interesting. I've seen that story before. But the film was interesting from a historical aspect- IE her affair with Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol's eccentricity, etc. I'm really not sure if I recommend this or not....Hmm....
Bourne Supremacy
I know, I know- I'm behind on the Bourne movies. But I was trying to catch up so that when the third one come out I will be ready. These movies are totally not my style at all, but totally awesome. Matt Damon does action, and the storyline is really great. I recommend them to all of you except for Mom and Dad.
trying to remember what else I've seen lately....
Reno 911 The Movie
We are huge Reno 911 fans. That show is brilliant. But honestly, even if you are a fan- skip the movie. It's not as good as the show. No real bright spots. Normal 911 hilarity accept not as hilarious as usual.
That's all the movies for now, but coming soon:
The Fountain
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Platoon
The Russian Ark
Once
This film we actually saw at the theater. It's different than any other movie I've ever seen b/c it is a musical but all of the music is done within the context of the storyline. Does that make sense? In other words, the film is about a struggling musician and another musician that he teams up with. The awesome thing is- the two artists in the film actually wrote and played all of the music. Instead of writing some cheesy musical and getting actors to play the roles...the found actual musicians and taught them to act. It's a beautiful film. Not really a love story, but deals with relationships a bit I guess. It's strange. It won a bunch of awards at Sundance. The guy who is the lead is an artist who used to be in the band The Frames, and he has been the top-selling artist in Ireland (or was it Scotland?) for a long time. Anyway- I think that Jenny and Dwayne would really love this. Maybe even Andy and Amy. Mom and Dad can skip it- too artsy fartsy for them I think.
Factory Girl
This we watched on video. It is the "true" story of Edie Sedgewick, the muse of Andy Warhol. It was interesting- lots of nudity and filthiness. But the story is half Hollywoodized and half true...so it wasn't that great. But I will say that I liked the movie because it gives you sort of an insight into Warhol and the swinging sixties and this time in history. I liked that aspect. I guess that I just don't think that the story of some rich girl turned aspiring artist turned drug addict is that interesting. I've seen that story before. But the film was interesting from a historical aspect- IE her affair with Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol's eccentricity, etc. I'm really not sure if I recommend this or not....Hmm....
Bourne Supremacy
I know, I know- I'm behind on the Bourne movies. But I was trying to catch up so that when the third one come out I will be ready. These movies are totally not my style at all, but totally awesome. Matt Damon does action, and the storyline is really great. I recommend them to all of you except for Mom and Dad.
trying to remember what else I've seen lately....
Reno 911 The Movie
We are huge Reno 911 fans. That show is brilliant. But honestly, even if you are a fan- skip the movie. It's not as good as the show. No real bright spots. Normal 911 hilarity accept not as hilarious as usual.
That's all the movies for now, but coming soon:
The Fountain
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Platoon
The Russian Ark
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