Below are my movies of
the week:
February 3
The
Girl (Directed by Julian
Jarrold) Alfred Hitchcock was a sick and twisted bastard. This film focuses on
the rocky relationship between Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren who after declining
his romantic advances was just about tortured while filming The Birds
and again while filming Marnie. I had always heard that Hitchcock was a
bit out there but this was a bit shocking and at times sadistic to say the
least.
A
Late Quartet (Directed by Yaron
Zilberman) A longstanding 4 person string quartet struggle with love, life and
betrayal. This movie was recommended to me by a friend. The movie has s very
strong cast including Christopher Walken and Phillip Seymore Hoffman. It was
good but also at the same time parts felt forced.
February 4
Face/Off (Directed by John Woo) John Woo at his best!
Except for one line at the end of the movie, "Dad, I'm sorry I shot
you," I love this movie.
Ultimate
Avengers: The Movie (Directed by Justin
Gross & Grey DeLisle) This animated feature shows that Marvel still has a
ways to go in order to catch up to DC when it comes adapting comic storylines
for animated movies. The original story that the movie is based off of is great
but this movie fell short in my opinion.
Monsters,
Inc. (Directed by Pete
Docter & Lee Unkrich & David Silverman) Classic Pixar! Fantastic
animation to go along with a very creative story. Billy Crystal and John
Goodman make a great team in this comedy that plays well for both children and
adults. I am looking forward to the prequel to this movie later this year.
February 5
Kindergarten
Cop (Directed by Ivan
Reitman) It's Not A TUMOR!!! This is still one of the movies I quote most with
friends. Tough cop goes undercover as a teacher and hilarity ensues, especially
because the teacher is Arnold Schwarzenegger.
February 6
Superman:
Doomsday (Directed by Brandon
Vietti & Lauren Montgomery & Bruce Timm) Superman vs. Doomsday,
Superman Dies but returns without his moral compass. Who will stop him? Another
very well done DC Animated movie.
February 7
Over
the Hedge (Directed by Karey
Kirkpatrick & Tim Johnson) Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell,
William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte and Eugene Levy star in this animated
comedy about wildlife and the suburbs meeting. This is still one of my favorite
movies to come from DreamWorks animation.
South
Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Directed by Trey Parker) I still remember when the very first
episodes of South Park originally aired in 1997. I was a sophomore in High
School and we were able to convince my English teacher to let us watch the
episodes in class. We made sure to rub that in the faces of the sophomores the
following year when we were juniors. This movie is just like the show,
outrageous gross fun. It’s also great that it was nominated for an Oscar.
February 8
Beasts
of the Southern Wild (Directed by Benh Zeitlin)
I knew nothing about watching this movie before I started it. After watching it
I am in awe of the story and especially the lead actress Quvenzhané Wallis. It
isn't often that a nine year old girl can take control of a movie with such
more and emotion. Set in "The Bathtub" a small community the lives on
an island separated from the rest of the world by a levee. The story si told
mainly from the perspective of Hushpuppy (Wallis) as she deals with a storm
flooding the island and her home and a father who has a temper but is dying. It
is a very emotional movie but one well worth watching.
February 9
Out
Cold (Directed by Brendan
Malloy & Emmett Malloy) Do you ever feel like watching a movie that is
stupid in plot and premise but is still fun to watch? That is what Out Cold is
for me, nothing more and nothing less.
Dr.
No (Directed by Terence
Young) The Bond movie that began them all. I don't remember the last time I
watched this movie but James Bond is still James Bond and I am a fan. Some of
the fighting scenes were completely ridiculous but that is to be expected at
times in this franchise.
Demolition
Man (Directed by Marco
Brambilla) I remember when this movie came out almost 20 years ago. I was 11
and my best friend and I wanted to see it so bad. We had the Taco Bell posters
and cups that were used in the marketing campaign. Sadly we had to wait until
the following spring to see it on video because our parents wouldn't let two 11
year olds see an R rated movie, smart parents. This is a classic action movie
pitting Stallone vs. Snipes with Sandra Bullock & Denis Leary thrown in.
Part of me hopes that this movie doesn't represent the future because I can
never imagine Pizza Hut being classified as the ultimate form of Fine Dining.
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