Saturday, December 29, 2007

Mini Movie Snippets

3:10 to Yuma

I'm not a fan of westerns (old-school or even Clint Eastwood-style), but, as far as westerns go, this one was well-made, even if I wasn't entirely enthralled. Both Christian Bale and Russell Crowe rocked it. Mr. Monkey really liked this flick, so this might be a good option to mollify your man.

No Country For Old Men


Javier Bardem is creeeeeeeepy to the max as a psychopathic murderous hitman. The movie is suspenseful, super gory, and not for the weak and queasy. The performances are excellent, even if the ending is huh?-inducing. Bardem is really something else in this film. Really.

Lars and the Real Girl

Sadly disappointing. I like Ryan Gosling, but this movie was so blah. It was not nearly as interesting as BBC's documentary series "Love Me, Love My Doll," which I watched several months ago. If you're interested, you can see a snippet here.

I realize the focus of Lars and the Real Girl is not the practice of loving a doll, but, rather, the care and support of family, friends, and neighbors when a person is having problems. I can't lie, though. I found the insightful BBC documentary regarding Real Dolls (open at your own risk -- not safe for work) far more intriguing. Lars was saptastic and irritating.

6 comments:

  1. hm. nothing for me to add to my list. thank you for saving me from wasting 6ish hours of my life.

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  2. i told steve i wanted to see no country for old men and he didn't know what it was about, so he passed and we so i am legend instead and it was bleh, of course i was scurrred, but nothing awesome.

    but my friend said to see and it and that it was very good and cultish

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  3. I love the word "saptastic." :)

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  4. yeah, i didn't think lars would be on my list. it just looked...off.

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  5. i LOVED 3:10 to Yuma. can't wait to see No Country for Old Men, but will pass on Lars. Thanks for the reviews!

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  6. Sad. I like Gosling. I'm not a Crowe fan so I may pass on Yuma too. Maybe for the boy...

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