Movies June- August 2009

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The most interesting character in this movie was the smarmy cad we weren't supposed to like. The ending was great, and could not be made today. The movie tracks a solitary, lonely life of Mrs. Muir through the years, until she dies, and THEN get her happy ending. Awesome.

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Yeah, okay. The Futurama DVD thing kind of wound down for me. Didn't hate it, didn't love it.

Let the Right One In
I did love this though. Creepy and sweet.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
First time I saw this movie, I must have been half-asleep, because I got it more this time, and enjoyed it more.

30 Rock Season 1, Disc 1
Everything everybody says is true about this show, no matter what they say. Everything. If Tina Fey were not near-blindingly spectacular every time she's on screen, Alec Baldwin would steal the show. So good. So very good. Also, funny.

Doubt
A complex story, well told. Making Philip Seymour Hofman's character out to be somewhat sympathetic is horrible and sly.

Man on Wire
Don't quite see what the accolades are about.

Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events
This was a lovely movie for looking. have my own separate meter for that these days. Beautiful, weird sets and CGI.

Coraline
Fun, but not great. Also, smooth stop-motion animation... jarring. The movie basically looked computer generated, except occasionally, you'd see something (like a button) and realize, "Oh, that's a photograph! That's a real button! Weird!" And it would take me out of the movie.

This DOES set me in mind to look forward to Fantastic Mr. Fox later this year. Wes Anserson AND stop-motion animation? Two tickets, please!

Jane Austen's Persuasion
Perhaps Kiera Knightley has set my bar too high (no pun intended) for Jane Austen heroines, but Sally Hawkins just ain't got it. Also, this seemed like a weak effort, storywise. Don't know if that was Jane's deal, or the adapter.

Pan's Labyrinth
It was pretty and well done. But it didn't excite me.

The Answer Man
Listen, I'll go see just about anything starring Lauren Graham, but that doesn't mean it's going to be good.

30 Rock Season 1, Disc 2
ROFL. COPTER.