Brief Movie Reviews
I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately, mainly due to the fact that we upgraded our TV at home from a crappy outdated thing to a 40″ flat screen. I figured I’d go ahead and write brief reviews/my thoughts on them.
Wall-E
I had heard rave reviews about this movie, and was a bit disappointed. It was enjoyable and cute and I would watch it again at a later point, but I felt like it was lacking plot wise. Part of this could be that I’m jaded by Pixar since my “UP” review, but I think that overall the plot seemed kind of transparent and not very strong. Overall, I’d probably give it a 6/10.
Funny People
This movie was also a disappointment to me. I generally like Apatow’s work–LOVED Freaks & Geeks, Undeclared, 40 Year Old Virgin, and Knocked Up. I rented this thinking it would be a comedy and was sorely disappointed. Maybe this has to do with the fact that I’m one of the only people who doesn’t seem to think Adam Sandler is a gift to mankind. I’d say this was more of a drama that had funny aspects. At the end of the movie, I felt like I’d wasted two and a half hours of my life. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t really that enjoyable. I’d liken it to watching Spanish soap operas on TV because nothing else is on–sure, they’re entertaining for the moment, but you’re only watching it because you have nothing better to do. Honestly, probably the most excited I got during this movie was when I saw Bo Burnham in the background and yelled out HEY MOM IT’S BO BURNHAM!! I give this movie a 3.5/10–really, don’t bother seeing this movie unless you want to gargle Adam Sandler’s balls in your mouth… in which case you’ve probably already seen this movie and are preparing to write me a strongly worded comment on how wrong I am.
Relative Strangers
I picked up this movie two or three years ago based on the fact that I basically want to be Kathy Bates when I grow up, and the story behind it. Since this one isn’t one that I’d heard of previous to picking up the box, here’s its IMDB page, and here is a trailer for the movie:
My mom and I really enjoyed this and laughed a lot. We enjoyed it so much we watched it again the next night. It’s essentially every adopted child’s worst fear, played to an extreme. Danny DeVito and Kathy Bates are fantastic. I’d give this movie a 7.5/10.
James Cameron’s Avatar
Why yes, I’m aware that I’m basically one of the last people to see Avatar, thank you for informing me. Anyways, I saw Avatar last week in 3D and was really impressed… but not with the 3D. The movie was two and a half hours long–maybe ten minutes of that were cool in 3D. Aside from that, the plot was solid, and the visuals were outstanding. As a former film nerd, I can say that I was awe struck at the amount of work that went into making this movie. I did spend a lot of the movie thinking “Wow, this is just like Fern Gully!” Essentially, if you’re one of the few people who hasn’t seen it yet, it’s worth sitting through two and a half hours. I also wish I was ten feet tall and blue now. 8/10.
