163:more movie reviews
Linda June 20th, 2010
Well, I have been madly beading pins and finishing up stuff for the kids’ school. Summer is here but the warm weather is not—argh!!!
Donny Darko:two words–don’t bother. Enough said.
Dr. Horrible’s singalong blog: Good but at the end it lands flat. It is done by Joss Whedon–they guy who did Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (never seen it). The video is only 43 minutes and has the guy from Dugie Houser M.d. (did I spell that right?) in it as Dr. Horrible. I watched it because it is kinda of a cult classic but if you don’t feel the need to see this because of that you will not have missed much. Clever idea, why Joss did it, I am not sure.
Neverwhere: a book by Neil Gaiman that I totally adore (a very twisted Alice in Wonderland via Neil G.) I had read that this movie was awful but watched it anyway. It really was not as bad as all that. It was a BBC production so the effects were not Hollywood splashy but it followed the story perfectly( I had read that the book was written AFTER the movie was made?!). Out of 5 stars I give it a 3.
Blades of Glory: think Zoolander meets ice skating. Will Ferrel seems to act all the same parts–a doofy guy who thinks he is a sex symbol and as a result is crude and gross. The other guy in this is the guy who was Napoleon Dynamite and for the life of me can’t remember his name and will probably go down in history known as “the guy who played Napoleon Dynamite”….sad. Anyway, this movie did have some funny funny parts–”iron lotus”. It is a good thing that I was not in a theatre when I saw this because I laughed so hard and long (and still kinda find a chuckle in it) that I would of been kicked out. Yes, I am a sick person ;0) I would of given this movie a 3 out of 5 stars.
I did buy a bunch of “B” rated VHS’s (ha, remember those!!!!???) at a garage sale: Attack of the 50 foot woman, Revenge of the Creature, The Invisible Man, The Raven and the Black Cat. I also scored one of my most favorite movies of ALL time–Slaughter House Five (from a book by the most brilliant Kurt Vonnegut). I am saving that one for a special night ;0). My kids were shocked by the title but really it is not as it sounds. K. Vonnegut survived the bombing of Dresden. The hero, Billy Pilgrim, is in a bomb shelter called “slaughter haus 5″ when that happens. I love this movie–it is thought provoking, sad, funny and sci-fi all rolled into one as only Vonnegut could do.
Sorry to disagree but Dr Horrible is da bomb…I’m waiting on the sequel. Did you see this on DVD or the web? The commentary on the DVD is hilarious.
Have you watched The Guild series? It’s on line. Not as funny but I bet Mimi would like it.
On a side note have you read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?