Thursday, July 30, 2015

Thursday Movie Picks #55: All in the Family Edition: Twins



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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is All in the Family Edition: Twins

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Every last Thursday for the first nine months of 2015 I'm running the All in the Family Edition and this is the seventh theme for the edition. Here's some of my favorites in random order:

 The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
I don't know why, but I sort of love this movie. I suppose it's the the period drama thing, the four Musketeers appeal and the fact that there was such a masked prisoner (although not iron) who's identity was never discovered. Now I wonder if there ever was a first born of a reigning monarch that was ever a twin. Can you imagine the succession nightmare? Oh and the movie has such a beautiful score too.

The Pretty One (2013)
I enjoyed this quirky dark comedy where once again we have another actor playing both twins. In it Zoe Kazan plays shy and insecure Laurel who assumes the identity of her identical twin sister Audrey, the pretty outgoing one who everyone loves, when she dies in a car crash they both were in.

Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
It's been a long time since I've seen this and I definitely need a rewatch, but I remember loving it. The movie was strange, dark and ultimately very heartbreaking. In it Mark and Michael Polish, real life identical twins, plays conjoined twins who goes in search of their mother who gave them up when they were children. 

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Thursday Movie Picks #54: Sequels



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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Sequels

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I realised I didn't elaborate on today's theme so you can go whichever way you want. I've always been picking bests, favourites or hidden gems so I'll be doing a sequels I didn't like pick and my choices are limitless. Be prepared to hear me rant.
 
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
I wasn't even a big fan of Thor to begin with but still found it entertaining and Tom Hiddleston was so good as Loki. Thor 2 on the other hand was just boring. Jane is so dull! Can we just cancel and have Darcy? And Loki! Why is he still running around being evil? Really? After Thor and Avengers? They've got to stop riding on Loki. What is Thor without Loki? Seriously it looks more and more like the Loki show than Thor's.
   
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
I don't know why this one doesn't work as well as the first; it has much of the same things and yet still not enough if I make any sense at all? I mean the first was really darkly funny and this one just falls flat. Plus haven't we already established that a non superhuman can get seriously hurt being a superhero. And the high school side plot for Mindy was just too Mean Girls.

The Hobbit (2012)
Well technically The Hobbit isn't really a sequel. It's the prequel. Well you probably can't even call it a prequel since it took place before LOTR and was also published prior to it. So to not cheat, I'll just say The Hobbit 2 and 3 was worse than The Hobbit 1. What were they thinking stretching this into 3 movies. Well I guess I know. $$$. When I first saw LOTR I was mesmerised. The story was enthralling and the effects was I thought ahead of it's time. When I saw The Hobbit which is filmed 10 years after, I can't help but think the effects just looks so inferior and behind the current technology. Maybe I'm imaging it but doesn't Legolas and whats-her-name-lady-elf who had a short weak sort of romance look cartoony when they're jumping around fighting. Now let me guess...was this romance also made up for the movie? Seriously this is not how you throw in a female character into a plot. 

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Thursday Movie Picks #53: Science Fiction Movies (No Space/Aliens)



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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Science Fiction Movies (No Space/Aliens)

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I'm going really simple today because I don't think I've watch that many Science Fiction films to get creative with my picks. I'm also hoping to also get some good recommendations today.

Gattaca (1997)
I've been meaning to catch this movie again for quite some time. I've seen it at least twice before but that was more than a decade ago. My memory of the plot has faded, still I remember liking this a lot then.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Once again I have not seen this in ages. Definitely want to see it again. I do remember A.I. has a very sad ending.

Minority Report (2002)The first time I saw this I was pretty young and I thought it was just a meh movie. Couple of years later I saw it again, and hey it's a pretty smart and cool movie. Plus there's a TV adaptation coming soon right? I looking forward to that.

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Thursday Movie Picks #52: Road Trip Movies



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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Road Trip Movies

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This week is the 52nd edition of Thursday Movie Picks which means it's the one year anniversary!!! Can you believe it? One year? Time flies! Thank you everyone who have ever participated for making Thursday a day to look forward to.

Now back to regular programming; this week's theme was suggested by John Hitchcock @ HitchcocksWorld. I thought I'd have a little fun and make it another theme within a theme; I'm picking apocalyptic end of the world road trips. I mean have you notice how many people in movies go on road trips when the end is near? Quite a number.

Zombieland (2009)
So I'm pretty sure I've picked Zombieland in previous week's before but it is the perfect pick for this week! A college student travels across country to see if his parents made it through the zombie outbreak and meets a man determined to find the last Twinkie. Their paths cross with two sisters who have been conning through life and now the zombie apocalypse to go to an amusement park. Fun zombie comedy.

 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) 
In this one the end of the world comes in the form of an asteroid that's about to make Earth disappear. Steve Carrell seems to play the same character he usually plays, a nerdy sad-ish guy like in Little Miss Sunshine, Dan in Real Life and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. This time he's sad because the end of the world is nearing and his wife has suddenly left him so off he goes on a road trip to find his high school sweetheart bringing along his equally depressed neighbour. Not as darkly funny as I thought it would be. More on the darker and duller side.

 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
In this movie we do see life after Earth was destroyed. Arthur Dent survives the demolition of Earth which was made to make way for a new intergalactic motorway when his best friend, who turns out to be an alien, gets them a ride on a passing spaceship and so begins their trip around the galaxy. Read the book, did not get why it is such a hit. Watched the movie partly to see if I was really missing something and maybe get the book more. Still feel the same way, so I'd say watch it if you really enjoyed the book. I do like Marvin though.

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Thursday Movie Picks #51: Adaptations of Classic Literature (No Poems or Plays)



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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Adaptations of Classic Literature (No Poems or Plays)

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As usual this week's topic has a few caveats. No plays meaning no Shakespeare adaptations and most of Wilde's work too. I can't really think of anything that was adapted from a poem other than Homer's work....so yeah nothing Homer related. Now I don't know what you'll consider as classic literature, I'm sure its something that's debated a lot, for my picks I'm limiting to nothing written beyond 19th century. Anything 20th century and after just seems too recent. It's too bad too that this is a movie blog series because the UK TV networks produces some wonderful adaptations which I love so I'm gonna go ahead and cheat, and recommend the TV mini-series when possible. 



Jane Eyre (2011)
I think I've mentioned my love for Jane Eyre here before; last count I've watched 6 adaptations and this 2011 movie is somewhat tied with the 2006 BBC mini-series. If you still haven't seen this, there are two good reasons to do so among many: Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. It's also told in a slightly different way which makes it refreshing especially if you've seen a few of its other adaptations. So my TV recommendation is of course the 2006 adaptation; Ruth Wilson was just as great as Jane. 


 
Mansfield Park (1999)
Not the most faithful adaptation but I just love this movie. From what I understand it's not just based on the book but also Jane Austen's personal letters. Having read Mansfield Park I'd say it made the movie better; more alive and colourful especially with what they did to the Fanny Price's character. In the book Fanny is this mousy dull person and in the movie with a little Jane Austen infused into her Fanny has more wit and agency, and is just a whole lot more interesting character to watch. Now if you want something a little more faithful try the 2007 TV adaptation; it kept the brother and Fanny mousiness but unfortunately it was just so boring and I did not enjoy it at all.



Tess (1979)
Can anyone make a bad adaptation out of Tess of the d'Urbervilles? I don't know about them being faithful since I haven't read the book but it seems all of the ones I've seen are just so beautifully made including this one. I really like Tess but I have to say my favourite and also the TV recommendation is the 2008 BBC mini-series Tess of the D'Urbervilles. It just feels more authentic especially since it was shot in England which Tess wasn't. I also absolutely love Gemma Arterton as Tess especially her accent in this; I have no idea if its a true rural Wessex accent, but it sounds rural-ish and also has a very girlish, adorable and naive sound to it which just fits Tess. The series looks gorgeous too but despite the beauty it is still a wrenching tale of a young woman used and abandoned by the people in her life.

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