Overall Rating: # # # # (4 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Merlin's Grade: # # # + ( 3 1/2 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Michele's Grade: # # # # ( 4 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Comments:
(Merlin) Excellent remake of a classic. Johnny Depp is incredible (yet again). Wonderfully creepy and weird. Unfortunately, the Oompa Loompa songs are too loud/distorted/overwhelmed by the music... I couldn't understand 90% of the lyrics.
(Michele)It must be difficult as a director to re-do a classic movie. This is not a re-do, as much as a 'done different', and done really well. Depp is my favorite, no matter what he looks like or acts like. I really enjoyed this movie, even though at times it was a bit odd. For instance, delving into Wonka's personality. Again, not for young children, more for the older kids and adults. Merlin's correct regarding the Oompa music, hopefully we will understand them when the DVD comes out.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Fantastic 4
Overall Rating: # # # # (4 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Merlin's Grade: # # # # (4 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Michele's Grade: # # # + (3 1/2 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Comments:
(Merlin) Excellent start to a new franchise. A bit on the cheesy side, but super effects and great casting. Funny and a good time to watch. Michael Chiklis was especially good as the Thing.
(Michele) Very comic-book-like. Good beginning for their origins, now lets delve some more into their characters, please!
Merlin's Grade: # # # # (4 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Michele's Grade: # # # + (3 1/2 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Comments:
(Merlin) Excellent start to a new franchise. A bit on the cheesy side, but super effects and great casting. Funny and a good time to watch. Michael Chiklis was especially good as the Thing.
(Michele) Very comic-book-like. Good beginning for their origins, now lets delve some more into their characters, please!
Saturday, July 02, 2005
War of the Worlds
Overall Rating: # # # (3 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Merlin's Grade: # # # (3 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Michele's Grade: # # # (3 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Comments:
(Merlin) Really excellent effects, very well-done aliens. Good mood and cinematography. Believeable acting, especially by Dakota. The relationship between Cruise's character and the character's family/wife seemed contrived to me. Also just couldn't swallow that the teenage boy was his kid... Cruise may be old enough in real life, but he doesn't look it in the movie, as well as the kid towering over him.
(Michele)Scary movie! Very intense. As always, Dakota did superb. Cruise's character is interesting. I disagree with Merlin regarding the contrived family. It's just as realistic as Kim Basinger being eminem's mom in 8-mile. It's possible. Cruise just looks young (he's a year older than me!). I guess they could have had him look like
he does in Collateral. Not just another alien movie, this one has a humanistic quality, and an awesome performance by Tim Robbins.
Merlin's Grade: # # # (3 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Michele's Grade: # # # (3 Buckets o' Popcorn)
Comments:
(Merlin) Really excellent effects, very well-done aliens. Good mood and cinematography. Believeable acting, especially by Dakota. The relationship between Cruise's character and the character's family/wife seemed contrived to me. Also just couldn't swallow that the teenage boy was his kid... Cruise may be old enough in real life, but he doesn't look it in the movie, as well as the kid towering over him.
(Michele)Scary movie! Very intense. As always, Dakota did superb. Cruise's character is interesting. I disagree with Merlin regarding the contrived family. It's just as realistic as Kim Basinger being eminem's mom in 8-mile. It's possible. Cruise just looks young (he's a year older than me!). I guess they could have had him look like
he does in Collateral. Not just another alien movie, this one has a humanistic quality, and an awesome performance by Tim Robbins.
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