Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Movies so far this year

Theater and DVD releases this Winter have been a mixed bag. Here are some highlights, what to see and what to avoid:

See:
Let the Right One In
The Wrestler
Synecdoche, New York
Slumdog Millionaire
Once
Dear Zachary
Waltz with Bashir
Doubt
Frost/Nixon

Ok, but probably not worth your money:
Changeling
Watchmen
Defiance
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Abhorrent beyond belief:
Seven Pounds
Milk
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6 comments:

  1. MarikoMarch 17, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    Yay for "Once"! I've been telling everyone to see that movie. I think they don't believe me because they don't come back to me gushing about the most important experience of their lives.
    I'm surprised you thought Milk was so bad. I haven't seen it but it has been getting such good reviews. And Watchmen looks so awesome! How can it just be okay? I want to see The Reader too.
    I'm glad you guys are blogging. Keep it going.

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  2. Dan AllenMarch 18, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    I thought Watchmen was just Ok because it was a poorly constructed movie. It really was a direct adaptation of the book, with all of the associated problems. People are prepared to spend a few weeks with a book, so its ok to have scenes in the book that are extraneous. In a movie, that hurts the flow and distracts from the story. It was a truly beautiful visual orgy though--the visuals are superb.

    And I think my my problem with Milk was that it was just neatly packaged progressivism, which I am opposed to. And I've always hated Sean Penn.

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  3. austinMarch 18, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    I usually judge movies on whether or not I hate the actors...haha

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  4. MarikoMarch 18, 2009 at 7:01 PM

    You HATE Sean Penn? WHAAAAAAAAT?
    Have you seen Mystic River? If you've seen that you're not allowed to hate him.
    I judge movies on whether or not I hate the female actors. If I hate the female actor, it's basically impossible for me to watch.

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  5. siennaMarch 18, 2009 at 9:07 PM

    I am glad Once was still on the list. Slumdog was also fantastic. I can't wait to see Doubt. I do love Philip Seymour Hoffman. (Sean Penn is okay, but unfortunately I saw him in 21 Grams, which was an annoying movie. I haven't seen Mystic River.)

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  6. austinMarch 24, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    I told Alyssa that we were going to watch "let the right one in" and she said ok.

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