I LOVED this movie!!! It has it all, good story, good acting, fun, drama, and great music! I could probably just leave it at that, give it my rating, and be done for the day, but I feel like I need to explain my opinion instead of just stating it. :)
Ok, so, to start this movie just had a fun story. "Alt girl" is forced to do something mundane, go to college, when all she wants to do is go to L.A. and dj. She is forced to socialize, and get involved, messes things up, finds out she does like school, and low and behold, there is a happy ending!! O, and there is wonderful singing to great songs all along the way, could it get any better?
Anna Kendrick, Jessica in Twilight and Katherine the psychologist/love interest in 50/50, was delightful. She did a great job being moody and hateful then transitioning to fun and loving. The supporting actresses and actors were equally as good. They provided the comic relief, they stirred the pot to add some drama, and kept the story moving along when Anna Kendrick was off brooding or contemplating her own missteps.
The main guy, Skylar Astin, was also great. He's cute, his character was adorable, funny, and could sing. Also, he LOVED movies, and made Anna Kendrick's character fall in love with them too, which obviously struck a chord with me. So, he was obviously the perfect guy.
Now to the music. If you like Glee, you will love this movie. If you love Glee, you will love this movie even more. I think one of my favorite moments, in reference to Glee, was the statement that college A Capella group is far and above a high school glee club, so participating in a glee club means nothing in this arena. Considering the fact that all the music (instruments, beats, everything) comes from the individual members singing, that is probably a very fair statement. You not only have to sing, but also have to be able to harmonize words, instruments, and everything, with just your voice. That is pretty impressive. But, I digress. the singing was impressive, especially the mash-ups. Yes, there are A Capella mash-ups! At the end, they mixed new and old songs together flawlessly. It was great.
Now, this is not the most amazing, throught-provoking, artistic film made. It's not even necessarily the best film ever made. It was just fun, enjoyable, up-lifting, and left me wanting to see it again almost immediately. That is what I call a good movie!
In the end, I give this a 9 out of 10. 10 is absolute perfection, and that is almost impossible to get. :)
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson always has interesting movies, to say the least. This movie was cute, and had a sweet story of young love that, in the end, will leave you with a smile. However, getting to the smile is a bit of a whirlwind. It takes a moment to figure out exactly what is going on, and even when you do, it doesn't get that much easier to follow.
This movie was about a boy and a girl who hated their lives and loved one another. They met one day, wrote a few letters, and escaped from a portion of their lives for a while to live together in the woods, there was also a huge storm, like a hurricane, that added some drama/action into the mix.
This was also a movie PACKED with star power. Bruce Willis was loveable, Edward Norton was too. Frances McDormand and Bill Murray were perfectly neurotic/crazy. Tilda Swinton was perfectly logical and unfeeling, and Jason Swartzman had a blip of stupid/crazy that added some more humor to the story. The main boy and girl also did well and may be future stars.
It was artsy, it was pretty, the acting was spot-on and, like I said, it leaves you with a smile. It really was well done in the elements. Like I said, I think I liked it in the end, but was more than a little doubtful through the viewing experience. When I watch a movie, I want something that has everything, good story, good acting, good filming and directing. This movie had all of the pieces, I'm just not sure I really liked the presentation.
In the end, I give this a 6 out of 10.
This movie was about a boy and a girl who hated their lives and loved one another. They met one day, wrote a few letters, and escaped from a portion of their lives for a while to live together in the woods, there was also a huge storm, like a hurricane, that added some drama/action into the mix.
This was also a movie PACKED with star power. Bruce Willis was loveable, Edward Norton was too. Frances McDormand and Bill Murray were perfectly neurotic/crazy. Tilda Swinton was perfectly logical and unfeeling, and Jason Swartzman had a blip of stupid/crazy that added some more humor to the story. The main boy and girl also did well and may be future stars.
It was artsy, it was pretty, the acting was spot-on and, like I said, it leaves you with a smile. It really was well done in the elements. Like I said, I think I liked it in the end, but was more than a little doubtful through the viewing experience. When I watch a movie, I want something that has everything, good story, good acting, good filming and directing. This movie had all of the pieces, I'm just not sure I really liked the presentation.
In the end, I give this a 6 out of 10.
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