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Rented one, saw two in theatre. Here's the reviews, starting with the rental.
Skeleton Key: Let me start out by saying this: I can't stand Kate Hudson. I really, really can't.
I didn't like her in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (a film I didn't want to see...) and simply haven't had much use for her since then. But she gives a decent performance in this film. John Hurt (who you wouldn't recognize until the credits and then that's too late) is the real star of this film. A pretty good film if you're into voodoo and black magic. And quite possibly one of the last films to be shot in New Orleans before the flooding. The best part of the film is the ending, which I won't give away. Let's just say, it's not a Hollywood ending. ****
Zathura: The film distributors are billing this one as coming from the people who brought you Jumanji. I really hate when they do that. I never saw Jumanji, was never interested in Jumanji, and probably never will be. But this film was better than I expected. Tim Robbins had possibly his easiest role ever with this film, since he's there at the beginning and the ending, but nowhere to be seen in the middle. The two boys and their sister are pretty much the stars of the film. But the real star of the film is the mechanical board game. I'm not giving anything away. Go see it. *****
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Simply put, it is the darkest of the series so far. A film that makes one choose which is more frightening: dragons and monsters, or asking a girl to a dance for the first time. Romance comes into play in this film, but it is not so overpowering as to make the story fall apart. Credit should go to the casting department for getting the guy who played Krum (damn, that guy looked like the description from the book) and to the animation department for the dragons. These dragons looked like living, breathing creatures. It's a good film, and you must see it just for Mad Eye. Trying to stay focused on a movie with that character around...it's just...maddening. *****
The advertisements and trailers were the usual. Over the Hedge looks dumb, as does Happy Feet. Monster House looks really dumb. The Lady in the Water looks like it could be interesting, and the new Superman might have some promise. They'll never really replace the Superman I grew up with. But hearing the voice of the late Marlon Brando during the trailer made my spine tingle.
No more movies. Not until next year, at least.
Skeleton Key: Let me start out by saying this: I can't stand Kate Hudson. I really, really can't.
I didn't like her in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (a film I didn't want to see...) and simply haven't had much use for her since then. But she gives a decent performance in this film. John Hurt (who you wouldn't recognize until the credits and then that's too late) is the real star of this film. A pretty good film if you're into voodoo and black magic. And quite possibly one of the last films to be shot in New Orleans before the flooding. The best part of the film is the ending, which I won't give away. Let's just say, it's not a Hollywood ending. ****
Zathura: The film distributors are billing this one as coming from the people who brought you Jumanji. I really hate when they do that. I never saw Jumanji, was never interested in Jumanji, and probably never will be. But this film was better than I expected. Tim Robbins had possibly his easiest role ever with this film, since he's there at the beginning and the ending, but nowhere to be seen in the middle. The two boys and their sister are pretty much the stars of the film. But the real star of the film is the mechanical board game. I'm not giving anything away. Go see it. *****
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Simply put, it is the darkest of the series so far. A film that makes one choose which is more frightening: dragons and monsters, or asking a girl to a dance for the first time. Romance comes into play in this film, but it is not so overpowering as to make the story fall apart. Credit should go to the casting department for getting the guy who played Krum (damn, that guy looked like the description from the book) and to the animation department for the dragons. These dragons looked like living, breathing creatures. It's a good film, and you must see it just for Mad Eye. Trying to stay focused on a movie with that character around...it's just...maddening. *****
The advertisements and trailers were the usual. Over the Hedge looks dumb, as does Happy Feet. Monster House looks really dumb. The Lady in the Water looks like it could be interesting, and the new Superman might have some promise. They'll never really replace the Superman I grew up with. But hearing the voice of the late Marlon Brando during the trailer made my spine tingle.
No more movies. Not until next year, at least.
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