movie review(s)
Oct. 5th, 2005 12:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rkti seem to have gone on another movie binge this past weekend. all theaters appropriately compensated, even (if passes count as compensation).
to start, i'm going to go with last week, however.
transporter 2
this movie was hilarious; though i don't think that was the intent.
the sole 2 female characters in the movie were 1) "the mother" (who fails at her madonna role by trying to seduce our Hero into sleeping with her. being that he is, of course, a gentleman, he refuses. and 2) the "evil villainess" who spends 85% of her time on-screen in nothing but undergarments and "hooker"shoes. (the other 15% of the time she was in a doctor's lab coat.)
our hero has the amazing ability to drive a car along the edges of the roofs of two roof tops. he's just that cool.
oh, and our villains.... "russians", because we're still in a cold war against them, apparently. (ok, admittedly, they're for-hire and working for the central/latin american drug cartels. but still.)
uh, yeah.
and moving on to this past weekend, in order of appearance...
hedwig and the angry inch
no, this is not a new release or anything. moma had it. and moma had it with john cameron mitchell introducing it. same old hedwig. same old music. same old kick ass movie.
for the unitiated, it's the rock musical to beat all rock musicals, with a queer twist.
i plan on going again saturday for the same exact thing.
only different.
++++++++++++
history of violence
christopher walken and ed harrisare the reasons i went for this one, despite my misgivings. while the movie's first handful of minutes take place in wisconsin, i'm still saying boo to it. boo. boo. boo.
it's everything you'd expect from a movie based on a graphic novel and called "the history of violence", and less.
not to give away too much plot-ness, our hero has the amazing ability of fictional video game superstar to kill those out to kill him. i was waiting to hear the chinging of points.
the female-rape-turned-pleasurable-to-the-point-of-female-orgasm-in-5-minutes-or-less scene is predictable, but not excusable.
++++++++++++++
velvet goldmine
yes, ewan mcgregor singing his songs and dropping his pants.
somehow, up until now, however, my attention span hasn't been able to stay focused. granted, my attention span has been in the environments of living rooms and bed rooms. but, well, previous attempts at watching the movie in one sitting in its entirety hadn't been working.
this time, it did.
i'm so glad. sex, drugs, and rock n roll.
.
ah, yes, more rock + queer goodness.
awesome soundtrack. fun times were had by all.
and, last but not least,
mirrormask
not just because this is another one of those "because i live in nyc and i can" things.
not just because i heart neil gaiman.
but because it's purdy.
this one would have gotten the ravingest review of all reviews to date, had they not gone with the trite "good=light/white ... bad=dark/black" dichotemy. maybe even had they not made all the major characters white. but, they failed on both accounts.
the majority of major characters are female. and the hero/ine is a girl. (and the villain is a woman.)
but the reason to see the movie is the visual aesthetic. those unfamiliar with dave mckean may just want to go for the special effects that should make george lucas go back to his hole and beg forgiveness his own failures.
for those of you who recall the beauty of the dark crystal, think 2005'd plus gorgeous artwork to boot. seriously people, ignore the dialogue (which isn't to be ignored, but i'm just saying) and you're still getting your money's worth.
EDTA:the icon is a still from mirrormask. i'm working on finding another one.
to start, i'm going to go with last week, however.
transporter 2
this movie was hilarious; though i don't think that was the intent.
the sole 2 female characters in the movie were 1) "the mother" (who fails at her madonna role by trying to seduce our Hero into sleeping with her. being that he is, of course, a gentleman, he refuses. and 2) the "evil villainess" who spends 85% of her time on-screen in nothing but undergarments and "hooker"shoes. (the other 15% of the time she was in a doctor's lab coat.)
our hero has the amazing ability to drive a car along the edges of the roofs of two roof tops. he's just that cool.
oh, and our villains.... "russians", because we're still in a cold war against them, apparently. (ok, admittedly, they're for-hire and working for the central/latin american drug cartels. but still.)
uh, yeah.
and moving on to this past weekend, in order of appearance...
hedwig and the angry inch
no, this is not a new release or anything. moma had it. and moma had it with john cameron mitchell introducing it. same old hedwig. same old music. same old kick ass movie.
for the unitiated, it's the rock musical to beat all rock musicals, with a queer twist.
i plan on going again saturday for the same exact thing.
only different.
++++++++++++
history of violence
christopher walken and ed harrisare the reasons i went for this one, despite my misgivings. while the movie's first handful of minutes take place in wisconsin, i'm still saying boo to it. boo. boo. boo.
it's everything you'd expect from a movie based on a graphic novel and called "the history of violence", and less.
not to give away too much plot-ness, our hero has the amazing ability of fictional video game superstar to kill those out to kill him. i was waiting to hear the chinging of points.
the female-rape-turned-pleasurable-to-the-point-of-female-orgasm-in-5-minutes-or-less scene is predictable, but not excusable.
++++++++++++++
velvet goldmine
yes, ewan mcgregor singing his songs and dropping his pants.
somehow, up until now, however, my attention span hasn't been able to stay focused. granted, my attention span has been in the environments of living rooms and bed rooms. but, well, previous attempts at watching the movie in one sitting in its entirety hadn't been working.
this time, it did.
i'm so glad. sex, drugs, and rock n roll.
.
ah, yes, more rock + queer goodness.
awesome soundtrack. fun times were had by all.
and, last but not least,
mirrormask
not just because this is another one of those "because i live in nyc and i can" things.
not just because i heart neil gaiman.
but because it's purdy.
this one would have gotten the ravingest review of all reviews to date, had they not gone with the trite "good=light/white ... bad=dark/black" dichotemy. maybe even had they not made all the major characters white. but, they failed on both accounts.
the majority of major characters are female. and the hero/ine is a girl. (and the villain is a woman.)
but the reason to see the movie is the visual aesthetic. those unfamiliar with dave mckean may just want to go for the special effects that should make george lucas go back to his hole and beg forgiveness his own failures.
for those of you who recall the beauty of the dark crystal, think 2005'd plus gorgeous artwork to boot. seriously people, ignore the dialogue (which isn't to be ignored, but i'm just saying) and you're still getting your money's worth.
EDTA:the icon is a still from mirrormask. i'm working on finding another one.
