Sex And The City

Sex And The City (2008)
Seen on DVD 19th Oct 2008

ha ha ha ha ha - Get Carried away.

STORY: 5.5/7
The story of the movie basically follows on from the television series. It takes some very predictable twists, but is still extremely enjoyable to watch.

ACTING: 6/7
These women have lived the lives of these characters for YEARS, so of course they are going to be brilliant as they step back into the stilettos. However, Jennifer Hudson was less than perfect as Louise, Carrie's new assistant.

SOUND / SCORE: 4.5/7
Fergie. 'Nuff said ? Ha ha ha
In all honesty, the soundtrack for this movie was quite enjoyable.


OVERALL: 5/7

Peter And The Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Peter And The Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy (1993)
Seen on DVD 29th Sept 2008

STING!!!

it's narrated by STING!!!!

STORY: 4/7
Peter is playing outside and he sees a bird, a duck and a cat. All of these animals (including peter) have their own musical themes. Peters grandfather comes out and takes peter back inside. A big wolf comes along and eats the duck. Peter and the bird form a plan to catch the wolf so that a group of hunters can take him away.

ACTING: 2/7
The only real acting in this is by Peter and the Grandfather. All of the other characters are puppets, or musicians playing their instruments. Peter is absolutely pitiful.
You could include the dancers into this, which would raise the score, because they are so much fun to watch.

* Peter and the Wolf *

SCORE / SOUND: 6.5/7
This is the only reason you would ever buy this DVD, other than to see a puppet of Sting. Everyone in the world would recognise Prokofiev's music here, especially Peter's theme.

This piece of music is just so much fun, and it's educational at the same time. Children can learn about the different types of instruments as they see the story unfold.

OVERALL: 5/7


Interesting Facts -
- also includes other pieces by Prokofiev

Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Seen on DVD 12th August 2008

FUCKING BRILLIANT!!
Every now and then a movie comes along that just completely blows away what "movies should be."

It's also by the writer of "Six Feet Under" which i love. So that's a plus!!

STORY: 6/7 - (She is real)
Lars (Ryan Gosling) is a very lonely and sheltered guy. Both of his parents are dead and he has never been capable of forming bonds with other people. Just the thought of even touching another person scares him. All this changes when he "meets" Bianca. An anatomically correct life-sized doll which Lars orderred online. He doesn't use her for sex, but rather believes her to be a "real person" who he forms a loving relationship with. His family, worried about his condition, seek the advice of a therapist who tells them it would be best to just "go along with it" and that Lars would stop believing it when he no longer needed her.

It seems a little bit odd, but it's truly a BRILLIANT story. After a while, as a viewer, even i saw the life in Bianca, as someone who Lars can connect with on his own terms.

Meanwhile, at work, Margo (Kelli Garner) is only liking Lars more and more as she gets to know him better, through her own interaction with Bianca.

ACTING: 6/7 - (Sometimes I get so lonely I forget what day it is, and how to spell my name)
Superb acting. Ryan Gosling made some brilliant choices and is simply a pleasure to watch. However, i think the stand out for me was Kelli Garner. I knew her from "Thumbsucker" (not that she's easy to recognise with her blonde hair) and she is just getting BETTER. She managed to be sweet and naive and also very deep and mature at the same time. Special Mention to Emily Mortimer also.

*Kelli Garner as Margo*

CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 5.5/7 - (it's just a thaw - winter isn't over till Easter)
This movie looks really soft, if that makes any sense. Lovely and slow moving, gorgeous to watch.

SCORE / SOUND: 5/7 - (L is for the way you look at me...)
Really really nice soundtrack by David Torn

SONGS: N/A



OVERALL: 6/7

WONDERFUL!

I recommend that you see this!!

*Bianca and Lars*

Interesting facts -
- To make her seem "realer" Bianca actually had a trailer on the set.
- Bianca had 9 different faces
- the whole movie was shot in 31 days

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Seen on DVD 6th August 2008

This is probably the kevin smith movie that embraces the entire View Askewniverse the most. It cameos characters from all the other movies. Sometimes actors are playing more than just one character.

STORY: 4/7 - (Miramax? I thought they only did classy pictures, like "The Piano")
Mother mother fuck, mother mother fuck fuck, mother fuck, mother fuck, noise noise noise. So they're making a movie of "Bluntman and Chronic" the comic Banky and Holden made based on them. When Jay and Silent Bob find out people are dissing them on the internet they decide the only way to stop it is to stop the movie being made. and then... well... stuff happens.

ACTING: 3/7 - (my ex-girlfriend-who-was-killed-by-a-car-explosion's monkey)
What can be said. Ben Affleck plays himself.

CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 4/7
There were some cool explosions and Silent Bob used the force.

SCORE / SOUND: 3.5/7
I don't remember any score but there were lots of "comical" sound effects

SONGS: N/A


OVERALL: 6/7 - (more than the sum of it's parts)

It's honestly a pretty terrible movie, but it's SOOOO entertaining.


Interesting facts -
- I'm not even gonna try to mention all the movie refferences
- The word "fuck" is said 228 times
- Carrie Fisher and Mark Hammil hadn't worked together since Star Wars
- The house from "Leave it to Beaver" is on the movie