Movies
I watched a ton of movies during the vacation. Most of them were ones I'd already seen particularly those we watched while on the winter vacation, but I also saw quite a few I had never seen before. I thought I would make a list and give a capsule review:
The Man Who Knew Too Much: I'd seen parts of this before. A solid movie, but not Hitchcock's best. My wife loves it because it has Doris Day in it.
Tootsie: Another one I'd seen parts of but too long ago to remember anything. Very funny. Bill Murray gives us hints of his later brilliance.
March of the Penguins: Excellent. Surprisingly sad, enough so that it may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
The Lavender Hill Mob: A very early Alec Guinness movie. Good, but not great. Still it's short enough that it's worth watching.
Bullit: Awesome. See it for the car chase alone.
Little Miss Sunshine: The language is pretty bad, but other than that this is an exceptional movie. Best disfunctional family since the Tenenbaums.
Alice in Wonderland: A TV version from 1985 stars everyone from Scott Baio to Sid Caesar. Not bad, but I think it was more focused on all the cameos then the story.
Howl's Moving Castle: Miyazaki, what else needs to be said. Definitely worth seeing.
Budding Cinephile
The Man Who Knew Too Much: I'd seen parts of this before. A solid movie, but not Hitchcock's best. My wife loves it because it has Doris Day in it.
Tootsie: Another one I'd seen parts of but too long ago to remember anything. Very funny. Bill Murray gives us hints of his later brilliance.
March of the Penguins: Excellent. Surprisingly sad, enough so that it may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
The Lavender Hill Mob: A very early Alec Guinness movie. Good, but not great. Still it's short enough that it's worth watching.
Bullit: Awesome. See it for the car chase alone.
Little Miss Sunshine: The language is pretty bad, but other than that this is an exceptional movie. Best disfunctional family since the Tenenbaums.
Alice in Wonderland: A TV version from 1985 stars everyone from Scott Baio to Sid Caesar. Not bad, but I think it was more focused on all the cameos then the story.
Howl's Moving Castle: Miyazaki, what else needs to be said. Definitely worth seeing.
Budding Cinephile
posted by DireKobold at 11:14 AM
2 Comments:
Only thing I don't like about Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli is that a lot of the characters tend to be duplicates of their other movies.
One of my favorite Ghibli's is "Only Yesterday" (Omohide Poro Poro), but that's only available in Asia.
Awesome topic. I'm a complete Ghibli-nut. I'm trying to keep from hyperventilating as I type this.
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