I loved The Virgin Suicides as well, but Lost in Translation makes me think of old friends long lost. I think it built from a stronger base - I thought the book of the Virgin Suicides was meh at best - but both are excellent films.
I also look forward to Marie Antoinette, based on the director alone.
The Virgin Suicides was a very pretty movie, but ultimately I was left with, "What of it?"
I was underimpressed by
The Virgin Suicides,
both book and movie. The themes and setting worked well for me at the beginning, but there wasn't much of a payoff and ultimately both the story and the characters were too flimsy to really captivate me; whereas
Lost in Translation
suckerpunched me with a feeling of recognition and intense longing.
So Cashmere and I saw Five Children and It, aka "Why Haven't We Heard of This Movie?!?" Jim Henson's Creature Shop work, produced by Lisa Henson... Freddy Highmore as one of four cute kids, Kenneth Branagh as the crazy uncle, and Eddie Izzard as the voice of It, along with a couple other recognizable faces. A touching little story, cute one-liners, especially by Eddie. I'm so glad we saw it, and I recommend it to everyone.
That was one of my favorite books when I was a kid.
aka "Why Haven't We Heard of This Movie?!?"
I'll second that! I must see this!
Nesbitt!
And yeah, why haven't I heard of that?! Huh.
It was even made in '04! It mustn't have made it over the pond, though we had no idea why not.
It was an awesome children's movie and I'm really, really glad we finally heard of it. Sad it didn't get more advertising because it is quite charming.
Nesbitt!
And yeah, why haven't I heard of that?! Huh.
Seriously! I read all three of those books when I was in junior high or high school.