True Grit was wonderful! The things that were the same were deliciously familiar and those that got changed were awesome. Only once did I find myself wishing the new film was more similar to the older one.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
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Laga - Dec 25, 2010 6:43:36 am PST #12554 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Scrappy - Dec 26, 2010 8:15:28 am PST #12555 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Saw four movies yesterday for our Xmas Movie day. One was True Grit, which I LOVED. An old-fashioned film, but beautifully written, shot and acted. Not a wasted frame. Also saw Tron, which was okay 3D fun. Black Swan I hated with a profoundly deep passion. Jess totally nailed it with her comment on the shallowness. Pretentious and shallow is a combination guaranteed to infuriate me. Love & Other Drugs had some lovely moments but didn't really hold together as a movie.
le nubian - Dec 26, 2010 8:48:44 am PST #12556 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Pretentious and shallow
That's quite a recommendation! :-)
when I get back from the holidays, I think I'm going to prioritize True Grit over Black Swan
Laga - Dec 26, 2010 9:24:43 am PST #12557 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I forget the name of the movie reviewer I just saw on Sunday Morning who was clarifying his review of Black Swan (and I'm sure I'm paraphrasing to some degree, darn my memory) that when he said it was a tour-de-force he didn't mean it was a great movie but a spectacularly dumb one.
DavidS - Dec 26, 2010 10:42:37 am PST #12558 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mick Lasalle's end of year best list offers an interesting take on Toy Story 3:
Toy Story 3: This kind, wise and lovely film might, on paper, seem to complete the "Toy Story" trilogy. But in a thematic sense, this Pixar creation completed the trilogy that included "WallE" and "Up," with its moving contemplation of mortality, human value and memory.
Cashmere - Dec 26, 2010 12:55:47 pm PST #12559 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Scrappy, I need to get a sitter so DH and I can go see True Grit. I think I will love it.
Scrappy - Dec 26, 2010 1:53:04 pm PST #12560 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I think you will, Roller Grrl.
erikaj - Dec 26, 2010 4:09:06 pm PST #12561 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I like the other one...one of the few Westerns I really like.
Cashmere - Dec 26, 2010 4:22:16 pm PST #12562 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
As a rule, I like westerns. The Cowboys, The Searchers, Unforgiven, Rio Bravo, Barbarosa, Shane, High Noon, Broken Trail.
Sure, there's a lot of hoke but there are usually pretty horsies.
DavidS - Dec 26, 2010 4:43:34 pm PST #12563 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but there are usually pretty horsies.
What's the prettiest horse you ever saw in a movie?
I'll plump for The Black Stallion.