Watching Safehouse, and when Weston
shot the stadium guard, I kind of cheered. Dubious protagonist shoots supposed good guy because the guy was a moron and was shooting civilians in his attempt to shoot the "bad guy". Weston takes him out to protect other innocent lives. (My cheers were extra strong because I could not believe the douchenozzle was firing into a crowd).
I know it's a deliberate contrivance to really dig Weston, but I loved that the thought was there, and that it helped fill in shades of gray that were still moral as all getout. And I don't recall a movie that ever bothered with that.
I went to see Magic Mike yesterday afternoon (me and a theater full of screaming women, and the evening show was sold out by 2:30). It was well-made, but
left me pissed off for the same reason Ten Inch Hero did: nice but unconventional protagonist wins over disapproving, judgemental woman by learning to be ashamed of who he is and changing to suit her
.
Saw
Brave,
and absolutely loved it. No reservations, either --
I thought the mother/daughter interaction was the heart of the story,
and I understood it completely.
I also have horrible, horrible hair envy now.
Does anybody have any good steampunk movie recs? Aside from the 1950s Rod Taylor The Time Machine, Journey to the Center of the Earth (in which Pat Boone got billing over James Mason), At the Earth's Core, with the dashing Doug McClure. I'd include Valley of Gwangi, but not so much with the steam, more just punk. But along those lines. No giant apes, though.
I'm up for anime, too-- in the vein of Porco Rosso, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.
Anybody?
The City of Lost Children?
Aha. I think we actually have City of Lost Children on dvd. In a box, somewhere. I'll check Netflix instant watch for both of those, thanks!
The Prestige probably counts. I haven't seen Hugo but the trailer seems to have some steampunkish elements to it?
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was not a great movie but the sets were Steam Punky.
Wild Wild West is in the same catagory. Hugo has some some elements of it.
No on Gentlemen and WWW--I've seen both--well, half of each, and that was a gracious sufficiency, thanks.
Hugo is my gold standard right now. I need more Hugos! The Prestige and The Illusionist, Phantom (not Steampunk, but Victorian) don't quite hit the mark.
Time Bandits? Or am I misremembering?
