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Films, forward and back
Jan. 5th, 2007 04:54 pmTop ten films of the last year:
Pan's Labyrinth - looked stunning and was a fantastic cross of fairy-tale and drama set in fascist spain that managed to remain faithful to both stories.
Little Miss Sunshine - Proust, children's talent competitions, depression and family stress made for a fantastic comedy dressed in art-house clothing.
The Prestige - OMG! Best film of last year, no questions asked. I'm gagging for this to come out on DVD so I can watch it again.
V for Vendetta - OK - so it wasn't quite the book, but you can't expect everything, and it was thought provoking, exciting and terribly subversive.
Brokeback Mountain - Gorgeously directed, fantastically well acted, made me cry. Can't really ask for more than that.
A Scanner Darkly - Incredible-looking rotoscoped version of the Phillip K Dick novel. Confusing, but well worth it.
Devil Wears Prada - I know a lot of people didn't like this, but I thought it was cleverer than people took it for, looked amazing, and made me "get" fashion.
Brick - Film Noir in a high school - high concept, terribly well executed. Funny, scary and violent. And the femme fatale is absolutely gorgeous.
Snakes on a Plane - I'm not sure that words can do justice to the sheer wonderfulness of this movie.
Syriana - I'm not _just_ putting this in to make me look clever - it manages to make it obvious how complex the whole Middle East situation is by making the entire audience feel stupid. I really must read the book.
Films I'm looking forward to in January:
The Fountain - I've been looking forward to this for about 3 years. From the director of Pi/Requiem for a Dream, this looks amazing.
Last King of Scotland - a semi-factual thriller about Idi Amin. Been getting great reviews.
Babel - A large cast tell interlocking stories set all over the world.
And blockbusters to look forward to in the rest of the year:
Transformers - because I'm a great big geeky kid. And I like Michael Bay (well, sometimes). And what's not to like about giant robots?
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - because despite the second one being disappointing I can't help but hope the third one will be fun. And I adore Geoffrey Rush!
Grind House - Tarantino! Rodriguez! Very silly pastiches of 70s/80s horror/action movies!
Shrek 3 - because the first two were great.
Harry Potter and the Kafkaesque Replacement Headmaster - _I_ liked OOTP, even if lots of people don't seem to have done.
Stardust - because the book is one of my favourite short novels. And it has a great cast.
Spiderman 3 - well, not so much, but I'm kinda looking forward to it. I didn't like the first one, but the second was pretty good.
Pan's Labyrinth - looked stunning and was a fantastic cross of fairy-tale and drama set in fascist spain that managed to remain faithful to both stories.
Little Miss Sunshine - Proust, children's talent competitions, depression and family stress made for a fantastic comedy dressed in art-house clothing.
The Prestige - OMG! Best film of last year, no questions asked. I'm gagging for this to come out on DVD so I can watch it again.
V for Vendetta - OK - so it wasn't quite the book, but you can't expect everything, and it was thought provoking, exciting and terribly subversive.
Brokeback Mountain - Gorgeously directed, fantastically well acted, made me cry. Can't really ask for more than that.
A Scanner Darkly - Incredible-looking rotoscoped version of the Phillip K Dick novel. Confusing, but well worth it.
Devil Wears Prada - I know a lot of people didn't like this, but I thought it was cleverer than people took it for, looked amazing, and made me "get" fashion.
Brick - Film Noir in a high school - high concept, terribly well executed. Funny, scary and violent. And the femme fatale is absolutely gorgeous.
Snakes on a Plane - I'm not sure that words can do justice to the sheer wonderfulness of this movie.
Syriana - I'm not _just_ putting this in to make me look clever - it manages to make it obvious how complex the whole Middle East situation is by making the entire audience feel stupid. I really must read the book.
Films I'm looking forward to in January:
The Fountain - I've been looking forward to this for about 3 years. From the director of Pi/Requiem for a Dream, this looks amazing.
Last King of Scotland - a semi-factual thriller about Idi Amin. Been getting great reviews.
Babel - A large cast tell interlocking stories set all over the world.
And blockbusters to look forward to in the rest of the year:
Transformers - because I'm a great big geeky kid. And I like Michael Bay (well, sometimes). And what's not to like about giant robots?
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - because despite the second one being disappointing I can't help but hope the third one will be fun. And I adore Geoffrey Rush!
Grind House - Tarantino! Rodriguez! Very silly pastiches of 70s/80s horror/action movies!
Shrek 3 - because the first two were great.
Harry Potter and the Kafkaesque Replacement Headmaster - _I_ liked OOTP, even if lots of people don't seem to have done.
Stardust - because the book is one of my favourite short novels. And it has a great cast.
Spiderman 3 - well, not so much, but I'm kinda looking forward to it. I didn't like the first one, but the second was pretty good.
