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- First reviewMay 25, 2008
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Angels and Demons
PostedMay 16, 2009
dahoov2
from Virginia
Brilliant casting of Ewan McGregor & Stellan Skarsgård. This film turned out to be less than "Da Vinci" for me from the philosophy "what if" aspect. I did enjoy the history from Galileo & Bernini to the Vatican. I'm all for educating in a fun way & this movie did that. Some gore was unneeded. We've gotta do this to get an audience? It’s hard to compare to "Da Vinci". One’s a mystery that makes you think "what if," while "A&D," is a mystery; period. I can't say more w/o giving away the end. The lure is learning art & history, and Ewan McGregor & Stellan Skarsgard, who, no matter what, rock. Tom Hanks & Ron Howard can do no wrong. W/ those 4, you know no matter how weak the story or other aspects of a film are, it's always gonna be a winner.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
PostedMay 25, 2008
dahoov2
from Virginia
For those of us die hard Lucas and Spielberg fans, I gotta say how disappointed I was.
What was good:
Choreography of stunts; stunts
Some of the set dressings/props. From the 50's sets and attire to the tombs/treasure room and temples, great work by all the dressers, prop makers, modelers and costumers.
Shia LeBeouf I was not sure of till this movie. I thought he was surprisingly good.
Controlled special effects were good.
Choreography of stunts; stunts
Some of the set dressings/props. From the 50's sets and attire to the tombs/treasure room and temples, great work by all the dressers, prop makers, modelers and costumers.
Shia LeBeouf I was not sure of till this movie. I thought he was surprisingly good.
Controlled special effects were good.
What was not good:
Cate Blanchett fan here... but not here. She overacted.
Harrison Ford seemed at time disinterested or like his heart wasn't into it. Not all scenes but some.
Lack of good use of Ray Winstone. He's better suited as a villain or a larger role.
TOO much action; I'd like to have had a minute or two in the film to calm down (made it harder to appreciate the action).
Didn't like the sci-fi theme part (a different choice of artifact would've been better). OR better use of the theme in a positve "light shedding moment for humanity" would've been good.
PREDICTABLE.
Karen Allen was useless again (I know she said she wasn't, but she was still whiny)
Sadly missing Sean Connery but I see why he stayed away.
Lastly, the audience has grown up in the past 20 years and though we forgive movies for scenes that can't actually be wtthout death ocurring, we can only take sooo much. There were just too many scenes where death would ocur in real life. I can take a couple times but not a couple dozen... it was over the top (refrigerator anyone?).
Cate Blanchett fan here... but not here. She overacted.
Harrison Ford seemed at time disinterested or like his heart wasn't into it. Not all scenes but some.
Lack of good use of Ray Winstone. He's better suited as a villain or a larger role.
TOO much action; I'd like to have had a minute or two in the film to calm down (made it harder to appreciate the action).
Didn't like the sci-fi theme part (a different choice of artifact would've been better). OR better use of the theme in a positve "light shedding moment for humanity" would've been good.
PREDICTABLE.
Karen Allen was useless again (I know she said she wasn't, but she was still whiny)
Sadly missing Sean Connery but I see why he stayed away.
Lastly, the audience has grown up in the past 20 years and though we forgive movies for scenes that can't actually be wtthout death ocurring, we can only take sooo much. There were just too many scenes where death would ocur in real life. I can take a couple times but not a couple dozen... it was over the top (refrigerator anyone?).
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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