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- First reviewJanuary 16, 2010
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Pretty Good
PostedMay 14, 2010
DustyDan
from Rhode Island
Amanda Seyfried as Sophie is beautiful when the movie starts in New York and remains lovely as she travels to Italy with her chef fiance for a pre-honeymoon. In Verona, she becomes an ad hoc Secretary for Juliette Capulet, responding to a long-lost letter about a missed love connection. Her response sparks a romantic adventure. Unlike Romeo and Juliette, which involved an against-the-odds doomed love, this movie takes on a theme better suited to romantic comedy--finding the right mate.
The unfortunate aspect of the movie is that Seyfried has great screen chemistry with Gael Garcia Bernal, who plays her supportive but distracted fiance Victor, while she rarely connects with Christopher Egan, slated to be her "true love", Charlie. A clever writer could create a worthy sequel where she dumps the shallow Charlie and re-unites with her true true love, Victor. What a pair of movies that would be!
Despite this flaw, the film is entertaining with several tearjerking moments. Plus, my wife and I couldn't resist going out for Italian food afterward, so I recommend seeing it before dinner, rather than after!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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See the 3D IMAX version
PostedJanuary 16, 2010
DustyDan
from Rhode Island
Worth the extra money for IMAX. Avatar is not full of 3D tricks. Instead, the 3D helps set the mood and impoves your enjoyment.
I am able to imagine a better resolution to the human-alien conflicts, but the ending used allows for a more exciting sequel, as well as showing that Jake Sully has flaws along with his big heart.
"Unobtainium. What a stupid name!" I thought, but it describes in one word the reason for Pandora's exploitation. What is unobtainium? A mineral, metallic and
magnetic. It's rare and floats in air. although the floating may be a result of anti-gravity, a more consistent view is that it is a metallic foam, the pores of which are
either vacuum- or light-gas filled, making it lighter than air.
magnetic. It's rare and floats in air. although the floating may be a result of anti-gravity, a more consistent view is that it is a metallic foam, the pores of which are
either vacuum- or light-gas filled, making it lighter than air.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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