'Reviews'에 해당되는 글 81건
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2009.04.27
Love Guru
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2009.04.26
Vicky Christina Barcelona
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2009.04.25
The Bucket List
A trash.
But nice play of words with presentations.
Made me laugh a couple of times.
Watched it only because it was one of the new movies.
1.5/5
Posted by 【洪】ILHONG
Finally watched after 3 weeks holding the DVD.
Just wanted to watch something, and it was the most sensible choice among the DVDs I borrowed from Netflix - other rented ones are: Madagascar 2, Bangkok Express and the Piano.
I also have several DVDs I bought, but I somehow don't feel like watching them.
Well... about this movie...
What can I say... it's a Woody Allen movie.
Chaos is needed to maintain order and stability...
and human beings are as complex as one can imagine...
Yellowish lighting to fit in the summer of Barcelona... but it was maintained through the last scene when it was already in the U.S. setting...
Good actors and actresses...
I am not sure if Penelope Cruz's acting was worth the Oscar, though.
Maybe because of all the subtitles I had to read instead of watching her face whenever she was on the screen and speaking Spanish.
While watching this movie, I just re-confirmed that I have a soul that needs to be meditated every now and then,
and although ironically I am doing something related to reasons and am ever-worshiping reasons, I am a being who needs a constant conversation with my emotions and soul, which could be just one thing.
Can't wait to have a get away, go to some hotel by water and read...
Maybe not until mid-June.
3.5/5
Posted by 【洪】ILHONG
A very predictable plot.
Two old men terminally ill try to enjoy the last moments of life, but find home in their loved ones.
But I still found myself laughing and being emotionally attached to the film.
It's either my reasoning is weak now (It is Friday evening, when I gave up going to the library because I was too tired),
Or the two great smooth actors in Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
But the message was simple:
Live your life meaningfully and enjoy, but don't forget the loved ones, blah blah blah...
But...
why does this simple message resonate some longing and solitude as I lie down on the couch alone...
What am I longing for at this point of my life, that's beyond me.
I'd like to find out, but I don't have the luxury of time and effort for it.
3.5/5
(I almost gave them 4/5, but yeah... it could be a momentary brain fart with today being a Friday and all...This is not my usual 4 star movie.)
Posted by 【洪】ILHONG