Movie Reviews
The Incredibles
How does Pixar keep one-upping itself?! I did not think that topping Finding Nemo was possible, yet The Incredibles is the best Pixar film yet. Clean and intelligent humor, original concept, and wildly creative embracing of the 3D animation technology make the Baby Jesus in all of us smile. The short was the best yet too.
Finding Neverland
If you take the innocence of childhood and mix in the uninhibited ability to imagine beyond reason while dealing with the death of your mother, you not only get my real life story, you also get Finding Neverland. I cried. This is the best movie that I have seen in 2004.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
I think I loved this movie because of this one scene:
Ron Burgundy: The Germans discovered it in 1904, and they called it “San Diego”, which in German means “whale’s vagina”.
Veronica Corningstone: No, I don’t think that is what it means. No, it doesn’t mean that.
Ron Burgundy: I don’t know. I was just trying to impress you. I don’t think anyone knows what it means anymore. The translation was lost hundreds of years ago.
Veronica Corningstone: Doesn’t it mean “Saint Diego”?
Ron Burgundy: …No. No, that isn’t it.
Veronica Corningstone: No, I’m pretty sure that’s what it means.
Ron Burgundy: Agree to disagree.
Pirates of Silicon Valley
I know that Pirates of the Silicon Valley is the geek movie, but I had not seen it until my recent illegal downloading of it via a P2P protocol that was recently attacked by the MPAA. The casting is amazing. The acting and script perfectly capture the personality and ethics of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. The movie is not available on DVD because TBS is stupid.
NOTE: Due to the all Google referrals I get looking for this entry, I want to mention that there are no torrent files on my site
Amelie
Love is all about perspective. Amelie is an appreciated new and yet familiar story of love and the resiliency it can motivate. The cinematography made me appreciate the story even more.Ray
This marathon movie beautifully intertwines romanticized childhood experiences with an occasionally brutally honest story to unfold the life and music career of Ray Charles. Fantastic casting, acting, and directing make Ray a must-see film for 2004.Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
I didn’t actually see the first Bridget Jones. The follow up is a mediocre film with a British accent and inexcusably awkward placement of American pop songs for a soundtrack. The scene about “jellyfish” people is so true. And for the record, the only thing more wrong than Hugh Grant playing The Bad Guy is Hugh Grant shaving his chest.The Forgotten
Admittedly, I fell asleep for about twenty minutes during the beginning of The Forgotten only to awake at the same question from the trailer still being asked. The final moments of the movie provide a most logical explanation as to why people lost eight years of memories about their kids that died in a plane crash: the federal government runs experiments with aliens. Write this movie down on your Must See List in invisible ink so that you forget to see this modern day B-movie.Shaun of the Dead
One word: HYSTERICAL! Petty and short-sighted, yet strangely reflective of many peoples’ lives. Shaun of the Dead was the best movie I saw during my Movies 10 Marathon with Ryan over Christmas break. Just remember that if you’re one of us, you’ll moan and wander around in a trance looking to bite someone’s head off.The Terminal
Can Steven Spielberg + Tom Hanks ever not equal an amazing movie? The scenario of having your passport and visa revoked because your country’s government dissolved while you were in the sky lends itself to two great hours of humorous and charming ideas of ways to pass weeks of U.S. government bureaucracy.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 29th, 2004 at 10:39 and is tagged life. 