As mentioned previously, I like my movies. I try and go to the cinema at least once a week. I know it costs a lot, but it’s a treat I afford myself. I usually get a hot dog and a bottle of water (and maybe a bag of sweets) so it’s not too bad for me either. In blogs to come, I will likely be posting up movie reviews, some good and some bad. Rarely, however, have I seen a movie and thought “What a waste of time that was!” I feel that every movie has something to tell me, whether it’s good information or bad information is another matter entirely.
Take The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for instance. It taught me that bringing the whole crew back for “one more movie” (Rachel Weisz excluded) isn’t necessarily a good thing. Movies with Yeti in it aren’t automatically hits. Don’t judge a movie by it’s trailer. Even if Jet Li is in it. Speaking of Jet Li, when did he become one of those actors who barely exists in a movie but is credited with a full role? Keifer Sutherland was the same in the movie Taking Lives, he was only in the damn movie for about 5 minutes!
Get Smart showed me some things as well. It showed me that Steve Carell is one of the funniest actors in Hollywood. Not funniest men, because he can act seriously and be considered in serious roles as well (to wit, Dan In Real Life), but when he plays funny in a movie, he’s believable. Anne Hathaway is smoking hot. The Rock is still super cool. Masi Oka (Hiro from Heroes) will always be a nerd in his roles.
The Strangers is a little weird. Many of the things to be learned from it have already been learned from other films. People in masks are scary. A creepy house in the middle of the woods is never a safe place to be stranded. For God’s sake, don’t leave your phone in the car! ZOMFG IT’S BEHIND YOU! But perhaps the most important thing to take from this movie, in my own humble opinion, is the way they were put together. Rather then bore us with pointless back-story and nonsensical characterisation, the movie pretty much jumps right in. You know something creepy is going to happen but you never know when. Indeed, it’s nearly twenty minutes of ratcheting up the tension before the first ominous, loud bang happens. What follows is a nerve jangling, tension filled movie, interspersing loud bangs with quiet shadows and people in creepy masks (including one guy that looks like he’s an extra from Batman Begins!) sneaking up on people. Not a master class by any means, but certainly worth watching, especially if you like horror movies and being scared!
Until next time,
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