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again with the movies
Jan. 26th, 2009 05:46 pmI've decided to try and see 50 movies before my birthday next year. Only movies seen in a movie theater count. No promises about quality, as you'll see in the first entry.
#1 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
I love bad movies. Like really, really. This movie is awesomely bad. It's the third movie in a series and yet it makes no attempt to explain the vast majority of what happened in the other two. Bill Nighy chews scenery like he's in an eating contest. Michael Sheen (late of The Queen and Frost/Nixon absolutely throws himself into the camp insane plot -- spends a lot of time screaming and bulging his eyes out. There's a point where he changes to a werewolf, thereby shredding his clothes. Immediately afterwards, another character throws him a leather trench coat to wear and then suddenly he's also wearing tight leather pants. Out of nowhere. Amazing movie.
(The Onion has a great review of the movie here; some spoilers I guess, but mostly just humorous stuff that isn't going to kill the movie for you.)
# Frost/Nixon
Also awesome, but more for its greatness. Great acting, great directing, great everything. Michael Sheen playing the exact opposite of the character in Underworld: with money and perfect hair and class. A lot of the movie came down to eye movements and facial expressions. There were a lot of echoes in sentiment too -- between that time frame and now. The characters talked about wanting to put Nixon on trial; they talked about wanting an apology or at least some admission of guilt. Which I couldn't help comparing to the how I've felt for the past 8 or so years. Anyway, great flick, my current vote for best picture (although I've only seen two of the nominees so far).
#1 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
I love bad movies. Like really, really. This movie is awesomely bad. It's the third movie in a series and yet it makes no attempt to explain the vast majority of what happened in the other two. Bill Nighy chews scenery like he's in an eating contest. Michael Sheen (late of The Queen and Frost/Nixon absolutely throws himself into the camp insane plot -- spends a lot of time screaming and bulging his eyes out. There's a point where he changes to a werewolf, thereby shredding his clothes. Immediately afterwards, another character throws him a leather trench coat to wear and then suddenly he's also wearing tight leather pants. Out of nowhere. Amazing movie.
(The Onion has a great review of the movie here; some spoilers I guess, but mostly just humorous stuff that isn't going to kill the movie for you.)
# Frost/Nixon
Also awesome, but more for its greatness. Great acting, great directing, great everything. Michael Sheen playing the exact opposite of the character in Underworld: with money and perfect hair and class. A lot of the movie came down to eye movements and facial expressions. There were a lot of echoes in sentiment too -- between that time frame and now. The characters talked about wanting to put Nixon on trial; they talked about wanting an apology or at least some admission of guilt. Which I couldn't help comparing to the how I've felt for the past 8 or so years. Anyway, great flick, my current vote for best picture (although I've only seen two of the nominees so far).
