3/28/2017 1 Comment Ace in the holeI'm going to thank Michal first for picking this movie for us, this is probably the most intense, suspense old Hollywood movie I've ever watched(For a time period, I thought Rope is my favorite). I didn't expect that this kind of movie would appeared in the 90s, since the concept and everything are so well-designed and advanced. The viewing experience is just fantastic.
Plot wise, the movie focused on an ambitious reporter, who would risk anything for a better career, even a stranger's life. So he met a stranger who is buried under a mountain, on one hand this reporter want to save the stranger's life, but on the other hand, he also tried to make a good use of this chance to help his career. The ending is unhappy, but reasonable: both the stranger and the reporter died. This movie successfully shows the audience how a human's nature can change on one's interest, how the world will react to something that only sounds interesting. The plot is really depressing from my perspective, it's really dark for a movie that was being made in the 90s. One thing I think it's pretty interesting is its title. When I first hear Ace in the hole, I thought it was a war movie, but it turns out to be a dark story about a "evil" reporter(well, that's how i feel). I guess Ace in the title means something with a good appearance but is actually something terrible. The sets of this film is really stunning. I don't know if they film it in a real place or not, but it looks so convincing. When the reporter entered the mountain, for a moment I felt a little horrifying, and I believe that's how the place should make audience feel like: scare and depressed. There is many close shots that focused on people's expression, by the way I have to say the acting gave me chills(that means its good). Kirk Douglas is just so amazing, he nails this reporter character, made this character so powerful on the outside but so vulnerable on the inside. I can feel his struggle based on his lines and acting in the end part. I have an interesting idea of this film, I think this film would be a lot better with color, just a wired thought.
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3/28/2017 1 Comment PassengersI watched this movie at home last weekend, since I want to know is this movie really that bad or Rotten Tomatoes is making stuff up. The first thing came into my mind after I finished this movie is the plot is too dull, although there is some twists in it, the entire film still makes me want to fast forward, and I really did in some parts.
The story is actually kinda surprising to me, because it's really different from what I expected from the trailer. I don't want to spoiler here, but I just want to say the first half of the film is really well-done(what I say in the first paragraph is mainly for the second half of the movie), it's like "outcast" in space, which is fun and enjoyable. Also, the director has plenty time to develop the characters in the first half of the movie, made them relatable to the audience. However, in the second half, the movie lost it's atmosphere; it became a stupid space survive type of film. I expected this movie to be a space suspense story with some clever twist, but the ending is just really disappointing. And what makes me more disappointed is the movie actually gave me exactly what I want in the beginning. For most space movie, a good CGI effect and sets are one big important factor to attract the audience into the theatre. For Passengers, the CGI is gorgeous and convincing and all the sets have their purposes in the film. The use of light is the best part of the film in my opinion. The space ship has an auto light system, and that brings the mood of a lonely, survive journey. Also, in the film, the space ship will encounter some unique areas or accidents, and when that happens, the light will become really dark, to add some shades on the character's face. 3/20/2017 1 Comment Beauty and the beastMy original plan for last weekend was to watch the Belko experiment, but after I watched several reviews about that movie(Yes, i can't control myself to watch a movie review before a movie comes out), I decided to not go watch it since most people said that movie got a great concept but ends up poorly. So, based on Mrs.McQueen strong request, I went to go watch this movie last Saturday. The movie theatre is packed that day; I bought the 9:00pm tickets that Saturday afternoon, since all the tickets for the showtime before that were all sold out. I also read some reviews for the new Beauty and the beast, and people said this one did not do a better job than the animation one, but luckily, I have not seen the old one, so I guess it's fine.
Because of my low expectation of this movie, I actually enjoyed the viewing experience. I don't think it's necessary for me to explain the whole plot, except several changes in the story. The first one I had to talk about is the gay character in this movie. Because of the existence of gay characters, this movie was actually rated R in Russia and several other countries. Although people say that the character itself won't effect the story, when I'm actually watching this movie, the gay elements made some parts of the movie really weird. Is it that important to add some personal and politics stuff(the director is gay and right now gay is really "politics" in media's view) in a Disney fantasy? I don't think so. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying gay elements in movie are bad, I just don't think Beauty and the beast is a good platform for gay characters. What also could be mentioned is the new Beauty and the beast has more historical backgrounds for the characters, and I think that's another stupid part about this movie. It feels like the director tried to make some changes, but those changes are really out of the place. Other than that, this movie is fine. The CGI is the reason why I would recommend this movie to everyone I know, and for me, the CGI in this movie made me forget the shortage of the plot. It is magnificent! Disney really has some magic on the CGI they made. The beast in this movie is awesome, both in character design and character building(personality). Also I feel really sorry for Dan Stevens, he had only about 2 minutes in the movie to show his face, I was hoping the director add a little bit more about the life after. Such a hot guy!(I know it's weird, I love this actor so much because of Legion). Overall, this movie is ok for those who already knows about the plot and is ok with gay stuff in a Disney princess movie, but if you care for the plot, you might feel a little uncomfortable when you walk out of the theater. 3/13/2017 1 Comment Kong: skull islandAlthough my choice of movies has been largely increased lately, my taste for big production blockbuster movies will never change. I know for such a monster movie like Kong: skull island, as long as there is many big monsters fight against each other, i'm sold. As predicted, this movie meets my expectation, and at some points, it actually amazed me with some action scenes.
The story of Kong: skull island is really simple: some scientists found the existence of an unknown island, so they led a group of soldiers to check it out, but it turns out they entered a world of monsters and dangerous weather. I don't know if this movie has any connection with the previous King Kong movie, since the King Kong in this one is much bigger and the skull island looks really different. Also i noticed that this movie was produced by Warner Bros, so i'm not sure what's going on there. Back to the story itself, this movie has a tons of human characters, so i can see the director just decided to give up the character building except giving a few of them a little background. The plot is a straight forward adventure, it left many unsolved problems, but i guess nobody cares, since watching king kong smash around is satisfying enough. One thing i think movie is special is the use of colors and different shots. The whole film looks really yellow, and i really like it since it deliver the 80s feeling successful. When it comes to some monster fight, the color can also be really playful. There is a scene when Tom Hiddleston fight with a bunch of monster birds in the green gas, the director use a long shot with slow motion, make this scene really Zack Snyder(My favorite). Also the CGI of all the monsters in this movie are really well-made, and i'm running out of things to say here since it's really just a good looking blockbuster, i would recommend it to everyone i know. |
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