So, I had the opportunity to see Inglourious Basterds last night. Okay: I am not a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino - though I thoroughly enjoyed the Kill Bill films, I couldn't even finish watching Pulp Fiction or Jackie Brown, and I did not like Reservoir Dogs very much (Dodges the things the fan boys will inevitably throw at her ^_^...), so I really did not know what to expect of this film. His films are structurally eccentric, and very violent, but the man can write dialogue and I highly appreciate his style, because he made it his own . This film is no exception - and it was highly entertaining and engrossing. There's your classic mix of pure Tarantino in Inglourious Basterds: graphic violence and unconventional storytelling and narrative, but there are also certain twists, which I will get to in a moment. I enjoyed the performances, and although Brad Pitt is the star and is developing seriously great acting skills, this movie belonged to Christoph Waltz, in a very strong performance as a villainous Nazi SS agent - he was evil, menacing, cunning, cruel and convincingly displayed all those traits. While there were a lot of characters, I think the script did well in balancing them and the story was entertaining and exciting, and as I said before, I think Tarantino is a great dialogue writer and can convincingly intertwine storylines.
Now for that "twist" ( Now, I would've gotten this if I had remembered the "Once upon a time" line in the trailer) - when you're dealing with Quentin Tarantino, you know he is going to think out of the box, and in this film, he seriously played with history, but however, the outcome was creative and it was an entertaining fictionalized war film. Three and half stars out of four.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Sherlock Holmes
Yikes! Long time, no see! I apologize for the lack of posts, but I have been really busy lately, first with school, then with the Holidays - it's really been a busy year for me. I really do miss blogging here, so I'll get to it.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to see Sherlock Holmes yesterday. I came with one conclusion: Robert Downey, Jr is AWESOME - and he has demonstrated that he has tremendous capacity and depth. I liked the chemistry between him and Jude Law, who played Watson - it was one of the film's highlights. The story, while it dragged a little bit sometimes (No big deal, though), but was actually very solid - and in the end, it came together nicely. It was a very interesting take on the of my favorite literary characters ever. The special effects were great, but the slow motion was not really necessary in some scenes. It was, I admit - my first Guy Ritchie movie ever, and I went to the movie with lower expectations, but it was certainly a very entertaining picture, with a very charming cast. Three stars out of four.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to see Sherlock Holmes yesterday. I came with one conclusion: Robert Downey, Jr is AWESOME - and he has demonstrated that he has tremendous capacity and depth. I liked the chemistry between him and Jude Law, who played Watson - it was one of the film's highlights. The story, while it dragged a little bit sometimes (No big deal, though), but was actually very solid - and in the end, it came together nicely. It was a very interesting take on the of my favorite literary characters ever. The special effects were great, but the slow motion was not really necessary in some scenes. It was, I admit - my first Guy Ritchie movie ever, and I went to the movie with lower expectations, but it was certainly a very entertaining picture, with a very charming cast. Three stars out of four.
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