memfree's Journal: weekly movie reviews

Antonio das Mortes: good luck finding this one! Its from 1968, and doubtful to tour much (if at all). Great pic, tho.

Harry Potter [et al]: about the same as the original, but not 'new' this time. Maybe a tad deeper. An elementary school teacher I know says the kids aren't in to this one as much as the last because adults have co-opted it (like in the South Park Pokemon episode).

Standing in the Shadows of Motowtown: Man, Detroit is getting a *lot* of movies this year! 'Bowling for Columbine', '8 Mile', and now this one! Short on description. Lots of tunes, and pleasant. This is a better than average choice for folks who don't mind the documentary style.

Far from Heaven: beautiful! As an homage to John Stahl, it works best if you know that going in. The film has almost nothing to which a modern audience would object, but if it had been made in the 50s, it would not have been releasable. Best bet of this lot.

As always, slightly more complete reviews on my personal page.

Ghost Ship

[Com2Kid]

Why haven't you seen it yet???

Good movie, half way original story line! Well except from the entire "it takes place on a, err, ghost ship" thing. ^_^ But after that it is original! :-D

Heya I feel a Journal Entry coming on!

Re:Ghost Ship

[memfree]

Based on that, it is likely I *will* end up seeing it -- but I try to hit the artsy-fartsy movies first because they are most likely to vanish. I missed "Quitting" and "The Grey Zone" by not seeing them in their first (and only) week.

Re:Ghost Ship

[Com2Kid]

Never heard of 'em. ^_^

South Park

[Zarf]

was never meant for kids! I'm always surprized at how many of my son's six-year-old friends watch PG-13 and R rated flicks! If it says PG-13 then my son doesn't watch it! That means virtually all Jackie Chan movies, "Men in Black", and "The Matrix" too. All movies I notice being targeted at kids in the merchandising but clearly not meant for them.

It's a cartoon... must be for kids. Bah! Cartoons aren't all appropriate for children. Bah! *grumble*

Re:South Park

[memfree]

I wasn't saying kids should watch South Park. I've heard of that wrong train of thought being used in reverse -- not to allow kids to see any cartoon, but for adults to pass on movies because they *must* be childish if in cartoon form.