Post by notic on Feb 17, 2007 3:20:45 GMT -5
Ghost Rider was a lot of fun. Definitely a popcorn muncher. The plot was really shaky, and from a movie structure standpoint, was cliche and kinda painful. NONE OF THAT MATTERED THOUGH! The movie just had so much flare and style points, that who's to care? It was like watching a really fun B movie. I wouldn't call it Oscar worthy, but man did I have a good time. Maybe I watch too much American Chopper or something, but I Just loved it. The ghost rider effects were all really nice looking. Nick Cage totally pulled it off for me, I was pleasantly surprised. Who would have guessed? I must admit I don't know much about the actual comic, but this movie makes me want to look it up! Micah, Dave and anyone else who saw it, what did you think?
Quickdrawmcgraw - Disney didn't seem to put as much marketing muscle behind Terabithia as it has other films like Narnia. If you did see the trailers, you might have flat out forgotten them because they really didn't sell the movie very well. Here is a brief, spoiler free synopsis.
Bridge to Terabithia is a movie about a young boy (5th or 6th grade I think) named Jesse who lives in a rural community. He's an artist and an introvert living with 4 sisters and his blue collar parents. He is bullied relentlessly at school, and totally misunderstood by his father. He has no friends to speak of.
One day, a new girl named Leslie moves to town (right next door to be exact). Her parents are professional writers, so she's extremely creative and loves to come up with fictional stories. Her parents have some strange ideas about the world and how to raise they're daughter (Such as not owning a TV) so she is teased and bullied at school just like Jesse.
They become best friends and together create an imaginary world in the woods behind they're houses where they can escape the hardships of life as misunderstood adolescents.
The movie is about children learning to depend on each other, meeting the expectations of they're parents, confronting the frustrations of growing up, and examines the overall human condition of kids in that age group.
It is a wonderful film.
One thing that I think was exceptionally well done was placing the children within the context of they're ages. Jesse for instance is an artist. He's a really good artist for his age. Now that being said, if you've ever seen a 5th grader's art (Even a really good 5th grader) it still looks pretty terrible. It comes with the age, and as such, his drawings look like they were actually DONE by someone his age. The same is true for Leslie's writing. It is very good...for a 5th grader. This might seem strange, but for me I see a lot of movies where a child who is "really good" for his age, is in fact TOO good for his age and it takes me out of the context of the film. In Terabithia, this was woven together in an exceptionally magical way.
Did I mention this was a wonderful film?
I've been thinking about this movie all day, and the more I think about it, the more I love it. I think I'll have to scrounge up some money so I can go see it again! If this sounds like a movie you might enjoy, I would suggest you go watch it too.
Quickdrawmcgraw - Disney didn't seem to put as much marketing muscle behind Terabithia as it has other films like Narnia. If you did see the trailers, you might have flat out forgotten them because they really didn't sell the movie very well. Here is a brief, spoiler free synopsis.
Bridge to Terabithia is a movie about a young boy (5th or 6th grade I think) named Jesse who lives in a rural community. He's an artist and an introvert living with 4 sisters and his blue collar parents. He is bullied relentlessly at school, and totally misunderstood by his father. He has no friends to speak of.
One day, a new girl named Leslie moves to town (right next door to be exact). Her parents are professional writers, so she's extremely creative and loves to come up with fictional stories. Her parents have some strange ideas about the world and how to raise they're daughter (Such as not owning a TV) so she is teased and bullied at school just like Jesse.
They become best friends and together create an imaginary world in the woods behind they're houses where they can escape the hardships of life as misunderstood adolescents.
The movie is about children learning to depend on each other, meeting the expectations of they're parents, confronting the frustrations of growing up, and examines the overall human condition of kids in that age group.
It is a wonderful film.
One thing that I think was exceptionally well done was placing the children within the context of they're ages. Jesse for instance is an artist. He's a really good artist for his age. Now that being said, if you've ever seen a 5th grader's art (Even a really good 5th grader) it still looks pretty terrible. It comes with the age, and as such, his drawings look like they were actually DONE by someone his age. The same is true for Leslie's writing. It is very good...for a 5th grader. This might seem strange, but for me I see a lot of movies where a child who is "really good" for his age, is in fact TOO good for his age and it takes me out of the context of the film. In Terabithia, this was woven together in an exceptionally magical way.
Did I mention this was a wonderful film?
I've been thinking about this movie all day, and the more I think about it, the more I love it. I think I'll have to scrounge up some money so I can go see it again! If this sounds like a movie you might enjoy, I would suggest you go watch it too.