Movie notes
Jan. 20th, 2019 01:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sasha_featherI am watching a lot of movies because I don't have energy for much else right now. This is OK because I love movies!
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
A psychadelic, delightfully weird rock opera about a trans performer, her origin story and her messed up relationships. I really liked the music and the costumes. I would like to listen to the soundtrack again. John Cameron Mitchell is pretty amazing?! I am going to check out some of his other films. Recommended if you want to watch something that is like Rocky Horror.
Withnail and I
A cult comedy about two broke boho actors in England in 1969. I gave up on this; I was not in the right mood and it didn't seem funny to me. It also looks like it was lit with a pair of grimy flashlights.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
This is one of those unexpected gems of a film. It's a sequel in a franchise that I know almost nothing about and haven't seen; it feels fresh, funny, and engaging.
Four teenagers in detention find an old video game and start playing it, only to be sucked inside. In order to escape they must complete the story. The nerdy kid who is a video game expert is transported into the body of Dwayne Johnson/the Rock; the other kids also have mis-matches between their personalities and their avatar bodies. Karen Gillan is particularly fun to watch, always. Definitely recommend this film if you are looking for a comedy-adventure. No content notes that I can think of.
Hancock
This starts as a fairly charming story about a bum who is also a superhero. Hancock (will smith) drinks constantly, insults people, and also sometimes saves the day, though his heroics involve a lot of property damage. After Hancock saves his life, PR specialist Ray (Jason Bateman) decides to help Hancock reform. There is a twist about halfway through that involves Ray's wife, played by Charlize Theron. The film really changed after the twist, so that this felt like two stories that had been stapled together in the middle, which is a bit jarring. I especially liked the compassionate way that Ray interacts with Hancock. Content notes: violence, drinking, some rude/unfunny jokes.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
A psychadelic, delightfully weird rock opera about a trans performer, her origin story and her messed up relationships. I really liked the music and the costumes. I would like to listen to the soundtrack again. John Cameron Mitchell is pretty amazing?! I am going to check out some of his other films. Recommended if you want to watch something that is like Rocky Horror.
Withnail and I
A cult comedy about two broke boho actors in England in 1969. I gave up on this; I was not in the right mood and it didn't seem funny to me. It also looks like it was lit with a pair of grimy flashlights.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
This is one of those unexpected gems of a film. It's a sequel in a franchise that I know almost nothing about and haven't seen; it feels fresh, funny, and engaging.
Four teenagers in detention find an old video game and start playing it, only to be sucked inside. In order to escape they must complete the story. The nerdy kid who is a video game expert is transported into the body of Dwayne Johnson/the Rock; the other kids also have mis-matches between their personalities and their avatar bodies. Karen Gillan is particularly fun to watch, always. Definitely recommend this film if you are looking for a comedy-adventure. No content notes that I can think of.
Hancock
This starts as a fairly charming story about a bum who is also a superhero. Hancock (will smith) drinks constantly, insults people, and also sometimes saves the day, though his heroics involve a lot of property damage. After Hancock saves his life, PR specialist Ray (Jason Bateman) decides to help Hancock reform. There is a twist about halfway through that involves Ray's wife, played by Charlize Theron. The film really changed after the twist, so that this felt like two stories that had been stapled together in the middle, which is a bit jarring. I especially liked the compassionate way that Ray interacts with Hancock. Content notes: violence, drinking, some rude/unfunny jokes.
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Date: 2019-01-20 06:23 pm (UTC)