I dunno where that title came from. I thought about how I love movies and how people think I'm nuts. Nuts led me to crazy which led me to bats in the belfry et viola! Movie Bats! Someone saner might have used Movie Nuts since it makes sense, but yeah.. that ain't me. 
April's One Word Movie Reviews
Posted 05-23-2008 at 02:02 AM by Engima
The last week of April I thought I should be getting my reviews together. The first weekend in May I told myself to post it. It's almost the end of May, I'm doing just that. I've spent most of my time watching foreign tv instead of movies (and American tv) and only when I wasn't studying Japanese and planning my trip.
The Movies:
Sweeney Todd (2007) - stupendous!
Wristcutters: A Love Story - disappointing
The Good Night - wasteful
Dedication - really good
MP's Life of Brian - stupid
AVP 2 - heartbreaking
Crazy Eights - alright
Hogfather - excellent
Unearthed - predictable
The Game Plan eh
88 Minutes - thrill-lite
Lars and the Real Girl - great
27 Dresses - un- (interesting, romantic, funny)
Zebraman - quirky
Monthly Must See:
In all honesty if I were to recommend any of these movies it would be either Hogfather, which is technically not a movie as it aired on the BBC, or Lars and the Real Girl. Both are creative, well filmed, and extremely well acted. So it depends on your tastes. Would you rather see a fantasy Christmas-like story where Death is the hero or one about the extremes of loneliness, friendship, and the depths of the human heart?
Random Review:
I refuse to believe that I'm the only person that has the insatiable desire to slap the crap out of Gwyneth Paltrow. Even when I like the character, I still want to slap her. Right now, at this very moment, I feel the exact same way about her brother, Jake. He had something. He had a spark of an idea and he lost it. The Good Night is not a romantic comedy. The Good Night is neither romance nor comedy. It's a wannabe. Wannabe drama. Wannabe funny. Wannabe endearing. Wannabe funny. Oops! I said that. If Jake Paltrow intended this to be a comedy. He failed miserably. There are bits of biting wit and sarcasm that are peppered into this bland milquetoast of a movie. It's difficult to watch TGN from beginning to end. The only reason to finish is for Simon Pegg. His scenes with or without Martin Freeman are the best in the entire movie. Unfortunately, they are few. I'm fighting hard to find something positive. Oh, it's well filmed. There, that's something positive about an otherwise dull and sad movie.
The Movies:
Sweeney Todd (2007) - stupendous!
Wristcutters: A Love Story - disappointing
The Good Night - wasteful
Dedication - really good
MP's Life of Brian - stupid
AVP 2 - heartbreaking
Crazy Eights - alright
Hogfather - excellent
Unearthed - predictable
The Game Plan eh
88 Minutes - thrill-lite
Lars and the Real Girl - great
27 Dresses - un- (interesting, romantic, funny)
Zebraman - quirky
Monthly Must See:
In all honesty if I were to recommend any of these movies it would be either Hogfather, which is technically not a movie as it aired on the BBC, or Lars and the Real Girl. Both are creative, well filmed, and extremely well acted. So it depends on your tastes. Would you rather see a fantasy Christmas-like story where Death is the hero or one about the extremes of loneliness, friendship, and the depths of the human heart?
Random Review:
I refuse to believe that I'm the only person that has the insatiable desire to slap the crap out of Gwyneth Paltrow. Even when I like the character, I still want to slap her. Right now, at this very moment, I feel the exact same way about her brother, Jake. He had something. He had a spark of an idea and he lost it. The Good Night is not a romantic comedy. The Good Night is neither romance nor comedy. It's a wannabe. Wannabe drama. Wannabe funny. Wannabe endearing. Wannabe funny. Oops! I said that. If Jake Paltrow intended this to be a comedy. He failed miserably. There are bits of biting wit and sarcasm that are peppered into this bland milquetoast of a movie. It's difficult to watch TGN from beginning to end. The only reason to finish is for Simon Pegg. His scenes with or without Martin Freeman are the best in the entire movie. Unfortunately, they are few. I'm fighting hard to find something positive. Oh, it's well filmed. There, that's something positive about an otherwise dull and sad movie.
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Did sweeney todd have a lot of singing in it?Posted 05-23-2008 at 03:03 AM by DarkUmagon
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Yup, it's just like the Broadway musical. It's not an opera so there is dialogue, too. Everyone but Helena Bonham Carter had really nice strong voices.Posted 05-23-2008 at 03:24 AM by Engima
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