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Rambling and pointless, but I'm bored waiting for a ftp download to complete.
“Wrong Turn”
If you ware wanting to watch a good movie (or indeed, a good horror), then avoid. It’s terrible. After a fairly promising and mildly entertaining start the movie falls to pieces as soon as the characters reach the watchtower. For the next 30 minutes, the movie has obviously been shot on indoor sets, and it tells. The section up the tree is laughably ridiculous, and the entire movie lacks any thrills or sense of menace. Still, I love bad movies, and this one was entertaining in a “Mystery science theatre 3000” way, as me and the girlfriend got more entertainment out of ripping it to pieces than from the film itself. At one hour fifteen minutes long, it didn’t outstay its welcome.
In a couple of words – silly hokum.
“Big Fish”
Excellent. I cant really say anything about the plot without giving elements of the movie away, but brilliantly written and directed (all IMHO) and very emotional.
An exploration of the sheer power words and images have in relation to storytelling.
How can it be described though? What type of movie is it? “Modern fairy tale” is the closest I can think of, but even then, it sits uncomfortably in that pigeonhole. Go see it, and experience something unique. Pure filmmaking entertainment.
“Twin Peaks”
Pilot, episodes 1 – 4.
It’s been twelve odd years since I last watched this series. For some reason I remember it being far weirder, but this may be because it was unique at the time. Now, we have programs like “six feet under” and the like. While not strictly “Twin Peaks” in their attitude or making, they all contain elements of the bizarre. I cant say anything in relation to the plot as It really is something you have to experience for yourself, but by episode 4, it seems as if the series has settled into its darkly comic mode, as I found myself laughing out loud a good deal of the time. The llama in the veterinarian’s office is a prime example of how quirky this programme can be.
Two points
1) All the indoor locations lack windows, making everything seems claustrophobic and oppressive.
2) The school has been shown at least three times, and at no times have any other kids been shown. Apart for a couple of extras in the double R, each character shown is vital to the series.
Deliberate, or forced by budgetary reasons? I cant say, but it makes the series quite oppressive and closed.
I’m really looking forward to watching the rest again.
“Wrong Turn”
If you ware wanting to watch a good movie (or indeed, a good horror), then avoid. It’s terrible. After a fairly promising and mildly entertaining start the movie falls to pieces as soon as the characters reach the watchtower. For the next 30 minutes, the movie has obviously been shot on indoor sets, and it tells. The section up the tree is laughably ridiculous, and the entire movie lacks any thrills or sense of menace. Still, I love bad movies, and this one was entertaining in a “Mystery science theatre 3000” way, as me and the girlfriend got more entertainment out of ripping it to pieces than from the film itself. At one hour fifteen minutes long, it didn’t outstay its welcome.
In a couple of words – silly hokum.
“Big Fish”
Excellent. I cant really say anything about the plot without giving elements of the movie away, but brilliantly written and directed (all IMHO) and very emotional.
An exploration of the sheer power words and images have in relation to storytelling.
How can it be described though? What type of movie is it? “Modern fairy tale” is the closest I can think of, but even then, it sits uncomfortably in that pigeonhole. Go see it, and experience something unique. Pure filmmaking entertainment.
“Twin Peaks”
Pilot, episodes 1 – 4.
It’s been twelve odd years since I last watched this series. For some reason I remember it being far weirder, but this may be because it was unique at the time. Now, we have programs like “six feet under” and the like. While not strictly “Twin Peaks” in their attitude or making, they all contain elements of the bizarre. I cant say anything in relation to the plot as It really is something you have to experience for yourself, but by episode 4, it seems as if the series has settled into its darkly comic mode, as I found myself laughing out loud a good deal of the time. The llama in the veterinarian’s office is a prime example of how quirky this programme can be.
Two points
1) All the indoor locations lack windows, making everything seems claustrophobic and oppressive.
2) The school has been shown at least three times, and at no times have any other kids been shown. Apart for a couple of extras in the double R, each character shown is vital to the series.
Deliberate, or forced by budgetary reasons? I cant say, but it makes the series quite oppressive and closed.
I’m really looking forward to watching the rest again.
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Rambling and pointless, but I'm bored waiting for a ftp download to complete.
“Wrong Turn”
If you ware wanting to watch a good movie (or indeed, a good horror), then avoid. It’s terrible. After a fairly promising and mildly entertaining start the movie falls to pieces as soon as the characters reach the watchtower. For the next 30 minutes, the movie has obviously been shot on indoor sets, and it tells. The section up the tree is laughably ridiculous, and the entire movie lacks any thrills or sense of menace. Still, I love bad movies, and this one was entertaining in a “Mystery science theatre 3000” way, as me and the girlfriend got more entertainment out of ripping it to pieces than from the film itself. At one hour fifteen minutes long, it didn’t outstay its welcome.
In a couple of words – silly hokum.
“Big Fish”
Excellent. I cant really say anything about the plot without giving elements of the movie away, but brilliantly written and directed (all IMHO) and very emotional.
An exploration of the sheer power words and images have in relation to storytelling.
How can it be described though? What type of movie is it? “Modern fairy tale” is the closest I can think of, but even then, it sits uncomfortably in that pigeonhole. Go see it, and experience something unique. Pure filmmaking entertainment.
“Twin Peaks”
Pilot, episodes 1 – 4.
It’s been twelve odd years since I last watched this series. For some reason I remember it being far weirder, but this may be because it was unique at the time. Now, we have programs like “six feet under” and the like. While not strictly “Twin Peaks” in their attitude or making, they all contain elements of the bizarre. I cant say anything in relation to the plot as It really is something you have to experience for yourself, but by episode 4, it seems as if the series has settled into its darkly comic mode, as I found myself laughing out loud a good deal of the time. The llama in the veterinarian’s office is a prime example of how quirky this programme can be.
Two points
1) All the indoor locations lack windows, making everything seems claustrophobic and oppressive.
2) The school has been shown at least three times, and at no times have any other kids been shown. Apart for a couple of extras in the double R, each character shown is vital to the series.
Deliberate, or forced by budgetary reasons? I cant say, but it makes the series quite oppressive and closed.
I’m really looking forward to watching the rest again.
“Wrong Turn”
If you ware wanting to watch a good movie (or indeed, a good horror), then avoid. It’s terrible. After a fairly promising and mildly entertaining start the movie falls to pieces as soon as the characters reach the watchtower. For the next 30 minutes, the movie has obviously been shot on indoor sets, and it tells. The section up the tree is laughably ridiculous, and the entire movie lacks any thrills or sense of menace. Still, I love bad movies, and this one was entertaining in a “Mystery science theatre 3000” way, as me and the girlfriend got more entertainment out of ripping it to pieces than from the film itself. At one hour fifteen minutes long, it didn’t outstay its welcome.
In a couple of words – silly hokum.
“Big Fish”
Excellent. I cant really say anything about the plot without giving elements of the movie away, but brilliantly written and directed (all IMHO) and very emotional.
An exploration of the sheer power words and images have in relation to storytelling.
How can it be described though? What type of movie is it? “Modern fairy tale” is the closest I can think of, but even then, it sits uncomfortably in that pigeonhole. Go see it, and experience something unique. Pure filmmaking entertainment.
“Twin Peaks”
Pilot, episodes 1 – 4.
It’s been twelve odd years since I last watched this series. For some reason I remember it being far weirder, but this may be because it was unique at the time. Now, we have programs like “six feet under” and the like. While not strictly “Twin Peaks” in their attitude or making, they all contain elements of the bizarre. I cant say anything in relation to the plot as It really is something you have to experience for yourself, but by episode 4, it seems as if the series has settled into its darkly comic mode, as I found myself laughing out loud a good deal of the time. The llama in the veterinarian’s office is a prime example of how quirky this programme can be.
Two points
1) All the indoor locations lack windows, making everything seems claustrophobic and oppressive.
2) The school has been shown at least three times, and at no times have any other kids been shown. Apart for a couple of extras in the double R, each character shown is vital to the series.
Deliberate, or forced by budgetary reasons? I cant say, but it makes the series quite oppressive and closed.
I’m really looking forward to watching the rest again.