October 22, 2005

  • So Family Guy had a movie, and they based it on the most popular character of the show. The problem here is that "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story"
    is more or less three episodes strung together to form a movie. The
    visuals, audio, direction, and story doesn't really elevate the TV show
    to a full blown film. The way it's structured though, the bookends at
    the beginning and the end are the only segments intended to frame these
    three episodes into a movie. As for the story itself, it's not bad,
    it's not spectacular, it's basically what you would expect from the
    show. It was entertaining and had some very memorable moments, but for
    the most part it wasn't as hilarious or over the top as it probably
    should have been. "C"

    Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride"
    was pretty "cute" given the subject matter. For stop motion animation,
    the folks behind the film greatly excelled in the art form. Sometimes,
    you think you are just watching a computer generated film like what's
    common nowadays. While there are (mediocre to good) musical sequences
    in the film, there really weren't that many of them. Being a Tim Burton
    film, there is a very gothic, kooky, and incredible feel to it, but the
    real stand outs (besides the stop motion work) are the characters that
    bring the story to life. The Bride (played by Helena Bonham Carter) and the dead cast were quite memorable, in contrast to the rather dull unimaginative living cast. "B"

    "Inside Deep Throat"
    is a documentary about the infamous rated-X film and how it triggered a
    series of events that leads all the way to how sexuality is perceived
    today. This documentary itself is Rated-NC17 as it shows scenes from
    the pornographic movie, but they aren't shown in bad taste at
    all.  The most fascinating thing about this are the people behind
    the movie and the whole controversy itself. But the film only covers
    Deep Throat to a certain degree, as the true purpose of the documentary
    is about how America accepts / rejects sexuality.  The idea of the
    nature of sex and how people see it is the real theme of the
    movie.  The point gets a little redundant at times, but for the
    most part it's still quite interesting. "B-"