November 18, 2006

  • movies I've recently seen...

    Stranger Than Fiction (2006)  A-

    "Stranger Than Fiction" is a humorous story about an average guy
    (perfectly played by Will Ferrell) who starts hearing a narrator
    describing his life that will eventually lead to his death. For people
    who love the art of storytelling and writing, this movie should simply
    delight you. The idea that you can be a living character of a novel
    that is still being written is a great plot. The problem with a story
    like this is that plot holes and loose ends will show up, but to director Marc Forster's credit, they do not cripple the concept at all. There is also a
    nice visual flair to some scenes that come off like an IKEA commercial,
    and the strong actors like Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, and ofcourse Maggie Gyllenhaal compliment Will Farell very well.

     The Prestige (2006)  B+

    As it is now becoming a common trend with director Christopher Nolan's films, The Prestige's story is done in a non-liner manner. The jumping back and forth in the plot's timeline can be a bit distracting though, because I did have to think about what point of the story I'm suppose to be acknowledging. As for the movie itself, it is rather good. The story about the rivalry between the two magicians is one of tragedy, with the need of the other to upstage the other out of obsession. The story is presented as if it's a magic trick itself, and the twists among twists makes the movie a fun ride. Kudos to the cast of Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and Michael Caine for an excellent job in this movie as well.

    Inuyasha - Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)  B

    This third Inuyasha movie; "Tenka hadou no ken," is a good improvement over the past two, in
    that the story is far more interesting than a mere "movie filler story
    line." It touches on the relationship between inuyasha and his brother
    Sesshomaru, as well as how they feel about the legacy their father gave
    them. As much as the storyline does in fact rely on the knowledge that
    you are familiar with the characters' background, it does it's very
    best to be able to stand on it's own as an entertaining anime movie.
    It's got good action sequences, fantastic ideas, and even a lot of
    pathos on friendship, family, and teamwork.

Comments (3)

  • The Prestige gets a "B+"? You've got to post your movie scoring system so that I can see where my movie went wrong!

  • i heard about the first movie but i haven't seen previews for it =(

  • a B+ for the prestige is a great grade. But since you're curious, it got a "more or less" (2 points) for these questions...

    04. Did the story devices (climax / plot twists) work out well?
    06. Did the story move along well / was it paced well?
    07. Was the movie void of anything unnacceptably flawed?

    and honestly, I don't see this as a personal favorite of mine (question 13) and got a simple 1 point for "no." That brought it exactly one point away from an "A-"

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