OK, let’s get past the fact that this film hasn’t been eagerly anticipated due to M. Night’s association. There now we can evaluate this an appreciate this for what it is; a surprisingly good and pretty cool supernatural “who dun it?“. For those of you remaining rightfully skeptical, in this film Night is really just providing the outline for the story and letting someone else do all the work. Taking him away from the helm seems like the right idea. The good news is that is just what the film needed and really works despite some minor flaws. Right off the bat, this film faces a challenge by setting it in such a contained environment.…
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Off the Shelf…’Master and Commander: Far Side of the World’
In light of the other more commercially successful film about swashbuckling, this Russell Crowe vehicle, I think, stands up to all three Jack Sparrow adventures and still comes out ahead. Further I think this is vastly under appreciated and although not as marketable or appealing to children as Depp’s Sparrow, it is still a solid and(at times) equally exciting film. In short, it is slow but still paced well and is a rousing, seemingly accurate and impressive sea-faring adventure.
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Sweet Contest…The Guardian's "Film Season Video Challenge"
All the way from the UK comes another sweet viral video for a contest they are holding. In the video below you’ll be treated to minimalist references to 26 films in 1 minute and 25 seconds. Think you are a self-professed Movie God?? Well watch this video and then re-evaluate yourself… I’ve been watching movies my whole life and I only got 19 of them (or maybe 21…there are a few I couldn’t quite nail) and the rest went waaay over my head. But how many can you guess?? Oh and if you think you can name them all, then click here to enter the contest at The Guardian…only catch is that…