Hi,
Another month further, another month of movie-watching. This month has been relatively slow.
Seeking a friend for the end of the world (2012) - Very enjoyable, thought the end was slightly over dramatic, but it worked well.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) - This was so terrible it was great.
Lockout (2012) - Exactly what you'd expect, terrible, but lots of explosions.
American History X (1998) - Still an incredibly impressive movie.
La meglio gioventu (2003) - Third time I've seen this six-hour-epic now, and it still blows my mind.
A royal affair (2012) - Darker than I expected, but quite good.
God bless America (2011) - Awesome, feel good movie of the year.
A simple life (2012) - A very nice look into the everyday life of eastern culture.
The expendables 2 (2012) - It was terrible, and they knew it themselves, which is what made it awesome.
The watch (2012) - I had a great laugh.
To Rome with love (2012) - Better than I expected, a lot weirder than other Woody Allen movies, but in a good way I think.
Ted (2012) - I laughed the whole way through.
Gone with the wind (1939) - Truly one of america's masterpieces.
As always,
Live long and prosper,
Teun
vrijdag 31 augustus 2012
zaterdag 25 augustus 2012
Bonnie and Clyde
Good evening,
As I'm writing this my computer clock reads 2:15 am, and I just returned from a late night cinema visit. This night's lucky movie was God Bless America it was a pre-screening kinda thing, the movie won't be released for another week on a national level in the Netherlands.
This movie was one of the few films I have actually been looking forward to. In short, it's about a guy who gets knocked down by life and as he's about to put an end to said life, he gets distracted by an overwhelmingly obnoxious girl on one of MTV's more popular shows called Sweet Sixteen. At that moment he decides to postpone his suicide and instead, put an early end to the life of the girl who so clearly has not earned the right to keep living.
So, at this point, I was already in love with the movie. It reminded me of Super (2010) a film about a guy who decides to become a superhero, which basically means he goes around hurting and killing people he decides are not being nice.
God Bless America however goes a lot deeper into its hatred of particular groups of society. As you watch the movie you can feel the hatred oozing off the screen. I really felt the writer's conviction, and his deep and pure dislike towards certain behavior and cultural developments. And goddamn it, I could not agree more.
Basically, this movie is a dark comedy, and laugh I did. But it was more than that, at some parts the lines and conversation actually make strong arguments and are quite witty and well thought out.
If you are anything like me, and you have a deepfound hatred for the kind of people who are idolized on popular MTV shows, you will love this movie. And if you can't possibly wait until you get to see it in cinemas, may I suggest watching Super in the meantime.
As always,
Teun
As I'm writing this my computer clock reads 2:15 am, and I just returned from a late night cinema visit. This night's lucky movie was God Bless America it was a pre-screening kinda thing, the movie won't be released for another week on a national level in the Netherlands.
This movie was one of the few films I have actually been looking forward to. In short, it's about a guy who gets knocked down by life and as he's about to put an end to said life, he gets distracted by an overwhelmingly obnoxious girl on one of MTV's more popular shows called Sweet Sixteen. At that moment he decides to postpone his suicide and instead, put an early end to the life of the girl who so clearly has not earned the right to keep living.
So, at this point, I was already in love with the movie. It reminded me of Super (2010) a film about a guy who decides to become a superhero, which basically means he goes around hurting and killing people he decides are not being nice.
God Bless America however goes a lot deeper into its hatred of particular groups of society. As you watch the movie you can feel the hatred oozing off the screen. I really felt the writer's conviction, and his deep and pure dislike towards certain behavior and cultural developments. And goddamn it, I could not agree more.
Basically, this movie is a dark comedy, and laugh I did. But it was more than that, at some parts the lines and conversation actually make strong arguments and are quite witty and well thought out.
If you are anything like me, and you have a deepfound hatred for the kind of people who are idolized on popular MTV shows, you will love this movie. And if you can't possibly wait until you get to see it in cinemas, may I suggest watching Super in the meantime.
As always,
Teun
woensdag 1 augustus 2012
Movies of july
Another month of moviewatching has passed, time to evaluate.
La Haine (1995) - Very strong movie.
How I spent my summer vacation (2012) - This was the first sneak preview of the month, and it was a great watch.
Cell 211 (2009) - Very strong story development.
Win Win (2011) - Slightly more than enjoyable.
The Raid (2012) - Lots of fighting, felt like a more gruesome version of Ip Man.
Mar adentro (2004) - Impressive and depressing.
Le Prenom (2012) - Better than expected, kind of like a lighter version of Festen.
Habla con Ella (2002) - Quite intriguing, kinda weird tho.
Entre les Murs (2008) - It was interesting and insightful, but not necessarily enjoyable.
Garden State (2004) - Bad.
A few best men (2012) - Terrible movie quality wise, I still had a good laugh.
La delicatesse (2011) - Quite enjoyable, nothing special, but worth watching.
Detachment (2011) - Very impressive movie, Adrien Brody is a strong actor.
The Wrestler (2008) - A movie I consider to be great for reasons explained in last month's post.
Brave (2012) - A lot more aimed at children than I expected, still fun tho.
Comme un Chef (2012) - A lot more fun than I expected.
Madagascar 3 (2012) - I laughed my ass off.
Batman Begins (2005) - Freaking great, this movie gets a surprising lack of affection from the masses.
The Dark Knight (2008) - Amazing. Heath Ledger achieves a mesmerizing performance.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - Not quite the cinematic masterpiece that the Dark Knight was, but still a great ending to the trilogy.
Jeux d'enfants (2003) - I'm not yet sure what my definite opinion on this movie is, for now I'll claim to have liked it.
Big Fish (2003) - Enjoyable, but I don't see why this movie gets so much love. It's a fine movie, but not amazing.
Project X (2012) - Ah well, you gotta watch one of these every once in a while.
Megamind (2010) - A fun watch.
A history of violence (2005) - I remembered it being better than it was.
The Boondock Saints (1999) - I love anything with an irish accent.
Red Lights (2012) - If I could've watched this again and taken away the last few minutes, I would've called it an enjoyable movie. But with this ending it made me want to puke my guts out.
A good score this month.
As always,
Live long as prosper,
Teun
La Haine (1995) - Very strong movie.
How I spent my summer vacation (2012) - This was the first sneak preview of the month, and it was a great watch.
Cell 211 (2009) - Very strong story development.
Win Win (2011) - Slightly more than enjoyable.
The Raid (2012) - Lots of fighting, felt like a more gruesome version of Ip Man.
Mar adentro (2004) - Impressive and depressing.
Le Prenom (2012) - Better than expected, kind of like a lighter version of Festen.
Habla con Ella (2002) - Quite intriguing, kinda weird tho.
Entre les Murs (2008) - It was interesting and insightful, but not necessarily enjoyable.
Garden State (2004) - Bad.
A few best men (2012) - Terrible movie quality wise, I still had a good laugh.
La delicatesse (2011) - Quite enjoyable, nothing special, but worth watching.
Detachment (2011) - Very impressive movie, Adrien Brody is a strong actor.
The Wrestler (2008) - A movie I consider to be great for reasons explained in last month's post.
Brave (2012) - A lot more aimed at children than I expected, still fun tho.
Comme un Chef (2012) - A lot more fun than I expected.
Madagascar 3 (2012) - I laughed my ass off.
Batman Begins (2005) - Freaking great, this movie gets a surprising lack of affection from the masses.
The Dark Knight (2008) - Amazing. Heath Ledger achieves a mesmerizing performance.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - Not quite the cinematic masterpiece that the Dark Knight was, but still a great ending to the trilogy.
Jeux d'enfants (2003) - I'm not yet sure what my definite opinion on this movie is, for now I'll claim to have liked it.
Big Fish (2003) - Enjoyable, but I don't see why this movie gets so much love. It's a fine movie, but not amazing.
Project X (2012) - Ah well, you gotta watch one of these every once in a while.
Megamind (2010) - A fun watch.
A history of violence (2005) - I remembered it being better than it was.
The Boondock Saints (1999) - I love anything with an irish accent.
Red Lights (2012) - If I could've watched this again and taken away the last few minutes, I would've called it an enjoyable movie. But with this ending it made me want to puke my guts out.
A good score this month.
As always,
Live long as prosper,
Teun
maandag 23 juli 2012
Wrestling
Good evening,
Last week I was trying very hard to keep myself occupied in an attempt to soothe the voice in my head that was screaming "badabadabadabada-BATMAN!" over and over again. One of those close to futile attempts started quite late. I believe it was last wednesday, around half past midnight, I asked my roommate if he would be up for a movie. I had set my sights on "The Wrestler", a movie I've found quite hard to convince people to watch because of the name alone. As soon as I mention the title people seem to scatter and run for the hills. Because who would want to watch a wrestling movie?
Usually I would try to explain to these people that The Wrestler is no more about wrestling than let's say.. Black Swan is about ballet or House M.D. is about medicine. It is just some kind of base that is required to convey a message. And almost always, I'd get the response: "yeah, yeah, what other movies you got?"
But on this night, my roommate caved, and we watched The Wrestler. A movie I had seen once before, when it first came out, I had watched it on one of my flights across the pond separating my homeland from my sister's. Also known as the Atlantic ocean. I had liked it back then, it had made a certain impression on me that made it somewhat memorable.
Last wednesday however, it struck me in a whole new way. I really sat down for it, and let it do it's work on me. A movie that is strayed away from by quite a few because of the wrestling aspect, showed me a very different underlying message.
To me this movie shows us an incredibly interesting triangle in the life of a wrestler nearing retirement. At one end of this triangle we have our Wrestling superhero "Randy the Ram", and you see him doing his thing. The crowd goes wild, and he gives them a great show. This is truly what he likes to do, and he does it well. The public sees him as a living legend.
Then there's his colleagues, his fellow wrestlers, we get a view at the professional aspect of wrestling. The interaction between the wrestlers, he is treated with respect but also a certain level of carefulness. People realize he's nearing his limit, and he can't do the things he used to be able to do.
And then there's the handful of people who actually know him when he's not putting on a show. The few people who interact with him during day to day life. In this film we see him reaching out to these people. Attempting to break free of all his roles, his shows, his characters.
The overlap between these three worlds, and the direct interaction between them, is what makes this is a great film for me.
If this verbal diarrhea manages to get even one person closer to ignoring their inner voice telling them they don't want to see a movie about the ballet, or wrestling or two gay cowboys, I have done my good deed for the day.
Live long and prosper,
Teun
Last week I was trying very hard to keep myself occupied in an attempt to soothe the voice in my head that was screaming "badabadabadabada-BATMAN!" over and over again. One of those close to futile attempts started quite late. I believe it was last wednesday, around half past midnight, I asked my roommate if he would be up for a movie. I had set my sights on "The Wrestler", a movie I've found quite hard to convince people to watch because of the name alone. As soon as I mention the title people seem to scatter and run for the hills. Because who would want to watch a wrestling movie?
Usually I would try to explain to these people that The Wrestler is no more about wrestling than let's say.. Black Swan is about ballet or House M.D. is about medicine. It is just some kind of base that is required to convey a message. And almost always, I'd get the response: "yeah, yeah, what other movies you got?"
But on this night, my roommate caved, and we watched The Wrestler. A movie I had seen once before, when it first came out, I had watched it on one of my flights across the pond separating my homeland from my sister's. Also known as the Atlantic ocean. I had liked it back then, it had made a certain impression on me that made it somewhat memorable.
Last wednesday however, it struck me in a whole new way. I really sat down for it, and let it do it's work on me. A movie that is strayed away from by quite a few because of the wrestling aspect, showed me a very different underlying message.
To me this movie shows us an incredibly interesting triangle in the life of a wrestler nearing retirement. At one end of this triangle we have our Wrestling superhero "Randy the Ram", and you see him doing his thing. The crowd goes wild, and he gives them a great show. This is truly what he likes to do, and he does it well. The public sees him as a living legend.
Then there's his colleagues, his fellow wrestlers, we get a view at the professional aspect of wrestling. The interaction between the wrestlers, he is treated with respect but also a certain level of carefulness. People realize he's nearing his limit, and he can't do the things he used to be able to do.
And then there's the handful of people who actually know him when he's not putting on a show. The few people who interact with him during day to day life. In this film we see him reaching out to these people. Attempting to break free of all his roles, his shows, his characters.
The overlap between these three worlds, and the direct interaction between them, is what makes this is a great film for me.
If this verbal diarrhea manages to get even one person closer to ignoring their inner voice telling them they don't want to see a movie about the ballet, or wrestling or two gay cowboys, I have done my good deed for the day.
Live long and prosper,
Teun
zondag 1 juli 2012
Movies of june
Time for another monthly report.
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) - Awesome movie, great feel to it.
Prometheus (2012) - Cool movie, left me with a lot of questions tho.
Almost Famous (2000) - Was a nice watch, I liked the music.
Cosmopolis (2012) - I've heard mixed reactions to this movie, I thought it was badly executed.
Donnie Darko (2001) - I've watched this movie a couple of times now, I hope to one day truly understand it.
De rouille et D'os (2012) - Very strong movie, I liked this a lot. Seen it twice already now.
Drive (2011) - Man I love this movie.
Shame (2011) - I needed to rewatch this, so I did. Intense movie.
I am Sam (2001) - Sean Penn can play anything.
21 Jump street (2012) - Saw this with a filled movie theater, the crowd was going wild.
Starbuck (2012) - Very enjoyable, was better than I expected.
Blue Valentine (2011) - Ryan Gosling is great.
Paris, Texas (1984) - This movie had a great pace to it.
The Raven (2021) - Okay to see, nothing special. But not bad.
The lucky one (2012) - Truly terrible, but we had an afternoon to fill.
The Five-year engagement (2012) - Had me laughing out loud for a good portion of the 2 hour movie.
Cashback (2006) - I quite liked this, had a nice feel to it.
Lilya-4-Ever (2002) - Quite impressive and depressing at the same time.
The amazing Spiderman (2012) - If you're a superhero fan like me, go watch this. If not, it's not that much different from the original spiderman.
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Awesome.
Ice Age 4 (2012) - Lots of fun.
All in all, june has been a good movie month, but July is going to unleash The Dark Knight Rises. That's gonna be tough to beat.
Live long and prosper,
Teun
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) - Awesome movie, great feel to it.
Prometheus (2012) - Cool movie, left me with a lot of questions tho.
Almost Famous (2000) - Was a nice watch, I liked the music.
Cosmopolis (2012) - I've heard mixed reactions to this movie, I thought it was badly executed.
Donnie Darko (2001) - I've watched this movie a couple of times now, I hope to one day truly understand it.
De rouille et D'os (2012) - Very strong movie, I liked this a lot. Seen it twice already now.
Drive (2011) - Man I love this movie.
Shame (2011) - I needed to rewatch this, so I did. Intense movie.
I am Sam (2001) - Sean Penn can play anything.
21 Jump street (2012) - Saw this with a filled movie theater, the crowd was going wild.
Starbuck (2012) - Very enjoyable, was better than I expected.
Blue Valentine (2011) - Ryan Gosling is great.
Paris, Texas (1984) - This movie had a great pace to it.
The Raven (2021) - Okay to see, nothing special. But not bad.
The lucky one (2012) - Truly terrible, but we had an afternoon to fill.
The Five-year engagement (2012) - Had me laughing out loud for a good portion of the 2 hour movie.
Cashback (2006) - I quite liked this, had a nice feel to it.
Lilya-4-Ever (2002) - Quite impressive and depressing at the same time.
The amazing Spiderman (2012) - If you're a superhero fan like me, go watch this. If not, it's not that much different from the original spiderman.
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Awesome.
Ice Age 4 (2012) - Lots of fun.
All in all, june has been a good movie month, but July is going to unleash The Dark Knight Rises. That's gonna be tough to beat.
Live long and prosper,
Teun
donderdag 14 juni 2012
De rouille et d'os
I think this deserves some kind of preface. My frequency of visiting the movie theaters has resulted in me seeing the trailer for this movie somewhere between 10-20 times. I thought it was a good trailer, so I was excited to see the movie. So much so, that I actually wanted to see the premiere revealing last friday, but due to lack of enthusiasm, I stayed home and chilled.
My friend however, did go to see it, thinking I would be there to accompany him. He reported back to me the next day, referring to this movie as an "okay movie to watch, nothing special".
I however, was still quite excited to go see this. So fast-fowarding a little less than a week, here I am thursday afternoon, asking my roommates if anybody would be up for watching a french movie I had been excited to see for quite a while.
This request resulted in me spending a lovely evening with one of the before mentioned roommates. She did however have one condition. We would have to bring some beer.
A couple of hours later, here we were. Sitting the theaters, a backpack filled with beer and snacks. Ready for action.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I didn't care much. I was certain I would at least be entertained, and I had brought beer, so who cared?
Nothing however could've prepared me for what coming my way. People who know me even a little bit should know that I have watched hundreds of movies the last couple of years. But what I experienced this night, only a couple of hours ago, is something completely new to me. Something in years and years of moviewatching has never happened to me before.
I sat there, in my seat, holding a beer, and as the plot was thickening on the screen before my eyes. I actually found myself feeling and thinking; "Oh God, I really hope this ends well."
This might not sound that impressive to most of you, but coming from a guy who watches movies from a 99.9% analytic point of view. This was revolutionary emotional empathy.
Another thing I really loved about this movie was how misleading the trailer was. The one thing that drove me to want to see this movie, was a complete lie. And regardless of that fact I still loved every moment of this film.
As I am writing this, I feel like I'm skipping steps, or maybe not making complete sense. This is mostly due to the copious amounts of alcohol I have consumed during this movie, and partly due to the emotional excitement I have racing through my veins after experiencing this work of art.
As always.
Live long and prosper,
Teun.
My friend however, did go to see it, thinking I would be there to accompany him. He reported back to me the next day, referring to this movie as an "okay movie to watch, nothing special".
I however, was still quite excited to go see this. So fast-fowarding a little less than a week, here I am thursday afternoon, asking my roommates if anybody would be up for watching a french movie I had been excited to see for quite a while.
This request resulted in me spending a lovely evening with one of the before mentioned roommates. She did however have one condition. We would have to bring some beer.
A couple of hours later, here we were. Sitting the theaters, a backpack filled with beer and snacks. Ready for action.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I didn't care much. I was certain I would at least be entertained, and I had brought beer, so who cared?
Nothing however could've prepared me for what coming my way. People who know me even a little bit should know that I have watched hundreds of movies the last couple of years. But what I experienced this night, only a couple of hours ago, is something completely new to me. Something in years and years of moviewatching has never happened to me before.
I sat there, in my seat, holding a beer, and as the plot was thickening on the screen before my eyes. I actually found myself feeling and thinking; "Oh God, I really hope this ends well."
This might not sound that impressive to most of you, but coming from a guy who watches movies from a 99.9% analytic point of view. This was revolutionary emotional empathy.
Another thing I really loved about this movie was how misleading the trailer was. The one thing that drove me to want to see this movie, was a complete lie. And regardless of that fact I still loved every moment of this film.
As I am writing this, I feel like I'm skipping steps, or maybe not making complete sense. This is mostly due to the copious amounts of alcohol I have consumed during this movie, and partly due to the emotional excitement I have racing through my veins after experiencing this work of art.
As always.
Live long and prosper,
Teun.
woensdag 6 juni 2012
Moons and pregnancies
Good morning,
This time I thought I would cover my cinematic adventures of multiple days.
Let us rewind to last sunday, after awakening from a drunken slumber my plans were to return to Amsterdam, take a look at my new school building, and move on to the room I have the privilege of calling home. Those plans were slightly altered when more people decided to join me for my journey. Which ultimately resulted in me and two friends sitting with a backpack filled with snacks and beer in the dinnertime showing of "What to expect when you're expecting" a movie probably frowned upon by many. Granted, this movie will not end up in the books of cinematic history, but I still enjoyed myself. Although at one point all the women around us were not-so-silently weeping over the intense emotions oozing off the screen. But luckily, us men have had years and years of thorough training on how to get through tough emotional moments. So we decided to crack open another beer and laugh it off.
For me, the real plan of that night was the 21:20 showing of "Moonrise Kingdom", a movie I had been looking forward to for weeks, ever since they decided to show the trailer before every freaking movie I went to see. Resulting in me seeing it about 10 times in the past month. So after stuffing ourselves full of unhealthy burgers for the 3rd time that day, I entered the Pathe City with a slight feeling of excitement. So far I had not heard that much of the movie, but everything had been positive. What I was not prepared for was that I would absolutely love this movie. This doesn't happen often, but when it does, you'll know it. The combination of oddness and humor reminded me in a way of Amelie, some may take this as an offense, as if I'm calling it unoriginal, but I find calling a movie reminiscent of Amelie a grand compliment. Anways, this movie has a certain oddness to it, that works up to a point where it makes everything more amusing and enjoyable and somehow does not come off as overly weird. That is an amazingly fine balance that they managed to hit spot on.
This is a movie I am certain will be re watched by me and many others. If I know myself even a little, I'll probably go see it in theaters again soon enough.
So, after closing off sunday with such success and enjoyment. I took a day off, no movies for me on monday.
But, tuesday, of course meant time to get back in action. Somewhere in the afternoon I approached my friend if we were planning on raping any cinemas that evening. And after going through what was showing, cross-matching the play times, and even contemplating going to see multiple movies, we decided it was time to go see "Prometheus". A movie I insisted we go see in the Grand Hall of Pathé Tuschinski, a beautiful hall in a most beautiful theater. Definitely my favorite cinema to go to.
It had been maybe 10 years since I saw Alien, it was at a slumber party during one of my visits to the states. We were a group of young boys watching a movie we probably shouldn't be watching. And it made quite the impression.
So I knew who Ridley Scott was when the name appeared to me on the giant movie screen. But I had no real expectations of what Prometheus would bring me. I figured just going to see it and letting it wash over me was a good approach. What I must confess is that I'm actually not that big of a fan of this genre. I think this comes from my very analytical approach to movies, this helps me appreciate a lot of movies a whole lot more. But when it comes to movies that are supposed to have you trembling in your seat, I can never quite get that same thrill that others are getting. Because I'm not looking at the movie in the same way, I can never quite get sucked in to the point of shared fear.
I don't think too much should be said about Prometheus, it looked amazing, although at some points I thought certain design choices made a couple of objects look outright funny, but as a whole, it was incredibly impressive.
My personal judgement of this movie is this: It made me want to go back and re watch Alien.
So, for those of you who have been paying attention, there is a shared theme between these three movies one I realized as I was riding my bike back home last night. Moons and pregnancies. For the Alien fans out there, that should be good news.
As always.
Live long and prosper,
Teun
This time I thought I would cover my cinematic adventures of multiple days.
Let us rewind to last sunday, after awakening from a drunken slumber my plans were to return to Amsterdam, take a look at my new school building, and move on to the room I have the privilege of calling home. Those plans were slightly altered when more people decided to join me for my journey. Which ultimately resulted in me and two friends sitting with a backpack filled with snacks and beer in the dinnertime showing of "What to expect when you're expecting" a movie probably frowned upon by many. Granted, this movie will not end up in the books of cinematic history, but I still enjoyed myself. Although at one point all the women around us were not-so-silently weeping over the intense emotions oozing off the screen. But luckily, us men have had years and years of thorough training on how to get through tough emotional moments. So we decided to crack open another beer and laugh it off.
For me, the real plan of that night was the 21:20 showing of "Moonrise Kingdom", a movie I had been looking forward to for weeks, ever since they decided to show the trailer before every freaking movie I went to see. Resulting in me seeing it about 10 times in the past month. So after stuffing ourselves full of unhealthy burgers for the 3rd time that day, I entered the Pathe City with a slight feeling of excitement. So far I had not heard that much of the movie, but everything had been positive. What I was not prepared for was that I would absolutely love this movie. This doesn't happen often, but when it does, you'll know it. The combination of oddness and humor reminded me in a way of Amelie, some may take this as an offense, as if I'm calling it unoriginal, but I find calling a movie reminiscent of Amelie a grand compliment. Anways, this movie has a certain oddness to it, that works up to a point where it makes everything more amusing and enjoyable and somehow does not come off as overly weird. That is an amazingly fine balance that they managed to hit spot on.
This is a movie I am certain will be re watched by me and many others. If I know myself even a little, I'll probably go see it in theaters again soon enough.
So, after closing off sunday with such success and enjoyment. I took a day off, no movies for me on monday.
But, tuesday, of course meant time to get back in action. Somewhere in the afternoon I approached my friend if we were planning on raping any cinemas that evening. And after going through what was showing, cross-matching the play times, and even contemplating going to see multiple movies, we decided it was time to go see "Prometheus". A movie I insisted we go see in the Grand Hall of Pathé Tuschinski, a beautiful hall in a most beautiful theater. Definitely my favorite cinema to go to.
It had been maybe 10 years since I saw Alien, it was at a slumber party during one of my visits to the states. We were a group of young boys watching a movie we probably shouldn't be watching. And it made quite the impression.
So I knew who Ridley Scott was when the name appeared to me on the giant movie screen. But I had no real expectations of what Prometheus would bring me. I figured just going to see it and letting it wash over me was a good approach. What I must confess is that I'm actually not that big of a fan of this genre. I think this comes from my very analytical approach to movies, this helps me appreciate a lot of movies a whole lot more. But when it comes to movies that are supposed to have you trembling in your seat, I can never quite get that same thrill that others are getting. Because I'm not looking at the movie in the same way, I can never quite get sucked in to the point of shared fear.
I don't think too much should be said about Prometheus, it looked amazing, although at some points I thought certain design choices made a couple of objects look outright funny, but as a whole, it was incredibly impressive.
My personal judgement of this movie is this: It made me want to go back and re watch Alien.
So, for those of you who have been paying attention, there is a shared theme between these three movies one I realized as I was riding my bike back home last night. Moons and pregnancies. For the Alien fans out there, that should be good news.
As always.
Live long and prosper,
Teun
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