Wednesday, January 07, 2004
PRETTY LACKLUSTER YEAR
I saw THE MATRIX PART III a few weeks ago. Before that, the last movie I saw in the theater was THE MATRIX PART II. And that was back in May I believe...? (And a big factor in the decision to see MATRIX III was because a friend was in town and we wanted to take him to see the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. I thought the film itself was twisted and depressing.)
Is it me or has this year's crop of movies failed to provide adequate reason to get out of the apartment, go find parking, pay $10 ($20 if you bring a lady), then sit in a theater and gamble two hours of your life?
MASTER AND COMMANDER? LAST SAMURAI? COLD MOUNTAIN? KILL BILL? I'm sure they're all quality movies, but are they really "worth" it? What am I gonna get out of LAST SAMURAI that I didn't get from DANCES WITH WOLVES?
A lot of the movies I want to see aren't really necessary for THEATER viewing. I don't think I'm going to lose a lot by seeing SPELLBOUND, FOG OF WAR, ELEPHANT, LOST IN TRANSLATION, AMERICAN SPLENDOR, ELF, MYSTIC RIVER, SCHOOL OF ROCK, BIG FISH or BAD SANTA on DVD am I? They're not exactly what you would call lush cinematic experiences.
So I'm waiting for the DVDs.
Oh yeah, I saw CITY OF GOD and CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS in the theaters this year. They were both pretty good.
Is it me or has this year's crop of movies failed to provide adequate reason to get out of the apartment, go find parking, pay $10 ($20 if you bring a lady), then sit in a theater and gamble two hours of your life?
MASTER AND COMMANDER? LAST SAMURAI? COLD MOUNTAIN? KILL BILL? I'm sure they're all quality movies, but are they really "worth" it? What am I gonna get out of LAST SAMURAI that I didn't get from DANCES WITH WOLVES?
A lot of the movies I want to see aren't really necessary for THEATER viewing. I don't think I'm going to lose a lot by seeing SPELLBOUND, FOG OF WAR, ELEPHANT, LOST IN TRANSLATION, AMERICAN SPLENDOR, ELF, MYSTIC RIVER, SCHOOL OF ROCK, BIG FISH or BAD SANTA on DVD am I? They're not exactly what you would call lush cinematic experiences.
So I'm waiting for the DVDs.
Oh yeah, I saw CITY OF GOD and CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS in the theaters this year. They were both pretty good.
