Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Only Yesterday: This is a Studio Ghibli movie, it's different than many I've seen but it's an interesting movie, a slice of Japanese life.

Florence Foster Jenkins: This was an interesting movie, I like Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep. It's an odd story but in some lights, very heart warming.

Ben-Hur: This is the more recent version of the movie. I haven't read the book or seen the original movie(s?), so I don't know how closely it follows the story. It was very interring and very vividly filmed. I think liberties were taken in some respects, a lot of pants were worn and by women too, as far as I know pants weren't really a thing in the Roman empire.

Moana: This isn't the best Disney movie ever but it's still pretty good. I enjoyed a Polynesian "princess" even though I think they blended Polynesian cultures (Hawaiian, Maori, etc.)

The Magnificent 7: This is also the new version, it's not bad and I enjoyed the faster pace but while Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt are great, they cannot replace Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen.

Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children: I kind of liked this movie but the more I think about it, the more plot holes I find. Obviously it's a movie where reality must be suspended but this pushes that a bit far.

Airplanes and transatlantic flights are good for catching up on movies.

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Ghostbusters (2016): I've never seen the original ghostbusters and I was skeptical about this one but overall I really liked it. It's kinda dumb but in a good way.