So, basically, this crazy scientist guy is stealing children to…harvest their dreams I guess you could say? So, first of all…I guess I should rewind a bit…This man, an incredible inventor guy, had no children, no family…so he decided to create some for himself. He created a wife, five or six sons (I can’t remember) who look identical to him, this giant brain, and basically the most intelligent man on the face of the earth. The thing is, something…I’m not sure if this little fact was omitted or if I just totally missed it…but I’m not sure exactly WHAT it was…anyway. Something put a curse on this little family that he created. His wife was super short, his children fell asleep spontaneously, the brain was prone to migraines, and lastly, the intelligent man, could not dream. SO because of this, he is ageing extremely fast…and attempts to steal children’s dreams so he can finally experience what it is to dream.
The main character One is this big, simple, ‘strong man’ whose little brother is kidnapped by this scientist. He really reminded me of like…Will Ferell on steroids…and like, a good actor :P. Most of the movie is about him going and searching for his brother…
He builds this extremely creepy (in my opinion) relationship with this little girl. She’s helping him find his little brother, actually, she’s the one who ultimately saves him in the end. She is obviously in love with him…you know, little girl crush…but its HIM that just creeped me out insanely ughh… :P It was weird.
I mean they’re so many weird things…these conjoined twins, evil fleas…really strange shit.
It was in French…so, unfortunately, I wasn’t as focused on the overall picture as I would have liked to be…it had a really cool tone to it, and I’d definitely want to watch it again to be able to see more of the visuals…now that I know exactly what’s going on.
It was overall really good (: I liked it…the ending was a bit predictable. All the “bad guys” get blown up, and One, his little brother, and his new little…friend…are all safe and happy :P
It was good though. Unique. I liked it. It actually reminded me of a really fucked up, and good, Golden Compass…the whole child stealing idea :P
7.5/10
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
American Psycho
Okay…so, first of all, I have to say that I read the book, American Psycho, a couple weeks before the movie…and I am SO glad I did! I mean, I’m usually glad, but this time, I was REALLY glad.
I loved the book…I thought Bret Easton Ellis was incredibly descriptive, really creative (in the wrongest ways :P) and I just thought it was really well written.
It did lack a plot…it didn’t really go anywhere, but that didn’t even matter, honestly, it wasn’t about that for me. I couldn’t help but laugh every time he would bring up something about killings and it would either be misheard or ignored :P
There was a point where I considered that none of the killings were happening…especially when the fact that the lawyer had lunch with Paul Owens multiple times through his death. But, then it kinda clued in…something else I found amusing…the fact that they were constantly mistaking people for others…something which actually made the book so confusing for me at the beginning.
Now, onto the movie…I’ve been putting this off…cause, I have to say, I was a bit disappointed. It may be sick, but I didn’t think it was near graphic enough.
Also, I don’t think Christian Bale was right at all for the part…I thought he should be more pompous and less monotonous.
Best part of the movie was Willem Dafoe…hands down! That guy was the perfect touch…I loved it.
I mean…I think the conclusion that you are eventually supposed to come down to is…who is crazy? Is it society? Or is it Patrick?
As I said before, I do think that Patrick actually committed the murders, but I’m not sure who is to blame? Society or Patrick? I tend to lean towards society…I do think that Bateman was fucked…but society definitely did not help. I don’t know, I really don’t know lol…
Urghh…so, I was just kinda frustrated by this movie. I still wanted to add more…but I really don’t feel like bitching any more…and a lot of what I have left is just that :/
I’m going to focus on the book…
Book: 9.3/10
Movie: 7.0/10
I loved the book…I thought Bret Easton Ellis was incredibly descriptive, really creative (in the wrongest ways :P) and I just thought it was really well written.
It did lack a plot…it didn’t really go anywhere, but that didn’t even matter, honestly, it wasn’t about that for me. I couldn’t help but laugh every time he would bring up something about killings and it would either be misheard or ignored :P
There was a point where I considered that none of the killings were happening…especially when the fact that the lawyer had lunch with Paul Owens multiple times through his death. But, then it kinda clued in…something else I found amusing…the fact that they were constantly mistaking people for others…something which actually made the book so confusing for me at the beginning.
Now, onto the movie…I’ve been putting this off…cause, I have to say, I was a bit disappointed. It may be sick, but I didn’t think it was near graphic enough.
Also, I don’t think Christian Bale was right at all for the part…I thought he should be more pompous and less monotonous.
Best part of the movie was Willem Dafoe…hands down! That guy was the perfect touch…I loved it.
I mean…I think the conclusion that you are eventually supposed to come down to is…who is crazy? Is it society? Or is it Patrick?
As I said before, I do think that Patrick actually committed the murders, but I’m not sure who is to blame? Society or Patrick? I tend to lean towards society…I do think that Bateman was fucked…but society definitely did not help. I don’t know, I really don’t know lol…
Urghh…so, I was just kinda frustrated by this movie. I still wanted to add more…but I really don’t feel like bitching any more…and a lot of what I have left is just that :/
I’m going to focus on the book…
Book: 9.3/10
Movie: 7.0/10
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Little Otik
I have no idea how I heard about this movie…but I’m glad I did. It’s based on this Czech fairy tale about this couple who can’t have a child. In desperation to make his wife happy, the husband carves a baby out of a stump he dug up that resembles a child. When he gives it to his wife, almost immediately I think he realizes that it was a bad mistake. She immediately attaches to it, and cares for it as if it were real.
She puts a huge amount of effort into creating this lie that she’s pregnant…different sized pregnancy stomachs and everything…I’m sure she’s convinced herself that she’s pregnant. After she finally “gives birth” the husband comes home to find the baby alive…haha yah, wtf this wooden baby is now breastfeeding…
She keeps the baby hidden from others…obviously if people saw they would be very suspicious and well…that’s not normal…
The baby, who they named Otik in case that wasn’t obvious, grew at an extremely fast pace, and had an incredible appetite…for flesh…dun dun dunnn XD
At the same time as this whole thing is unfolding, the next-door neighbor, a little girl, is reading a Czech fairytale. The fairytale is eerily similar to what the girl is observing next door.
First of all, the stop motion in this film was fantastic, and I wish that there were more…all the scenes with Otik were done with stop motion.
Something I think the film could have done without would have been…when the girl was reading the story out loud…they took us and actually showed us scenes from what she was reading…and, it just felt redundant to me, because most of them ended up happening in real life anyway. I mean, that could have been done on purpose, well, I’m sure it was done on purpose, but it just didn’t work for me…personally.
I think I need to look into more of this directors films…talking to a few people, they’ve said that a couple of his other films are actually much better…so, if I enjoyed this one as much as I did, I think I’ll enjoy the others.
Funniest moments in the movie…the dinner times at the next door neighbors house. Every single meal was absolutely disgusting! Haha. That, and the father in that household, it just cracked me up.
Annnd one more thing, the ending. I loved how it ended. We are read from the book, that the way that Otik is killed is by an old woman with a hoe, a gardening hoe…and she slices his stomach and everyone/thing he has eaten comes out. They end the movie with the old woman, hoe over her shoulder, marching down the stairs, determined look on her face, with the little girl practically hanging off her legs, protesting and screaming for her to stop. (:
7.8/10
She puts a huge amount of effort into creating this lie that she’s pregnant…different sized pregnancy stomachs and everything…I’m sure she’s convinced herself that she’s pregnant. After she finally “gives birth” the husband comes home to find the baby alive…haha yah, wtf this wooden baby is now breastfeeding…
She keeps the baby hidden from others…obviously if people saw they would be very suspicious and well…that’s not normal…
The baby, who they named Otik in case that wasn’t obvious, grew at an extremely fast pace, and had an incredible appetite…for flesh…dun dun dunnn XD
At the same time as this whole thing is unfolding, the next-door neighbor, a little girl, is reading a Czech fairytale. The fairytale is eerily similar to what the girl is observing next door.
First of all, the stop motion in this film was fantastic, and I wish that there were more…all the scenes with Otik were done with stop motion.
Something I think the film could have done without would have been…when the girl was reading the story out loud…they took us and actually showed us scenes from what she was reading…and, it just felt redundant to me, because most of them ended up happening in real life anyway. I mean, that could have been done on purpose, well, I’m sure it was done on purpose, but it just didn’t work for me…personally.
I think I need to look into more of this directors films…talking to a few people, they’ve said that a couple of his other films are actually much better…so, if I enjoyed this one as much as I did, I think I’ll enjoy the others.
Funniest moments in the movie…the dinner times at the next door neighbors house. Every single meal was absolutely disgusting! Haha. That, and the father in that household, it just cracked me up.
Annnd one more thing, the ending. I loved how it ended. We are read from the book, that the way that Otik is killed is by an old woman with a hoe, a gardening hoe…and she slices his stomach and everyone/thing he has eaten comes out. They end the movie with the old woman, hoe over her shoulder, marching down the stairs, determined look on her face, with the little girl practically hanging off her legs, protesting and screaming for her to stop. (:
7.8/10
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