Moon: The Review. 4.5/5 stars.
| Moon could have been another blatantly stereotypical sci-fi film or some sort of psychological thriller that Sam Bell (the main character) created out-of-body multiple personalities, similar to Fight Club. I was delightfully surprised. Moon is one of those rare gems that you can achieve from a small budget ($5M) and a shooting period of only thirty-three days. Sam Rockwell, an underestimated actor, portrayed Sam Bell (hopefully this film will boost his morale within the industry and we can see more of this marvellous man.) His portrayal of the diminishing character was a very real and powerful performance. The story is as follows: Sam Bell has spent almost three years alone on the moon, harvesting a renewable energy source from the dark side of the moon. His only companion, a very 2001 style robotic system named Gerty. During his last two weeks of his contract he suffers a crash that reveals the whole underbelly of the helium-3 harvesting industry. The twist (which I’ll try not to reveal) was plausible for a film set in the near future, even if the idea is popular in the sci-fi industry. The ideas that Moon was homage to 2001 and Alien are quite clear through the environment and sets that the filmmakers used. Like 2001, the station is very clean and white with the appropriate-looking technologies. The moon itself seemed like a very lonely and empty place, achieved through the vast and dark landscapes of the surface and atmosphere of a moon longing to have some sort of physical contact was strong and the connection between Sam and the moon can be made. Also, like Alien, this mood was set early on with establishing a clear and hostile world, the moon obviously not being a life-threatening sort of hostility but a more emotional and psychological one. Moon allows the audience to think about more than can be seen. A message about the diminishing natural resource reserves of the world is set right at the start but this is merely the surface of the ideals revealed in the film. To go beneath the surface, you find the integrity and compassion that makes us human and are confronted with an already talked about conspiracy, that has both moral and questionable arguments. Overall, Moon was a visually exciting, sometimes slow but masterfully played and made film, right down to the acting and directing. It’s a fantastic start for director, Duncan Jones and I am hopeful that this boosts Sam Rockwell from his B-Grade status. Labels: film review, LameHobo, Moon, Movie |
Avatar: The Review.
| ...Oh my God. This movie was... It was... It is being lost for words. It was amazing. It was brilliant. It was just a sub-meaning of 'awesome'. The plot was enjoyable, like, for what was happening, it had the perfect running time. The effects and Pandora was just mind-blowing. You seriously left the film like you wanted to live there. It's hard to write a review with this movie because it's easier picking bad things in a film. This film didn't have many bad things, and if there were any mistakes it was extremely subtle and was worthy of forgetting. I do admit the plot was a bit Hollywood at times but that can be forgiven. Fucking amazing and mind blowing film. Verdict: 5/5 stars. Really, if you miss this you should be shot. Labels: Avatar, film, film review |
My thoughts during New Moon.
| Holy mother of God. I can't believe I saw this sad excuse for a vampire and werewolf film. It was terrible. The only person I feel sorry for is Michael Sheen because he still remains to be awesome. During the film, I decided to have a running commentary that I was whispering to my friends as to not upset any twitards in the theatre because they would probably find a way to rip my soul out. Here are some of the things I said/ thought while I was being tortured:
Verdict: 1.5/5 stars. This dry and cliche film is nothing but the ruins of original and awesome fantasy creatures. Meyer has ruined fantasy for the coming generations. If you want good films to see, I recommend Where the Wild Things Are and Zombieland. They both earn their 4/5 stars. WTWTA seems to find that inner-child of yours and make it roam with pure and wild joy. Zombieland would have to be the funniest zombie film ever; it blanaces between being scary and being funny quite nicely. TEAM LUPIN FTW! Labels: bullshit, fantasy, film review, films, horrible, meyer, New Moon, ruined, twilight, twitard, vampire, werewolf, where the wild things are, zombieland |
My view on 2012.
| Yes, I did see it. It was excruciatingly stunning, and now I guess you want reasons for this conclusion, so this is it. First of all, it goes for ages and when you have another hour and thirty minutes to go, you've wondered why the world hasn't fucked itself by now. I sensed that the film was trying too hard like "Lets shove action and morals together! That always works!" It may work but it makes for an incredibly cliche performance. So, this film practically reads from the Book of Cliche End of the World Films. For example, the end of the world seems to fit in nicely with the survival of the protagonist, seriously, make one where he dies, it'd be more tragic and interesting. I mean, it was climactic etc. but I was literally sitting being like, "He's not dead" and "This is gonna happen" and, to my amazement it did. I'm a kickass psychic. Anyway, apart from the basic storyline, the visual effects and CGI were pretty epic; I have to give them credit for that because that was enjoyable although it was that CGI where you knew it was. Of coarse I'm asking for a lot when I ask for there to actually be a massive volcano coming out of the ground and erupting but it would have been more realistic if that was the case. I lol'd in some places because I was like "As if..." and "Haha, the old women ran into a piece of rising earth." Also, the fact that they added horrible one liners before something bad happens was irritating and I wanted to slap the screenwriter for doing so and the way the cracks so happened to split important landmarks etc. throughout the world was absolutely amazing and horribly cheesy. Another thing was the fact that this is based on an actual theory. Which, surprisingly, scares the fuck out of me. I'm not sure that this is going to happen but, like most humans, the unknown scares the living breath out of me and I had a queasy stomach watching the first parts of the film. I also have a fear of death which could have contributed to it; a mixture of fear, death and the unknown is shit scary. I wasn't scared so much at the CGI etc. but the whole concept of the end of the world. I know what I want to do on 21/12/12 - be with my friends. Just in case. Verdict: 2.75/5 stars. A visually stunning film but lacked in true morality and originality. Peace out, --Lamehobo. Labels: 2012, Awesome, film, film review, LameHobo |
Yet another film blog.
| Today, I went and saw Fame. I thought it was good but lacked originality. It needed it's own unique spin with our modern artistic society and I didn't get that vibe. They just injected hip-hop, rap, techno, stereotypical African Americans and technology. I missed the whole indie side to music we have now-days and wanted THAT kind of originality. Seriously, it was like someone shone a mirror up to the 1980s Fame and shone it into the 21st century, I was sitting in the movie picking things that we're simply copied/modernised from the original. But other than that it was entertaining and the acting was alright. Verdict: 3/5 stars - mostly for effort. Also, I rented Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. LOVED THIS FILM! I don't know why but these small indie films just seem to warm my heart and involve amazing scripts. You know, things like Juno or Little Miss Sunshine or even (500) Days of Summer. For me, these movies just hold that special (or even secret) ingredient to make a great film by my standards. Verdict: 4/5 stars. It is an off beat love story that did find a small place in my heart to warm. Thanks for reading. Labels: fame, film review, nick and norah's infinite playlist |
(500) Days of Summer: Review
| I officially love this film. Not only was it refreshing but it was also really good. It wasn't some generic piece for shit cliche romantic comedy, it was unique. I loved the directing, cinematography and the layout of the whole film, not what I was expecting but it was good nonetheless. It was funny when it wanted to be and was actually funny! The script had depth and a storyline and the acting was superb for the roles. The music was also important for me as well... IT WASN'T POP! It was nice indie/alternative stuff that suited the film perfectly. I also thought the ending was quite cute. Well, if you haven't seen it already, go see it or you'll be disappointed. Verdict: 4.5/5 stars Goodbye. Labels: (500) days of Summer, Awesome, film review |