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I've been happily watching as many movies as I can the last couple days. I guess I'm having my own little home film festival - but 100% of my movies are good so far!! Religulous - I liked this movie a lot, but it's not on my top 10 or anything. I thought Bill Maher rightfully skewers the main religions, but maybe doesn't spend a lot of time on some that he could have. I did think he was overly excited to show Islamic and Muslim religions as extraordinarily violent, but evened things up with the closing scenes showing violence on both sides. The deleted scenes were very interesting. The first one shows Maher kind of making fun of a man who was babbling about the violence of Muslim/Islamics... but I guess that didn't fit in with Maher's own babbling about their violence so it was cut from the movie. A few other deleted scenes just show Maher being kind of a disrespectful asshole. So applause goes out to the editors of this movie. They managed to at least keep the themes and ideas from being contradictory, and keeping Maher from looking like an asshole gave him a lot more credibility in the documentary. All this isn't to say that I don't like the movie; I did like it, and Maher makes entirely valid points. If you're religious you may be offended by this movie. On the other hand you might want to open up your brain to the truths Maher is trying to point out. Zack & Miri Make a Porno: The offensive volume was turned way down for a Kevin Smith movie - which is a relative sort of statement, so don't think you're not going to see a lot of naked boobs or hanging nut sacks OR a full frontal of Jason Mewes. I think the dialogue quality in general may have lowered also, but overall it was a cute movie. My buddy Todd from IDLYITW called it "a guy chick flick" and that's pretty accurate. Also, Elizabeth Banks is smoking hot. I liked it, I just didn't love it. Don't get soft on me, Kevin Smith. El Orfanato (The Orphanage): I watched this late at night all alone in the house, and when a certain dead woman suddenly springs to life I jumped a foot out of my chair and screamed. It's a very classic, old school type of creepy horror movie, and also uses that magical realism that is so common in Mexican films and stories. I loved it. Creepy kids in creepy mascaras are something I maybe don't ever want to see again. Rent it. Watch it. Cabaret: My number one favorite movie this week, even over Rocky Horror Picture Show. I didn't know ANYTHING about this movie before watching it, so I was not prepared for the introduction of: Nazis, homosexuality, homoeroticism, transvestites, lots of sex outside of marriage, dead dogs, and abortion. Did I mention the Nazis? I'm so used to musicals being mostly light hearted comedies that I was at first struck dumb by this movie, and then simply fascinated during the second half. By the time the final, soundless credits started rolling I was so emotionally wrung out by this movie I had to step back and take a break. Plus, awesomely made, acted and directed. I really wasn't expecting such a fabulous movie - and wasn't surprised to see that it practically swept the Oscars. This movie is my number one pic this week: If you haven't seen it yet, rent it. It's really an amazing film. Now watching: Victor Victoria. On the menu for later: Chorus Line, Gypsy, and Sex & Lucia. And possibly The Music Man. Posted by Pischina at March 21, 2009 12:10 PMComments
(disclaimer - I am a bit tipsy) I went to see Bill MAher's show in LA and he was a bit of a jerk. Didn't really acknowledge the audience at all nor thank us at the end or really give any recognition. Kind of full of himself and THATS why I have not seen his movie. Have you seen Hair? I think you'd love it if not. xox We saw Bill Maher a couple years ago in San Jose, and he was so lame. Totally resorted to what I consider lazy "ca-ca and wee-wee" jokes, the kind of gratuitous shockers kids on the playground like to pull off for the easy attention gained. And I had been so looking forward to the show, thinking we aould be treated to some smart political zingers ... sigh. Posted by: Leslie at March 22, 2009 10:57 AMI have a question for you: I saw previews for a movie last fall (I think) at either the Del Mar or the Nickelodeon in Santa Cruz. The movie was about a group of boys from an orphanage who were taken somewhere (an island?) and were competing to be chosen for adoption. Or something like that. Anyway, it looked like a good flick, but I can't recall if it ever came out, or if we may have been away when it did ... but now I can't remember the title. I think it may have been a small indie film, or maybe even a foreign film. Does any of this ring a bell for you? Posted by: Leslie at March 22, 2009 11:01 AMFound it! It's called "December Boys" and apparently it was made in 2007, so it must have been a longer time ago that I saw the previews. Posted by: Leslie at March 22, 2009 5:11 PMMaybe you're thinking of December Boys? Posted by: ipek at March 22, 2009 5:58 PMThere ya go! If I can't find the answer, one of my friends will! I actually don't remember that one at all. And the Nickelodeon always plays so many great trailers that I never find on screen (even at the Nick). Posted by: PISCHINA at March 22, 2009 6:29 PMPost a comment
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