This is the perfect horror movie. It is a period movie. Nice. It is super scary and intense. Yay! Oh man all the wide shots with the woman in black in the background or barely sneaking into the shot. SCARY! And it stars Daniel Radcliffe. Awesome! I kept wanting to yell out, "Your WAND Harry, use your WAND!". Adrian and I both read the book the movie is based on before we saw it (because if there's a book I try to read it first) so we knew it was a disturbing little tale, but wow the movie was 100 times scarier than the book. There is one 10 minute sequence when I thought I wasn't going to be able to take it any more - it was terrifying and intense - but I love the adrenaline rush of being scared so it was still fun. If you like being scared, go see this movie! There is hardly anytime to come up for air, it stays frightening the entire time! I've seen some reviews where the critics say it's not scary enough, but I say to those people you have nerves of steel.
I really really liked this movie. I thought it was fresh and creative. The story was great. It is about a silent film star's fall from stardom as talkies become popular. I loved all the little details like when he is looking at the tux in the window and he is remembering what it was like to be loved and respected. I thought the acting was amazing because the whole movie was moved along through body language and expression. (For the most part it is a silent black and white movie.) The ending was joyful and poignant. That being said, it was not Adrian's favorite movie. He thought it was slow. To him I say bah! It was great!
We just saw this one on Friday and I was really impressed by it. I really like outside-the-box movies and this one really was outside the box. It is a "found footage" movie kind of like The Blair Witch Project, so it is very real feeling even though unbelievable stuff happens. My synopsis: a bullied and abused kid, Andrew (who happens to look exactly like a young, scrawnier, Leonardo DiCaprio), and his 2 friends receive some amazing powers from an extra-terrestrial experience. At first as they explore their new abilities it is light and humorous, but then things spin out of control as the darker side of their powers takes over. Andrew, especially, does some bad freaky stuff. I thought Andrew was a compelling and well developed character and his payback to those who hurt him is a bullied kid's wish fulfillment fantasy. It gets disturbing, but it is fascinating and the freshest take on a superhero movie I have ever seen. Okay, so there is one scene that is inappropriate, so I wouldn't say it is for everyone, and it gets violent, but it never felt like an R rated movie so I was okay with it. Overall I was super impressed with the movie. It was thought provoking and interesting.
I've also seen The Vow, Warhorse, and The Iron Lady. I thought Meryl Streep was amazing as Margaret Thatcher! Warhorse was beautiful to look at, but a bit self-important and slow. And The Vow was as good as I expected - not stellar, but an entertaining love story that was good for Valentine's day. I want to see This Means War, I love Tom Hardy, Gone, and I can't wait for The Hunger Games. Are you as excited as I am for March 23rd??
