Pixar cannot make a bad film. Cars is their worst film. By far. And it is still a good flick. And they know it. So they keep pushing themselves.
Can we make a kitchen full of vermin adorable? Yes we can.
Can we make a trash compactor adorable? Yes we can.
Can we make an old curmudgeon adorable? Yes we can.
Can we make the audience cry within the first fifteen minutes? Yes we can.
This film doesn't just tug your heart strings, it plays a lovely tune.
It is gorgeous. It is funny. It is sad. It is exciting. it is light. It is dark.
It is a Pixar film.
And that is all you ever need know.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009
Drag Me To Hell
Spiderman 3 showed what happens when a film gets away from Sam Raimi. He throws his bag of tricks at it and sees what sticks.
Drag Me To Hell shows what happens when a Sam Raimi gets his way. He throws his bag of tricks at it. And it all sticks.
This is a glorious film. It opens with a cute kid being flung to his death and then dragged to hell. This is a very lean film. And very mean. If a you see a gun in the first act, you can be damn sure it will be used.
There are no guns in this film.
There is no blood in this film.
Sam Raimi is well aware that there are many other fluids that can come out of a human body, or that can splatter all over a human body.
And Sam Raimi is well aware of the importance of sound. Some of the most disgusting stuff is nothing but sound effects. Yes: disgusting. I don't care what this film is rated there is stuff in here that could upset a stomach or two. Sam knows what to show, what not to show, and when to show or not show it.
This is film is exactly what its title promises. And then some. I jumped, I laughed, I often times did both at the same time.
Drag Me To Hell shows what happens when a Sam Raimi gets his way. He throws his bag of tricks at it. And it all sticks.
This is a glorious film. It opens with a cute kid being flung to his death and then dragged to hell. This is a very lean film. And very mean. If a you see a gun in the first act, you can be damn sure it will be used.
There are no guns in this film.
There is no blood in this film.
Sam Raimi is well aware that there are many other fluids that can come out of a human body, or that can splatter all over a human body.
And Sam Raimi is well aware of the importance of sound. Some of the most disgusting stuff is nothing but sound effects. Yes: disgusting. I don't care what this film is rated there is stuff in here that could upset a stomach or two. Sam knows what to show, what not to show, and when to show or not show it.
This is film is exactly what its title promises. And then some. I jumped, I laughed, I often times did both at the same time.
Crank and Rambo
Wow. These movies are crazy.
Crank starts off crazy and just keeps on being crazy. Nothing gets in the way of its craziness. Not the budget, nothing. This is a cheap looking film. But a good looking film. You can tell just how fake some of the shots are, but the shots are cool so you understand why they wanted them in. Cheesy effects or no.
It has a crazy internal logic. A comic book/ video game logic. It just appeals to me.
Rambo does not start off crazy. It starts off with footage of real life atrocities. It turned my stomach. I don't like real life violence. Well... real life bullet and war related violence. Real life Mixed Martial Arts based violence is fine by me.
And gratuitous movie violence? Love the hell out of it. Which means I was squealing with glee for the last half an hour of Rambo. I had read about the violence in this movie. It did not prepare me. Nothing prepares you for a hat floating above red goo. Or a truck full o' folks just kinda disappearing in a cloud of bullets and gore.
Yeah.
Good times.
Crank starts off crazy and just keeps on being crazy. Nothing gets in the way of its craziness. Not the budget, nothing. This is a cheap looking film. But a good looking film. You can tell just how fake some of the shots are, but the shots are cool so you understand why they wanted them in. Cheesy effects or no.
It has a crazy internal logic. A comic book/ video game logic. It just appeals to me.
Rambo does not start off crazy. It starts off with footage of real life atrocities. It turned my stomach. I don't like real life violence. Well... real life bullet and war related violence. Real life Mixed Martial Arts based violence is fine by me.
And gratuitous movie violence? Love the hell out of it. Which means I was squealing with glee for the last half an hour of Rambo. I had read about the violence in this movie. It did not prepare me. Nothing prepares you for a hat floating above red goo. Or a truck full o' folks just kinda disappearing in a cloud of bullets and gore.
Yeah.
Good times.
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