Wednesday, December 26, 2007
it's still looking a lot like...
...the end of december. since my last post I got around to checking out juno and I am legend.
thoughts?
I am legend:
the cgi mutants (after all those months of casting for extras they went with cgi mutants?) looked a little weird to me, but I can see how having real live mutant extras might look like all the trendy zombie movies that's come out recently. but still, recreating human-like movement with cgi is HARD. guess it's a lose-lose situation there. there is a major hole in the story but I won't ruin it for ya. I still enjoyed it though (mmm, dilapidated nyc).
juno:
when it wasn't trying to be cheeky (believe me, some of the key dialogue must have been written by a crotchety hollywood exec who watched one episode of TRL) it was a very good movie. but there were just far too many scenes of it trying to be "quirky" or "edgy" that it was lost on me (I can almost see the company memo using those words). it's like the studios had a huge board meeting with out-of-touch execs and twisted a writer's arm to re-create the charm of napoleon dynamite. some parts I really liked, some parts really grated on my nerves. juno gets my vote as this year's science of sleep.
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thoughts?
I am legend:
the cgi mutants (after all those months of casting for extras they went with cgi mutants?) looked a little weird to me, but I can see how having real live mutant extras might look like all the trendy zombie movies that's come out recently. but still, recreating human-like movement with cgi is HARD. guess it's a lose-lose situation there. there is a major hole in the story but I won't ruin it for ya. I still enjoyed it though (mmm, dilapidated nyc).
juno:
when it wasn't trying to be cheeky (believe me, some of the key dialogue must have been written by a crotchety hollywood exec who watched one episode of TRL) it was a very good movie. but there were just far too many scenes of it trying to be "quirky" or "edgy" that it was lost on me (I can almost see the company memo using those words). it's like the studios had a huge board meeting with out-of-touch execs and twisted a writer's arm to re-create the charm of napoleon dynamite. some parts I really liked, some parts really grated on my nerves. juno gets my vote as this year's science of sleep.
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