Saturday, September 09, 2006
Three Movies
Recently I have seen three movies. In theatres I watched Little Miss Sunshine and Crank.
Little Miss Sunshine was a very good movie. It could be classified as a dramatic comedy. It is well written, well acted, and has interesting characters. I like the soundtrack a lot too. Here is the song that opens up the movie that drew me right in from the start. I think it probably has some accordion in it, which is always good.
Crank on the other hand is one of the worst movies that I have ever seen. It stars the bald guy from Snatch and the story is about a hitman that is poisoned and the only way he can stave off death is to keep his adrenaline up. So this leads to doing things like drinking Red Bull, doing 'exiting' things and snorting cocaine. The movie is chock full of distorted shots, and other wacky modified shots to make things look more jazzy. I found this pretty tiresome. In my opinion this film panders to the lowest common denominator and it is horrible written and should be avoided at all costs.
The third movie, which was rented, was Akeelah and the Bee. It is about a girl that goes to a lowsy school and fights to make it to the national spelling bee. While this maybe sounds about as exciting as watching texas hold-em poker or ballroom dancing, it is actually a very nice movie that manages to be inspiring and moving without being smarmy.
Little Miss Sunshine was a very good movie. It could be classified as a dramatic comedy. It is well written, well acted, and has interesting characters. I like the soundtrack a lot too. Here is the song that opens up the movie that drew me right in from the start. I think it probably has some accordion in it, which is always good.
Crank on the other hand is one of the worst movies that I have ever seen. It stars the bald guy from Snatch and the story is about a hitman that is poisoned and the only way he can stave off death is to keep his adrenaline up. So this leads to doing things like drinking Red Bull, doing 'exiting' things and snorting cocaine. The movie is chock full of distorted shots, and other wacky modified shots to make things look more jazzy. I found this pretty tiresome. In my opinion this film panders to the lowest common denominator and it is horrible written and should be avoided at all costs.
The third movie, which was rented, was Akeelah and the Bee. It is about a girl that goes to a lowsy school and fights to make it to the national spelling bee. While this maybe sounds about as exciting as watching texas hold-em poker or ballroom dancing, it is actually a very nice movie that manages to be inspiring and moving without being smarmy.
