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Saw the Green Hornet tonight. Kind of dark and violent at times, surprisingly. Not exactly light hearted. I enjoyed it though. There were some funny moments as well as some good action. I don't always like Seth Rogan but he was good in this. Jay Chow, who I never heard of, was great as Kato. He and Rogan had a real chemistry. Much the same way Mel Gibson and Danny Glover had chemistry in Lethal Weapon. They just worked well together. I think these two actors are what makes the movie. The story is not spectacular, though the concept is interesting. You care about these two and what happens to them. It's an enjoyable film that was a good escape for a few hours.
The new "True Grit" is excellent. But I also like the 1969 original. It's sad that certain would-be hipsters (such as NPR's Terri Gross, and the Coens themselves) feel they must bash the original to build up the remake. Gross called the original "a really bad movie," which reveals her utter ignorance of movies.
But it's not too surprising. John Wayne movies still don't get much critical respect, except for his movies directed by John Ford and Howard Hawks. "True Grit" was directed by Henry Hathaway, a studio craftsman who directed dozens of good movies but never developed a personal style.
Anyway, see the remake, and check out the original, too. Both movies hew closely to Charles Portis' novel, and much of the colorful, archaic dialogue in both movies is verbatim from the novel.
This is very old news, but I finally saw Ghost World last night. I have wondered how they could make a film from that comic, since it's pretty episodic. I thought they did a good job capturing the tone of the comic, incorporating incidents from it into a more linear narrative. The casting was good too, although of course the two female leads were more glamorous than the ones in the comics.
This is very old news, but I finally saw Ghost World last night. I have wondered how they could make a film from that comic, since it's pretty episodic. I thought they did a good job capturing the tone of the comic, incorporating incidents from it into a more linear narrative. The casting was good too, although of course the two female leads were more glamorous than the ones in the comics.
The Mechanic- this is the old Charles Bronson movie. I watched it in anticipation of the new film coming out next week starring Jason Statham. I liked this one. It had action but it paced itself. There were a lot of slow moments that built up. Bronson and Jan Micheal Vincent had a pretty good chemistry has mentor and apprentice.
Social Network- I already saw this once but wanted to see it again. Really great movie.