HAPPY HOLIDAYS BLOG READERS!!
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I did. I’m kinda proud of the fact that I hosted the Superbowl of meals for the first time this year and found time to see a bunch of movies during the week. In the days leading up to and past the Thursday feast I found myself visiting the cinema six times. Is it a bit obsessive? You bet it is. Did I enjoy the movies I saw? Mostly. Did I enjoy myself watching them? Of course. Most importantly did I enjoy the company of the variety of people I saw them with? ABSOLUTELY. Without further ado here’s my breakdown of what I saw Thanksgiving week 2017.
The Star
The Star was first up. I went to a Friday matinee before my shift at work, which is something I’ve become rather fond of doing. The film it self follows the animals surrounding the birth of Christ. In a time of incredible visual effects and animation techniques I found the animation in this film sloppy. The film itself was ok. The story is one I’m overly familiar with. The best part was Tracy Morgan voicing a camel. I had fun watching his scenes and imagining him goofing off in the recording studio.
Justice League
This film was not as bad as I was expecting it to be. Justice League was a far cry from the excellent DC release Wonder Woman earlier this year and leaps better then last year’s Batman V Superman. I enjoyed some of the battle sequences but overall found the film messy. There seemed to be a few enjoyable moments sprinkled in the film. I’m under the impression that those moments were created by Joss Wheadon of The Avengers when he was brought.
Lady Bird
I enjoyed watching Lady Bird but don’t understand the hype. Apparently it has close to 100% on rotten tomatoes. The movie is well written and had some very clever moments I didn’t like the central character. I found her to complain to much. The other problem I had was with the ending. Don’t worry no spoilers but I found it to be contrived and it wrapped the film up in to neat of a bow. I thought that was unnecessary. It would of been better without the last five minutes.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
I absolutely loved Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri. The movie told a heart wrenching story with a very dark and twisted since of humor. Every performance in the film was spot on and the writing incredible. There will be a place for this film on my top ten list of the year when I publish that list next month.
Coco
Damn you Pixar! You created yet another masterpiece with Coco. The filmmakers told a simple story, that like The Star has been told multiple times in multiple ways. Unlike The Star the filmmakers added a truly original voice to the chorus. The movie brought a lump to my throat and the detail to animation was incredible! I’m a huge advocate of the experience of movie going, esp theatrically. If you’re picky about what you see on the big screen make this one a priority.
Roman J Israel Esq
When I first saw the trailer for Roman J Israel Esq, my first reaction was awards bait for Denzel Washington. After seeing the film I feel confident in that reaction. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed the movie. I thought the story was simple in plot and overly moralized. I wish the filmmakers had met more in the middle on those two points. However I liked how the story was told. Yes it’s filled with slick legal tricks but it didn’t seem to be heavily weighted down with legal jargon that one would find in a John Grisham adaptation. Though not as good as Coco & Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri I’m glad I saw it and enjoyed it more then some other films I saw this holiday week. I’m looking at you Lady Bird.
No comments:
Post a Comment