[Closed] Recent Viewing Part II

This Is It

I'm seriously wondering if I would recommend this to the haters of Michael, because if you don't like his music, his style you won't find much to love here. I had a blast though, because the film clearly shows what MJ, his dancers, coordinators, musicians, technicians and many more had in store for the unknowing public. If he hadn't died, and the concerts went ahead as planned, this could have resulted in the biggest comeback of all time. Seriously the planning of the show was done with such passion, love for the artistry of all people involved, and creative genius it makes it even harder to swallow that this project has died prematurely. If one day they decided to do that same show they were planning in the film with an MJ look-alike / dancing-alike singing playback only, it would still rock beyond belief. I was witnessing the spectacle with a huge smile on my face. Thanks Kenny Ortega for this film: it's a testament of history in the making or what could've been.

Michael looked surprisingly fit, handsome and in charge during the rehearsals. Unbelievable he died only a few weeks later.

Anchorman is a ridiculous film... and I love it!


RV: The Matrix (Blu Ray)

A quite Friday night in with one of the best films ever made. A masterpiece! (And I use that word very sparingly, unlike certain people.)

Yeah, that'll do it. Blu-Ray I hope?

Like certain people.

DISTRICT 9

One of the most entertaining films of the year. Fantastic! Starts off with a video reportage and interviews about the main character, introducing why there's a huge space ship hanging over Southern Africa's Johannesburg for over 20 years. District 9 keeps the aliens under control. In the movie, it starts when they want to repatriate the alien colony (1.8 million) to a new place because humans want them to be gone.

Fun movie, that takes a quick pace, although clearly not always focused on logic behaviour of the characters. But it's all very well told and a joy to watch. Definitely one of the more original concepts for a scifi movie, including its setting, although the story itself is rather conventional near the end. All reasons to enjoy this surprising film. Also the score, with its mix of Batman Begins strings, wild BSG percussion and a vocal, brought together during the nice although generic main theme, worked well enough.

Yes! I liked it, and the feeling after seeing it was that the 9EUR's were worth it.

All right.

I just saw the second trailer of Avatar, and I'm seriously underwhelmed. But I was that as well with District 9, but that was more of not knowing what to expect. So I'm certainly going to see it (I guess?) but it's not a movie that I'm very much looking forward or so (I still have to see Up, and that one is higher on my list, but since it's already out of cinema's, i'll have to wait for DVD).

9€??! And I thought the 7,20€ we pay here is too much!

People like those who use it about The Matrix?

It may be a different kind of masterpiece than the brandy-drinking, leather-chaired, monocle-wearing, mustache-twiddling aristocrats would prefer - but a masterpiece nonetheless. So many metaphors, so much powerful imagery. The philosophy and implications thereafter alone is breathtaking. Add to that a stupendously well made film, and you have yourself a classic.

It deserves nothing less than 5 stars.

Perhaps sarcasm?

Indeed! What a fucking shame they made another two.

I'm not sure I'm ever quite going to get over those other two to the extent that I could truly enjoy the first one again. It's a shame, but they just destroyed it to me.

Yeah. The over-exposure and overload of crappy melodrama and hype has killed whatever positive sentiments i had for his whole thing before. Having said that, i do appreciate what he's done for pop and music in general, but that's just it. Now, people paying to see what they can also see in youtube, i.e. draft hand-held camera things that basically show nothing of importance, but otherwise do feed the hype even more, is beyond my understanding.

Don't tell me you actually believe that the timing of the release and the whole thing, has nothing to do with his recent death and the media craze that follows? And that the producers rushed to glamour-up and release footage that would in other normal situations be simply in youtube, out of pure love? Srsly. I don't have a problem with people who went to see it since nobody forced me to (although nobody asked me for the plethora of giant posters in the city, movie ads, magazine ads, radio ads, tv ads etc etc that pop up in front of me all the time but you can't have it all ) but isn't it a bit naive to actually think that money isn't a factor in all this?

I don't care whether money is or isn't a factor in this. All I care is that we, the fans have the opportunity to witness a behind the scenes look of the show, that was being put together to perfection. Apart from the show itself, I'd rather have that than nothing at all. It's not like the film itself is poorly edited. Nearly all the songs are played in their entirety and mixing of different rehearsals is very well done. So my money was well spent.

And I see it's pointless to keep continuing this debate. So I rest my case.