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Duets (2000)
Karaoke changes lives, for the better.
I saw this the other night/morning. It was on after that 16 years' celebration of The Royal Variety Performance and I fully intended to go to bed, but watched the first scenes anyway. Then the next, and so on. By halfway through I had DEFINITELY got into it big time. Gwyneth Paltrow is the only actor in it I'm familiar with, but the characters that made me keep watching were so obviously Todd and Reggie. Todd more than Reggie because he became less stuffy and businessey and almost a noncomformist, and being a Goth, that was great to see. His views on America can easily be said to mean Everywhere and he was so chilled, and the music really gave him meaning. Reggie was just lovable. The music, encompassing so many different decades and styles, was a beauty to hear and, though I can't carry a note myself, if there's anyone out there willing to try to teach me, gimme a ring, heheh.
Syriana (2005)
Oil, oil, oil and water and blood.
I'm sorry - very sorry - for voting this film as 'awful'. It was billed as something one who liked 'Fahrenheit 9/11' would like, so I watched it. Seeing wonderful actors like George Clooney (Batman), Christopher Plummer (Chang), Robert Foxworth (Leyton) and Alexander Siddig (Bashir) together was a very cool move, as was the INTENDED MESSAGE the film wished to convey concerning the way the U.S./Middle East oil industry is linked by those on the front-lines a.k.a. the ground, and not understood by pen-pushers, i.e. politicians. HOWEVER, the film zips from venue to venue like nobody's business, and dialogue can be about Spider-Man one moment and jihad the next. I don't recall any character's name or what the STORY was, due to it's convoluted and very odd plot. Sorry.
V for Vendetta (2005)
The future has been corrupted by people. An idea arrives for change.
Like others, I have never read the comic. I have nevertheless been blown away by this film. I couldn't ever imagine cheering the sight of Parliament - including beloved Big Ben - blown up. I'm a Patriot to the core. But this film actually saw me cheer that explosion. It has also re-birthed my ability to shake off my writer's block. Watch out for a future blockbuster by this here critic :) I'm not sure that things that needed explaining were done. Was SEEING Guy Fawkes i.e. 1605 necessary? Is V Guy Fawkes? Is he Human or extraterrestrial or what? What was his connection - if any - to Gordon? We see him protect his torso, but what about his head, arms and legs? Why are all the fashions of clothes and hairstyles no different than those in 2005/2006?
Date Movie (2006)
Allyson Hannigan dreams of marrying Prince Charming.
Don't take the words of harsh critics to heart. Just go see the film and they'll be proved wrong. I laughed tons during the film. It's equally funny, gross and sweet. As reviews elsewhere say, it lampoons lots of film and yes, some T.V., too. Prepare yourself for a running reference to a feline in 'There's Something About Mary!'. The 'What Women Want' moment is short. The 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith' moment is amusing and there's a 'King Kong' moment at the end, recognising that ape's recent comeback. 'Desperate Housewives' gets a mention and the references keep on. Allyson Hannigan is as superb an actor as ever - so go see this film.
King Kong (1933)
A giant gorilla falls in love with a pretty Human woman.
This film, as everyone knows, is from 1933. I have just watched it today, for the first time, in 2005. And it is still pretty good. I've watched the 1978 remake (which I still prefer) around three times and will watch the new one at some point in the next year, but having now gone ahead and watched the original, I'm pleasantly surprised. Obviously, the stop-motion is not as good as it was by the 1960's/1970's in such as 'Jason And The Argonauts', but to be in 2005 saying the film holds up well - and has been re-released to partner the new film - is an achievement. The stegosaurus is too big, as is the pteranodon. The brontosaur is hilarious as both a carnivore and a water-dweller, but I sadly missed the tyrannosaur/Kong fight.
Magnificent 7 (2005)
One woman's struggle with Autistic boys and non-Autistic girls.
As a victim of Asperger's Syndrome myself - and having watched 'My Life And Autism' - I just HAD to watch 'Magnificent 7'. It is a wonderful, uplifting film revealing the hardship, strength, loneliness and love of one woman's struggle with the discrimination of the world - and to top it all off, she doesn't have Autism. She was amazing in the original documentary and is wonderful via Helena Bonham-Carter. If you want one scene to summarise the whole lot, wait for the flower display microphone speech. It tells the world we are not dangerous. We are not evil, or malicious. We are not prone to rape or murder. We are not existent for others to judge and label us.