Movies of december
49. The Men Who Stare at Goats
Sadly, the basic concept doesn't quite manage to carry the movie all the way. Alas.
50. Lark Rise to Candleford season 2.
Not quite as good as the first season, but then, when are they ever? Funny thing, though - my favourite character is pretty much Thomas, the very religious mailman, partly because he - despite his flaws - manages to rise above his prejudices and be a genuinely good man.
51. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - part one
Well... the picnic worked about as well (which is - not) as in the book. Apart from that, the movie is mostly alright, although I think I'm suffering from Potter fatigue. Though the story about the three brothers was just gorgeous.
52. Nosferatu - eine Symphonie des Grauens
*blinks* Was that a hyena playing the part of a werewolf?
53. Survivors season 1.
Okay series, even if does seem to be an awful lot of people running around after the flu pandemic. Particularly interesting to compare the whole post-apocalypse to the approach taken by Jericho - even if they are of course vastly different.
54. Hogfather
I'm very sad to say that I am beginning to doubt whether the Discworld novels will make for a good movies/television. The plots are often so complex and the humour so very language based, if that makes any sense. Things that work with words doesn't always work in action. Anyway. Susan is quite nice and I liked the skull-effect, even if she wasn't quite as kick-ass as she ought to be, and Death is decent, although I kind of wish they had gotten Christopher Lee back as in the animated series. Hex was a pretty piece of machinery, the Victorian feel to Ankh-Morpork was alright. Alas, the effects weren't quite as good as something so high fantasy should have had, Teatime was obviously aiming for creepy without quite managing it, and overall, I suspect there was a lot of things that didn't make a lot of sense to people who hadn't read the books - mind you, I kind of like spotting shout-outs, but still. Anyway, I got Going Postal for Christmas, so we'll see.
55. Moonshot
Quite interesting, although there was something kind of silly about watching a bunch of actors you know are British playing Americans. Mostly, I watched it for James Marsters - who really needed some hugs in this one.
Sadly, the basic concept doesn't quite manage to carry the movie all the way. Alas.
50. Lark Rise to Candleford season 2.
Not quite as good as the first season, but then, when are they ever? Funny thing, though - my favourite character is pretty much Thomas, the very religious mailman, partly because he - despite his flaws - manages to rise above his prejudices and be a genuinely good man.
51. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - part one
Well... the picnic worked about as well (which is - not) as in the book. Apart from that, the movie is mostly alright, although I think I'm suffering from Potter fatigue. Though the story about the three brothers was just gorgeous.
52. Nosferatu - eine Symphonie des Grauens
*blinks* Was that a hyena playing the part of a werewolf?
53. Survivors season 1.
Okay series, even if does seem to be an awful lot of people running around after the flu pandemic. Particularly interesting to compare the whole post-apocalypse to the approach taken by Jericho - even if they are of course vastly different.
54. Hogfather
I'm very sad to say that I am beginning to doubt whether the Discworld novels will make for a good movies/television. The plots are often so complex and the humour so very language based, if that makes any sense. Things that work with words doesn't always work in action. Anyway. Susan is quite nice and I liked the skull-effect, even if she wasn't quite as kick-ass as she ought to be, and Death is decent, although I kind of wish they had gotten Christopher Lee back as in the animated series. Hex was a pretty piece of machinery, the Victorian feel to Ankh-Morpork was alright. Alas, the effects weren't quite as good as something so high fantasy should have had, Teatime was obviously aiming for creepy without quite managing it, and overall, I suspect there was a lot of things that didn't make a lot of sense to people who hadn't read the books - mind you, I kind of like spotting shout-outs, but still. Anyway, I got Going Postal for Christmas, so we'll see.
55. Moonshot
Quite interesting, although there was something kind of silly about watching a bunch of actors you know are British playing Americans. Mostly, I watched it for James Marsters - who really needed some hugs in this one.