Despicable Me and Movie Quiz - Day 12 - A film that permanently altered your point-of-view
Firstly, I went to see Despicable Me today - most exciting thing about this is that it was the first time I saw a movie in the movie theatre with my niece. Yay!! So exciting! :D
The movie itself was ok. I feel like more time was spent making it look pretty than on the story. It would've been great in 3D, I'm sure (we didn't see it 3D). I think they lacked what Pixar/Disney movies are good at - pulling on heart-strings to make a more emotional story. They could've made it more like that, but oh well.
And now to the daily movie quiz thing...
MOVIE MEME
Day 01 - July 14th, 2010 - Favorite foreign language film - Dilwale Dulhania Lejayenge or Andaz Apna Apna
Day 02 - July 15th, 2010 - A film that is underrated - Blade II
Day 03 - July 16th - A film that brings you unadulterated happiness - Down With Love
Day 04 - July 17th - Favorite book-to-film adaptation - The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Day 05 - July 18th - Favorite love story in a film - Beauty and the Beast and The Sound of Music
Day 06 - July 19th - Favorite actor/actress - Ewan Mcgregor and Rachel McAdams
Day 07 - July 21st - The most surprising plot twist/ending - The Others
Day 08 & 09- The best opening/closing credits & best soundtrack/score to a film - July 22nd - Star Wars
Day 10 - July 23rd - Favorite documentary film - March of the Penguins
Day 11 - July 24th - Favorite black-and-white film - Dracula
Day 12 - A film that permanently altered your point-of-view
Ben-Hur (1925)
As people well know by now, I'm sure, I love silent movies. In fact, I have seen almost 40 silent films! Alas, this never would've happened had my sister - great as she is - forced me to watch the silent film version of Ben-Hur from 1925. I groaned and kicked up a stink because it was old and black and white and SILENT what the heck?! Then...about 2-3 hours later I was so engrossed I had no idea how I could have kicked up a stink!
I do believe it was the first silent movie to have some colour in it (just one important seen) and the epic grandness of the movie is on par with the later version (frankly, I feel like some poor people were squished in the making of the '25 version in one particular scene, which makes it all that much more entertaining. :P Ahhh silent movies, they really went crazy on the stunts back then without a care in the world for how much it'd hurt... - wait 'til we get to Day 28!).
And so that's how my view on silent films did a completel 180. =)
In the days to come...
Day 13 - A guilty pleasure
Day 14 - A film that you hate
Day 15 - Favorite film sequel
Day 16 - Favorite film character
Day 17 - Favorite film quote
Day 18 - The best overall cast in a film
Day 19 - The most hilarious film you've seen
Day 20 - A moving (emotional) scene
Day 21 - Favorite film from your favorite actor/actress
Day 22 - Favorite Academy Award acceptance speech
Day 23 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 24 - Favorite movie musical
Day 25 - Favorite film villain
Day 26 - Favorite film poster
Day 27 - A film that you wish you had seen in theaters
Day 28 - Favorite film from your favorite director
Day 29 - A piece of trivia from a favorite film
Day 30 - Your favorite film of all-time
The movie itself was ok. I feel like more time was spent making it look pretty than on the story. It would've been great in 3D, I'm sure (we didn't see it 3D). I think they lacked what Pixar/Disney movies are good at - pulling on heart-strings to make a more emotional story. They could've made it more like that, but oh well.
And now to the daily movie quiz thing...
MOVIE MEME
Day 01 - July 14th, 2010 - Favorite foreign language film - Dilwale Dulhania Lejayenge or Andaz Apna Apna
Day 02 - July 15th, 2010 - A film that is underrated - Blade II
Day 03 - July 16th - A film that brings you unadulterated happiness - Down With Love
Day 04 - July 17th - Favorite book-to-film adaptation - The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Day 05 - July 18th - Favorite love story in a film - Beauty and the Beast and The Sound of Music
Day 06 - July 19th - Favorite actor/actress - Ewan Mcgregor and Rachel McAdams
Day 07 - July 21st - The most surprising plot twist/ending - The Others
Day 08 & 09- The best opening/closing credits & best soundtrack/score to a film - July 22nd - Star Wars
Day 10 - July 23rd - Favorite documentary film - March of the Penguins
Day 11 - July 24th - Favorite black-and-white film - Dracula
Day 12 - A film that permanently altered your point-of-view
Ben-Hur (1925)
As people well know by now, I'm sure, I love silent movies. In fact, I have seen almost 40 silent films! Alas, this never would've happened had my sister - great as she is - forced me to watch the silent film version of Ben-Hur from 1925. I groaned and kicked up a stink because it was old and black and white and SILENT what the heck?! Then...about 2-3 hours later I was so engrossed I had no idea how I could have kicked up a stink!
I do believe it was the first silent movie to have some colour in it (just one important seen) and the epic grandness of the movie is on par with the later version (frankly, I feel like some poor people were squished in the making of the '25 version in one particular scene, which makes it all that much more entertaining. :P Ahhh silent movies, they really went crazy on the stunts back then without a care in the world for how much it'd hurt... - wait 'til we get to Day 28!).
And so that's how my view on silent films did a completel 180. =)
In the days to come...
Day 13 - A guilty pleasure
Day 14 - A film that you hate
Day 15 - Favorite film sequel
Day 16 - Favorite film character
Day 17 - Favorite film quote
Day 18 - The best overall cast in a film
Day 19 - The most hilarious film you've seen
Day 20 - A moving (emotional) scene
Day 21 - Favorite film from your favorite actor/actress
Day 22 - Favorite Academy Award acceptance speech
Day 23 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 24 - Favorite movie musical
Day 25 - Favorite film villain
Day 26 - Favorite film poster
Day 27 - A film that you wish you had seen in theaters
Day 28 - Favorite film from your favorite director
Day 29 - A piece of trivia from a favorite film
Day 30 - Your favorite film of all-time