Thursday, January 14, 2010

solaris (2002). directed by steven soderbergh.

Chris Kelvin: What does Solaris want from us?
Gibarian: Why do you think it has to want something? This is why you have to leave. If you keep thinking there's a solution, you'll die here.
Chris Kelvin: I can't leave her. I'll figure it out.
Gibarian: Do you understand what I'm trying to tell you? There are no answers, only choices.


Sunday, January 3, 2010

i love you, beth cooper (2009). directed by chris columbus.

two words, not impressive.
what else, too predictable?
i don't find it cute, say like Juno (2007)

miss this one, i would say.

the only good thing is this
Beth Cooper: Thank you... for loving me.
Denis Cooverman: What's not to love? You remember that.
yes, when someone says i love you to you, it is a compliment. you ought to be flattered. so it is only appropriate to say thank you to them, eventhough you don't feel the same. there is honour in that.

no country for old men (2007). directed by ethan and joel coen.

Ed Tom Bell: [talking to Ellis] I always figured when I got older, God would sorta come into my life somehow. And he didn't. I don't blame him. If I was him I would have the same opinion of me that he does.
Ellis: Whatcha got ain't nothin' new. This country's hard on people, you can't stop what's coming, it ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity.
javier bardem had never looked so scary. we are always under the impression that back then when we were younger those were the best times when people are good and everything else is nice. though not so, actually. what happened in the past will happen again in the future. the wheel never stops turning. the only thing you can count on is despite the apparent predictability of it all, life is anything but predictable.

check out No Country For Old Men (2007)

Friday, January 1, 2010

rocknrolla (2008). directed by guy ritchie.

every country needs at least one quentin tarantino. and the brits have one in the form of madonna's ex, guy ritchie. ritchie's RocknRolla (2008) is irreverent and what could go wrong will go wrong. it's a crazy underworld full of drug dealers, small time crooks with gay best friends, russians like roman abrahamovic, bored accountants married to gay men, old school gangsters and junkies.

and it's funny like there's no end to it.

state of play (2009). directed by kevin macdonald.

i love dramas. State of Play (2009) doesn't disappoint at all. five words to take away, investigative reporting can not die. as mentioned by save the media

It’s invaluable to journalists to know where to get information and have strong source relationships, but there is a limit that should not be crossed. However, the movie showed journalists’ contribution to society by exposing wrong. We need to keep doing that.

sherlock holmes (2009). directed by guy ritchie.

roger ebert isn't usually kind towards remakes. he surprisingly is in Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Sherlock Holmes!. i guess he's right when he said "The less I thought about Sherlock Holmes, the more I liked 'Sherlock Holmes'".

it's been some time since i encounter the word dastard, which was aptly used by ebert in the article and frequently employed by arthur conan doyle which means a despicable coward. brings back fond memories of sherlock holmes, indeed.