3D Clash of Tit
When 3D goes bad. I fondly remember Ray Harryhausen’s jerky stop-go animated critters in Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans. I even hold a small place in my heart for the irritating gold owl that flitted superfluously around Perseus’ curly thatch in the latter. So it was with some trepidation that I [...]
The Hurt Locker
Shot with the jerky, handheld camera work – that has characterised war films since Spielberg’s breakthrough Second World War masterpiece, Saving Private Ryan, redefined the genre – The Hurt Locker captures the intensity and terror of modern warfare. In documentary style, the film follows the fortunes of three US soldiers in an elite bomb disposal [...]
Avatar
Unsurprisingly there has been plenty of hype surrounding Avatar because of it’s (close to) US$300M price tag and expectations are running high. The good news is that expectations are met; this is truly a feast for the eyes but, before I talk about that, let’s discuss the bad news. Here it is… the plot sucks. [...]
Where The Wild Things Are
See it. See it now. Funny, sad, beautiful, all of the above. Rumour has it the studio (Warner) were unhappy with Jonze’s first cut – too adult (not in a porn way) they said – and he was forced to re-cut after a substantial rewrite by author Maurice Sendak and Dave Eggers. I’d dearly like [...]