Friday, March 30, 2012
Goal not met
Well, I didn't meet my goal. I was supposed to be done today and I didn't get to it. I should have known it would be difficult to do with school and all. The times I had watching these movies and writing about them sure were fun and I got to only a few of his fantastic movies. I didn't even hit Harry Potter and I think I was most excited about that one. And The Reader. So my question to you guys, my readers, is this: Should I continue the blog, even though I didn't meet my goal? A part of me just wants to watch all his movies without writing about all of them. Then I can just brag to you when I see you about his great movies. I'm not sure. I need my readers' opinions. Send texts, emails or just tell me in person what I should do. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks for reading even though I didn't meet my goal.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Red Dragon (2002) The Nineth One
When I watched this movie for the first time I was still in Durango. I saw an all star cast of Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton and, even though it was a scary movie, I had to watch it. Watching it during the day helped a lot though. Everyone has a way they watch scary movies, mine is my hands covering my face with my fingers letting in a little bit of the movie. I just remember screaming in terror, my mouth quivering but I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. What's one thing to say about this movie? It's pretty insane.
So, Red Dragon is a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs, which I haven't seen before. Red Dragon is about a detective Will Graham, played by Edward Norton, trying to capture a sadistic murderer called The Tooth Fairy. The Tooth Fairy doesn't sound very threatening but they call him that because he sometimes bites his victims and his mark is very distinguished. He murders whole families and rapes the mothers then puts glass in all their eyes. Graham has trouble figuring out who this guy might be, so he asks a once trusted friend, Hannibal Lecter who is imprisoned for his murders and cannibalism. Lecter gives him many leads and is eventually lead to a sad, physically and emotionally scarred Francis Dolarhyde (played by Ralph Fiennes). Dolarhyde is the murderer and does the murders because he is led by a painting called "The Red Dragon." Graham is put in danger many times as well as his family. He puts other lives in danger and even a journalist is killed. But the risk is worth it because the psychotic killer is found.
I'm not giving too much away because it is such a good movie. I think we can all say this at the same time, "Ralph Fiennes plays a great maniac!" This movie is extremely true. A man who murders whole families, rapes the mothers and then kills them seems like a hard role to play but Fiennes plays it amazingly. It's frightening to watch him, very frightening, especially when he starts eating the face of one of his victims. I couldn't stop screaming that when I was in Durango, "He just ate his face!" I am just stunned, how does an actor bring out that frightening side? What inner part of them do they have to go to, to bring out that terrifying being? After seeing some similar roles of Fiennes so far, I am just still stunned at how great of an actor he is. He is so versatile in how he can play the serial killer one movie and the charming leading man in another. So weird if you ask me.
I thought I was going to speak more about this movie, but I really don't want to give so much away because scary movies are less fun when you know the ending.
See you next post!
No quote on this one. I think I'll just give quotes on my favorites.
So, Red Dragon is a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs, which I haven't seen before. Red Dragon is about a detective Will Graham, played by Edward Norton, trying to capture a sadistic murderer called The Tooth Fairy. The Tooth Fairy doesn't sound very threatening but they call him that because he sometimes bites his victims and his mark is very distinguished. He murders whole families and rapes the mothers then puts glass in all their eyes. Graham has trouble figuring out who this guy might be, so he asks a once trusted friend, Hannibal Lecter who is imprisoned for his murders and cannibalism. Lecter gives him many leads and is eventually lead to a sad, physically and emotionally scarred Francis Dolarhyde (played by Ralph Fiennes). Dolarhyde is the murderer and does the murders because he is led by a painting called "The Red Dragon." Graham is put in danger many times as well as his family. He puts other lives in danger and even a journalist is killed. But the risk is worth it because the psychotic killer is found.
I'm not giving too much away because it is such a good movie. I think we can all say this at the same time, "Ralph Fiennes plays a great maniac!" This movie is extremely true. A man who murders whole families, rapes the mothers and then kills them seems like a hard role to play but Fiennes plays it amazingly. It's frightening to watch him, very frightening, especially when he starts eating the face of one of his victims. I couldn't stop screaming that when I was in Durango, "He just ate his face!" I am just stunned, how does an actor bring out that frightening side? What inner part of them do they have to go to, to bring out that terrifying being? After seeing some similar roles of Fiennes so far, I am just still stunned at how great of an actor he is. He is so versatile in how he can play the serial killer one movie and the charming leading man in another. So weird if you ask me.
I thought I was going to speak more about this movie, but I really don't want to give so much away because scary movies are less fun when you know the ending.
See you next post!
No quote on this one. I think I'll just give quotes on my favorites.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The End of the Affair (1999) The Eighth One
Ok, there are a few things one needs to make sure of before they invite a person to watch a movie with them. The #1 thing is to be prepared for any awkward sex scenes watching with someone else. I invited a friend to watch "Strange Days," and there was a female on female sex scene and I felt such discomfort, and I thought she was thinking of me as a weirdo for watching a movie like this. "Can you imagine if someone came in and saw what we were watching?" I asked to break the tension. The tension was broken and it was fine for the rest of the movie. What is the long point I'm trying to make here? Be prepared for sex scenes in movies, especially when watching this with other people, that's all.
And for a movie called The End of the Affair, I should have prepared myself for sex scenes, but I didn't (and boy was there a lot of sex and nudity from Ralph Fiennes himself). I was watching this with my friend and my mother and that was more than I could handle. That was a whole new side of acting I hadn't seen from Fiennes (haha!). So what is this movie about? It's about a man named Maurice Bendrix (Fiennes) who begins an affair with a friend's wife, Sarah Miles (played by Julianne Moore) in 1940s London. They have sex in her place, his place, everywhere and they don't seem to mind the numerous bombs going off around them. And that's where I fell asleep.
I'm not doing a great job with these blogs you guys, especially if I keep getting bored or falling asleep. But this allows me to bring up a point regarding The End of the Affair. Sex scenes can be very important with a movie. Sex scenes build the story, you sense the characters' vulnerabilities and true personalities and maybe even get a sense of why they wanted this intimacy in the first place. Were these characters unable to get intimacy from others in their life, and that's why they start affairs? Do they have other problems that they can only relieve through sex? See, sex scenes build the story and build the characters. But with The End of the Affair, I thought this was just a standard affair, no love with the husband so she goes after the husband's friend. I was just bored and I felt like the sex scenes didn't build the characters and it didn't build the story as much as I wanted it to. Do I recommend this movie? Not really but you be the judge and prove me wrong! I will definitely come back to this movie when I do The Reader (Talk about sex scenes!).
And guess what people? I have Spring Break next week which means I will get through most of the movies before his movie release on the 30th of March. Thanks everyone for following my blog, but hold on to your seats because it's not over yet!
No quote today, but I will start with the quotes next time, promise!
And for a movie called The End of the Affair, I should have prepared myself for sex scenes, but I didn't (and boy was there a lot of sex and nudity from Ralph Fiennes himself). I was watching this with my friend and my mother and that was more than I could handle. That was a whole new side of acting I hadn't seen from Fiennes (haha!). So what is this movie about? It's about a man named Maurice Bendrix (Fiennes) who begins an affair with a friend's wife, Sarah Miles (played by Julianne Moore) in 1940s London. They have sex in her place, his place, everywhere and they don't seem to mind the numerous bombs going off around them. And that's where I fell asleep.
I'm not doing a great job with these blogs you guys, especially if I keep getting bored or falling asleep. But this allows me to bring up a point regarding The End of the Affair. Sex scenes can be very important with a movie. Sex scenes build the story, you sense the characters' vulnerabilities and true personalities and maybe even get a sense of why they wanted this intimacy in the first place. Were these characters unable to get intimacy from others in their life, and that's why they start affairs? Do they have other problems that they can only relieve through sex? See, sex scenes build the story and build the characters. But with The End of the Affair, I thought this was just a standard affair, no love with the husband so she goes after the husband's friend. I was just bored and I felt like the sex scenes didn't build the characters and it didn't build the story as much as I wanted it to. Do I recommend this movie? Not really but you be the judge and prove me wrong! I will definitely come back to this movie when I do The Reader (Talk about sex scenes!).
And guess what people? I have Spring Break next week which means I will get through most of the movies before his movie release on the 30th of March. Thanks everyone for following my blog, but hold on to your seats because it's not over yet!
No quote today, but I will start with the quotes next time, promise!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Onegin (1999) The Seventh One
I have been extremely neglecting my blog so I'm trying to get through a few posts this weekend. Right now I am watching Onegin in my room. The last movie extremely disappointed me, so I'm crossing my fingers that this one will be better, and maybe not so boring.
And alas, it turned out to be a good movie.
Ralph Fiennes plays bored as hell playboy Eugene Onegin living in St. Petersburg, Russia in the Empire Period (I don't know what that means either). Onegin inherited money, a mansion, a ton of land and a heck of a lot more from his uncle who passed away. Like any other rich bachelor playboy, he uses the house as a place to "crash" and is snobby to most of his country side neighbors. One of his neighbors is a beautiful Tatyana (played by a very stunning Liv Tyler) who, feeling such strong emotions for Onegin, writes a passionate letter to him. Onegin originally doesn't care, and throws the letter in the fire, but then takes it out of the fire before it burns completely to actually read it. Onegin reads it over and over and at Tatyana's birthday, he tells her that she's too young to feel that way about him, also that he is the absolute wrong person to get involved with. After many years and controversy stemming from Onegin and Tatyana's family (no spoiler here), Onegin realizes his mistake but it is too late because Tatyana got married and didn't love him the way she used to (I spoiled it, sorry).
I enjoyed this movie SO much more than Oscar and Lucinda, because there was an actual plot with this one. I really enjoyed it despite knowing what was going to happen with the two individuals. But what do I love most about this movie besides it being extremely predictable? The fact that it is one of Ralph Fiennes' many roles as being the tormented lover. He does an amazing job at playing the insane, sadistic psycho but even better at the passionate, anguished gentleman. I won't lie, so far in this journey my favorite tortured dearest role of his has to be Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. But there are so many more distressed admirer roles of his I have yet to get to. I am very happy to be back in this blog!
No quote today, sorry the movie was a week overdue at the library and I had to turn it in right after I finished!
See you next post!
And thanks for keeping up with it.
And alas, it turned out to be a good movie.
Ralph Fiennes plays bored as hell playboy Eugene Onegin living in St. Petersburg, Russia in the Empire Period (I don't know what that means either). Onegin inherited money, a mansion, a ton of land and a heck of a lot more from his uncle who passed away. Like any other rich bachelor playboy, he uses the house as a place to "crash" and is snobby to most of his country side neighbors. One of his neighbors is a beautiful Tatyana (played by a very stunning Liv Tyler) who, feeling such strong emotions for Onegin, writes a passionate letter to him. Onegin originally doesn't care, and throws the letter in the fire, but then takes it out of the fire before it burns completely to actually read it. Onegin reads it over and over and at Tatyana's birthday, he tells her that she's too young to feel that way about him, also that he is the absolute wrong person to get involved with. After many years and controversy stemming from Onegin and Tatyana's family (no spoiler here), Onegin realizes his mistake but it is too late because Tatyana got married and didn't love him the way she used to (I spoiled it, sorry).
I enjoyed this movie SO much more than Oscar and Lucinda, because there was an actual plot with this one. I really enjoyed it despite knowing what was going to happen with the two individuals. But what do I love most about this movie besides it being extremely predictable? The fact that it is one of Ralph Fiennes' many roles as being the tormented lover. He does an amazing job at playing the insane, sadistic psycho but even better at the passionate, anguished gentleman. I won't lie, so far in this journey my favorite tortured dearest role of his has to be Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. But there are so many more distressed admirer roles of his I have yet to get to. I am very happy to be back in this blog!
No quote today, sorry the movie was a week overdue at the library and I had to turn it in right after I finished!
See you next post!
And thanks for keeping up with it.
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