1973
This is an oldie for sure – old movie, older story. I’ve seen this musical – live – twice. And absolutely loved it. The movie was pretty good too. Ted Neeley plays a 30ish year old Jesus in the movie. (Ted’s the same guy I saw playing Jesus live, but much, much older than he was in the movie. I have to admit, Jesus at 60 is not as believable as Jesus at 30. But his voice sounds the same, eerily.)
I have to admit that there are definitely some things in the musical that I don’t love, and that are questionable as true to the story, and potentially offensive to God. (Though I’m not referring to Mary Magdelene’s affection towards Jesus, and vice versa, though I believe the writers might have tried to make that very controversial.) My mind is not so creative. . .imaginitive to picture Scripture as it happened. So while there are those questionable areas in the musical, I love seeing the story acted out. And the music is incredible, I think. Andrew Lloyd Weber is phenomenal.
I’m not rating this one because I’m not sure if Jesus would be okay with the movie or absolutely hate it. He knows the reasons I like it so much, and I think he’s okay with my liking it.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
American Splendor
2003 (R)
This was definitely a Michael Pick. It’s based on the life of (cartoonist) Harvey Pekar, and it’s quite strange. You have Paul Giamatti playing Harvey Pekar in the 70s – 90s. Intermixed with that is the real Harvey Pekar – present time – interjecting his own thoughts and experiences. On top of that, comics are interspersed, showing various events from Harvey ’s past.
It actually works together. It was funny, sad, happy, weird. . .kind of slow, but no biggie. A nice afternoon movie.
This was definitely a Michael Pick. It’s based on the life of (cartoonist) Harvey Pekar, and it’s quite strange. You have Paul Giamatti playing Harvey Pekar in the 70s – 90s. Intermixed with that is the real Harvey Pekar – present time – interjecting his own thoughts and experiences. On top of that, comics are interspersed, showing various events from Harvey ’s past.
It actually works together. It was funny, sad, happy, weird. . .kind of slow, but no biggie. A nice afternoon movie.
27 Dresses
2008 (PG-13)
I don’t really know how to approach this one. . .going into the movie, I thought, chick flick, Katherine Heigl, weddings. This should be great! It was so not great. It had the makings for something really cute, but the dialogue was cheesy, at best.
I’m not willing to say it was terrible, though. Katherine is really likable, and because of that, I truly wanted to love the movie. Michael’s going to hate this, but I’m putting it on our Netflix. Mostly because I loved the outfits Katherine’s character wore to work. I want to copy. I realize this is pretty pathetic.
A Mighty Heart
2007 (R)
As much as I want to really dislike Angelina Jolie for moral reasons, I think she’s a pretty good actress. I’d heard from a friend that this movie was very good, and I think Angelina was even honored for her performance in it.
But I was disappointed to say the least. Actually, bored out of my mind. The movie was really long and slow moving. I suppose Angelina’s performance was good enough. I might like it better if I had initially known the true story. I’m not saying the movie wasn’t a good portrayal of real events, but I can’t compare the two because I just don’t know. So based on the movie alone, not a winner in my book. 
As much as I want to really dislike Angelina Jolie for moral reasons, I think she’s a pretty good actress. I’d heard from a friend that this movie was very good, and I think Angelina was even honored for her performance in it.
But I was disappointed to say the least. Actually, bored out of my mind. The movie was really long and slow moving. I suppose Angelina’s performance was good enough. I might like it better if I had initially known the true story. I’m not saying the movie wasn’t a good portrayal of real events, but I can’t compare the two because I just don’t know. So based on the movie alone, not a winner in my book.
Juno
2007 (PG-13)
Michael surprised me by getting us tickets to this movie. I thought we were going to see No Country or There Will Be Blood (neither of which I was thrilled about, but it was his turn to pick). So when we got into the theater and the intro began, I was excited – I’d heard great things about this one.
I LOVED the movie. Well, LOVED might be a little strong, but I really, really liked it. Ellen Page was awesome as Juno, and the storyline was fun. The dialogue was hilarious in most parts. Actually, I think the best part was Ellen’s performance.
Michael surprised me by getting us tickets to this movie. I thought we were going to see No Country or There Will Be Blood (neither of which I was thrilled about, but it was his turn to pick). So when we got into the theater and the intro began, I was excited – I’d heard great things about this one.
I LOVED the movie. Well, LOVED might be a little strong, but I really, really liked it. Ellen Page was awesome as Juno, and the storyline was fun. The dialogue was hilarious in most parts. Actually, I think the best part was Ellen’s performance.
Atonement
2007 (R)
How this was nominated for awards, I have no idea. I was so excited to see this movie. I bought the book before seeing it and was slowly working my way through reading it. I got maybe 40 pages into the book when we decided to see the movie. (My intent was to finish the book first, but the other movie options that night were not great.)
I was incredibly disappointed. Surprising, as it got so much hype and it was done by Focus Features – one of my favorites. Consequently, I’ve hardly looked at the book since seeing the movie, which is too bad, because there’s a good chance I would love reading it.
I was incredibly disappointed. Surprising, as it got so much hype and it was done by Focus Features – one of my favorites. Consequently, I’ve hardly looked at the book since seeing the movie, which is too bad, because there’s a good chance I would love reading it.
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