Ah, vacation
I love going on vacation -- in part because I usually get to catch up on movies I've been missing.
In the past week or so, I've seen: The Dark Knight, The Happening, and The Incredible Hulk.
I don't have time for full reviews of everything at the moment, but I did want to say something about The Happening as it's the most maligned of the three I've seen. I flat out disagree with the assessments that it's a lousy film. In fact, I found it incredibly disturbing, with images from it sticking with me for a long time.
I think there are serious flaws with the film, but overall I found the premise truly frightening, and it just worked for me.
I will probably see at least one more movie (maybe more) before returning home...
In the past week or so, I've seen: The Dark Knight, The Happening, and The Incredible Hulk.
I don't have time for full reviews of everything at the moment, but I did want to say something about The Happening as it's the most maligned of the three I've seen. I flat out disagree with the assessments that it's a lousy film. In fact, I found it incredibly disturbing, with images from it sticking with me for a long time.
I think there are serious flaws with the film, but overall I found the premise truly frightening, and it just worked for me.
I will probably see at least one more movie (maybe more) before returning home...
posted by Chris Hansen at 3:33 PM
6 Comments:
Hey man! (Yeah, I sold out and got a blog...)
When do I get your full review of The Dark Knight?
Ha -- I'm too lazy to write one, but I think it's a great film, probably the best comic book movie so far. Ledger was amazing... Gyllenhall was... not.
No! "The Happening" was lacking! I appreciate what he tried to do - but I strongly feel - it didn't happen.
:)
Glad you're still enjoying the downtime, movietime and book time.
Safe travels home.
I agree -- in part. I don't think it worked completely. But I also don't think it was an awful film as many people have been saying.
Haha I agree. However, she was slightly better than Katie Holmes. I could get more emotion from plywood than her.
Katie Holmes, I agree, was awful. And completely unbelievable as an ADA. But Gyllenhall wasn't much better. The scene where she "interrogates" the Chinese banker/criminal (whose name escapes me at the moment) was laughably unbelievable to me.
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