More movies I’ve seen lately
// January 6th, 2008 // 1 Comment » // Movies
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Without giving away to much of the movie. Sweeney Todd is a barber who comes back to London to get revenge on a judge who basically ruined his life. In the process he kills a lot of people and turns them into meat pies with the help of Mrs. Lovett. They both get what they want in the process but in the end it doesn’t go well for both of them. Ok well there’s a lot more thrown into the movie but I don’t want to give away much more. I hate musicals and there is a lot of this in the movie. They break into song what seems to be every few minutes and while I was watching the movie I said to myself that I really wasn’t liking all the singing but then it started to grow on me. I started to love the story and how dark and gory it ended up being. It had what I believe to be the correct ending and it left me happy with it. If you’re skirmish at all you might way to stay away from this movie. Like I said it’s gory. A lot of blood but maybe the awesome set design and feel of the film will get you past that. Go see it in the theaters if you can.
P.S. I Love You
Ok I will admit that I really didn’t want to see this movie. But it was my girlfriends turn to pick a movie and well of course she had to pick a girly one. But I will also admit that I walked out of the theatre liking this movie. It does tug at your heart. Of course you had a lot of people around me crying. It’s that kind of movie. It’s about a women who loses her husband to a brain tumor. Before he dies, she has no idea that he planned a series of notes to be sent to her that would guide her through the rough time. It makes her live life after the huge loss. It takes her back to the place she met him. It makes her eventually realize there is more out there after the loss and his notes help that. Touching movie and is worth the drive to the theatre to see.
Jackass 2.5
Straight to the internet and blockbusters all across the world is Jackass 2.5. 2.5 are stunts that didn’t quite fit into Jackass 2 or didn’t quite work. Some of the stunts fail. 2.5 is full of some of the most disgusting stuff that these guys have ever done. Piss, feces, puke, and blood rule this version of Jackass and I will admit I laughed my ass off at a lot of stuff. There’s no reason to buy this on dvd for a few reasons. You can watch it for free on the internet and I would only buy this on dvd if you were a total fan of the show. It’s not exactly a full length movie. I believe it came in under an hour but it’s defintely worth a view. Just be prepared to watch some of the downright nastiest stuff they have ever done.
Once
Ok I’ve saved the best for last. This is just a fantastic movie, story, musical (sort of) and everything else. Here’s a tidbit about the story
“An Guy is a Dublin guitarist/singer-songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad’s Hoover repair shop by day, and singing and playing for money on the Dublin streets by night. An Girl is a Czech who plays piano when she gets a chance, and does odd jobs by day and takes care of her mom and her daughter by night. Guy meets Girl, and they get to know each other as the Girl helps the Guy to put together a demo disc that he can take to London in hope of landing a music contract. During the same several day period, the Guy and the Girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs. (From imdb.com and Charles Delacroix)”
I couldn’t of written that any better so I didn’t try to =) This movie is one I will be coming back to over and over. Everything about it is just beautiful. The soundtrack is every song played in the movie and it stands well on its own but even better within the movie. Great movie. Go out now and buy this on DVD. You won’t be sorry.
