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valarltd ([personal profile] valarltd) wrote2011-01-27 06:38 pm
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Movies for 2011


1) Into the woods. Stage production. Famous fairy tale characters come together in Sondheim's musical. Bernadette Peters stars. Really entertaining, music very complex. Little Red Riding hood steals the show.(p)

2) Fiddler on the Roof. Traditions are changing everywhere as Tevye the Dairyman deals with five daughters and Russian Pogroms. (p)

3) The Many Faces of Christopher Lee. The veteran actor talks about his career, and shows off trophies of it, including Dracula's ring and the last extant piece of the Wicker Man. (N/A)

4) The Legend of Billie Jean. When the rich kids trash her brother's scooter, Billie Jean wages a one-girl crusade for justice. Helen and Christian Slater, Yeardley Smith looking all of 10. And one of the best Pat Benatar songs ever.(p)

5) Dreams in the Witch House. One of the Masters of Horror series, this gorey, sexualized Lovecraqft adaptation actually works quite well. A student rents the cheapest room he can find, only to be haunted by the long-dead Keziah and her familiar, Brown Jenkin. (f, 2)


6) The A Team. I was a fan of the TV series. This was a worthy successor. Liam Neeson was perfect for Hannibal and the rest of the cast did a bangup job. Some nice meta with Reginald Barkley starring in The Greater Escape. Big dumb action movie, and it was perfect. (f, 1)

7) Halloween. This was the original and I had never seen it. Minimal gore, lots and lots of suspense. Jamie Lee Curtis turns in an excellent screen debut. (p)

8) Dorian Gray. Ben Barnes is beautiful and evil in this remake. The story is classic, with some updating. We see ALL of Dorian's debauchery, including some same-sex interludes. Quite yummy and lush. (f,2)
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[identity profile] sidewinder.livejournal.com 2011-01-28 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
I actually found Liam the weakest link in the A-Team movie, as a hardcore first-fandom and all of that A-Team fan. I mean, I love Liam, but I just wasn't feeling him as Hannibal even though he looked the part. I was most awesomely surprised by Quinton Jackson as B.A.

Though I enjoyed the film in the cinema, I've had no interest in rewatching it.

[identity profile] bittermint.livejournal.com 2011-01-28 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
The original Halloween is one of my fave horror movies of all time. I much prefer scary, moody atmosphere to tons of gore.

Totally agree with you on Dorian Gray. The trailer made it look super-cheesy, but it was actually pretty good!
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