HoNoToGroABeMo Day Thirty-One: It Is Done
6 years ago
6:33 AM
Geekboy picks for Fall of 2005, cinema
Mister Nizz
I didn't go to the movies much this Summer, genre or otherwise. I saw the new Batman movie (which was great!), and for the life of me I can't remember going to see anything else (that's pretty pathetic for a Summer "blockbuster" season). Fall will be quite different.
Serenity: loved the show when it was out, bought the DVD expanded series, now am eager to see what else Josh Whedon has up his sleaves for this universe. The only thing I'm worried about is the dynamic of "8 people trying to get by on the edge of the frontier" appears to be lost somewhere... the titular ship seems to be in the thick of things in the feature length sequel. I hope this doesn't kill the storyline.
The Brothers Grimm: One of my favorite visual filmakers living today (Terry Gilliam) visits one of the premier sources of childhood phobias and angst. What's not to love?
Mirrormask (see two posts back!)
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: gekijô-ban: a very grisly little Japanese horror, quite disturbing looking. Probably going to get a limited release here in the states.
The Lion the Witch and the Warddrobe, or "Narnia 1": I hope filming this great series isn't just a bald-faced attempt at cashing in on ground laid by Peter Jackson's success. Especially when you consider the main culprit is Disney, and the director did Shrek... still, I have hopes, the trailer indicates it will be faithful to the book.
Corpse Bride: Tim Burton has his hits and misses, but generally I like or love what he does. BIG FISH was fantastic, the PLANET OF THE APES remakes, eh..... Corpse Bride rejoins Burton with the "animatronic puppet" style that he did very well in in the movie Nightmare before Christmas. I think Tim does better with original material especially of a darker, fantastic nature; I have high hopes.
Harry Potter 4: The last one made up for the two previous ones. It was quite dark in places. I also have hopes for this one...
King Kong: Mixed feelings on this. Dunno if it really needed a remake, but I love the director's work (duh!!!) and I think that setting it back in the 1930s might be the factor that ends up being this movie's saving grace.
Looks like I'm gonna go broke going to the movies this Fall!
Serenity: loved the show when it was out, bought the DVD expanded series, now am eager to see what else Josh Whedon has up his sleaves for this universe. The only thing I'm worried about is the dynamic of "8 people trying to get by on the edge of the frontier" appears to be lost somewhere... the titular ship seems to be in the thick of things in the feature length sequel. I hope this doesn't kill the storyline.
The Brothers Grimm: One of my favorite visual filmakers living today (Terry Gilliam) visits one of the premier sources of childhood phobias and angst. What's not to love?
Mirrormask (see two posts back!)
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: gekijô-ban: a very grisly little Japanese horror, quite disturbing looking. Probably going to get a limited release here in the states.
The Lion the Witch and the Warddrobe, or "Narnia 1": I hope filming this great series isn't just a bald-faced attempt at cashing in on ground laid by Peter Jackson's success. Especially when you consider the main culprit is Disney, and the director did Shrek... still, I have hopes, the trailer indicates it will be faithful to the book.
Corpse Bride: Tim Burton has his hits and misses, but generally I like or love what he does. BIG FISH was fantastic, the PLANET OF THE APES remakes, eh..... Corpse Bride rejoins Burton with the "animatronic puppet" style that he did very well in in the movie Nightmare before Christmas. I think Tim does better with original material especially of a darker, fantastic nature; I have high hopes.
Harry Potter 4: The last one made up for the two previous ones. It was quite dark in places. I also have hopes for this one...
King Kong: Mixed feelings on this. Dunno if it really needed a remake, but I love the director's work (duh!!!) and I think that setting it back in the 1930s might be the factor that ends up being this movie's saving grace.
Looks like I'm gonna go broke going to the movies this Fall!
