Sunday, November 21, 2004

Films this week

We have been watching several films this last week, both in the cinema and on DVD and TV. Last Sunday it was Finding Neverland, a gentle, nice experience.
Monday night I tried to stay awake through all of First Blood, but no, it's just too lousy. I didn't make it.
Wednesday night Mrs Rasmussen and I watched It's All About Love, directed by Thomas Vinterberg, and that must have been the greatest disappointment for a long time. This film is a must-see for film students if they want to study pointless dialogue, scenes with no apparent purpose, wobbly story and at times painfully bad acting.
Saturday night I finally got to see Moulin Rouge!, a film close to being a true masterpiece had it not been for the totally miscast, and incompetent, Nicole Kidman. She might be a huge Hollywood star, but she doesn't kid me. All non-Kidman scenes, and even some scenes with her in them, were glorious and extravagant. Aften Moulin Rouge! we stayed up to watch Quills starring Jeffrey Rush and the always brilliant Kate Winslet. Though the film had potential it was not good enough to stay awake until 2 in the morning.
Today we finally got to see The Incredibles. I thought it was fabulous. So did Matthias. Mrs Rasmussen was dissappointed with her old master Brad Bird - I admit it, The Iron Giant is a masterpiece - and Sofie liked it OK, I guess.