double feature
Today was my first double feature in a long long time. Five years actually. Last time it was Three Kings, followed immediately by American Beauty. A fuckin' mindtrip if ever there was one. Worst part being that i had to walk out of the theatre alone, with only myself to discuss the movies with. Both require extensive reflection, which is always easier with a companion. Similar situation too - i was looking at a night/day/evening all alone and wanted some great entertainment to fill it up. There is that possibility of guilt for stealing five bucks from the studio honchos, but after watching 10+ commercials for crap like the Marines and CocaCola, frankly i don't give a damn. They're lucky i'm not just downloading it off the net to begin with.
So today's first entry in the double feature:
In Good Company
I'm not going to bother to give you a mini-review of this one. I had no idea this was envisioned as a chick-flick. Five minutes before it started i sat down and took a look around at a helluva lota (mostly middle-aged) women. Some husbands, but mostly not. So is it Topher that they were looking for in their afternoon, or Dennis Quaid? Maybe just a little of both. I was hoping for something along the lines of About a Boy (same writer/director), but this wasn't as funny. Maybe that's the problem though. This guy didn't write About a Boy, he just directed it. Company is more of a character piece, which was just fine and dandy. But if you really wanna know how they were similar, look at the basic theme - prematurely middle-aged male, completely lost in life. I'd have to say that i can relate, and i doubt i'm an isolated incident. Need more twenty-something boys in those theatre seats contemplating life choices.
the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Not sure i really get this one. Truthfully i'd have to say it's the strangest of the lot that WesAnserson/OwenWilson have put out - which is saying quite alot. Rushmore is still their absolute best, and also had Bill Murray. This one was good, but a bit obscure/obtuse/wacked. Completely different style than you could get from anyone else out there in the world of film right now, ever. Cate Blanchett gets better every time.
ps - Ha! finally had a mood that wasnt in the list. actually, it's easy - just think of a word to describe yourself before clicking on the drop-down. Mine today : entertained.
So today's first entry in the double feature:
In Good Company
I'm not going to bother to give you a mini-review of this one. I had no idea this was envisioned as a chick-flick. Five minutes before it started i sat down and took a look around at a helluva lota (mostly middle-aged) women. Some husbands, but mostly not. So is it Topher that they were looking for in their afternoon, or Dennis Quaid? Maybe just a little of both. I was hoping for something along the lines of About a Boy (same writer/director), but this wasn't as funny. Maybe that's the problem though. This guy didn't write About a Boy, he just directed it. Company is more of a character piece, which was just fine and dandy. But if you really wanna know how they were similar, look at the basic theme - prematurely middle-aged male, completely lost in life. I'd have to say that i can relate, and i doubt i'm an isolated incident. Need more twenty-something boys in those theatre seats contemplating life choices.
the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Not sure i really get this one. Truthfully i'd have to say it's the strangest of the lot that WesAnserson/OwenWilson have put out - which is saying quite alot. Rushmore is still their absolute best, and also had Bill Murray. This one was good, but a bit obscure/obtuse/wacked. Completely different style than you could get from anyone else out there in the world of film right now, ever. Cate Blanchett gets better every time.
ps - Ha! finally had a mood that wasnt in the list. actually, it's easy - just think of a word to describe yourself before clicking on the drop-down. Mine today : entertained.
posted by joe @ 10:29 PM
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