Chronicle.
Man, if you like superhero movies, you will LOVE this movie. GO, SEE, IT.
It reminded me of Akira, for those who know their anime/manga.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706593/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-M5Qx57_UU
Saw it last night too. We all liked it. Fun movie.
Side note: After the movie we were sitting in the theater and I overheard an obnoxious pretentious idiot say the following just loudly enough so other people could hear him give his unsolicited opinion: "You know... the critic in me thought the movie was good... I'm just not sure how I personally feel about it yet" ... One of the dumbest comments I've ever overheard. Why would the "critic in me" have a different critical opinion than myself? I can't say "the critic in me" has ever disagreed with my critique of a movie. My friends were dropping that line the rest of the night... "The critic in me says this frozen yogurt is delicious... I'm just not sure how I personally feel about it yet" ... "The critic in me thinks this beer is a little bitter... I'm just not sure how I personally feel about it yet"
Agree 100%. Movie critiques are always subjective and the #1 factor should be how much you enjoyed it.
Yeah. I think it's possible to appreciate a movie for moving the genre forward, but not loving it personally. I feel that way about Citizen Kane. From a technical / directing standpoint, it's revolutionary. I can appreciate the themes. However, I just didn't enjoy the movie very much.
I had an argument with one of my former roommates regarding the film, and he kept citing how critics loved it so much. My response was "Yeah, but what's so great about it?", and his response was "Watch Roger Ebert's commentary, and it will explain why this is a great movie."
Roger Ebert can tell me how a movie stacks up to its contemporaries, and perhaps some of the techniques its using. He can't tell me, however, whether the movie should resonate with me on a personal level, or whether I should enjoy it. That all is completely subjective.
Yeah, but Roy... "the critic in you" appreciated Citizen Kane from a directing and technical standpoint and felt it was revolutionary... but you didn't enjoy and/or were bored by it. That's all encompassing of your critical subjective opinion. That's all encompassing of your personal feelings about the movie. Both should (and just did) factor into your "review". I've never seen Citizen Kane, but I now have a better idea of what to expect.
I saw "Tree of Life" last week, appreciated the acting. Appreciated the themes. THe movie was shot beautifully. It made me think about it for days. I felt it was really an ambitious artistic undertaking and for the most part it was pulled off... but I can understand why some would find it slow-paced or boring. It wasn't my favorite movie. If I'm rating the movie on a 1-100 scale I'm factoring all of this in. I don't have two separate scores. If I said, "the critic in me loved "Tree of Life"... I personally didn't love it, though" I'd sound like an idiot.
On the flip side of that, I saw "Tower Heist"... acknowledged that it wasn't a great artistic achievement, acknowledged that it had a lot of "misses"... but Eddie Murphy made me laugh in it and I actually really enjoyed it. If I score it on 1-100, I factor all of that in. I'm not giving it two separate scores. If I said "the critic in me hated Tower Heist, but I personally loved it", I'd sound like a pretentious d-wad.
Yeah, I think we're probably saying the same things. If I'm reviewing Citizen Kane, I'll talk about it's revolutionary lighting and directing, and I'll talk about some of the themes the movie explored. However, I'll also talk about the pacing, and how the story resonated. Therefore, I'm giving it a "thumbs sideways", somewhere around a 5 or 6 on a scale of 10.
If I did it the "internal critic" way, I'd give it a score of 9.5 / thumbs up on one scale, but a 3 / thumbs down on a personal enjoyment level. It seems silly to do it that way.
Back to Chronicle, I'm surprised at the word of mouth I've heard, just because I think the trailer looks pretty lame. However, I'll check it out, because usually when there's a lot of buzz for a movie, it's a least worth watching.
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