A new record!
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osarabaI saw three movies last night and actually enjoyed all of them. This is something of a record for me.
Paprika. OMG. This was just amazing. The animation was beautiful and the story was surreal, confusing, and open to interpretation -- just how I like it. =D I definitely want (and need) to see it again. Other than Perfect Blue, I haven't seen any of Satoshi Kon's other works (Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paranoia Agent), although I've been meaning to (especially Paranoia Agent). So seeing Paprika has definitely gotten me motivated. I also need to find my Perfect Blue DVD and watch that over as well. It's been... OMG, almost 10 years since I saw it?!
Dark City (director's cut). Several people have recommended this to me and I did enjoy this movie quite a bit. Even Jennifer Connelly didn't bother me enough to really pull me out of it. Surprisingly, Keifer Sutherland's heavy-breathing, halted-speech psychiatrist annoyed me most. I'm not sure if I felt it was overacting -- or whether it suited the atmosphere of the movie or what, but I do know that it was a little too much for me. But the ATMOSPHERE! Was lovely! And kind of what I've been looking for in a book recently. So my only gripe with this is the ending. I was somewhat disappointed (though not surprised) with the end. I read in the wiki article that the initial ending was supposed to have been bleak, and how I would have preferred that! If you would like to know more specifics, I would be happy to tell you in comments.
Adaptation. I'm really surprised that I ended up liking this one; I thought I'd be bored, but it was definitely interesting and captivating. The end was not unexpected as well, but it was just so amusing and ridiculous -- in that way of playful ridiculousness, not stupid ridiculousness. I was pretty impressed with Nicholas Cage, as well -- it's not like he's the most talented actor out there, but it's nice to see him doing well in non-action roles occasionally. =D (Though the role that made me like him -- and this is purely for fangirlish reasons -- was as Castor Troy in Face/Off.)
Paprika. OMG. This was just amazing. The animation was beautiful and the story was surreal, confusing, and open to interpretation -- just how I like it. =D I definitely want (and need) to see it again. Other than Perfect Blue, I haven't seen any of Satoshi Kon's other works (Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paranoia Agent), although I've been meaning to (especially Paranoia Agent). So seeing Paprika has definitely gotten me motivated. I also need to find my Perfect Blue DVD and watch that over as well. It's been... OMG, almost 10 years since I saw it?!
Dark City (director's cut). Several people have recommended this to me and I did enjoy this movie quite a bit. Even Jennifer Connelly didn't bother me enough to really pull me out of it. Surprisingly, Keifer Sutherland's heavy-breathing, halted-speech psychiatrist annoyed me most. I'm not sure if I felt it was overacting -- or whether it suited the atmosphere of the movie or what, but I do know that it was a little too much for me. But the ATMOSPHERE! Was lovely! And kind of what I've been looking for in a book recently. So my only gripe with this is the ending. I was somewhat disappointed (though not surprised) with the end. I read in the wiki article that the initial ending was supposed to have been bleak, and how I would have preferred that! If you would like to know more specifics, I would be happy to tell you in comments.
Adaptation. I'm really surprised that I ended up liking this one; I thought I'd be bored, but it was definitely interesting and captivating. The end was not unexpected as well, but it was just so amusing and ridiculous -- in that way of playful ridiculousness, not stupid ridiculousness. I was pretty impressed with Nicholas Cage, as well -- it's not like he's the most talented actor out there, but it's nice to see him doing well in non-action roles occasionally. =D (Though the role that made me like him -- and this is purely for fangirlish reasons -- was as Castor Troy in Face/Off.)
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Date: 2008-08-29 05:52 pm (UTC)I LOVE THAT MOVIE! It doesn't get the luv it rightly deserves but yeah, I agree about the ending it was sorta left-hook out of nowhere given the rest of the film BUT I ENJOYED IT!
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Date: 2008-08-29 06:13 pm (UTC)Also not on the list, but I want to see Equilibrium sometime.