Mr Cool's Fortnightly Movie Review
By mrcool11 1 Comments
Aight, gents, I've decided that my infinitely wise opinion of cinematography should be shared with the world, on a fortnightly basis. Actually, I'm just kinda bored and tired this Sunday morning, so instead of heading off to church like any self-respecting citizen, I'm just gonna write a bad movie review for my fellow Giantbombers.
Trick r Treat: I saw a brief positive review of this particular film on the local news, so I was thinking "Hey, it's Halloween, fuck parties, I should rent a scary movie and watch it with another man." So I did. And let me tell you, that was not a great experience. Not because of the man, but because Trick r Treat just isn't a very good film, horror or otherwise.
This movie's main problem is its convoluted storyline. It tells four separate stories of people living in some town where Halloween is taken very seriously. Only two of the storylines are connected in any meaningful way, and I kept expecting there to be some mind-blowing plot twist that tied everything together, but I was left rather disappointed. It seems to me the makers of this film just had a checklist of horror movies cliches, and just did their best to cram everything in there. Mysterious child-like thing? Check. Crappy animatronic werewolf? Check. Boob scenes? Check, although they were both extremely brief. What could have been a ray of hope for the film, the character of Sackboy, (No idea what the actual name is, but he looks like Sackboy) ends up looking just ridiculous when you finally see him with his mask off. I guess he was supposed to look sort of like a jack-o-lantern, but it just looks like the budget had been cut for the visual effects in this film so the creators of it could drop $200K on a kick-ass staff party. The acting isn't terrible, but there's a reason that horror films don't get nominated for Oscar's. I can't really think of anything in this film that was done well at all, the only thing I can say about it is that it ended. Well, maybe that's being a little harsh, but it's a very mediocre film. This is the last time I ever listen to the local news station for movie recommendations.
The next film is quite different from the first, mostly because it's actually good. Ed Wood was one of Johnny Depp's earlier films, released in the golden year of 1994. Even though films have been made in colour for about thirty years, this one's in black and white. Not because it's a budget film, but because it chronicles the events of a 1950's film director/producer/actor named Edward Wood Jr., so I guess it's a period piece. I can't 'really say a whole lot without giving away the plot, even though it doesn't have tons of twists and turns, I just think that the plot should be enjoyed without any prior knowledge. The humour in this film is decently good, but if you have no idea who Ed Wood is in reality, I would recommend viewing his wikipedia page after you watch the movie, as that gave me a good laugh. The acting is pretty good, and someone in the film got an Oscar for best supporting role, and it also won in some other category. There is a subtle quality to this film, and though I haven't seen too many of Mr. Burton's works, this is the best one I've yet watched. On a side note,
