Wow, Dawn. Great review, once again. I loved the way this film brought the viewer right into the story so that it felt as if it was real. Like the bit about Theo losing his shoes first, then one of the uncomfortable thongs that he replaced them with. I could feel his pain. And I loved that he didn't find a pair of Dolce & Gabbana shoes (or whatever the hell expensive designer shoes are called) at the end instead of grubby old runners a couple of sizes too big.
I didn't mind Miriam's proselytizing as much as the actual childbirth which was waaayyy too easy. That part was not realistic for me, although I loved Kee's remark when Theo asked her later "How's the baby?" and she replied "Annoying." And when she was in labor on the bus in front of all those other people I almost died from the suspense. I felt her pain there too.
I was going to ask you whether you thought that Theo made it at the end and had only fallen asleep from exhaustion. However, I do believe that would be wishful thinking.
I feel really bad that I said I liked it a tiny bit better than PL. I loved PL! But gritty sci-fi has always been tops with me, even over fantasy which I also love. So Chronicles of Riddick and its predecessor, Pitch Black edge out Harry Potter for me. However, nothing can edge out the LoTR trilogy or Mirrormask, that divine film that you recommended to me some time ago.
Pan's Labryinth and Children of Men were incredible surprises for me, just when great movies were truly becoming hard to find. I'm not sure if you got Notes on a Scandal there yet, because that one, more of a psychological horror story than graphic, and reminding me vaguely of things like Wicker Man and Psycho, is also well worth seeing.
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Date: 2007-02-03 12:03 pm (UTC)I didn't mind Miriam's proselytizing as much as the actual childbirth which was waaayyy too easy. That part was not realistic for me, although I loved Kee's remark when Theo asked her later "How's the baby?" and she replied "Annoying." And when she was in labor on the bus in front of all those other people I almost died from the suspense. I felt her pain there too.
I was going to ask you whether you thought that Theo made it at the end and had only fallen asleep from exhaustion. However, I do believe that would be wishful thinking.
I feel really bad that I said I liked it a tiny bit better than PL. I loved PL! But gritty sci-fi has always been tops with me, even over fantasy which I also love. So Chronicles of Riddick and its predecessor, Pitch Black edge out Harry Potter for me. However, nothing can edge out the LoTR trilogy or Mirrormask, that divine film that you recommended to me some time ago.
Pan's Labryinth and Children of Men were incredible surprises for me, just when great movies were truly becoming hard to find. I'm not sure if you got Notes on a Scandal there yet, because that one, more of a psychological horror story than graphic, and reminding me vaguely of things like Wicker Man and Psycho, is also well worth seeing.
Thanks for the fabulous review as usual, Dawn.