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For Your Consideration (2006)
Save Your Money -- Disappointing
I will preface this by saying Yes, I am familiar with Christopher Guest movies and Yes, I understand it's a joke. Unfortunately his departure from his usual "mockumentary" format takes a while to get going. It wasn't until almost an hour into the movie that I thought "Now they're finally getting it." Most of the funnier jokes were included in the trailer and the commercials, thus taking away their novelty and some of the hilarity of the situation.
I'm not sure if you need to be in the movie industry to "get" this movie, or if you need to be well-versed in Yiddish. Overall, I was disappointed. I barely recommend it for a netflix rental.
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Patient and Engrossing
The reviews of the movie that describe it as "slow" are absolutely correct, but in a good way. If the movie were sped up at all, the passage of time would seem rushed. The plot is intriguing, at times making you dislike Lyndon but at other times making you pity him. However, the costumes, scenery and lighting make the movie fascinating to watch.
I originally thought this was going to be overly-dry, but was pleasantly surprised to see classic- Kubric humor stuck into the plot at just the right times. Beyond the costumes and settings, the plot paints a fascinating outline of life in the 1800s. I just wish they would have focused more on the social structure, and I wonder how realistic some of the plot would have been at the time (e.g. being able to move around the continent so easily).
Overall, a great movie!
And Then Came Summer (2000)
OK Seriously
I can't decide what the worst (best?) part of this movie was. The music? The single camera shots? The dialog? Oh my god...It's like a train wreck that goes on for 80 minutes.
And why don't the dads get it on? What kind of straight guys sit around drinking white wine listening to Chopin? What!?!?
Even Lifetime wouldn't take this movie. 10 line minimum? OK, how about this: -This movie is horrible. -And not in a good way. -I'm not sure I can make it to the end
It's almost like one of those movies that's in french but they just dubbed over it in English.