I guess I should apologise for my earlier outburst regarding Gone Girl. I was really disappointed by the movie after hearing so much about it. Thus my initial reaction was somewhat unfair.
So to clarify: Gone Girl isn't that bad. However it is not what you'd call a cinematic experience. In fact you'll probably enjoy it more if you just rent the dvd and watch it with added toilet breaks.
On to more important things!
Number 1: Dracula Untold. It's not crap. Just a little cliche is all.
CGI is really nice and Lord Tywin makes an awesome vampire. Looking forward to the sequel (Dracula Retold?).
I think it's nice to see the character of Vlad Tepes from a different perspective like this. He is seen as something of a folk hero in some areas of Europe (although other areas agree that he was a monster) so the concept of a 'good' Dracula is not quite as far fetched as you'd think.
Number 2: Nightcrawler. Only just hitting Aussie cinemas now. I have to admit I have more than a little crush on Jake Gyllenhaal but I'll be damned if he wasn't amazing in this.
Jake's character, Lou Bloom, is a creature to be admired and despised simultaneously for his ruthless cunning and positive attitude towards filming people dying for the local news. For me the movie brings up some of the serious ethical issues surrounding the media these days but there's a nice hint of comedy as well.
Certainly could've been shorter, even though it's just under 2 hours, the plot is so simple it could've wrapped up in 90-100 minutes easily. Once again nothing lost if you go for the dvd release instead of the cinema.
Dracula Poster by Jim Perez Nightcrawler poster by Ben Holmes
So to clarify: Gone Girl isn't that bad. However it is not what you'd call a cinematic experience. In fact you'll probably enjoy it more if you just rent the dvd and watch it with added toilet breaks.
On to more important things!
CGI is really nice and Lord Tywin makes an awesome vampire. Looking forward to the sequel (Dracula Retold?).
I think it's nice to see the character of Vlad Tepes from a different perspective like this. He is seen as something of a folk hero in some areas of Europe (although other areas agree that he was a monster) so the concept of a 'good' Dracula is not quite as far fetched as you'd think.
Jake's character, Lou Bloom, is a creature to be admired and despised simultaneously for his ruthless cunning and positive attitude towards filming people dying for the local news. For me the movie brings up some of the serious ethical issues surrounding the media these days but there's a nice hint of comedy as well.
Certainly could've been shorter, even though it's just under 2 hours, the plot is so simple it could've wrapped up in 90-100 minutes easily. Once again nothing lost if you go for the dvd release instead of the cinema.
Dracula Poster by Jim Perez Nightcrawler poster by Ben Holmes
