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Archive for March, 2008

that’s almost how long ago it was that i watched this. i remember i thought it took a while to get its footing - some of the ‘dormitory life’ blocking seemed a bit forced, and the first shakey handheld as we follow otilia to the bus felt a bit out of place. but […]

Quatre cents coups, Les (1959) imdb rt mrqe bad link
400 blows

Posted on March 19th, 2008
liked it

i guess in any movie about kids i’m most concerned about authenticity and minimal manipulativeness.  antoine is pretty believable - not too smart or too cool.  his defiance at school compared to his submissiveness at home rounded him out pretty well.  his parents are pretty believable screwups with some texture as they each change their […]

Shadow of the Vampire (2000) imdb rt metacritic mrqe bad link
scientist

Posted on March 5th, 2008
didn't like it

the masturbatory nature of this annoyed me quite a bit and made it difficult for me to enjoy anything else about it.  i think there should be a decent amount of enjoyment in seeing defoe and malkovich ham it up so much, and izzards’ and elwes’ characters were supposed to carry this further.  but the […]