Toy Story 3
SUCH a great movie! The people at Pixar have fantastic imaginations. I loved the new characters: an evil strawberry-scented Care Bear, a freaky-looking lopsided-eyed baby and a flamboyant Ken doll. Not to mention Pixar seemed like they were catering for the ‘double-digits’ crowd with issues relevant to older kids (eg. Andy going off to college). And it was hilarious. 3D effects a great too.
9/10
Sex and the City 2
Needless to say, I didn’t have very high expectations for this movie. The dialogue was excruciatingly drawn-out at times, especially at the beginning. I think some scenes were included just for the hell of it (eg. bringing 2 changes of Ferragamo, Dior etc clothes for a stroll in the middle of a desert in Abu Dhabi… what the?!) which is a shame because things like this detracted from the real reason why women like SATC so much – that is, it openly discusses real and, at times, taboo issues which women face. Also - the end turns into a bit of a shamble as Samantha goes berserk but it is kind of hilarious as well.
But the clothes. Ohhhh, the clothes. A close up of Carrie’s gold, sparkly Louboutin’s in the first few minutes had me practically salivating. Only one gripe – outfit repeating. Since SJP became Creative-Director of clothing label Halston Heritage, I guess she is just milking it for all it’s worth. There is one Halston Heritage dress which SJP wears in 3 different colours and 2 different lengths. It’s pretty, but was it really necessary? (She also wore the same dress to the MET Gala Ball this year. Overkill.) The Emilio Pucci gown you see Carrie wearing on the SATC 2 posters looks better in the film (probably due to the fact that the movie posters were over-photoshopped). THAT is a hot dress.
If you watch it, bring earmuffs. It would be better if you only saw the clothes and didn’t listen to what the characters were saying.
6/10
Kinda crappy. Cate Blanchett is ok, but I couldn’t accept her as a brunette. Russell Crowe is old and a bit grey. The King looked a bit to Mediterranean and not English enough. To be honest, nothing much really happens for the duration of the film and the climax (ie. epic battle) is short.
6.5/10
Eclipse
Oh. Mah. Gawd. IT’S EDWARD! And Jacob! [Shirtless!]
Oh Edward... I will love you, lyk, 4 everr.
That alone is probably enough to get the attention of Twihards, but this instalment of the Twilight ‘Saga’ is actually… good. Shocked?
It’s the darkest of the three as the threat of Victoria, the evil vampire, looms close.
I guess all you need to know is Edward is still hot, Jacob is still hotter and Bella is still an emotional, angsty teen (much like D.Read’s post below).
7/10
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Thanks for making it to the end.
~Hurley Who?
3 comments:
haha earmuffs - id also bring them to twilight (for robert pattinson's dull, curiously lacking in emotional range american accent).
btw lovely bite-sized chunks hurley! you've achieved pithiness without compromising the intelligence/entertainment factors which is more than you can say for our political leaders!
Please stop being so savvy with all the haute couture labels!
PS. 'Four Lions' would make for great review material.
this is seriously the stuff of margaret and david. having only seen one of the four films reviewed unfortunately i can't give my proper 2 cents but i have full confidence that satc is surely as shit as you say, and eclipse can't be much better.
four and a half stars for the review from me
and ditto no name, pls let's all watch four lions so you can review it.
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