I seem to have neglected this page quite bitterly for some reason, though I do post the random photo I take in the Art Gallery section, but I haven’t had much ideas on what to post these days. Things have actually been looking up for me these days, minus the fact I’ve had both an art and mind block. I think if I just ignore that little tidbit, things’ll be terrific.
I watched Up yesterday for the first time. I regret having not seen it in theaters last year, but you know what? At least I got around to watching it if only because it was streaming on Netflix. The first fifteen minutes of the movie had me tearing up because it was truly emotional, and not a movie for kids like it was advertised. I remember seeing the preview for it while I saw Coraline in theaters and thinking “wow, this seems like a really childish movie.” So, I deemed it unworthy of watching. How wrong I was. The segment towards the end when Carl is remembering Ellie was really moving, too, because holy crap, wow, talk about emotional string pulling. It’s one of those movies with adult undertones that kids can just glaze over and ignore completely because they’re irrelevant to their greater happiness.
The same could be said for The Princess and the Frog, the 2D movie by Disney that made me squee with joy because it was pretty much an authentic Disney cartoon in modern times. Really, I missed those kinds of Disney movies. I grew up on them. I could ramble off a million 2D movies I watched growing up, the most prevalent of them all being The Lion King. I remember watching that movie basically every day until I killed the VHS tape. By the time this happened, we had to go to a flea market to get a new one because it had been Vaulted. I didn’t think they would ever make another 2D movie, because I was really getting sick of the live action movies they kept spitting out. They all began to blur together, even the Pirates of the Caribbean movies are a giant blur to me. Honestly, I wouldn’t be able to tell you what generic scene happened in what movie, despite how good they were. I wanted a good old fashioned 2D movie, and I had no faith in The Princess and the Frog because Disney had a terrible repertoire with me by the time it was released. A couple weeks ago I watched it and was amazed. I hadn’t laughed at a movie that hard in awhile, on top of noticing Disney’s classic adult undertones. The scene in the graveyard where Ray got squished, my god, seems like a scene kids shouldn’t see, right, actually being kind of scary? It reminded me of that scene in Anastasia…
I also watched Law Abiding Citizen, as well, and you know what? That’s another movie that’s completely worth it that I should have seen in theaters, and I’m kicking myself in the ass for it. I actually put that movie on my top ten list (that honestly has no real order minus the following), which is lead by Silence of the Lambs for Jodie Foster’s and Anthony Hopkins’ acting skills. Foster did amazing at portraying little emotions and expressions, and I am actually very upset she didn’t reprise her role for the Hannibal movie. Anyway, I’ve always liked Gerard Butler, even in 300, because he adapts very well to whatever role they throw at him. From what I recall of the special features for LAC, Butler was actually supposed to be cast in the role of Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), but Foxx’s manager called in and was like “would Butler mind playing the role of Clyde Shelton, Foxx is really interested in the role of Nick Rice.” I think it was an excellent decision as Foxx is also an amazing actor. The movie was a hit to me, I would have to say. I’ve watched it a couple times since the first time and I continually pick up on little things I’ve missed here and there.
I have to say, I love Netflix. It’s the best investment I’ve made.
