Just thought I'd report on some recent movies I watched. Since I get them first anyway. :p
Children of Men - Dark, evil, dystpoian future. Set in England, the rest of the world has gone to hell and England itself has gone all Totalitarian. It's been 18 years since the last kid's been born, so it's a rather bleak, dreary, evil future.
Anyway, it's a great movie. You can probably get a better synopsis off IMDB, but the movie is quite good. Highly recommend it. Though, as I noted, it's pretty damned dark and evil.
Pan's Labyrinth - Let me say that this movie is entirely in Spanish with English subtitles. The movie didn't mention it, nor did any of the synopsis I read prior to watching it, nor did the advertisement I saw for it. In fact, the advertisement had an English voice over. So, needless to say, I was a bit perturbed that I walked into a movie in Spanish. I believe several people left, in fact. Now, I don't necessary mind watching subtitled movies, but I'd prefer to be aware of the fact ahead of time, especially when I'm shelling out cash at a theatre.
However, that aside, the movie was pretty good. It was really dark...darker than Children of Men. It's set post WWII in Spain and basically follows this girl as she lives in the screwed up fascist Spain and a very odd (and pretty damned evil) fantasy world. The movie isn't exactly packed with violence, but there is some, and it is GRAPHIC. So don't see it if you're a puss about graphic violence. Anyway, I think it's worth seeing, though not necessarily in the theatre.
Aight...anyone else see anything good?
I dont have much trouble with language. My bro and I to see Fearless once and House of Flying Daggers. Both times they were in Chinese, but that just made the film better.
