quick cinematic rundown, because i’m going on the record at the end:
1. the science of sleep - it’s the new michel gondry film, and while we love him and his previous works, both hmc and i thought it was a little ungrounded. unlike the amazing eternal sunshine, he not only directed this but wrote it as well, and it’s almost expected when you give someone who’s so totally out there free rein: it gets a little unfocused. in fact, we almost wished it was a little less strange or MUCH MORE strange. either way. as it was, it was a little unsatisfying, although still enjoyable, as watching charlotte gainsberg and gael garcial bernal for a couple hours is better than most things.
2. i am a sex addict - this little autobiographical flick by caveh zahedi was actually pretty great and really funny. although i’m not sure if i buy the part where he “accidentally” cast famous french porn star rebecca lord as his ex-girlfriend, and then if not, how much of this soul-bearing is actually true? on the other hand, it turns out for the scene where he renacted taking ecstasy with another ex, he and the actress actually took ecstasy. which not that i would say on a public blog that i know anything about, but that’s FUCKING CRAZY. but probably for other reasons. or so i’ve, uh, read.
3. war of the worlds - i can’t even describe how horrible this was. how long do you have? not only is it spielberg, so i should already know better, but it stars tom cruise. but not even a sympathetic smirky tom cruise, but more the asshole annoying tom cruise, so it’s like watching tom cruise in real life for two hours. ONLY THE ALIENS DON’T KILL HIM. why, aliens, why? just kill him! because of fucking spielberg, that’s why. after all the ridiculousness, he ends it with a sappy ending unnecessarily beyond all sappy endings. which i don’t know why i expected anything else, but it just underscores what i must now swear to you:
NEVER AGAIN WILL I WATCH A SPIELBERG FILM.
no. i don’t care if he makes indiana jones 4. i don’t care if he makes every movie that gwyneth stars in from now on. i don’t care if he makes watchmen and casts jet li as the comedian.
NEVER AGAIN.
Posted at October 2, 2006 7:20 PMI was interested in “i am a sex addict”. The AADL does not have it, which I guess should not surprise me. I am trying to decide (after your glowing review) if I should actually pay money, and rent the thing.
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