Kinzcove wrote:Suspiria
Holy Sh*t! THIS FILM IS AWESOME. I just watched it for the first time and I am completely blown away. I love Dario Argento <3
The sound of someone breathing in that movie quite possibly terrified me more than anything else I've even seen in a film. Also, I love watching that movie for the colors alone.
vik wrote:II and III didn't live up to I, IMO.
Agreed on III; II is a personal favorite of mine, but that's partly because I love Jeff Goldblum so dang much, and partly because I've got a weird ritual of quoting it with my brothers ...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
I saw it at 7:00 p.m. with my brothers. The theatre was packed - college kids behind us, young kids in front.
I thought it was pretty damn good. This movie, coupled with Part 2 (assuming they don't screw something up, which I doubt) could be one of the most well-realized of the adaptations yet. Of course that is partly due to having the proper space in which to tell the story for a change.
Speaking of the proper space, I wasn't annoyed by the pace at all. Frankly, the last couple of Potter movies have seemed rushed to me - as if each scene barrels into the next. This movie slowed it down, allowed for some more character moments/atmosphere.
My favorite parts:
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The polyjuice potion scene in the Ministry. The actors they got for the Ministry lackeys were brilliant. The sheer bloody hilarity of the look about the guy Ron turned into (yet he could look bedraggled and worried), the quivering lip of the Harry replacement, the worry in the eyes of the woman going down in the elevator with Umbridge. That whole scene was just great.
The animated sequence. It was just damned cool.
The score and the cinematography. The scenery was well-chosen and well-showcased.
My theatre had two unified reactions. One was during the trailers, when the Cowboys and Aliens title popped up. I jumped! people hooted so uproariously.
The other was when
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Dobby died. A lot of people (older and younger voices) actually cried out his name.
Aside from that, there was a lot of laughing going on. I dunno if it was just because I haven't gone to see a Potter movie in the actual theatre in a while, or if they upped the humor, but there seemed to be quite a few amusing moments.
Overall, I had a great time. I am now super-psyched for Part 2.
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