Monday, May 5, 2008

shrek

A funny movie for the whole family. Shrek had the perfect amount of fairy tale stories gone wrong with a twist. I am not one for animated stuff but it peaked my interests enough to watch it. I believe I was smiling through the whole movie. Editing was done well and the story line was hysterical.
If someone wants to see an amazing story board take a look at the deleted scenes extra.


monster

A horrifying true story that leaves you on the edge of your seat. this movie left me up all night with a bad taste in my mouth and a new appreciation for hookers.
This movie was written very well and was filmed almost perfect. Every scene was always clear to see and allowed for you to be lost in the movie.
The story line was crazy but what's even more is that its true

Monday, April 21, 2008

No Reservations

No Reservations is an amazing movie that will leave you with a feeling of calm. The story of a young women chief that wants noting to do with anyone else but has an amazing passion for cooking is some how pushing into raising a young girl and ultimately falls in love with her new sew chief. The movie will have you in tears and laughing at the same time.

The lighting in the movie was something to be in aw about. The use of shadows was amazing, especially in the knife scene. A main focus was defiantly on lighting, to set the mood. There were lots of candle lit scenes and bright but blurry out side scenes. there was only one camera shot that seemed as though it didn't fit and pulled you out of the movie. This was when the camera seemed to move in and out as it was zooming, I didn't care for it at all.

But over all the movie was a delight and very well though out and researched.

Monday, April 14, 2008

The Note Book

The note book is an amazing love story that will capture anyones heart. I felt like I was in a dream world and was drawn in by the story line of this movie. The setting for the movie was perfect in every way, and it wasn't one of those fake, the girl falls for boy kinda movies, in fact the guy falls for the girl first; imagine that.
Getting away from the sap, I though the lighting in this movie was impeccable. The shot were the main character(girl) is looking out the window at her old love, saying good bye to his now ex girl friend, the lighting in this shot was wonderful, making her face glow like an angel. Sound wasn't over powering which I liked, (although the main female characters screeching got annoying). The scenes make you feel as though you were there or dreaming, one of the two!
This is a movie I would suggest you go and buy, as well as the book!

Monday, April 7, 2008

diaries of a nanny

I my self am a nanny and thought this movie would be every interesting to watch. In a lot of ways this movie is extremely right in a lot of ways. The children do act this way and you do become attached to them. Every emotion I have ever felt being a nanny was brought out in this movie and not even to an extreme but dead on.
Lighting could have been worked on a little bit better, at times it was too dark, and I felt different lighting would have helped to not make the movie so drab looking. Sound was good noting special, but just what was intended for. everything else editing and camera seemed to be ok, even when the nanny cam was compromised (not thats funny and something I have always wanted to do!).

evan almighty

Evan almighty is a hilarious movie. It was actually better that I thought it was going to be, and I had no idea how it was going to end, but it ended well, with that fair tale ending. Special effects are something I always find cheesy, but had to be done here, and were done respectfully (enough and to the point). The movie was vary bright (light wise) for the most part and it had very good lighting over all. The choice of actors to play these parts were wonderful, except the wife, in my opinion she couldn't act to save her life, and in fact every time the movie had a scene with her I found it hard to believe, and couldn't really get into the story. The music that they choose I though to be one of the funnier parts of the movie, for they matched but just barely, but it really tied the movie into todays world. This is a wonderful movie for anyone young to old!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

perfect score

Well this movie is definitely geared toward teenagers especially ones about to take the sat or have. The story is simple one boy convinces his best friend that they need to steal the answers to the SATs. Along the way they intentionally tell and unintentionally tell teenagers from all different walks of life what they are doing and ask them to be a part of it. Even when you don’t think they have any means of helping. They end up getting the answers but destroying them by accident. They then go on a wild chase to find them again. They end up finding the answers in them self’s and don’t cheating after all ( if you don’t count already looking at the test cheating). The movie was definitely twisted by schools or the makers of the SAT. But the part that I enjoyed the best was the truth behind everything that was said. These students were exactly right in the beginning of the movie, here every one in school is told and taught to be them self’s but the very last thing you do right before you graduate is take a standardized test, to make everyone equal. When in all reality it isn’t! I did get a few laughs out of the movie though. This movie wasn’t anything I would tell someone to go out and buy, but on a lazy Tuesday morning on spring break with nothing better to do then home work it wasn’t all that bad.