October Movies and ones to look forward to...

[neotoma]

I want to see The Prestige in the next few weeks. So far, it sounds like a good, rather dark movie that the critics just did not get. Any movie that features Nikolai Tesla is worth seeing, in my opinion.

I'm cautiously interested in seeing Flags of Our Fathers, now that I've learned that it's a duology with Letters from Iwo Jima being the second film. Letters is from the Japanese perspective and staring Ken Watanabe.

Pan's Labrynith looks amazingly pretty and magical, and will hopefully have as wonderful a story. The difficulty will be finding a theater playing it when it finally comes out.

300 looks stunning, but it's based on a Frank Miller graphic novel from after he jumped the shark; I don't know if I could stand to go to anything that will give him money. Also, any movie whose preview has me thinking that the costuming in Troy were more accurate has a long row to hoe. Mr. Miller should note that the Spartans did wear armor, and if he wanted them to fight naked for artistic reasons, 'naked except for a metal brief' just doesn't cut it. If you want naked, suck it up and take your NC-17 rating like a man.

Comments

[leeflower.livejournal.com]

The Prestige was freakin' awesome. I have more ravings about it's awesomeness over on my lj, but the condensed version is that I very much recommend it. It IS dark, but it's freakin' brilliant.

[twistedchick]

I'd like to see The Prestige if possible.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Sometimes this coming weekend? Or later?

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

I would definitely like to see the Prestige (though I keep being confused by references to it that are not like the book, so I guess I should just forget the book!).

Also a friend of mine LOVED Pan's Labyrinth and recommends it very very very highly.