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Jul. 29th, 2011 06:32 pmMovie 77: Slap Shot
How have I been a fan of both hockey and movies for so long without having seen this movie? Very fun, especially Paul Newman's performance. It didn't seem like his typical role, but he definitely embraced the part and made his character someone you wanted to cheer for, even when he's being less than scrupulous with everyone around him.
Movie 78: 1984
Every time I watch this I'm impressed at what a solid adaptation it is. The movie's not slavishly devoted to the novel, but it sticks close enough to get Orwell's points across. Often there are atmospheric touches that manage in a few seconds to illustrate an idea that took multiple pages of text.
Movie 79: Captain America: The First Avenger
For a movie that has "The First Avenger" in the title, this felt more like its own movie than most of the recent Marvel films (Iron Man 2 especially felt like thin story strung between character introductions for next year's Avengers). It was a lot like watching an old WWII movie, the only difference being that the main character happened to have super powers. Within the parameters of the comic book world it was set in the movie managed to portray war realistically - Captain American couldn't save everyone, people still die in battle, but on the other hand he wasn't the only one getting anything done. So often in superhero movies there's the hero and then there's everyone else waiting around to get saved. Here the soldiers he's fighting along side hold their own, often more impressively than the hero, since they aren't genetically enhanced. A very entertaining movie, and the first one that, based on watching it, actually has me interested in seeing Avengers next year.
How have I been a fan of both hockey and movies for so long without having seen this movie? Very fun, especially Paul Newman's performance. It didn't seem like his typical role, but he definitely embraced the part and made his character someone you wanted to cheer for, even when he's being less than scrupulous with everyone around him.
Movie 78: 1984
Every time I watch this I'm impressed at what a solid adaptation it is. The movie's not slavishly devoted to the novel, but it sticks close enough to get Orwell's points across. Often there are atmospheric touches that manage in a few seconds to illustrate an idea that took multiple pages of text.
Movie 79: Captain America: The First Avenger
For a movie that has "The First Avenger" in the title, this felt more like its own movie than most of the recent Marvel films (Iron Man 2 especially felt like thin story strung between character introductions for next year's Avengers). It was a lot like watching an old WWII movie, the only difference being that the main character happened to have super powers. Within the parameters of the comic book world it was set in the movie managed to portray war realistically - Captain American couldn't save everyone, people still die in battle, but on the other hand he wasn't the only one getting anything done. So often in superhero movies there's the hero and then there's everyone else waiting around to get saved. Here the soldiers he's fighting along side hold their own, often more impressively than the hero, since they aren't genetically enhanced. A very entertaining movie, and the first one that, based on watching it, actually has me interested in seeing Avengers next year.
