MickeyTo
Iscritto in data ott 1999
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With all the news coverage over the past few years surrounding the probing and prodding by earthlings on our red neighbor, Mars, it seems only fitting that someone should make a movie about it. Mission to Mars is a painful result of recent speculation and theory.
A group of astronauts are suddenly killed by a strange phenomenon and it's up to a a rescue mission headed by Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise, with side kick Jerry O'Connell, and babe Connie Nielson, to save whatever is left.
Lots of dollars were spent on special effects for this film and it certainly shows. Sadly, the budget must not have had room for writers as the script ranges from mundane to downright stupid.
An attempt at making our characters three dimensional falls flat, as the issues they deal with (the death of a spouse) just don't seem to muster a tear from the audience. Where films like Apollo 13 and The Right Stuff manage to delve into the private lives of the crew, Mission To Mars takes a wrong turn. In the end, we are left with the worst performance of Tim Robbins career, playing someone that resembles Ward Cleaver rather than an astronaut about the land on Mars.
Mission to Mars tries to go the route that films like Contact did go, only the writing is not strong enough to support the wacky theories that become this film.
I should have known better than to waste ten dollars on a summer blockbuster that is so bad they had to release it in March!
A group of astronauts are suddenly killed by a strange phenomenon and it's up to a a rescue mission headed by Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise, with side kick Jerry O'Connell, and babe Connie Nielson, to save whatever is left.
Lots of dollars were spent on special effects for this film and it certainly shows. Sadly, the budget must not have had room for writers as the script ranges from mundane to downright stupid.
An attempt at making our characters three dimensional falls flat, as the issues they deal with (the death of a spouse) just don't seem to muster a tear from the audience. Where films like Apollo 13 and The Right Stuff manage to delve into the private lives of the crew, Mission To Mars takes a wrong turn. In the end, we are left with the worst performance of Tim Robbins career, playing someone that resembles Ward Cleaver rather than an astronaut about the land on Mars.
Mission to Mars tries to go the route that films like Contact did go, only the writing is not strong enough to support the wacky theories that become this film.
I should have known better than to waste ten dollars on a summer blockbuster that is so bad they had to release it in March!
One of the great pleasures I get out of watching foreign films is that I get see a real culture, not tainted by the political or mythical stereotypes that we have put upon them. The Apple (a.k.a. Sib) is perfect example, as it is an Iranian made production that speaks nothing of terrorism, but only of the people.
The Apple walks a thin line between documentary and drama as it tells the story of two young girls who have never walked outside their home in all the 11 years they have been alive. As the film opens, neighbors have written a letter to the Child Welfare department, and a case worker comes to the home to take the children away. Their father, a fundamentalist muslim, and their blind mother protest this and are allowed to take them back only if they promise to treat them properly.
What is truly amazing about this film is that is was filmed by Massoumeh Naderi, a seventeen year old actress and director, and that it stars the actual children and their father. As I watched this film I wasn't aware of this fact and I recall thinking about the amateur acting, yet how these characters seemed so believable. All of this makes me want to see the film again.
The Apple is one of the few films that has left thinking long after the credits have rolled and I am sure I will be disecting it for weeks to come. A review I read after the film questioned how the American media might cover a story of two children being locked away. I, on the other hand, am pondering the films intent, (I gather it is about women's rights) and the state of affairs for the real people who live in Iran.
Wow!
The Apple walks a thin line between documentary and drama as it tells the story of two young girls who have never walked outside their home in all the 11 years they have been alive. As the film opens, neighbors have written a letter to the Child Welfare department, and a case worker comes to the home to take the children away. Their father, a fundamentalist muslim, and their blind mother protest this and are allowed to take them back only if they promise to treat them properly.
What is truly amazing about this film is that is was filmed by Massoumeh Naderi, a seventeen year old actress and director, and that it stars the actual children and their father. As I watched this film I wasn't aware of this fact and I recall thinking about the amateur acting, yet how these characters seemed so believable. All of this makes me want to see the film again.
The Apple is one of the few films that has left thinking long after the credits have rolled and I am sure I will be disecting it for weeks to come. A review I read after the film questioned how the American media might cover a story of two children being locked away. I, on the other hand, am pondering the films intent, (I gather it is about women's rights) and the state of affairs for the real people who live in Iran.
Wow!
If Disney has taught any kind of lesson about making cute animated films about historical events, it is that we should simply not make them at all. Inaccuracies aside, a cartoon that takes a cheerful look at the European colonization of the America's is looking for trouble.
The Road to El Dorado opens up in 15th century Spain where two street punks become accidental stow aways on a ship bound for Cuba. The captain of the ship is the nasty Captain Cortez, and when he finds them he orders them to be flogged and then kept prisoner to be sold as indentured servants when they arrive in Cuba.
Our two grifters, Miguel and Tulio, escape with the Captains prized horse in tow, and end up one step ahead of their captor, on the island with the fabled City of Gold. They search out the city, find it, and then try to swindle the villagers who see the pair as gods.
I honestly believe that this film should be judged on two levels. We should be looking at the animation, which is incredible, however, we should also be looking at the story, which, I hate to say, has a profound effect on how I feel about the movie as a whole.
Dreamworks produced this picture, and there is no doubt that they have managed to achieve the level of animation that Disney, the kingpin of all cartoon factories, has made famous, but they still have several lessons to learn.
The story is not only banal, it is slow moving and anti-climactic, the good versus evil thing seems to fizzle out. Our heroes are almost as bankrupt morally, as our villains, and they never quite learn their lesson in the end. The Road to El Dorado has a couple of cuddly critters, yet neither manage to tug at my heart strings. The horse, who was crusty when owned by the ruthless captain, becomes a loyal, if not temperamental ally. And then there is this possum who somehow decides to go along for the ride.
Elton John writes and sings the music attached to this film and I hate to say it, but its awful. I won't be looking for him to sing any of these lifeless tunes at next years Oscars.
And then there is the gay sub-text. Oh yes, if you look carefully ... if you really want to see it, it's there. I forgot to mention that our grifters, with swishy voices provided by Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branaugh, are toned, tanned and maned to the hilt. The scandal surrounding this film is the hot tub scene, where the boys eagerly rush naked into the steamy water. In reality it should be no big deal, but if that sells tickets, then who am I to argue.
Personally, I would suggest passing on The Road to El Dorado, only because of the lousy story. I would not suggest it for children, only because I doubt they would be interested. On the other hand, high praise to the animators, and my fingers are crossed in hopes that they be given a decent script for their next big venture.
The Road to El Dorado opens up in 15th century Spain where two street punks become accidental stow aways on a ship bound for Cuba. The captain of the ship is the nasty Captain Cortez, and when he finds them he orders them to be flogged and then kept prisoner to be sold as indentured servants when they arrive in Cuba.
Our two grifters, Miguel and Tulio, escape with the Captains prized horse in tow, and end up one step ahead of their captor, on the island with the fabled City of Gold. They search out the city, find it, and then try to swindle the villagers who see the pair as gods.
I honestly believe that this film should be judged on two levels. We should be looking at the animation, which is incredible, however, we should also be looking at the story, which, I hate to say, has a profound effect on how I feel about the movie as a whole.
Dreamworks produced this picture, and there is no doubt that they have managed to achieve the level of animation that Disney, the kingpin of all cartoon factories, has made famous, but they still have several lessons to learn.
The story is not only banal, it is slow moving and anti-climactic, the good versus evil thing seems to fizzle out. Our heroes are almost as bankrupt morally, as our villains, and they never quite learn their lesson in the end. The Road to El Dorado has a couple of cuddly critters, yet neither manage to tug at my heart strings. The horse, who was crusty when owned by the ruthless captain, becomes a loyal, if not temperamental ally. And then there is this possum who somehow decides to go along for the ride.
Elton John writes and sings the music attached to this film and I hate to say it, but its awful. I won't be looking for him to sing any of these lifeless tunes at next years Oscars.
And then there is the gay sub-text. Oh yes, if you look carefully ... if you really want to see it, it's there. I forgot to mention that our grifters, with swishy voices provided by Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branaugh, are toned, tanned and maned to the hilt. The scandal surrounding this film is the hot tub scene, where the boys eagerly rush naked into the steamy water. In reality it should be no big deal, but if that sells tickets, then who am I to argue.
Personally, I would suggest passing on The Road to El Dorado, only because of the lousy story. I would not suggest it for children, only because I doubt they would be interested. On the other hand, high praise to the animators, and my fingers are crossed in hopes that they be given a decent script for their next big venture.