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The Rocky Horror Picture Show is regarded as a cult classic movie. It was directed by Jim Sharman and it stars Tim Curry. The movie has many genres. First of all, you have to call it a musical because it is a platform that this movie relies on. Other than that, you can call it a comedy, drama, romance and some say even a horror movie. I think that has something to do with the fact that the word 'horror' is in the title of the movie. Of course, it has some horror-ish moments but I wouldn't call it a horror movie or even recommend this movie to hardcore horror fans. Although, I think that watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show was very interesting but I have some mixed feelings about it.
To begin with, I want to say that I have never seen a movie like this before. That is a plus for the movie because I understand how hard it is to achieve something original in film. Obviously, originality is not always a plus, but in The Rocky Horror Picture Show's case, it has definitely worked in movie's advantage. I believe that this is of the main reasons why this movie has such a cult following.
To be honest, I don't really like musicals. In my opinion, they are much more suited for theatre than film. However, this film is one of the examples which can argue against this statement. The Rocky Horror Picture Show has some great tracks which obviously makes the movie better. My favorite song was Don't Dream It, Be It which featured towards the end of the movie. I think it perfectly describes the message of the film.
One of the things I did not like was that there was too much music. I understand that this is a musical but one of my favorite scenes in the movie were the ones where the characters didn't sing. For example, the scenes where Dr. Frank is making love with Janet, and later with Brad were very hilarious. Maybe, it is just me but overlong singing scenes in movies often take me out of the film.
Anyway, you have to praise The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the things it shows. It is hard to imagine how the movie about transvestite was released in 1975. Even nowadays, you don't see these kinds of things in movies. It is really amazing how 40 years ago Jim Sharman managed to pull off the film like this.
All in all, as I said I have mixed feelings about the film. I am not the biggest fan of musicals but this one really deserves the appreciation it gets. It is not my kind of movie but I understand why people love it. I don't hate it either and I had a really interesting time with it. Probably, I won't be revisiting The Rocky Horror Picture Show any time soon but I am glad I have finally seen it because it has been in my watchlist for a very long time.
To begin with, I want to say that I have never seen a movie like this before. That is a plus for the movie because I understand how hard it is to achieve something original in film. Obviously, originality is not always a plus, but in The Rocky Horror Picture Show's case, it has definitely worked in movie's advantage. I believe that this is of the main reasons why this movie has such a cult following.
To be honest, I don't really like musicals. In my opinion, they are much more suited for theatre than film. However, this film is one of the examples which can argue against this statement. The Rocky Horror Picture Show has some great tracks which obviously makes the movie better. My favorite song was Don't Dream It, Be It which featured towards the end of the movie. I think it perfectly describes the message of the film.
One of the things I did not like was that there was too much music. I understand that this is a musical but one of my favorite scenes in the movie were the ones where the characters didn't sing. For example, the scenes where Dr. Frank is making love with Janet, and later with Brad were very hilarious. Maybe, it is just me but overlong singing scenes in movies often take me out of the film.
Anyway, you have to praise The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the things it shows. It is hard to imagine how the movie about transvestite was released in 1975. Even nowadays, you don't see these kinds of things in movies. It is really amazing how 40 years ago Jim Sharman managed to pull off the film like this.
All in all, as I said I have mixed feelings about the film. I am not the biggest fan of musicals but this one really deserves the appreciation it gets. It is not my kind of movie but I understand why people love it. I don't hate it either and I had a really interesting time with it. Probably, I won't be revisiting The Rocky Horror Picture Show any time soon but I am glad I have finally seen it because it has been in my watchlist for a very long time.
Singin' in the Rain is considered one of the best movies of all time. Although, only two Oscar nominations prove that movie wasn't that highly appreciated when it came out in 1952. It was directed by Stanley Donley and Gene Kelly who is also the main star of the movie and it tells a story about a silent film transition to sound.
To be honest, despite being a huge movie lover, I am not really into musicals. During these types of movies I often lose focus because of overlong singing and dancing scenes which I believe are created for theatre, not for cinema. That's the reason why I've seen only handful of musicals. So when Singin' in the Rain started I didn't really have big expectations. Don't get me wrong, I knew that I'll be watching a classic movie, that's why I decided I'll give it a chance.
All I want to say is that I'm very happy now that I've seen this film. It has both interesting and educational story. As you would expect, the acting is great too. From the technical standpoint Singin' in the Rain is flawless, the use of color and long shots is very impressive. I was really surprised how funny this movie is, even almost all of the singing and dancing scenes are hilarious. I am really glad I've seen this great movie.
To be honest, despite being a huge movie lover, I am not really into musicals. During these types of movies I often lose focus because of overlong singing and dancing scenes which I believe are created for theatre, not for cinema. That's the reason why I've seen only handful of musicals. So when Singin' in the Rain started I didn't really have big expectations. Don't get me wrong, I knew that I'll be watching a classic movie, that's why I decided I'll give it a chance.
All I want to say is that I'm very happy now that I've seen this film. It has both interesting and educational story. As you would expect, the acting is great too. From the technical standpoint Singin' in the Rain is flawless, the use of color and long shots is very impressive. I was really surprised how funny this movie is, even almost all of the singing and dancing scenes are hilarious. I am really glad I've seen this great movie.
Galaxy Quest is a comedy sci-fi film directed by Dean Parisot. I have done my research and I realized that this movie is basically a satire on science fiction/fantasy movies like Star Trek. I am not too familiar with Star Trek franchise. Probably that is the reason why I did not find Galaxy Quest as entertaining as some of the people have. However, I did like parts of it and some of the jokes worked for me.
First of all, I want to give my view of some of the cast members and the characters. Tim Allen, who plays the main character of the movie was good enough but I have seen the same performances from him another 5 times at least and they are not that funny. Sigourney Weaver was decent and she looked nice. Although, this was not one of the main characters, for me Sam Rockwell's character Guy was the most entertaining one. The scenes in which he thinks that he will die because he is not the part of the Galaxy Quest team are hilarious. Sam Rockwell really shines in the movie despite the fact that he doesn't have too much screen time. On a side note, I want to say that for the movies like Moon, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Seven Psychopaths, Sam Rockwell became one of my favorite actors working today.
The thing that I liked about Galaxy Quest was set design. The filmmakers of parodies usually do not take much time in making beautiful sets. However, this one was good to say the least. The scenes where the action takes place in other planet are beautiful. You can see that there was a lot effort put into those sets. I would not be surprised if the movie would have gotten Oscar nomination for it.
The main problem I have with Galaxy Quest is that a lot of the jokes fall flat for me. I want to repeat – FOR ME. Everybody has a different comedy taste. As I said, I might did not get some of the jokes because I did not understand the references but, for example, the joke of Sigourney Weaver's boops was used over and over again and it was not funny at all. Also, Alan Rickman always being rude and emotionless, was that supposed to be funny? Watch Tim Allen 8 years later in Wild Hogs, he gives the exact same performance.
All in all, Galaxy Quest was a huge disappointment for me. It had a few good scenes but that was not enough to make me feel good about watching this movie. I am a big science fiction fan but Galaxy Quest clearly was not made for me. Arguably, the year 1999 were one of the best in film's history and this movie would not be anywhere near my Top 10 of the year. I know, I sound very negative but I just don't understand how this movie contributed so much, that it is considered for the movie classes when there are so much more great science fiction films.
First of all, I want to give my view of some of the cast members and the characters. Tim Allen, who plays the main character of the movie was good enough but I have seen the same performances from him another 5 times at least and they are not that funny. Sigourney Weaver was decent and she looked nice. Although, this was not one of the main characters, for me Sam Rockwell's character Guy was the most entertaining one. The scenes in which he thinks that he will die because he is not the part of the Galaxy Quest team are hilarious. Sam Rockwell really shines in the movie despite the fact that he doesn't have too much screen time. On a side note, I want to say that for the movies like Moon, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Seven Psychopaths, Sam Rockwell became one of my favorite actors working today.
The thing that I liked about Galaxy Quest was set design. The filmmakers of parodies usually do not take much time in making beautiful sets. However, this one was good to say the least. The scenes where the action takes place in other planet are beautiful. You can see that there was a lot effort put into those sets. I would not be surprised if the movie would have gotten Oscar nomination for it.
The main problem I have with Galaxy Quest is that a lot of the jokes fall flat for me. I want to repeat – FOR ME. Everybody has a different comedy taste. As I said, I might did not get some of the jokes because I did not understand the references but, for example, the joke of Sigourney Weaver's boops was used over and over again and it was not funny at all. Also, Alan Rickman always being rude and emotionless, was that supposed to be funny? Watch Tim Allen 8 years later in Wild Hogs, he gives the exact same performance.
All in all, Galaxy Quest was a huge disappointment for me. It had a few good scenes but that was not enough to make me feel good about watching this movie. I am a big science fiction fan but Galaxy Quest clearly was not made for me. Arguably, the year 1999 were one of the best in film's history and this movie would not be anywhere near my Top 10 of the year. I know, I sound very negative but I just don't understand how this movie contributed so much, that it is considered for the movie classes when there are so much more great science fiction films.
Watching this movie was pretty dull experience. About 20 minutes in I was considering to turn it off but kept going because I was expecting something good. Did I get something good? Sadly, no. Most of the jokes fell flat, only small chunk of them had me smiling.
To be honest, it was very disappointing because the people working in front of the camera are considered pretty good here in Lithuania. Unfortunately, it couldn't help this film. It's basically like the episode of Cops. What's funny is that the episodes of Cops are more entertaining for me than this movie and I'm not even the fan of that show.
All in all, I can see someone enjoying this film watching it with their friends. That's not good enough though. I will surely skip the sequel which is coming out this month.
To be honest, it was very disappointing because the people working in front of the camera are considered pretty good here in Lithuania. Unfortunately, it couldn't help this film. It's basically like the episode of Cops. What's funny is that the episodes of Cops are more entertaining for me than this movie and I'm not even the fan of that show.
All in all, I can see someone enjoying this film watching it with their friends. That's not good enough though. I will surely skip the sequel which is coming out this month.