tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71020834776333455402023-11-16T07:33:50.917-05:00Lindsey's Film OdysseyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.comBlogger518125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-87081934212928887302017-02-09T21:00:00.000-05:002017-02-09T21:00:12.627-05:00Housebound (2014)Today's film is<b><i> Housebound</i></b>. It comes all the way from New Zealand. This is one of those movies that I can watch over and over and still be entertained. It is great!<br />
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One of the best aspects about this film is that is seamlessly mixes horror and comedy. Are there ghosts in the house? Or is it something even worse? Our main character is trapped in the house due to being on house arrest. She may be going stir crazy from being trapped in there, but she is definitely not alone in the house.<br />
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There are also many plot twists in this film. Some you will never see coming! Even after you watch the film the first time, and you know all the twists, the movie is still fun to watch. As a horror movie, there are many scary elements, but as a comedy movie, we know it will have a good ending. I highly recommend watching this film. I will give it a 9/10. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-66575842805612014282017-01-31T19:59:00.001-05:002017-01-31T19:59:14.696-05:00The Palm Beach Story (1942)My new year's resolution is to post once at least once a week. The last film I saw was <b><i>The Palm Beach Story</i></b>. Which interests me because I love all things Florida.<br />
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I would say that this is one of the most funniest screwball comedies I have seen so far. A woman, Gerry, is married to an inventor, who needs a lot of money. After a rich old man gives her some money for no reason, she gets an idea. She will divorce him and woo other rich men into giving her money, until she can raise what her husband needs. Which is oddly noble. Of course, her husband doesn't understand and tries to sabotage her at every turn.<br />
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Despite having no suitcase, clothes, or ticket, she somehow makes it Florida on the train. There is a lot of physical comedy even though it stars a lady, which is refreshing. This is better than most modern romantic comedies. She also meets a handsome rich guy who is totally not a Rockefeller.<br />
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Her husband shows up, of course, and the rich guy's sister, a princess, falls in love with him. Gerry and her husband turn down the chance to have tons of money for the rest of their lives and stay married to each other. The princess and her brother are disappointed, but they are told not to worry, because both of them are twins. So, the princess and her brother marry the other couple's twins, and everyone lives happily ever after. That was a very unexpected ending. I will give this film an 8/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-76841315350520558642016-12-14T21:55:00.002-05:002016-12-14T21:55:30.807-05:00The Revenant (2015)Today's film is <b><i>The Revenant.</i></b> We finally get to see a film that Leo gets his Oscar for.<br />
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Wow! Let's talk about how beautiful Argentina is. The real story of Hugh Glass takes place near South Dakota and Canada, but it was too hot during the time of filming. So they moved it way down south to a similar climate. Isn't it amazing that the further south you go, it turns into winter? That's crazy. This film had the most beautiful scenery, and it was 90% natural lit. They only used artificial lights during campfire scenes. This makes me really want to go camping down there. Just gorgeous.<br />
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This film is the mostly true story of Hugh Glass, a fur trapper up in the Dakotas. He was attacked by a bear and left for dead by his group. They even took several supplies and his gun so he was even worse off. Through sheer determination, he somehow crawled 200 miles to the nearest fort and survived. In real life, he was unable to do anything to the people who abandoned him, but in the film he gets his sweet revenge.<br />
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Leo really ramped up his acting skills in order to hopefully win an Oscar. And it paid off. Much of the time, he was alone in the woods, so he had no one to bounce off of. He couldn't even speak part of the time due to his throat injury. And we still got to see the struggles he faced. Amazing.<br />
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We don't know how historically accurate this is because, honestly, not much is written about Hugh Glass. There is no record of any wife or children, but that doesn't mean there were none. All we really know is what company he worked for, who was in his party, and that he survived a traumatic bear attack. But his determination to survive against all odds is truly inspiring. He is a true badass. I will give this film an 8/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-7190661498666958172016-11-27T21:00:00.000-05:002016-11-27T21:00:23.966-05:00Godfather part II (1974)Today's film is <i><b>The Godfather part II</b></i>. This film is unique in two ways. First, it is the only sequel that has won an Academy Award. Second, it is both a sequel and a prequel at the same time!<br />
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The problem with a film that is both a sequel and prequel is that you really really need to have watched the first <b><i>Godfather</i></b> film. Or else you will be really lost. <br />
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The sequel part follows Michael Corleone, Vito's son and the new Godfather, as he moves his operation from New York to Nevada. He has many enemies and his marriage is falling apart. He goes with his so-called associate to Cuba, before the revolution hits, but is wary he is trying to assassinate him.<br />
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The prequel part follows the original Godfather, Vito, as he grows up in Italy in the early twentieth century and later escapes to America. He is a honest, hard-working man that slowly changes into the Godfather that we see in the first movie. Vito is played by Robert de Niro, who actually lived in Sicily to learn the correct dialect. That is some real dedication right there.<br />
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A lot of the cinematography is very dark, and the colors are mostly brown. Brown scenery, brown costumes, brown everything. It's like the sepia filter on instagram. They did go a little overboard on it. The acting was really good, though. So I will give it an 8/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-31327353125198924992016-11-24T21:00:00.000-05:002016-11-24T21:00:17.201-05:00The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)Today's film is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, which comes to us from Germany. Well, it's not really a plot-driven film, it's more of a character study.<br />
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Petra is like the worst kind of person. The whole movie takes place in her bedroom/studio apartment. She rarely leaves her bed, even to entertain guests. That's really weird. She treats her assistant like a slave, who does nothing but help her. Petra is rude and ungrateful to everyone.<br />
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Petra works as a fashion designer, and much of the film seems to be showing off a slew of bizarre outfits, from all the characters really.<br />
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She falls in love at first sight with Karin, a beautiful blonde, who is married by the way. (!!!) She asks her to move in and somehow Karin agrees. Sure, Karin sleeps with her but doesn't feel the same way. She's just using Petra like Petra uses her assistant. Petra is so smitten that she even pays for the plane ticket for Karin to go see her husband. <br />
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Does Petra learn from her experience? It doesn't look like it. In the end, even her assistant leaves her. If you enjoy watching character studies, or character-driven stories, this would be a good film for you. I will give it a 6/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-52985433202355063542016-11-15T23:30:00.002-05:002016-11-15T23:30:54.681-05:00Life UpdateSo I've been on bedrest since I last posted. I haven't been able to return to work and have spent most of my time in the hospital. But now I've come home with my new addition, Jacob Finn! He was born on October 4th and weighed only 4 lbs 9 oz. He's even smaller than my daughter when she was born. We've been relaxing at home since we got here. Here's some pics of him with my husband.<br />
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Now that we are home, I am a full time mom. Maybe I will return to my job when they are older, but maybe not. I will return to regularly posting soon.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-53867762995611120652016-09-28T21:00:00.000-04:002016-09-28T21:00:13.699-04:00Umberto D. (1952)Today's film is <i><b>Umberto D.</b></i>. It follows the story of a pensioner who is struggling to make ends meet. As the films opens, we see a huge gathering of old people protesting their meager pensions. It seems that Umberto has the worst deal because he has debts that his pay simply can't cover. It is interesting that none of the other people have debts like this. Does Umberto have any kind of savings?<br />
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He gets so desperate that he tries to sell off his possessions, like his watch and books. But he doesn't having many possessions to sell. He doesn't even have his own place - he rents out a room at a boarding house. His landlady has increased his rent and now demands back rent too. And she wants it all or nothing. He doesn't have that kind of money.<br />
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Umberto doesn't seem to have any family, but he does have his beloved dog, Flike. No matter what happens, Flike is there for him. Umberto goes to the hospital a bit for his sore throat, and his landlady purposefully left the door open so Flike would escape. While Umberto was gone, the landlady took the liberty of redoing his room. The workers not only ripped off most the wallpaper, they did a really bad job. And they left gaping holes in the wall too. These people are worse than my HOA. <br />
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So now Flike is gone, but Umberto finds him at the shelter. We witness some more sad scenes such as a petowner that can't afford the fee to release his dog, dooming him to the gas chamber, as well as seeing the dogs being carted to their deaths.<br />
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Umberto does have one friend in this world, Maria the housekeeper. She is very young and is now pregnant. So she is at the beginning of her life and starting a new life, while Umberto is nearing the end of his. They both really need to leave the toxic environment of the boarding house in order to have a better life. <br />
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Umberto gathers what little money he has and leaves the boarding house. He can't bring himself to beg on the streets, so he contemplates suicide. He tries to leave Flike at a kennel, but is displeased with the poor conditions so he changes his mind. Later, he almost gets hit by a train, which really frightens Flike. He'd rather play with his stick and toys, so the film ends with them playing together. We don't know what else happens to them but we hope they find somewhere to live. The film is mostly a commentary on society forgetting elderly people. Today we have more programs to take care of them, and Adult Protective Services can help those who are truly in need. We have come a long way since the 50's. I will give this film a 7/10.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-84978077355004934362016-09-25T21:00:00.000-04:002016-09-25T21:00:20.050-04:00Stagecoach (1939)Today's film is <i><b>Stagecoach</b></i>. It's supposed to be one of the first decent Westerns. There have been a lot of Westerns before and after this movie, and honestly most of them aren't that good.<br />
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I actually saw this as more of a road trip movie rather than a Western. Obviously the setting is in the Wild West and there are cowboys and Indians. But really, this could have taken place anywhere. Basically, this random group of people are traveling from one town to another and are taking a stagecoach to get there. There's two ladies, one of whom has a baby during the voyage, a bunch of guys, and John Wayne is there too. They are being escorted by soldiers through Apache territory, but for part of the voyage they are on their own.<br />
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I think this movie is different from most Westerns because it mainly focuses on the interactions between the travelers. There is a lot of good acting going on, and there aren't too many of the stereotypes we see in all Westerns. <br />
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After they, for the most part, safely arrive in town, the focus shifts to John Wayne's character. The people who had him captured for reward reasons let him get his vengeance and then let him escape with his fiancee. Oh, so he's all of a sudden a good guy now? All that effort to keep him and now he's just going to leave? Like that? Come on. For real yall. This movie wasn't that bad, so I will give it a 7/10. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-27878093522812995482016-09-13T21:19:00.002-04:002016-09-13T21:19:58.480-04:00El ángel exterminador (The Exterminating Angel) (1962)Today's film is <b><i>The Exterminating Angel</i></b>. It's supposed to be a comedy but its more of an absurd comedy than a laugh-out-loud comedy. I don't understand absurd comedy at all.<br />
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So these rich people are at a party, and they all end up spending the night. The next day no one is able to leave the room. As time passes, they start running out of food and water and their situation grow more dire.<br />
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I get that it's supposed to be about the Spanish bourgeoisie and the whole situation with the civil war and communism. But how can we relate to this film today? When I watched this film, I thought about comfort zones. A lot of people can't leave a bad job or bad boyfriend because they are trapped in their comfort zone. They're too afraid of the unknown, of what else could be out their that they can't leave. The same way with the party goers in the film, none of them could leave the room. In addition, no one on the outside could enter the house to rescue them. That's because there is no one else to pull you out of your comfort zone, you have to do it yourself.<br />
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Eventually they learn the secret to escaping the room and get out. But the story doesn't end there. Another group of people get stuck at a church. These two incidences show that all their money and faith get them nowhere in life. I didn't find this funny but I found it unique. I will give it an 8/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-12201689247428534542016-08-31T21:00:00.000-04:002016-08-31T21:00:00.264-04:002 or 3 Things I Know about Her (2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle) (1967)Today's film is <b><i>2 or 3 Things I Know about Her</i></b>. Yaa, more like 2 or 3 Things I Hate about this Movie. It's the absolute most narcissistic boring pretentious film I have ever seen. This is the pinnacle of false intellectualism. We have reached Mount Everest, people.<br />
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Within ten minutes you'll already realize one thing: this guy really hates capitalism. Which is funny because here he has the freedom to express his opinion, but in the type of society he wants, he would be forbidden. The worst part is that he freaking whispers the whole movie, meaning I need subtitles just to understand what he says. The sound levels are absolutely horrible in this movie. And if they can't even get the sound right, what else can go wrong?<br />
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The movie doesn't really have a story per se, its mainly just an excuse for the director to complain about everything. If I wanted to hear constant complaining, I'd just go to my mother's house. This film has no redeeming qualities. Therefore, I cannot recommend it to anyone. I will give give this film a 3/10. <br />
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<b><i>Finding Dory</i></b> expects you to have already seen the first movie. They don't bother to re-introduce the characters, it just launches straight into Dory's quest to find her parents. Dory has short term memory loss, and after years of being away from her parents, starts to remember things about her past.<br />
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Her parents lived at the Marine Life Institute in California, which is a really long way from Australia. Dory, Marlin and Nemo all hitch a ride on the sea turtles on the EAC. There's no plot at all between the two places, all the action takes place in California. My husband thought the fact that the stupid sea lion was named Gerald was hilarious. That's his half-brother's name.<br />
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I've never been to the Marine Life Institute in California, but I have been to the Georgia Aquarium which looked almost exactly the same. So in terms of aquariums it did look realistic. They introduced a new character, a grumpy octopus named Hank who wishes to return to the ocean. He's mainly a way for Dory to travel across the land without having to swim everywhere.<br />
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A lot of the movie is really far-fetched. I mean, the first movie involved them rescuing a fish out of a dentist's office, so we can only go up from there. There's an octopus driving a truck; it's chaos. The movie is a lot crazier than the first one. I will give this film a 7/10.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-80238466288328490302016-08-12T21:00:00.000-04:002016-08-12T21:00:16.647-04:00Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938)So the Olympics are going on right now, and I'm not watching them but I am reading a bit about what happens. I don't think Brazil should have gotten the Olympics, they have a lot of problems there. So I thought I would do the next best thing and watch a documentary about the Olympics. <br />
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However, the movie was made by Nazis. I don't want to watch the Olympics in Brazil, but I don't want to watch a Nazi documentary. So we may as well talk about a documentary about the Olympics made by Nazis. Now no one is happy. But, it's one of those films on the list we just have to get through. And we will do our best.<br />
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Today's film is <b><i>Olympia part 1. Teil - Fest der Völker</i></b>. The first five minutes is nothing but smoke and statues of Greeks, showing the perfection of the naked body. Then, it finally transforms into living people. They're men who are for the most part naked participating in the ancient games. You can really tell a woman wrote and directed this because opening with this many men is pretty excellent. There are mostly naked women present in the film as well, but I'm not really paying attention to that.<br />
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Then, we see the running of the Olympic torch, something we have seen a lot throughout the years. The running of the torch was actually invented for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and still continues to this day. Next comes the Opening Ceremony, where each country marches in with their flag. Some nations raise the arms in a Nazi Salute in support of Germany, and some do not.<br />
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The majority of the film is pretty dry, very similar to watching the Olympics on tv today. However in 1936 they didn't have tv so watching this must have been pretty exciting for them. The announcers provided excellent commentary, unlike the NBC announcers we have here. They are just awful. We do get to see a lot of action from Jesse Owens, the fastest man in the world at the time.<br />
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If you'd like to see how the Olympics were performed a long time ago, this film would be ideal for you. I enjoyed the historical aspects of it and will give this film a 7/10. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-63896651385495055392016-07-26T21:02:00.000-04:002016-07-26T21:02:23.757-04:00Bin-jip (3-Iron) (2004)Today's film is <i><b>3-Iron</b></i>, named after the golf club. I liked it. It is a quiet film, but you won't really notice the lack of dialogue.<br />
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So this guy, Tae-suk is a kind of squatter. He breaks into people's homes while they are away, and lives in them, traveling from house to house. But, he's not like the squatters here that trash the place and poop everywhere. Squatters here are a big problem, usually requiring police intervention to remove. Tae-suk repays the house owner's "hospitality" by doing repairs and cleaning around each house.<br />
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One day he meets a lonely housewife and they "visit" various homes together. Even though they are together, they don't really speak at all. Some people may find their silent company endearing, but others may find it frustrating! Especially for the police officers that question them. They suspect them in the death of a resident, but it turns out he died of natural causes.<br />
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The housewife returns to her home with her husband, but sneaks kisses with Tae-suk under his nose. Ok now she's just cheating. So she wants the security and comfort of a husband, but the romance of a wandering boyfriend. You can't have both. She needs to be honest and choose one man. I will give this film a 7/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-75011099371719857882016-07-20T22:51:00.000-04:002016-07-20T22:51:06.128-04:00Memorias del subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment) (1968)Today's film is <b><i>Memories of Underdevelopment</i></b>. It's not quite a documentary and not quite a drama film. It takes place in our southern neighbor of Cuba in the 1960s. Back then, Cuba was like newly communist and no one knew how long it would last. Several Communist countries have risen and fallen. The Soviet Union collapsed and the Berlin Wall fell, but Cuba still stays strong even in the year 2016.<br />
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There is a main plotline of a man named Sergio, used to a wealthy life, as he tries to keep up his lifestyle. He watches his entire family including his ex-wife flee to the USA while he stays behind. He works as a landlord for several properties and doesn't do any actual work.<br />
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Interspersed throughout the film, we see actual historical footage of events that shaped Cuba's history. It is very educational and I did learn a lot about the history. Cuba has helped to create Florida's culture as well, especially within the past 100 years, since so many people came up here to live.<br />
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After each historical lesson, the film returns to Sergio's story, with the first scene always being somebody's butt. Usually a random woman's butt but sometimes we get treated to a man's butt, which is always nice. It's like the film is saying, thanks for listening to our history, here's a butt shot. I would have paid more attention in class if I could have seen more butts.<br />
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The most interesting person through all this is Sergio. He still wants the life of the rich bourgeois, but in a Communist state, the workers get everything. He loses a lot but still doesn't change. And he has this obsession with creating an ideal woman, when there's nothing wrong with the women that he's with. His wife finally gets fed up with his antics and leaves for America. He tries to do the same to other women but it backfires on him. The world he lives in is changing and growing, and yet he keeps stagnant. He talks about Cuba being an underdeveloped country as well as its people. I think the most underdeveloped thing about the movie is Sergio himself. I will give this film a 7/10.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-25144825385650570682016-07-08T22:17:00.000-04:002016-07-08T22:17:30.030-04:00Europa '51 (1952)Today's film is <i><b>Europa '51</b></i>, which seems like a decent drama, but overall feels a little silly. It takes place in post-war Italy, where if a wealthy woman decides to give up her lifestyle and help the poor, she must be crazy. The idea is if you took a saint like character and put her into a modern world, what would happen to her?<br />
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Irene is the wife of an ambassador and used to living life in luxury. She often throws dinner parties and entertains guests. However, her son is needy and clingy and is desperate for her attention. This would be more understandable if he was young, but he's twelve years old. There's a time for being with kids and a time for being with adults. Spend the afternoon with your son and then the evening with the adults. I can fully understand not wanting to have him at the dinner party. Last time I brought my daughter to a nice restaurant, she ran around like an animal and stole a lady's eyeglasses. <br />
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So, her son, very upset at being ignored for five whole minutes, jumps down the stairs in an effort to injure/kill himself. He breaks a few bones and spends the night in the hospital, but he should be fine. Irene is feeling quite guilty at his plight and vows to spend much more time with him. However, he dies unexpectedly from a blood clot sustained from his injuries. So, Irene falls into a deep depression and doesn't leave her room for a while. When she does, she decides to help others in need. <br />
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Her help gradually increases from simply helping to pay for medication to helping the actual people in the neighborhood. What would really help is if these people could find jobs with decent wages, the same problem we have here today. A handsome male friend of hers, her husband's cousin Andrea pushes the idea of social radicalism to make a better society. Of course they have to throw communism in there because it's a 50s movie. Irene's husband is upset that she's not around and believes that she is cheating on him. Here's a radical idea: Tell. your. husband. what. you. are. doing.<br />
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That would have solved everything. Just tell him you're depressed and helping poor people makes you feel better. Spending money on medicine and food for children instead of on dinner parties. Eventually she gets thrown into the crazy house. They don't understand that someone doesn't need to be a part of a religious or political group in order to help the underserved in their communities. A group of people that she's helped rally outside her window, but she's trapped inside.<br />
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This movie was okay, but it just seemed like a mouthpiece for various political ideas. The characters are too unrealistic and there is no actual reason for her to be committed. The 50s justice system in movies never makes sense. The film shows the contrast between the wealthy Italians and the poor of society without offering any true solution. I will give it a 5/10. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-26172352400573096982016-07-05T22:22:00.000-04:002016-07-05T22:22:13.662-04:00Ghostbusters (1984)I hope everyone had a happy 4th of July! I've watched a few new films, but I really feel like I should talk about <b><i>Ghostbusters</i></b> because the new one is about to come out soon and I think it will be terrible. Especially since all the marketing seems to declare "if you don't like this you're sexist". Not liking the new movie isn't sexist, it's simply not liking what looks like a terrible movie. Also all of the toys are being put in the boy's toy section not the girls which is odd. If you want girls to be interested in girl characters, then market them to the girls, which no one is doing.<br />
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Ok, the first movie came out before I was born, but I grew up watching the <i>Real Ghostbusters</i> cartoon in the '80s. So when the movie came on video, I watched it all the time. Not a huge fan of the second film though. Even though it's about ghosts and the busting of them, it's not a horror film. It could have easily been made a horror film, but they went the comedy route. Three paranormal scientists lose their jobs at a university and decide to put their knowledge to use ridding the city of ghosts. They do so well that they become famous and have to hire another ghostbuster for extra help. It turns out all these extra ghosts are because the world is ending with the apocalypse and gods and everything. Meanwhile, a mysterious building is the source of all these goings-on. <br />
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Mystery - what's up with the weird apartment building? Was it built to summon the end of days? What about the safety of the people who live there? <br />
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Horror - there's ghosts attacking people, sliming people, a giant marshmallow man is storming the city and the world may come to an end.<br />
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Sci fi - neat gadgets, like their blasters that blast the ghosts. Also you can't cross the streams or all your molecules in your body will explode, however they do exactly this at the end and it seems to work alright for them. They also have other objects in their arsenal for the trapping and storage of ghosts.<br />
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Comedy - this film has some of the funniest people from the 80s in it, and they wrote it as well. We can quote this film over and over. The humor is not dated so this is a movie that can be watched any year, and it's great to watch at any age. I watched this all the time as a kid, and I still watch it today. The best is Ray because he's the most naive of the ghostbusters. He's the one who chooses the Stay-puft marshmallow man because he thinks he could never hurt anyone.<br />
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Everything you could want from a film, you can find in this film. If it had more sappy drama it could have won Best Picture. But it is better than that. It is so awesome. I will give it a 10/10.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-31348371613762142392016-07-02T21:00:00.000-04:002016-07-02T21:00:15.125-04:00Babe (1995)Today's film is <b><i>Babe</i></b>. It's nice to share a movie from my childhood with my own child. I remember watching this film in the theater. <br />
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Babe is a little piglet. Pigs only have one purpose, and that is to be eaten. All the other animals know this, except Babe of course. He is taken to a fair where he is meant to be a prize, and he is won by a farmer named Arthur Hoggett. A pig adopted by Hoggett? Is this fate?<br />
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Without his mother around, he looks to a Border Collie named Fly as an adoptive mother. Eventually he finds a talent for sheep-herding, but he does it much differently than a dog. Dogs see themselves as superior to sheep, so they talk down to them. However, Babe speaks to them politely, so he has no trouble herding them. Fly's mate, Rex, does not like Babe acting out of line. Pigs should act like pigs and dogs act like dogs. Babe is acting out of the natural order of things and this makes Rex angry. <br />
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While Mrs. Hoggett is away, Mr. Hoggett enters Babe into a sheep-herding competition. Will they even accept Babe as a proper entry? After much debate they do, and he is allowed to enter. Now if he doesn't do well, then Mr. Hoggett will be the laughingstock of the entire county. Rex can't allow his master to be embarrassed so he runs back to the sheep to ask for help, something a dog would normally never do. They tell him a password to use, and this allows Babe to talk the sheep at the competition. By speaking cordially to the sheep, he herds them the best way he can.<br />
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The scenes in the movie are split up like chapters in a book, so it's easy for kids to follow along. Azalea really liked this aspect of the movie. And of course she loves animals. So this is a good movie for parents to watch with their kids. I will give it an 8/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-41513645473161131052016-06-25T21:43:00.000-04:002016-06-25T21:43:35.451-04:00The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)Today's film is <i><b>The Bridge on the River Kwai</b></i>, which focuses on a Japanese prison camp during WWII. A huge troop of British soldiers and officers have been captured, and the director of the camp forces them to build a bridge for the Japanese army. There's also an American who has been there for some time, but more on him later.<br />
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The main officer, Col. Nicholson, plays only by the rules and claims he and the other officers shouldn't be doing manual labor like working on a bridge. The director, Saito, doesn't care about no stupid Geneva convention and wants as many people as possible working. This becomes a battle of stubbornness between the two, and we know how stubborn men can be. Eventually, Nicholson wins and the British set out to build a really good bridge. <br />
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Now this bridge becomes a source of British pride for Col Nicholson and he gets really hardcore about it. He refuses to sabotage any of it, and makes his soldiers build it the best they can, so years later when the war is over, they can all be remembered for this super fantastic bridge of awesome. That's in the middle of nowhere in a jungle. They even erect a fancy plaque to commemorate the bridge. Really. <br />
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Remember the American dude from the beginning? Well he escapes and with the help of local villagers, makes a miraculous recovery. The navy wants him to go back and lead them on a dangerous mission through the jungle - to blow up the bridge on the River Kwai. He really doesn't want to. He spent a long time in the awful prison camp, suffered, and saw many people die. He is starting to get over what he went through and they are forcing him to go back. He agrees to go with them. It takes a while but they do make it to the bridge.<br />
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They set up the charges to blow up the bridge, but of course Col Nicholson spots them and runs down to investigate. He really gets in their way of blowing up the bridge, and causes the death of the soldiers responsible for blowing it up. The soldiers tell him what the mission is about and he realizes he let his personal pride ruin what they were doing. He falls on the plunger himself and blow up the bridge. Now when he is hit he lands over there <---- and then falls on the plunger which is over here ------>. Well that is remarkably convenient. Overall it was a very enjoyable film. I will give it a 9/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-23101633325587846032016-06-08T20:47:00.000-04:002016-06-08T20:47:19.788-04:00The Jungle Book (1967)So I figured since I reviewed the live action version last month, I really should review the original Disney version of <b><i>The Jungle Book</i></b>. You can read the review of the 2016 version <a href="http://lindseywatchesfilms.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-jungle-book-2016.html">here</a>. I actually like the newer version better.<br />
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I had the great fortune to watch <b><i>The Jungle Book</i></b> in the theaters when it was re-released in the early 90's. It was originally made in 1967 and was one of the last films approved by Walt Disney himself. This film is especially rare since the earlier ones focused on princesses more, and there are almost no female characters in this.<br />
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The whole film feels a bit rushed. They also tried to cram too many songs in there. All anyone ever remembers are Baloo and King Louie's songs so it's not like it matters. My husband asked me why the vultures looked like the Beatles. They didn't have the vultures in the live action film, and obviously their song was cut. They actually were based on the Beatles because the filmmakers wanted them to voice them, but it didn't work out. I think it would have been hilarious if they actually did. That makes me think, what is the difference between vultures and buzzards? I really don't know.<br />
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The character of Mowgli is also a lot different. The live action one makes all these inventions, which show off his human cunning and intuition whereas cartoon Mowgli doesn't do this. The cartoon character also seems a lot younger and more immature. Live action Mowgli chooses to leave the pack of his own volition in order to protect them from Shere Khan. The cartoon one simply gets kicked out and doesn't understand.<br />
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My daughter really loved Shere Khan. When he appeared on screen, she would jump out of her seat and yell, Tiger! Tiger!!! RAWRRR! I believe this is because my husband and I both went to Auburn and are huge Auburn Tigers fans. We have tiger stuff all over our house and love tigers. So Azalea simply can't see a tiger as a villain.<br />
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Overall, this isn't the best Disney film, but there are some good songs and it's great to watch with kids. I will give it a 6/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-72222075539059992852016-06-05T22:16:00.000-04:002016-06-05T22:16:05.520-04:00Gimme Shelter (1970)Today's film is <b><i>Gimme Shelter</i></b>, a documentary about one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time, The Rolling Stones. The first half shows them making an album and features a lots of great songs everyone is sure to recognize.<br />
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The majority of the film focuses on their quest to make a free concert to mimic Woodstock. The problem is that you can't recreate outdoor festivals because they're all different. Also, they planned to do it at the Altamont Speedway in California. There was a lot more drugs and violence at this concert than Woodstock.<br />
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Instead of hiring a security firm or off duty police officers for their concert, The Rolling Stones decided to hire the Hell's Angels as their security. This was probably not the best idea. However, they did do their job. One Hell's Angel stabbed a man, but film footage reveals he had a gun drawn and could have easily shot a performer or an audience member. <br />
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The crowd was so wild and out of control at this concert. It's like they had no respect for anything. This year, I was upset that my husband would not take me to the local outdoor concert because he thought it would be too dangerous for a pregnant woman. During the Altamont concert, four women gave birth! 60s women are hardcore!<br />
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This is a good documentary for us to see a historical event as it happened. This concert showed the end of the Woodstock-hippie era. Everyone thought that the hippies would usher in a time of peace and love and harmony. But the Altamont concert proved that nope, people are still assholes. If anything, the film shows lots and lots of good music. It's like listening to an album and watching a film at the same time. I will give this film a 7/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-78887177755814772582016-06-01T23:17:00.000-04:002016-06-01T23:17:32.533-04:00The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)Today's film is <i><b>The Greatest Show on Earth</b></i>, but it's definitely not the greatest movie on earth. Why are Charlton Heston movies so long? I remember watching this on tv when I was little, but all I remembered was the train crash, so I thought I should watch the whole thing. So this marks the 50th best picture film I have ever seen.<br />
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I wouldn't call this a best picture, but compared to the other films nominated? Probably yeah. There was like <b><i>Ivanhoe</i></b> and <b><i>Moulin Rouge</i></b> and stuff, so I can see that a super exciting circus picture would win it. It's more of like an almost 3 hour long commercial for Barnum and Bailey circus. The worst part was Betty Hutton's acting by a long shot. They have scenes showing each of the acts, the animals, and a whole section about putting the tent up. They make sure to mention the tent's fireproof quality because just a few years before, a circus tent burned to the ground, killing over 100 people. And no one has to worry about racketeers or thieving carnies at the circus, because they will get thrown in the mud. No, literally they get thrown in the mud.<br />
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The main reason why I really don't like the circus and I'll never take my kids is because of the animals. Animals are not meant to be locked in cages and only let out to perform for people. That's a horrible way to live. They are portrayed positively in this film, and an elephant trainer even uses her elephant to lift off a broken rail off the boss, when machinery could not. Barnum and Bailey actually stopped using elephants in its acts this year, but is it too little, too late?<br />
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There's lots of subplots in this movie and there has to be because circuses take a lot of people to run. The boss, Brad (Charlton Heston) hires a popular new act to ensure a full season. The act is Sebastian, a hot either French or Italian, I cant tell, aerial act. This forces Brad's girlfriend, also an aerial artist, out of the center ring which devastates her.<br />
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My little sister is actually an aerial artist for the circus which is one reason why I find circuses so interesting. Aerial artists (they hate being called trapeze artists) take what they do really seriously and often feel invincible doing it. That's why Holly used the wrong rope to do her spins and why Sebastian cut away his net. They don't see the danger in what they're doing.<br />
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Another thing is they gave Buttons the clown wayyy too much screentime. He's like in every scene. And the big reveal is that he's actually a murderer. Well of course he's a murderer, he's a clown. I didn't need to see any of the movie to tell you that.<br />
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This may not be the best acted movie ever, but you don't go to the circus for the acting. You go because it's exciting. And there's a lot going on everywhere you look. And this film achieved that so I will give it an 8/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-22061236227556075362016-05-01T21:00:00.000-04:002016-05-01T21:00:08.059-04:00The Jungle Book (2016)My husband really wanted to see this movie in the theatres, so he took me in the morning. I was not looking forward to it, because I have already seen <b><i>The Jungle Book</i></b>, and its going to be the exact same movie. The same story, same characters, and the same songs.<br />
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The difference is this film can be considered live action. The animals are computer animated, but they look pretty real. The main reason he wanted to see the movie is that Christopher Walken played King Louie and Bill Murray played Baloo the bear. Mowgli is played by an actual human in a realistic jungle setting. It is a lot different than the first live action Jungle Book film by Disney, the one from the 90s, because that one focuses more on Mowgli's adulthood. This film is basically a shot for shot remake of the cartoon.<br />
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The film does have a more realistic feel to it. There's nothing more realistic than a 30 foot monkey singing jazz. There are actually a few scenes that more closely follow the book than the original movie. They also gave the wolves a bigger part in the film, which makes sense because they raised him. Also, the elephants are portrayed as wise stewards of the jungle, not a group of marching idiots. That's because our knowledge of elephants has changed drastically since the 60s. We now know how intelligent and caring elephants are, when before we thought of them as simply large and destructive. <br />
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If you're wondering if the animals sing, they really do. They sing "The Bare Necessities" and "I wanna be like you". I have never heard Christopher Walken sing and it is hilarious. If I had to choose to watch a Jungle Book film again, I would choose this film over the animated one. I will give this film an 8/10.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-89865158777678583102016-04-15T22:00:00.000-04:002016-04-16T00:45:26.914-04:00My 30th birthday and blog progress!Today is my 30th birthday! My original plan was to watch all 1001 movies from the list by today, but that obviously didn't happen, and I really didn't think I was going to do it. When I started this blog in February 2013, I was suffering from a nerve disorder and confined to a wheelchair. I was in constant pain and often had seizures as well. Since I couldn't go out or play sports or anything, I had to find something to occupy my time. Also, with my autism, I often prefer being alone than in crowded indoor areas.<br />
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I looked at many small film lists and then I came across the really really big list - The 1001 films you must see before you die. And I thought, that sounds really morbid, but I'm in pain in a wheelchair, am I really living? How long would this take me to do? 30 sounds like a nice round number, I'll pick that. After having several surgeries, I wasn't entirely sure I would make it 30 so I would try to watch what I could while I had the time.<br />
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Not only did I have several surgeries, but I had rehab and lots of therapy. I learned what triggers my seizures and try to avoid them, which isn't always possible but I no longer rely on medication every day. After 3 years of constant work, I can now walk completely unassisted. And after being told by a fertility clinic it was impossible for me to have kids, I am now expecting a baby due in October.<br />
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I am so happy at everyone who stops by my blog, and I enjoy reading your comments. I also enjoy reading many other film reviewer's blogs as well. I have been pain free for almost a year now. It feels really great. I am now watching films as my schedule allows me. When my baby is born I will retire to being a full time mom, which I am excited about. This will also allow me to spend more time with my daughter.<br />
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Madame de's first name is Louise, and her last name is never revealed. So we'll just call her Louise. She's very rich and pretty, but at the same time greedy and selfish and a shopaholic as well looking at her closet. She's amassed quite a bit of shopping debt so she decides to pawn her earrings. Everyone at some point in time has had to pawn something to pay off a bill. The struggle is real. However, the earrings she chooses were a wedding present from her husband, even though she's not fond of the style.<br />
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The whole problem comes from Louise's inability to tell the truth. Her husband is obviously wealthy, but has no idea of what debt she may owe or why. Well we know why - she shops too much but he doesn't know that. It's not like they had online bank receipts back then. She makes this huge show about losing her earrings at a theatre so much that it makes the news. But her lie is revealed quite quickly. Now that her husband has the earrings, he gives them to his mistress who is traveling to Constantinople.<br />
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Let's talk about how awful Louise and her husband's relationship really is. They not only sleep in separate beds, they're straight up sleeping in separate rooms. He had a mistress, and she's sweet on a hot Italian diplomat named Donati. And they have no problem constantly lying to one another.<br />
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One of the reasons Louise falls for Donati is because he dances with her at every social gathering. Certain husbands refuse to dance with their wives and it can be frustrating. We don't care if you "don't have rhythm", if you don't dance with us we'll find someone who will. <br />
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Louise's husband becomes jealous of her love interest and challenges him to a duel. This isn't fair because he's a general with combat training and a duel isn't going to be a challenge. So, her husband thinks its okay to have a mistress but his wife can't even look at another man? Typical men. He shoots Donati and kills him with one shot. Meanwhile, Louise tries to stop them but she is too late. I think the film is very well shot, and the costumes are beautiful. I will give it an 8/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102083477633345540.post-44949884785655578612016-04-10T23:40:00.001-04:002016-04-10T23:40:34.559-04:00Safe (1995)Today's film is Safe. It's about a wife who is sick and tired of being sick and tired. And I can relate that. I haven't watched any films in over a month because I am expecting a baby! The fatigue and nausea makes it hard to stay up and focus on anything, especially long movies. We don't know if it is a boy or girl yet, but we will find out in a few weeks.<br />
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Carol the housewife is easy to relate to because there's nothing unique about her. She's a generic housewife with a great house and a great husband. She develops a mysterious illness out of nowhere. Is it depression? Is it allergies? What could it be?<br />
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Carol later finds out that the chemicals of modern living are what is making her sick, so she goes to a retreat out in the country to find healing. Personally I think her symptoms are psychosomatic, and maybe a few weeks in the fresh air will do her good. We last see her looking in the mirror saying "I love you". That is the first step to feeling better. She may need treatment for anxiety as well. It may take her a while to get better, but health is always a journey. I like how it doesn't present her illness as some weird science fiction disease, but leaves it open to interpretation. I will give this film a 9/10.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172446849111712883noreply@blogger.com0