A young girl moves into a new house where she finds a small door that leads to an alternate universe where everything seems to be better. Her real world is dull and her parents don't pay any attention to her. On the other side of the door, everything seems brighter and better. However Coraline eventually grows suspicious of her "other mother" when she invites her to stay in their world forever on one condition.
Based on a book by Neil Gaiman, and from the director of "Nightmare Before Christmas", you kind of have an idea of what to expect. Coraline is a kids movie, only creepier and more interesting then say... Madagascar 2. But the main reason I enjoyed it was because seeing the movie in Digital 3D really took it to the next level. Everything looks amazing, like being in the front row of a giant stop motion animation play or something. If I saw the movie in 2D, I think I would've still liked it, but I definitely recommend seeing Coraline in a 3D theatre. It's come a long way since the old red and blue glasses and "Friday the 13th Part 3".
8/10
Rushmore (Dir. Wes Anderson 1998)
Max Fischer (Jason Schwarzman) is a student at Rushmore Academy who puts on plays, joins every club, team and group the school has to offer, and gets terrible grades. He falls in love with Miss Cross (Olivia Williams), a 1st grade teacher and befriends millionaire Herman Blume (Bill Murray) before getting expelled. To make matters worse, Max finds out that Miss Cross and Blume have developed a relationship.
Rushmore is my all-time favorite movie. I recently saw it in a theatre for the first time at Film Streams, where it is playing until Thursday. It's a good movie to see on the big screen (after many views on the small screen) because there is so much attention to detail in ever scene. Instead of paying attention to the people talking in the foreground, you can see a humorous moment in the background, like a boy in a nun's costume sweeping up cocaine after Max's version of "Serpico".
I pretty much love everything about this movie more then anything in any other movie. I could go on forever. The characters, the story, the cinematography and the music all add up to what I consider a perfect movie.
10/10
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (Dir. Kevin Smith.)
Lifelong friends Zack and Miri are in desperate need of money so guess what they do? Guess what happens?
It seems to me like Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma) was trying to make a Judd Apatowish comedy that's both sweet and romantic and has adult humor and Seth Rogen. The romantic stuff is super predictable, and the adult humor isn't that funny. And I still like Seth Rogen, but he couldn't save this one from being kind of a dud. And I'm pretty sure "Live" was playing when Zack and Miri have sex. Remember Live?
5/10
Delicatessen (Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet 1991)
A guy who was a clown takes a room in a building where a butcher kills people and sells the meat in exchange for beans because times are tough and meat is scarce. The daughter starts to fall for the clown when......... I fell asleep. Actually I fell asleep a couple times trying to watch this movie. I'm a big fan of Jeunet's "Amelie" and "A Very Long Engagement" but this one wasn't doing it for me.
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