Gonna review some movies I've seen recently.
Boyhood - Is it gimmicky? Yes. Was that gimmick impressive and interesting regardless? Yes. The film is ostensibly a coming-of-age story about the "boy" that the title is referring to, but the real stars were Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette. It's a very well made movie that could have easily been terrible in the wrong hands, but there's still no guarantee that you'll like it since ultimately it's true that it has no real plot. It's just a series of events, though I guess that's kind of the point. So basically I liked it but a lot of people find it boring, your mileage may vary.
The Imitation Game - Liked it when I watched it, but its flaws became more apparent the more I thought about it. It was also horribly historically inaccurate but in my opinion that's not something that should mar anyone's enjoyment of a film. Very obvious Oscar bait, primarily saved by Beneficial Cucumberpatch's unexpectedly solid performance. It was decent.
'71 - I would probably have enjoyed this more if I were Irish and/or had any understanding of this movie's historical context. As it stands I had no fucking idea what was going on half the time but it was still an interesting thriller. There wasn't enough character development to really make you feel anything for most of the characters and some of them have aim as bad as Stormtroopers but it was entertaining enough I guess. Decent flick if you like war movies.
It Follows - I've gotta be honest and admit that this one surprised me. I wasn't expecting it to be very good but I was wrong. Probably the best horror film made in the past decade or so that I've seen; nice cinematography, good soundtrack, interesting concept, and surprisingly thought-provoking to boot. Didn't rely on over the top gore or CGI to create horror like most films in the genre do these days either. It reminded me a lot of John Carpenter's Haloween, so if you liked that you'll probably like this. Good movie.
Boyhood - Is it gimmicky? Yes. Was that gimmick impressive and interesting regardless? Yes. The film is ostensibly a coming-of-age story about the "boy" that the title is referring to, but the real stars were Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette. It's a very well made movie that could have easily been terrible in the wrong hands, but there's still no guarantee that you'll like it since ultimately it's true that it has no real plot. It's just a series of events, though I guess that's kind of the point. So basically I liked it but a lot of people find it boring, your mileage may vary.
The Imitation Game - Liked it when I watched it, but its flaws became more apparent the more I thought about it. It was also horribly historically inaccurate but in my opinion that's not something that should mar anyone's enjoyment of a film. Very obvious Oscar bait, primarily saved by Beneficial Cucumberpatch's unexpectedly solid performance. It was decent.
'71 - I would probably have enjoyed this more if I were Irish and/or had any understanding of this movie's historical context. As it stands I had no fucking idea what was going on half the time but it was still an interesting thriller. There wasn't enough character development to really make you feel anything for most of the characters and some of them have aim as bad as Stormtroopers but it was entertaining enough I guess. Decent flick if you like war movies.
It Follows - I've gotta be honest and admit that this one surprised me. I wasn't expecting it to be very good but I was wrong. Probably the best horror film made in the past decade or so that I've seen; nice cinematography, good soundtrack, interesting concept, and surprisingly thought-provoking to boot. Didn't rely on over the top gore or CGI to create horror like most films in the genre do these days either. It reminded me a lot of John Carpenter's Haloween, so if you liked that you'll probably like this. Good movie.
