Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Interstellar

 


 
Jean, I feel as if I went to the moon and back. This is a long, long (168 minutes) 
space opera. I found it entertaining on that level. You will get confused with Chris Nolan's murky science, space lectures and time-space relationships. You get a smorgasbord of black holes, worm holes and gargantuan holes, etc. (Some of these even have tears in them.) There are many passages that simply drag on too darn long. But I thought it had an entertaining quality as you watched the main characters and their changing relationships. These lead up to an ending which is not to be guessed or maybe not fully grasped at first sight.   Many of the visuals are very well done but not  beyond what  I have seen before. Dad

P.S. The Previews are:

Selma
Exodus, Gods and Kings
Chappie
The Hobbit, The Battle of the Five Armies
Avengers, Age of Ultron
Hunger Games, Mockingjay, Part 1

Monday, November 3, 2014

Birdman







Jean, This is a movie worth making time to see on the big screen. Among other highlights, you have two very good country actors going mano a mano over and over. That would be Michael Keaton and Edward Norton. You also have the inside or back stage of a Broadway play heading for it's opening. Much of the movie plays out in the backstage and underground hallways of this particular theater. The energy builds to an ending that has to be seen as it is both unexpected but  satisfying. This is one of the best and most entertaining movies I have seen all year.  Dad

P.S. The previews are:

Wild
Top Five
Mortecai
The Second Most Exotic Marigold Hotel