October 2007
Monthly Archive
The Simpsons
Posted by Patricia on 24 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: At the Movies
Went to see it when it came to the theatre. Yes, I had to! But you definitely have to be a Simpson fan to enjoy it. It started with Homer appearing on screen and saying “Ha! Ha! - You’re paying for something you could see for free on TV” and I was hooked.
I’ve seen better, sharper and wittier episodes on televison and a lot of the usual characters weren’t in the movie which was disappointing, but the time flew by, so it must have been interesting. And I did laugh out loud several times. Not often I do that at todays so-called comedies.
Elizabeth the First - The Golden Years
Posted by Patricia on 24 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: At the Movies
I was amazed to see that this movie got panned by newspaper reviewers in our area. I think the critics have become too used to the ‘junk food’ movies they’re fed a constant diet of. I mean even if this movie was terrible, it would still stand head and shoulders above any of the mindless garbage that’s being put out there.
I thought the movie was excellent. The costumes, the sets and the photograpy all combined to make it visiually interesting and the actors and the characters they portrayed were superb! I found it very moving to see how courageous and strong this woman was while showing her frailities as well and what a good monarch she was considering the way the times were so stacked against women and the many people that conspired against her.
It’s a must see for people who want to support some kind of quality in movies.