Tag: movie of the week

Movie of the Week: The Princess and the Frog.

What can I say? I liked The Princess and the Frog, despite the fact that the jazz soundtrack could have used some work.  It had a refreshing lack of The Idiot Plot, one of the more sensible Disney heroines, and the 1920s is an underused milieu for animation.  Plus, they pushed the envelope just a little, in places.  Subtly.

Also: gunfire.

And so, good-bye to A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

Movie of the Week: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

I watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World when it came out on DVD, and… it was good.  I understand why it got better reviews than box office, though: it was not your standard romantic comedy.  And… hold on, Spoilers after the fold… Continue reading Movie of the Week: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Movie of the Week: The Abominable Dr. Phibes.

I have not seen The Abominable Dr. Phibes in years – decades – and damned if I know why I have not; it was excellent, for what it was.  Which is to say, a horror movie best described as ‘the sort of film designed to let Vincent Price have fun without working too hard at it.’  Still, seeing what the Mod period thought that the Victorian period looked like is alone worth the price of admission.

And so, Gojira sinks back into the ocean.

Movie of the Week: Gojira.

Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector’s Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956]) was suggested to me by my dear wife, who has always appreciated herself a good ‘guy in a monster suit smashing Tokyo’ movie.  And as she pointed out, the original movie was a horror flick, not the… whatever genre it is by now; so it counts for October, which is apparently going to be at least spooky in its book/movie choices.  So it goes.

Catch you on the flip side, Sleepy Hollow.

Movie of the Week: Sleepy Hollow.

I quite liked Sleepy Hollow, actually: Tim Burton’s always interesting, even if he’s sometimes a little uneven, and the movie had nice sensibilities to it.  Also, Christopher Walken.  Besides, it’s October, so maybe it’s time to do a little of the horror genre for these things.

And so, adieu to Iron Man 2.  Which had been up there for a while, really.