Friday, June 26, 2009

Good movie, bad movie, worse movie

I have seen three bits of cinema recently, and have had mixed results in attempts to enjoy said cinema. The results of my extensive trials:
Good Movie - "Mother": Though I've complained about my inability to see "Bakjui", the Seoul Metropolitan Government's subtitle program allowed me to see the latest movie from the dude who made "The Host". The trailer for it is utter dreck, and kind of put me off from seeing it, plus the fact that this film was a chart-topper, usually entailing that is just as dreck-y as the trailer; but no! it was actually pretty good. It's about an attractive but mentally handicapped young man who is framed for murder, and the quest of his crazed ajumma mom to get him out of jail. Seriously, this lady is nuts. I was a little scared of all the middle-aged women I saw on the street for a few days after seeing this. The film itself is a bit long, but it's a pretty good thriller, and has a nice number of twists n' turns to keep a viewer guessing. Of course, I spent a great time wondering what exactly was wrong with the son, mentally, but he fell under the Korean cultural umbrella of "the boy ain't right".

Bad Movie - "Transformers: Revenge of Whatever The Hell the Plot Is": Seriously, what. I don't... understand what happened. Why did the mom wig out after eating a pot brownie? Why did the little robot hump the hot chick's leg? Why is there a giant field behind the Air and Space Museum? Is it okay if I blow up the pyramids, too? The effects were pretty grand, but that is about all this film had going for it. Also: LINKIN PARK NOOOOOOOO.

Worse Movie - "Night at the Museum 2": I pretty much ask all the same questions of this film that I did of "Transformers", and plus the effects aren't even all that good in this one. Plus, did you know it's possible to fly an antique airplane from NYC to Washington, DC and back again within an hour, and it's cool to land it in the street, because nobody is awake in those cities at night? The mind boggles.

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