Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by danj (A) on September 13, 2002 at 23:35:27

In Reply to: What is the last movie you saw (last five years or so, on release, not some warhorse) posted by tinear on September 11, 2002 at 16:29:18:

is for "Oh Brother Where Art Thou", which I found screamingly funny and filled with absolutely wonderful music. I think "Fargo" is a better film - but just by a whisper.

Most of the films I see end up being disappointing. The so-called bomb, "The Postman", is loads better than crap like "XXX", but it's the crap that seems to make the most money.

I did think that "Harry Potter" was very good and "Lord of the Rings" even better. Don't consider either of them classics but maybe I will in five more years.

As for the new STAR WARS flicks - no way. I enjoyed them both but neither is, IMHO, nearly as good as Episodes 4, 5, and 6. Yes, the newer installments have better fx, but the story let me down compared to the older films. Just no compelling characters to carry the story past the fx. Jar Jar is no Han Solo!