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All reviews by user Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Suspense and RomancePosted: 8/7/2004A review of The Village by IrulanCorrino The Village is the best movie I've seen in a while. It left me feeling like I'd had some kind of epiphany. The Village is difficult to categorize. It has romance, it has suspense, and you may even cry. There is no foul language, no eye-popping sexual display, and very little violence. Still and yet, it keeps your attention and moves along with some of the most moving and genuine acting I've seen. One thing I didn't like was the predictability of the ending, you could see it coming a mile away. However, I think M. Night did an awesome job with the one violent scene in the movie. Many movies make violence so impersonal. You can actually catch yourself cheering on someone wasting another person without realizing it. This scene was shot in such an unadorned way. No big sound effect when the knife went in, no loud stirring musical score. It came as a shock. Not only was he taking a life, he was destroying a future, and ending an innocence. And if you get misty like I did it's because you mourned the loss of all those things for Lucius, for Ivy and, for the people of the village.<br><br> Was this review helpful? Sign In 1 out of 1 users found this helpful  Top comic - NO / Top Movie - YESPosted: 1/14/2004A review of Ghost World by IrulanCorrino This movie rates among those I can and want to watch repeatedly...whether it should have been included with other movies made from comic books is debatable. It was a graphic novel, not some serial comic full of steriod bulged superheroes and double D cup vixens. It is not in the same category as X-Men or Batman at all. I enjoyed those movies tremendously but they're not the same type of movie as Ghostworld. I think it deserves a high rating based upon it's value as a movie in of itself. Who cares if it was based on a comic book...too many of the other reviews focus on this alone. <br> It's an interesting movie full of interesting characters. It's for someone who wants to think about what they're watching and be left pondering it still later. The offhand jokes, comedic timing and chemistry between actors are awesome. Make sure and watch the extras on the DVD. If you want an adrenaline rush go elsewhere...unless you are mysteriously attracted to the sight of sad eyed Buscemi as I hear some women are (looks to the side guiltily). There are plenty of people in Enid and Charlotte's position whether they possess their cynicism or not. It's a voyueristic look at two teens forced to acclimate themselves to a new stage in life. Enid has spent so much effort being different and hating her familiar little highschool world. Now she's left to figure out what she is and who she wants to be in the wider world where being different is not always appreciated or allowed. Oh, and Enid, you must decide NOW!! I find it interesting to watch as I am married, 26 and still wondering what I want to be when I grow up. So please, give Ghostworld a go, and decide for yourself. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-2 of 2 Per Page |
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