Movies..

So,

I find that in trying to write about myself.. I can't exactly put that into words effectively enough that, it a) will make sense to somebody but myself, and b) I won't come off sounding like a blithering idiot.



So.. I got to thinking, what do I like, what can I write about (as I have to write something, for my creative outlet right now, I'm seriously lacking in that arena)? Well.... just like any American *snorts of laughter* kid in their 20's, I love movies.. I like 'em twisted, slapstick, romcom, ingenius, spoof, ignorant. I like 'em all. I mean my Netflix queue, is stupid long, because I cannot go on that website without somehow managing to add 20 new movies that I "Absolutely have to see". So it's somewhere around...350 now? Wow..



So in trying to review the movies I've seen.. I'll prolly end up correlating them to life, some how.. blah blah :P.



I would do music, and all things cultural and what not, but... being a musical person, to the core.. I can't effectively put into words the emotions, some songs make me feel..because I'm not yet there in my life to be able to name the emotion I have for something, that strikes me that deep. Corny, I know.. but think about, music has been around since the dawning of time, for a reason.

HOWEVER, there maybe certain times, where I've listened to a CD, that I have fallen in love with, and I'll go ahead and write alittle about it...but I will ultimately leave the decision up to you, as to whether you'll like it to. I don't about you, but I personally HATE being told what I do, should, and should not hate or dislike.


HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT (damn, I talk a lot :P).

I'll start off with the first movie:







The Invisible



Plot: Kid gets brutely beat up by bully, left for dead, only to "Wake up" and find he's in limbo and only has an alotted time to find his body , solve his own murder in time to save his life.



Grade: D +



Reason:

The subject matter, could have been very interesting, in the fact that I haven't heard of the plot turning this way. The closest movie I can think to compare it to, would be "Ghost", and I think that is possibly why it didn't do so well at the box office.

The acting, wasn't atrocious but it definitely wasn't good either. The actor playing Nick (Justin Chatwin), who is the main character, unfortunately, I felt like he needed to center his acting skills alittle more, in order to play this part with a more convincing manner. The actress who played Annie (Margarita Levieva), she did well in her role; But I honestly have to say, Anger, isn't a hard emotion to play. It just isn't, it's unfortunately one of the most natural emotions in human nature.

The same thing goes for Marcia Gay Harden who played the mother in this movie. I don't think I've seen her in a role not like this one. I think she's type cast in such a way where it's SO normal for her, you don't realize she is literally playing the same character over and over! Which in and of itself is.. alittle sad I must say.

The rest of the cast, including the whimpy, idiotic, asshole "sell up the river" best friend, played by Christopher Marquette, was not noteworthy. Which for a movie is definitely not a good thing. If you only notice the main characters, and not the supporting roles, AT ALL, that's bad. it means on the actor/actresses part, they weren't really in the role. They didn't take the precaution to study it, because they themselves felt the role wasn't important enough. For the director, they needed to direct....effectively, so that, while you're not overwhelmed by supporting roles, you also remember who they were!

I'm not going to tell you not to watch the movie, everyone is different. I'm not gonna lie, I liked Glitter :P, for the girlie crap that it was. Mariah Carey isn't an actress... duely noted before she even attempted to do a movie. The critics HATED her. You may actually like The Invisible, which is why I'm saying, you should watch it...at least once, and figure it out for your self...



Last Words: I probably won't watch it again, it's one of those, once you've seen it, you've seen it sort of deals. It wasn't an "F" (close though eh), but I woulda been PISSED if I'd actually paid to see it :/.