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Both courtesy of the Sofa Cinema:
I Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Intacto (2001)
Ah, this is what he did before 28 Weeks Later. I wasn't really in the mood for subtitles - at risk of dozing off - so this was probably more enigmatic than intended: a thriller about luck as a quality that can be abosrbed and stolen or given. A thief and air crash survivor is sought for his undoubted good fortune in a act of revenge aimed at a concentration camp survivor who runs a casino (Max Von Sydow). Best film I've seen all year...
II Susannah Grant, Catch and Release (2007)
Yes, this made the list because I like Kevin Smith. I wonder how many people sniggered when they saw him in hockey shirts bearing the number 37? Not my parents, and I thought it politic to explain.
This is a touching romantic comedy: Jennifer Garner's fiance has died, and Kevin Smith, Sam Kaeger and boyfriend's best friend Timothy Olyphant help her come to terms with her loss. In particular she is devastated to discover that her fiance has been paying maintenance money to Juliette Lewis, who has a small child in tow. It's clearly a chick flcik, and Smith rather steals his scenes - I wonder if he was allowed to improvise? - although he remains a tad hit and miss as an actor.
Intacto remains film of the year...
Housekeeping:
I intend to keep count, and maybe to separate out DVDs, Tv movies and cinema visits. However, alongside the Hitchcock boxsets I have 100 Laurel and Hardy films, most of which are shorts. I plan to watch these in chronological order - and ignore the colorized version. Since this means watching the DVDs in the order 12, 21, 7, 8, 8, 10, 12, 12, 12, 15, 16, 16 [etc] this will involve creating counting (and giving up). Next film will likely be either Champagne or Desk Set.
I have a catch up post of films watched in 2007 and not written about yet.
Totals: 2 [Cinema: 0; DVD: 2; TV: 0]
I Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Intacto (2001)
Ah, this is what he did before 28 Weeks Later. I wasn't really in the mood for subtitles - at risk of dozing off - so this was probably more enigmatic than intended: a thriller about luck as a quality that can be abosrbed and stolen or given. A thief and air crash survivor is sought for his undoubted good fortune in a act of revenge aimed at a concentration camp survivor who runs a casino (Max Von Sydow). Best film I've seen all year...
II Susannah Grant, Catch and Release (2007)
Yes, this made the list because I like Kevin Smith. I wonder how many people sniggered when they saw him in hockey shirts bearing the number 37? Not my parents, and I thought it politic to explain.
This is a touching romantic comedy: Jennifer Garner's fiance has died, and Kevin Smith, Sam Kaeger and boyfriend's best friend Timothy Olyphant help her come to terms with her loss. In particular she is devastated to discover that her fiance has been paying maintenance money to Juliette Lewis, who has a small child in tow. It's clearly a chick flcik, and Smith rather steals his scenes - I wonder if he was allowed to improvise? - although he remains a tad hit and miss as an actor.
Intacto remains film of the year...
Housekeeping:
I intend to keep count, and maybe to separate out DVDs, Tv movies and cinema visits. However, alongside the Hitchcock boxsets I have 100 Laurel and Hardy films, most of which are shorts. I plan to watch these in chronological order - and ignore the colorized version. Since this means watching the DVDs in the order 12, 21, 7, 8, 8, 10, 12, 12, 12, 15, 16, 16 [etc] this will involve creating counting (and giving up). Next film will likely be either Champagne or Desk Set.
I have a catch up post of films watched in 2007 and not written about yet.
Totals: 2 [Cinema: 0; DVD: 2; TV: 0]
