Film Diary: The Dark Knight

July 21, 2008 Andrew Film Diaries - Eric No Comments

2008
Director: Christopher Nolan
Viewed: July 18, 2008
Format: Theatrical Print

Best.  Batman.  Ever.

Film Diary: Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull

May 28, 2008 Andrew Film Diaries - Eric 3 Comments

2008
Director: Steven Spielberg
Viewed:  May 23, 2008
Format:  Theatrical Print

Please Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Lucas, stop making movies.  The script was weak, directing was weak, acting was flat, special effects were cheesy, action sequences were way, way, way over the top, and the whole thing just felt canned and formulaic.  If Temple of Doom was the weak link up until now, Crystal Skull falls somewhere between it and The Scorpion King.  Maybe a little closer to Scorpion King.

Film Diary: Once

January 26, 2008 Andrew Film Diaries - Eric 1 Comment

2007
Director: John Carney
Viewed: January 26, 2008
Format: iTunes Movie Rental

No review I could write would do this movie justice. It’s the equivalent of a singer-songwriter’s lyrics set to film. The music, written and performed by the movies two leads, Glen Hansard (The Commitments) and Markéta Irglová, is just fantastic. Guy is an Irish street musician who meets Girl, a Czech pianist. Girl encourages him to record his songs and the two develop an almost-romance while working on a demo CD.