Posts tagged ‘Adventure’
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland is a good movie; and that’s the problem – it was only good, not great. It’s mostly entertaining, but it’s not the great masterpiece that I (and many others) was hoping for. Once the movie finished I couldn’t help but feel a little let down. More…
Avatar
Like Peter Jackson and George Lucas, James Cameron raises the level of technical achievement in film making in every movie he makes, and Avatar is no exception. We have set before us a digital masterpiece of beauty and spectacle, where the technology has once again surprised us, but the beauty and imagination of the artists behind it inspires us even more. Now, as before, much of the movie was green screened, but unlike before, it doesn’t matter. When live actors are on the screen, they actually look less real than their surroundings. The idealized Na’vi are sacred, vivid, and real. Live actors are dimly lit, phony profanities in James Cameron’s digital reality. More…
Up
When I saw the preview last month (still about 4 months after the US release), I knew this latest Pixar offering should really be seen in 3D for the best effect. However, upon watching, I feel that the best feature of this 5-star film is not really the 3D animation, it is the heart upon which the heartwarming story of Carl and Ellie Frederickson is so firmly based. More…