Kyle's review
based on the title alone: When a City Falls is it because Atlas
Shrugged or due to faults in Wall(s)
and Street(s)? This documentary is
apparently OWS vs TTP but because it consists mainly of interviews on the
street with members of the aforementioned groups it ends up being
incomprehensive nonsense. 1/5 movements.
According to IMDB: "The people's story of the Canterbury earthquakes. What happens to half a
million New Zealanders the year their lives changed forever?"
What DeeDee thought: Spent half my energy during this movie trying to fend off a constant stream of coughs/sneezes/nose blowing by the woman behind me. Well constructed doco, the bulk of the footage used didn't feel all creepy and exploitative, as these types of things can sometimes.
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 4pm
@ Hoyts
Kyle's review
based on the title alone: The one anime included in the festival, but
one of those anime’s that are arty enough that normal people would watch them.
This movie is a gritty tale of life in feudal Japan and watching it is about as entertaining as living
in that place and time. 1/5 Sore Bellies.
According to IMDB: "An tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken
samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in
motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord."
What DeeDee thought: My first & last modern 3D experience. The 3D was really unnecessary & I totally resented having to wear those stupid glasses that whole time. I swearr it was better in the 80s, like most things. Also, Hoyts Melbourne Central is freezing, I could hear the air con blasting the whole way through. Oh, the movie, the movie was actually rather good. Less gory bits than I expected.
Ruby Sparks 6:30pm
@ Greater Union
Kyle's review
based on the title alone: For every Hanna Montana there are hundreds
of girls who almost made it, this is the story of one of those girls. This movie tries to make you feel bad for
Ruby Sparks but can’t escape from the fact that this is a girl who thinks she
deserves to be a pop star, and who the hell cares what she thinks? 1/5 Roses.
According to IMDB: "A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most
unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him,
then willing her into existence."
What DeeDee thought: Most enjoyable, but 'Stranger Than Fiction' remains the better movie along a similar theme.
Holy Motors 9:15pm
@ the Forum
Kyle's review
based on the title alone: Flanders and his bowling team and now a motor racing team! They pray to God for a safe race but then
still wear helmets (science) and seat belts (double science) for protection,
some Christians these guys are. 2/5 Hail Xenu’s.
According to IMDB: "From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the life of Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy
character who journeys from one life to the next. He is, in turn,
captain of industry, assassin, beggar, monster, family man..."
What DeeDee thought: Shitfuck amazing, need more of this, whatever this is, in my life. Kylie Minogue's scenes turned out to be my least favourite part of the whole movie.
Errors of the Human Body 11:30pm
@ Greater Union
Kyle's review
based on the title alone: A gritty reboot of Tod Browning’s Freaks.
Because this movie really needed a gritty reboot okay. Despite attempting to be
super edgy this movie fails in every attempt to be as moving and engrossing as
the original. What once was a naïve and honest tale showcasing sideshow
performances is now a mean spirited tale that whilst shocking and at times
powerful, simply leaves the audience feeling depressed. 2/5 Schitzies.
According to MIFF: "In a mysterious laboratory in snow-cloaked Dresden, visiting Canadian
scientist Geoff Burton finds himself working on a clandestine project to
divine the human regeneration gene. However, haunted by personal
tragedy and a past he can’t escape, Burton falls deeper and deeper into
the treacherous outer reaches of genetic engineering."
What DeeDee thought: I was going to see this & made it as far as the cinema, but then this guy elbowed me (accidentally, I hope) really hard in the ear when I was walking to the loo, at which point I decided I was done for the night.
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