SAW VII 3D
Watchable. You, producers of "Saw" have ruthlessly milked the classic up to the point of marketing the latest as-gorey-as-usual instalment as 3D while in fact it's flat. Now, Hollywood bloodsuckers, I want to play a game with you.
and some movies seen at a night film marathon a few weeks ago:
GET LOW
Watchable. The funeral preparations turn out to be surprisingly amusing and involving. The self-imposed prison deepens the story but the film seems to keep a distance. Too reserved to get my accolades.
CRAZY HEART
Watchable. Very realistic and human but you have to feel the blues to enjoy it properly.
A SINGLE MAN
Walked out. Actually, sleepwalked out.
When out on the concourse, I heard a fascinating true story from a girl whose manager at a games salon tried to rape her. His superior then threatened to kill her if she testifies against the manager. He caught her by the throat while the police were there. She had begged them not to leave. Luckily, as corrupt as they were, they didn't want her blood on their hands so they stayed and she got to live to tell the story to a random girl. Life is stranger than fiction.
WHATEVER WORKS
Recommended. Deserves an Oscar. Genius Woody Allen winks to the audience saying the viewers shouldn't be interested in strangers' lives and that the tickets are going to fund another Hollywood swimming pool. A masterpiece from the very beginning to the very end.
and a really old film (yes, got lazy) I haven't mentioned yet:
STEP UP 3D
Watchable. While the visual effects are impressive and the music rocks, the movie fails to show the blood, sweat and tears of dance training that was a strong point of the previous two instalments.
Gosh, do I miss London! In the UK I used to dance 2-4 times a week. Here the smoking ban has only been issued recently and no implementing orders are in force. Still scared of suffocating if I go out.
