Friday 11 November 2016

LIFE, ANIMATED

Watchable. A typically American documentary where the voice is given mostly to the protagonist's family members. Luckily, due to swift editing, it's all mixed with Disney movie excerpts and, also, you shortly get to follow the man's love issues and him being such a cute person, this is the highlight of the film.

In the meeting following the screening I learnt about Wojtek Przybyszewski Jr. - an autistic boy who improves Disney films. He corrects inaccuracies in pictures as well as changes scenes for happy ones if they look too threatening. Shame he's not exhibiting in Warsaw now.

TROLLS 3D

Recommended. Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake dubbing the leading roles as well as John Cleese as King Bristle Sr. await you in the original version and nobodies in Polish. However, the tale is so delightful I loved it even translated and even though some songs are unrecognizable in Polish. The trolls here are cute and Smurf-like, just more colourful. The story's also Smurf-like + lots of hit pop songs. It was just so much fun I didn't even mind the presence of kids (although I admit sitting in a safe distance).

"The Baby Boss" trailer looks promising: good 3D and an intriguing plot.

GIMME DANGER

Watchable. I couldn't care less about a rock band composed of school drop-outs who quickly pick up drug habits eventually leading to the demise of the Stooges. I watched it partly as a comfort movie about people whose lives were thoroughly miserable which just made me feel really safe enjoying all sorts of creature comforts daily and partly to see who that famous Iggy Pop was. Only for die-hard dinosaur rock fans.

THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX

Watchable. For the first half I couldn't make out the sequence of events as the action jumps to and fro in time and some scenes are dream sequences or phantasmagories. When I finally got what it was about, it turned out to carry a criminal mystery and that was truly involving. Sarah Gadon looks so beautiful and innocent with her blonde hair and deer-like eyes she's a perfect cast.

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