Date: Saturday 13th April
Film: Spring Breakers (2013)
Director: Harmony Korine
Starring: Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and James Franco
Running time: 01 hour, 34 minutes
Rating: 2/10
So, it's now mid-July and I'm catching up where I left off. I have various reasons for leaving the blog alone for a bit; moving house, lots of work, family matters, and much more, but the main reason is a lack of inspiration to write.Well, not a lack of inspiration, merely a struggle to write about Spring Breakers without releasing a string of profanities. I want to be objective, I want to be fair, I want to give this film credit in the areas it is due, but overwhelmingly I want to scream from the rooftops 'why did I waste my evening watching this self-indulgent pile of tripe?' which isn't very constructive. For anyone.
Let's talk about the good points in Spring Breakers. Visually, this film was pretty clever. I could see what Korine was trying to achieve, every scene either shone in bright neon colours or had the subtle hue of an image that had been run through a few Instagram filters. I'm not one to judge, I Instagram my pictures all the time and in this instance it was very cleverly used to give you an idea of the target audience for the film. This film was all about the youth at the exact time this film was shot. This film was for the people at the same age as the main characters, the college generation, the young adults who aren't quite sure if they should be acting as adults yet but, at the same time, want a level of independence.
The film was sound tracked brilliantly. As someone who wouldn't know a Skrillex song if it punched me in the face, the mix of EDM, dubstep and other similar music styles (not only am I a rock girl, but I am now proving I know nothing about the youth. I'm only 28, I promise, even if I do sound middle-aged!) worked perfectly to set the scenes.
The issue I had with Spring Breakers was that I didn't find one single character likeable, I couldn't relate to any of their issues. I struggled to understand the decisions they made. This coupled with the constant repetition of scenes, and the insistence of carrying scenes on longer than necessary, made this film feel three times longer than it's running time.
I wanted to enjoy this, I really did, but it was hard work.
I'm glad I watched it, but I don't think I'll be rushing out to see it again.
Challenge day: 199
Challenge time: 12 days, 14 hours, 35 minutes
Challenge Film Total: 155
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Saturday, 13 July 2013
Friday, 12 April 2013
Dude we're living Call of Duty... It sucks.
Date: Friday 15th March
Film: Red Dawn (2013)
Director: Dan Bradley
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki and Josh Peck
Running Time: 01 hour, 33 minutes
Rating: 2/10
Friday night and some quality time with The CW.We met early, had some dinner, had some wine, went to another bar and had some more wine, then settled down to see Red Dawn. A remake of a 1984 film starring Patrick Swayze.
My love for Swayze isn't a secret, but the original Red Dawn isn't a film I've seen and, after seeing the remake, I'm a bit nervous about seeking it out.
Friday night is a busy time at Islington Vue, there were quite a few people milling about in the foyer, very few of them made it into our screen. In fact, other than us, there were three other people in the cinema. They weren't together. Three men, all sat separately. Possibly the emptiest cinema I'd ever been in. A sign that what were about to watch may not be good.
Not good is an understatement. Red Dawn really was terrible. A mixed bag of a cast, some an awful lot stronger than others, and a nonsense plot make for a film that has little in the way of redeeming qualities. Even a mid-film pop up from a man I adore couldn't save this.
All I could take away from Red Dawn was the overwhelming sense that most remakes are terrible and unnecessary, and the knowledge that if a film takes years to be released following filming, it isn't always going to be a gem.
Challenge day: 171
Challenge time: 10 days, 18 hours, 05 minutes
Challenge film total: 133
Film: Red Dawn (2013)
Director: Dan Bradley
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki and Josh Peck
Running Time: 01 hour, 33 minutes
Rating: 2/10
Friday night and some quality time with The CW.We met early, had some dinner, had some wine, went to another bar and had some more wine, then settled down to see Red Dawn. A remake of a 1984 film starring Patrick Swayze.
My love for Swayze isn't a secret, but the original Red Dawn isn't a film I've seen and, after seeing the remake, I'm a bit nervous about seeking it out.
Friday night is a busy time at Islington Vue, there were quite a few people milling about in the foyer, very few of them made it into our screen. In fact, other than us, there were three other people in the cinema. They weren't together. Three men, all sat separately. Possibly the emptiest cinema I'd ever been in. A sign that what were about to watch may not be good.
Not good is an understatement. Red Dawn really was terrible. A mixed bag of a cast, some an awful lot stronger than others, and a nonsense plot make for a film that has little in the way of redeeming qualities. Even a mid-film pop up from a man I adore couldn't save this.
All I could take away from Red Dawn was the overwhelming sense that most remakes are terrible and unnecessary, and the knowledge that if a film takes years to be released following filming, it isn't always going to be a gem.
Challenge day: 171
Challenge time: 10 days, 18 hours, 05 minutes
Challenge film total: 133
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