Thoughts: There are few documentaries I actually enjoy; this is not one of them. Cinemania aimlessly follows five intense cinephilias in New York City. Each of the cinephilias exhibit odd and strange behavior and reasoning for their love of movies/film but the common thread among them seems to be OCD. The documentary could have been good but there was no direction or point. It was just endless random footage pulled together for 83 mins. It did make me realize I enjoy movies/films but I don’t let it overtake my life ... yet.
(M) Love Affair. (Leo McCarey, 1939) Grade: B+
Thoughts: I am beginning to appreciate classic movies much more for a number of reasons – not as sexually as films presently, the woman are clever yet vulnerable, the men are masculine but sensitive and everyone seems friendly and well mannered. Terry McKay (Irene Dunne) is an American traveling alone aboard a ship when she meets Michel Marnet (Charles Boyer), a French playboy. The two hit it off but are involved in relationships back home. They decide that in six months if things do not work out with their lovers they would meet at the top of the Empire State building. Love Affair was remade by the same director into An Affair to Remember, which is mentioned in one of my favorite movies Sleepless in Seattle. Overall, the movie has a simple plot but it is sweet and romantic.
(M) Knocked Up. (Judd Apatow, 2006) Grade: B-
Thoughts: Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) is a slacker with his slacker friends. Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is an up and coming news reporter on an entertainment channel. They meet one night, get drunk, have sex and a few weeks later Alison is pregnant. According to some reviews this is a guy movie and I can see that but regardless I never bought that two people who barely knew each other would find some connection and want to raise a child together. Especially people who look like Katherine Heigl and who are in the entertainment business and live in L.A. I did enjoy Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel and Jay Baruchel characters.
Movie Count: 71
1 comment:
The premise of Love Affair sounds very similar to Serendipity. Well, probably without all the retarded parts.
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