Beautiful Creatures - Film Review
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shadowkatJust finished watching Beautiful Creatures the film based on the YA novel of the same name. Now, if I live to be a 100, which in this day and age is unfortunately possible (seriously, why would anyone want to live that long?), I will never understand the appeal of The Twilight Movies. I keep thinking the audience must be on something, but I know people (co-workers and relatives) who adore those films and I don't get it. Most boring things I've ever seen in my life. But Beautiful Creatures was surprisingly entertaining. The dialogue has punch to it, the kids actually can act, and the adults don't appear stoned. Plus you get to watch Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons trading barbs. No one does silky uptight British recluse better than Irons.
And I rather liked the boy - who not only had a personality (he's not as pretty as Robert Pattinson, but that's not necessarily a bad thing), but a sense of humor. The story is told in both Ethan (the boy) and Lena (the girl's) point of view. The plot is your run of the mill cursed lovers tale. Lena upon her 16th birthday will either be claimed by dark or the light. She's a member of a race of immortal casters. Men can choose their path. Women due to an ancient curse - get claimed either to dark or light and their power is more unstable.
The curse is the reason Lena can't be with Ethan - because if she is - it will result in his death and possibly her loss to darkness. There's more to it than that. But it's better if I don't spoil you.
The romance isn't your usual cloying teen romance, and it is well paced. I wouldn't say it was a great movie but it's fun. Worth a rental. Hope it gets a sequel, wouldn't mind watching it. I don't know how well it did - I think it did better overseas than it did domestically.
Currently, half-watching Avatar on TV...and it just does not work on TV or in 2D not 3D. It looks weird. If you saw it in 2D and not 3D, you'll never understand why people went nuts over it...not that I did go nuts over it. I thought it was pretty. Violent but pretty.
Next to Life of Pi - it's still the best 3D flick I've seen. Honestly I'm beginning to think the only people who should be allowed to do 3D are James Cameron and Ang Lee.
And I rather liked the boy - who not only had a personality (he's not as pretty as Robert Pattinson, but that's not necessarily a bad thing), but a sense of humor. The story is told in both Ethan (the boy) and Lena (the girl's) point of view. The plot is your run of the mill cursed lovers tale. Lena upon her 16th birthday will either be claimed by dark or the light. She's a member of a race of immortal casters. Men can choose their path. Women due to an ancient curse - get claimed either to dark or light and their power is more unstable.
The curse is the reason Lena can't be with Ethan - because if she is - it will result in his death and possibly her loss to darkness. There's more to it than that. But it's better if I don't spoil you.
The romance isn't your usual cloying teen romance, and it is well paced. I wouldn't say it was a great movie but it's fun. Worth a rental. Hope it gets a sequel, wouldn't mind watching it. I don't know how well it did - I think it did better overseas than it did domestically.
Currently, half-watching Avatar on TV...and it just does not work on TV or in 2D not 3D. It looks weird. If you saw it in 2D and not 3D, you'll never understand why people went nuts over it...not that I did go nuts over it. I thought it was pretty. Violent but pretty.
Next to Life of Pi - it's still the best 3D flick I've seen. Honestly I'm beginning to think the only people who should be allowed to do 3D are James Cameron and Ang Lee.
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Date: 2013-08-14 09:43 pm (UTC)