by Felipe Rosa
The Third Man: do I need to talk about this? It’s one of the great ones; it should be put on a pedestal and idolized by people. Everything works: the unusual music, the unusual angles, the amazing editing, the acting. Great story, one of the greatest movie speeches ever. I watched it (for the fourth time), immediately wanted to see it again. I could rave all night, but enough is enough. It doesn’t need me doing it.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir, top
by Felipe Rosa
Eat Pray Love: no reason to say more than this: shalow and boring. (But it’s always good to listen to Bossa Nova in movies, even if bad ones.)
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance
by Felipe Rosa
Brief Encounter: what a beautiful, beautiful movie. David Lean had such a great touch. It’s such a delicate, heart-breaking story, so well acted, so well written (I loved this one line about the sun!). The parallel romance between the station guard and the cafe owner, also seen in moments, is a great addition. Oh, and the use of music and photographic changes! Great stuff!
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance, top
by Felipe Rosa
Get Low: first of all, what a wonderful group of actors. In addition to that, the themes resonate: human contact, the fear of the truth about oneself as well as that such truth will remain hidden, self-forgiveness. Wonderful little movie!
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
Black Orpheus: a beautiful, tragic story, as is expected from its Greek mythology source. The soundtrack is, obviously, wonderful, as are the visuals. Other than that, however, I can’t say I liked the movie much. It felt too much like a travelogue to Old Rio during Carnaval, at most times.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: a nice way of telling an OK story. It had some nice touches, and the visuals/editing were nice, but at the end of the day, the story itself was not all that strong. Still, a fun time was had, so all is cool.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action
by Felipe Rosa
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island: a worthy finish to the trilogy. It’s the better of the three, but that’s partly because it carries the advantage of having both the backstory provided to it by the first two, as well as a proper ending. The characters are all fleshed out, and the story ends as it should. I missed the dolly shots this time, but the other things I loved before were still there. See also: Samurai II: Duel at […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure
by Felipe Rosa
The Kids Are All Right: nice movie. Good acting by everyone involved, the story was interesting. It’s not “about” homosexuality, as some would like to make us believe, but about people. I liked the road chosen at the end: it confirms what the focus of the movie was.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, drama
by Felipe Rosa
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple: interesting enough, but still needs to be seen as a part of the whole. As a stand-alone, it feels like something is missing. Again, I’m mostly impressed by 3 things: Mifune (as usually is the case), the camera work (beautifully revealing dolly and crane shots) and the music (it’s very Western-y, which fits the story). See also: Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure
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