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19 Jul, 2010
The Queen DVD (2010)
A character-actor's dream. Playing like a BBC docudrama, The Queen is a profound achievement in movie-making (apparently taken from sources close to the PM and monarchy at the time of Diana's passing and fictionalized therefrom), flawlessly mixing a smart, humorous and emotive script with spot-on performances, in order to breathe new and provocatively explosive life into a historical tragedy that touched so many hearts around the world. Dangerously treading on anti-royal territory, Frears creates a unique character evolution piece that digs deep into the callous psyche of an over-privileged, appearance-driven, power creature and emerges with a conflicted woman and grandmother who, after being thrust onto the throne in her twenties, has dutifully devoted her life to her country, implementing the only thing she knows - the sterile traditions imposed upon her by heritage.
The sudden sympathy she invokes, and the popularity of this film in the United States, however, is due primarily to the incomparable performance of Mirren. The 2006 Academy Award Winner for Best Actress, Mirren not only rules with an iron, female fist but embodies Her Majesty with a naturalness that is visually frightening. In the most symbolic scene of the film, Mirren comes face-to-face with the hunted stag and in a moment of reflection, hastens it to run free. The single tear that runs down the Queen's face you will never see; Mirren turns her back to the camera, honoring the Queen's stronghold on dignity even in the face of emotional adversity.
Likewise, her supporting cast is top notch. Michael Sheen becomes Blair with a fresh-faced finesse and unexpectedly, becomes the voice of reason to a flawed monarchy; Alex Jennings captures the paranoia and conniving nature of lying-in-wait Prince Charles; Helen McCrory with her mock-curtsey and open declaration of the Royals as â"emotionally retarded," brings a heap of humor into Cheri Blair's anti-monarchist views; James Cromwell's crowning performance of Prince Philip as a cancerous chap who is more concerned with tea growing cold than a Princess's death, is hands-down, one of his best; Sylvia Sims shines as the gin-drinking Queen Mother whose primary concern is for protecting her own funeral plans from being adapted for Diana's memorial; actual newsreel footage of the public sentiment brings life to the world outside the palatial walls as well as to Diana's brother's poetically superb tongue-lashing on the media and monarchy; and of course, the true center of the story, the Cinderella-esque Diana, is ever so intimately and beautifully injected into the film, via archival footage, graciously honoring her memory as we approach the ten year anniversary of her passing.
Frears cleverly parallels these opposed, inherited versus elected worlds, scene by scene, be it capturing the Queen's uninterrupted, regal breakfast against Blair's middle-class morning complete with screaming children and blaring television, or the open doors of 10 Downing Street with the bubble-like qualities of Buckingham Palace. But suddenly, Frears beautifully blurs the lines when, during Blair's empathetic speech, he shows the Queen's private secretary (Alex Jennings) sitting unmoved, while his female members of staff stand, openly weeping for their Princess. It is a powerful and defining moment that cinematically marks a need for modern compromise and an intersection of the public and private sectors.
19 Jul, 2010
UP (DVD)
0 of 1 found this helpful A life without adventure isn't a life worth living, the film seems to suggest, but Up's definition of adventure is not limited to attaching hundreds of helium-filled balloons to one's house and riding it like a Zeppelin to remote South American waterfalls. A mini-masterpiece as near-silent as Carl was when he was smitten as a child by Ellie after the screening celebrating Muntz's travels and banishment from the world, Up's opening montage is a sentimental recounting of a lifelong love affair, a poetic rumination on the manner in which dreams are shared, and a bittersweet acknowledgement of how such desires can sour over time or are deferred by the demands of modern living. Old and alone, Carl has been visibly hardened by regret (the lines on his face tell no lies), but after the twin intrusions of a noisy construction site surrounding the perimeter of his house and an adorably chunky Asian boy hankering to fulfill a merit badge requirement, the old man takes to the skies, his first step in understanding life as something more than a short period of time in which we are alive (to quote Philip Roth), but as a short period of time worth living to its fullest and to its absolute grandest.
Image/Sound:
The sound is lush and aptly bombastic during the last act, but the image, while notable for its excellent color saturation and black levels, has its problems: In close-ups of Carl's face, the detailing is frighteningly real, but I noticed some combing effects on the character's glasses in a few scenes; Russell's color merit badges can also be an eyesore as they attract a noticeable amount of noise. We can only imagine the film looks better on Blu-ray.
11 Dec, 2010
Just Dance (Nintendo wii game)
I could try to talk about the visuals or the sound or sloppy way the game grades your dance moves, but I just don’t have the strength. It’s attention that the game, quite simply, doesn’t deserve. Do not buy this game. Do not rent this game, do not look at this game on the shelf, don’t even think about this game lest someone at Ubisoft find out and they prep a Just Dance 2. Such would be the end of all things, mark my words.
Ratings
2.0 Presentation
HAHAHAHA, “presentation.” No, there’s nothing here resembling an effort to do anything but offer a mostly-static screen with points and a gyrating series of pre-canned dance moves in silhouette.
3.0 Graphics
I suppose what’s there looks decent enough for a rather lifeless background and some varying effects, but this is not a visually impressive game by any measure.
6.0 Sound
Your tolerance of seeing the Baha Men brought back from the dead and mixed in with Blondie and The Beach Boys will directly affect how much you enjoy this game, but at least the songs sound good.
2.0 Gameplay
Attaching BS diversions like elimination or red light/green light to the same basic idea doesn’t really add variety, it only serves to remind the player that they've paid to act like an idiot.
1.0 Lasting Appeal
All songs are open from the start. There’s nothing to unlock, nothing to gain and no one to save you from beating yourself to death with your own Wiimote when this dawns on you after shelling out $40.
Total Rating 2.0
OVERALL Terrible