The other night, I saw Whatever Works. Let me start by saying that I love Woody Allen and I love Larry David.
So for what I appropriately anticipated, I think the film fell pretty flat. First of all, Larry David’s character is just too much of a misanthrope for me to have any sense of pity for him. His overt disgust with the human race becomes redundant and boring, and his thoughts are filled with the clichés of an edgy first year philosophy student. As for all the other characters, they were way too one dimensional, bending over with ease for the sake of the plot.
And while I agree, Evan Rachel Wood plays her character wonderfully, I just think the character herself is at times a bit too dumb to be real. The whole movie moves a little too fast in the scheme of the characters’ lives but moves too slowly in a couple redundant scenes where Larry David tells us how much he hates everyone and Evan Rachel Wood says something stupid.
It’s still enjoyable to an extent, and don’t get me wrong, you’ll still laugh a couple times. But it just didn’t meet my expectations. Sorry, Woody. I guess it’s hard coming off Vicky Cristina Barcelona—a much better film. But as it stands, this film is pretty much the same thing. Characters visit an unfamiliar geographical location and are changed through love.
I saw Up in 3D tonight. I’m not sure the 3D aspect was exactly worth the $15.50 ticket price (damn you, Los Angeles Arclight theaters). I think the most enjoyable thing about watching it in 3D, at least for me, was watching the previews. The preview for G-Force, which doesn’t look that in 2D, looks pretty amazing in 3D. Guinea Pigs are just flying out of the screen and at your face left and right. I’m pretty excited for what the future of 3D cinema will bring. For example, Ryan would point you in the direction of James Cameron’s new Avatar.
Also, I’m sure I’m not the first person to mention this, but the audio coming from the television the old man is watching comes from this viral infomercial. You can hear him saying “Schneider Lens” in the movie.
George Carlin: What’s important to me is that Michael is the greatest entertainer who ever lived.
“What they don’t tell you is that this is recorded on the moon in 1/3rd gravity. Not so impressive now, eh?” — ObfuscatedPerlParadx
