...but we won't let that stop us, now will we? While nothing is especially great this week, there's one small film that's good enough to just barely warrant a selection as my PICK OF THE WEEK. It's:Tetro
I didn't love this film by Frances Ford Coppola, but I didn't hate it either. It's too long and too slow, but Coppola is still a master filmmaker and even his lesser outputs are still worthy of notice. This didn't do much of anything last year in theaters, so now could be a chance to check it out and see where you rank this in terms of Coppola's oeuvre.
-The other major release this week is Nine, a film I didn't care for one bit. It felt like such a waste and a missed opportunity. Everything that worked for Rob Marshall with "Chicago" failed him here with this film. Now, with that being said, it's not an overtly awful film, and I know it has its fans. If you're one of them, grab it and enjoy. I won't be, but that's just me.
-Also out is the mediocre romantic comedy Leap Year and the awful kids flick Tooth Fairy, but that's about it for this week. DVD releases slow down with the summer blockbusters opening, but there's still plenty of stuff in the coming weeks worth owning, so don't give up hope!
-My Vintage pick is, in honor of this week's release of Iron Man 2, well...Iron Man. One of the best superhero flicks out there, it's just a great film to sit and enjoy. The new flick is rumored to be a step down, so this movie is perhaps the best bet in general this week, but that's neither here nor there.
-What will you be watching on DVD this week?
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I was one of the very select few that actually saw Tetro in theaters, and I really loved it. I think Alden Ehrenreich gives a great performance. I hope people give it a chance on DVD now.
ReplyDeleteWe shall see. It's certainly the best of the bunch this week...
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Nine but I think even those that didn't like it could say that most of the ladies in the film were stellar.
ReplyDeleteWell, on my part, I found everyone disappointing. No one was bad, but no one impressed me, and I consider that a disappointment. I mostly blame the direction and the writing, if that's any consolation.
ReplyDeleteReally? Not even Marion?
ReplyDeleteNope.
ReplyDeleteShe wasn't bad or anything, but she wouldn't have ranked in the top dozen performances of the year in either Lead or Supporting Actress for me.
I´ll be watching North by the Northwest in blu-ray in order to remember the great Alfred Hitchcock (30 years since he died)
ReplyDeleteFair enough.
ReplyDeleteThere a Sundance film I've been dying to see that came out today Art and Copy so I'll be trying to find that (fingers crossed the library gets it) and I'll see tetro if it's at the library or something. Not a great week but Art and Copy gets me excited
ReplyDeleteBad week for DVD... Excellent week for Blu-Ray upgrades! Saving Private Ryan and Doctor Zhivago both on Blu-Ray today.
ReplyDeleteI loved everything about Nine, it was in my top five of the year, so I'll definitely be picking it up. And since I haven't any classes today, I will be celebrating the would be birthday of Audrey Hepburn with a little marathon of her flicks.
ReplyDelete-Robbie
Wild Things- Go for it.
ReplyDeleteIndeed Mark. I don't really tackle double dips, but Saving Private Ryan is certainly one to grab.
ReplyDeleteWhatever works for you Robbie.
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