Brothers Grimm

[dangermousie]

Husband and I saw Brothers Grimm tonight.

I don't know whether to recommend it or not. We liked it, but it's a really idyosincratic movie, so I have no idea how it will strike others. I liked the feel of a really dark, Gothic fairy tale, the visuals (gorgeous), the rather dark humor, the twisty plot, and whoa...Matt Damon was HOT (not a thought I often have about him). Actually, his character was my favorite, that of someone who doesn't believe in fairy tales as a defense mechanism and under that really cynical exterior cares for his dreamer of a brother. My favorite scene was when the Queen who came back to life turned Will into her next "worshipper." When he is crawling to her on the floor as Jakob is looking on in horror and the Queen says that truth is not like fiction...And then the mirror shatters. I just love the dark fairy tale feel.

They had tralers for The Corpse Bride, Aeon Flux and Walk the Line which looked fantastic and for two movies that looked hideous: some life affirming golfing flick and a Paul Walker diving movie (can the universe stand so much vacuum?)

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[plazmah.livejournal.com]

Aeon Flux, that's the new Charlize Theron movie? How did it look?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

It looked really neat and futuristic and cool. According to my husband, it didn't look much like the cartoon though.

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

Heh, I didn't even know it was based on a cartoon!

[koalathebear.livejournal.com]

It's funny you say that about Matt Damon. I often have that thought about him as well - he's too square jawed, chunky and beef-cake looking, but then I saw him in "The Bourne Identity" and I thought he was all right.

The movie sounds fascinating - but is it very scary? I'm easily scared. I watched the Thai movie "Shutters", screamed the whole way through with friends and then had nightmares for two weeks. Hell, even "The Others" and the "Sixth Sense" freaked me out :)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I don't find MD attractive in pictures or in the abstract, but in the movies, if I like his character, I often do. Hmmmm...

Actually the movie is fary scary (at least as scary as Sixth Sense). It didn't bother me any but there is plenty of goulishness around :)

[elvensapphire.livejournal.com]

I want to see it, regardless of the idiosyncracies, because it looks interesting and darkly funny. And slightly creepy, too.

I agree regarding Matt Damon. Sometime's he's hot and other times...Meh. I generally lust after Heath, though. :D (Have you ever seen the short-lived series he did called Roar ? Guuuuh. He was gorgeous in that show. Not to mention it was set in ancient Ireland and was a lot of fun.)

Can't wait for the Corpse Bride!!! Hollywood seems to turn out more vacuum than substance these days, but there are still a few to look forward to.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Corpse Bride looked sooooo...good.

Yeah, I remember Roar. It was fun.

Re: Heath. Didn't find him attractive in this movie as he had theworst facial hair, ever. :)

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

I really want to see Brothers Grimm. I'm neither a Heath Ledger fan nor a Matt Damon fan, but Matt Damon has that weird ability to make you perceive him as attractive when he's acting even if you don't like him. I honestly do find him rather attractive in Bourne Identity, but I'd never pick him out as someone I would call good looking. Weird talent of his.

And the world doesn't need any more Paul Walker. He's an acting black hole. He just sucks the talent out of everyone around him, generally never to be seen again.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I honestly do find him rather attractive in Bourne Identity, but I'd never pick him out as someone I would call good looking

Yup, exactly.

The Paul Walker movie? I am scared. Even the trailer made my head hurt in its sheer absence of anything.

[ewanspotter.livejournal.com]

I thought it was pretty good. Better than Van Helsing by FAR.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen VH, though by all accounts should count myself lucky :)