Musings of an Idiot

Movies

Small update- just watched 1 brilliant movie and an entertaining one. The brilliant movie was 'Children of Men' - which completely blew me away. It is dark but human at the same time. There are some story points which aren't explained that clearly but it still works because of the brilliant acting combined with the technical brilliance which makes the futuristic world of 2027 AD come alive.

The entertaining one was 'The Departed' which is a remake of the Hong Kong hit 'Infernal Affairs'. It takes it's basic structure from the HK original but changes a fair few things which work in it's favor. The acting is top notch and so is everything else but it doesn't seem so brilliant to me because I have seen the original, so somewhere at the back of my head I was always comparing it to the original. Other people in the theater seemed to love the twists and turns.

Between the 2 movies I think I prefer 'Children of Men' - which truly is a marvel. A must watch if you get the chance.

More filming with '5' this weekend and that should finish the principal photography with an occasional pickup shot needed at a later stage.

Till later,
Amit

[P.S - Just received an accounts statement from the US Distributor for 'Memories of Tomorrow' and we still haven't made any money but the movie has sold a total of 825 DVD copies in US from the time of it's release and it has also recently been sold to South Africa besides it's original sales to Italy and Thailand. So more exposure for sure but no dosh in sight. I still have to hear back from the NZ distributor regarding it's performance in NZ and how it is performing in Australia]

Labels: Filming, Five, Memories of Tomorrow, Movies

posted by Amit @ 10:58 PM