Musings of an Idiot

In Bruges

'In Bruges' turned out to be a real fun experience. This is the first time I have liked Colin Farrell in any film role. And Brendan Gleeson is all class. The movie made me want to go to Bruges. It is a fantastic journey with these two hitmen. It is a real good watch. Definitely worth seeing.

The other movie that I watched was a spanish horror called 'The Orphanage' - it has brilliant cinematography and mood build up plus perfect pacing of the story. And the story is nicely tied up together and the scares work mainly because of the suspense and the build up. It is again worth a watch. It is good having seen 2 good films after 3 pretty mediocre ones.

Things that I hate when in a movie theatre (and which I have encountered during the film festival screenings):
> Person next to you having a conversation with their partner in a normal voice, about aspects of the story while the movie is still going on.
> Person in front of you rocking back and forth in their seat, which takes your focus away from the screen as you are constantly looking at the back of their head while trying to read the sub-titles.
> Person sitting next to you talking to the characters in the movie and telling them what to do.
> Person sitting in front of you laughing out really loud to show off to their new girl friend that they really enjoyed that moment and then seeking approval if their laugh was right.
> Person next to you texting while the movie is screening.

Yeah, if you are one of those people then please be considerate to others watching the movie as well. That's my moan for the day.
Till later,
Amit

Labels: Movies, NZ Film Festival

posted by Amit @ 8:50 PM