Elegy (2008)
40 seconds. I got this one because, again, Alessandro Juliani was in it and he was in it for a grand total of 40 seconds. I'm sure you are all familiar with my thoughts on Juliani - I discovered him on Battlestar Galactica (may it rest in peace *sniff*) as Leiutenent Gaeta and he was one of my favorite characters (until the end of season four of course and even then I still liked him a little). There were several things listed for him on IMDB, but they're all like this - bit parts. When will someone discover him like I did? He even sings in Battlestar! As for the rest of the movie, they lost me in the very beginning when they called Myles Standish a Puritan. The Pilgrims were not Puritans. Do your homework, people. Plus, I hate Penelope Cruz.
My Netflix rating: 3 stars
Showing posts with label Alessandro Juliani. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alessandro Juliani. Show all posts
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Bonus Midnight Movie
*I couldn't decide if movies that I see in theaters at midnight should count for the day before or the day after, so I decided to make them bonus entries. I don't see many midnight movies, but when I do, I'll include them*
Watchmen (2009)
So here was the movie of the unfilmable book. I was one of the few of us who hadn't read the graphic novel before seeing the movie. Most of the reviews that I had read said that where the movie tries to defeat comic book conventions, it only succeeds in falling victim to them. For a lot of the movie, I agreed with that, but the end does turn all the conventions upside down. Jeffrey Dean Morgan's performance as the Comedian is dark and twisted and sociopathic (like he's supposed to be) and it was the most striking to me simply because it was so different from what I'd seen him in before. Billy Crudup also was amazing, since his entire performance was motion-captured to become a fully naked, glowing blue man with white eyes. The chosen music was a great addition, from the original Leonard Cohen version of "Hallelujah" to selections from Phillip Glass's score from Koyaanisqatsi to "All Along the Watchtower" (that's the true secret of Watchmen - they're all Cylons).
I'm putting the Alessandro Juliani label on this entry because he's SUPPOSED to be in the movie - he's even in the credits - but I couldn't find him. I have to go back and see it again to look for him.
My Netflix rating: 4 stars
Watchmen (2009)
So here was the movie of the unfilmable book. I was one of the few of us who hadn't read the graphic novel before seeing the movie. Most of the reviews that I had read said that where the movie tries to defeat comic book conventions, it only succeeds in falling victim to them. For a lot of the movie, I agreed with that, but the end does turn all the conventions upside down. Jeffrey Dean Morgan's performance as the Comedian is dark and twisted and sociopathic (like he's supposed to be) and it was the most striking to me simply because it was so different from what I'd seen him in before. Billy Crudup also was amazing, since his entire performance was motion-captured to become a fully naked, glowing blue man with white eyes. The chosen music was a great addition, from the original Leonard Cohen version of "Hallelujah" to selections from Phillip Glass's score from Koyaanisqatsi to "All Along the Watchtower" (that's the true secret of Watchmen - they're all Cylons).
I'm putting the Alessandro Juliani label on this entry because he's SUPPOSED to be in the movie - he's even in the credits - but I couldn't find him. I have to go back and see it again to look for him.
My Netflix rating: 4 stars
Thursday, February 12, 2009
February 12, 2009
Chaos Theory (2007)
I watched this movie because Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica's Felix Gaeta) was in it (despite recent events on BSG, I am still a fan of his). Overall, it was alright, but Ryan Reynolds never sold me on his performance as an efficiency expert whose life is spinning out of control. Plus, Juliani was only in it for maybe 5 minutes.
My Netflix rating: 3 stars
I watched this movie because Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica's Felix Gaeta) was in it (despite recent events on BSG, I am still a fan of his). Overall, it was alright, but Ryan Reynolds never sold me on his performance as an efficiency expert whose life is spinning out of control. Plus, Juliani was only in it for maybe 5 minutes.
My Netflix rating: 3 stars
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