Post by Fenril on Apr 2, 2011 15:55:16 GMT -5
BUMP!
Now seems as good time as any to look back on Jackson's films, as well. Also, I voted for "Meet the Feebles", because that movie needs more love.
Jackson, so far, is one rare director in that he has gone from completely Indie to more or less Mainstream whithout decreasing in quality (through I hear his fans are quite divided as to which of his movies they like; I guess that's to be expected). I don't know if he has a style as such, but all the movies I've seen that he directed were at least uniformly entertaining.
One by one:
- Meet the Febles. Strangely, this was his first movie I saw, a gore comedy starring puppets and presented as a backstage look at a sucessful Muppets-like show.
- Dead alive (Braindead). Ultragory zombie comedy with a clever script. Somehow the characters here remain interesting while the movie keeps coming up with all sort of clever, sick jokes.
- Heavenly creatures. Based on a real-life case (more accurately inspired by it, as the movie is much more interested on the main character's world than in the straight facts), this may be his most effective blend of mainstream (the crime drama bits) and personal (everything else in the movie) filmmaking.
- The frighteners. Good ghost thriller with leanings of dark comedy. Somehow the computer effects in this one have actually aged very well (the good script may have something to do with it). Whatever happened to the planned sequel?
- The lord of the rings Trilogy. They weren't realeased as one movie but with the Director's cut the whole thing becomes a 12 hour miniseries more or less, so I'm counting it as one work. This, too, has aged surprisingly well (at least up to now) and may well go down as a in iconic moment (not "iconic movie", given how long it is) in movie history.
- King Kong. I liked both earlier versions better, but this was an okay movie in itself. My least favorite Jackson film so far, but still an entertaining watch.
- The lovely bones. Okay movie that is both slice-of-life melodrama and psychological thriller with a lot of "What dreams may come" elements. This may well be better than the rather overrated best-seller it was based on.
I really want to see "Forgotten Silver" (a mockumentary about the invention of modern filmmaking years ahead of time); I supose I should look up "Bat taste", as well.
Now seems as good time as any to look back on Jackson's films, as well. Also, I voted for "Meet the Feebles", because that movie needs more love.
Jackson, so far, is one rare director in that he has gone from completely Indie to more or less Mainstream whithout decreasing in quality (through I hear his fans are quite divided as to which of his movies they like; I guess that's to be expected). I don't know if he has a style as such, but all the movies I've seen that he directed were at least uniformly entertaining.
One by one:
- Meet the Febles. Strangely, this was his first movie I saw, a gore comedy starring puppets and presented as a backstage look at a sucessful Muppets-like show.
- Dead alive (Braindead). Ultragory zombie comedy with a clever script. Somehow the characters here remain interesting while the movie keeps coming up with all sort of clever, sick jokes.
- Heavenly creatures. Based on a real-life case (more accurately inspired by it, as the movie is much more interested on the main character's world than in the straight facts), this may be his most effective blend of mainstream (the crime drama bits) and personal (everything else in the movie) filmmaking.
- The frighteners. Good ghost thriller with leanings of dark comedy. Somehow the computer effects in this one have actually aged very well (the good script may have something to do with it). Whatever happened to the planned sequel?
- The lord of the rings Trilogy. They weren't realeased as one movie but with the Director's cut the whole thing becomes a 12 hour miniseries more or less, so I'm counting it as one work. This, too, has aged surprisingly well (at least up to now) and may well go down as a in iconic moment (not "iconic movie", given how long it is) in movie history.
- King Kong. I liked both earlier versions better, but this was an okay movie in itself. My least favorite Jackson film so far, but still an entertaining watch.
- The lovely bones. Okay movie that is both slice-of-life melodrama and psychological thriller with a lot of "What dreams may come" elements. This may well be better than the rather overrated best-seller it was based on.
I really want to see "Forgotten Silver" (a mockumentary about the invention of modern filmmaking years ahead of time); I supose I should look up "Bat taste", as well.