Movies of the Month

Just saw The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I was looking forward to this (it's taken long enough to get in cinema over here), but unfortunately I didn't like it too much. Somehow the humour just can't be translated to the screen... of course, what makes the Guide so funny is the witty language, and most of it is just lost in the visuals. It's just better reading it and taking your time with it and chuckling to yourself then watching in a cinema, I suppose. It's too abstract and chaotic on the screen. Despite Rickman doing Marvin's voice, he wasn't as amusing as I thought he could be. The scene of the ultimate answer didn't carry any weight with it, and I'm quite sure the plot was hard to keep up with for non-readers. The theatre remained very much silent for a comedic film, though there were some laughs here and there. It did make we want to go and reread though.

Another one in a row of so-so movies, which included Mr. and Mrs. Smith (which was amusing but no more), War of the Worlds (which was spectacular visually, but had too many flaws to be good) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (which was nice and fun, esp. Johnny Depp of course, but the singing Oompa's got very annoying even during the first song, and overall there wasn't much in this film that I would go back for. Though I loved the 'new puppet burn unit,' and the 'cannibalism' quote).

So, guess I'll wait around for something better to come along. Despite reviews, I'm going to see The Island this week. I expect nothing more than to be entertained. Watching Ewan is never a crime.