8th April 2012 Easter Films With No Rabbits

Finally the films for the Easter holidays are unexpectedly not the same as the past years (the fact is nobody ever wanted nor expected the same). There's not a single rabbit in sight, nor children running down the hill chasing after or looking for eggs. Considering most Spanish are Catholics, the films this weekend are varied and rather somber. Also in Television.

'The cold light of day' ~
Directed by Mabrouk el Mechri, starred Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver.

 

Despite the director's rather jauntily smart achievement in his action satire J.V.C.D., his intent to manupulate this one in a serious manner can only be defined as disastrous. While the camera passing through every tourist spot in Madrid - don't miss out on the space configuration of the city - the film is but a collection of persecutions and gunfires clumsily edited, put together with a plot in some silly dialogues which in the best of cases provokes confusion, in the worst, laughs. Totally wasted Willis and Weaver's talent.

'State of Play' (2009) ~
Directed by Kevin MacDonald and starred Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck

 

It's in the form of a mini TV Series in UK, about politics and journalism. It centres in 2 old friends, one a sage reporter who has resolved complicated cases, and a promising congressman whose assistant and lover is assassinated, and he fears that certain secrets might come out. Reminds me of other film 'The last King of Scotland'.

'Titanic 3D' ~ (Three dimensional tragedy) ~

Cameron's film with once again Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, supported by Billy Zane and Kathy Bates ( just love her in 'Harry's Law'. 194 minutes.

 

I don't think any film in 2D really needs to have a face wash in 3D; at least not the ones not intended to present stereoscopic images will thus become better. Titanic doesn't need it., but the industry commanded.

Cameron's film comes out precisely now to coincide with the centenary of the tragedy (occurred in the night of the 14th April, 1912). He maintains intact the strength of the first born, that powerful will to tell the bigger than life story, merging with authority and personal style. 

 

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