These last two days have been movie days! On Wednesday, Matthew and I watched From Hell (2001) and on Thursday evening we saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). It's nice having movie nights with Matthew where we just grab some food and relax together. Yay for being married! Anyway, here are my reviews for the movies:
From Hell was a good mystery movie. Sometimes I feel like mystery movies are a bit predictable or have cheesy endings, but I was somewhat surprised by the ending of the film. The explanation has its cheesy elements, though; I'm not a fan of conspiracy theories so I found it a little bit ridiculous. I read that this film is based off of a graphic novel, so I don't know how much freedom the director and writer were allotted in terms of the plot. Either way, I still appreciate the perspective of the film in spite of its flaws. Heather Graham was surprisingly impressive with her role as Mary Kelly, especially since I'm not a huge fan of her typical movies (though I loved her as Molly in Scrubs). The other great acting job was from Ian Holme, who played Sir William Gull. He was really creepy at the end, but in a good way. For the most part the movie was entertaining, just not great.
Rating: 3.5/5
"A perfect movie classic" is a great way to describe Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Everything about the movie was incredible - from the flawless John Williams music to the wonderful acting by the cast, I do not have one critique of this film. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery had a hilarious and dynamic father-son relationship, and I loved watching Jones Senior get under the skin of "Junior." The other actors did a great job as well; Denholm Elliott, who played Marcus Brody, and John Rhys-Davies, who played Sallah, had incredibly funny one-liners and slapstick moments. The action scenes were classic with guns going off, near-death moments, and misplaced explosions that are so ridiculous you can't help but love them. I can't believe how many things blew up in that movie, but I still enjoyed watching them. Nazis were aplenty, and who doesn't love watching a hero fight and evade Nazis? I also have a new scene that has joined my list of best movie scenes: the moment when Indiana was pushed through the crowd in front of Hitler and all Hitler did was sign the diary! Man, that is such a great scene. And let's not forget the great ending with the insanely creepy bad guy death (great special effects, again!). This was just a great movie, and I'm very glad to have finally watched it.
Rating: 5/5
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Can't wait to watch the other Indiana Jones movies!
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