Originally posted by you be betty:
I really really really need to see The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Every time I went to go see it in the last couple of weeks, it was sold out. It looks awesome.
I saw this last Friday and was very impressed. I didn't go to the theater with the intention of seeing it, but
The Orphanage was sold out and
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was the only noteworthy movie that I hadn't seen yet. I've very glad I did see it. The POV technique was very well done.
Even though I'm a fan of PTA, I wasn't all that crazy about
There Will Be Blood. I never really developed a connection to any of the characters, so I was emotionally detached for much of the film's more powerful moments. I found the film somewhat uninvolving as a result. Daniel Day-Lewis gave a fantastic performance though.
Juno was fun, but I couldn't help comparing it (unfavorably) to last year's
Knocked Up by Judd Apatow. You might not think so, but I feel that
Knocked Up is a much better film overall. Certainly funnier, but I think it's richer thematically as well. Maybe I just relate to it more because they are adults in
Knocked Up, as opposed to high school students in
Juno.
Juno is definitely worth seeing though. Ellen Page is a rock star, and the dialogue has that hyper-literate "Gilmore Girls" quality that I typically enjoy.
I consider
No Country for Old Men to be the best film of 2007. 'Nuff said.
