More often than not, people are prone to giving certain films a pass, not because the movies themselves are particularly entertaining, but because they’re “for kids.” If someone criticizes a family movie too harshly, they might be offered the following rebuke: “What do you want? It’s a kids’ movie.” This sentiment is apparently meant as an excuse for some truly forgettable, or terrible, or heinous movies, and winds up sounding like an insult against the target audience. Those eight words seem to presume that children are stupid and will gladly accept whatever is put on TV, loving it automatically because of the combination of moving pictures and colors. This week, Walt Disney Pictures has released two films on Blu-ray, both of which are very explicitly for kids. One is rightly considered a classic. The other will, if we’re lucky, be thrown on the heap of the forgotten within days.
- 8/30/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
The Great Gatsby I remember having some pretty big problems with The Great Gatsby, but at the same time I think I've blocked it out of my mind mostly outside of a few of the songs and Elizabeth Debicki's performance as well as Leonardo DiCaprio, whom I tend to almost always enjoy. You can read my full theatrical review right here.
Pain & Gain Ugh, terrible film. Maybe on DVD/Blu-ray a first viewing of Pain & Gain would be a little more enjoyable, but I won't be giving it a second chance unless I flip past it on HBO one day and in that case, I'd probably keep flipping. You can read my theatrical review here.
Kon-Tiki Kon-Tiki was nominated for Best Foreign Language film at last year's Oscars and centers on the story of explorer Thor Heyerdal's 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947. I've heard it was good,...
Pain & Gain Ugh, terrible film. Maybe on DVD/Blu-ray a first viewing of Pain & Gain would be a little more enjoyable, but I won't be giving it a second chance unless I flip past it on HBO one day and in that case, I'd probably keep flipping. You can read my theatrical review here.
Kon-Tiki Kon-Tiki was nominated for Best Foreign Language film at last year's Oscars and centers on the story of explorer Thor Heyerdal's 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947. I've heard it was good,...
- 8/27/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week
"The Great Gatsby"
What's It About? Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann's reinterpretation of the famous F. Scott Fitzgerald Depression-era novel is a glamorous and audacious one. The film follows the original story of the Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), mysterious millionaire who throws the most epic parties New York City has ever seen. His new neighbor Nick Caraway (Tobey Maguire) writes about the love and deceit surrounding Gatsby and his old love Daisy Buchanan (Carrie Mulligan) that spins out of control into tragedy.
Watch: Baz Luhrmann takes you behind the scenes of "Gatsby" (Video)
Why We're In: Blending the modern with the classic, Luhrmann's "Gatsby" both showcases the glitter and glamour of the 1920s alongside a modern pop music score. With extravagant CGI and music from Jay-z to Lana Del Ray, "The Great Gatsby" is unlike any of the film adaptations before it. While Luhramann's...
"The Great Gatsby"
What's It About? Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann's reinterpretation of the famous F. Scott Fitzgerald Depression-era novel is a glamorous and audacious one. The film follows the original story of the Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), mysterious millionaire who throws the most epic parties New York City has ever seen. His new neighbor Nick Caraway (Tobey Maguire) writes about the love and deceit surrounding Gatsby and his old love Daisy Buchanan (Carrie Mulligan) that spins out of control into tragedy.
Watch: Baz Luhrmann takes you behind the scenes of "Gatsby" (Video)
Why We're In: Blending the modern with the classic, Luhrmann's "Gatsby" both showcases the glitter and glamour of the 1920s alongside a modern pop music score. With extravagant CGI and music from Jay-z to Lana Del Ray, "The Great Gatsby" is unlike any of the film adaptations before it. While Luhramann's...
- 8/27/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Moviefone
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