kirtland1836 Reviews

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)

If there is a 3 hours director's cut, it might be decent

[3/10 · 9 September 2023]

This film might be with worst piece of editing ever, no really, it could be that bad. There were a lot of story lines and a lot of subplots. But it really felt as though someone was given an ultimatum to make the move 92 minutes no matter what, but they also did not want to cut any subplots, running gags, scenery or anything. So the film felt like a frenetic mess. It can be hard enough to make a comedy like this that also has it's poignant moments. But every scene seemed so rushed that the funny moments never had time to hit and felt so rushed it was not funny. And anything that might have been poignant did not have time to sink in. I even felt like in one scene they referenced something from a previous scene that I think was cut in editing. Or maybe it just happened so fast I missed it... It felt like it was edited by a 12 year old for a tiktok channel. I think there was a lot to work with in the film, which makes the disaster all that much sadder. I think there might have been a decent movie here had they slowed down and let the story develop and unfold. Too bad. 3/10.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Impressive in scope and depth.

[10/10 · 19 December 2001]

The adaptation of Tolkien's classis trilogy has started off on the right foot. A long time fan of Tolkien, I was impressed with the way in which the epic tale was compressed to fit into a movie-length format. Undoubtedly some fans will feel slighted by omissions and aggregate characters, the movie held my spellbound for all three hours. It is too bad the others are still a year and two years away. For good measure I watched the 12:01 AM showing with friends whom had both read the books and those whom had not. One friend who had not declared that she would not see another movie until next Christmas. The score is amazing and doesn't seem overbearing, but rather delivers the emotional elements well. The dialogue seems a bit rushed in places, but the film lingers when it should to take in the scenery and the emotion. The battle scenes are graphic and the tension is powerful and under no circumstance would I recommend this for a child too young to separate a movie from reality. The actors are strong and I believe this to be among the best movies yet produced. It stands on its own merit, but as an adaptation of a beloved book, it is in a class by itself.