Men Who Stare at Goats
November 17th, 2009 by Julie Kinnear ·
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I left the movie theatre thinking, OK that was different. And I say that in a good way and a bad way. I was entertained. Everyone acted their parts well. There are elements of comedy, satire, drama, action... but without having enough of each of these things to really give the movie a proper feel or direction. It veers close to being funny... and then veers off. It comes close to satirising American military tactics... and then goes off in another direction. There is so much going on on screen but yet really nothing is happening. I felt that a little more focus was needed to bring the film together. I am sure the overall story makes more sense in the book, it just gets a bit lost on the screen.
Michael Jackson – This is It
November 17th, 2009 by Julie Kinnear ·
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Julie here - I have been asking everyone to refrain from giving their opinions of the movie, so as not to spoil it for me. I kept hearing the odd fabulous comment, and was so looking forward to it. This Is It is a real concert movie type movie, it is done in a documentary type style almost - and it felt like we were really seeing behind the scenes. Untampered view of the King of Pop - away from all the media ways of bending the truth. The rehearsal scenes were truly amazing. Can't hardly believe how talented he still was, and how loving and patient too! The way they were pushing the boundaries for the most extraordinary concert experience ever reminded me of the good old thriller days. Hard to believe it was 25 years ago that Thriller came out. It is impossible to believe that MJ wasn't in the best health of his life with the kind of athletics he was going through daily. Made me feel like his untimely passing was completely unneccessary, and an inquest into his death needs to be a priority.
