Ah yes! I'm so looking forward to this movie. I enjoyed reading the book earlier this year, but just to watch Ioan in those costumes. It will make the wait worthwhile. They better play it near me. I want to see it on the big screen and not just DVD.
It's going to be a real treat for me to see this film. I don't care what all the nasty old critics have to say, I'M going to love it---just KNOW I am. So there! :tongue:
I'm with you two!
I often wonder what it's like to be a film critic - watching film after film, it would be hard not to get jaded about all but the most jaw-dropping performances. I wonder if they see all of every film, or if they watch a synopsis? GG?
I used to do freelance film reviews. I wrote for a number of publications so would see about ten films a week. I sat through all except one, a Uwe Boll film that was just too painful and pointless to bother with. In a month I usually only wrote one or two 5 star reviews and maybe ten or so 4 star reviews. There were maybe 5 films I'd give one star or no stars and all the rest were in the 2-3 range. The vast majority of films are average. They have their good points, maybe even moments of greatness. The writer may have real talent or a particular performance could be electric. But they also have bad points and that has to be taken into account. So many people seem to think reviewers are nit-picky but my job wasn't to say "It doesn't matter that the direction is uneven, the lead character is badly drawn and the boom mic is practically a supporting cast member as it was very funny. 5 stars!". If you don't want to hear about a films faults, don't read reviews.
I always found that the jaded reviewers were the ones who would give an average film a great review. After seeing so many awful films do well at the box office, and so many amazing films bomb, they lost faith in the viewing public and lowered their standards. Personally I'd much rather read a review that assumes I'm film literate than one that assumes I'm just a sheep who'll go see anything if it's advertised enough.
Also, people seem to forget there is more to a film than it's enjoyability. For example, recently I've quite enjoyed Sex and the City, Mamma Mia and The Incredible Hulk. But if I were reviewing them, I'd be loathe to give them more than 2 or 2.5 stars, as all were deeply flawed and wasted a lot of their potential. On the other hand, while Hunger was a tough movie to watch, I couldn't find fault with any aspect of it and would give it 5 stars. Obviously though there are plenty of incredible films that are really enjoyable, like Wall-E or The Dark Knight.
Many thanks for that personal insight, jess. How does freelance reviewing work? Are you hired by a paper for a particular review, for instance?
I wonder too how many cinema-goers actually take much account of reviews. Most people I know tend to 'lke the look of a film' and make their own minds up when they see it. :cool:
This may be a more detailed version of the Moonacre trailer......
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1877437051
Confirmation that Ioan (and Dakota) were not at the London premiere of Moonacre......
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/showbiz/Family-Gala-film-heart/article-432670-detail/article.html
Must be busy....... :whistle
Oh! I hope so. More for us in the future.
:Wales :Wales :Wales GOOOOOOOOOO,Welshboy! GOOOOOOOOOO!! :Wales :Wales :Wales
This review may interest those of you who have read the book.....
http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/review.asp?ID=951
It does seem that the Producers have made many changes from the book, but from the stills and previews seem to have kept the enchantment. Personally, I'd rather look at Ioan :love: as Sir Benjamin than the way he was described in the book. :roll: It sounds like the personality of Sir Benjamin and the other characters are still there.
If I remember correctly, I thought there was some danger to Moonacre falling apart, perhaps not as accutely as in the movie, but dire consequences none the less. Ship? Do you remember? My book is packed away.
Yes, you're right,Miss GG. Thanks for posting this very nice review,Stevie. "Gorgeous" Gruffudd is indeed a departure form the book......but WHO CARES?! :love: :cold shower 1
I just thought I'd pick up on this sentence from the lovely Times interview that GG posted in the news and Articles thread.....
"Indeed he almost forgets to tell me about his upcoming children’s movie, The Secret of Moonacre, where he plays the wicked uncle."
Indeed,despite quite a bit of other publicity, there seems to have been nothing from Ioan himself about the film. I'm hoping this will change as we near the release date? Rumour has it there will be no US release and I wonder if this has any bearing on Ioan's silence........okay, I'm putting my paranoia back in it's box now! :roll:
There better be a U.S. release or there will be some major disappointment in the Pacific Northwest. (Not for Ioan.) I've just really been looking forward to this one.
AWWWWWWWW,now wait a minute!!! You can't mean THAT???!!! Nonononononono! This is the one I've been waiting for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :weeping :weeping :weeping
We;ll have to lobby for it in the U.S., Ship. Maybe it will still show here. February is usually slow for new movies and all the Oscar winners show again, so maybe, just maybe Moonacre will be screened then or for Spring Break.