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Krisha (2015)
Krisha, come she will
There's been a lot of differing takes on this movie. It is both interesting and perplexing to read statements like: "the musical score highlights Krisha's character and all the family drama;" then in the next review: "the music was pretentious and distracting."
I've watched "Krisha" several times now, and it hurts me every time. Probably every family has "the eggshell one" (to use Krisha's description of herself). Surely every family has endured drama, pain, and tragedy -- and unfortunately these painful occasions often occur during a holiday or during a particularly tumultuous time in society.
The main reason "Krisha" resonates so deeply with me is because I see myself in her. I can see myself becoming her: an overweight, substance abusing, self loathing, unstable older woman, a person who wants to connect with her family but just ends up isolating and infuriating everyone. It is excruciating to watch all the other family members interacting with ease, perfectly comfortable together -- and then there is Krisha: on the sidelines, longingly watching her son (who, we find out, she abandoned years ago, leaving her sister to raise him), listening in on private conversations, attempting to communicate with her mother (who has dementia), rooting through drawers, crying in her son's bedroom, and sneaking off to take pills and drink from bottles of wine. Disaster incarnate indeed.
The only reason I didn't give the movie a 10 out of 10 was because I was a little confused during the last 15 minutes or so as to what exactly went down. There are two dinner table catastrophe scenes, and it was hard to ascertain just how catastrophic. Was one just Krisha's perception or was it the reality? If so, which one was the reality?
Are We Done Yet? (2007)
Painful
I went to see this with a good friend over the weekend b/c I had nothing to do and she really liked Are We There Yet? and convinced me that this would be funny. Please, I urge you not to see this movie if you are over the age of 8. This was an hour and a half of my life that I will NEVER get back.
**SPOILERS (I guess)**
I'm thinking the makers of this "movie" just ripped off and pieced together parts of other bad movies like The Money Pit, The Great Outdoors, Troop Beverly Hills.... or any of those family films where the new stepparent or annoying relative is trying to win over the kids/other relatives and a bunch of wacky adventures (in the wilderness, on the road, with a crappy house, with a rebellious teen, etc) ensue.
Nothing in this movie is wacky or funny. Seriously, there are jokes like "I don't know karate, but I know Ka-razy" and a wife giving birth going "You did this to me! I hate you!" Nope, never heard those before.
Then, there is everyone blaming our hero, Ice Cube, for all of the terrible things going wrong, when either:
a) they are the fault of the bafflingly annoying con-artist/psychopath that serves as their realtor, contractor, house inspector, electrician, connection to Magic Johnson, midwife (yes, midwife) and "baby whisperer" (don't ask).
b) no one really seems to care that the 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER is either prancing around in next to nothing or going to a huge party with (I assume) a lot of alcohol and a guy who looks like he's probably 18 or older (Hello, statutory rape, anyone?). The mother is completely unconcerned and/or chooses not to get involved. Instead, she lets a man who her kids barely know do the parenting.
I could go on. There are so many things in this movie that don't make sense or are just plain dumb that I guess the producers thought would be funny. They were very, very wrong. This movie bites.
The Last House on the Left (1972)
WORST. MOVIE. EVER.
********Possible Spoilers Ahead***************
This has got to be the worst movie I've ever seen. Where to start? How about that totally inappropriate hillbilly "getaway" music while the escaped convicts throw the 2 girls into their trunk and drive away?
But maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. Plot summary: 2 girls are on their way to a concert (but really take their sweet time getting there; they frolic in the woods, get ice cream, search around for some marijuana, etc...). It just so happens that they bumble themselves right into a den of escaped cons while looking to score some weed. Surprisingly, the cons rape, torture and murder them (but really take their sweet time about it). Meanwhile one of the girl's parents are like, "Hmm, shouldn't our daughter be home by now?" and they call the cops, who sit casually in their living room eating cake. The cops eventually begin to look for the girls; however, their car breaks down and they try to hitch with several different motorists. The cons, meanwhile, have wound up (unknowingly) at the dead girl's parents house! The parents still know nothing about what has happened, so they allow them to stay the night. When the parents find out exactly who these people are and what they have done to their daughter, they (guess what?) torture and murder the cons, in an hilarious example of poetic justice. This movie is more like a failed attempt at a comedy of errors than a serious horror film. Unbelievable. Unbearable. 1 of 5 stars, but only because I got a couple of chuckles out of the scene where the cops try to hitch rides.
Let It Be (1970)
Let it Be was not that sad!
I cannot tell you how misleading the comments on IMDB for "Let it Be" have been for me! (I read them prior to watching the film).
*** Alert possible SPOILERS**** It was not at all sad to me. There is some tension in the beginning of the film between George and Paul-- voices were not even raised. Yes, I have read that George was angry at Paul's remarks, but you couldn't tell it by watching the movie. I admit that there probably was a lot of tension, arguments, and "bad stuff" going on when the cameras WEREN'T rolling, but watching this movie (as a whole) was a very enjoyable experience for me.
I enjoyed seeing the Beatles' interactions with one another as they actually "worked on" their new songs. I think that it is plain to see that John loved Paul very dearly, just watching them sing together. And the scene where George helps Ringo with "Octopus's Garden"-- very sweet. I also liked John and Yoko waltzing to "I Me Mine." I give it 10/10 -- Rooftop concert is also very great!!!
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Here is my recommendation...
*****May be spoilers ...... *****
Okay, I've seen this movie like a million times and I can't help but think about how I would do things differently if I were in Peg's situation. Here's what: I would keep this poor creature inside my house all the time and not allow my nosy annoying neighbors to gawk at or exploit him! If he never goes anywhere unsupervised, chances are he would not get into trouble. Boy, that Peg was pretty naive.
I give this movie 8/10 simply because I get so irritated at the characters' poor decisions concerning our Edward. Ending was also waaaaaay too violent for what could have been such a charming, fanciful movie with a happier ending! Not that I didn't like that Edward stood up to Jerkface, but still... a bit too much I would say.