Terrible Plan! Movie Reviews

What I liked: A while ago I was on a Hitchcock kick. I accidentally ended up watching the Christopher Reeves Rear Window instead of the Hitchcock one. I decided to try to watch the Hitchcock one again, but again had trouble finding it but I did find the 2007 remake, Disturbia.  It was more exciting than the Christopher Reeves version because the chase scenes were slightly more mobile. That said the Christopher Reeves version was more suspenseful because you knew if he ever got caught he didn't have a fighting chance. I liked that this one used more updated tech and I liked the main police officer. What I didn't: This was not the Hitchcock film, strike 2 for me. Having seen two versions of this story, I am convinced that there is no way to make the premise of constantly spying on your neighbors and recording their movements not creepy. The film starts out as a teeny bopper flick. All of the characters act with all the expected exaggerated stupidity you usually find in this g...

What I liked: This was a beautiful movie. Every frame is an oil painting in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. It took the team 9 years to complete. As a visual the film is a masterpiece. It even managed to include a few jokes. I really liked that most of the characters were people who Van Gogh painted portraits of. It was fun to see the portrait along side the stills from the movie. What I didn't: Some of the frames were very busy with brush strokes making the whole image looked like it was crawling. The plot is centered around the mystery of Van Gogh's death: was he murdered or did he commit suicide? The whole thing follows one character as he goes around interviewing people who knew Van Gogh or spent time with him in the last few weeks of his life. While informative, this is never the most exciting plot arc. Who should watch this? People wanting to see a unique movie and enjoy some beautiful animation. Would I watch it again? I'm very glad I saw it and it was worth i...

What I liked: There's a leek in the boat! Fishing pickles. The dad's mustache. The little strawberry is really cute. Really most of the food was quite cute. I liked when they collect all their old friends to launch the mission to stop the evil food. They all had absurd jobs and ridiculous ways of quitting. What I didn't: Why does the bad guy have no joints? He is like one giant noodle, all floppy floppy, and he isn't even anthropomorphic food. Clearly the bad guy's evil plan was terribly conceived but with a plot centered around a machine that converts water into giant food, you can't really hope for too much. The evil plan that was much better developed and received much less attention in the movie struck a little close to home. The evil inventing company preys on young optimistic inventors luring them to work terrible hours for no credit on the hopes of one day joining the elite group of "real" inventors. It gives you the shivers. Who should watc...