Sunday, June 26, 2016
Pinfall: A Professional Wrestling Documentary, 2011 - ★★★
In preparation for the WhatCultureProWrestling show starting soon I decided to watch General Manager Adam Pacittis first foray into the Wrestling business with Pinfall: A Professional Wrestling Documentary.
It's a documentary about professional Wrestling, not a professional documentary though. It very much feels like Pacitti said "I'm gonna become a wrestler, how about you grab your camera and follow me". There is little narration that mostly feels unnecessary.
But it is a great behind-the-scenes documentary about wrestling. We see the training, we see how hard it is even though it looks so easy. Mostly, this documentary is about Adam Pacitti and his love for wrestling. He really wants to become a wrestler, and even though it is hard and he hurts himself a lot, in the end he is happy and glad he made it and he wants to go on.
I enjoyed this documentary despite its flaws. I'm rating it 3 out of 5 stars and a like.
Clown, 2015 - ★★★½
I'm now a little more interested in Spiderman: Homecoming.
Tom at the Farm, 2013 - ★★★★½
After seeing "I killed my mother" and "Heartbeats" I started to see a pattern in Dolans movies. They were character-driven love stories, not much really happens except for characters having conversations.
That is, until Tom at the Farm. Dolan colored his hair blonde and at first it feels similar. He plays Tom, whose boyfriend killed himself, so he is visiting the farm of the boyfriends family. His widowed mother did not know of their relationship, thought her son is straight. And his brother wants to keep it that way.
Feels like before, a story about gays facing problems. Sounds also like the plot of a hilarious comedy for the whole family.
Instead, Dolan turns it into a gripping thriller, keeping you on the edge of your seat. It's still very much about the characters, but this time in a horrible situation.
The acting is great, the characters are great and feel real. I really enjoyed it. I think Dolan is going places, and I'm interested to see the rest of his movies.
I'm rating this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars and a like.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Boo, 1932 - ★★★½
This was a special on my Frankenstein DVD and it's actually a rewatch. This 9 minute short is so much fun. Using scenes from Nosferatu, Frankenstein and The cat creeps (a now lost movie), a narrator makes fun of those movies.
I don't know why but this movie really worked for me. I loved the cheesy narration. The narrator is just cracking one joke after the other, and enough were good enough to stick with me. I actually laughed a few times at those remarks.
I don't know if this was common for the time, but it feels like something that wasn't done much in the 30s.
If you like cheesy humor, check it out, it's short and fun.