It's not the first time I've watched this movie, but it has been awhile. In fact, I was only going to re-watch the first 20 minutes and ended up re-watching the whole thing. This is what a good movie is to me. Lots of happy endings and "sweet justice" but appreciated only after seeing the rocky times and heartbreaking moments. And I'm a sucker for a well-done Cinderella story.
It had been long enough since I'd seen this movie that I didn't recall most of what was going to happen (setting aside the Cinderella story points, of course). I did remember there would be a "light bulb" moment involving a wall, and scrubbing floors, and that had liked the movie the first time. I liked the movie the second time, too. I also realized that the actress playing the stepmother plays the manicurist in Legally Blonde--kind of fun to notice.
It was a good re-watch, and I'd do it again.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Friday, October 7, 2016
"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2016)
For not being totally hooked by the book (different story), I was pretty pleased with this adaptation. There was enough "yeah, that's the same" to feel it did credit to the book, and enough "yeah, that's different" to know they were aware of how a best to translate to screen a 352 page book. The version of the movie I saw was the 3D one. I'm assuming the switch of lead character peculiarities was to help streamline the adaptation. Even if you disagree with the switch, it worked. Based on the previews I saw, I wasn't sure I was going to be sold on it, but based on having watched the whole movie now, I felt it worked and was fine.
Watching this movie in 3D was fun.
As I alluded to above, the book had some things that bothered me--so I don't feel it fair to fault the movie for the same things. So, I'm going to skip past those points. I will say I think I enjoyed the fight scenes better in the movie, not so much for the medium change as the medium change. I am not one who enjoys suspense, but you can't have a very good story without it. The use of fun colors and "silly" skeletons in the movie's fight sequences helped off-set the "scariness" of the suspense--an effort I very much appreciate--and a bit more fun than an attack in a dark and smelly place. (Although a dark and smelly place helps make the scariness and danger all the more "real".) So, it really depends on what you're striving for--and I like movies and stories I can just enjoy.
I thought the movie did a great job with that house! And I was glad they pretty much kept all the characters in in one way or another.
Favorite parts? The first meal Jake has at Miss Peregrine's house, Miss Peregrine's costume, the skeleton fight scene, and when the boat emerged "topside". None of the scenes are in a "re-watch over and over" sort of way, but the ones I enjoyed most in the movie.
Watching this movie in 3D was fun.
As I alluded to above, the book had some things that bothered me--so I don't feel it fair to fault the movie for the same things. So, I'm going to skip past those points. I will say I think I enjoyed the fight scenes better in the movie, not so much for the medium change as the medium change. I am not one who enjoys suspense, but you can't have a very good story without it. The use of fun colors and "silly" skeletons in the movie's fight sequences helped off-set the "scariness" of the suspense--an effort I very much appreciate--and a bit more fun than an attack in a dark and smelly place. (Although a dark and smelly place helps make the scariness and danger all the more "real".) So, it really depends on what you're striving for--and I like movies and stories I can just enjoy.
I thought the movie did a great job with that house! And I was glad they pretty much kept all the characters in in one way or another.
Favorite parts? The first meal Jake has at Miss Peregrine's house, Miss Peregrine's costume, the skeleton fight scene, and when the boat emerged "topside". None of the scenes are in a "re-watch over and over" sort of way, but the ones I enjoyed most in the movie.
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