Showing posts with label musical montage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label musical montage. Show all posts

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Day 10: The Last Song

Method of Acquisition: Parents' Pay-Per-View

Runtime: 107 minutes Year: 2010

Plot: Miley Cyrus is REALLY REALLY REBELLIOUS. She goes to the south from her home in New York City, sea turtles hatch, and falls in love with this arrogant Aryan guy.  Then her dad gets cancer, she dumps the arrogant Aryan, plays the piano, and arrogant Aryan and rebellious Miley decide to move to New York.

Review: In the first scene, it is obvious that Miley is really rebellious because she mouths off to her dad and wears all black to the beach! At this point, arrogant Aryan spills a milkshake on her, she is fucking pissed, and he continues to hit on her. I announced at this point that 45 minutes into the movie, she would be wearing pastels. It happened at 41 minutes. So awesomely predictable! Listening to Miley Cyrus sing and be told she is a really good singer is funny. Watching her play a yankee badass is even funnier. The cancer was kind of a bummer but Nicolaus Sparks to be down for crappy romance and cancer. It is like his bread and butter.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Day 2: Purple Rain

Method of Acquisition: Borrowed

Runtime: 111 Minutes Year: 1984

Plot: Prince is a very talented musician from an abusive home and Morris Day is trying to ruin his life by taking his women and gigs.

Review: This movie has everything I love about movies: musical montages, predictability, slap fights, and amazing wardrobe. The only major downside was that no one had a single tear falling down their face. There was a lot of dry crying and symmetrical crying but no single tears. The absolute best moment is while Prince is passionately singing about his comatose father and kisses one of the girls in the band on the cheek. She gets the best, most creeped out face ever. Also, it ends on a freeze frame of a big face. Big face endings are my favorite.