Can you believe it's been a YEAR since John and I started The Alphabetical Movie Project?! A YEAR!! While I'm only up to reviewing "The Cup", we're actually half way through the D's in viewing. Before you say "You're only up to the D's"?! Keep in mind that we owned 28 C's and have between 5 and 15 of every letter in the alphabet. We also don't watch a movie every night, or every week for that matter. Often going several weeks before finding the time to sit down together. But then we do watch a few in a row, so I guess it evens out in the wash. After a quick count I can tell you that we've watched 77 of 282 movies so far. Not a bad effort - that's 1.5 movies a week or 6.4 movies a month. Now to catch up on the reviews. . .
The Cup is one of Johns' DVD's that I had never really given much thought too. But I was very pleasantly surprised by its innocence and the beauty of it. Granted, it's not my typical type of movie. It has subtitles which I don't have much time for and it's about monks and soccor. But trust me, it's worth watching!
At a Tibetian monastery exiled in India new refugees have arrived. They are befriended by a couple of students and are quickly embroiled in the new friends obsession with the Football World Cup. The youngest student does everything he can to get permision for a TV to be brought in to the monastery on the night of the final.
The Cup is subtitled, but it was so sweet and funny that I didn't mind. (I'm not a subtitle fan if you hadn't already noticed.) Geko is such a dedicated wee guy to football, and like his friends on screen, I couldn't help but get so caught up in the world cup final excitement. You can see how passionate he is about it, even though he knows he shouldn't be. He is so genuine that you just know he's not trying to disrespect the faith or those that guide him, but just be part of all the football excitement. I was rooting for him to win his request with the lamas to get a TV to watch the final and I was positvely rooting for them to get ready in time to watch it!
I could tell you who stars in it, but trust me when I say that you wouldn't recognise anyone. The wee boy was fantastic in his role, a real acting talent, with a very good cast of supporting actors.
I'd recommend this one for the feel good factor. There's no great moral to the story or terrifying propoganda, which is exactly why you should watch it. It's great for all the family.
Curious George is mine. Of course it is - I love childrens movies. It was originally a children's book that was made into a TV show in the 1980s and then this beautifully adapted movie in 2006. And I have read that they are making another Curious George movie to be released in 2013.
To save the museum he works at, Ted heads to the jungle in search of a large shrine for an exhibit. He encounters a cheeky monkey that loves his yellow hat. The monkey follows Ted back to New York where they quickly become good friends. George manages to create all sorts of trouble, just by being his adorable, inquisetive self while Ted tries to stop him and not get in too much trouble himself.
Drew Barrymore, Will Farrell and Dick van Dyke star as the voices of Ted, Mr Bloomsberry and Maggie. They are all such fabulous and strong actors that they can bring such talent to voiceovers.
The artistic quality of the cartoon has come along way since Curious George was a TV show in the 80's. The colour is fantastic - very bright and colourful which I love. It's also very detailed considering it's all drawn, plus the special effects that can be achieved these days is amazing.
But the thing that makes this movie memorable for me is the music. All the songs are written and performed by Jack Johnson. All the music is soulful and sweet and very fitting with the movie. It really added an extra element to the movie that hightens the movie to another level.
This movie is great for families to watch. It's not so much for an adult audience. Lots of children's movies these days have adult jokes and references for all those Mum's and Dad's that take the children to see the movie, however Curious George is not really one that has done this. However, if you're a kid at heart you'll still enjoy this one. Just take it for what it is - a very sweet and innocent movie aimed at making kids smile. And what could be better than that? :)
And that ladies and gentlemen is the end of the C's. 28 C's done and dusted. Wahoo. C is still our highest number movies. Next up is 15 D's. So far we've watched 10 of them. So over the Easter break look out for reviews for: The Da Vinci Code, Dark City, The Dark Crystal, The Day After Tomorrow, Death At A Funeral, DeJaVU, Deep Impact, Definetly, Maybe, Despicable Me, The Devil Wears Prada and Dog Soldiers.
To save the museum he works at, Ted heads to the jungle in search of a large shrine for an exhibit. He encounters a cheeky monkey that loves his yellow hat. The monkey follows Ted back to New York where they quickly become good friends. George manages to create all sorts of trouble, just by being his adorable, inquisetive self while Ted tries to stop him and not get in too much trouble himself.
Drew Barrymore, Will Farrell and Dick van Dyke star as the voices of Ted, Mr Bloomsberry and Maggie. They are all such fabulous and strong actors that they can bring such talent to voiceovers.
The artistic quality of the cartoon has come along way since Curious George was a TV show in the 80's. The colour is fantastic - very bright and colourful which I love. It's also very detailed considering it's all drawn, plus the special effects that can be achieved these days is amazing.
But the thing that makes this movie memorable for me is the music. All the songs are written and performed by Jack Johnson. All the music is soulful and sweet and very fitting with the movie. It really added an extra element to the movie that hightens the movie to another level.
This movie is great for families to watch. It's not so much for an adult audience. Lots of children's movies these days have adult jokes and references for all those Mum's and Dad's that take the children to see the movie, however Curious George is not really one that has done this. However, if you're a kid at heart you'll still enjoy this one. Just take it for what it is - a very sweet and innocent movie aimed at making kids smile. And what could be better than that? :)
And that ladies and gentlemen is the end of the C's. 28 C's done and dusted. Wahoo. C is still our highest number movies. Next up is 15 D's. So far we've watched 10 of them. So over the Easter break look out for reviews for: The Da Vinci Code, Dark City, The Dark Crystal, The Day After Tomorrow, Death At A Funeral, DeJaVU, Deep Impact, Definetly, Maybe, Despicable Me, The Devil Wears Prada and Dog Soldiers.
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