Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Aardman Animations/ DreamWorks

2 October 2005

Children's, Animation, Fantasy, Comedy

DVD
C

While there are things I like about this world, like the set designs and inventions, I just have never been able to get invested in the characters.  Steve Box and Nick Park co-directed, and co-wrote with others.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

DreamWorks etc.

21 December 2007

Musical, Historical Drama, Horror

DVD
D

I of course didn't like this, but, also of course, Helena Bonham Carter was better than Johnny Depp.  Tim Burton of course directed.

Suffragette

Suffragette

Film4 etc.

12 October 2015

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Unfortunately, one of those historical dramas where the directing style-- by Sarah Gavron, eight years after Brick Lane-- distances the viewers instead of bringing us into that time.  

Francesco

Francesco

Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico

22 March 1989

Historical Drama

DVD
F+

Poorly directed (by co-writer Liliana Cavani) and recorded, miscast, and exploitative.  Even the Italian scenery isn't that impressive.

Fight Club

Fight Club

20th Century Fox

October 15, 1999

Dramedy
DVD
D

A man resents a woman for crashing, under false pretenses, the support meetings he's been crashing under false pretenses.  This is based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel and directed by David Fincher.

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows
Warner Bros.
May 11, 2012
Horror, Historical Comedy
DVD
C

When I saw this in the theater, I think my rating was a C+, but I just didn't care enough about the characters this time to go beyond fifteen minutes.  However, the look of the film (directed by Tim Burton) is great, hence the C.  This is incidentally the fifth Johnny Depp movie I've looked at for this project, and so far he's batting .400, better than a lot of performers.

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride
Warner Bros.
September 23, 2005
Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Comedy, Romance
DVD
B-

I probably would've rated this a B when I saw it at the time, but it's aged pretty well.  The look and sound are solid.  (I especially like that the world of the dead is livelier and more colorful than the Victorian world of "Victor" and "Victoria.")  But I think the writing is a little weak, including the lyrics.  And, yes, the movie covers a lot of genres.  Tim Burton and Mike Johnson co-directed.

This is the fourth Johnny Depp movie I've reviewed on this blog.  Note that I'm omitting Deep Roy and a few other people from the over-crowded tags.

Conversation(s) with Other Women

Conversation(s) with Other Women
Studio Unknown
September 2, 2005
Romance
DVD
C-

A man and a woman talk and flirt at a wedding, with an inexplicable split-screen technique.

Big Fish

Big Fish
Columbia
January 4, 2004
Fantasy, Historical Drama
DVD
D+

This is another Tim Burton movie I saw at the time, but with more mixed feelings than with Big Eyes a decade later.  Some of the acting is pretty bad, especially Crudup as the son, and there weren't even any stunning visuals in the first quarter hour.  (The first shot of a San Francisco street in Big Eyes was more colorful and interesting.)  Based on the Daniel Wallace novel.