Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

MGM etc.

21 October 2005

Children's, Historical Comedy, Fantasy

DVD
C-

I remember watching, or at least trying to watch this years ago and I definitely got past the quarter hour I gave it today.  I just wasn't invested in this meaner version of Mary Poppins.  Emma Thompson not only stars as the title character but adapted Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books.  Kirk Jones directed.

Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

Sony Pictures Releasing

December 25, 2018

Historical Comedy

DVD
D-

Aggressively unfunny and anachronistic, and I pitied poor Kelly Mcdonald as the landlady.  But, um, the costumes are nice?  I guess technically based on books, adapted by director Etan Cohen.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Buena Vista/ Touchstone, hence Disney

April 28, 2005

Sci-Fi, Comedy

DVD
C

I enjoyed this at the time and did end up watching the whole thing this time, but I do find it uneven and not as enjoyable as the '80s television series, or the books, not that I was a huge fan of either.  Some of the jokes fall flat, and Zaphod wears thin quickly, but the look is of course great and Stephen Fry's narration is almost worth the price of admission in itself (or this time the almost two hours of my extremely valuable time).  And, yes, this scores pretty high on the Harry Potter Cast graph.  Garth Jennings directed.