Sunday, September 26, 2010

Interview with the Vampire

5 STARS.

Brad Pit is great, vampires are still human... or not, and our past always comes back to bite us in the neck...or the human we're with. This movie is listed under horror but it wasn't very scary. It's under mind bending as well which is still somewhat of a stretch. They also call it romantic which is a YES but more in the sense that you call Frankenstein romantic. It can be a bit sad and you will find your self pitying the characters. This movie was very well done and of course I recommend it to anyone who loves vampire movies or historical movies as they do a good job of portraying 18th century.


Netflix Summory:
Director Neil Jordan's Oscar-nominated tale of bloodsucking immortals moves from 18th century New Orleans to a Grand Guignol theater in Paris to present-day San Francisco as it explores betrayal, love, loneliness and hunger. The lives of a trio of vampires -- cavalier Lestat (Tom Cruise), tormented Louis (Brad Pitt) and childlike Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) -- are interconnected for centuries in this adaptation of Anne Rice's romantic horror tale.

Corrina, Corrina

5 Stars all the way. I know that's not a surprise coming from me but remember I am recommending these movies to you so of course I love them. I watched this one when I was little and loved it. Years later I love it for a totally different reason. Now I can pick up the settle and not so settle tensions that is portrayed. This film takes on racism and interracial relationships while diving in to the lost of a loved one. It explores the grieving process and religions role in it. This review falls short of the amazing movie so just watch this feel good movie yourself on Netflix.

Summary according to Netflix:
Whoopi Goldberg stars as Corrina Washington, a housekeeper hired by Manny Singer (Ray Liotta), a widower who lost his wife to cancer -- and has virtually lost his grieving young daughter (Tina Majorino) to a self-imposed world of silence. After drawing the girl out of her shell, Corrina becomes involved in a romance with Manny in this charming family tale set in the 1950s. Don Ameche (in his final film appearance) co-stars as Manny's father.

Warning: This movie starts and ends with the death of someone.