We’re here minutes away from marching out March. I feel like I have been abandoning the blog for a while, and I realized how I miss reviewing a movie. I had an event to prepare at the end of the month that require lots of attention and energy. The event wasn’t exactly successful, but I learn a lot from it. At least I tried! The event was a two-day job that drained a lot of energy, but nothing is ever wasted though.
Yesterday (March 30) was Indonesian National Film Day. Two big local theaters, 21 Cineplex and Blitzmegaplex celebrated with playing best selling Indonesian movies and buy 1 get 1, which should be exciting. I love the illustration they made for the day. I wanted to watch, but the circumstances were not good. But Happy National Film Day for my country!
Anyway, this March the blog marked its 600th post (woohoo) and also celebrated Women’s Day. Also joined a blogathon, a first in a while. And, highlighting In The Mood For Love‘s gorgeous visual. I have been digesting more of TV series, like The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, Friends reruns, Married at First Sight, a little bit of Empire, etc. I watched a lot of several romantic movies, because I feel like watching it.
This March also marked my first wedding anniversary
Two Night Stand (2014)
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Lolita (1962) - review soon
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PK (2014)
Many friend of mine recommended PK, but I haven’t been able to finish it. It’s not fair to review anything before you watch it completely, I think. So, my current opinion is I find the movie odd in the beginning, nice when it was in Europe but I find it out of logic when PK (Aamir Khan) told his story.
Love Rosie (2014)
A story about two childhood friends, Rosie (Lily Collins) and Alex (Sam Claflin) loving each other without realizing it. They were going to go to college nearby in another city and have bright future plans, until Rosie got herself knocked up with her prom date. She doesn’t tell Alex until he goes to college a while, while she stayed at home raising her baby and also do waitress job.
Love Rosie‘s premise reminded me of One Fine Day (2011) but a little bit better, where the story is about two ‘friends’ boy and girl, one think their relationship is casual and the other thinks deeper and it switches, but they never really confessed to each other. Which makes me a little bit irritated as an audience, because the point of the whole movie is just about troubles confronting your own feelings and the problem complicates from there. I love seeing Lily Collins being a little bit like a bad girl, but it seems Love Rosie explains how rocky your world (and waste a lot of time) if you’re not being forward with your feelings, in a less good way. Score : 6
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Endless Love (2014)
Remember The Notebook and how pure their love was? It was like the prequel of it. I watched Endless Love without knowing it was based by a novel written by the same author of The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks (but yet I sense it was his story). I judged how the movie is another readable modern romeo and juliet story, but I couldn’t help but swept by the story. The ‘poor’ man was hunky with a pure simple heart, the rich girl was irresistable (without realizing it) and naive. Of course, the obstacle came from the girl’s dad who wants her daughter to marry a potentially rich boy. If you love The Notebook, you’ll love this one. It was entertaining and enjoyable for me. Score : 7
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Arthur Newman (2014)
Arthur Newman is a movie about a man (same name, played by Colin Firth) bored with his life that he faked his own death and make a new life as a pro golfer. He met Mike (Emily Blunt) on the road, who poses as her twin sister because her own life is messy. Both found connection of their escape from their original life, having fun and liking each other until realizing they can’t escape for long.
Forgetting how awkward Magic in The Moonlight (2014) was, where Colin Firth and Emma Stone have hate-but-love ‘sparks’, I find Emily Blunt’s dark and dangerous vibe as Mike and Colin Firth as Newman oddly a match. Newman was a serious and gentleman, where Mike was sexy and rebel but quite messed up. They could be a couple and won’t care what people think because they are happy, but they have baggage of their own lives. Though the ending probably didn’t came as a shock, I enjoy their performances and I love Blunt. Score : 7
The Way We Were (1973)
I thought I should end my curiosity over The Way We Were. Listening to the opening song (which is the only song in the movie, recomposed and sometimes just instruments) only have already explain how devastating the story is. It is the food for adult women, especially seeing how Barbra Streisand as Katie, being a ‘nobody’ or ‘average’ compared to the gorgeous and high class Robert Redford as Hubbell. It is a movie showing how opposites attract but also drift them apart. Also showing how sometimes we can’t deny our calling, or maybe they are just that different. Is it also a portrait on how political views can be that sacred that it is almost like religion? I loved their strong chemistry together, Streisand outspoken and bold characteristic, and Redford’s hunky Barbie’s Ken look. Maybe this movie is a little overrated (there I said it) Score : 7
Rewatch : Her (2013), 27 Dresses (2008), Divergent (2014), As Good As it Gets (1997)
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How was your March? Any big thing happened? Or, any thoughts?
