This parody of Psy's gangnam style is as sly and subversive as the movie it pays homage to: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. I have seen this 1980s-era John Carpenter movie at least 6 times and there is something new every time. It is a sharp send up of kung fu movies and American arrogance/innocence (how do we manage both simultaneously?) that is a big favorite with everyone in our house. Enjoy Lo Pan style, and then go rent BIG TROUBLE.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
CLOUD ATLAS
I just saw the trailer for CLOUD ATLAS. It was maybe three minutes long, and I had tears in my eyes when it was over. I have never had a trailer do that before. I have been reading the reviews of the movie, and they are mixed. But something about the idea we can expect emotion and experience to be infinite, rather than the cliched hope that our bodies would last, gives me chills. It reminds me of the moment in 2005's Pride & Prejudice when Elizabeth admits to her father that she loved Mr. Darcy, that she had misjudged him, and her father, the always excellent Donald Sutherland, just chuckles to himself at the joy of the love he senses in her. The feeling between Darcy and Elizabeth is palpable and it always gives me a chill. Same thing as what I felt watching this trailer, I guess.
I will have to read Cloud Atlas now.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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