I have seen great films lately

Posted: December 31st, 2006 | Author: | Filed under: films | No Comments »

I have been negligent with blogging. The end of the year is always a hectic time for me as there are many family events taking place so I do not get a lot of free time. This duty of celebrating is hard to handle at times.

I have tried to relax and have mostly seen a lot of great films. I still consider the best film I have seen lately to be El Laberinto del Fauno which I saw at PÖFF. Volver was great (much better on second viewing), I also liked Mar Adentro. It seems that Spanish films rule these days. I am happy that I finally saw the Fountain as well, although I probably need to see it once more. Little Miss Sunshine was not as interesting as I expected, but still quite funny at times. Not as heartwarming and sweet as Shortbus, though.

The most important film that I have seen recently is An Inconvenient Truth. I quote legendary film critic Roger Ebert: “In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to.”

There is one film that I cannot help watching again and again as it is entertainment at its purest. It is a bit cheesy, it is a made-for-TV movie, it is about teenagers, but I love it. High School Musical is brilliant in terms of providing escapism at its simplest.

I have grown tired of clichéd films and I am so happy that there are so many different kind of films to enjoy.

Update (1 Jan 2007): I also recommend Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit the Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan and Scoop.



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