FilmVomit

I thoroughly enjoyed certain parts of this film, and was thoroughly bored during others. The music was overt and unbecoming, and certain computer generated sequences looked a bit like Tron. But the bouts of pure isolationist madness were quite beautiful. And the flatness of it… the dullness of the picture… was really quite stunning. I enjoyed the places where we simply saw Sam going quietly insane.
The HAL re-visioning in the form of GERTY was interesting in that it was offensive to everything the sci-fi genre seems to hold dear about AI- that is, that it is inherently evil and never working towards the best interests of the protagonist. A bit of an interesting switch-up.
The overall plot leaves something to be desired, and should have left more to the imagination, but the individual scenes worked quite well. It is almost a collection of moments, rather than a cohesive piece.

I guess I don’t have much to say on this one, either. It was cute. And forgettable. And, at some points, incredibly obnoxious. I suppose that when your first effort is as exceptionally well regarded as Brick, it’s hard to follow.

I think I’d have to be Japanese to actually get it.
It’s amusing, but strange, and so outside of my vernacular that all I can do is shake my head and laugh. It’s distressing how much I just don’t get it.
The format is clever, mostly… mockumentary is always cute. But the fight scenes are so chopped in that it’s hard to quite get into the flow of the thing. Something seems missing, and I think it’s entirely on my side.

I have nothing to say, really.
It’s good enough. Nothing that will stick with me.
Clever and pretty only goes so far.