Saving Mr. Banks from Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

[kybearfuzz]

So far, this week off has involved going to two movies. I'm sure there will be others.

• On Saturday, I went to see "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones." Basically, it's terrible. And for someone like me who likes a horror movie so bad that it's good, this one was not worth the money. The directing (if you can call a "found footage" movie "directed") was crappy, the story made little to no sense, and basically it just wasn't scary. Add to that a trio of teenage @$$holes talking through the whole movie among the whole six of us in there, and it just was not fun. I should have told them to shut up way earlier than I did. Oddly enough, the little punk said in the dark after the movie ended "sorry dude, didn't realize you could hear me." We were in the large stadium theater, he was at the lower end on the right, I was in the top row on the far left. Yeah, he was THAT loud.
  
  
• Today, I saw a matinee of "Saving Mr. Banks". It's the story of how Walt Disney managed to convince P.L. Travers, the creator of "Mary Poppins," to sign over the rights to her character to allow him to make the "Mary Poppins" movie. Not only is it warm and funny in places, but quite the tearjerker in others. I see Oscar nods for both Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, as they are incredible. As for the moviegoers, it was a complete 180 degrees from the Saturday experience. I gritted my teeth when a gaggle of teens (honestly there were a dozen of them) sat RIGHT BEHIND ME. I dreaded it, thinking that I was either going to eventually yell at them or have to move. Surprisingly, the movie is so engrossing that everyone in the theater was quiet the whole time, except for a few audible sniffles in the sad moments. Yeah, that's a barometer of how good a movie is, I think. Definitely worth seeing, if you haven't.

Not sure what I'll see next, as my choices are getting more and more limited.

Comments

[texwriterbear.livejournal.com]

I have to say that I loved "Saving Mr. Banks" as well. I have always loved both Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, but this movie made me love them both even more. Glad you enjoyed it!!!

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I want to see SAVING MR BANKS now!! :)

I've always liked Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.

[barak.livejournal.com]

I look forward to seeing SMB. It sounds awesome.

I saw the trailer for the PA movie and said "that looks dreadful". I've only seen the first one and that wasn't very good to begin with.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

The PA movie looked awful in the previews, but I thought I'd give it a go. It was bad. And not "bad in a good way," just crap.

Saving Mr. Banks is wonderful though.

[labeartorycub.livejournal.com]

Although I like to watch paranormal shows, I'm not interested in the latest PA movie. You've just confirmed my feelings about it. I'm much more interested in seeing SMB anyway.

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

Why are your choices getting more and more limited?

I would like to see Saving Mr Banks, but it will be on dvd.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

There just aren't too many movies out I want to go see that I haven't already seen.

[spatts5.livejournal.com]

What's with you and movie talkers? You must give off a scent that makes people want to talk. :) Just glad Saving Mr. Banks wasn't ruined for you. Although Emma and Tom were good, everyone forgets about Colin Farrell. I thought he was just as good.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Oh, Colin Farrell was excellent in it. You really felt sorry for him and his daughter.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Saving Mr Banks is on my list; so is a movie starring Judy Dench called Philomena!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I saw that one too. It's a great movie. I'm glad it's getting into the mainstream theaters :)

[dendren.livejournal.com]

wow, Mr Banks kept a bunch of teens quiet, that is super high praise actually. I doubt we will see it in the theater but I'll make sure to watch it when it comes out for home viewing.

[ricksf.livejournal.com]

David and I saw Saving Mr. Banks about a week ago. We made up 2/3 of the audience in the theater's evening show. Total agreement with your views, particularly with respect to Emma Thompson's performance. There was something so touching to me about hearing the songs performed without the Poppins cinematography. I felt all new again.

Hanks may have a tough time if he's nominated though. Chiwetel Ejiofor's performance in "12 Years a Slave", a movie that didn't get nearly the attention it deserved, was stellar. I hope he and the movie get some well deserved recognition.