Comments for Kennelco Film Diary

Comment on Oblivion (2013) by Phil

Phil — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:08:13 +0000

I saw a ton of amazing social commentary in Oblivion! Could it be that the artificial intelligence represents Big Brother/Big Corporations/Big Government who want to rape the Earth of its resources through wars and any other means? To me, the fact that they believed in “Sally” so strongly without ever questioning her shows how many people never question government – and just how important it is for us to use our minds rather than becoming sheep and allowing these heartless “beings” to rape our Earth and destroy the humanity inside us.

Comment on The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) by Dan Quine

Dan Quine — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:28:42 +0000

I vividly remember watching this as a child. It definitely triggered (or maybe caused?) my arachnophobia. But most of all I remember the existential dread that the ending filled me with. The voiceover describing his continued shrinking away was just terrifying. I’ve never forgotten it. I really liked that it didn’t show what happened. Up to the last scene there was a glimmer of hope he’d be restored to full size and be able to resume his life, but then to know he was doomed to dwindle to nothing… wow.

Comment on The Worst by Kelle

Kelle — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:55:34 +0000

You’re crazy putting Signs in your list of worst films! It was fantastic: suspenseful, scary, with character and family drama, and had you rooting for the good guys (the humans, who overcome emotional atrophy in the face of a real-life, not self-imposed, threat of demise). Heck, M Shamabananagan (whatever) even served up false hope (the human hope of there being some kind of savior/benevolent force out there) when we realize the aliens aren’t here to make friends. When Joaquin Phoenix finally picks up that baseball bat, I was jumping out of my seat cheering, “Hell yeah, smash that ugly alien to Kingdom Come!” The worst part of the film was the improbability of Mel Gibson’s and Phoenix’s characters being brothers. It just doesn’t equate on a timeline.

Watch it again, after spending a night camping on a mountain contemplating the universe of distant planets, thinking that there’s gotta be some other form of life out there—but do we really want to meet it …

Comment on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) by michele worthington

michele worthington — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:34:08 +0000

I have to say I was a bit disappointed in this movie. As you say it was too long and cluttered with Peter Jackson indulgences. Someone needs to tell him ‘no’ in the editing room. My favorite part was when Bilbo first meets Gollum; this segment makes sitting through the rest of the movie well worth it.

Comment on Drive by Charles

Charles — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:12:21 +0000

Saw the film tonight with Diane. I enjoyed it, though she had a hard time with much of the violence. If only the had gotten Tangerine Dream to do the soundtrack.

Comment on The Muppets Take Manhattan by Heather W

Heather W — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:10:34 +0000

I recommend The Great Muppet Caper. I am partial to the glamorous Esther Williams-style puppet water ballet.

Comment on Bridesmaids by Trish Flanagan

Trish Flanagan — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:45:15 +0000

I went to see it with a close friend in whose wedding I was a bridesmade. We laughed so hard it nearly hurt in certain scenes, but I was deeply disappointed in the add on last bit with Melissa McCarthy. It was just raunchy in a way that made us both wish they’d cut it at the puppies.

Comment on Skyline by Kennelco

Kennelco — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:32:24 +0000

hoxie -
Yes, they did turn on the tv and check their cellphones. It just seemed to me, at this point in time, that people would be checking avidly, non-stop to get connections to information. Their attempts were short and not the focal point of the story. It was just a little thing, but it struck me as unlikely in the “information age” that they wouldn’t be constantly trying to get more information.

And yes, I did watch the film.

Comment on Skyline by hoxie

hoxie — Mon, 09 May 2011 06:20:38 +0000

I just wanted to point out your incorrect point of saying they dont try internet or tv. The first thing they did was check the phones by calling 911. Then they tried tv and it was empty studios and emergency broadcasts. This makes me wonder if you actually watched this movie at all.

Comment on The Big Combo by Noir-It-All

Noir-It-All — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:59:17 +0000

FYI, Brian Donlevy played Joe McClure, the aging tough guy with a hearing aid.