Sunday, February 14, 2010

Wolfman, The Graduate, Clockwork Orange

Wolfman is a solid representation of the classic wolfman story. The acting is superb with a cast that includes Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt. It was also visually stunning with the setting and the wolfman effects, which weren't overdone. There's nothing particularly amazing about this movie, but it was well made and I recommend it to anyone who likes these kinds of movies.

I finally got around to watching The Graduate. It's one of the few older movies I've watched that actually holds up over time. It's about a guy who doesn't know what he wants to do with his life after he graduates college. He has an affair with a friend of his parents (the Anne Bancroft character), but ends up falling in love with her daughter.

It's soundtrack is famous for its use of several Simon & Garfunkel songs. My only complaint is the use of the same ones over and over. I really didn't need to hear Scarborough Fair four times in a row. S&G have an extensive music catalogue and I wish we got to hear more of it.
A Clockwork Orange is a product of its time. I'm sure it was cutting edge back when it was made, but it doesn't really hold up today. Kubrick tried too hard to make a weird movie.

2 comments:

Cryptical Envelopment said...

Did you like the glass symbolism?

Belles said...

Glass schmass. I've got one word for you..."plastics." Just think about it.

It was cool that the mayor of Amity from Jaws was Anne Bancroft's husband, Mr. Roper was Dustin Hoffman's landlord in Berkely (clearly, he's type-cast), and Aunt Clara from Bewitched made an appearance. :)