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dev_chieftain) wrote2012-07-03 12:39 am
dev_chieftain) wrote2012-07-03 12:39 am
The original Hairspray, Field of Dreams, and Darkwing Duck
So we actually watched the original Hairspray on Sunday night. It's a lot more logical a plot and easier to follow than the telephone-style diluted product that was the 2007 musical version, but I liked both. Jon Waters is funny in a very strange way, but I liked some of the characters more and felt others were better developed than they were in the 2007 version.
Field of Dreams was sort of a whim; I'd never seen it or Waterworld, so we picked up both. I know Waterworld is terrible by reputation, but I don't know what it's like and I'm banking on the fact that it will probably be funny-bad. Anyway: Field of Dreams does a pretty poor job of making sense along the way, but it's a fun enough watch. The thing that puzzled me most was Kevin Costner as the framing device. Much like Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the characters the story was about didn't seem to be the one through whom the story was being told. Aside from the heavy-handed symbolism, the movie was made great by awesome performances by Burt Lancaster and James Earl Jones. The best scene was basically the final one with Lancaster; everything else was just 'okay'.
As for Darkwing Duck, it's really great! I never saw it as a kid, so getting to watch it now is fun. We watched the first four episodes or so. I really like the dynamic between him, Gosalyn and Launchpad; the number of wacky 80's-style cartoon voices is a bit much, but it's otherwise really awesome. I like the concept, too. So that's fun and will be fun to look forward to.
Field of Dreams was sort of a whim; I'd never seen it or Waterworld, so we picked up both. I know Waterworld is terrible by reputation, but I don't know what it's like and I'm banking on the fact that it will probably be funny-bad. Anyway: Field of Dreams does a pretty poor job of making sense along the way, but it's a fun enough watch. The thing that puzzled me most was Kevin Costner as the framing device. Much like Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the characters the story was about didn't seem to be the one through whom the story was being told. Aside from the heavy-handed symbolism, the movie was made great by awesome performances by Burt Lancaster and James Earl Jones. The best scene was basically the final one with Lancaster; everything else was just 'okay'.
As for Darkwing Duck, it's really great! I never saw it as a kid, so getting to watch it now is fun. We watched the first four episodes or so. I really like the dynamic between him, Gosalyn and Launchpad; the number of wacky 80's-style cartoon voices is a bit much, but it's otherwise really awesome. I like the concept, too. So that's fun and will be fun to look forward to.