What I've learned from this is that not all Quentin Tarrantino films are good (Take Inglourious Basterds, for example, whose innacurate spelling and over the top violence just makes me queasy. Don't get me wrong, I liked some parts of it, and usually I have nothing against blood and gore, but it was so...) But some are good. Like Pulp Fiction. Which is brilliant. I mean, Uma Thurman, with that hair, the lipstick, the shirt, the everything, divine. But enough about Tarrantino, we all know what his films are like, and it's all a matter of opinion.
Now, after watching a whole melange of films I now have to add some to my ever-growing favorites list. (I like lists. Just look in my date-planner, it's full of them. But I'll get to that another day). In order to understand the sort of films I like, I need to warn you that I have a split personality when it comes to taste.
First off, Star Wars is the greatest set of films that have ever graced the universe. As is Lord of the Rings. And Harry Potter. (Though in LOTR and Harry Potter I did like the books so much better, but the films are pretty darn good.) (I might also add that John Williams did the score for Star Wars and Harry Potter. Make what you wish of it.)
Now, for the lovely side. Amelie. Okay, who can not love Amelie. It will make you happy. Then there is Funny Face, or should I just say, the best sort of fashion film. Watch it. See for yourself. A Good Year, despite Russel Crowe, it has Marion Cotillard AND Abbie Cornish, and is set in France, and is beautiful. I also have a soft spot for Thumbelina, which was the first film I saw at the theatres, and has some darn good songs in it. And lastly, because it make me almost miss my HSC Art exam, (Which is saying something, because I don't miss anything art for nothing), The Painted Veil. Utterly beautiful.
Now, back to what I intended to talk about...
1. Coco Avant Chanel. First off, Alexandre Desplat, Chanel, shirts and good things. I was meant to love it.
2. Julie and Julia. The score was also done by Alexandre Desplat. And Meryl Streep. And the food! It made me smile. Alot. Having said that, It's a fun film, but not really a favorite.
3. 500 Days of Summer. Now, I did see this at the theatres, but I just had to see it again. It's like a modern, American version of Ameile, and I LOVED IT. Love, love, love, loved it. The music (The Temper Trap, Regina Spektor, Hall and Oates, need I say more?) Joseph Gordon Lewitt, Zooey Deschanel, MATTHEW GREY GUBLER, and Chloe Moretz, who is brilliant. This has been on my favorite list since I saw the advertisement for it.
4. Bright Star. Okay. This is going to take a little time, so I'll go into more detail later. Summary. Favorite Poet. Favorite Actor. Favorite poem. Gush, gush, gush, gush.
5. (I don't have a job anymore, and uni holidays go for a LONG time, don't judge me!) A second Jane Campion, The Piano. Okay, a little intense. And I'm still not sure.
And now, what I meant to get to...
6. THE YOUNG VICTORIA. The Head of fashion at my college (Melissa, she's lovely) has been gushing about this film for months now. I can see why. Rupert Friend, the love story, the interiors, the costumes, Prince Albert, Emily Blunt as Victoria, EVERYTHING. I watched it twice in a row, and could have watched it again and again and again, if I didn't have to return it. But I adored it beyond most films I've watched. Gush, gush, gush.
Go dance in the streets, adeiu.
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