Shadowfax
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Thought I would start a similar ongoing thread here at AS, that we can all reply to about whatever movies we have watched recently, what you thought, and if you recommend others to watch them.
To kick it off, here are a few that I watched over the last few days.
Split - very well done movie about a guy with 23 distinct personalities. One of the personalities kidnaps 3 teenage girls and some of the others try to help or protect the girls. What I didn't realize before watching it, is that it was mostly filmed right here in Philly and the Philly Zoo. McAvoy pulled of the multi personalities in a stunning fashion. Highly recommended.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - This one started of ok and with a reasonable plot, but after 1.5 hours it just started getting stupid. Maybe one for a younger crowd, even though I generally like these kinds of movies.
Captain Fantastic - This one is highly recommended. Viggo Mortensen plays the father of 6 kids being raised in the Pacific Northwest in the wilderness. They are taught to survive as well as be highly educated by the parents. The mother dies after being in the hospital for a while and the rest of the family heads into real civilization for the first time for the children. Great movie!
The Sea of Trees - This is another excellent movie that takes place in the historic Aokigahara, known as The Sea of Trees, a mysterious dense forest at the base of Japan's Mount Fuji where people go to commit suicide. Matthew McConaughey is not my favorite actor, in light of those awful Lincoln commercials, but he does a great job in this one. After watching the movie, I looked up the history of the forest and lore to find that they put every bit of truth and details into this movie. Very spiritual and highly recommended.
To kick it off, here are a few that I watched over the last few days.
Split - very well done movie about a guy with 23 distinct personalities. One of the personalities kidnaps 3 teenage girls and some of the others try to help or protect the girls. What I didn't realize before watching it, is that it was mostly filmed right here in Philly and the Philly Zoo. McAvoy pulled of the multi personalities in a stunning fashion. Highly recommended.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - This one started of ok and with a reasonable plot, but after 1.5 hours it just started getting stupid. Maybe one for a younger crowd, even though I generally like these kinds of movies.
Captain Fantastic - This one is highly recommended. Viggo Mortensen plays the father of 6 kids being raised in the Pacific Northwest in the wilderness. They are taught to survive as well as be highly educated by the parents. The mother dies after being in the hospital for a while and the rest of the family heads into real civilization for the first time for the children. Great movie!
The Sea of Trees - This is another excellent movie that takes place in the historic Aokigahara, known as The Sea of Trees, a mysterious dense forest at the base of Japan's Mount Fuji where people go to commit suicide. Matthew McConaughey is not my favorite actor, in light of those awful Lincoln commercials, but he does a great job in this one. After watching the movie, I looked up the history of the forest and lore to find that they put every bit of truth and details into this movie. Very spiritual and highly recommended.
