some cinematic gushing again

Somehow, in spite of being busy downloading porn, I finally managed to watch all the five DVDs I had ordered from Picture This!.:) And well... most of them proved a disappointment. I hate it when a trailer, a summary or even a DVD cover gives you a completely wrong impression of what the movie is about. And, unfortunately, that happens all the time. Which is not to say these movies are bad - they all have their merits, I guess; and if I had just rented them, I would probably say: "oh well... interesting", then shrugged and moved on - but after having paid over $20 for each single one, I admit I am a little peeved. I guess that would teach me to order a movie just because I THINK I might like it... *sigh*

Anyway. There is one definite cinematic masterpiece in the bunch - not surprisingly, I guess, since it won the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award in 2004. It's called The Great Water, and tells the story of two boys who find themselves in a Stalinist orphanage in Macedonia right after World War II. ( Read more... )