the return of the eternal fangirl, as it were ;)

I haven't made a movie post in a while, so let me just mention a lovely, quirky film I watched this weekend: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. I hadn't expected to like it quite as much; I mostly picked it for the cast, not for the genre, which I don't normally go for. As it turns out, I'm not quite sure why I don't.;) It was quite delighful; smart and hilarious and really touching in unexpected ways. Now I have this sudden urge to see all Terry Gilliam films (I haven't seen any, except for 12 Monkeys - which I did like, though I wasn't aware he had directed it until I looked him up on Wikipedia right now). As well as all Heath Ledger films. I mean, the guy is just... beyond words. *sigh* It's such a bloody shame that he died so young.:( In fact, The Imaginarium was his final role, and he died about halfway through filming - so instead of giving up on the project, they had three other actors (Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell) step in and complete the part, which actually adds another dimension to the script. It's a fantasy film, about the power of the imagination - so it makes perfect sense for the characters' faces to change depending on who's "imagining" them, as it were. But I won't give any spoilers.;) ( Read more... )