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logisticsladWhile trying to survive my sinus woes, I watched two movies on DVD: The Spiderwick Chronicles and Once.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is about a family that moves into a house that is protecting a book filled with the secrets of the fairy world. The kids find the book and have to keep it out of the hands of the darker fey creatures led by the Ogre, played Nick Nolte. The kids made a number of obvious mistakes in their battle with the Ogre, but I suppose those were plot devices designed to heighten the tension. The movie concentrated on the cool fairy effects and gave short shrift to the characters, and overall was enjoyable, but nothing special.
Once is a story of a Guy and a Girl in Ireland with musical talents and rocky other relationships. They meet, make music, and inspire each other to address their other relationship issues. It is presented very intimately, almost like a documentary, and neatly captures the feeling of what it is like to work together creatively on something that one feels passionate about. I found it to be moving as it felt like it was describing something real. Plus the music was pretty good, too!
The Spiderwick Chronicles is about a family that moves into a house that is protecting a book filled with the secrets of the fairy world. The kids find the book and have to keep it out of the hands of the darker fey creatures led by the Ogre, played Nick Nolte. The kids made a number of obvious mistakes in their battle with the Ogre, but I suppose those were plot devices designed to heighten the tension. The movie concentrated on the cool fairy effects and gave short shrift to the characters, and overall was enjoyable, but nothing special.
Once is a story of a Guy and a Girl in Ireland with musical talents and rocky other relationships. They meet, make music, and inspire each other to address their other relationship issues. It is presented very intimately, almost like a documentary, and neatly captures the feeling of what it is like to work together creatively on something that one feels passionate about. I found it to be moving as it felt like it was describing something real. Plus the music was pretty good, too!
