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Dark Forest (2015)
Local movie needs more work
I learnt about this Manitoba movie by reading the newspaper, about how it was a movie made entirely in my home province (including the props) and that since it was playing at the cheap theatre downtown there would be no risk of spending $5 for a seat. I also thought it would be a nice change from those Hollywood movies. Now I'm not an expert on film making, but even I thought it could use some extra work. Several scenes went nowhere, the pacing was a bit off in the beginning and the movie needs to cut back on transitions. The biggest disappointment was that there were a lot of of missed opportunities: I would have edited the campfire horror story with the first murders in a similar style to a Watchmen chapter. Still, it was not a waste of time. The image quality and music made me feel like I travelled back in time to a 1980's theatre, the effects were decent and the other people in the theatre had a chuckle here and there. Also the bad guy was properly casted and really did look... coo coo! My advice, go in the theatre expecting to watch something on par with a high school movie project and you should be good. Not the best grade, but I wouldn't mind working with these people myself.
The Lego Movie (2014)
Worthy of its rating
If you have not yet seen this movie, here are two heads ups: one, it's extremely fast paced so brace yourself, two, if you have seen a lot of movies the plot may get predictable.
Traffic was slow on this day so I barely made it to the theatre in time (about halfway through the previews). So I was a bit stressed when I sat down. The fact that the opening of the movie was very fast paced and there were so much happening at once did not help my mood. However, the humour kicked in quickly and each one made me at least chuckle. The story eventually slowed down (a little) and I was finally able to fully enjoy this movie.
It's indeed worthy of its praise: the pop-culture references are of good taste, the humour is excellent, the visuals (though hard to keep track of) are amazing. Even if the movie is fast paced, this is LEGO after all. Having the characters build something slowly than what you see in the commercials would not be LEGO. It's not my favourite movie but I am glad I saw it, and will definitely see it again. Beware: the theme song is very catchy.