Review: North by Northwest (1959)

North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was decent motion picture. The sets of the film where more or less thought out, but the story was not the most memorable.

The movie was said to be a Romance, Mystery, Action movie, which it was, but the balance was of and the transitions were very sudden. At one moment characters Roger O. Thornhill, played by Carl Grant, and  Eve Kendall, played by Eva Marie Saint, are staring deep into each others eyes, but moments later  they are running from gun shots. The sets had an interesting design and were able to create some interesting and very small but well worth affects. For example, one of the beginning scenes taking place in a library, had hundreds of book that a first look are straight but if you look closer they are slightly slanted along with their book shelves. This gives a sense of distortion and an panic. But other sets were not the best like:

In this scene you see Eve Kendall hanging off by her finger tips (literally). Unfortunately this scene if physically impossible and not as well made as the rest. Even with the tiny flaws in the movie north by north west is still worth watching if your into old style romantic films.

Total Rating: 1/2 kings

Review: Plan 9 from Outer Space and Ed Wood

Plan 9 from Outer Space & Ed Wood

This would be the Plan 9 Trailer.

This is the Ed Wood trailer.

Plan 9, directed by Edward D. Wood Jr., was a horrible film. The lack of consistency and dreadful acting was almost painful to watch. Not only were the actions of the set physically impossible, for example  at one moment in the film, a police office falls down and kicks a tombstone over. At other times the distance between the too main stages, the grave yard and the house, was never the same, sometimes it was in walking distances, while other times you had to drive there. NOTHING MADE SENSE!!!

Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton, was a film made before plan 9 from outer space and was in my opinion, just as bad. The films acting was very off and the story, though it was based on a true story, didn't not need to be remade. This was one man no one needed to see.  The film lacked a clear message, as well, it was not the bases of any other films made after.

Plan 9 from outer space was featured in Ed Wood here:

(Also here you see the falling tombstone from plan 9 from outer space at 2:17)

Movies today look at this for all the things they SHOULDN'T do which is probably all they are good for. Over all these film were not thought out, the dialog was plain, the stories were boring, and nothing worked. The rating here in clear.

Total Rating: 0/2 kings