Wow. The Host was actually disappointing. I came expecting one of the best monster movies in a while. While it is entertaining, it just doesn't offer enough suspense and tension to go against other movies like it. Jaws and Jurassic Park come to mind. Stephen Spielberg sets up the mood and doesn't show the beasts until half way and towards the end of the movie. The suspense in those movies are intense. In The Host, you already see the creature within 15 minutes of the starting credits which leaves an hour and thirty minutes to fill in. The only moment I loved in the film was when the creature first appeared to the public because the chaos was freaking awesome. Just imagine that happening to you. Fuck. I'm going to run like crazy. I first started to see the lack of focus in this film in the opening where the movie shows how the creature came to be........by dumping gallons of a toxic chemical into the river. Talk about a stupid intro. What I cringed at the most was the unneeded comic relief which was horribly played out by the actors. If the production team took this movie more seriously, then it would have been a great film.
It's an enjoyable movie, but far from the greatness I thought it would be.
*****
As for Babel, I don't know why Daniel hates this film. I thought it was okay, but I'm seriously tired of these "I'm connected to you" type of films. What confused me the most was the Japanese storyline towards the end. The daughter says she saw her mother jump from a balcony, but the dad says she shot herself. And there is no explanation between why they say different things. It's so odd. The Mexican storyline and Moroccan storyline had definite conclusions which I liked to see. There is one thing that confused me. Brad Pitt tells the nanny that she could see her son in his wedding, then a couple of scenes later, he tells her that she can't. WTF? Brad Pitt gives the first phone call in distress, but the viewer doesn't get to see when the second call was made and why Pitt's character seemed angry in the second call.
This is why one storyline is better than several.
******
The Devil Wears Prada
Well, you wouldn't expect me to watch this movie, but Daniel said it was good, so I went ahead and watched. The story is cliche to the max, but goddamn, Anne Hathaway. Yeah. She's hot.
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