house and up...
it's amazing to see how house's season finales have come along. season 1 ended with the introduction of house's married ex-girlfriend and their unresolved feelings for one another while season 2 ended with house being shot. season 3 ended with the clearing out of house's team and then 5... well, if you haven't watched it, i won't spoil it for you. it was a huge turning point and it leaves me wanting season 6. really, really bad. even though i still have missing episodes from season 5 to catch up on.
having said that, nothing beats the drama and tension from season 4's two-parter even though i knew the ultimate outcome. the characterisations were extremely strong, with the acting of no less an equal standard. it was an emotional roller coaster that just sucked you into the gravity of the drama. it left me hoping against hope, even with the knowledge that amber (or cutthroat bitch, as house calls her) would die.
it opened up new understandings of everyone on the show. from cuddy to wilson, the new team to foreman. it even showed a softer side of house that we rarely see. of course, kudos must go to the actors for bringing their characters to life. hugh laurie is brilliant as ever, but i think robert sean leonard deserves credit for really bringing out the raw emotions that wilson felt as he transferred his concerns from his best friend's injuries to his girlfriend's life threatening and ultimately fatal condition.
i may have about half of season 5 to catch up on, but i eagerly await the arrival of house season 6.
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if there's one animated movie studio that i trust to never fail to make me laugh while telling a compelling and very smart tale, it would definitely have to be pixar.
from toy story to the incredibles to wall-e, pixar always manages to put a smile on my face with a healthy variety of comedy while blending in a good amount of heartwarming and well-told story into the mix.
and up continues in this grand tradition with no less the same pedigree as its predecesors.
if you haven't watched it yet, stop reading this rave and go and watch it.
seriously.
you're missing out.
being the first ever animated film to open the cannes film festival, up deals with themes even grandparents can associate with. after all, the film's protagonist is an old man named carl fredricksen who's basically lived a normal life with his wife ellie. when ellie passes away without the couple ever fulfilling their wildest wishes, carl finally decides to act on one of them when he is forced to move into a retirement village. which is nothing less than moving the house that he and ellie have lived in all their life atop paradise falls in south america the only way carl knows how - via balloon. not hot air balloon, but by your humble little everyday rubber balloon filled with helium. accidentally taking off little wilderness explorer russell, who wants to assist carl anyway possible to earn an assisting the elderly badge and become a senior wilderness explorer, they end up on the other end of the plateau where paradise falls is located. and as they walk the barely floating house across the plateau, they encounter all sorts of adventure that leads to carl making a momentous decision.
i'll end the synopsis so i won't spoil it any further (or boring to death anyone else who's watched it), but i'll definitely say i loved the way the story was told. the metaphors are so rich and the comedy really, really smart. we can all relate to the themes and the moral of the story, especially in the current world conditions we live in at the moment.
still reading? just open the new tab and go book your tickets online and get out of the house to go watch the dang film already. SHOO!
having said that, nothing beats the drama and tension from season 4's two-parter even though i knew the ultimate outcome. the characterisations were extremely strong, with the acting of no less an equal standard. it was an emotional roller coaster that just sucked you into the gravity of the drama. it left me hoping against hope, even with the knowledge that amber (or cutthroat bitch, as house calls her) would die.
it opened up new understandings of everyone on the show. from cuddy to wilson, the new team to foreman. it even showed a softer side of house that we rarely see. of course, kudos must go to the actors for bringing their characters to life. hugh laurie is brilliant as ever, but i think robert sean leonard deserves credit for really bringing out the raw emotions that wilson felt as he transferred his concerns from his best friend's injuries to his girlfriend's life threatening and ultimately fatal condition.
i may have about half of season 5 to catch up on, but i eagerly await the arrival of house season 6.
==========================================================
if there's one animated movie studio that i trust to never fail to make me laugh while telling a compelling and very smart tale, it would definitely have to be pixar.
from toy story to the incredibles to wall-e, pixar always manages to put a smile on my face with a healthy variety of comedy while blending in a good amount of heartwarming and well-told story into the mix.
and up continues in this grand tradition with no less the same pedigree as its predecesors.
if you haven't watched it yet, stop reading this rave and go and watch it.
seriously.
you're missing out.
being the first ever animated film to open the cannes film festival, up deals with themes even grandparents can associate with. after all, the film's protagonist is an old man named carl fredricksen who's basically lived a normal life with his wife ellie. when ellie passes away without the couple ever fulfilling their wildest wishes, carl finally decides to act on one of them when he is forced to move into a retirement village. which is nothing less than moving the house that he and ellie have lived in all their life atop paradise falls in south america the only way carl knows how - via balloon. not hot air balloon, but by your humble little everyday rubber balloon filled with helium. accidentally taking off little wilderness explorer russell, who wants to assist carl anyway possible to earn an assisting the elderly badge and become a senior wilderness explorer, they end up on the other end of the plateau where paradise falls is located. and as they walk the barely floating house across the plateau, they encounter all sorts of adventure that leads to carl making a momentous decision.
i'll end the synopsis so i won't spoil it any further (or boring to death anyone else who's watched it), but i'll definitely say i loved the way the story was told. the metaphors are so rich and the comedy really, really smart. we can all relate to the themes and the moral of the story, especially in the current world conditions we live in at the moment.
still reading? just open the new tab and go book your tickets online and get out of the house to go watch the dang film already. SHOO!
greg last trudged in on 8/15/2009 12:43:00 am
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