Nightscream, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Lost Boys

Getting another post underway whilst actually watching a film really seems to be my style at the moment. Consequently I am still a post behind! No matter, it shall all be dealt with in due course.

#1 - NIGHTSCREAM

Stars - Candace Cameron Bure, Casper Van Dien
Director - Noel Nosseck
Memorable Quote - none, really
Review - Er, yeah. This is really not as exciting as either the title or the synopsis make it seem to be. Basically, a spirit has 'possessed' someone, but then it turns out they were making it up because they were being paid by the 'boyfriend' because he was a murder suspect. Then it turns out the 'boyfriend' was actually the rapist who killed her. The end. Now you don't need to put yourself through it. 1/5

#2 - THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

Stars - Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield
Director - Terry Gilliam
Memorable Quote - 'Nothing is permanent, not even death.'
Review - Let's deal with this by actor, first. Let's not dwell on the fact that he died during filming - Heath Ledger is wonderful as always, though this performance does not come close to his Joker. That said, he's easily the best Tony, though well matched by Johnny Depp's version (no surprise there - what character CAN'T Depp play, even if it is a fellow actor?). Jude Law is mediocre, quite painfully so compared to the others, and Colin Farrel is an average kind of good. Lily Cole is surprisingly good, and Andrew Garfield is also a good watch. Lastly, the film itself - it is interesting, certainly, and quite nice in that it presents you an imaginary world without having to stretch your own imagination too much. Good effects, good sound, and a pleasant setting in the modern world. All in all, quite a good little film really. 4/5


#3 - LOST BOYS

Stars - Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Keifer Sutherland
Director - Joel Schumacher
Memorable Quote - 'One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all the damn vampires.'
Review - Heh, you've gotta love a good teen vamp flick. (I'm not talking about Twilight, of course). Some of it is laughably bad, some of it is geniunely funny. Mostly it's just hilarious that people ever dressed like that or had those hairstyles. Or that Keifer Sutherland used to take roles like this. Anyway, a good casual movie night watch, but not something you're going to find yourself intellectually stretched by. 3.5/5