Well only two films released for home viewing this week. They really are not that memorable.
PEANUTS
Directed by Steve Mortino
Screenplay by Bryan and Craig Schulz. and Cornelius Uliano
Based on the characters by Charles Schulz
Charlie Brown is trying to impress the little red head girl.
Snoopy is chasing the Red Baron.
It is an odd film. We have seen these story lines before, it is almost like then Schulz writers wanted to keep the Peanuts in a safe tried and true zone.
For kids who have never seen these story lines before it is a wonderful film. Funny and Entertaining.
For adults you think...okay...it is servicable as a film for the kids and yes they get a little bit of nostagia. For adults it is like putting on a comfortable pair of shoes, comfortable but nothing excting or different.
The look some people were thrown off by. It is much brighter and cleaner. Digital does that and I had no problem with that. To bring the youth or new generation in the film had to have a bright clean look.
3 stars out of 5 for The Peanuts Movie I think at home it is a nice film to watch.
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
Directed by Ron Howard
Screenplay by Charles Leavitt
Based on the book by Nathaniel Philbrick
Starring Chris Hemsworth; Cillian Murphy; Brendan Gleeson; Benjamin Walker; and Tom Holland
Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a giant whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.
Well I hoped you watched the trailer. The film looks like it is filled with action. Well not really. The film is about two hours long and only about a half an hour of it has action in it. The rest of the film feels like kind of a shell of a film. Like there is something there but it seems as distant as they are out in the water away from land. There really does not seem like a connection. I think the film lacks character development. So we are on the boat with these men but we are not really vested in their well being.
The good?
The film looks amazing!! Every scene we know is filled with CGI, but Howard does a fantastic job of making every frame look real and beautiful.
Also, Cillian Murphy is fantastic in this film, as he is in most films, as Matthew Joy. He is the one you care about the most. He draws you in, with you as the viewer only knowing a little about his past. He probably draws you in because next to the incomparable Gleeson, Murphy is the best actor on the screen.
It is just a hard film to like. Watching a bunch of men suffer. It is why this film just bombed on the big screen. Ron Howard needs a big hit soon. Well 2 1/2 out of 5 for a great looking film. It is worth a look at home.
As always from the shadows thanks for your time.
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