jibber jabber 

been anxiously awaiting this movie. unfortunately it opened up in limited release at first but luckily it opened locally this past weekend so we headed out to the theater. and boy was it worth it. one of my favorites of the past year and definitely worth checking out if you can.

the movie itself is almost like two separate movies stitched together but its done perfectly. the first story revolves around a sadistic spanish army captain trying to quell a revolt in the forest while awaiting the birth of his new son. the second story revolves around the new baby’s big sister and her foray into the world of fairytales.

the visuals, camera work, acting, character special effects were all fantastic. they perfectly created a two distinct worlds and brought their stories to life.

the movie is somewhat dark and a little sad. i can see why it started out as a limited release and why hollywood never made this movie. some may be distracted by the subtitles but go see it. its a treat.

go see it. i don’t usually like these kinds of movies but its got that quirky comedy thing down and the finale had me busting a gut. great to see steve currell in a more serious albeit hillarious role. and i was amazed at how i was able to overcome how much i hate greg kinnear and actually enjoy his character.

another jet li movie. another fine display of martial arts. another story where jet li sacrifices himself for the greater good of his country. not sure who the director was but it definitely wasn’t Zhang Yimou. i definitely missed the amazing cinematography that Zhang puts out. the story line was ok, definitely kept things moving along. i kept getting distracted by the horrible hair. some pretty amazing fight scenes. all in all not a bad way to kill an hour and a half.