Earlier this weekend we managed to watch three movies: ‘Paycheck’, ‘Sky Captain’ and ‘The Forgotten’. All three of them were (equally) appreciated but a couple things sprang out:
‘Paycheck’ was directed by Johnny Woo and it shows. I’m not a great fan of Affleck, who’s the leading actor in the movie, but when watching the movie I noticed a slight resemblance with how Hitchcock directed. Woo (in the extra feature section of the DVD) admitted he tried to imitate Hitchcock’s style. Hint: look for Affleck haircut. Also, look for the abrupt camera work.
‘The Forgotten’ reminded of typical Alien vs. Humans movies. However, despite a couple of ‘overacting’ moments, particularly the ‘side crash’ scene was impressive.
And then ‘Sky Captain’: it’s the only movie in my collection that seems to be allowed to be watched by kids (No joke). The movie is impressive, only after you watch the Extra Features section when you learn that everything was done using CGI and the of blue screens. The actors did not have a clue what the end result would be. Impressive work of art done by the animators, colourizers and others. Watch for the traditional animators easter eggs in the movie.