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The Twilight Zone: Where Is Everybody? (1959)
Goof
Don't need to say too much about the episode which I think was one of the best, but quite basic in terms of what came later in the series. But typical TZ. I suppose for a first episode of the entire series it sort of sets the tone for the mindset of what is to come, but I suppose it does send the message across.
The goof that I noticed... when the "last man on earth" hears the phone ring and he runs to pick it up, the angle of the camera is in such a position that it shows the reflection off the glass of the phone booth. And lo and behold you see the face of one of the camera/direction crew looking back! Some guy with glasses... so much for a completely deserted town! Quite amusing.
After the Sunset (2004)
Just what you expected
I finally saw this film on DVD last night. It was more or less what I expected. Those who saw Thomas Crown Affair would probably think that it was on par with that - a decent plot, average acting, a small twist at the end, but not a bad film at the end of the day. I suppose what kept me watching was, of course, Salma Hayek. Man did she heat up the screen! Although I am a big fan of hers (who isn't), I feel that her semi-nude scenes were unnecessary. Perhaps since she is getting old it is expected that more sex and less talk sells. I would have watched her even if there were no nude scenes - she is just that good to look at. Apart from that, i thought PB looked too damn old. Jeez, he looked fine in TCA, but what the hell happened? Woody's role was probably the best of the lot, esp. in the SUV at the beginning. Not a bad flick overall.
Reconstruction (2003)
Brilliant - possible spoiler
I just saw Reconstruction last night at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. I knew from the first few scenes that it was going to be a fantastic film, which it clearly was throughout. However, I was confused in parts though: why Alex did not seem to exist the next morning (no one knew him, his flat did not exist); in the last cafe scene why he goes to the other cafe to see Simone, why Aimee disappears at the end. I can understand that it was a construction of August's story, but if anyone out there does know, it would be nice to better understand this. Otherwise, it was a thought-provoking work of genius and a truly great story.