gaspernoe Reviews

The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

Nice Surprise to Durst's Directorial Debut

[7/10 · 4 May 2009]

I was genuinely surprised by Durst's directorial debut.The characters were rich and Jesse Eisenberg did a fabulous job of taking the lead as Charlie.The setting was nice and Durst seems to have gone into great detail in trying to capture the essence of college life in the 80's.Eisenberg ,definitely the star of the show , does a fabulous job getting across as Charlie.He is a wonderful actor and I am glad to see he is back to his "Indie" roots(Squid and the Whale was fabulous.Didn't know why he was associated with Cursed...).The screenplay could have been better but the storyline was not over- complicated and kept you captivated till the end.Durst seems to have a great touch at this which has surprised me but then again he never ceases to surprise us all.He seems to have his hand in everything these days.

Kudos to Durst and hope to see him in the future with stronger actors and better budgets.

King Kong (2005)

King Kong a Mockery.....Save your money and Time

[2/10 · 15 December 2005]

I was quite delighted to be invited for the advanced screening of King Kong.Being an ardent fan of both the other versions in 1933 and 1976, I think Peter Jackson has made a mockery of this movie.He seems to have brought half the cast of Jurassic Park into the movie combining them with some weird looking tribal people and insects which i would prefer keeping away from.

Barring the Special Effects(which in my opinion is the only signature mark Jackson has left on the film) the script and acting performances of the cast was disgraceful.

I can only ask one question: HOW CAN A Oscar NOMINATED DIRECTOR AND Oscar WINNING GO SO WRONG WITH A MOVIE OF THIS STATURE....