I’ve been on a bit of a Stephen King kick this summer, having read X of his books. There is a reoccurring theme that happens in a lot of his books and that has to do with the main character being an author returning to this hometown to either face a fear or put the past behind him. Now, I don’t know if writer/director XXX is a fan of King, but the movie in question today, Lady in White, sure seems like a King classic in disguise.
I reviewed Lady in White last Halloween and everything I wrote about the film back then still stands today.
“It’s a film that has several underlying messages, dealing with racism, child murder, the struggles of being a parent and of course, a ghost, who is lost without her mother. Lady in White is like a mix of Stephen King’s Stand by Me and Peter Straub’s Ghost Story… If you’re in the mood for a ghost story with some heart and a tale that is for
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I ended up checking out the Extended Director’s Cut (126 minutes), which adds only a tiny bit to the story, but nothing major. I personally prefer the Director’s Cut (117 minutes), which is included on the first disc in this two disc release. Along with the Director’s Cut, you have all the special features that were included on the DVD release. Sadly, there are no new features provided.
As for the audio/visual side of things, Lady in White can be a bit rough around the edges with the transfer. There are times where grain is abundant and colours are bit oversaturated. Although, the bloomy look and oversaturated colours are likely a purposely chosen look by the director.
I happy to finally have a definitive release of Lady in White, as it is a film that I will pop in often to take a trip back to my childhood. Scream Factory doesn’t provide any new special features, but the convenience of having all the different cuts and past features on one release is more than enough to justify the price being
The first advantage is that the movie has better ways of showing the different moods. During the movie, you could actually see when Ebenezer was happy, sad, or angry. While reading the story you could only visualize what is happening, you don’t get to see it. The lightning in the DVD is another big advantage. Seeing the lightning in the background helps the rest of the movie sound very scary and serious. The last important advantage that the DVD has over the story is the music. There were many parts in the movie that played happy, sad or scary music. Actually hearing music play is very different than just reading something that says there is
Unlike Some Like It Hot, Juwanna Mann and White Chicks did not share the same success and acceptance, but why? Both Juwanna Mann and White Chicks share the same plot as Some Like It Hot, a man (or men) cross-dressing as women that end up falling for the woman they befriend when, finally, the truth comes out about their real gender, yet she still falls for the man. One reason Some Like It Hot hit success is because the costumes used to disguise Joe and Jerry were so believable. In fact, Some Like It Hot received an Oscar for Best Costume Design. Secondly, Joe and Jerry’s characters were not overly flamboyant with feminism and at the end of the movie it became easy for the viewer to believe the characters to truly be female. On the contrary, White Chicks costume design comes out almost like radioactive mutant creatures and take away from the immerse-ability for the viewer. White Chicks appeals to comedy by overly exaggerated female actions and poking fun at female stereotypes, whereas, Some Like It Hot finds comedy through everyday conversations and social issues with underlying tones for the viewer to
However, The movie has some advantages, too. For example, there is more action. There is more fighting, more arguing, and more anger that is expressed in the movie that you really wouldn’t expect. How Dally was really angry for mostly nothing, or how Darry was just kind of cold. The movie showed more of that “kind of”
The director created this tone from the beginning of the movie displaying the character as having a bad attitude and an uncontrollable mouth. In turn causing person watching to get the idea that this is the depiction of women of color and needs the ‘superior’ male to save her to become the best person she can be. The only approach necessary to tackle this type of work would be a feminist approach,
In the film, Eve White is depicted as a young, blonde, passive, depressed, caucasian mother and
We see Leigh Anne as an assertive, dominant white female over her husband and the high school football coach. We also see it when she goes looking for Michael in the bad neighborhood and exchanges words with one of the men there as she mentions that she always packs heat. “Deviant black masculinity that might appear threatening to the white community is then confined to real and imaginary ghettos.” (Montes de Oca-pg136) At one point when a woman who investigates with the NCAA even questions the absurd situation and although she doesn’t say it, she’s probably seeing it as being saved by a white savior as well, except that her reasons are all wrong. This film reminded me a little bit of Precious because of the poor academic skills and the feeling of being out of place socially. The other thing that reminded me of it was because in that movie Ms. Rain and Mrs. Weiss were her white saviors although they technically weren’t
An additional detail that was added into the movie was the addition of the cat. The cat didn’t do much other than to call attention to certain details like when Miss. Brent died, the cat was playing with her yarn that she used to sow with. There were some other minor details that the movie presented. The changing of some names from Tony Marston to Prince Neketo, and General Macarthur to General Mandrake.
I like the DVD better than the written version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Because in the movie you got to see more details and in the book you did not hear christmas music going on when you were reading the story. In the book there was a lot of detail and on the movie there was a lot of detail. But i also like the movie because i did not have to read the movie. And i did not like the book because i had to read.
But the new version of the movie spent more time on the scenes of the movie to make it more interesting and action packed. Both of these are good it just depends on personal preference. Examples of this are the old film earned an award for best imaging and best motion picture. While the other film got great reviews on the chariot scene. The new version of the movie has gotten up and down reviews and is currently rated a 5.3-10 stars on IMDB and the older version has a rating of 8.1-10 stars on IMDB. Both of the movies have similar storylines, a Jewish prince is lied to and he is sent to prison and his name is Judah Ben-Hur he is slaved for over five years, and he finally escapes after the five years. He is worried about his family back home, and wants to find them after he escapes. In the two movies both of them are very similar in the storyline and they both of course have different actors, if I were to pick which one I like most I it would be the 2016 version, it is more action packed and catches my attention more. Both of these films are rated PG-13 and targets the ages
As a matter of opinion the second film does a better job of delving into the story than the original movie. While watching the first film there are a lot of things that are done by characters that leave unanswered questions. The film only tells the overlying story of the chocolate factory and lacks depth past Wonka’s character. The second film digs deep into Wonka’s past and explains why he became a Chocolate maker through his father who was a dentist and despised candy. The added storyline about Wonka’s past creates a more in-depth storyline which includes a lot of intertwined stories. The original just tells the stories as is, but the newer film adds the element of flashbacks and uses them a lot. The flashbacks help the viewer get caught
Although Ms. White’s thoughts are never truly expressed in the film, she plays a huge role in the formation of the plot. Recognition of Ms. White comes easily for the fact that she is a woman, and she is of power. An important aspect of her appearance is her clothing, being that in every shot she is shown wearing formal clothing and more importantly; heels. The clothing and heels serve to portray her as an
There was many unneeded details that were just excessive. And in the new one they cut a lot of not important scenes and made the movie more interesting and it kept my attention on the screen. It completely cut Aries out of the movie but I feel that was okay because it didn't have a big importance. So overall I feel like the new film had a better story line and was short and sweet very action filled I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars.
There were not so many differences, but the differences were quite noticed. The differences were that you got to visualize the characters, setting, and the theme. This helps when doing essays and answering questions, and makes the story easier to understand. Another difference is when putting the brick on the wall, in which the author barely explained it in the story, in the movie, it shows more in-depth details on building up the wall. The last difference is characters perception. I perceived them to look very different than what they looked like in the
Some black and white movies, like Charlie Chaplin movies or The Miracle Worker, are really marvelous but some are pretty terrible. An example of a terrible one is Olivier's version of Hamlet. The camera literally will go through his head to witness what he is thinking about. The words do not even match his moving lips. The setting was on a cliff, which is another perfect place to be at since the topic is about death and committing suicide. The graphics were garbage and the ground looks the top of a tower and I know that cliffs are not that fancy. Olivier had a bunch of pauses though, which he was trying to create suspense and anticipation into what he was going to say next.The music was fast and created a spooky feeling which makes sense for a scene like this. Even though this had music, I still think the movie was terrible but I would still watch
The film starts out with Eilis in Ireland and her colors seem rather dull, like grey and she is not wearing an ounce of makeup. It really helps to show you how boring and dismal