On DVD This Week: You’ve Been Had Edition
April 1st, 2009 | 4:01 pm est |
A lot of the releases this week are riding on particularly deceptive ad campaigns…
Slumdog Millionaire: Misleading stuff in the commercial: Upbeat pop music, a voiceover that instructs you to see the most “hopeful” film of the year, exclusive use of scenes from the Bollywood dance sequence at the very end of the movie. What the movie actually delivers: Torture, blinded beggar children. Also (get this): slums.
Seven Pounds: Misleading stuff in the commercial: The overall message that it’s the perfect movie for anyone who liked Pursuit of Happyness. What the movie actually delivers: Ridiculous use of a jellyfish.
Marley & Me: Misleading stuff in the commercial: Heartwarming talk about man’s best friend, wacky scenes of slapstick canine antics. What the movie actually delivers: The long, tragic, snot mopping process of a beloved family dog getting old, getting sick, and getting put to sleep.
Also on DVD this week: Cthulhu, Holding Trevor, No Regret, The Other End of the Line, Special, Tell No One, Timecrimes, and The Fugitive - Season 2, Vol. 2.
Oscar winner for best picture! Well… This film is okay. But best picture of the year? No! It struck me as somewhat contrived. The pursuit of a love interest is the culprit. If the writers would have stuck with the protagonist doing battle with the television program and a corrupt police department that alone would have been intriguing. The love interest seemed to be smeared on top as oppose to woven within.