Margarette's Feast (A Festa de Margarette) Year of Release: 2002 Directed By: Renato Falcao Starring: Hique Gomez, Ilana Kaplan, Carmen Silva Genre: Comedy
Overview: A modern silent masterpiece using the style and techniques of Brazil's cinematic past, Margarette's Feast tells an allegory of Brazil's social struggles without words while making dazzling use of exhilarating Brazilian music. After losing his job, goodhearted but penniless Pedro comes into possession of a miraculous suitcase that never runs out of money, allowing him to throw an extravagant birthday party for his wife.
My Thoughts: This is an absurd silent comedy which is ultimately tragic. A poor man with a good heart and a happy family dreams of finding a suitcase full of money, which he uses to give his wife a grand birthday celebration. Along the way he shares his wealth with his fellow poor people and eludes the gangsters and authorities who wish to relieve him of his fortune. Ultimately it is, of course, a dream. The man is left with naught but the grocer's bill. It's still mostly a very amusing film, and recommended if you enjoy the style of silent comedy, but the ending brings us back to reality.
Stars:Plot: You know who to call when you have ghosts, but who do you call about monsters? Whether it's a bat in your belfry or a mummy in your microwave, THE MONSTER SQUAD ain't afraid of no ghouls!
Count Dracula has until midnight to retrieve an ancient amulet that will give him final control over the delicate balance between good and evil in the world. To help him, the creepy count calls on some old friends: the weird Wolfman, grotesque Gill-Man, mildewed Mummy and freaky Frankenstein. As the ghoulish group gets closer to the amulet, it's up to THE MONSTER SQUAD, headquartered in the local tree house, to pool its questionable resources and stop the monster mayhem!
My Thoughts: This is the 4th time I watched Moster Squad since I bought it almost 3 years ago. It is an old favorite of mine. Always good for a few laughs... the lines "the Wolfman has nards!" and "Well there is Steve but he doesn't count!" gets me laughing every time I watch this movie. I like how they have all the classic monsters in this movie. They made the story fun and interesting at the same time. This movie would make a good introduction for kids that are curios about horror movies. If by chance you never seen this movie I would definitely recommend it to all.
I have now watched 4 seasons of the show and I still have no clue what football is about. For me, it will always be the sport where one guy runs backwards, then throws the ball forwards and afterwards everyone is discussing their next move for 10 minutes.
But even though Friday Night Lights is all about (high school) football, it's not about football at all.
You know these teen drama shows that all start out in high school and become somewhat to totally unrealistic when the people are leaving for college?
This show is not that. Here, when high school ends most of them actually move on and leave the show and they are replaced by new characters. Not new characters that are copies of the old ones but actually new characters with new problems.
On the one hand that is great because it allows these characters to develop. On the other hand it's really sad to see them go one by one: Jason, 'Smash', Tyra, Matt, Tim and now Landry.
By the end of the first episode of the fifth season all the characters from the pilot are gone - except the adults and Coach Taylor's daughter Julie but she is soon off to college as well.
So, what's the show about? Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler: Early Edition) moves with his wife (Connie Britton: Nashville) and daughter (Aimee Teegarden: Star-Crossed) to the fictional town of Dillon, Texas to coach their high school football team, the Dillon Panthers. But soon these players become like their own children to them and they live with them to all kinds of ups and highs.
So, even if you don't care for football at all (like me), check out this show from which some people emerged you only heard later from: Scott Porter (Hart of Dixie), Taylor Kitsch (John Carter), Adrianne Palicki (Red Dawn).
I just hope some of them come back for the finale.
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