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Harvey (1996)
Awful!
I was flipping through the channels and saw this was on this afternoon. It is a very poorly done remake. Many of the lines were so poorly delivered that I got the impression that the actors new it wasn't going to be very good.
On the other hand, I highly recommend the original Jimmy Stewart version. It has all of the charm that this version lacks. Stewart's Dowd cannot help but be loved, while Anderson's Dowd feels wooden, and I ordinarily like Harry Anderson. When watching the original, you find yourself hoping that Harvey is real and you come to love him. In the remake, you find yourself not believing that any of the characters are real. They all come across as actors on a stage acting a part rather than actually being the characters. If you want to see Harvey, do yourself a favor and see the original. This version is not very good.
WALL·E (2008)
Difficult to review
I am torn about how I felt about this movie. On the one hand, I really liked how the filmmakers were able to get you to sympathize with an animated robot and really root for him. This was very well done, and much of the animation was stunning. In many ways, this was a very impressive effort.
However, I also found the film to be excruciatingly slow at certain points. It seemed as if the filmmaker felt that the audience was too stupid to make inferences about the characters unless he drew scenes out for a very long time and beat them over the head with it. I found myself becoming increasingly bored as the movie wore on. If it had been edited down 30 minutes, it would have been a much better movie.
My Best Girl (1927)
Wonder film!
This is truly a wonderful silent film. Mary Pickford and "Buddy" Rogers do a wonderful job of conveying two people madly in love with each other that are at times afraid to reveal their true selves. I found myself questioning whether Maggie (Pickford) should fall for Buddy or not. The film aptly depicts socio-economic class distinctions in America and the inequity between them. You find yourself wondering whether two people can find themselves in love despite these inequities. It is a very Shakespearean theme and is quite enjoyable.
On the negative side, the movie did not rate a perfect ten for me because it did not leave me shaken at the ending. I always feel like weeping in Rudy at his father's pride as Rudy runs on to the field. Similarly, I feel shaken when Jimmy Stewart reads the message from Clarence at the end of It's A Wonderful Life. However, My Best Girl did not leave me shaken like the truly great films do. It is very wonderful and charming, but I would not categorize it as a ten. The movie was very touching, but I did not feel like my life had been changed at the end like I do when I watch those other films. I give it an eight.