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First of all, this is not a movie about Liam Neeson fighting wolves with broken bottles taped to his hands. Just go ahead and banish that thought from your mind. This is a movie that equally examines both the defiant nature of the human spirit, as well as the hopelessness we feel in the most dire of situations. It's about the handful of things we can draw on for strength when we find ourselves in horrible situations. Needless to say, this movie impressed me.
Neeson has been on a roll the last few years with starring in action movie vehicles like "Taken" and "The Unknown" where he suddenly starts destroying every nameless Eurotrash hood that stands in his way. This one is quite a bit more serious, despite what the previews would have you think. I'm really glad that the makers of this movie recognized that Neeson is very capable of bringing some real depth to any role and he really takes this role and knocks it out of the park.
The first 5 minutes of "The Grey" expertly sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Neeson is a gun for hire, protecting oil rig workers from the wildlife out in the Alaskan wilderness. We gather that something went wrong along the way for him find himself in this position, but Carnahan leaves things just vague enough to keep the story moving forward. Then before we know it, we're thrown into the most harrowing and fucking terrifying plane crash since the "Lost" pilot episode.
I'll spare you the rest of the plot details, but I have to say that I was utterly captivated by this movie. It's a huge bummer and it's way more serious than you'd expect, but an overall fantastic and engrossing ride. My friend Keith summed it up best when he told me, "it was like a Damnation AD record in movie form. Just unrelenting sadness."
glad you liked this! what are your go to theaters these days in seattle?
ReplyDeleteYeah, man, I was pretty floored by the whole thing. The end really got me.
DeleteSo, The Cinerama and The Pac Sci IMAX are my two favorite theaters overall still, but you know they are limited by having one screen being devoted for weeks to whatever the big blockbuster is at that time.
For artsy fartsy flicks, I still love the Varsity on the Ave and The Grand Illusion for their obscure horror stuff. Haven't been to the Egyptian on Capitol Hill for a long time, but it's always fun to see stuff there.
The Regal at Northgate is kinda my go to most movies. It's super close by, modern, comfy seats, enormous screens, etc. The other go to is that crappy old AMC one we saw "She's Out of My League" at, the Oak Tree 6. It was fitting that I saw "The Grey" there last night. Tickets should def be like 2 or 3 bucks cheaper there, though because the screens and stereo systems there blow chunks, but i guess it has it's own grimey, Aurora charm.
You comin' down to peep some flicks or something?
The grey was sick fave part was when he was yelling at the sky, shit was real
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