by Benjamin Haines » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:01 am
Earlier tonight I saw The Hangover and thought it was brilliant. Very clever writing, endearing characters and an endless supply of laughs put it right up there with Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express as one of the best comedies in recent years.
This past week I watched and Latitude Zero, the latter of which is straight-up genre fun from beginning to end. An imaginative premise, some impressive Tsuburaya miniature work, a wonderful Ifukube score, totally corny one-liners, Cesar Romero hamming it up, Akira Takarada and Akihiko Hirata forcing their lines in English, and an absolutely ridiculous-looking lionbird brought to life with glorious suitmation. For fans of Toho's Golden Era, this movie is an absolute treat.