Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Whew! My first movie blog EVER.

Everytime I think of this title I think of "Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium" (which I rather enjoyed).

The first thing I always make sure I do is to get into the mood of the movie. I do this with books, too.

Otherwise, all your movie-going/movie-viewing experiences will be much less than they could be. Of course there are the occasional horrendous films (which shall not be named), but for the most part, movies are rather decent.

This one is no exception. It's not mind-boggling, jaw-dropping philosophical stuff, but it's enjoyable enough.

It's what you'd expect.

With a title such as "Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", you're in for a weird ride. It's quirky and all over the place, but isn't that kinda the point of such a movie?

When you look past that it has Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp and co. in it, it's more for fun than it is for thought.

Now that you have that particular thinking cap on (you still need to think, b/c if you zone out, the movie will get confuzzling), just be ready for Tim Burton-esque eerieness and the bright eyegasm that such Tim Burton-esque movies give you. (Think "Alice In Wonderland" and "Big Fish")

It's on the tip of my tongue, but at the moment it escapes me... It reminds me of another film.

Oh well.

The point is--without giving away (well, anything so far), only watch this if you don't mind the weird, quirky and whacky movie types. Otherwise, skip it. You'd probably think it was a waste of your time.

On a lighter note, Andrew Garfield of "The Social Network" fame (who is soon to star as Peter Parker in a Spiderman reboot--man, are we at that age already??) stars in this film as well. Some surprising actors make cameos.

SHORT SUMMARY:

basically, the title character makes a deal with the devil (before the events of the film) and chaos and random happenings ensue.

I won't bore you w/the details. You either wanted to watch this. Or you didn't. Hopefully I helped tip you in one direction or another.

Oh--And to draw a comparison--"Alice in Wonderland" dragged a bit for me, but "Dr Parnassus" kept me interested enough.

Overall it gets an OK rating-- B-/C+ --from me.

However, if you're bored or want some stuff to fill your head and your moment--watch it.

At least it'll be something you can cross off your list.

NEXT REVIEW: "Secret of Kells" ; "Planet of the Apes (1968)" ; "Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows, Part I"

If you want to know about a movie before you watch it--I'll do that for you! I'll let you know if it's a skipper, or if you should go ahead and waste 1.5-2 hrs of your life (let's face it--most movies aren't really productive, but it's a good way to blow of steam and enjoy yourself) ! (o;

I'm out. Until next time.

PEACE.