Comments on: “Amelia” review http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/movies/reviews-movies/amelia-review/ Movies, Music, TV, Video Games, and More Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom Hart http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/movies/reviews-movies/amelia-review/comment-page-1/#comment-14561 Tom Hart Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:07:11 +0000 http://blastmagazine.com/?p=31433#comment-14561 Before I went and saw this movie with my girlfriend, I have been a long time admirer of Amelia Erhart as a aviation pioneer, an advocate of women's ability and right to fly as she fought gender boundaries, and the unsolved disapearance of he and Nooney on their last flight has always intrigued me. I was so looking forward to this movie. I was so very dissapointed. Previously, I found Swank to be a brilliant actress, not so in this listless performance. Lacking passion in any area of the movie, it was slow and monotonous. Even the opportunity of "natural" locations on her flight across the globe never came close to the cinematography of "Out of Africa" could draw any glimpse of how such an experience would affect anyone! The director should have watched "Spirit of St. Louis" and seen how a fine performance by Jimmy Stewart captivated an audience and made one "feel" the tenseness of flying the the storm, the doubt that fatigue can bring to a flyier, the loneliness of the many hours seeing nothing but cloud and endless sea. The director made solo flight across the Atlantic as interesting as walking over a walk over a frozen pond. The inter personal relationships were lacking any passion what so ever, even in light of an adulterous laison. Perhaps it was just me. My girlfriend loved the movie. I would hate to think that this is a gender specific film. Perhaps it was. It shouldn't have been. Before I went and saw this movie with my girlfriend, I have been a long time admirer of Amelia Erhart as a aviation pioneer, an advocate of women’s ability and right to fly as she fought gender boundaries, and the unsolved disapearance of he and Nooney on their last flight has always intrigued me.

I was so looking forward to this movie. I was so very dissapointed.

Previously, I found Swank to be a brilliant actress, not so in this listless performance. Lacking passion in any area of the movie, it was slow and monotonous.

Even the opportunity of “natural” locations on her flight across the globe never came close to the cinematography of “Out of Africa” could draw any glimpse of how such an experience would affect anyone!

The director should have watched “Spirit of St. Louis” and seen how a fine performance by Jimmy Stewart captivated an audience and made one “feel”
the tenseness of flying the the storm, the doubt that fatigue can bring to a flyier, the loneliness of the many hours seeing nothing but cloud and endless sea. The director made solo flight across the Atlantic as interesting as walking over a walk over a frozen pond.

The inter personal relationships were lacking any passion what so ever, even in light of an adulterous laison.

Perhaps it was just me. My girlfriend loved the movie. I would hate to think that this is a gender specific film.

Perhaps it was. It shouldn’t have been.

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]]> By: Skipd http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/movies/reviews-movies/amelia-review/comment-page-1/#comment-14481 Skipd Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:11:21 +0000 http://blastmagazine.com/?p=31433#comment-14481 I am not a professional movie critic, so.....I took my 11 yr old grand daughter to "Amelia". Not being a movie reviewer, I asked her if she came away with any inspiration at all- to my surprise she said the following- "I want to fly" and "You can do whatever your dreams tell you can do". I do fly and that is the selfish reason I went to the movie. My grand daughter flies with me often- so there is a little 11 yr old bias there as well. The flying parts of the movie will satisfy the aviation enthusiasts in the crowd, the female attendees will be pleased with Ms. Earhart's femininity as well as her independence and drive to do one thing and do it well. As an historical bio, the movie does a fair job of working in those facts. The question as to the real cause of Ms. Earhart’s disappearance is left up in the air, which is best- as there is no one person or event to blame. The set-up as a flashback works well for the average movie goers. I would say that the movie will not work for anyone under 8 or 9 years old, boys will not like it, aviation enthusiasts will like it- and women looking to do their own thing will love it!! I am not a professional movie critic, so…..I took my 11 yr old grand daughter to “Amelia”. Not being a movie reviewer, I asked her if she came away with any inspiration at all- to my surprise she said the following- “I want to fly” and “You can do whatever your dreams tell you can do”.

I do fly and that is the selfish reason I went to the movie. My grand daughter flies with me often- so there is a little 11 yr old bias there as well.

The flying parts of the movie will satisfy the aviation enthusiasts in the crowd, the female attendees will be pleased with Ms. Earhart’s femininity as well as her independence and drive to do one thing and do it well.

As an historical bio, the movie does a fair job of working in those facts. The question as to the real cause of Ms. Earhart’s disappearance is left up in the air, which is best- as there is no one person or event to blame.

The set-up as a flashback works well for the average movie goers.

I would say that the movie will not work for anyone under 8 or 9 years old, boys will not like it, aviation enthusiasts will like it- and women looking to do their own thing will love it!!

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