1975 FILM

         My group and I created a movie called Mischief in Manhattan.  The movie is about three brothers (Dustin Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro) who are all very close friends as well.  The youngest brother (Dustin Hoffman) has some bad ties with the mob, and it got the sister (Lynda Carter) killed.  As a result, Christopher Walken and Robert De Neiro help Dustin Hoffman retaliate the mob.       

         The rating we gave this movie was rated R.  We thought this was appropriate because there is some nudity, and curse words.  We tried suiting it for an R rating, because an X rating would attract a smaller audience. 

         Gordon Willis was the cinematographer we chose for Mischief in Manhattan.  The reason why we chose Gordon Willis was because of the fact that he did  The Godfather a few years earlier, and we wanted to use a similar style as The Godfather. 

         The reason we chose Martin Scorsese for this film was because he was one of the biggest directors of the 1970's, and also had good work with Mean Street along with Robert Di Nero.  Mischief in Manhattan is very similar to Mean Street due to plot and style.  Christopher Walken and Dustin Hoffman were big actors at the time that fit thier roles perfectly.  As for Lynda Carter, she was very unkown, but we wanted her to give us a more down to earth appeal. 

         This is a great moviue to watch for people who are in their teens and up. 

Movie In Your Spare Time

Lincoln

4.7 Stars     

           Over Thanksgiving break, I went with my family to watch Lincoln.  I found it all very interesting, despite little action or drama in the beiginning. History has always been one of my strong suites in school mainly because I have always found it interesting.  I feel that you need to have an interest in history to enjoy this film, and it is for more of a mature audiemce.  I wouldn't recommend seeing this film if you are in 8th grade or younger.  

         The movie was about Abraham Lincoln and how much of a challenge it was for him to pass the 13th amendment.  Even the people working for him were very doubtful and didn't seem too supportive of Lincoln.   

         Eventually Lincoln got people to realize how important equality is for our nation, even with many personal issues going on in Lincoln's life.  The amendment would eventually pass.      

          Steven Spielberg did an extremely good job directing this film.  I thought he did a great job getting the message across of how much different times were back then.  Spielberg did a good job portraying his characters, especially with Mrs. Lincoln.  She is historically known as crazy, and Spielberg did a great job making a little crazy, but at the same time not over doing her crazy.  I also thought he did a good job portraying the battles back then.  When Lincoln would go visit the battle sites, there would aways be a far shot of all the dead bodies, and the whether was always gloomy.  

         The biggest shock to me was how well Daniel Day-Lewis played Abraham Lincoln.  Daniel Day-Lewis had some pretty funny scenes playing Lincoln, but also a few very intense scenes that gave me goose bumps.  My mother and I both agree that he deserved an Oscar for that performance.