Get a Clue

The other night in my apartment, my roommate and I realized that we had finished with our homework before midnight (quite the feat for the two of us). Since we had this unexpected free time, my roommate suggested we watch a little movie called Clue, my roommate's personal favorites. I didn't have super high expectations for the movie, especially since it was a movie based off of the popular board game that the movie was named after. The movie was directed by Jonathan Lynn and it stars a great cast with one of my personal favorites, Tim Curry. In the movie, six strangers are invited to a dinner party by a mysterious guest. Each of the characters, although strangers, share a common link that they are all being blackmailed by a mysterious person. To keep with their anonymity, each person is assigned a code name and that is where the viewer are "clued" into (pun intended) the idea that it is based off of the board game. This part of it was fun because I got to see the interpretation of each of the characters that I grew up playing as. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing what the characters were like and I was quite satisfied by the movie adaptation of the characters. The characters and the actors that they chose just made me laugh! They were great, especially the butler, played by Curry. They were simply witty. Another different aspect of this movie was that it had 3 different endings. This played with the concept that the movie was based off of the game because in the game there could always be different endings. I thought that this was a clever feature of the movie that I had never seen before.

The movie was not the best by any means, but it did have some very memorable lines that cracked me up. I did some research on the movie after I watched it and I found out that Clue is also a cult classic movie. Even though it flopped in theaters when it was released, it is still very much present in pop and cult culture. It still has showings at midnight at select theaters around the country. I would definitely recommend watching this movie, especially if you just want a lighthearted little comedy. It's easy to watch and it's fun (quite the difference from Se7en, which I watched the day earlier). Great movie that'll leave you laughing.

Who done it?

I got home after a long say of work and decided to throw something on Netflix and enjoy a cold one. I chose the classic film based off the Parker Brother's board game, Clue. I really like this movie and think that as far as a movies based off games go, this one stands out as the best. There is an amalgam and plethora of crappy movies made from board and video games, but I think this one a lot it right. Many other movies based off games try to be dramatic, entertaining, and somehow relate to the initial game. Clue is a comedy above all else, a hilarious movie with a great cast, and a great plot to match.

Unlike a movie like Battleship, Doom, and other crummy films this movie doesn't force a love story or any kind of drama in your face. The characters have personality but not enough that required hours of exposition to introduce them. The jokes are top notch and the movie manages to stay very close to the board game. All of the weapons, rooms, and the mystery of the killers identity are present. But they are worked into the story well and don't feel too forced, much like in Battleship and Doom. Also the multiple endings is one of my favorite thing's ever. I wish so many other movies took after this and did multiple endings.