A Plain Story, a little bit Magical, but no Surprises.

Alexzander 2021-12-28 08:01:09

I'm Louis, I lost my parents.

I figure I can go to my uncle's, he seems like a nice guy.

Ok, this house is kind of creepy, why so many clocks.

There is a cool lady, dress like elegant eggplant, must like purple a lot.

First day in school, kids look at me like I'm a werid owl,

probably becuase I supposed to be cute but I dress like an old man?

Never mind class over I should go to bed,

OMG somebody is walking outside in the middle of the night,

oh that's my uncle! but he seems suspicious.

Why this clock rings at 3 am? so loud! and can't be turn off?

somthing is not right.

It turns out my uncle, except his funny face, knows MAGIC, as well as the purple lady,

and the stuff in the house can actully move by it's own will, they are so adoreable!

Well I wanna learn magic too, teach me please.

haha wow I'm very good at it.

I wanna be friend with a kid in my shcool, so I show him some magic.

but he wants something more, somthing dark.

so I break my uncle's rule and bring back a man from the dead. yeah I'm that good.

Perhaps I can make my parents alive too!

Anyway, we find out in fact this is the guy who designed the clock in the wall, and he also wants to destory the world, plus kills all human being.

Ooops! this is all my fault...

Purple lady stands up, convinced us we can fight for it,

I join it, I'm brave and smart, I'm not afraid of some evil old man and his ugly wife.

In fact I'm the one who push the bad guy into the trap,

and he is gone forever, everything is back to normal again.

Now I'm just a cool kid who knows magic.

ha ha ha

The end.

So I start wondering why I decided to watch this movie in the first place, because Cate Blanclett is in it and she is so charming? because it might be as good as Harry Potter? because Jack Black could be an interesting character to amuse the audience ?

If these were the reasons, I have to say it didn't do a good job on any of these. It's too plain. But you can still go if you wanna eat some popcorn at the theather, kill some time, or simply wanna bring your kid. For me, it's always great to see Cate Blanclett in the big screen again. :)

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Extended Reading
  • Paris 2022-03-25 09:01:13

    This is an anti-war horror film adapted from a children's book and aimed at children but not at all suitable for children.

  • Deonte 2021-12-28 08:01:09

    Just like a freak with an adult head and a baby body, that is, there is no beauty of children's movies, no fantasy of magic movies, and no scary thrillers, only stupidity.

The House with a Clock in Its Walls quotes

  • [first lines]

    Jonathan Barnavelt: [writing letter] Dear Lewis: Enclosed, please find one bus ticket and two silver dollars for your trip to Michigan. I'm really sorry about the loss of your parents. Your mom was my sister, so that makes you family. And I'll do my best to make you feel right at home. As Einstein said, life is like a bicycle. To stay balanced, you got to keep moving forward. And so will we. I look forward to meeting you. Your Uncle Jonathan. PS Sorry for the stain on the letter. That's chocolate.

  • Jonathan Barnavelt: We don't know where the clock is or what it does, except something horrible. No, we gotta do the responsible thing: lie to the kid.