Recently, I’ve stopped watching trailers for films I intend to see–they just give away too much of the plot these days. I appreciated that the marketing for “The Dark Knight” didn’t reveal the Two-Face character at all, what a pleasant surprise that was, eh. Anyway, a recent cross-continent flight sent me looking for a good action film to download and watch on the ol’ iPod. I browsed Rotten Tomatoes for all the +80 rated action films from the past ten years and found this obscure low budget Scottish film about a spelunking trip. I had no knowledge other than that so the third act came as quite a pleasant surprise. This thing went shock and awe on a dime and had me tweaking right well. I paid for the whole seat but I only needed the edge–as it were. The film kinda sucked despite itself.
26 Jul 2009 • 1:49 pm 0
Breaking Away (3/5)
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Dirty Dancing (2/5)
Finally saw this classic, and as expected, the cheese and camp were pegging as a generation has now passed since its heyday and I am not a thirteen year-old suburban girl. I’ll give it points for cultural relevance, and bringing about my girlfriend’s sexual awakening–nobody’s perfect.
24 Jul 2009 • 2:31 pm 0
Rob Roy (2/5)
Quite a drag of a film, especially compared to its peer, “Braveheart”, which came out a mere month later and eclipsed this much inferior Scottish period piece. It is funny how often peer films come out in the same year, the volcano movies, the asteroid movies, or my favorite unintended peer: “Bedazzled” and “Bamboozled”–my good friend actually got a ticket to the turd film starring Elizabeth Hurley as the devil, when he intended to see the Spike Lee joint. I regress. This film was no fun, Tim Roth was absurd, and the storyline had no compelling momentum.
22 Jul 2009 • 2:01 pm 0
The International (4/5)
Corporate conspiracy, Europe, spy games, Clive Owen, what is not to like people. The shootout at the end in the Guggenheim is fantastic, so is the movie poster based on said scene. Why no one has successfully made a serial out of the spy-thriller genre is anyone’s guess–it must be expensive.
20 Jul 2009 • 10:06 am 0
Lakeview Terrace (2/5)
Made it to the third act before giving up. If a thriller makes you sleepy, someone really screwed up. And notably, I couldn’t believe that the lead would go next door to ask his inconsiderate neighbor to turn down the party and then find himself getting a lap dance while the villain shot it all on the camcorder–guess when that ridiculous tape is gonna surface and bite Mr. Dumbshit in the tail.
18 Jul 2009 • 10:57 am 0
Hoosiers (5/5)
15 Jul 2009 • 1:54 pm 0
Les Misérables (5/5)
After the lament of ‘Rob Roy’ this Liam Neeson picture was not high on my list until, of all people, my Little Brother got me this as a present. He has good taste, or his mom does. A perfect film, so perfect that I dare not say why it worked. It’s like saying why you love ‘Ok Computer’, don’t bother, just nod your head and move along like a good boy.
4 Jul 2009 • 11:21 am 0
Public Enemies (2/5)
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