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Boogie Nights
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Amazing, amazing...AMAZING! In my top 5 easy....maybe top 3. After seeing it 100 times, I watched it with the commentary by PT Anderson and it just gets better. Perfect portrayal of the 1970s. The entire cast is perfect in almost every way. Each scene is brilliant and intense. Once we hit the 80s, it's maybe even greater. The drug deal gone wrong is one of my favorite sequences of all time for style and tone and its bordering on surrealism. A tale of life's ups and downs. First all is great then turns to total shit, then returns to at least being ok.
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Saving Private Ryan
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Brilliant, masterful, visually stunning, gripping as hell. The best war movie ever made...by far!
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The Big Lebowski
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One of the best movies ever made. Jeff Bridges greatest role of his career. How can you not go through life quoting this movie at every turn?
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American Beauty
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Easily makes my top 10 favorite films of all time. The crazy, dysfunctional, suburbia family thing has been copied many times since, but this is Spacey's role of a lifetime. Chris Cooper is amazing and Annette Bening's psychological issues make me laugh every time. See this film soon. You'll laugh, you'll be amazed and you'll feel....something. It's great poetry on screen that is nothing short of stupendous.
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Ladies and gentlemen...Mr. Johnny Depp **loud applause** and a shitload of great cameos.
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An American Crime
by Nordicposted 17 hours ago -
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Alpha Dog
by K JIf you aren't used to foul language, you will want to stay away from Alpha Dog. Definitely earned it's R rating....
Based upon a true story, Alpha Dog punches hard. It's a very raw and hardcore look at misguided youth. Though the names of the actual characters were changed for the film, if you're not familiar with the story of Jesse James Hollywood, you will be researching it after viewing this film.
Nick Cassavetes brings this look at relevant headlines to the screen without holding back. Alpha Dog is well acted aside from Hirsch, who just didn't seem believable as Johnny Truelove (aka Jesse James Hollywood).Hey, you should really see this!
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Hallam Foe (Mister Foe)
by K JJamie Bell has to be one of the best up and coming young actors in film today. His performance in Hallam Foe is riveting. A weird and heartfelt drama that touches upon the Oedipus Complex. A strange film which was well directed and has top notch acting. It will not be for all viewers, but if you find yourself interested in the beginning, it will hold your interest through the end.
A little strange, a bit weird, yet a well put together little film....
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Wild Orchid
by .:SexiVixxENSmoking hot! Considering this was an early 90's movie.Some passionate hot,steamy sex scenes,God there is just something about young Mickey Rourke that just uhhhh...Anyway This was really good,Innocent girl meets rich ,older experienced guy and so it begins.Mickey is very mysterious in this one too,I think that's another thing I liked about it.Really Good overall.=)
Hey, you should really see this!
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Laurel Canyon
by .:SexiVixxENSex,Drugs and Rock and roll.Oh I forgot the Icing on the cake the best part lol,Christian Bale.A pretty good Movie,I had been wanting to see this one for a while now.
Hey, you should really see this!
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Joy Ride (Road Kill)
by .:SexiVixxENPretty good flick,It reminds me alot of The Hitcher.Steve Zahn is such a punk older brother in this,I am used to him in comedy,not being scared to death.Paul Walker is nice to look at in anything,so is hid nice little bootay.Anyway LeeLee Rocks,It was good,semi-predictable but a pretty good suspense /thriller.=)
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Good Luck Chuck
by ~Lissa~So I have to admit the first time I pressed play I was a little tipsy and passed out before they met. But thankfully the dvd was still there so I could watch it sober last night.
I wanted a few laughs and this movie delivered.
I haven't been a fan of Dane Cook and let me tell you after seeing him in the bathtub I was like please keep your clothes on and stay with the jokes!!
Jessica Alba.....what can I say about her but yes she is hot and yes she can act, I think, because I really didn't know until I saw the gag reel and she could keep a straight face (almost). What movie is she known for?
Overall, I had a good time watching this movie. Is it a bad thing that I totally knew the poster they were referring to? I mean of course I haven't done all those positions but damn they were funny!
Watch this movie for a few good laughs then watch the extras for more!hi! it's me! how have you been? watched a funny movie lately? :D
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Come see this movie with me...POISON POISON POISON POISON
MONSANTO'S in my home town.
Anyone whos seen this, please leave me a msg. Thanx--CJ.posted 3 days ago -
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Traitor
by .:SexiVixxENThis was a great action flick,Don Cheadle is such a tremendous actor,I can't get enough of his work.Anyway this is way more intense than I had imagined it being,Great film.Check it out! =)
Hey, you should really see this!
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Babylon A.D.
by .:SexiVixxENPretty col little Sci-Fi flick,felt almost like Children of Men for a minute but broke away from that,in that there was more action,Vin Diesel was really good in this,there was almost what could have been a steamy sex scene,they should have let that through,oh well.Anyway,action,futuristic plot,I really liked this one,I dont get why it's getting all the negative reviews.=)
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
by .:SexiVixxENUmmmm,yeah ok.Am I the only one that doesn't know what the hell this movie is about?Is it a comedy?and Adventure ?Or a drama?It didn't really get very funny,I don't know,I am just lost I expected Sooooo much more especially with the star studded cast on this film.I really feel this one was a waste of time,I struggled hard through the first hour and just decided to stick with it,it just never really did,it was boring and again,I dont get it.I see he found out about his son,his friend got eaten by the shark,or whatever, I dont know nevermind,I am not even gonna bother trying to figure this one out.Oh and by the way Who the Fuck leaves a 3 legged dog to fend for itself on an island,that's messed up people.=( Terrible!
Hey, you should NOT really see this!
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Léon Morin, prêtre (The Forgiven Sinner)
by edwinJean Pierre Melville made many great films in his career - Bob La Flambeur, Le Cercle Rouge, L'armee des Ombres, Le Samourai... etc. Melville was widely revered for putting the french back into film noir. His love of American crime drama was the dramatic basis for his films, while the work of the great European auteurs, such as Bresson, formed the artistic direction. His 1961 Leon Morin, Pretre, is then something of an exception. If films like Le Cercle Rouge or Le Doulous were a combination of American and European style, Leon Morin is all European.
Set in a town occupied at first by Italians, then Germans during WWII, Barny (Emanuelle Riva) is a widowed mother and communist. One day she walks into a church looking to belittle a priest. She chooses Father Leon Morin (Belmondo), because his name sounds less bourgeois. She goes into the confessional and begins her attack. The response by the young priest however takes her by suprise. He has wise and rational responses to her every claim. The two begin conversing regularly, the priest giving her books to read about religion and faith. The young priests rationality appeals to Barny, and she eventually undergoes a conversion, not because she wants to, but because she feels she has no other choice.
While the two converse in dogmatic banter, that is not only enlightening but interesting and entertaining, life in an occupied town goes on. Barny works at the local school in the office. Her daughter of a now dead Jew is cared for by farmers outside of town, where German soldiers train in the field. The young girl is befriended by a German who cares for her and gives her gifts. A co-worker collaborates with the Germans, but yet remains a friend to Barny. Another coworker Barny claims to be in love with, although it becomes apparent that she is in love with Father Morin, even before a friend points out that he is handsome and she claims that this was the first time she's noticed.
The film plays out conversationally, with the plot revolving around ideas and emotion rather than events. It's a smart and thoughtful film, not so much concerned about where its going, just how its getting there. While the film is obviously one of faith, it is not one of traditional dogma. The young priest is so forgiving, so empathetic, that he asserts that of course one does not need to be Catholic to be saved, so long as they live by the laws of the wider church - kindness, generosity, humanity. He exists for the sake of others. During the occupation he houses anyone who needs a place to sleep, without asking questions, even names.
Characteristic of Melville, he uses interesting editing techniques and cinematography. Consider the first encounter between Barny and Morin: at times the camera looks straight on, making it appear as if they're speaking face to face, then cuts to side angle shots which show the caging of the confessional to obscure the faces. The point? I"m not totally sure, but nevertheless the effect is intriguing.
Equally compelling as Melville's direction is the performance of Belmondo. Known for his crime roles, most iconically in Godard's Breathless, he gives here a totally different kind of performance. For my money, its also one of his best. He's a bit of an unexpected choice, but he's the right choice, and he inhabits this role like its an old pair of pants.
Leon Morin, Pretre, is a surprising film. Surprising in its creation by Melville, in its acting by Belmondo, in its portrayal of life in an occupied town, and in its sheer intelligence and humility. It's also a wonderful and heartfelt film.A bit of an anomaly in Jean Pierre Meliville's repertoire, Leon Morin is an entirely European film, outside of his usual gangster crime dramas. It is nevertheless a great film, and Belmondo gives one of his best performances, if one of his least remembered.
There has been word that this will be coming down the pipeline from the folks at Criterion. Lets hope so. In the meantime, seek it out.posted 5 days ago -
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Layer Cake
by .:SexiVixxENI really liked this one,reminded me of a heavy mix of quite a handle of other movies,Yet this was uniquely it's own.This is my first Daniel Craig film other than Casino Royale do it was nice to see him do something else even though still in the action category.Very cool,if you like the bumbling idiot lookout guy type thing and plans going all wrong,"accidental killing" stuff like that you will love this.For some reason I thought this was a Guy Ritchie film,It had him written all over it, just missing my man Jason Statham (sniff) lol!
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High and Low (Tengoku to jigoku) (Heaven and Hell)
by edwinAkira Kurosawa dipped into the facets of hardboiled American crime drama with his 1963 masterpiece High and Low. Working from Eijiro Hisaita's screenplay, based on a novel by Evan Hunter, Kurosawa crafted one of the most meticulous and influential police procedurals in film.
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune plays Kingo Gondo, a rich executive of the National Shoe Company. Faced with a restructuring by other executives that would see the quality of their products drastically reduced in order to increase profits, Gondo secretly arranges to buy out the majority of the company's stock and successfully take it over. In order to do so, however, he must mortgage everything he owns. On the evening he is to complete the take over, a call comes to tell Gondo that his son has been kidnapped. He demands a ransom, one which will bankrupt Gondo and end his planned takeover of the company. Willing to pay that price for his son, miraculously the boy walks into the house unaware of anything that has just happened. The kidnappers have made a mistake; they have taken his chauffer's son. Gondo is now faced with a moral dilemma: Does he pay the ransom and lose out on his company to save the life of another man's child or play hardball?
What i have described thus far is the first of two parts in High and Low. It is no spoiler to divulge that Gondo chooses to spend all he owns to save the boy, culminating in a marvelous exchange sequence on a train. This scene was carbon copied in other films, notably Along Came a Spider.
The second part of the film is a marvelous police procedural following the hunt for the kidnappers in an attempt to get back the noble Gondo's money. His plan to takeover the company has been revealed, and now with no money he's been fired. Kurosawa was obviously inspired by American crime films, particularly the films of Jules Dassin (The Naked City). He weaves clever ideas placed to out the kidnappers early on, then dives into the pavement pounding difficulty of catching a criminal in a bustling city.
Kurosawa crafted his crime thriller so meticulously, planned so carefully, and leads us towards moral conclusions only to subtly pulling the rug out from under us in the final scene. He has one of the most prolific and impressive resumes in film, delivering everything from swashbuckling samurai epics to touching human dramas, and here to hard boiled crime fiction. This was of course not Kurosawa's first foray into the genre - His Stray Dog and Drunken Angel are also excellent films, though High and Low is likely the best.
Praises to Kurosawa aside, Toshiro Mifune as well must be applauded. He carried many of Kurosawa's best films. His brooding presence in High and Low is one of the high points. Mifune is able express so much simply by sitting and staring.
As far as police prodecurals go, High and Low is one of the best. It's high quality filmmaking has raised it above the majority of the films it was inspired by. For example, while obviously inspired by The Naked City, a great example of police procedure while not necessarily a great film, High and Low doesn't miss a beat and achieves a whole other level.Been sitting on this one for a while, not having time to post reviews in the last week or two. Hopefully will be able to pop out a few more in the next day or two, both classics and some new.
posted 6 days ago -
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Cocaine Cowboys
by .:SexiVixxENWow,
I am pretty impressed!I didn't know ALOT of this stuff.This was really good,if you like documentaries then you might find this one pretty interesting.It's all about how Miami,FL. became drug central U.S.A. in the early 80's and all the drama and chaos that surrounded it.Very Good,Check this one out.=)Hey, you should really see this!
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10,000 B.C.
by K J10, 000 BC is good entertainment. It is not an historic epic. Richard Emmerich gives us beautiful scenery and some outstanding CGI. The Sabertooth tiger, the Mammmoths, the Terror birds, the Pyrmids- were each exceptionally stunning in their own right. Though the story lacks in many ways, it still delivers the idea of sacrifice, friendship and love. From all the negative reviews my expectations for this film were very low. This may have played in the film's favor, for instead of being disappointed for expecting too much, I was completely entertained. That's not a bad thing for a film to do....
With so many negatives on 10,000 BC, I allowed the Blu-ray disc to sit atop the shelf for two weeks. I actually dreaded watching it. Popped the disc in last night just 'to get it over with' and I was nicely surprised.
posted 7 days ago
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