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FIVE MOVIES WITH MERIT
(the first installment)
From what I understand, this movie didn’t do too well in the box office, but I’m really not sure why. Here are my reasons why it makes it into my current top 5:
1.
It addresses drugs, but in a way that was
new. I know there are movies about
drugs out there, or movies that have drugs as a major plot point (like The Fighter
for a random example), but Limitless was different. A) Because it’s about a non-existent drug called NZT but it
represents the effects of other drugs i.e. addicting and health deteriorating.
2.
It is a beautifully made film. The effects used to represent the
effects of the drug were really… stunning, for lack of a better term.
3.
I’m really not much of a Bradley Cooper fan, but
I’ll be damned if he didn't do an excellent job in this movie. The other actors did wonderfully as
well. Robert De Niro, of course,
he’s excellent in all his movies really.
4.
It’s a really interesting movie that really
isn’t boring at any point. You
just keep watchin the thing and then when it’s over you sit there and think
about it for a few days… at least that’s what I did...
Again,
This movie didn’t make the biggest splash when it came out and many viewed it
as not one of Scorsese’s best works, but it is really a movie everyone should
watch. Here’s why:
1.
The historical value. According to Wiki, it was not 100% accurate by any means,
but it does paint a semi-decent picture of what life would have been like in
New York City in 1862 as the city was being built. It depicts the gang wars between the “natives” and the
immigrants, has some representations of real gangs, as well as real people such
as William Poole (Bill the Butcher in the movie) and depicts the draft riots of
the civil war.
2.
Daniel Day-Lewis’s performance is
unbelievable. He won a ton of
awards for it and is scary as all hell.
Dicaprio and the other members of his gang (Henry Thomas, Stephen Graham,
and Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) do a wonderful job in their roll of going against
Bill the Butcher. Not to mention Cameron
Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Liam Neeson, and Brendan Gleeson all give
wonderful performances that are believable, which brings me to…
3.
The richness and depth that this movie
brings. The costumes, set, acting,
and the LANGUAGE are all unbelievable.
Especially the language; not that I’m and expert by any means on the
lingo of New York in the mid-1800’s, but the writers sure did make it sound
authentic.
4.
Go watch it, it's violent eye candy.
If
you want a good laugh and some decent action then go watch this one.
1.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The movies that they make together are
usually classic (I haven’t seen Paul and I didn’t hear too much about it, so
I’m not to sure on that one…) and this movie is no less. It is hilarious and full of all sorts
of over the top action.
2.
It is, in fact, a mystery so you can sit there
and try and figure out the killer before the movie tells you if you’re into
that sort of thing.
3.
I now notice that Jim Broadbent is all so in
this movie. (He was also Slughorn
in the Harry Potter movies, the professor in The Lion the Witch and the
Wardrobe, and Zidler in Moulin Rouge… he is one sneaky actor… the man is
EVERYWHERE). He also does a
wonderful job as playing Nick Frost’s dad.
4.
This movie is painfully quotable. And you can watch it over and over
without getting bored. Pretty much
just makes me smile.
…
you’re gonna be confused, but you’re gonna be happy about it.
1.
This is a compounded effort between Neil Gaiman
and Dave McKean so you know it's going to be weird. I’m not too familiar with Dave McKean, but Mirrormask
defiantly wreaks of Gaiman, which is a good thing. Technically it's a family film, but if you’re into artsy
films I’d give this one a go.
2.
More on the ‘art’. This film is a mashup of drawing and film. The parts in the dream space feel like
you're crawling around in a slightly tamed version of Gaiman’s head (as I
mentioned, it is for children).
The characters are some of the strangest I’ve ever encountered.
3.
Which brings me to the acting, which was
excellent for putting on the characters these people had to. The lead, Helena (Stephanie Leonidas)
did a wonderful job because I did not end up hating her in the end like I do
with most main characters. She is
very expressive and genuine in her role.
There is also the supporting character Valentine who Jason Barry does
and excellent job portraying with all his quirks and strange movements… all
while wearing a mask that looks like it give you about 5 inches of vision. There is also Stephen Fry voice… just
for extra incentive.
The sun is dying... whatcha gonna do about it?
1.
So this movie came out of freakin no where for
me… I don’t even remember how I found it. But I am REALLY glad I did. Coined as a Adverture-Sci-fi-Thriller
on IMDB (which, btw, all the titles I have listed are linked to… just for extra
research and whatnot…) this movie just takes you into outer space, slaps you
around a bit, then puts you back on Earth like nothing ever happened. And you sitting there going… oh Lord I
hope than never happens… but I would TOTALLY watch it again!!!
2.
The plot of this movie, though a little bit hard
to believe, it very interesting and psychological. It deals with everything from the end of the world to losing
your mind from staring at the sun… don't understand? Good, go watch the movie.
3.
There a few things that took be by surprise
about the actors. I watched this
way before I knew who Chris Evans was and when I went back and watched it again
I was like… Really? AWESOME!
Cillian Murphy didn’t scare me as much… he kinda freaks me out sometimes
(though I like him the most in Inception… I think). Mark Strong is runnin around in this movie the whole time
and you don’t even know!! (don't understand? Good. GO WATCH THE MOVIE)
So this was my first installment of Movies with Merit and
another will be up once I have another 5 movies I can rant about at length. Yay! AND be sure to check my tumblr for random bit and bobs about movies.
(Also, comments/feedback is awesome! Tell me which movies you love so we can share in the joy of cinema!!)
(Also, comments/feedback is awesome! Tell me which movies you love so we can share in the joy of cinema!!)
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