So, I’ve been missing for a bit. Sorry, life, art therapy class, work, ya know, stuff… BUT!
In this time I have watched many a movie and thus will tell you what I think of
them. Posts like these I will call
movie dumps… Onward, ho.
Here’s the list:
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Requiem for a Dream
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Lords of Dogtown
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Chinatown
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The Machinist
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Blood Diamond
~NEW~
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Snow White and the Huntsman
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Men in Black III
Heeeeere we go!
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What, the Holy Hell, just happened. Like, I don’t even know how to address
this movie. The cinematography is
amazing, I’ll give it that. And it
was nice to know where that freakin song came from, but my GOD! I felt like I’d been abused after
watching that movie… in more ways than one… Well, it’s definitely worth a watch, but you might want to
brace yourself first…
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I usually don’t do Dramas, but this film was
pretty good. The characters were
eccentric to say the least, and they really made the movie, so you can at least
watch it for the characters… or a young Jude Law playing a angry, gay, drunk,
motorhead, ya know, whatever lifts your luggage. Also, It was directed by Clint Eastwood and he makes some
pretty awesome movies… (i.e. Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers , ya know what, just go look at the man’s IMDB).
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I LOVED THIS MOVIE! Of course, that might have something to do with the fact
that I love surfing and skateboarding and all that, even though I TOTALLY suck
at it… It was Excellent. To see the revolution that the Z-boys took
skateboarding through is pretty remarkable. Also, Stacy Peralta, one of the Z-boys, actually wrote the
movie! I mean it’s a biographical film, so one of them had to write it, but
dang, talk about multi-talented, that’s quite a project to take on. Kudos to
him.
Forget it Jake, it’s CHINATOWN
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movie was… interesting… It's not at the top of the list by any means, but it’s
still interesting and I’ll tell you why.
It was made in 74 but it was about the 1930’s and it was very film
noir. But unlike the original film
noirs there is a whole lot of violence that is seen and not just spoken
about. This is probably because it
was made in the 70’s, and it’s in color which is a plus. The whole movie has that slick,
oldschool, vibe to it, but is still gritty and 70’s feeling at the same
time. Also, younger Jack Nicholson… not to shabby.
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Gritty, is the word for this movie, like chewing
on a mouthful of sand with a little bit of ground up glass. It’s a psychological thriller, which is
a genre that I am quite partial to.
It’s a little harsh at some points, but there’s a tinge of dark humor to
it, at least I think so. This also
might be because I find Christian Bale to be humorous even when he’s not trying
to be. This is also the movie he
lost a ridiculous amount of weight for, talk about method acting. It’s worth a watch to see if you can
figure out what’s up with him before the end of the movie.
I mean, Lord, would ya just look at him!? That's just crazy!
...Moving right along...
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Is a shaker. I knew nothing of Conflict Diamonds before this movie, and
of course, Blood Diamond is not the end all be all to what Conflict Diamonds
are all about, but it gives you some insight into the world of the people who
have to live with the stigma that comes from this phenomenon. It touches on Child Soldiers as well
which is a pretty gruesome topic so if you lean towards the sensitive side, I
suggest you brace yourself, or don’t watch it. BUT it is a good, swift, kick in the pants, something
everyone needs every once in a while.
~NEW STUFF~
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2 things!
1.
Interesting retelling. I like it!
ANOTHER!
2.
OMG Kristen Stewart can act! I never woulda guessed.
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OMG, were they planning that all along? Holy…
Wow… I’m very okay with this, or as ok as I can be given the situation… and as
always it brought the MIB vibe and humor. A+.
