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Calm Soderbergh Indie (The Limey review)

The Limey

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Here is a movie that takes it easy, and it seems to be much like most of Soderbergh films, well at least the one’s I have seen so far. My favorite of his being Erin Brockovich. This may not be my favorite or even his best, but it’s an “ok” movie.

Wilson (Terrence Stamp) is a quiet man, who doesn’t say much, and seems to be hiding something, big surprise he hides a gun somewhere in his pants. He is looking for the man who might have been responsible for his daughter’s death. Though it’s uncertain if there is anyone at all responsible, or why even Wilson is searching for someone, soon enough in a schizophrenic mode of editing, and long awkward moments of silent we find out.

Eventually he finds Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), his daughter’s ex-boyfriend, but only after shooting several other people. The climax is quite unconventional, and that is what gives this movie, among many other factors, the indie look.

I’m not much for non-linearity, or the weird, what I like to call, drunk editing. Still this film has a calm and soothing feeling to it. It is not the greatest movie ever made, and it is an independent movie, so there are no fancy special effects, or life or death action sequences, but there is a good enough story, and ok dialogue.

I say give this a try, and note the very unique elements of editing and sound. Note the way people talk, but the scene is already ahead, or behind where the characters are not even talking. Those things are the mark of a director, and a creative one, but just not very practical for to me they just didn’t appeal. Still give this film a chance and let me know what you think.

Poor Ferrari (Ferris Bueller's Day Off review)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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I do have to say that I didn’t really want to watch this film, it came as more of a necessity. For my Narrative Strategies class, I was assigned to dissect a scene from this movie, and analyze it shot by shot. To understand how the scene affected the entire movie, we had to watch it, or at least if we wanted to do well in the essay part of the analysis.

So with my discontent and whishing to do other things besides watch this movie, I watched it. The advantage was that I didn’t have to go anywhere to get the film. My roommate happened to love this movie, and had it with him. As I was ready to put it on my laptop, he approached me and suggested I watch it on the television so that he too could watch it. I wasn’t sure about this, for sometimes, specially if I’m going to study a film, I like to watch it by myself. I agreed, and sooner or later also realized that my roommate had been drinking out of a small blue cup for the entire course of the movie, without necessarily refilling it. To my surprise, I found out he was drinking vodka the whole time, which explained his incessant talking, and over-the-top-enthusiasm. Well, that’s that, but the movie, for better or worse, even with my half drunk roommate, was surprisingly good.

Impressive as the situation was, I loved the film more than expected. It’s not a spectacular film, nor the best acted, but it’s a well worth comedy, that will leave you wanting to take a day off to visit the Chicago Institute Of Art. That just happened to be the scene we had to dissect, which was the worse part of the movie. Ridiculous to try to put so much depth in a movie that was an entire joke. That cost this film the fourth star, but still I had a lot of fun watching this movie.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is the dream of every teenager in high school. I mean seriously

 these kids in this movie probably learned more on that day off, than their entire high school career. Anyway, Ferris (Mathew Broderick) calls in sick, with full support from his mother who is fooled in the lie, and then manages to get his friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) to meet him and plan the release of Ferri’s girlfriend who did attend school. With a wonderful fake voice by Cameron, and a nice Ferrari, they get Sloane(Mia Sara) out of school.

They embark on a wonderful day through the city of Chicago, aboard an awesome red Ferrari. With close ones of getting caught skipping school in the end they all get away with it. That my friends is an ideal, a dream in the minds of every high school teenager. I mean who didn’t want to fake being sick to stay home and end up doing something other than resting. I know I did a couple of times, in fact too many to count on my senior year. Man those were the good memories of high school, the one’s where I wasn’t even in high school.

There is wonderful good old fun humor in this movie, and even though it has that happy ending, which might account for why it didn’t deserve a fourth star, I loved the film. It is a fun comedy, with a young Mathew Broderick in it. I can’t say I’m a fan of his films, or even him for I still can’t understand how he got to marry the gorgeous Sarah Jessica Parker. I would recommend this film to everyone, and specially to young teenagers in high school. Why? Because everyone in high needs to fake sickness at least once in their life, and ditch school for something that could potentially be more rewarding than sitting in a classroom where nothing new is being learned.



A Clip From Ferris Bueller's Day Off with Charlie Sheen in it.

"Funny How" (Goodfellas review)

Goodfellas

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For one of our screenings in my Narrative Strategies classes we had to watch Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas which I had never before seen. I was very thrilled to watch it for I knew beforehand that Joe Pesci had won an Oscar for Best Supporting actor for his unforgettable role as the humorous killer Tommy DeVito.

The film is undeniably my favorite Scorsese movie. While I have yet to see other of his works including what could be his best films, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, and also the much controversial The Last Temptation Of Christ. Goodfellas is a wonderful mix of innovative camera movements, and dialog driven characters. I loved all the characters, but much more the world of the gangster which Scorsese has created over and over again, while never making it old.

Goodfellas is the story of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and his journey from the beginning through the gangster world. The film starts in a decisive moment in the film and then goes back all the way to his childhood, or more like teenage years where he gets his start in this crime world. Through his journey he falls in love, and also gets more involved in crimes, where the stakes are getting much higher. Soon drugs seem to become a part of his life as well, and sooner than later through it all we learn that this might all be nothing more than a work of his imagination.

Though the ending is never clear in the film, and even if they say this was based on a true story, one never knows how much of the true story was actually used. I doubt much of this film is true, but who cares, the movie is very well made. I forgave the ending for I tend to like clear and conclusive endings. Don’t get me wrong, I despise happy endings, but love them to be clear nonetheless even if unhappy. The ending was perhaps the weakest part of the film, but that’s all right, the rest makes up well over it.

The movie is filled with wonderful performances, and one amazing tracking shot that just about blew me away. Robert DeNiro plays the tough, partner Jimmy Conway. Joe Pesci the unforgiving, yet jokester Tommy DeVito, while Lorraine Bracco plays Karen Hill, Henry Hill’s (Ray Liotta) love.

I say give this movie a try, though be warned there are some

 unpleasant scenes in it. Not be gruesome, but while I was watching this movie, and note this, it was only me, I could not stop laughing at some of the brutal acts of Joe Pesci’s character. Whether it was him stabbing someone to death, or beating, or shooting, I found it extremely hilarious. Why? I’m not sure, but I’m guessing it was because his character, Tommy, was just so damn funny most of the time, that even his dark violent acts were a joke to me. I don’t know if Scorsese intended this, but since it was just me doing it in the theater, than I assume it’s just my sick mind. Oh well it was funny, so with that in mind I say watch it, but to me this was not only the best Scorsese movie I have seen so far, but also one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.

Goodfellas Clip

Ordinary People (clip)

Dark Circumstances (Ordinary People review)

Ordinary People

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Before watching Ordinary People a while back all I can say is that I was reluctant to see it at all. I have a really hard time watching movies that date back before the nineties. Why? I don’t quite know, but I’m so used to seeing groundbreaking films filled with performances beyond belief such as those by Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Sean Penn, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Before popping the movie on my wonderful VAIO computer I knew that Ordinary People was no ordinary movie. It had garnered critical acclaim, and had gone on to win Best Picture, Director, and even Best Supporting Actor for Timothy Hutton. Why I was reluctant? Maybe this was one of those feel good movies where everything is always fine no matter the circumstances. I mean the Academy loves those don’t-worry-there-is-always-hope-everything-will-be-all-right-at-the-end kind of movies. Take Slumdog Millionaire for example, they even ignored that pointless cheesy dancing scene at the end. Not that Slumdog Millionaire is a good movie, but I’ve made my point.

So with my endless worries, and not really wanting to see the film, but not having anything better to watch or do, I put the movie on. As the movie progressed I realized that this was far from anything I had expected. There were no showy camera movements, even the performances were very real, and nothing to typical for a good performance. Nothing to flashy. The movie moved kind of slow, and was more a character study than an epic feel good story.

Ordinary People is the story of a family struggling to move on after a horrible accident. Conrad the younger of two sons struggles with depression having attempted to kill himself before. It seems impossible for him to move on after the death of his older brother, who died in a boating accident. The parents Calvin and Beth try their hardest to make life as normal as possible, and to move on. They pretend everything is fine, and merely ask Conrad to go see a therapist if he wishes to. Reluctant, Conrad goes to Berger, and soon realizes that he can’t move on unless the distance between him and his parents (specially his mother) is brought to light. The parents as hard as they try start falling away from each other, and hence the whole family becomes fractured. Soon issues come to the surface they had not talked about before.

The film is very well done, with seamless editing, and just complete invisibility. This is one film that clearly does not call attention to the craft behind making it. I loved the story, and how every character was developed. Perhaps my favorite character was that of Conrad, for I could really feel his pain, and desperately wanted to reach in and help him through it.

There is no action in this movie, no amazing special effects, nor epic soundtrack. This film is just about life, and a shitty life it was that of the characters. I would not recommend it to anyone who is seeking to be hugely entertained or that is looking for a great time. This film is completely realistic, and left for those who want to see what is like for a family struggling with a recent death of a loved one. I also would like to say, that even though Robert Redford is a hell of an actor hence what he is most know for, he too is a damn good director. Ordinary People goes down as one of the best movies I have seen in my whole life, and if you are willing to give it a try, I bet you it might just be one of your favorite too.

All Movie I Have Ever Seen (926)

Here is a list of all the movies I have ever seen in my life. Well as far as I can remember, I'm sure I watched some as a baby, otherwise I wouldn't be so crazy about movies as I am. Hope you find some that spark your interest, or prompt you to watch. My goal is to reach a thousand by the end of this year.

List of Films I Have Seen

1. .45
2. 10,000 B.C.
3. 127 Hours
4. 13 Going On 30
5. 2012
6. 21
7. 21 Grams
8. 28 Days Later
9. 28 Weeks Later
10. 300
11. 30 Days of Night
12. 50 First Dates
13. 9
14. A Beautiful Mind
15. A Bug’s Life
16. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
17. A Christmas Story
18. A Cinderella Story
19. A Clockwork Orange
20. Adaptation
21. A Few Good Man
22. A.I.
23. Aladdin
24. A League Of Their Own
25. Alice In Wonderland
26. Alien
27. Alien 3
28. Alien: Resurrection
29. Aliens
30. Alien Vs. Predator
31. Aliens Vs. Predators: Requiem
32. All About Steve
33. Alone in the Dark
34. American Beauty
35. American Pie
36. American Pie 2
37. American Wedding
38. Anaconda
39. Anaconda: The Hunt For The Blood Orquid
40. An American Haunting
41. An American Werewolf in Paris
42. An Education
43. An Ideal Husband
44. An Inconvenient Truth
45. Anne of The Thousand Days
46. A Nightmare on Elm Street
47. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
48. A Perfect Getaway
49. Apocalypto
50. Apollo 13
51. A Single Man
52. A Sound of Thunder
53. Assassins
54. Assault On Precinct Thirteen (2005)
55. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
56. Audition
57. August Rush
58. Australia
59. Amores Perros
60. Angels and Demons
61. Arachnophobia
62. Are We There Yet?
63. Armageddon
64. Atonement
65. Avatar
66. Babe
67. Babe II: Pig In the City
68. Babel
69. Baby Geniuses
70. Babylon A.D.
71. Baby Mama
72. Bad Boys
73. Bad Boys II
74. Balto
75. Bambi
76. Bandidas
77. Bangkok Dangerous
78. Batman Begins
79. Batman Forever
80. Batman & Robin
81. Beauty And The Beast
82. Bee Movie
83. Beowulf
84. Betleejuice
85. Big Momma’s House
86. Big Momma’s House 2
87. Billy Elliot
88. Black Christmas
89. Black Eagle
90. Black Hawk Down
91. Black Snake Moan
92. Black Swan
93. Blade
94. Blade II
95. Blade Trinity
96. Blood And Chocolate
97. Blood Diamond
98. Blood Rayne
99. Blue Crush
100. Bolt
101. Boogieman
102. Boogie Nights
103. Borat
104. Bram Stoker’s Dracula
105. Braveheart
106. Bride of Chucky
107. Bride Wars
108. Bridge To Terabithia
109. Bring It On
110. Brokeback Mountain
111. Brokedown Palace
112. Broken Embraces (Los Abrasos Rotos)
113. Brother Bear
114. Bruce Almighty
115. Bruno
116. Bubble Boy
117. Bug
118. Buried
119. Burn After Reading
120. Cabin Fever
121. Capitalism: A Love Story
122. Capote
123. Captivity
124. Carrie
125. Cars
126. Casablanca
127. Casino
128. Casino Royale
129. Casper
130. Cats & Dogs
131. Catwoman
132. Cellular
133. Changeling
134. Charlie’s Angels
135. Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
136. Cheaper By The Dozen
137. Chicago
138. Chicken Little
139. Chicken Run
140. Children of Men
141. Child’s Play
142. Child’s Play 2
143. Child’s Play 3
144. Christmas With The Kranks
145. Cinderella
146. City of God
147. Clash of the Titans
148. Closer
149. Cloverfield
150. Cobra
151. Cold Comfort Farm
152. Cold Creek Manor
153. Collateral
154. Collateral Damage
155. Commando
156. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
157. Constantine
158. Conviction
159. Coraline
160. Couple Retreat
161. Crank
162. Crash
163. Crazy Heart
164. Crush
165. Cry_Wolf
166. Cujo
167. Cursed
168. Daddy Day Care
169. Dante’s Peak
170. Daredevil
171. Darkness
172. Darkness Falls
173. Dark Water
174. Date Movie
175. Date Night
176. Dawn of the Dead (2003)
177. Daybreakers
178. Dead Man Walking
179. Dead Silence
180. Death Becomes Her
181. Death Warrant
182. Deep Blue Sea
183. Deep Impact
184. Demolition Man
185. Devil
186. Diary of a Mad Black Woman
187. Die Hard
188. Digimon: The Movie
189. Dinosaur
190. District 9
191. Disturbia
192. Dodgeball
193. Domino
194. Doom
195. Doomsday
196. Double Impact
197. Doubt
198. Drag Me To Hell
199. Dr. Doolittle
200. Dr. Doolittle 2
201. Dreamcatcher
202. Dr. Seuss’s The Cat In The Hat
203. Dude, Where’s My Car?
204. Dukes of Hazard
205. Dumb and Dumber
206. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
207. Dumbo
208. Edward Scissorhands
209. Eastern Promises
210. Easy A
211. Eclipse
212. Eight Legged Freaks
213. Elektra
214. Elf
215. Elizabeth: The Golden Age
216. Ella Enchanted
217. Enough
218. Epic Movie
219. Eragon
220. Erin Brockovich
221. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
222. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
223. Eurotrip
224. Evan Almighty
225. Evolution
226. Exorcist: The Beginning
227. Face Off
228. Fair Game
229. Fantastic Four
230. Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer
231. Far From Heaven
232. Fargo
233. Fast and Furious
234. Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift
235. Fat Albert
236. Fay Grim
237. Fearless
238. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
239. Field of Dreams
240. Fight Club
241. Final Destination
242. Final Destination 2
243. Final Destination 3
244. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
245. Finding Nemo
246. Flight Of The Phoenix
247. Flight Plan
248. Fools Gold
249. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
250. Forrest Gump
251. Four Christmases
252. Freaky Friday
253. Freddy vs. Jason
254. Freedom Writers
255. Free Willy
256. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
257. Free Willy 3: The Rescue
258. Frida
259. Friday the 13^th
260. Friday the 13^th (2010)
261. Friday the 13^th Part II
262. Friday the 13^th Part III
263. Friday the 13^th Part IV: The Final Chapter
264. Friday the 13^th Part V: A New Beginning
265. Friday the 13^th Part VI: Jason Lives
266. Friday the 13^th Part VII: The New Blood
267. Friday the 13^th Part VIII: Jason Take Manhattan
268. Funny Games
269. Fun With Dick And Jane
270. Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties
271. Garfield: The Movie
272. Get Low
273. Get Smart
274. Ghost
275. Ghost Rider
276. Ghost Ship
277. Ghost’s of Girlfriends Past
278. G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
279. Godzilla
280. Good Boy!
281. Goodfellas
282. Good Luck Chuck
283. Gothika
284. Gran Torino
285. Gremlins
286. Gremlins 2: The New Batch
287. Grindhouse (Planet Terror and Death Proof)
288. Grown Ups
289. Guess Who?
290. Half Nelson
291. Halloween
292. Halloween (2007)
293. Halloween II
294. Halloween III: Season of the Witch
295. Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Mayers
296. Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Mayers
297. Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Mayers
298. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
299. Halloween: Resurrection
300. Hamlet
301. Hancock
302. Hannibal
303. Happily Never After
304. Happy Feet
305. Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
306. Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
307. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
308. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1
309. Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
310. Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
311. Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix
312. Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Askaban
313. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone
314. Heartbreakers
315. Hellbound: Hellraiser II
316. Hellboy
317. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
318. Hellraiser
319. Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth
320. Hellraiser: Bloodline
321. Hellraiser: Hellseeker
322. Hellraiser: Inferno
323. Herby Fully Loaded
324. Hercules
325. Hereafter
326. Hero
327. He’s Just Not That Into You
328. Hidalgo
329. High Tension
330. Highwaymen
331. Hitman
332. Holes
333. Hollow Man
334. Home Alone
335. Home Alone 2
336. Home Alone 3
337. Home Alone 4
338. Home on the Range
339. Honey
340. Hoodwinked
341. Hook
342. Hot Fuzz
343. Hot Tub Time Machine
344. House of 100 Corpses
345. House Of Sand And Fog
346. House of the Dead
347. House On Haunted Hill (1999)
348. Hostage
349. Hostel
350. Hostel: Part II
351. House of Glass
352. House of Wax (2005)
353. How The Grinch Stole Christmas
354. I Am Legend
355. I Am Love
356. Ice Age
357. Ice Age II: The Meltdown
358. Idle Hands
359. I Love You Beth Cooper
360. I Love You, Man
361. Inception
362. Indecent Proposal
363. Independence Day
364. Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
365. Inglorious Bastards
366. Inside Job
367. Inside Man
368. Inspector Gadget
369. Inspector Gadget 2
370. Interview With The Vampire
371. In The Bedroom
372. Invictus
373. I Robot
374. Iron Man
375. Iron Man 2
376. I Spit On Your Grave
377. It
378. It’s Alive
379. Jackass
380. Jackass Number 2
381. Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday
382. Jason X
383. Jaws
384. Jaws 2
385. Jaws 3
386. Jeepers Creepers
387. Jeepers Creepers 2
388. Jenifer’s Body
389. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
390. Jingle All The Way
391. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
392. Joe Dirt
393. John Tucker Must Die
394. Joy Ride
395. Julie & Julia
396. Jumanji
397. Juno
398. Jurassic Park
399. Jurassic Park III
400. Just Friends
401. Just Like Heaven
402. Just My Luck
403. K-19: The Widowmaker
404. Kangaroo Jack
405. Kill Bill
406. Kill Bill Vol. 2
407. King Arthur
408. King Kong (2006)
409. Kiss of the Dragon
410. Kiss The Girls
411. Kung Fu Panda
412. Lady And The Tramp
413. Lady in the Water
414. Lake Placid
415. Land of The Dead
416. Lara Croft Tomb Raider
417. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
418. Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector
419. Leatherheads
420. Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events
421. Leprechaun
422. Liar Liar
423. Life is Beautiful
424. Lilo & Stitch
425. Little Children
426. Little Man
427. Live Free or Die Hard
428. Local Color
429. Lost In Translation
430. Machete
431. Madagascar
432. Madagascar: Escape to Africa
433. Madea’s Family Reunion
434. Magnolia
435. Man Of The House
436. Man on Fire
437. Maria Full of Grace
438. Marie Antoinette
439. Mars Attacks!
440. Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World
441. Match Point
442. Max Keeble’s Big Move
443. Mean Girls
444. Meet The Fockers
445. Meet The Spartans
446. Men In Black
447. Men In Black II
448. Meshes Of The Afternoon
449. Michel Clayton
450. Midnight Meat Train
451. Milk
452. Million Dollar Baby
453. Mirrors
454. Misery
455. Miss March
456. Mission Impossible
457. Mission Impossible III
458. Mothman Prophecies
459. Monster
460. Monsters, Inc.
461. Monsters vs. Aliens
462. Mouse Hunt
463. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
464. Mulan
465. Munich
466. My Sister’s Keeper
467. Mystic River
468. My Super Ex-Girlfriend
469. Nanny McFee
470. National Lampoon’s Vacation
471. National Treasure
472. National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
473. Never Been Kissed
474. Never Let Me Go
475. New In Town
476. New Moon
477. Night At The Museum
478. Night of the Living Dead
479. Night of the Living Dead (1990)
480. Nine Lives
481. No Country For Old Men
482. Norbit
483. North Country
484. Notes On A Scandal
485. Notorious
486. Ocean’s Twelve
487. October Sky
488. Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
489. Once Upon A Time In Mexico
490. On Golden Pond
491. Open Season
492. Open Water
493. Ordinary People
494. Orphan
495. Over Her Dead Body
496. Over The Hedge
497. Panic Room
498. Pan’s Labyrinth
499. Paranormal Activity
500. Paranormal Activity 2
501. Perfume: The Story of A Murderer
502. Peter Pan
503. Pet Sematary
504. Phone Booth
505. Pieces Of April
506. Pinnochio
507. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
508. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
509. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl
510. Planet of the Apes
511. Pocahontas
512. Pokemon: The Movie
513. Pokemon: The Movie 2000
514. Pokemon: Destiny Deoxys
515. Police Academy
516. Pollock
517. Poltergeist
518. Poseidon
519. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Saphire
520. Predator
521. Pride
522. Primeval
523. Psycho
524. Psycho (1998)
525. Pulse
526. Quantum of Solace
527. Quarantine
528. Queen Sized
529. Rabbit Hole
530. Rachel Getting Married
531. Racing Stripes
532. Radio
533. Rain Man
534. Raising Helen
535. Rambo (2008)
536. Ramona and Beezus
537. Ratatouille
538. Red Dragon
539. Red Eye
540. Reign Of Fire
541. Remember Me
542. Remember The Titans
543. Reno 911!: Miami
544. Resident Evil
545. Resident Evil: Apocalypse
546. Resident Evil: Afterlife
547. Resident Evil: Extinction
548. Rest Stop
549. Return To The Blue Lagoon
550. Revolutionary Road
551. Rocky
552. Rogue
553. Role Models
554. Rollerball
555. Romeo and Juliet
556. Romeo Must Die
557. Rosemary’s Baby
558. Rudo y Cursi
559. Rugrats: The Movie
560. Rugrats In Paris: The Movie
561. Run Lola, Run
562. Rush Hour 3
563. Salo or The 120 Days Of Sodom
564. Salt
565. Saving Private Giant
566. Saw
567. Saw II
568. Saw III
569. Saw IV
570. Saw V
571. Saw VI
572. Secondhand Lions
573. See No Evil
574. Sense and Sensibility
575. Scary Movie
576. Scary Movie 2
577. Scary Movie 3
578. Scary Movie 4
579. Scooby-Doo
580. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
581. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
582. Scream
583. Scream 2
584. Scream 3
585. Seed Of Chucky
586. Selena
587. Sex And The City
588. Sex And The City 2
589. Shadow Of The Vampire
590. Shallow Hal
591. Shaolin Soccer
592. Shark Tale
593. Shaun of the Dead
594. Sherlock Holmes
595. She’s The Man
596. Shoot ‘Em Up
597. Shooter
598. Shorts
599. Shrek
600. Shrek 2
601. Shrek The Third
602. Shutter Island
603. Signs
604. Silence of the Lambs
605. Silent Hill
606. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
607. Sin City
608. Six Days Seven Nights
609. Sleeping Beauty
610. Sleeping With The Enemy
611. Sleepover
612. Sleepwalkers
613. Sleepy Hollow
614. Slither
615. Slumdog Millionaire
616. Smoking Aces
617. Snakes on a Plane
618. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
619. Son of the Mask
620. Soul Plane
621. Soul Survivors
622. Spartacus
623. Speed
624. Speed Racer
625. Spider Man
626. Spider Man 2
627. Spider Man 3
628. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
629. Spy Kids
630. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
631. Spy Kids 3D
632. Starsky & Hutch
633. Star Trek (2009)
634. Stay Alive
635. Stealth
636. Step Brothers
637. Step Up
638. Stick It
639. Stone
640. Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun Li
641. Stuart Little
642. Stuart Little II
643. Stuck On You
644. Sugar
645. Sunshine
646. Superbad
647. Superman Returns
648. Super Size Me
649. Suspiria
650. S.W.A.T
651. Swimming Upstream
652. Taken
653. Taking Lives
654. Talk To Her by Pedro Almodovar
655. Tamara
656. Tarzan
657. Tarzan 2
658. Taxi
659. Team America: World Police
660. Terminator
661. Terminator II: Judgment Day
662. Terminator III: Rise of the Machines
663. Terminator Salvation
664. The Abyss
665. The Adams Family
666. The Amazing Panda Adventure
667. The Amityville Horror (2005)
668. The Aviator
669. The Beach
670. The Beauty and the Beast
671. The Blair Witch Project
672. The Blind Side
673. The Blob
674. The Blue Lagoon
675. The Bodyguard
676. The Bone Collector
677. The Bourne Identity
678. The Bourne Supremacy
679. The Bourne Ultimatum
680. The Box
681. The Brave One
682. The Brood
683. The Brothers Bloom
684. The Brothers Grim
685. The Butterfly Effect
686. The Cave
687. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
688. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
689. The Chronicles of Riddick
690. The Constant Gardener
691. The Count of Monte Cristo
692. The Cove
693. The Craft
694. The Crazies (2010)
695. The Dark Knight
696. The Da Vinci Code
697. The Day After Tomorrow
698. The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)
699. The Departed
700. The Descent
701. The Devil’s Rejects
702. The Devil Wears Prada
703. The Emperor’s New Groove
704. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
705. The Exorcist
706. The Expendables
707. The Eye
708. The Family Stone
709. The Fast and The Furious
710. The Fifth Element
711. The Final Destination
712. The First 20 Million is the Hardest
713. The Flintstones
714. The Fly
715. The Fog (2005)
716. The Fourth Kind
717. The Fountain
718. The Forgotten
719. The Fox And The Hound
720. The Fugitive
721. The Game Plan
722. The Gathering
723. The Girl Next Door
724. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
725. The Godfather
726. The Golden Compass
727. The Good Girl
728. The Graduate
729. The Grudge
730. The Grudge 2
731. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
732. The Hangover
733. The Happening
734. The Haunting
735. The Heartbreak Kid
736. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
737. The Hitcher (2007)
738. The Holiday
739. The Hours
740. The House Bunny
741. The Hulk
742. The Hurt Locker
743. The Ice Princess
744. The Incredible Hulk
745. The Incredibles
746. The Informant
747. The Importance of Being Earnest
748. The Invasion (2007)
749. The Iron Giant
750. The Island
751. The Island of Dr. Moreau
752. The Italian Job
753. The Jungle Book
754. The Karate Kid
755. The Karate Kid (2010)
756. The Kid
757. The Kids Are All Right
758. The King’s Speech
759. The Land Before Time
760. The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
761. The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
762. The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through The Mists
763. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
764. The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
765. The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
766. The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
767. The Last Holiday
768. The Last House On The Left (1972)
769. The Last House on The Left
770. The Last Samurai
771. The Last Station
772. The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
773. The Limey
774. The Lion King
775. The Lion King 1 ½
776. The Little Mermaid
777. The Little Mermaid 2
778. The Lives Of Others
779. The Longest Yard
780. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
781. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
782. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
783. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
784. The Mask
785. The Matrix
786. The Matrix: Reloaded
787. The Matrix: Revolutions
788. The Medallion
789. The Messengers
790. The Missing
791. The Mist
792. The Mummy
793. The Mummy Returns
794. The Nanny Diaries
795. The Nightmare Before Christmas
796. The Notebook
797. The Omen (2006)
798. The Orphanage
799. The Other Guys
800. The Pacifier
801. The Parent Trap
802. The Passion of the Christ
803. The Patriot
804. The People Under The Stairs
805. The Perfect Storm
806. The Perfect Stranger
807. The Phantom of the Opera
808. The Pianist
809. The Piano
810. The Polar Express
811. The Prestige
812. The Princess Diaries
813. The Princess Diaries: Royal Engagement
814. The Professional
815. The Proposal
816. The Punisher
817. The Pursuit of Happiness
818. The Queen
819. The Reader
820. The Reaping
821. The Rescuers
822. There Will Be Blood
823. The Ring
824. The Ring 2
825. The Ringer
826. The River Wild
827. The Road
828. The Road To El Dorado
829. The Rookie
830. The Rugrats Go Wild
831. The Ruins
832. The Rundown
833. The Scorpion King
834. The Secret Garden
835. The Secret Life of Bees
836. The Shining
837. The Simpson’s Movie
838. The Sixth Sense
839. The Skeleton Key
840. The Strangers
841. The Taming of the Shrew
842. The Tempest (2010)
843. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
844. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
845. The Thing
846. The Tuxedo
847. The Ugly Truth
848. Un Chien Andolous
849. Under The Tuscan Sun
850. The Uninvited
851. The Village
852. The Wild Thornberry’s
853. The Witches
854. The Young Victoria
855. Thirteen
856. Thirteen Ghosts
857. Titan A.E.
858. Titanic
859. To Kill A Mockingbird
860. Tommy Boy
861. Too Fast, Too Furious
862. Torque
863. Toy Story
864. Toy Story 2
865. Toy Story 3
866. Trade
867. Training Day
868. Transformers
869. Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
870. Transporter
871. Transporter 2
872. Tropic Thunder
873. True Grit (2010)
874. True Lies
875. Turistas
876. Twilight
877. Twister
878. Ultraviolet
879. Unaccompanied Minors
880. Under The Same Moon (Bajo La Misma Luna)
881. Underworld
882. Underworld: Evolution
883. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
884. Unfaithful
885. Unforgiven
886. Universal Soldier
887. Unleashed
888. Up In The Air
889. Uptown Girls
890. Vacancy
891. Valentino: The Last Emperor
892. Van Helsing
893. Vanity Fair
894. Vantage Point
895. Vertigo
896. V For Vendetta
897. Volcano
898. Volver
899. Walking Tall
900. WALL-E
901. Waltz With Bashir
902. Wanted
903. War of the Worlds (2005)
904. What Happens in Vegas
905. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
906. When a Stranger Calls (2006)
907. When in Rome
908. White Chicks
909. White Noise
910. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
911. Wild Strawberries
912. Wild Wild West
913. Winter’s Bone
914. Wolf Creek
915. World Trade Center
916. X-Men
917. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
918. X-Men: The Last Stand
919. X-Men: United
920. XXX
921. XXX: State of the Union
922. Yes Man
923. You Don’t Mess With The Zohan
924. Y Tu Mama Tambien
925. Zach and Miri Make A Porno
926. Zombieland

A Hell Of A Mess (The Tempest review)

The Tempest

*

It is safe to say that this was worse than a tempest. How could anyone such as Julie Taymor gather such a magnificent cast and waste every bit of it. Such wonderful actors as Helen Mirren, Ben Wishaw, Felicity Jones, Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, Alfred Molina, Alan Cumming, and Djimon Honsou. Some in the audience mentioned that Shakespeare doesn’t translate well into film, but I beg to differ. This was the fault of the director and the drug she gave to everyone who was in on this catastrophe of a film.

Whatever you do don’t see this movie, the only reason I gave this a star at all was because the only ones who were thinking during it’s making were the costume designers. They made wonderful creations I would have never imagined to put together. A more innovative use of zippers I have never seen one. The costume department rightfully nabbed an Oscar nomination this year, but everything else in the film is just silly.

The whole movie is like a big fat joke, that is simply not funny. Nothing in this movie is worth watching, and that is a fucking hell of a cast for me to even say that. Trust me, I would not say it’s this bad if I didn’t really mean it. Keep away from the movie, and simply refrain yourself to looking at pictures of the costumes. I can’t believe this movie was so bad, for there seemed to be such good possibility. I mean the cast, that alone gave this movie such promise. I walked out entirely disappointed, and wishing I hadn’t wasted my time watching this movie. I love films and I know that a lot goes into doing them, but this one just doesn’t seem to be a film at all. Trust me when I say you will be wasting your time watching it, the star above is entirely a star for the costume design which blew me away. Everything else is worthless.