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War Horse (2011)
What I really loved about 'War Horse' was the entire different angle… More
What I really loved about 'War Horse' was the entire different angle on warfare. For once, we didn't focus on a single being or a single 'side' but yet we seen the horrors of war from both perspectives and not only from the different soldiers perspective but from the civilian perspectives. Furthermore, the movie showed a ton of different angles within the war (not stuck on a single foot soldier, air unit, etc).
I was totally skeptical about a 2 and a half hour movie that done nothing but follow a horse around the war but the insight in which it gave us to the war and numerous viewpoints while also keeping us intrigued from the perspective of an animal's role in the war, it presented its piece well, and I truly enjoyed it. It was a beautiful film that I would without a doubt recommend to anyone interested in this historical period or just in horses in general.
The only way I'd recommend not seeing this movie is if you cannot stomach the ill treatment of animals (not a fault of the movie however; simply reality) or you just don't like long movies. As I said, I felt it did a pretty great job at holding someone's attention, all the same it was quite long and I don't know if it's a movie I could sit through numerous times at that length but it without a doubt is worth a watch.
5 days ago via Flixster
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Chronicle (2012)
Chronicle posed the question , "What are you capable of" , taking an… More
Chronicle posed the question , "What are you capable of" , taking an interesting approach by using the potentiality of that question and telekinetic powers to follow a boy who was pushed too far in terms of 'bullying' and acted back towards the world with his new found possession of powers.
It was an interesting way to tackle the subject but it seemed a little over the top to me. Judging from the trailer alone, I thought the movie was actually going to be about 'What are you capable of' and show more of the telekinetic ordeals more so than the usage of such to tackle more moral questions on the grounds of bullying. As courageous as the attempt to mix the two was, I think it failed.
The actors were mediocre at very least and the plot as much potential as it had was limited by its lack of ability to choose one topic or the other for the movie. There were a ton of loose ends, unexplained scenes, and just a whole lot of jumping around that made little sense in the terms of a good movie.
Chronicle was a film with high potential, a decent watch if you're bored, and get's a couple stars for mere creativity by approach, but all in all it didn't capitalize on its moral or telekinetic basis.
8 days ago via Flixster
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Bad Company (1972)
Bad Company was an awesome glimpse into one of Jeff Bridges earlier… More
Bad Company was an awesome glimpse into one of Jeff Bridges earlier roles.
What I loved about this movie it the fact that it was filmed in 1972 giving it true western feel and realistic approach (likely because it wasn't filmed as much in Hollywood Studios as truly out in the open), but more so was, it was filmed before we lived in a overly sensitive society where as the movie was able to be completely gritty with the times using terms and outlooks to be as authentic as it truly would have been if you were actually watching these men in the 1860s.
The plot itself was a well done following of an Ohio Boy who started out as a good Christian Hillbilly who deserted before he was drafted into the Union Army; partially because of the sacrifices his family had already gave (his older brother). It truly captures the essence of the time and how many well-behaved individuals were changed into ruthless out-laws solely based on the ruthless era in which they lived.
8 days ago via Flixster
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One Week (2008)
'One Week' poses a simple question: "What would you do if you had just… More
'One Week' poses a simple question: "What would you do if you had just one week to live?"
When the main character in this movie finds out that he has been diagnosed with cancer he goes through the typical stages of depression and finally embarks on a mission to find out what's important to him in life. This movie tackles the idea of the typical individuals situation; the idea that many of us fail to really capture and go after what is important in life and rather we 'settle' and live lives of repetitiveness and routine. Sometimes it takes tragedy or sometimes it's just too late when we finally figure out what we truly want out of life.
For an independent film, I thought this movie was absolute amazing; its plot, visuals, actors, and even the questions posed are all fairly basic yet it reaches out and touches emotional hot-spots that many movies fail to do.
I would recommend this to basically anyone! More particularly anyone who likes those motivational moments where you suddenly feel alive and start questioning what you want to do with your life, what your missing, and perhaps the biggest enlightenment who and what is most important to you.
And it can all be brought on through one simple question tackled by 'Ben Tyler'.
"What would you do, if you just had One Week to live?"
28 days ago via Flixster
