| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
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| Audition (Ôdishon) - R | November 16, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Dracula - Prince of Darkness - Unrated | November 16, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) - PG-13 | October 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Shining - R | October 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Easy Rider - R |
I was utterly surprised by this film. I was expecting nothing more than some short scenes of our now-infamous actors smoking marijuana followed by trippy Willy Wonka scenes . Oddly, this did occur, but this film was much more than that. This film should be shown in every American History class in the United States. It not only showed the beauty of the country of which we reside, but it also spoke about the people that reside in it. You know the old saying, 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people', well after watching this film, it is a very true statement. We are afraid of what is different. We are a culture that is afraid of change, yet seek it so badly. We are a society of hypocrites, androids, and ignorants. We thrive on the fact that we are the best country in the world, yet somebody shows any disassociation of routine, we are the first to question and get angry. I would dare say that we have moved so far from the 60s that I cannot see why our parents do not cry everyday. Their generations was a free-spirited, mind challenging culture that explored all possibilities no matter the cost. The experience was all they needed as a reward. Now, we are more concerned about money and the family-plan that we sometimes place ourselves on the backburner to life. Wake, eat, and pay the bills. What a sad daily structure that we have. When was the last time you considered the possibility of just jumping on your bike and riding until you hit water? Probably not for a long time ? why? It is called 'bills' and 'responsibilities'. These are the choices that we chose to make, and for anyone to say that they cannot do it, I would have to challenge. You CAN do anything, it is whether you chose to do it is another question. I wonder what it will be like in another 30 years. Where will we be, and will the idea of individualism be lost? I can't wait to see ? Outside of the deeply rooted themes of this film, I felt that Hopper (who also directed) knew exactly what he was doing behind the camera. He kept the talking short, the music loud and symbolic, and allowed the background to do the explaining. I loved the fact that we really knew nothing about Fonda or Hopper's characters. It allowed us to relate to them. You could easily add your story into their characters and have the life that you lead and wish to escape. Hopper was able to transform this film from a drug movie to a film about humanity. Fonda, who also helped write the film with Hopper, did a superb job of adding Nicholson's character into the mix. Nicholson represented us, the American public and our love of liquor, football, and lies. I viewed Nicholson as the average American. He drank too much, was the product of a wealthy upbringing, but did not know much about the world. He was sheltered. He never smoked weed (in fact didn't even know what it was when presented to him), never left the state line, and never lived life. He constantly used the expression, 'I have always wanted to ?'. How many times do you hear this a day from either a family member or a co-worker? If you always wanted to do it, why haven't you? So, here we have Hanson, dreaming a dream but never following through, who is traveling with two guys that live the ultimate life and live by their own rules. They are complete opposites, but Hanson's words seemed to remain in my mind for a long time. He reminded me of one of my wife's students today that spoke about freedom. He knew exactly what it was, but never practiced it. Hopper and Fonda were walking (driving most of the time) representations of the word 'freedom'. It is tragic what happens to Harmon, because he (unfortunately) experienced the negative side of freedom ? hatred and fear of the unknown. There was one scene that just jumped out at me. It occurs in the diner before the incident later that night where our travelers experience hatred in the country they admire so much. They go from peace and love to fear and hate. It is as if they witnessed night and day. It was frightening to hear the words coming from people in that restaurant. It was not only scary to wonder what was going to happen to our narrators, but mainly that people were speaking that way to fellow citizens. I know that it still occurs today, and it is surprising to me. We bomb a country because they do not follow the same principles that we do, but we need to start asking ourselves this question ? do we need another United States? |
October 10, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Watchmen - R | I had been waiting to see this movie for ages but when I finally came across it at a reduced price in a second hand shop I thought nothing could ever beat The Dark Knight as the greatest comic book movie ever made but 'Watchmen' certainly gives it a run for its money. Drawing away from the classic save-the-day superhero and looking into the dark side of morality, vigilance and politics. The movie is set in a gritty, cruel and porn theatre drenched New York City where most of the worlds vermin are revealed. One inparticular scene where Dr.Manhattan is being interviewed on television and then a reporter reveals that his ex-wive (for whom he is responsible for) has cancer and then as soon as this is revealed she walks in and removes her wig to show the world just what he had done to her. Another great performance in this movie is Jackie Earle Harley as Rorshach whose performance is absolutely spellbinding and give us the deeper look into how horrible the world could become, and not to forget the famous line "What You Need To Realise Is That I'm Not Stuck In Here With All Of You, All Of You Are Stuck In Here With Me", Classic 5/5 | October 10, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Little Nicky - PG-13 | October 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The General - Unrated | October 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Up in Smoke - R | October 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Faust - Unrated | October 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Act of Violence - Unrated | October 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Mondo Topless (Mondo Girls) - NC-17 | October 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Ilsa - She Wolf of the SS - R | October 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Raising Arizona - PG-13 | October 8, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Cutting Moments - Unrated | I seen a clip from this and this is actual torture porn this should not have been made its just too bloody gross | August 20, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Airheads - PG-13 |
I have seen this many times and never grow tired of watching it. It seems the more I watch it, the funnier it gets. It is fucking hilarious! I especially think that Steve Buscemi and Brendan Fraser are the funniest in this flick. I love the girl that played Chazz's girlfriend as well, the way she would beat the crap out of Chazz was too much! I don't think that anybody that ever was in a Rock-Roll band could watch this movie without cracking up. I guess maybe you had to be there? If you haven't seen this film I recommend that you rent it, or better yet buy a copy to add to your collection. This is a classic Rock-n-Roll comedy that you must see |
August 17, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! - R | Russ Meyer has to be one of the most under-rated directors of all-time. His films are comicbook and cartoonish in style, everything is exaggerated. Men are generally portrayed as weak, impotent losers to which his powerful, oversexed women throw scorn and ridicule. This film is no exception. And along with FW Murnau's Expressionist masterpiece "Faust", "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" also features one of my favourite opening sequences to any film. Go baby, go | August 13, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Turbulence 3 - Heavy Metal - R | August 10, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Night of the Living Dead - Unrated |
Made in 1968 on a hand to mouth budget by enthusiasts in Pittsburgh, this suitably grungy off?Hollywood production became one of the most influential horror movies ever made. George A. Romero?s film has had official sequels (Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead), remakes (one in 3-D), parodies (Return of the living Dead, Shaun of the Dead), rip-offs (Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue) and several horribly mutilated re-releases with useless extra footage, new soundtracks or colorisation. It changed the face of the horror film, setting a precedent for the work of directors like Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, John Carpenter and David Cronenberg in the 1970s. In fact, it?s such an important movie that it runs the risk of disappointing first-time viewers who?ve seen all the later films that copied its licks ? part of its strength is that it?s not a glossy, predictable Hollywood horror and so it has a grainy, semi-amateur, black and white look which gives it a dread sense of conviction. The shambling dead besiege a group of squabbling wannabe survivors in an isolated farmhouse, eating the entrails of those too inept to see them off with a bullet to the brain. Many of its plot strands were unprecedented: a heroine who reacts credibly to an appalling situation by becoming a useless catatonic, a black hero who finally has less to fear from the zombies than from the ghoul-hunting posse combing the countryside as if on a Vietnam search and destroy mission, news bulletins that include expert advice (?kill the brain and you kill the ghoul?) from the men on the ground, a relentlessly pessimistic ending. |
August 9, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Pet Sematary - R | August 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Bram Stoker's Dracula - R | August 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Forrest Gump - PG-13 | August 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Searchers - Unrated | August 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Blue Velvet - R | A dark,disturbing slice of america.from the outside we all appear to live normal,mundane lives but when we close the doors and pull the curtains,normality ends.Set in a small town this film documents the lives of its inhabitants who look like angels but turn into demons during the night.Sex,Violence,Drugs,Sadism, all surface and take over in an orgy of violence and depravity.watch this film with friends or people you know and love.before you do turn off the phone and tv.sit back and prepared to be scared.A modern classic if ever there was one. | August 6, 2009 | N/A | |||
| A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari) - R | For me this is the best of the 'Dollars' trilogy . Although a lot of people I know would disagree with me on this one choosing G,B,U over this but I still stand by my decision. Eastwood handles himself very well as the stranger, shaping a character strong enough to beg a sequel. Further plaudits go to title animation by Luigi Lardani, which sets the style of this film from the start. Also to music, somewhat redundant but effective in the western vein. . All the classic Leone ingredients were there - the atonal score, the graphic violence, the horrendous dubbing - and the film's Stateside success changed the face of a genre. For me, Leone only beat this with Once Upon A Time In The West, but fair to say he had a massive reputation then, here he is only a beginner but yet with this film he changed the Western genre and made it into a form of exploitation film known as 'Spaghetti Western' and therefore changed not only a genre, but film history. | August 6, 2009 | N/A |
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