Yakwhacker
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| Movie: | Oldboy, The Fly, Eraserhead, Children of Men, eXistenZ, Waitress |
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| Actor: | Kevin Spacey, Sean Penn, Simon Pegg, Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Michael Caine |
| Director: | David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Chan-wook Park, Andrei Tarkovsky, Paul Thomas Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Terry Gilliam |
| Quote: | "Life as the fatal sexually transmitted disease." |
| I like to watch movies. I like to play games. I like to read and write and play guitar and listen to music. I now live in close proximity to a Sundance theater, which makes my day. I work as a Mobile PC Tech. I give out tons of recommendations, so don't say you weren't warned. :P |
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Oldboy
R
Easily one of the finest examples of film-making I've ever seen, Oldboy is not only stylish and brutal, but stylish and brutal for the purpose of the story. I cannot begin to express how deeply affecting this movie is- a tragedy on an epic scale. Absolutely gorgeous, perfectly paced and so much human depth, this is a movie like none that I've ever seen. I came away from it in a daze.
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Eraserhead
Unrated
Lynch at his finest. Horrific, dark, surreal, and experimental. Industrial wastelands and awkward interactions. An amazing film.
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The Fly
R
The perfect Cronenberg movie and a unique take on the horror genre. Jeff Goldblum is amazing as Seth Brundle, capturing his awkward nerdiness while dousing him in a thick layer of humanity. And of course, because Cronenberg wrote it, there is a deep tragedy played out as Seth's body is perverted by his own ignorant decision and his soul and humanity suffer for it. Geena Davis is great and the whole thing just reeks of icy darkness, cold and distant and still deeply affecting- a classic.
4.
Sunshine
R
Magnificent, trippy and gorgeous. Sunshine is all the crazy shit I ever imagined would happen in space put into one epic film. Cillian Murphy is amazing, as always. In fact, the whole cast is great. Don't expect a light hearted journey to the sun here- Sunshine is a brutal, unforgiving place for its characters. This movie made me giggle and get a little teary-eyed more than once. Can't recommend it to fans of the genre more. Of special note is the soundtrack, which pretty much puts the film from good into amazing.
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Juno
PG-13
Juno is absolute genius. I've tried to figure out a way to put it for a while, and I've come to that conclusion. At first, I really hated the dialogue that spewed from ellen page...but as the characters develop, they are lovable. Completely. Michael Cera is amazing, a totally captivating actor whose characters I identify with and he embodies well. Very well written, very well paced. Saw this one at a screening and then a second time. One of my favorite comedies, up there with Waitress and Knocked Up.
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Waitress
PG-13
Let me start by saying that Waitress is perhaps the funniest movie I've seen since Borat. At least, I haven't laughed as much during a movie since Borat. I'm a sucker for dry humor, and this movie has it in spades. Every character is lovable, the settings are colorful but not overbearing, the writing is smart and filled with humanity. Keri Russell is stellar in the lead, and Adrienne Shelly gives a fine performance in what has become, unfortunately, her last role as actress, writer, and director. Also of note is Jeremy Sisto's Earl, a despicable waste of life that evoked feelings in me generally reserved for the nastiest of movie villains; and Andy Griffith as the lovable grumpy old guy.
I am usually not a fan of romantic comedies. Did I like Waitress? Hell yes. Waitress is easily one of the best movies of the year, and one of the best comedies I've ever seen. If you have a limited release theater in your area, you have no excuse- go see it.
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Thriller
by Sarahposted 6 days ago -
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Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
by _kellyIt's not hard for this film to be brilliant. The camera just has to be running on these people, and then it is up to the makers to dig through the three years of footage to compile a coherent story.
All of them are young, introspective, resourceful, friendly, and full of potential. But they are also all very filled with sadness, in great despair, in ill health, in dangerous situations, and rarely happy because they are all addicted to heroin. It would not be surprising if a followup done today would reveal all the participants, or at least a majority, to now be dead of a drug-related cause. At the conclusion, two main subjects have AIDS and are not receiving treatment, and one of them is still prostituting despite a looming charge of attempted murder if charged again with prostitution.
Of course when dealing with this topic, the content will be saddening, but the factor that determines whether or not the film is good is if it is revealing. And this film does reveal in horrific detail the reality of junkie living. We see their battered bodies, bruises and burst blood vessels spotting their skin from frequent injection and dramatic weight losses from neglecting eating for fixing. We see them in the throes of withdrawal and, more rarely, doped to the point of complete loss of awareness with their only spoken sentiments being about their specific despairs and missing loved ones. We see them lurking on street corners to advertise for dates, visiting public restrooms to shoot up, using pay phones to contact dealers, and running small dealing operations out of temporary and deteriorating living spaces. We see them attempting relationships with other addicts, but it seems that what draws these people together is their addiction and mutual need for supporting their addiction. We see them attempting to regain their lives when jail or death looms, but we also witness them inevitably falling back into the deadly grip of addiction.
Great documentaries reveal stark reality, and this film certainly accomplishes that.It's been a good while since I've done a recommendation, so here's a depressing but quite riveting documentary about young heroin addicts in San Francisco, filmed 1995 through 1998, and like many great drug documentaries, distributed by HBO. Not for the faint of anything, as there is much intravenous drug use, blood, and ailing physical states.
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Star Trek
by Sarah
A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members" I'm a doctor, not a physicist!- McCoy"
Now I have been waiting for this film to come out for so so long and so glad that it finally got the right release date. I am mainly a fan of TNG but equally love the original series which I have watched many many times. I am pleased to say that it exceeded my expectations in every single way and the 2 and a bit hours flew by. Probably one of the best cinematic experiences that I've had...purely because of the fact that I don't normally not notice the time fly by!
One thing that does annoy me is the stingma attached to being a fan of the franchise. Why should people think you must be a geek for liking this? Well, anyway, having watched the original series I can safely say that Abrams has perfectly cast everyone in this film. From the first showings of Kirk, Spock and the crew these actors were the legendary characters that I had been watching. Obviously Zachary Quinto is perfect at Spock but equally brilliant was Chris Pine. Not only does he look gorgeous but he looks like a young Shatner and every mannerism is there to the sitting on the captains chair, to the look to Spock everything was perfect. Karl Urban also made me laugh as he too was just perfect in the role of Bones McCoy. IWhat was interesting there was the fact that I hadn't really any idea of the relationship between Kirk and Bones and that it was so close. Anton Yelchin as Checkov was spot on aswell with that very broken English accent that we all know and love from the orginal series. Zoe Saldana as Uhura really suprised me aswell as I just didn't picture her like that at all. Would love the know about the realtionship between Uhura and Spock, that was something which did baffle me a little I must admit.
The special effects were absolutly incredible which really brought the film alive and kicking into the audience's minds. I think that may really be the reason why It really felt just incredible to watch. I don't think a Star Trek film, even with the Next Generation. I think it will mos likely be up for an Oscar.
What Abrams has done is created a whole new Trek for a Post-modern generation where things like Star Trek are seen as something for Geeks, as I mentioned before. After watching this film, it really feels like a part of popular culture. He's created a Trek, which it is cool to watch and you don't feel like a Geek at all.
Overall, just one brilliant prequel to an already lengendary franchise. One film which you don't have to have seen any Trek episodes at all to enjoy. Look out for a cameo by Lenoard Nimoy and a great performance by Eric Bana. Now eagerly await the sequal
Highly recomended
9/10Go out and see it now!
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