Zane Umsted (zumsted07)

Female Trouble R

I understand what this is, in the sense that it's supposed to be bad taste and camp and whatever else, but more than disliking the plot (in which only part of the bad taste and camp exist) I just found the whole thing to be super-annoying. I laughed at the shock parts and the absurd parts, but you know what I didn't laugh at? Everybody screaming at each other in shrill voices. It was super grating and it comprises the whole movie, which in itself was so blatant in its visual unappeal that I found myself not laughing at the movie but just being irritated by it.

Man Som Hatar Kvinnor (Millenium: Part 1 - Men Who Hate Women) (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Unrated

I was very impressed with this film. Although the resolution drags on and ties up strings that I had forgotten were loosened, the mystery core of the plot delivers a heck of a thriller. It's like the beautiful child of FRAILTY and TELL NO ONE, and it's fantastic.

Into the Wild R

My favorite movie ever! I had been looking forward to this movie for a long time before watching it in hopes that it would really speak to my desire for adventure. Not only did it deliver in that regard, in a way that I never could've imagined, but it also gave me a new outlook on life. Christopher McCandless, alias "Alexander Supertramp," embarks on his adventure to escape what he feels are trappings of human society: materialism, status, greedy priorities, and the generic cookie-cutter structure of life. The movie portrays Alexander Supertramp at once as a pioneer and as a naive headstrong young man, and Emile Hirsch is pitch perfect in playing the complex role. As Alex begins to starve once reaching "the wild" of Alaska, you see the extent of Hirsch's transformation into the role to a point where he could be referred to as "Chrisian Bale Version 2.0" in terms of his extreme weightloss. Hirsch is not the only noteworthy performance, however. All of the supporting turns, including Catherine Keener, Hal Holbrook, and Vince Vaughn, are also emotionally engaging and give further depth to the movie. It is also worth noting that the soundtrack by Eddie Vedder is phenomenal, both in the movie and in its own regards. Into the Wild is, in my opinion, the ultimate counter-culture film despite it being released in the wrong decade and is the best, deepest, most thought-provoking film that I have ever seen.

Sin City R

My favorite movie ever. A flawless comic book to film translation.