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Lost and Found
I can’t believe I even watched this.
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The only thing that sucks about this movie is that it’s over. I can’t look forward to another one, it’ll never be “new” for me again. Everything about this movie (and the other two) was glorious.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Not as mind-blowing as the first one simply because we’ve seen the first one. Still, it was pretty darn entertaining… I do wish they’d not added the elves in helm’s deep & the warg riders scene & had given more time to the Ents. But, even with those changes/omissions, I was slaphappily satisfied. 2hrs & 59minutes never passed so quickly.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Frankly amazing. Where was this movie when I was 13? Oh well, it was good at 31. I think this was the best of the trilogy… everything was fresh, and they didn’t have to rely on so much computerized battle scenes to fill time.
The Longest Yard – 1974
You know… football is a frickin’ game! Hello!
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
It wasn’t the greatest Albert Brooks movie – seemed a little rushed in construction. It seemed that he thinks it’s funny to “not be funny” a lot. Sometimes that works, but I think he overdoes it here. The movie could have used a bit more script editing, re-writing, etc. There were some good bits, but a lot of throw-away stuff too.
The Lonely Guy
Aren’t there any lonely girls out there? Why is it so damn difficult for those two “entities” to meet?
Lolita
Another disturbing movie. A man falls in love (or at least in lust) with a 14-year-old girl… who happens to be his stepdaughter (after he marries her mom in order to stay close to the family). The girl is totally wacko (and not at all innocent), and he is an obsessed pervert. What a couple! I suppose that’s simplifying it a bit too much… The plot shows how each of them becomes who they are. So, we’re not just presented with a couple of screwed up people, we’re presented with a couple of somewhat normal people who slip or get pushed over the edge. As you can probably guess, they don’t go on living happily ever after. The whole thing is pretty tragic. I was a little annoyed by the sound in the movie… the dialogue was really quiet, while the background noises were really loud. I had to crank up the volume to hear people talk, and then BOOM! a car would drive by. Maybe I just had a crummy tape though. The direction of the movie was pretty good – there were a lot of well filmed scenes. If you don’t mind seeing a movie of such subject matter, go see it. But, if you do mind you will likely be repulsed.
The Lives of Others
Absolutely fantastic in every regard. Do yourself a favor, and see this. What happens when a spy realizes he’s on the wrong side of history?
The Little Mermaid
Disney promoting dictatorships again… or well, “Monarchies”, but whatever. What are we teaching our kids? Hey Ariel – who died and made YOU princess?
Little Big Man
Great black comedy about the American Indian wars, or should we say “slaughter”. It has you laughing, then you realize it’s really sickening… What’s amazing about this movie is that you realize how perverted the actions and attitudes of the US government (and US people) are. It’s easy to dismiss or laugh at the whole Indian question – which is what this movie has you doing for much of its length. Then, just when you’re thinking it’s all cute and funny, bam – reality hits.
The Lion King
Did you ever wonder why Disney makes so many movies that promote dictatorships? Simba? Who voted for THAT asshole? No wonder the other lions had a revolution – Power to the Pride!
Liar Liar
One of the few palatable Jim Carrey movies. It’s a funny concept, and he pulls it off. Is it possible to lie your way through life? No. or yes, or whatever, sure maybe?
The Legend of Suriyothai
A very neat movie… But, the US version is cut/edited rather poorly. It’s really a ~5hr movie about Thai royal intrigue in the 16th century. The US version is cut down to 2.5 hours, which can leave you really confused. I’m told there is no full-length version with english sub-titles. Too bad for me, but fine for Thai speakers. I guess it was partly commissioned by the Thai royal family as a sort of “this is our history” movie. Anyway, it’s not really a conventional movie, I think it would fall more into a category halfway between a regular movie and an “historical dramatization”. In any case, it’s worth watching just to see the set designs & costumes – very elaborate & well-done.
Legend
= Labyrinth – David Bowie + Tom Cruise.
Lethal Weapon III
Even MORE Mel!
Lethal Weapon II
More Mel.
Lethal Weapon
Mel
Legally Blonde
The only thing that comes to mind is “quirky”.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Extraordinarily ridiculous in so many ways it’s extraordinary.
The Lawnmower Man
In the grand scheme of things, this movie will probably be lost and forgotten. So what?
La Vie en Rose
Wow. What a performance. This was an instant classic just for that. I do wish they’d treated the “big secret” differently, but it didn’t take away from the whole package.
The Last Starfighter
How many kids playing video games have wished for this to happen? You’re actually training to fly a real life space-ship? there are really aliens out there? cool! the best thing about this movie was its early use of computer effects for the outer-space scenes. Sure it looks fake, but that was the limit of the computers of the day. After a few minutes, your mind will just accept it as real.
The Last Samurai
Great movie. But, why couldn’t they just “stop fighting”? Hello! This whole war had to be one of the most pointless things I’ve ever witnessed (on film anyway). The samurai may have died “with honor”, but I think it’d have been more honorable not to fight at all.