A very interesting period movie inspired by a famous painting. I liked the way the story & characters were well balanced, and not cliche… what I mean is that every possible plot line is not brought to it’s most dramatic conclusion, and the characters are able to control their emotional (i.e. sexual) impulses. But, we’re still left with an engaging & passionate movie.
Category Archives: Reviews
Girl, Interrupted
I was really impressed with this. Perhaps that’s because I wasn’t expecting much, but I think regardless, this is a movie that works. In the end, the funniest thing is that… the therapy works, sort-of.
Giant
Boy do they have problems. How could a man’s son want to go to harvard and be a doctor? the bastard, I’d disown him! Then there’s the question… should I sell the plane? am I really getting enough use out of it? It’s a little hard to feel sorry for any of the characters in this movie. Society sure has changed. I did find the movie to be quite entertaining as a comedy. James Dean does a great falling-down-drunk scene near the end (that was pretty funny). And the score? “I’ve been workin’ on the railroad”? What could be funnier than that?
Ghost World
Have you ever seen those silly beer ads that end with the quote “true”, like the ad has shown something you’re nodding your head to? Screw those ads, this movie was “true”. Any film that features songs by the Buzzcocks and Skip James is just beyond true. I especially liked the ending… because nothing ever is truly resolved.
Ghostbusters II
It was dumb, and I didn’t like it.
Ghostbusters
It was dumb, but I guess I liked it.
Ghost
It worked for me. I liked the way it de-mystified the whole ghost thing (you know, setting rules and regulations and all…)
Gattaca
As time passes, this movie becomes more and more relevant and prescient. Is this really where we’re headed? I liked how the movie focused on the story, and avoided other peripheral items about how the future might work. Not many movies make you think and keep you entertained. This one did.
The Gangs of New York
A really rich and stylish film. It didn’t matter too much that there were a couple plot-holes and things which happened “for no reason”. I didn’t find it overly-violent either. Yes, it was violent, but they didn’t present the violence as the “focus” of the various scenes.
Game of Death
Bruce Lee’s death was tragic. He had so much more living to do. I’d love to see what Bruce would be doing these days if he was still around. He was just starting to work on this movie when he died. He’d only filmed a few “test scenes”, and those are shown in all their glory at the end. The rest of this “movie” is utterly awful. The story is completely different than what Bruce had intended. If you rent this, do yourself a favor and forward to the end, don’t even bother with the rest of it.
The Game
It was an OK film. Of course by the end, I was really getting sick of the continuous plot twists… ok, just tell me what the hell is going on. It was a little hard to believe, but it was enjoyable.
Gandhi
A well done movie about an icon. How do you tell such a story in a few hours? I suppose you do it the best you can.
The Full Monty
The premise was really hard to believe… although, as the movie progressed, it got a little easier… what the heck? it’s just a movie anyway.
The Fugative
Intelligently written. That probably enough of a reason to see this. So few movies have even that much going for them.
From Dusk Till Dawn
I really liked this movie, at least the beginning of it. Once it turned into a vampire-killing bonanza, it lost its appeal. Well, half a movie is better than no movie at all.
Friday the 13th
The only good one of the bunch. Once upon a time, teen horror flicks with psychopathic killers were actually original. Someone had to be first. This movie, Halloween and the original Nightmare on Elm Street are the only good ones I can think of. The story? Psychopathic killer terrorizes horny teens. simple?
Frida
A well-done movie about the painter. I really liked the way they wove her paintings into the imagry of the film, like the paintings were Frida’s reflection of her reality (see it and you’ll know what I mean)…
The Freshman
Quite odd. I did love the ending though – everything tastes like chicken anyway.
Free Willy
The title of this movie sort of gives away the ending. Of course, is there ever any doubt? I think the real-life saga of the whale used in the movie is more interesting.
Freejack
A sterotypical manical gazillionaire tries to achieve immortality by stealing soon-to-be dead bodies from the past. Scrawny Mick Jagger plays the part of the bad guy’s “muscle”… Emilo Estevez is the targeted victim. I saw this quite a long time ago, and don’t remember how it ends, but I’m guessing there are explosions and that the bad guy dies in some grusome way.
The Fountain
Wow. I’m still in a state of eternal dreaming. There were bits and pieces of this movie that seemed a bit forced at the time of watching, but taken as a complete package it was simply a glorious piece of art.
For Your Eyes Only
James Bond saves mankind again.
Forrest Gump
Mama always said life is like a box of hand grenades… you never know when it’s gonna explode. Sure, this was a good movie. The thing which scares me is that there are some people who think Forrest Gump is a real person. What a pathetic bunch of morons we humans are.
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Columbus the man. I liked the way that this movie shows the reason so many subsequent explorers were ruthless, evil warmongers. They had little choice, things were simply anarchy back then and they required a “big stick”. In this movie (I have no idea if it’s historically accurate), Columbus tries to be a “good guy” and is a total failure.
Forever Young
I don’t understand the romance of just “being” with someone… is it just me? am I heartless? I mean, they’re together for like 5 seconds at the end, and they make it out to be such a wonderful thing. How can 5 seconds make up for a whole lifetime missed?