Cape Fear

I had a hard time sympathizing with any of the characters in this movie, but it was entertaining. The only thing that bugged me were the couple “YOU IDIOT!!!” moments, like when the lawyer slips on the blood of his friend. Come on! Also, where exactly was the housboat “adrift” at the end? in the ocean? on a raging river? I couldn’t tell, but it just didn’t look natural.

Strange Days

I thought this was a really cool movie. Juliette Lewis in her heyday… In any case, I was always sad that this movie didn’t “do” as well as it should have. I can’t really pick out any single thing that impressed me with the movie. Maybe they just did a good job showing how the “invention” integrated itself into society, and how it became a problem for the obsessed.

 

Natural Born Killers

It’s too bad that most people can’t get past the disgusting exterior of this movie to see the genius inside. This is Oliver Stone’s best movie in my opinion. It was so completely over-the-top that it was completely free from any barriers. Life is a fuse… lots of sparks and then one day, BOOM! Actually, this movie was one long mushroom trip – Mr. Stone conceived much of it while under the influence (so I’m told), and there are references to funky mushrooms throughout the movie. Beside that, it’s a great commentary on the state of our society and media. If people are offended by this movie, they better wake up and take a look around them. This movie is just a fantasy, the world around them is real and it’s a lot more scary than “Natural Born Killers”. Closing one’s eyes in denial only makes things worse. Shielding oneself from reality by selective attention is the path to an early death. Not using one’s mind is the same thing as actively destroying it with a noxious drug or a bullet between the eyes.