You're kidding, right? Number 84??? About some white hippies who ride motorcycles from LA to Mardi Gras and then get killed on the way home?
Seriously, 84????
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Movie #87A: Frankenstein
Rank: 4.5 out of 5
Being made in the 1930's, you wouldn't think this movie would be that scary today but several scenes are quite frightening and, if nothing else, make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
Frankenstein does what so many others of its time and soon after couldn't--provides the metaphor and meaning of a play through the medium of film. The cinematography of the monster awakening and reaching for the light overhead versus the following scene of him battling the fire (representative of hell) provides a basic reference for the rest of the plot.
Being made in the 1930's, you wouldn't think this movie would be that scary today but several scenes are quite frightening and, if nothing else, make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
Frankenstein does what so many others of its time and soon after couldn't--provides the metaphor and meaning of a play through the medium of film. The cinematography of the monster awakening and reaching for the light overhead versus the following scene of him battling the fire (representative of hell) provides a basic reference for the rest of the plot.
Movie #89B: The Sixth Sense
Rank: 4.25 out of 5
Shrink befriends a kid.
He sees dead people.
SPOILER: Willis is a ghost!
Shrink befriends a kid.
He sees dead people.
SPOILER: Willis is a ghost!
Movie #86: Mutiny on the Bounty
Rank: 2.5 out of 5
When on British ships
the pigs belong to Britain.
Bligh is an asshole.
Excited to see
Clark Gable with his shirt off.
Bligh is an asshole.
Really sucks to be
a seaman for Great Britain.
Bligh is an asshole.
When on British ships
the pigs belong to Britain.
Bligh is an asshole.
Excited to see
Clark Gable with his shirt off.
Bligh is an asshole.
Really sucks to be
a seaman for Great Britain.
Bligh is an asshole.
Movie 84A: Fargo
Rank: 2 out of 5
This movie suffers one of the worst fates: mis-marketing. It is classified as a comedy which misleads the viewer and makes it far worse than what it would be if it were marketed as a true melodrama. As a drama, it makes a poignant statement about the seductive, calculated world of crime we're generally presented versus the reality of Joe Blow attempting such. It also shows an uplifting story of a female sheriff who puts her husband and happy marriage before her job while managing to still be efficient and successful in her career--note the movie's last scene.
This movie suffers one of the worst fates: mis-marketing. It is classified as a comedy which misleads the viewer and makes it far worse than what it would be if it were marketed as a true melodrama. As a drama, it makes a poignant statement about the seductive, calculated world of crime we're generally presented versus the reality of Joe Blow attempting such. It also shows an uplifting story of a female sheriff who puts her husband and happy marriage before her job while managing to still be efficient and successful in her career--note the movie's last scene.
Movie #89A: Patton
Rank: 3.75 out of 5
"I can't see the reason such fine young men get killed. There are so many battles yet to fight." --George Patton
Therein lies the paradoxical theme of the film.
"I can't see the reason such fine young men get killed. There are so many battles yet to fight." --George Patton
Therein lies the paradoxical theme of the film.
Movie #85: A Night at the Opera
Rank: 5 out of 5
The Marx Brothers are the only comedies included on the list as far as we're concerned so enjoy the break from realism and melodrama--these guys are brilliant.
The Marx Brothers are the only comedies included on the list as far as we're concerned so enjoy the break from realism and melodrama--these guys are brilliant.
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