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Logan’s Run (1976)
Like a lot of movies of the period, it’s pretty obvious that the filmmakers were on drugs, or at least wanted that free-spirited attitude of the time represented in the film. Perhaps the cheesiest visual and sound effects for the future ever. Lots of saturated colors, goofy and impractical clothing,…
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Schindler’s List (1993)
Spielberg tells the story with emotion, humility, and with amazing, documentary-like historical detail. The drama is easy with subject matter like this. Neeson is wonderful. Despite his hateful character, Fiennes is fantastic. Cast-wide underacting really helps to make things believable. Beautiful photography and powerful, haunting music. What’s with the colorized…
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Story’s not bad. Some of the timing is a bit off, resulting in a few awkward moments as the scene fades. Really good camerawork for its time. Great use of lighting, interesting angles, and some really interesting camera movements. Most of the old age make-up, except for Welles at the…
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Empire of the Sun (1987)
Pretty good as a poignant biography, but it meanders a bit. Not quite sure what story is being told. Spielberg’s movie’s are too “perfect.” Too fomulaic, too staged, too scripted. And he seems to have a things for WWII, prison camps, and innocent young boys. Pretty nice cast. Bale is…
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March of the Penguins (2005)
Educational and fun. Like an IMAX film, but more dramatic. In fact, the images of the dead ones are almost *too* dramatic… Freeman’s raspy, articulate voice exudes wisdom. His excellent voiceover gives the story credibility and encourages us to listen to every word. Great music and lots of beautiful photography,…
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Wild Zero (1999)
A rock n’ roll space zombie movie. Obviously inflluenced by 60’s horror, Tarantino, the Monkees, and the director’s admiration of American music and spirit. The story goes from completely random to uninteresting. Amateurishly shot, shit acting, silly humor. Total cheese. How could slow-moving zombies cause that much trouble?
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Con Air (1997)
Typical Michael Bay/Jerry Bruckheimer mid-90’s bubblegum crap. Surprised it didn’t come from them. Great cast. Cage is in amazing shape. Steroids? He also sounds a bit like Forrest Gump.
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
A pretty good boxing movie. Good, clean story structure, pretty dramatic. Swank does a great job, definitely an Oscar vehicle. She plays a lovable, good-looking, white trash chick who doesn’t fuck around, much like Patricia Arquette’s Alabama in True Romance. The whispering Eastwood is, once again, hard to understand.
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
The same playful wit and sexual identity storyline as the first one, and similar to Sex in the City. Zellweger is quite the porker. Is that really necessary? If the idea is to keep her ugly enough for the story, I don’t think porking up is the answer. She’s distinctive…
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Cat People (1982)
Most movies of this period were pretty awkward, but Schrader succeeds. A nice mix of sensuality and blood. Lots of beautiful, rarely gratuitous nudity. Pleasantly long. Even the almost cheesy 80’s synth score is nice. One of the first “adult” movies I ever saw.
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