jaemskeray
William
tincolor
ThomasThis beautiful documentary follows a New York man who was savagely beaten, then went on to create a vivid fantasy world (populated by dolls) as part of his recovery. By turns inspiring and amusingly odd, the movie guides us through this man’s life as we also learn about the goings on in the fictional town of Marwencol. What a great film! Worth Watching.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2010s, ben affleck, caper, Spy, Worth checking out
Several Americans, having managed to escape the US embassy in Tehran just before it was overrun by protesters, take shelter in the Canadian ambassador’s house during the famous Iranian hostage crisis. Ben Affleck plays the obsessive CIA agent who comes up with a bizarre scheme to get them out of Iran. It’s a fun caper with terrific casting — like if Ocean’s 11 were a 1970’s period piece. Worth checking out.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Action, Barely watchable, dolph lundgren, sylvester stallone
Given the genre of mindless, shoot-em-up action, it doesn’t make sense to criticize this movie for having silly dialogue, a kindergarten plot line, and poor acting. But the directing was just reprehensible. One awkward close-up of Mickey Rourke lasted a solid 5 minutes! Even the violence was boring and fake; the pixel-y digital blood reminded me of Mortal Kombat II. Any praise is reserved for the grizzled Dolph Lundgren, who, as the corrupt member of the team, delivers the only fun dialogue. Barely watchable.
A British supermarket cashier discovers the ability to freeze time. As the poster suggests, he uses this talent the way any young man might: to undress beautiful women. This was originally produced as a short film, but subsequently padded out to feature length with some half-baked plot twists and a flat love story. They really could have developed something cool with this concept, but ultimately it’s just soft-core porn. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…Watchable.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 1980s, Barely watchable, Comedy, Kim catrall
Misfits from the Big Apple join the police academy and become policemen. From the poster you might expect an Animal House type flick, but be warned, Police Academy is far from zany. It’s just not funny. The lack of a real villain is kind of a nice twist for the genre though. There’s not really a character who is a total asshole for no reason. Barely watchable
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A man wakes up one morning to find himself in the apartment of the ridiculously gorgeous Michelle Jenner. It seems his night of drinking paid off. There’s some awkward talk, and then, what the…?, a spaceship seems to be hovering over the city. But there are no aliens or action sequences in this movie, just rising tensions between Michelle Jenner and the various guys who are in love with her. A tale of human drama told with originality and whimsy. Well, Spanish cinema, you’ve finally made a movie that is Worth Watching.
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Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2000s, gene hackman, monica bellucci, Morgan Freeman, mystery, stephen hopkins, Thriller, tom jane, Watchable
Gene Hackman is a pillar of the Puerto Rican community, which makes this nasty business of dead middle-school girls all the more awkward for police chief Morgan Freeman and his hot headed right-hand-goon Tom Jane. This is the kind of movie where the ending is everything, so if you don’t buy the ending, or in this case, understand what happened and have to google: “Under Suspicion ending WTF”, your movie is in trouble. The idea is interesting, but they just really didn’t pull it off. I blame the performances which are bland and uninspired. A low watchable.
