A thriller directed by Dominic Sena, starring Brad Pitt.A couple go on a road trip to California, stopping to document famous places notable for the murders that happened there. They pick up another couple to help fund the trip, not knowing that the man is a murderer himself.I got about 45 minutes into this and had to stop it because of the characters. Brad Pitt playing a redneck is pretty annoying and his girlfriend was even more annoying. I can't say much about the rest of the film, but I'm rating it shit because I had to turn it off.
A crime film directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Jason Flemyng and Sting.A group of small-time criminals round up enough money to play an expensive game of cards. The card player loses and they owe half a million dollars to a very dangerous man. Meanwhile, two other small-time criminals steal and sell an expensive set of guns that the main characters buy very cheaply. They rob their neighbors who have just robbed the local cannabis dealers, but then everything turns into a bloody (I know it's brittish, but I mean the red stuff) mess.This film is notable for almost every aspect. The plot and characters are great, as the action and problems build as the film progresses. The style and production value are great and unique. The soundtrack features mainly rock and funk songs that go well with the parts of the film that they are in. I couldn't make it better myself. It gets a best rating. I'm not turning soft here, I just got some good flicks to watch.
A thriller directed by Adrian Lyne.A soldier in Vietnam is with his group when they are attacked. They all freak out and he gets stabbed. He goes home after he is rescued and gets married and has kids. One of the kids dies and the wife kicks him out for some reason that isn't mentioned. He gets a new girlfriend and begins having mental problems.This is one of the films mentioned when people talk about good movies. I believe that the reason is all about the style and pacing. It's got this really unique "flavor" to it. The characters and plot are good and the ending is a surprise. I'm rating this awesome for being different.
A fantasy directed by Joe Johnston, starring Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst.A boy finds a magic board game and plays it with a girl he knows. The game causes jungle things to pop into existence in the area that it is played in. The boy gets sucked into the board game and the girl runs away. 26 years later, a brother and sister pick up the same game and start to play. They release the boy (now a man) from the game and retrieve the girl (now a woman) who played it with him in order to finish the game.Robin Williams is cool. It's a fact. The plot and characters were good. The style had a little too much CG for my tastes, but the pacing was right. I remember watching this film when it came out and liking it. I'm rating it good.
A fantasy directed by Graham Baker, starring Christopher Lambert.A hero arrives at a castle besieged by a monster. He fights the monster and cuts off it's arm. Everyone celebrates until the monster comes back. The hero then kills the monster and it's mother.This should have been called "Flipowulf vs. Pretendel". The hero does flip after flip, aided by some kung fu wire and the monster has this stupid video effect on it all the time. While this is happening, techno-rave music is playing ever so cheesily. That just about explains the film, so I'm rating it o.k.
A drama directed by Mary Harron.A crazy, homeless, lesbian revolutionary writes a manifesto and then shoots Andy Warhol.The plot and characters were alright, but the style left much to be desired. They chose a good woman to play the main character. The pacing was a little slow, but still alright. I'm rating this adequate.
A romantic action film directed by Jerry Zucker, starring Sean Connery and Richard Gere.The story of Lancelot and Guinevere is told on screen, innacurately.This film deviated so far from The Once and Future King that it should be banned, but isn't that what movies always do? Arthur doesn't directly witness anything of the relationship between the two ever. Also, I don't remember Guinevere getting put in an oubliette. Lancelot was chased by another woman who had his kid after he saved and fucked her, but I didn't see any of that. In fact, I didn't see much of Lancelot's honorable deeds at all. I have to rate this bad for being totally false. The only thing I liked was Sean Connery as Arthur, but even that was wrong. Sean was way too old to be Arthur when Lancelot joined the round table.
