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Equilibrium (2002)
unexpectedly good
The biggest complaint of this movie is that it borrows too much from the Matrix, or that it's not as cerebral as the Matrix. First, it borrows more from "1984" then the Matrix, and since that is one of my favorite books, i don't mind at all. Also, the Matrix IS NOT THAT CEREBRAL. No concept (which there are only a couple repeated over and over again) in that movie can't be summed up in any philosophy 101 class.
That said, Equilibrium has at least some brains to it, and more importantly the execution to make it work. The citizens stopping all at once to take their "dose", the dismal grey color of everything in the city, and the fine acting all work towards making the script work.
The action is a reason to see this movie in itself. The idea that the clerics learn a gun based martial art in which they study probability of trajectory of return fire is pretty darn intruiguing.
I'm not sure why this movie was ignored so quickly, but rent it and give it a chance, you'll be surprised.
Scrubs (2001)
Haven't seen a better sitcom
Finding the humor in tragedy and pain is a great talent. Scrubs does that every step of the way. Is it always tasteful? No. But then it wouldn't be funny.
This is the best sitcom I've seen. There's no pretentiousness, the writers know what people think is funny, and there is no beating Dr. Cox and his rants. Watch Scrubs.
High Fidelity (2000)
In my desert island top 5 best movies of all time.
If you are a music enthusiast, you will love this movie. You will probably like it quite a bit even if you're a Michael Bolton or Simple Minds fan.
This movie, especially Jack Black, is hilarious, yes. But deep down in examines the male psyche. The notions that men have about love and life and relationships. It's accurate too. I've read the book and seen the movie, and i suggest any seroius fan to do the same since the book is basically the movie, but you get to hear what everyone is thinking.
10 out of 10. Put this one in your top 5.
Desperado (1995)
Excellence in acting and directing.
This movie first showed me how much a good action director can actually do with one of the smoothest actors in hollywood. No complex plot you say? That's not why this movie was made. It's the attitude, the ambiance and the style. This is an amazing movie that can be watched over and over and over...