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Taxi Driver
2001: A Space Odyssey
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The Shining
The Big Lebowski
Eraserhead
Apocalypse Now
Se7en
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Casino
The Tree Of Life
Office Space
The Matrix
Pulp Fiction
...and a bunch of others that if you're really interested, I have made an organized list of. Just look for it under my lists. Once again, only if you care about what some random dude's opinion is.
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An error has ocurred. Please try again#28 and beyond is in order of when I have seen it.
1. I must love it. 2. I must have seen it at least twice.
I will add to it periodically. Not that anybody will look at this.
-Directors -Screenwriters
I must have seen at least three of their movies to qualify.
-Psychological -Dealing with mental illness and/or has a mentally ill main character -Mind *beep*
Reviews
Futurama (1999)
Disappointing compared to The Simpsons
I have seen this show a lot more than I'd like to, because people around me really like this show. I honestly don't see the big deal. Sure, some earlier episodes had some gags up there with classic Simpsons (which if it ended at the right time, would be my favorite show ever.) But most of the time, the jokes seem to fall under these categories:
*Taking a cheap shot at religion
*Taking a cheap shot at some food or drink
*Taking a cheap shot at some thing in popular culture
*Making some in-your-face reference to some science fiction work
That might be my problem. Everything in this show seems so in-your-face. Yeah, it works for Mel Brooks, and it works for the golden years of The Simpsons. But how often does it work other times?
And one thing that might get under my skin the most are the depressing moments. They're so sad and such downers that they pretty much suck out any humor that was remaining in the episode. Even when it's not supposed to be sad. Like Zoidberg. He has so much crap happen to him, that I can't help but wonder why we're not supposed to feel sorry for him, let alone laugh at him. Sure, he's a pig, but that's what his species is like, ain't it?
Overall, although I do enjoy some episodes from the first few seasons, I just don't really care too much for it.
Cube (1997)
Pretty good mind-bending movie
I recently watched Cube a second time, and was not as blown away as I was the first time I saw it.
First off, I couldn't help but notice the TV movie style of the film. The lower quality, mediocre acting, and forgettable dialogue all kind of brought it down for me. However, it does kind of work, because it's about as thought-provoking a made-for-TV movie could possibly get.
In terms of characters, none are too memorable. They are at least passable, but the mostly non-memorable dialogue makes them forgettable. And in the end, none are too likable. Although, that is the point.
The story was a lot cooler when I first saw it, but on second inspection, it could easily be a Twilight Zone episode. Pretty much, it's about strangers that wake up in a cube. They find other cubes next to it, and they figure out ways of going from cube to cube by reading numbers and going past traps. And it turns out, it's all apart of some big cube that was built by a bunch of people who didn't know what the hell they were doing.
And the concept of having strangers wake up in a room? I don't know, but it seems like it's been done before, and therefore making the message a little more obvious. The message, of course, is "humans will turn into savages in morbid situations," which has been a somewhat common message ever since Heart Of Darkness and Lord Of The Flies, and probably even before then.
Another message, which is slightly less obvious, is "only the innocent are good." In this case, it's someone with the mind of a child. (AKA a retard.) As he is the only person to walk into the white light, and get out alive. What could the white light symbolize? Why, heaven, of course! Seems familiar? Same here. That's probably because it's been done before.
Although it may seem like I don't like it, I do. It's still an interesting tale, with a message that at least slightly gets me to think. However, it is good when judged by the standards of a TV movie. If you are gonna compare it to some of the great mind-bending movies like The Matrix or 2001: A Space Odyssey, you're gonna get left cold.
Overall, a good watch.
Se7en (1995)
A disturbing masterpiece
This movie effected me emotionally more than any other movie I can think of. (Except maybe for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, for different reasons.) Basically, it's about a young cop and an old cop who's about to retire, who investigate a serial killer whose murders are based off of the seven deadly sins.
What makes it so horrifying is that you see the aftermath. You hear the investigations, as they detail what happened. Match that with the images of the dead bodies, and you've got yourself a profoundly effective mental image. Good luck sleeping tonight! Aside from the disturbing elements, the movie is still a good movie. Pitt and Freeman give great performances as usual, and it helps that their characters are likable. Pitt's character is an arrogant ass. Or is he? As you find out by the way he acts outside the police station, he seems likes a fun guy to be around. And as the movie goes along, you see how his job and the disgusting murders that he has to get knee deep into affect him as a person. Freeman's character is pretty much the straight-up good guy, and you could argue that he's the typical "retiring black cop" that was made more common by Glover's character in the Lethal Weapon series.
The story is very engaging, as the investigations become more intense, and the more the protagonists get wrapped up in the case. So much so, that the climax (which begins with possibly the most heart-pounding chase scene I've ever seen) becomes one of the most jaw-dropping and engrossing pieces of film I've ever witnessed.
The dialogue is good, but with only a couple memorable lines (which I won't say, because they either possibly spoil the movie, or aren't that great unless you've actually seen the scene.) However, with that said, the dialogue is used as a tool for sending a graphic mental image to your head during the murder scenes. And that, is probably the best words can do in a movie.
Overall, if you can get over the shudder-inducing murder scenes that I've only brought up about a thousand times up to this point, definitely give this movie a go.
Heckler (2007)
Started off pretty good
I went into this movie expecting an 80 minute documentary on hecklers. Instead, what I got was a documentary that talked about hecklers for 30 minutes, and spent the rest of the time talking about critics.
The first half was, despite none of the comedians making me laugh, interesting. It gave insight on why a heckler does what they do. It also gave a pretty good look at how the comedians could, sometimes, be in the wrong. (Hitting them with a guitar? That definitely was a little too far.)
Then, around the 35 minute mark (or so), the focus shifted to "other types of hecklers" - critics.
First off, I don't think anybody really cares about critics. I mean, I've often wondered why a heckler would do such a thing, but I always assumed (most) critics were just crabby ***holes. And you what the movie did? It just confirmed it for 40 minutes straight.
Second off, why did they stop talking about hecklers? It was interesting enough. If they couldn't come up with any other things to say about hecklers, then maybe they should've ended it at this point.
Third off, the whole critic segment seemed like hippie crap to me. Yeah, yeah, they said "constructive criticism," but I still got the idea that these people just don't want to hear anything negative. Especially Jamie Kennedy. Why on Earth did he think Son Of The Mask was "pushing the envelope," or however he put it? Because there was a talking baby? Okay, I haven't actually seen Son Of The Mask, but the trailers are clearly making it out to be what I thought it would be - a brainless comedy. Plus, when these critics gave him reasons - albeit unspecific ones - all he resorted to was asking them about when the last time they had sex was. What does that have to do with why they don't like your act?
Overall, I would suggest the part that is actually about the title group of people. When they start talking about critics, don't bother. Except maybe for Henry Winkler's take on things.
Sweet Land (2005)
Nothing special about it
To sum it up in one sentence, this pretty much was a typical independent movie.
The story about two foreigners that get to know each other works better when the story is only 15 pages or so, but gets kinda boring when stretched out to 2 hours. Even the foreclosure conflict couldn't save it from that.
The characters are not particularly memorable, but at least sort of likable. In fact, the three characters I'm most likely to remember are Olaf (I chuckled at the "I sleep in da barn" line), Inga (because of the almost-nude scene), and whoever Fransden's wife was (only because she kinda looks like someone I know.)
The visual style is the type that's easily going to be called "beautiful." Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. At times, it seemed like it was going for a Days Of Heaven look, but didn't end up as well.
The music was your typical "out in the country" fare. It sounded like the Fargo soundtrack at first, but maybe it's because Fargo's set in Minnesota too, and is more memorable.
Overall, it wasn't good or bad. In fact, me and my friend joked by saying it was the most mediocre movie of all time.
The Room (2003)
My favorite "so bad it's good" movie
The extra star is for it's unintentional entertainment value. And yes, it was not supposed to be a "black comedy" as Tommy Wiseau would like you to now believe. Actors have confirmed that this was, indeed, supposed to be a very serious film.
To describe its plot would be pointless, because that is not the draw of the film. The terrible line delivery, poor green screen effects, godawful voice dubbing, bad editing, and overall dreadful writing all collide to create the perfect storm.
So, please, watch this movie. I have seen it many times, and it still has me rolling on the floor. I've never attended a screening of this movie, but from what I hear, the audience yells lines at the screen that I would imagine would ruin the hilarity of it if you watch it in that atmosphere without seeing it beforehand. Anyway, fun and funny movie.
Gaming Disasters (2007)
Highly underrated game review series
Gaming Disasters is an Internet series where Sick0Fant reviews some of the worst games he's ever played. With hilarious results. His style was different for the time. Back in 2007, a lot of Internet reviewers felt the need to yell and scream at games. Sick0Fant only did that a couple times throughout the series. He'd mainly go over the basics, cut the BS, and spend the rest of the time making fun of the game. While many would complain that he'd sometimes use a crappy microphone, I think it only adds to the authentic feel.
The only one that I can think of that isn't that funny is the Bases Loaded 3 review, which is just another unfunny, angry review. But other than that, each episode was really funny. The sad part is, Sick0Fant decided to cancel the series in 2008. It was sad to read that, because the show wasn't even close to being run into the ground at that time.
Overall, it's a great series which usually takes advantage of its "flaws".