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Secret Window (2004)
An enjoyable watch
Definitely worth seeing. A very enjoyable watch. Johnny Depp is one of the most fun actors to watch at his craft and in this movie he doesn't disappoint. While overall, I thought the ending was a bit predictable, (could have used some more twists), Johnny Depp can deliver a line like no one else! The story is good, not great, but the acting was superb. The combination of Johnny Depp and John Turturro was excellent. I would definitely recommend this movie. Again- not a great movie but very much worth seeing. I would have written the ending differently. Like I said though, it's a good watch. I give it 8 out of 10 stars.
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
One of the worst movies I've ever seen!
I don't know how an actor as talented as Nicholas Cage ever got through the Hollywood machine by doing garbage like this film. Seeing him in this movie I would have never thought he would have amounted to anything. Not only was the story absolutely stupid, but Cage's performance is bordering on unwatchable. The only thing that kept me watching was my fascination with how bad he was. I don't know what kind of an accent he was trying to pull off but it was ridiculous. There isn't much I can say about this movie except don't bother watching it. I thought it was going to be mildly amusing, it wasn't even that.
28 Days Later... (2002)
I felt like I was watching a video game.
I was really looking forward to seeing this film on DVD after I heard all the buzz about the "alternate endings". I was very intrigued. **POSSIBLE SPOILERS** The entire first half of the film I felt like I was watching a video game. It seems so contrived, the lead character walking around this abandoned city finding various clues as to what had happened. I could imagine exactly how the game would play out- read a notice on a kiosk, pick up some soda and some candy bars, meet some people that would fill in some of the pieces, then fight some creatures, collect some more supplies in an empty supermarket, etc, etc. Keep moving on, heading towards the army base,gathering more information along the way until the final climax when you have to save the women from the evil soldiers and the zombie creatures. I don't know if there is a game of this movie, but it seems to me it was created with that inevitability in mind. I feel like I've already played it. The game might be more interesting than the movie although I doubt it.
As far as the "alternate endings" go, it just seemed to me that the filmmakers just did not have any idea of how to end this film. The ending that they settled on left me saying "huh?" and the alternate endings, including the "radical alternate ending" (which is just story boards)were just stupid. I guess I was waiting for something profound.
There was basically no point to this movie. A couple of good moments that made me jump but I pretty much forgot about the movie as soon as it was over. I typically really like the "last people on earth" type of movie, but there was no message at all in 28DL- not hope nor irony.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Johnny Depp is brilliant!
I just loved this movie! I can't wait to see it again. Johnny Depp is absolutely brilliant as Captain Jack Sparrow. Not only is he incredibly hot to look at, but his ability as an actor never disappoints. He has wonderful comic timing and his accents are always perfect. He has the ability to fully become his character and he definitely becomes Captain Jack Sparrow in one of the best performances of his career. Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom also shine. Between the action packed fight scenes, the fantastic special effects and the likability of the characters I think the pirate curse on Hollywood has finally been lifted! This movie will be a huge blockbuster hit! Kids and adults will both enjoy it.