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Harriet (2019)
Worst movie I've seen in nearly a decade.
To be honest, I didn't think it would be good. I thought maybe decent. I saw it because I was dragged to it. Every aspect of this movie is trash. Production design, costumes, sound, cinematography, music, acting, writing. Not a single person in this movie had a decent southern accent. Blows me away that so much money can be spent on a film and not have any ounce of effort.
As Above, So Below (2014)
Incredibly original in comparison to every horror movie coming out lately.
"As Above, So Below"
I pondered this film for some time now. I've been trying to understand why it's done so poorly for the critics (not that that affects my opinion about a film). But I just didn't understand how we could have such stark differences in opinions about this film. I've heard it called, chiched, forced, just like all the other found footage films in this "saturated genre". And I thought none of those were true about this film. Save maybe "forced" in some moments.
Where to begin with this convoluted breakdown. The film clearly had some absurd qualities. First and foremost is the painfully contrived female protagonist. A mid-twenties girl who is fluent in 4 languages and 2 dead languages and 2 PhD's. Oh and a black belt in Krav Maga. She was beautiful, adventurous, intelligent, brave. Really? Too much. Waaay too much. HOWEVER. I know why they did it. For the sake of the story they needed a character who could do all of those things. The solution to this would've been simply to cast an older person. But that wouldn't cater to the targeted audience. They needed a full cast of young 20 somethings. There were other small things that were a little far fetched. Like "oh they conveniently had enough cameras for everyone and they never broke or got water damage." Of course. For the sake of a film in this type of genre to continue that had to be the case.
First I would like to debunk the myth that the "found footage" genre is saturated and overdone. Let me think of a couple memorable found footage films: "The Blair Witch Project".... "Paranormal Activities".... ummmm..... "Cloverfield"? I mean that's really all that stands out to me, but I'm not an avid horror fan. Maybe "Quarantine". The point is if you wanna complain about over done genres maybe you should look more in the direction of "If I stay", or "The Maze Runner" and movies alike. Or Exorcism movies. Oh. My. Gosh. Talk about overdone.
No other movie has beautifully meshed these two genres together. Historical-Mystery- Adventure and Horror. Maybe "The Mummy" but even that wasn't really going for HORROR. And maybe that's why I particularly enjoyed this film so much. I love the Historical adventures such as "Indiana Jones", "Laura Croft", "National Treasure". And they painted an idea that I don't think has been done a lot or very well. I've never seen a film that has painted Hell like they did. And I'm gonna be real, I was very creeped/stressed/scared. I think it's strongest point was it's middle act. It's build up to the finale was very well done. I continually had a sharp pain in my chest until the end. Also "George" was a pretty good actor. And the french people. Change the main girl and you've got a great movie.
In the end my reasons for why I liked it so much was that it was a fresh horror, unlike.. oh... I dunno... the thousands of possession and exorcism movies that come out every freaking year. And the concept was really intriguing.
As far as horror movies go? 9/10
Raging Bull (1980)
Classic Among Classics. Martin Scorsese's masterpiece.
"Raging Bull"
I watched this a couple days ago, but as I said, I enjoy letting the greatness sink in when I find a diamond in the rough. Just "No Country for Old Men" is the Coen brothers crown jewel, this is Martin Scorsese's crown jewel. This is Martin Scorsese's masterpiece in my opinion. There is nothing better that he has done. THE SCORE! The right music can really light up a film and bring it to life. Robert De Niro's character of Jake La Motta and his rage intertwined with a beautiful classical symphony is put together with such ease and draws you in, and it makes you wonder. He plays the black and white off so sincerely. The lighting every time they stepped into the ring, everything really popped. The smoke that was caught in the air that appeared to be intentionally grainy. Everything. Robert De Niro giving one of the most well deserved best actor academy award winning performances ever to be witnessed on screen. And Joe Pesci, I apologize once again. I underestimated you and had a skewed vision of what you were like as an actor that was created from "Home Alone"; you too, truly are talented. Their chemistry was great. The way that Cathy Moriarty put her lips together to make them seem so small and cute. It's not even really about boxing, it's more about Jake La Motta and what a terrible person he was and how sad his life became. This is not a movie of redemption. Beautiful. Marvelous. Classic. Genius. Genuine.
"You never got me down, Ray. You never got me down."
10/10
Adaptation. (2002)
Charlie Kaufman is damn good screenwriter
"Adaptation"
Let me just say, watching Meryl Streep snort orchid drugs was the best thing ever.
Performance (I think I focus more on this or at least give more of an opinion about performances than my respective colleagues i.e. Kole and Taylor) Where the douche is THAT Nicholas Cage? Why doesn't he do more of this stuff? Freakin "Ghost Rider" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", jeez wtf is that. This was very impressive on his part. Meryl Streep is Meryl Streep. I find it difficult to imagine Chris Cooper playing anything other than someone affiliated with the military or a secret agent. Nonetheless, he did well. I mean he won 2003 Best supporting actor so someone really liked him.
As far as the script goes. WHAT?! WHAT THE DEUCE? Charlie Kaufman I applaud you. I really do. If this is anything close to the real you then I hope life is better for you. If not, then this is just great story telling. Well done. I'm sure others will disagree but there's no way that "The Pianist" should've beat this out for best adapted screenplay. I've seen "The Pianist", and it's great an all. But this just literally made my jaw drop again and again. I found myself sitting on the sofa with an awkward face, having to pick up my jaw. So much. That's really all there is to say about it without giving too much away. I like to leave movies as a surprise. It has my stamp of approval though, so watch it when you get the chance.
8/10
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Coen's crown jewel
"No Country for Old Men"
I watched this like 2 weeks ago, but I like to let these things sink in. Wow. Without a doubt in my mind, this is the best Coen brothers film to date. The thing that stood out to me the most was the fact that there was absolutely no score. Zero. 100% silence as far as music goes (except for that part where he's in Mexico and there's a mariachi band there but there's only music cause that's actually in the scene.) It gets you. Makes everything so much more tense. That scene when Javier Bardem's character is standing outside of Josh Brolin's room waiting for him? Couldn't breathe if I wanted to. And let's take a second to just commend Javier Bardem for some disgustingly amazing psychotic characterization. One of the best supporting roles I've ever seen in film hands down.
Coen brothers this is your gem. Your crowned Jewel. And you rightfully won Best Picture, Best supporting actor, and best adapted screenplay, and best directing. And that's what I love about them. They do it both, writing and directing. And each and every movie they put out is not in any shape or form like the last. Truly a remarkable well of originality.
10/10
Compliance (2012)
Food for thought. Nutritious gross food for thought.
"Compliance"
Such a controversial movie. So disgusting. I was so torn about 3/4 of the way through. I thought this is too much. It's a thriller and I'm trying to not give anything away. It just kept getting more and more extreme and it got to the point where it just wasn't believable anymore and I was sick of it. But in the end, It's based on true events. Multiple true events. And I just realized, it's not the movie, it's the people who actually went through this experience that are stupid. It just proved to me that there are a lot of disgusting people out there and that there are a lot of really really really stupid people.
Don't be a sheep.
8/10 (I give it a high rating because it made me feel so angry. And that's good story telling regardless of the plot.)
Iron Man Three (2013)
Compare it to movies in it's group (3rd sequels)
I'm way behind on this I know guys. I just never was too interested in this. But all my friends saw it and half of them told me it sucked and it was terrible and then the other half told me it was great, that it was better than the first two.
Well, neither of those statements are true.
I don't understand all the hate. It was fine. Better than Spiderman 3. I don't know really how to review this other than just saying it's better than "these movies" and saying that it's really not that bad. The action was good. The story wasn't cheesy, which is always good in a super hero movie. And for anyone upset of the ending of the movie by Tony Starks decision, I'm sure that it'll all be resolved in "The Avengers"
It was not terrible. I'd say it's better than the second but not as good as the first. It's a decent super hero movie. Better than "Wolverine" just because the plot isn't stupid. I did however, think the president in danger was a little cliché. Cliché, NOT terrible.
It was a disappointment to hear that the mandarin, Iron Man's greatest foe, was a floozy.
But you have to compare it to other movies in it's group.