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Last weekend I rented 4 movies, 1 one of which was scratched so I was unable to watch it (The Hours). Of the three I actually did watch here are some reviews, for no particular reason.
Punch Drunk Love:
While my wife loathed it because of it's artsy darkness, that kind-of reflected an air of dark humor/art nuevo, I found it rather enjoyable and laughable in away that made me feel guilty about it. All the performances were great, the story was dry, but kept me interested, and the character developments had me wondering about them long after the movie had ended. I wouldn't recommend this picture to my parents who would rather watch Martin Lawrence's ears flop around, but to those who enjoy a movie more for it's ability to push an envolope than for it's ability to blow-up; this one is for you.
Final Destination 2:
My wife and I enjoyed the first one, more so because it was a surprising rental of which we had no expectations for. This one, however, we approached with mild anticipation and were not let down. The movie was just as shocking and amuzing as the first one, but was, for obviouse reasons, less origional. Yet, something about waiting to see how someone will die, and to see sometimes cleaver and horrific deaths presents a level of suspense and laughability which leaves you grinning and gasping, "Oh, my god!" If you like hack-and-slash movies this duo of films will not let you down.
They:
Wes Craven has long been one of my most favorite maker of blood and gore movies. While this one got to a good start, leading you to believe that there actually was something under your bed, it never went anywhere. A couple of scenes startled you, but nothing really scared you more than anticipation of the ending, which never came. While bad endings can ruin a good movie, this movie was not only suffering due to it's ending. Poorly developed characters, poor special effects (of which there were few), and dime-a-dozen actors plagued this dry and unemotional flick. In all, I would not recommend this rental to my worst enemy; instead I would recommend 'Hoodlum', and let them really no what suffering is.
Punch Drunk Love:
While my wife loathed it because of it's artsy darkness, that kind-of reflected an air of dark humor/art nuevo, I found it rather enjoyable and laughable in away that made me feel guilty about it. All the performances were great, the story was dry, but kept me interested, and the character developments had me wondering about them long after the movie had ended. I wouldn't recommend this picture to my parents who would rather watch Martin Lawrence's ears flop around, but to those who enjoy a movie more for it's ability to push an envolope than for it's ability to blow-up; this one is for you.
Final Destination 2:
My wife and I enjoyed the first one, more so because it was a surprising rental of which we had no expectations for. This one, however, we approached with mild anticipation and were not let down. The movie was just as shocking and amuzing as the first one, but was, for obviouse reasons, less origional. Yet, something about waiting to see how someone will die, and to see sometimes cleaver and horrific deaths presents a level of suspense and laughability which leaves you grinning and gasping, "Oh, my god!" If you like hack-and-slash movies this duo of films will not let you down.
They:
Wes Craven has long been one of my most favorite maker of blood and gore movies. While this one got to a good start, leading you to believe that there actually was something under your bed, it never went anywhere. A couple of scenes startled you, but nothing really scared you more than anticipation of the ending, which never came. While bad endings can ruin a good movie, this movie was not only suffering due to it's ending. Poorly developed characters, poor special effects (of which there were few), and dime-a-dozen actors plagued this dry and unemotional flick. In all, I would not recommend this rental to my worst enemy; instead I would recommend 'Hoodlum', and let them really no what suffering is.
my threads always suck, oh-well, not like this one was on anything
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