joshaube |
07-11-2008 10:00 PM |
The Tracey Fragments. The new Ellen Page indieflick. Watch the trailer (which is excellent BTW), the entire film is presented in that format. Ellen Page gives a performance which shows why she was nominated for JUNO (I thought, while the performance in that film was good... she did a much better job in Hard Candy, and in this film. She deserves an award, it's just hard to say for which role.) It's very much what the title states. Fragments from her life. Snippets, here and there. Of a story. Of her little brother running away, how it happened, and what she goes through and how she escapes it (physically and mentally.) I thought it was very depressing. I really liked it.
The Ruins. It was a very well-directed flick. I'm a big Carter Smith fan. Go watch Bugcrush.
Rapid Fire. Decent. Brandon Lee... why'd you have to go? I'd much rather you have a lengthier filmography, and of course, still be alive.
Eddie And the Cruisers II. It dumps the atmosphere and format of the first, and goes for a less mysterious, and more linear story. The first had a basic plotline, and carried a very heavy atmosphere and sense of mystery. It used musical scenes and flashbacks to fill out it's runtime. It was well crafted. The sequel wasn't bad, but I much prefer the first.
Superhero Movie. I've seen Spiderman, do I really need to sit through a spoof who's every scene is based on one I've seen before? It gets repetitive. I did LOL once, which is odd. The casket scenes always get me. In this, and Scary Movie 4 (or was it 3?) If you have nothing, and I mean nothing, better to do or watch... you MIGHT want to check this out. It's not the worst of the ____ Movie / Meet the Spartans line-up.
The Big Easy.
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