And to think I start class tomorrow, i have nothing to do with my time except for watching and reviewing movies. Yesterday's movie was more of a 60 year old, rusty ass AK 47 rather than a polished M16 (gun talk). Today's movie is MUCH better.
Inglorious Basterds, the latest film by Quentin Tarantino. Whether you love him or hate him, he did a hell of a job with this remake. Yes, it is a remake of an Italian film called "Inglorious Bastards" that is twisted up a bit.
Now the thing with Tarantino is, he knows what he likes, he likes classic movies or movies that are not well known at all. He also likes incorporating these little things into his movies. Whether you like it or not depends on you, but Tarantino is too stubborn to care what we like, so he wants to present what he finds interesting.
I think his next film should be a spaghetti western, because it is JUST his style. It's interesting and suits that mostly. Also helps that his favorite film is The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
He redeemed himself from Death Proof, which sucked in my opinion, and it was better than Kill Bill. This movie is almost as awesome as Pulp Fiction, but we all know Marcellus Wallace looks like a bitch.
Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) is the head of a jewish rebel army that's in the "nazi killing business" and does all it takes to sabotage the Reich's plan. There is a separate story about a Jewish girl who changes her name and ends up working at a movie theatre where the Germans want to host an exclusive movie night for selected guests, including the Fuher himself, so she gets payback.
Pros:
I loved this movie, beat District 9 for 3rd best film of the summer, and beats Funny People for 2nd. Still can't beat Up though.
The acting is great, especially Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger. Those 4 made the movie. I have to give props to Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa, who plays a fearless nazi colonel, and is a more witty version of Goeth from Schindler's List. Just great.
Dialogue is awesome. I don't mind that it had many languages about. Camera work is amazing, nothing wrong with that.
Cons:
The movie was split up into 5 chapters, and every time they would mention it, you, the viewer, begins realizing how long the previous scene was. It's kinda frustrating actually, when you realize the very concept of time.
Tarantino has always had this problem of making unnecessary dialogue sequences and make them really long. Happens in the Beginning of Reservoir Dogs, happens at the beginning of Pulp Fiction too. Pretty boring.
In the end, you could forgive it because all you see are dying nazis, and they are getting what they deserve. I recommend you see this movie if you can handle the "scalping" parts.
Rating: 8.0/10
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Perfect Getaway
So what to do on a saturday afternoon when you have $10 and a lot of time to kill. I guess I should tag along with my sister and her rebel crew to see this thriller that flew under the radar known as The Perfect Getaway.
And you're asking me "is it worth $10?" and the answer is: you're better off buying lunch for a homeless person. Trust me, you'll feel better knowing it's gone to a noble cause than some amateur flick.
Why do I bother seeing thrillers when i know it's going to SUCK SO BAD? I really don't know. I gave this movie all the chance in the world upon entering because I paid for it.
The movie is like making Fugu: do it right, and it is exquisite, but the smallest mistake could fuck it up for everybody.
There is something to grasp from this movie, however. Don't turn your back for a second on strangers.
The movie has two perspectives: Cliff and Sydney, and Nick and Gina. You'll fumble around these people the whole movie. The end is full of wtf-ery. you probably won't expect it if you haven't read the reviews. There have been murders around Hawaii and the suspects are a male and a female.
The funniest part is that EVERYONE in this fucking movie has a partner. Even the fucking plants have wives.
Pros:
Good concept for a movie. This movie had great potential. If it was done right, it would have earned 3 whole points.
Great scenery too. Hawaii looks beautiful. but.......
Cons:
Where do I start? The entire first half of the movie is just BORING, but it's important eventually. I was close to walking out, which I never do. this movie will frustrate you with useless information.
towards the end, they use begin using these annoying editing techniques that are supposed to to look artsy, but when you only use it at the end of the movie, it's like "wtf?"
and the actors pissed me off, especially Steve Zahn's dorky ass face. Nick's stories are uninteresting, and omg, Gina's voice pissed me off.
This movie needed to pace itself right, and make itself more interesting. You're going to unfocus a lot because of its boring plot, but the only thing you're missing out on is 97 minutes of your life that could be spent on better things.
Final Verdict:
Save your money, and buy someone lunch.
4.5/10
P.S. - Don't plan on going to Hawaii without a reliable tour guide
And you're asking me "is it worth $10?" and the answer is: you're better off buying lunch for a homeless person. Trust me, you'll feel better knowing it's gone to a noble cause than some amateur flick.
Why do I bother seeing thrillers when i know it's going to SUCK SO BAD? I really don't know. I gave this movie all the chance in the world upon entering because I paid for it.
The movie is like making Fugu: do it right, and it is exquisite, but the smallest mistake could fuck it up for everybody.
There is something to grasp from this movie, however. Don't turn your back for a second on strangers.
The movie has two perspectives: Cliff and Sydney, and Nick and Gina. You'll fumble around these people the whole movie. The end is full of wtf-ery. you probably won't expect it if you haven't read the reviews. There have been murders around Hawaii and the suspects are a male and a female.
The funniest part is that EVERYONE in this fucking movie has a partner. Even the fucking plants have wives.
Pros:
Good concept for a movie. This movie had great potential. If it was done right, it would have earned 3 whole points.
Great scenery too. Hawaii looks beautiful. but.......
Cons:
Where do I start? The entire first half of the movie is just BORING, but it's important eventually. I was close to walking out, which I never do. this movie will frustrate you with useless information.
towards the end, they use begin using these annoying editing techniques that are supposed to to look artsy, but when you only use it at the end of the movie, it's like "wtf?"
and the actors pissed me off, especially Steve Zahn's dorky ass face. Nick's stories are uninteresting, and omg, Gina's voice pissed me off.
This movie needed to pace itself right, and make itself more interesting. You're going to unfocus a lot because of its boring plot, but the only thing you're missing out on is 97 minutes of your life that could be spent on better things.
Final Verdict:
Save your money, and buy someone lunch.
4.5/10
P.S. - Don't plan on going to Hawaii without a reliable tour guide
Friday, August 21, 2009
Intro to the Blog
So if I want to make my reviews public, I was thinking a more public website than facebook. For those of you that don't know me on facebook, I always write movie reviews, and I've decided to make videos of my own reviews, but I also want to have a place where I will write out a much more elaborate and lengthy review, so I will make my videos "tl;dr" (too long; didn't read)
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