Elephant- 7.5/10
Saw this movie at Blockbuster and had never heard about it. I saw that it had won some Cannes awards so I picked it up. I enjoyed it for what it's worth, but won't be seeing it again any time soon.
Master and Commander- 8.5/10
I usually wouldn't give a movie like this a good review like this, however I feel it largely deserves one. I waited to see it figuring it was going to be another "The Patriot" or another "Gladiator" takeoff; ie generally good but very formulaic. It wasn't this though. I really liked the anti-climactic story and feel it displayed the lifestyle very well. The music was amazing too
The Manchurian Candidate- 8.5/10
I was semi-dragged into seeing this movie. I tend to stay away from Denzel Washington movies as of late seeing he's been used *so* many times. The movie was very interesting though. I guess I wasn't well informed, but it was totally different than what I expected, and I think this is generally the consensus for everyone as a few people even left early as they weren't expecting/couldn't take a semi-disturbing, intense film. I'd recomend seeing it, even if it's just because it's different than most blockbusters out these days.