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Saw, Saw 2, Saw 3 9/0

I watched the three movies in this series in fairly quick succession. The first one got me because of how clever it was. The second one got me because of how vicious it was and how it tied together so well at the end. The third got me because of the thought behind it all that gave the series a bigger meaning than it had before. I'm sitting here really hoping for a 4th.


Blood Diamond 7/0

Great work from Leonardo DiCaprio. The story was almost epic and the followthrough was a good spot in a time when it's "hip" to end in depressed disaster. I'm sad to admit that Jennifer Connelly's role was a bit cliche and annoying. She's always great to look at, but she needs to bring more to her roles than what we always expect. Though the action in the movie was pretty "hollywood" (tight angles, quick cuts to random things exploding or people getting gunned down) it still did the job. I hope in the future cinematographers can learn a little something from Children of Men.

Idiocracy 5/10

I wasn't too happy with this. The best I can describe it is a few good scenes floating in an otherwise murky swamp of dumbness. The movie takes place 500 years into the future where the world has gone to the lowest common denominator. The movie works best when it subtley criticisizes the world we live in today, but the rest of it is idiocy being played out in full. Velveta the newscaster = funny. Two idiots trying to remember what they were sent out to do = not funny. In any case, this movie has "cult classic" written all over it, as to all other Mike Judge projects.

Delicatessen 7/10

From the director of Amelie and City of the Lost Children. It's a clever and fantastic little story about an apartment building where the landlord is a butcher who chops up his handyman and serves him to his tenants. There are side stories including each of the tenants, as well as little sequences that make the movie more of an art piece than a story. I enjoyed it... most notably the opening scene and the suicidal woman.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 6.8/10

I don't really have much to say. Johnny Depp's strange acting is infectious. I found myself emoting and twitching quite the same way he was for hours after watching.

Closer 8/10

Clive Owen is a badass. Natalie Portman is hot (though, I gotta admit she suffers from "Anglo Ass"). Jude Law is a pussy. Julia Roberts is a mess. I liked this movie because it was so frank, brutal and unapologetic. I found myself bowing down to the greatness of Clive Owen afterwards.


Can you tell I got Netflix recently?

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