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Jove · 12-09-2007, 04:25 PM

Cashback

Story (copied from amazon.com): When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own 'art' in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia.

My thoughts: This film is really stylish, the characters are intriguing and the music is great. And you get to see a lot of boobs throughout this film and what is not to like about that, right?

Rating: 8/10

The Dreamers

Story (summary by amazon.com): A love letter to movies (and the French new wave of the 1960s in particular), Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers starts with a 1968 riot outside of a Parisian movie palace then burrows into an insular love triangle. Matthew (Michael Pitt, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), an expatriate American student, bonds with a twin brother and sister, Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel), over their mutual love of film--they not only quote lines of dialogue, they act out small bits and challenge each other to name the cinematic source. Matthew suspects the twins of incest, but that doesn't stop him from falling into his own intimacies with Isabelle. As the threesome becomes threatened, Paris succumbs to student riots. The Dreamers aspires to be kinky, but the results are more decorative than decadent; nonetheless, the movie's lively energy recalls the careless and vital exuberance of Godard and Truffaut.

Thoughts: The first part of the film starts out with the three main characters talking in depth about old films, which is fantastic, but in the middle of the film, the characters and story get a little darker and more sexual. The twins have a little thing for each other and play some strange sex games and Matthew gets pulled into it, which leads to full frontal nudity of both genders. If you want to see Eva Green naked (you see everything and I mean everything) or you want to find out how she does in her first motion picture, then see this film.

Rating: 8.5/10

12-09-2007, 04:25 PM	#2377 (permalink)
Jove Groovy Hipster Nerd Location: Michigan	Cashback Story (copied from amazon.com): When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own 'art' in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia. My thoughts: This film is really stylish, the characters are intriguing and the music is great. And you get to see a lot of boobs throughout this film and what is not to like about that, right? Rating: 8/10 The Dreamers Story (summary by amazon.com): A love letter to movies (and the French new wave of the 1960s in particular), Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers starts with a 1968 riot outside of a Parisian movie palace then burrows into an insular love triangle. Matthew (Michael Pitt, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), an expatriate American student, bonds with a twin brother and sister, Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel), over their mutual love of film--they not only quote lines of dialogue, they act out small bits and challenge each other to name the cinematic source. Matthew suspects the twins of incest, but that doesn't stop him from falling into his own intimacies with Isabelle. As the threesome becomes threatened, Paris succumbs to student riots. The Dreamers aspires to be kinky, but the results are more decorative than decadent; nonetheless, the movie's lively energy recalls the careless and vital exuberance of Godard and Truffaut. Thoughts: The first part of the film starts out with the three main characters talking in depth about old films, which is fantastic, but in the middle of the film, the characters and story get a little darker and more sexual. The twins have a little thing for each other and play some strange sex games and Matthew gets pulled into it, which leads to full frontal nudity of both genders. If you want to see Eva Green naked (you see everything and I mean everything) or you want to find out how she does in her first motion picture, then see this film. Rating: 8.5/10 Last edited by Jove; 12-09-2007 at 04:31 PM..