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Splice.
I can't remember seeing a film more stupid that didn't have Hercules in the title. ever.
Funny People.
Started out promising enough with a lot of dark, biting humor from a comedian who thinks he's going to die and then, much to my dismay, segues disastrously into a 'lost love' melodrama when he discovers he's going to live. Much like life, I suppose, but still a bummer.
Harry Brown.
A good film with a message I am more than a little ambivalent about - vigilantism. No doubt the folks being hunted are bad, bad people - remorseless fucks actually. There is a character named Stretch played by an actor I've never seen before named Sean Harris that is one of the scariest characters I've ever seen on screen. His part is small, but it is the most remarkable performance in the film. Which is something considering it stars Michael Caine. The plot gets a little slapdash at the end which I didn't think was necessary. Worth watching, but very bleak.
Other movies watched recently:
40 Year Old Virgin - eh, got tired of it
Dark City - pretty, but ultimately disappointing
Lions for Lambs - Robert Redford. preachy. but I'll watch Meryl Streep in anything.
Everybody's Fine - Robert De Niro is charming, but it's sappy.
Taking of Pelham 123 - is what it is.
Book of Eli - the Jesus Apocalypse. ripe with fodder for real time heckling. skinny jeans are still in.
Julia - drunk and mean for two hours.
Clash of the Titans - uh, yeah. already forgotten.
The Hangover - we really enjoyed this movie. it's fun.
The White Ribbon - exquisite black and white photography. creepy children. ambiguous ending. what's not to like?
It's Complicated - even though it's Hollywood yuppie fluff, I enjoyed this film.
In the Valley of Elah - very good.
The Wolfman - goofy, but kind of fun.
there are lots of others, but I grow tired now.
I guess I seem hard to please, lol.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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