Imagine if someone said something like, "Only a white filmmaker could do Raging Bull justice."

Magnolia
(Anderson/1999)

Well, I watched this a week ago and found so many spectacular new things about it. The last couple days, I've been craving a rewatch so bad, so I decided to start it at 3:45 AM seeing as there wasn't much else to do. The best thing was I got towards the end of the film right as the sun was coming up. Really adds a lot to the climax.

The film worked on so many different and deeper levels for me this time around, and it just continued to astound me throughout. So perfectly structured, so perfectly shot, perfectly edited and lit, and written. The film has so much to say and it does it all through the examination of the lives of a small group of individuals throughout just 24 hours.

Man, what a fantastic film. Gave me what was probably the strongest emotional response I've had towards a movie in a really long time. It inspires and excites me so much to watch it, I just want to start writing and working right away.

5/5 Stars

Again, I highly suggest the even greater film that inspired P.T. Anderson, Short Cuts. Very overlooked.

Yeah, I'm eager to get to that. The rental store I usually go to doesn't have it though, so I'll have to look elsewhere. That's in your top 10 right? And is Magnolia? I can't find your list.

Magnolia is a great film, I need to see it again to solidify any four star rating, but no it isn't on my top ten.

Scary Movie 4 * 1/2

I hope they'll realize this franchise is in the sh*tter and STOP making them. This wasn't as bad as Date Movie (which isn't saying much) but it's still pretty bad

Neil Young: Heart of Gold - (Jonathan Demme;2006;USA)
Neil Young performs with family and friends over two nights at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Neil Young is excellent here, and it's put through the great direction of Demme. I think this redeems him of The Manchurian Canidate remake. Young's choice in music is great, especially the ones that inspired him. It comes across as beautifully nostalgic and sentimental in a positive way. My favorite performances are "This Old Guitar" and "Falling Off the Face of the Earth," but the peak of the show is definitely "Old Man." The atmosphere, music, and overall emotion put into the songs all come together wonderfully. A great rockumentary. I also loved listening to Young in between songs. The ending was also perfect.

Dracula- 1931
Tries to let the image do the taking rather than the characters. Doesnt exactly work, but it was one of the first to attempt that. The original Nosforatu stands as the king of image fright

Frankenstein- 1931
Though the ending drops off into nothing, the bulk of the film was very entertaining. However, having been born 50 years after the 30s, I found myself wanting to watch.....

Young Frankenstein- 1974
What can I say about any Mel Brooks film that hasnt been said. This was the role Marty Feldman was born to play (as much as I hate that saying) and though not Brooks' best film, it is a great watch. The director's commentary, though slow in parts was very entertaining as well

Double Indemnity #38 on the AFI Top 100 List *** 1/2

Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck worked beautifully together in this Noir thriller. A very entertaining story that had you wondering how it was going to end.

OMG!!!!!111

OMG!!!!!111 [/b][/quote]

What do you both mean OMG !!!!

He was patronizing you.

Apocalypse Now Redux

I knew this was a good movie, but that good.

I started out better than the average Vietnam movie, Duvall was superb, the French scene was also good, and the whole Brando end gave me goose bumps. When the credits rolled, I'm sure I looked like a junkie, because the end was just so irrealistic, expressionistic, and nerving.

I still don't know why AN is called a Nam movie.

LOLZOLOXOOL!!!11ONE


Well, I just watched Fear & Loathing for the first time (don't hurt me :p ).. and I watched it drunk, which I think made it all the better. I'll have to watch it again later. Goooood movie.

I also watched Resovoir Dogs. And looking at that word, it looks wrong, but I'm too lazy to go look it up. Resevoir? Ah, I dunno. Good movie.

LOLZOLOXOOL!!!11ONE


Well, I just watched Fear & Loathing for the first time (don't hurt me :p ).. and I watched it drunk, which I think made it all the better. I'll have to watch it again later. Goooood movie.

I also watched Resovoir Dogs. And looking at that word, it looks wrong, but I'm too lazy to go look it up. Resevoir? Ah, I dunno. Good movie. [/b][/quote]Reservoir. :p

I still haven't seen Fear & Loathing. I'm too cheap to spring for the overpriced Criterion DVD.

Isn't the setting Vietnam?

Isn't the setting Vietnam? [/b][/quote]Well, yes, but it's more than a war film. The only thing it really has in common with a war/'Nam film is that it's set in Nam. It's so complex on so many level besides the fighting that is really only the backdrop.

Not to mention being based on a novel set on the Congo, published in 1902.

That's true, but I figured that out already.

The Godfather is also so much more than a Mafia film, or a gangster film. Yet, it is often labeled as such, mostly by the mainstream.
I know I was not really honouring the film while calling it a Vietnam film, but I did it anyway.

Really? Title? Author? Ever read? About what?

Who cares? Why would you want to place films into categories anyways?

Really? Title? Author? Ever read? About what? [/b][/quote]Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.

Who cares? Why would you want to place films into categories anyways? [/b][/quote]I don't have a problem calling Platoon a Nam movie. Apocalypse Now however, while taking place during Vietnam, shows a separate mission that isn't even in Nam.

My question is: why do you care? How is the genre in any way significant?

Why do you care if I call Platoon a Nam flick? It's not something I think about.

I saw The Score with Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro and Edward Norton on DVD on my 60 inch in my family room (alone regretfully ) a few days ago. If you haven't seen this movie, do yourself a favour and SEE IT! Great acting, great actors, great story line/plot, great movie! Set in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to boot!

Born on the Forth of July ** 1/2

It wasn't as good of a movie as I was hoping for. I think it ran a little long and by the end of it I was growing a little tired of it. However, it's ALWAYS great to see Willem Dafoe shine

I went to see Silent Hill last night. I personally thought it was really good - death and destruction at its finest. No one else I was with liked it though. I guess you have to have played the video game?

I'm gonna call my next statement a spoiler, although it really doesn't give anything away.

[***SPOILER***]
One death in particular was freaking EPIC. Seriously, Mortal Kombat Fatality style.
[/***SPOILER***]

Now I'm currently watching The Godfather, and Part 2 is on next, and Part 3 is on after that. Looks like I know how I'm going to be spending my day