Lord of War was actually a surprisingly good flick although it lacked a bit of conscience as it doesn't give you a solution to the problem. But what is the solution? Unless any of my friends are selling weapons to mean, very bad dictators there isn't much I can do. So my country does... was that a surprise to anyone? (i.e. every president has done it, pretty sure the democrats/republicans pull the same straw on this one) Warning: too much history knowledge can make this movie not shocking at all.
Tristan and Isolde was good, but not great. IE it's not another Gladiator. It had the love story and the fighting and the Irish are evil! But I really loved how they balanced the movie, the man who married Isolde is not a horrible person, but a man that loves her and wants to provide the best for her. It is truly a star-crossed lovers tale even more than Romeo and Juliet and I bet most of my friends will enjoy this flick as well.
Munich, wow. This movie had me thinking for the better part of a week. There are several shocking parts and I did have to close my eyes because Spielberg doesn't flinch from the violence. There has been some debate about how much of the movie actually happened, but I think the movie goes farther an explores some fundamental truths about the nature of war and terrorism. Plus the last shot is in NYC and is of the Twin Towers, it was beautifully poignant.
The New World is amazing. Great movie, beautiful photography, amazing story with only minor historical inaccuracies. They never used her name (Pocahontas) but they did use her Christian name (Rebecca) and the actress who plays her is only 13 (or so) and has a great natural talent. It might lose some of it's impact on the smaller screen, so I'd recommend you'd see it in theaters.
The Matador is not as funny or hilarious as portrayed in the ads (of course what is), but it was very interesting. Also it was fun at times, though I can't think of another way to describe it, but it has real life issues (although most of us aren't a hit man) but the movie isn't weighted down with those issues. Greg Kinnear and Pierce Brosnan (hot!) are both great actors as well, I'd recommend it though it might be a better renter. You have to be dedicated to watching this film (i.e. it's a little slow).
That's all for my recent movie reviews! I hope you all enjoyed it and please feel free to share with me your recent movie picks.
hm, over the last month or so, i've watched, in theaters, ZERO movies. dammit. mostly b/c i dont know where theaters are around here, and i dont have a spiffy boyfriend to pay the $10 to get me in... :o)
last night, i did watch Spinal Tap for the first time. and i am in awe that it was done so damn well!!! for those that dont know, it's the fist "mockumentary" made, and it was made in 1984! i know i'm late in the game here, but i enjoyed it, and had a great laugh.
Posted by: dr gonzo at February 5, 2006 09:57 AMI liked Lord of War, not amazing but decent. I dug Jared Leto's character a fair bit, the screwup that ended up having the better morals.
10, did you see Grosse Point Blank? Wondering if the Matador is at all similair? I've seen like one preview for it but from your description the whole "comical look at the life of a hitman" thing makes me want to draw parallels in my mind that most likely aren't there.
It's not at all like Gross Pointe Blank, which I thought was more laugh out loud funny, the Matador is more seriously funny if that makes sense.
He may have had better morals, but he went there and what did he think that Africa would be like? If you want to change something you need to wait until you have an opportunity to change it. He changed nothing, he just died. I thought it was a poor choice on his part, though I thought it fit into the movie.
Posted by: 10lees at February 11, 2006 07:05 PM