Rambo - Jeeeeezus. So, yeah, there's a lot of blood here. It's actually not hard core rambo for like 3/4 of the movie. Before that it's violent, but in a way that makes you uncomfortable not because it's bloody, but because you know that shit is happening all over the world right now. Genocide, murder, rape, pillage, etc. Pretty awful. I found myself analyzing the minutia of the effects or makeup as a way of distancing myself. It was interesting, for that reason. Then the last 20 minutes happen, and it is insane kick ass amazing blow the crap out of anything that moves rambo action, haha. 's pretty cool.
Gone Baby Gone - Man, this movie has a question to ask you, and it's a good one. The movie is very well done, it's white trash city up in this hizzy. It's uncomfortable it's so good at it. Casey Affleck I am increasingly convinced is amazing. But the big plot result at the end leaves you sitting there with the characters wondering what the right answer is. Very good.
Atonement - Umm... I don't know what to say about this movie. 1 hour and 50 minutes of it are boring and forgettable. I don't think the main chick or dude are anything special. If you like this period kinda thing, you'll like this. If not (as I don't), it'll be boring. But THEN, the last 10 minutes happens. And through an amazing bit of writing and an astounding performance from Lynn Redgrave, I suddenly feel like the movie is awesome. It's so weird. I don't know, I guess you have to see it, just make sure you hold out to the end.
Dragon Wars - Maybe it was cuz I heard such awful things, but I didn't actually hate hate this. I mean, the acting is awful, the writing is awful, the plot is just stupid. But the effects, which are really the point, aren't that bad! The dragons look moderately cool, the big dragon fight is adequate. It's by no means a good movie, but the fight is worth accidentally watching I guess.
Lars and the Real Doll - Saw this on a plane, assuming it's not the type of movie that I missed much. Don't know what to say, I didn't really buy it. From afar, I will try to say that it was too predictable and silly. I guess you could argue that they know that and that that's not the point. The acting was fine, the writing was fine, I guess it's just the plot I didn't like. And there's where a disclaimer/admission has to come in. This movie is in part about loneliness. And the thing about watching loneliness is that it makes you feel lonely. And that's not super appreciated all the time. Maybe if a different person watches this, it is sweet and is actually about hope and love and human spirit. But a lonely person watching it, I would say, does not see the hope. That person sees a silly movie about people that aren't real and things that don't really happen. All the first part feels familiar, the happy ending doesn't. So I would say a person could very easily be biased watching this movie, and therefore unfair to it. /end tmi
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