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Reminiscence (2021)
Good, but...
REMINISCENCE is good, but it lifts SO MUCH from Kathryn Bigelow's STRANGE DAYS (1995), that you should probably just see that instead.
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Blasting incomprehensibility
Two-thirds of "Mullholland Dr." is very good, then it decides to get weird for weird's sake-characters switch identities, time shifts, questions are never answered, and, in the final straw that broke my suspension of disbelief, two hyena-laughing senior citizens chase one of the main characters around a room for no apparent reason. This film is, pure and simple, intentionally incomprehensible, and it seems many are being blinded by that. Incomprehensibility does not equal greatness, it equals confusion. All that having been said, I would like to call special attention to the very fine jobs done by the two lead actresses, Naomi Watts and Laura Harring. Both of these women deserve future attention, especially Watts. But it's not a film for anyone who likes their questions answered. See it only if you want to have your mind messed with, badly.
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Stupid, bad, fun
This is not a good movie. This is not a particularly smart movie. But there are times when it's fun as hell. Kevin Costner put on his stainless-steel scenery-chewing teeth and looks like he's having a great time, as do Kurt Russell and Courteney Cox. This isn't one to think a lot about, but it will definitely be worth a rental and it would probably be a great one to get drunk to.
Lake Placid (1999)
¡Viva Thrill-omedy!
Anyone disappointed with "Lake Placid" because it wasn't scary enough missed the point. It's not a horror movie, it's a comedy! (Bonus points to whoever can remember what film brought the term thrill-omedy into the English language.) It's not supposed to be scary, it's supposed to be goofy, and it works. Put this one one the shelf with "Anaconda", "Congo", "Bride OF Chucky" and, arguably, "Species". None of these films were really meant to be taken seriously, and it's a good thing, too. I had just seen the overly-ponderous "Arlington Road", and "Lake Placid" was the perfect pick-me-up afterward.
¡Viva Thrill-omedy! ¡Viva Fun Dumb Movies! ¡Viva "Lake Placid"!
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Perhaps the funniest and most appalling thing I've ever seen.
Wow. I've never seen "Caligula", but from what I understand, that may be the only thing that compares in terms of sheer vulgarity.
Of course, "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" is also so funny it makes "There's Something About Mary" look like The Seventh Seal". The laughs just go on forever.
One bit of editorializing: when I saw "SP", there were quite a few children (8, 9, 10 years old) there with their parents. THIS IS A BAD IDEA. The only children involved in a viewing of this film should be the ones onscreen.
8MM (1999)
Wow. Powerful.
I went into this with high hopes, and I wasn't disappointed. "8MM" proved to my viewing companion that I was right: Joel Schumacher *is* an excellent director, provided he has a strong enough script to work with, and Walker reproves his...well, genius may a bit too strong of a word, but he's very, very, very good at what he does. (We'll excuse "Brainscan".) It's uniformly well-acted and terrificly shot, and one final note: I can't remember the name of the guy who did the score, but keep an eye on him. This one was Oscar-worthy.
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Surprisingly highly not bad.
I went to see this on a lark, and had a terrific time. Yeah, no one's going to confuse it with "Citizen Kane", but its constant humor and utter disregard for convention make "Bride Of Chucky" a treat. It's almost as good as either of the "Scream"s, and is much better than any of the "Scream" wannabes ("I Know What You Did Last Summer", "Disturbing Behavior", "Halloween: H20", "Urban Legend".) If nothing else, go just to see John Ritter get turned into a pseudo-Cenobite.