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American Psycho (2000)
i am Patrick Bateman; we're all Patrick Bateman
i have read the book MANY times (cuz it's damn good) and i was so excited to see this movie. i saw it tonight, and i think it does alright! tho i reallly think everyone should read the book before seeing it. i put myself in someone's shoes who hasn't read the book, and the movie might not make much sense. but for me, it has re-confirmed that i *am* patrick bateman. he is to me, a figure of what jealousy, hate, greed, fear, confusion, sadness, etc, etc all are, bundled into a character. i chose to see the murders in the book as well as the movie more on the psychological tip, where we have all murdered people in our heads. how many times have we gotten jealous and said, "i could kill so and so" or hated someone for something, and uttered, "if i see so and so next time...". those very thoughts are the murders that we read about in the book, and see on screen. patrick doesn't have a problem with murder as some people have commented. it's not the murder that is the problem at all. for me i hate commercialism and how society makes you feel ugly if you do not conform. i hate it, but i have to do it in order to survive; i am conforming, working at a job i dont' really like, paying too much for shoes that fall apart after 1 month, worrying too much about how fast my computer runs. but i try to take time out to focus on nature and the beauty of being alive when i get the chance to. it's the only way to stay sane.
Girls Town (1996)
U.N.I.T.Y.
i *loved* this movie. it is very realistic and it deals with very realistic issues that are difficult to deal with. what i liked most about it, was that rather than everyone getting shot or something which is typical with "urban" movies, this one even tho times were difficult, the characters still plodded onwards towards school. nice1.
La guerre des tuques (1984)
fun stuff
i also remember seeing this as a kid many times and i have always loved it. i just saw it again today for the first time since at least 1985 or something and i still think it's good! i like seeing movies in which we get to participate in kids' activities and how they go about things. that fort was the coolest fort ever and i remember always wanting a fort like that and having this pretend snowball war with cannons that actually shoot snowballs, and to run around in a warm snowsuit and hockey helmet. it does have it's sad part - the end where cleo the dog dies. it wasn't sad to me this time around, but i know that i was sad when i was younger. definitely try to check this out if you have little kids around - it kinda reminds me of "A Christmas Story".
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
exaggerated - don't read if you haven't seen it yet
well i too got sucked into the hype of this movie and went to see it tonight. my friends said it was really really good and really really scary. i went in positive and with an open mind. unfortunately, after an hour or so i started to get really annoyed and bored. i don't know about anyone else, but i saw a clear line, exactly where the characters started to crack. it wasn't a gradual deterioration - it was almost all of a sudden. okay *now*! let's just completely flip out and start crying. i mean, it's maryland. even the characters themselves said, "this is america" you just can't get lost like that - they had a compass and that should be good enough. if you walk straight you should eventually hit a road or something. mike never even seemed like he wanted to do this right from the beginning - so why did he? his attitude was completely annoying. the only character i liked was josh cuz he didn't say a whole lot of annoying things. heather i felt got a little far-fetched at times. i'd like to see her get lost in the middle of downtown manhatten.
the issue of leaving it all up to our imaginations is cool - but dammit, like others have said, it's way too vague. i went into the moving knowing *this* much of the Blair Witch, and i came out of the theatre knowing *this* much of the Blair Witch, and $10 broker. besides the characters' clumsiness of either disappearing, or i guess hanging themselves, there would have been no movie at all.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
yay!
well i actually got to see the very first showing of Phantom Menace at midnight on the 18th. was brilliant! i enjoyed every minute of it! i was curious for the longest time, if it still would have an old skool "star warsy" feel to it, and it totally has it thru and thru. was nice to see C-3PO and R2D2 again - they are meant to be together that's for sure! acting was *excellent* all around - the only thing that bothered me a little, was that there was *WAY* too much computer animation. i can't imagine what Episode 3 is going to be like; watch that one with full on computer animation, and then watch Episode 4 right after with its modest effects. oh well =)
Lost in Space (1998)
i was lost in space
i first saw this in the theatre when it came out, and i only dug it for the special effects on the big screen. as far as story goes, i wasn't totally paying attention, so i kinda missed some of it. so i rented it again today, and now watching it on my tv at home made the effects look small, and the story still sucked even tho i was actually paying attention this time around. i was bored big time after the first hyperspeed burst where they were all suspended in air for 30 seconds. after that i prayed for it to be over soon. lousy acting all around. cheers *snort*
Meet Joe Black (1998)
too good
i watched this movie i think 5 times in theatre back when it was just out in november '98. it was one of those movies or stories that hit me so personally. i fully understood what i was supposed to get out of this story. i cried like a nutta, and then i realized how valuable our lives are. i realized how lucky i am to have my parents around still - i had to tell them i appreciated all they've done for me after i saw this. a couple of my friends have died since i've seen this movie (freak accidents *sigh*), and again, this topic of death washed over me again for a good few months. death is a part of our lives, and it's good to point it out now and then and remind us that we could lose loved ones anyday.
the acting was brilliant, and so was the musical score. yay for all the cast!