Manhattan

Yeah, another Woody Allen movie, this time he does not quite look like he's about to lay down and die, but he's still old. I liked this film, it's very similar in tone as Deconstructing Harry and just shows how people are people. The folks in this film are reasonably mature about some difficult situations and he does a great job showing the tension between people. The very last scene was touching to me as well.

An A film, I really enjoyed it in a sad sort of way.

Deconstructing Harry

A narcassistic look at the life that Woody Allen has chosen for himself, this movie is intertaining, if somewhat depressing. I haven't seen a Woody Allen movie since I was a teenager (A Midsummer's Night Sex Comedy or something similar) and I didn't know exactly what to expect, but it turned out to be interesting and as I said before entertaining. Can't ask for much more, althoguh it seems the central theme to the film could be summed up as "woe is me'. Life's good and bad, but the main thing is to live it, something I figured out apparently much earlier then Woody Allen. Poor guy.

I give it an A-

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

A great film about a guy who wants to be a writer. It's humerous enough but not really a comedy, it's certainly not a light hearted look at life, but it's great at portraying real people and a great sense of timing by the director. A suprise A.

Totally Baked: Unrated

Not a bad film. This is really just a pro-pot propaganda piece with a few nods to being even handed (they interview a couple of folks who don't enjoy smoking). Mostly it's what a bunch of stoners could make if they where really motivated, had a decent set of AV equipment and a small budget. In fact, they did. It's not likely to change anyone's mind about marijuana legalization, but it's still funny. I give it a B+

Remember the Daze

Pretty standard coming of age/teen movie stuff...with a lot of pot thrown in. It's almost a propaganda peice for the marijuana movment where alchohol drinkers are all shown as boobs but pot makes you a philosopher.  Not that I disagree with that but it's not exaclty the basis for a movie, at least it didn't work for this one. Still some smart stuff about step 1 being that you have to figure out What you want to do with your life and step 2 is everything else. It was amusing if nothing else, I'd say it deserves a B.

Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5

Not as good but still pretty solid, although the last episode or two where a bit too soap-opera-y for my taste. Still a solid B.

Battlestar Galactica: Season 2

This was better then season 1, I really enjoyed it. A definate A

Grand Turino

Well, this was a pretty good movie, you certainly will laugh if you find an old man shouting racial epiphets humerous. I did. Decent acting (Clint was excellent, the supporting cast a mixed bag) and a reasonably decent story. I just wish he had not become Jesus at the end. B+

War, Inc.

Good stuff, prime Cusack. An A, even if it is a bit of an implausable stretch at times. Great take on modern culture.

The Office (US Version)

Don't get it, didnt care for it at all.

Donnie Brasco

This was a really good movie, another take on the life of a man in the mob, this is a trueish story about a deep cover agent. Good stuff, and he has a really hot wife so's a retard.

Right inbetween an A and an A-, would be an A if it was less real :)Publish Post

The Village

So I thought this was a horror movie, but it's more of a creepy story then anything else. I liked it. Unfortunately the way the characters talk is so stilted it continually breaks you out of your suspension of disbelief, otherwise this was a great film with some strong performances (although I was really disappointed by Signorney Weaver, she seemed like a robot). 

This film is more or less about XTREME AMISH, kind of cool in a way.

B+, would have been an A- if the dialogue was not so awkward.

Signs

This is my 2nd favorite Shamanalamanalan movie. It's very much true to his form (car wreck, tv, strong roles for kids, in Pennsilvania) but was well done and I enjoyed it. Was kind of creepy, I wouldn't chase aliens in corn so high I couldn't see them, but I was tramatized as a kid by Children In the Corn.

B+

The Kentucky Fried Movie

This was a film I'd heard a lot about as a kid. I didn't expect much, but that was because I didn't realize this was a Zuker & Abrams film with Landis directing to boot. This was a great lampoon on the TV and Movie industry and had a lot of nice boobs to boot. Nothing that makes you think (unless how formulaic some genres - action in specific - are)  but still entertaining.

I'd give it a B.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

This film made my head hurt, but in a good way. It rambles a bit and is certainly open to interpretation. It's not really a comedy, although I guess it was intended to be one, it's more of a look at the absurd way we all live according to a script. I enjoyed it, but it's not as enjoyable as I had hoped, maybe because the last time I read Hamlet was 20 years ago and I missed clever little things I should have caught.

Anyways, it was well done and very nice cinematography, but still just a B for enjoyability.