Director: Peter Hyams
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/
Review: Decent science fiction with a strong atmosphere even if it doesn't fully match up to its predecessor.
Rent it if: You're not expecting 2001 standard, but still want a good film.
And if you liked: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Close Encounters of a Third Kind, Blade Runner
Check this out: 2010: Odyssey Two
Thursday, December 31
Friday, December 18
Avatar
Director: James Cameron
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/
Review: Very long and full of clichés but the action & emotion absolutely sell and the technical visuals are stunning.
Go see it if: You've gone to the toilet and don't have sore eyes.
And if you liked: Aliens, Jurassic Park, Dances With Wolves
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/
Review: Very long and full of clichés but the action & emotion absolutely sell and the technical visuals are stunning.
Go see it if: You've gone to the toilet and don't have sore eyes.
And if you liked: Aliens, Jurassic Park, Dances With Wolves
Wednesday, December 16
Where the Wild Things Are
Director: Spike Jonze
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386117/
Review: Very textural and with a fascinating atmosphere and flow.
Go see it if: You want something that really creeps into you... in a good way!
And if you liked: Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State (kinda)
Check this out: Where the Wild Things Are
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386117/
Review: Very textural and with a fascinating atmosphere and flow.
Go see it if: You want something that really creeps into you... in a good way!
And if you liked: Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State (kinda)
Check this out: Where the Wild Things Are
Friday, December 4
The Box
Director: Richard Kelly
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362478/
Review: A pure definition of 'missing the point' buried in a sea of stupid plotlines and self indulgent imagery.
Go see it if: You're stupid like me. Don't go see it.
And if you liked: The Forgotten, Southland Tales
Check this out: Button, Button
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362478/
Review: A pure definition of 'missing the point' buried in a sea of stupid plotlines and self indulgent imagery.
Go see it if: You're stupid like me. Don't go see it.
And if you liked: The Forgotten, Southland Tales
Check this out: Button, Button
Thursday, December 3
Paranormal Activity
Director: Oren Peli
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179904/
Review: The very end is a little bit silly but the rest of the film really sells the shocks and the extreme tension very well.
Go see it if: You don't think you have to see something to be scared of it.
And if you liked: The Blair Witch Project, The Exorcist
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179904/
Review: The very end is a little bit silly but the rest of the film really sells the shocks and the extreme tension very well.
Go see it if: You don't think you have to see something to be scared of it.
And if you liked: The Blair Witch Project, The Exorcist
Tuesday, December 1
Paths of Glory
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/
Review: A beautifully presented study on the selfishness and stupitidy of war.
Rent it if: You're some asshole who hasn't seen all of Kubrick's films like me.
And if you liked: Full Metal Jacket, Children of Men, Dr.Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Check this out: Paths of Glory
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/
Review: A beautifully presented study on the selfishness and stupitidy of war.
Rent it if: You're some asshole who hasn't seen all of Kubrick's films like me.
And if you liked: Full Metal Jacket, Children of Men, Dr.Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Check this out: Paths of Glory
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