(36) Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island was not one of those movies I was super duper excited to see, But it did look creepy. Anne and I went to see this in B.V. we like the theater here. Small, cheap and fun. The movie was Ok. It wasn't as great as some people make it out to be. The mystery, I guess was intriguing, but Anne had the whole thing figured out like she had seen it before. I wasn't that clever I guess, I was still kind of surprised by the twist. I won't spoil anything so feel free to read on. It was a super creepy movie. You never did quite know what was going to happen next, You might have figured out the overall plot, but the twist and turns along the way of getting to the end were worth the ride. It's not that impressive overall, Leonardo actually didn't do that well in this, which was a surprise he normally does really well. The fact that this was a Martin Scorsese film made it's expectations higher than a normal film. It was ok, It wasn't that great. Should you watch it, probably. It wasn't that horrible and the plot was really great, the delivery was ok, the length was intolerable and made it a bit painful. The acting was loose at times and you could almost feel the people looking off set for direction. The Movie did have a descent flow. It was boring then boom excitment then back to boring then you were confused rinse repeat and you get a 3 out 5.
(37) Being John Malkovich (1999)
I had heard so many good things about this. John Cusak was the main character, well aside from John Malkovich. This movie was inventive, fun and strange, normally what I like in movies. The plot however, lacked interest. I found myself not giving a hoot about the character Cusak played. I really like the idea behind the movie and John Malkovich was amazing in this. I really didn't like Cameron Diaz in this. She and John made this movie loose points. With the points being 5 long, you loose one for John Cusak, loose one for casting Cameron Diaz and loose one for the ruining the plot with a lame and creepy love connection you're only left with 2 points out of 5 left.
(38) Dear Zachary: A letter to a Son about his Father (2008)
This movie was one of the most touching movies I have ever seen in my entire life. It tells a story about A father who was murdered. Its made by the Fathers best friend Kurt Kuenne, he pretty much did everything for the film. He traveled around, got footage from news channels and permission to tape at different places. For those of you who have seen this. You will know how wonderfully well it is done, It is a tragic story. One of the most Tragic ever told. It really shows the harsh failings of a government. HARSH is the key word here. Don't go and buy it. It is a one time watch. If you watch this do not ruin anything, the response is emotional. I cried my eyes out and I was not alone, Shana, Justan and Anne who watched it with me were all crying. It was amazing. Not the story, the way it was told. It was a solid 5 out of 5. WATCH THIS!
(39) Bender's Game (2008)
Ok, I don't want to be too blunt here. It's Futurama in a long movie. So. Lets just make this plane and simple for those of you who don't really know what this is about. 5 out of 5. Next.
(40) The Road (2009)
I read this book and loved it. I really like Cormac McCarthy. He is the same person who wrote No Country for Old Men. Anne didn't like this, However, I really did, I thought it was perfect, by the book. It was Dark, and let you in on the fact that humanity is horrible. It was crazy. I really liked how the world was presented. The hopelessness that was wrapped in every scene, Including the only happy scene in the whole movie which involves a coke. It was seriously dark and something that was just as moving as a romantic comedy. I liked that is stuck by the book almost scene by scene. It was great. Viggo Mortensen was great, Charlize Theron was perfectly awful as usually. It was violent, it was Sad, It was a 5 out of 5.
there you go. Ill post again soon.
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