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None of the Above

by Marble

Forcrying out loud we have debate about solid scientific models in this country, how can those percieving bias on the other side be considered in any way legitimate? I agree with Machiavelli, perception is reality. But that is only in politics because politics is artifice. It aims at misrepresenting the world. If you take that as the basis of your reality, then of course there is no objective perspective. What then is the point of communication? Solely bending others to your will?
-Smedleyman, at metafilter

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[ movies ] 2004-08-02
I have seen a bunch of movies lately: mostly from bittorrent, but some from netflix. And I actually made it to the theater to see Fahrenheit 9/11. Here are some notable ones that come to mind:

  • Dreamkeeper - A Native American story with a whole bunch of smaller stories in it. Very nicely done, very good movie. Great special effects, imho. I never heard of this movie til I saw it on bittorrent.

  • Lilja 4-Ever - A sad tale of a Russian girl who is abandoned by her mother and ends up as a sex slave. Watching this movie made me want to go out and castrate any man who has ever paid for sex. Just so we can breed these fuckers out of the gene pool once and for all. Ugh.

  • The Butterfly Effect - Pseudo-time travel movie with dark overtones and a sad but fitting ending. I liked it, and I have to say I was impressed with Ashton Kutcher, which totally surprised me. I have to give him his due - he did quite well in this one.

  • Donnie Darko - Weird, weird movie. That damn bunny creeped me the fuck out as I watched it alone at night. (Did I mention I tend to get really paranoid at night?)

  • Elf - Disappointing. I had expected to laugh at Will Ferrell, but I don't think I laughed once watching this movie. Instead, I winced and waited for it to be over.

  • Capturing the Friedmans - Very good and very sad. It's amazing how you get to watch this family implode, all through their own footage.

  • Mr. Death - Disappointing. It droned on and on. If I had to watch one more minute of someone chiseling at a wall, I think I would probably scream.

  • Monster - Disturbing. Charlize Theron is amazing in this one.

  • Kids - Depressing as I thought it would be. Also, creepy.

  • Hatley High - Silly tale of extreme chess at a high school completely devoted to the game. In this movie, the cool kids play D&D, and the most attractive girl is the DM. Heh. Had to suspend quite a bit of disbelief for that one.

  • Cold Mountain - I didn't watch more than about a minute out of the middle of this, but that was enough. I don't like to see depictions of extreme cruelty and torture. That shit rattles around in my head and haunts me and bothers me long afterwards. Ugh.

  • City of God - Surprising. I didn't realize it was mostly about a gang war, and set in the past. I had thought it was more of a slice-of-life in modern-day Brazilian slums sort of thing. Anyway, it was all right. Quite violent.

  • Spiderman 2 - Pretty good. A little weird in places though.

  • The Bourne Identity - All right I guess. If you want to see Matt Damon as a total badass, this is your film.

  • The Village - Man I am glad I didn't pay money to see this thing. Weird, with the "aw, man!" twist at the end. Heh.

  • Man on Fire - Very good. Denzel is quite the badass in this one, and Dakota Fanning as the little girl is quite incredible.

  • Hidalgo - Cute. Aragorn as a Wild West type. Heh.

  • Shadow of Fear - Lame. Steer clear of this one.

  • Immortal - Quite possibly the oddest movie I have ever seen. Truly bizarre. If you want to see Egyptian gods in a futuristic setting, this is your movie.

  • Riddick - I liked this a lot. Very nicely done ending, imho. If you like women who are total badasses, there is a beautiful one in this movie.

  • Home on the Range - Meh. I didn't like the very angular way the animals were drawn, and Roseanne wasn't that great. Disney can do and has done so much better.

  • Touching the Void - Holy shit, some people are really built tough. I totally would have given up, but this guy manages to survive. Truly grueling. Yow.

  • Mystic River - Ugh.

  • 21 Grams - Good, wrenching. Sean Penn is good.

  • Girl with a Pearl Earring - Nice period piece. I liked it.

  • Osama - Good, but depressing. I am glad I don't live in Afghanistan.

  • Children of Heaven - Cute Iranian movie. The child actors in this one are incredible. Good one.

  • Pieces of April - Charming, I liked it.

  • Antwone Fisher - Good, disturbing. True story.

  • Timeline - Entertaining enough I suppose.

  • Elephant - Waste. Of. Time. I want back the time I spent watching this movie, because it was totally useless. It's like 99.3% watching people walk from point A to point B.

  • House of Sand and Fog - Bummersville. Good though. Some jackass ruined the ending for me though. Thanks, dickhead.

  • Master and Commander - Charming. The blond boy totally steals the show. He's great and a lot of fun to watch.

  • The Good Thief - Cute and fun. I liked it.

  • The Italian Job - Good. About what I expected.

Okay, that's quite a list. I think that's enough for now.

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