So, over the course of the last week I have seen twelve movies. Tokyo Godfathers is an incredible movie. Its animation is brilliant and breathtaking. Its story line is hystericallly funny yet emotionally raw. It made some small debut in American movie theaters around the holidays but it is on video now. I would actually say buy it instead of renting it.
Outfoxed was horrifying yet worth watching. Though I agree with what Jerry says. Picketing outside of Fox studios or any of their companies is not going to do a damn thing. Come on people! Do you actually think the FOX corporation and Rupert Murdoch actually give a shit about you? Or you holding a sign threatening not to watch their tv stations or read their newspapers? What a joke.
Before Sunset was also great. Imagine strolling through Paris having one of those "park bench" conversations with someone you find intriguing yet beautiful. The banks of the Seine, the little cafe's that are only found in Europe if not Paris (or Italy), beautiful parks, cookouts in your back yard plaza. Ahh.. Paris. This movie will not only make you fall in love with Paris, if you aren't; it will also make you want to stroll through where you live with someone you care about.
Osama was also horrifying yet needed. A movie about a girl in Afghanistan who is forced to cut her hair and pretend she is a boy in a Taliban training camp so she can "stay" alive left me stunned. It won lots of awards, mainly I think, for being the first movie out of post-Taliban controlled Afghanistan. The filming was great, especially its main scene of the girl jumping rope in a mosque.
Also, The Village was amusing. A Home at the End of the World was very good. My Architect was spectacular. Manchurian Candidate was painful. Maria Full of Grace was very good.
Bourne Surpremacy was entertaining in the Hollywood sense of the movie. Lots of computer play, cell phone punching, things blowing up, cars crashing and some what seemed to be endless car chase that was not even needed (other than to get the attention of American males). Though, Damon looked buff and hot and he showed once again that he can act better than his nit wit loser Ben even in a movie of this caliber. It was, like the first unfortunately, not anything like the book.
In America was good but only because of the artist who was sadly dieing of AIDS but had painted some incredible things. I also saw Seven for the first time. I thought it was great. The deaths were well thought out and the filming was interesting. However, I am not sure if I am just some gross freak, but nothing in that movie freaked or grossed me out.
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