Posted by moviegeek916 on July 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Alien 3 (1992) – So in 2003 the Alien series came out in a deluxe edition box set somewhat stupidly called the Alien “Quadrilogy.” (Quartet. The fucking word is quartet.) Ridley Scott came out with a new Director’s Cut of Alien. James Cameron supervised the restoration of his Director’s Cut of Aliens. Jean-Pierre Jeunet created … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on June 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Usual Suspects (1995) – I tend to be amused by those Robot Chicken sketches where a heavily-accented M. Night Shyamalan jumps out and says “Vhat a tvist!” (Worth noting that in real life Shyamalan has a thoroughly American accent…) Good ol’ Night is widely credited with ushering in the age of the twist ending. … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on June 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Fight Club (1999) – There probably nothing much that can be written about Fight Club that hasn’t already been written. For me, it was how I discovered David Fincher. (Okay I had actually seen Alien 3 already, but that’s not exactly the best barometer of what he can do… though I do actually enjoy it … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Help (2011) – Film trailers are problematic. Sometimes they seriously undersell a movie. I thought Fight Club looked asinine but it was amazing. Sometimes the trailers are put together better than the movie itself. Look up the trailer for the bizarre clusterfuck Southland Tales and tell me it doesn’t look awesome? Sometimes the trailer tries … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Ward (2010) – This movie has a “twist” ending and you can guess it pretty much from the beginning. I rolled my eyes and said “aw, man, in the end it’s going to turn out [REDACTED].” Surely enough it did turn out [REDACTED] but I didn’t mind so much as my eye-rolling predictions would … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Social Network (2010) — SECOND REVIEW [Blu Ray] A lot has been made since this film’s initial release about what really happened and what was invented. Although I may sound like a broken record since I bring this up every single time such a “controversy” arises, who the hell cares? A good movie is … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) — Special effects can be a tricky thing. Far too often they’re used not to further a story but to take the place of a story. But David Fincher knows better. His previous films like Fight Club and Panic Room are all loaded with effects but they never … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 