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My favorite BY FAR is "Orphan." I thought that was a joke when I saw the posting on Gawker months ago. What an awesomely crazy twist.
I agree! I thought the beginning was really well done, with a nicely realistic portrayal of a family that was *not* a happy, perfect movie family. Good tension, etc., and then BAM! Total horror movie crack! It was excellent!
wrod, re "identity" being a cool thought being poorly executed(har, har) And I give The Forgotten a pass because I would *so* hit it with Domenic West in tormented-American mode, it's ridiculous. (Not as ridiculous as renting "Mona Lisa Smile" to watch him again, however. That is something extremely mockworthy, for which I am deeply shamed.) Seriously? Julia Roberts as either sexy or Bohemian should have made *that* DW's science-fiction role. And somehow that film was insulting to womankind for trying to be empowering; I'm not sure why. And there is a dumb twist in that one, too, involving DW and his service at Anzio.
Ooo. It's "Noir City DC" next week at the AFI. [link]
Which explains why they're showing Out of the Past on Halloween. Followed by Shaun of the Dead & the Howling (I'm pretty sure those aren't part of the noir fest).
I saw Funny Games last night. It was...strange. And not as interesting as I'd hoped. The meta moments didn't elevate the film above its base premise.
The original or the remake?
Remake. Which is apparently shot-for-shot. I have no desire to watch the original.
I think the Austrian one was well received, but this one generally wasn't, and I'm wondering what the difference is/was.
A review of Ong Bak 2 (this review seems to have spoilers).
This sounds like one crazy movie. I did not see Ong Bak. Apparently there is an Ong Bak 3 planned.
Ong Bak was awesome.
The Protector was... let us never speak of it again.
Ong Bak 2 sounds insane which of course means that we will own it in many formats.
Wow. Ong Bak was pretty great, 2 sounds like something I will have to see.
My bf just had a minigasm at work and doesn't know why. He has a huge mancrush on Jaa. He will be very jazzed to know this.