Changeling

Linda's Chick Flick Night
[Every 2nd Saturday of this year, my wife Linda will pick
a movie we haven't seen.
It may be a traditional chick flick or anything else that
I normally wouldn't choose (it wouldn't be fair
for her to choose a zombie movie just for me).]


Changeling
To kick off Linda's Chick Flick Night, Linda chose to
watch this movie.
My response: This is a good Clint Eastwood movie.
How come I didn't pick this movie earlier?
Well, I'm not a big fan of Angelina Jolie.
I think she's overrated. But she does good here.
There's a couple of scenes where she exaggerates,
but not a lot as I expected.
The story and the performances here were excellent.
But, there was a plot hole that I didn't like.
This other police department had a photograph
of Christine's son, why didn't anyone bother to
compare the photograph to her "fake" son?
Other than that big plot hole, I think this was very good.

The time didn't seem that long and I enjoyed this
movie more than Gran Torino.

The Brothers Bloom

The Brothers Bloom
Tonight, I saw this clever movie.
Kudos for an original script.
The movie felt like a Wes Anderson film.
Love some of the characters, especially Bang Bang
the Japanese mute.

Not bad for director and writer, Rian Johnson.
This is his second film. His first film is called, Brick.
I need to check it out. I like it when directors
write and direct their own material.
That's why my top favorite directors are:
Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, The Coen Brothers,
and Wes Anderson. Most of their films are stories
they made up.

50 Dead Men Walking

New Release Tuesdays Presents:

50 Dead Men Walking

A bunch of Irish characters get crazy in this

political/drama/thriller that came out today on DVD.

What attracted me to this is, of course, Ben Kingsley and

the fact that it's a political thriller.

It was kinda long and the dvd didn't have english subtitles.

So it was hard for me to understand most parts

when people were talking in their thick Irish accent.

But the visuals of the story were great.

The camera was a little jumpy but it worked out okay.

The plot could of been better but this is based on a true

story, so that's okay. Love the torture scene towards

the middle of the movie.

If you're in the Irish mood, I say wait to see this

on St. Patricks day. Order a Guiness along with this flick.

Religulous

Documentary Night

[Welcome to the very first Documentary Night special.
This year, I want to catch up on some documentaries I missed out on,
as well as some new ones.
In order to do that, every first Monday of every month,
will be Documentary Night.]


Religulous
When I first heard about this documentary,
I loved the concept, but didn't want to see it because
of Bill Maher. It's something about him that kind of annoys me.
Over time, I couldn't resist but to wanting to watch this.
It's been on the bottom of my queue for a while,
until tonight.
This is a great documentary. At least, I think it is.
It was funny, it had some good points, and good music too.
This doc is not for the easily offended or extreme religious people.
This doc is for the open minded and non-judgmental people.
Love all the sarcasm that this provided.
Which I almost forgot, if you don't like Michael Moore's
documentaries, then stay away from this one.
I don't believe in everything on here, but it was
cool to see the different perspectives from different
religions all over the world.
I wish Bill Maher would of also interviewed people who
share his personal theories or who can add more to his theories.

This would make a perfect double feature with
Passion of the Christ. No, not really!!
But they should at least show it on Sunday school.
That would be classic.

The Hand

The Hand
This is Oliver Stone's second feature film.
I heard of it a long time ago, but I never got
the chance to see it. I heard it wasn't a good movie.
When I saw the dvd at Hastings at a very low price,
I knew this was my opportunity to finally see it.
I went in with very low expectations.
In the end, I thought it was alright.
It's underrated.
This is not Stone's best work or anything.
I couldn't tell if this was his film.
But when certain scenes turned black and white,
I knew it was his work.
He even has a cameo.
As far as the story goes, it's kinda cool and cheesy.
A hand that kills people. I like that.
Could of been better if Stone would of turned this into
more of a grindhouse movie.
Love it when Michael Caine's character loses his hand
towards the beginning.

The only reason worth seeing and buying is for the
Oliver Stone collection.

Carriers

Carriers
Late last night, I was about to make this another feature
for the zombie movie screening.
Something told me to just wait a little.
Early today, I went in to this screening.
This is not really a zombie film.
It's more of an outbreak movie.
Some of the characters are not bad.
The story wasn't very original.
There some things I enjoyed in the plot,
but not a lot.
There was only a few suspenseful scenes.
The rest, was nothing exciting.

Other movies I would recommend instead of this would
be Outbreak, [REC] or Quarantine, and 28 Days Later.

White Zombie / Zombies Anonymous

White Zombie
Tonight, I had me a zombie double feature.
What a way to start the new year.
Last year I saw over 10 zombie films I never seen before.
And I got hooked.
I had to satisfy my zombie craving tonight with these two.
This zombie classic was the first to screen.
Bela Lugosi is one crazy actor.
This was only an hour and 5 minutes.
The audio wasn't very good and there was several jump cuts.
But this came out in 1932, so that's understandable.
I heard this is the very first movie about zombies.
This is not the typical zombies we know today.
These zombies do not crave human flesh.
They just roam the earth because of some curse.
I enjoyed the story.

A good zombie classic for the zombie collection.



Zombies Anonymous
Going into this, I knew I was going to see some stupid stuff.
Sure enough, this is a stupid movie.
But, it's the kind of stupidity I enjoy.
At first, I was annoyed by the amateur acting
and directing, but then I got used to it.
Halfway through, I didn't mind all this.
The gore is fantastic.
The concept of the story is good.
Zombies can talk in this movie.
This is a modern zombie exploitation cheezy flick.
And for that reason, I had a good time in this movie
and I thought it was alright.

This movie is not for everyone. It's extremely low budget.
I probably won't recommend this even to zombie fans.
But, if you're curious about this, I say give it a shot.
Maybe you'll hated or maybe you'll think it's alright.