The Jeffrey Dahmer Files

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Lately, a lot of documentaries have been doing a lot of dramatizations.  Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't.  This one was okay using that.  This documentary covers the day and the days after Jeffrey Dahmer's arrest.  It is short and simple.  It doesn't mention a lot of details like cannibalism and so forth.  Some of the interviews here were funny.  The main cop who got the confession was definitely a character.  I wouldn't recommend this doc to anyone who is unfamiliar with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.  This is not an in depth look at Dahmer and his background and etc.  I remember back in the late 90's, I saw a made for tv movie about Dahmer.  That was pretty cool.  It showed how he lured men and how he killed them.  This doc does an outline of certain things.  I was wanting more out of the documentary.  That's it.

New Release Tuesday: Assault on Wall Street (2013)

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Not terrible.  It was a long dramatic set up for the actual crazy assault.  The first big thing happens about an hour in.  From that point on, this movie got on my good side for a bit.  I could of done it without the cheesy "vigilante" narration at the end.  That ruined it.  Other than that, it was okay to see on a night where there were no other interesting new releases (unless you're a big G.I. Joe fan).  My first pick would of been "My Awkward Sexual Adventure."  That movie wasn't available anywhere so my  headache began.  Luckily, I made it through this movie.  It sucks how the big CEO's screw everything and make the lower class pay for it all.  This movie got me a little angry.  There were a few things I didn't understand, like why this guy had to owe 60 thousand when he lost everything else?  Nice to see a washed up Edward Furlong trying to make a comeback. 

Oscar Sunday: My Fair Lady

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I left it up to my girlfriend to pick this month's Oscar movie.  We usually pick most of them together.  One of her favorite movie icons is Audrey Hepburn, so we went with this Award winning movie.  Surprisingly, I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected.  The songs were pretty cool.  The movie was funny.  The characters were cool.  I like that the humor in this movie was a little to the dark side.  They were some bastards in this movie with hardcore language for this type of story.  The only complaint would be the last final scene.  After 3 hours long of a movie, I was expecting the ending to be great.  It ended with a "huh?  That was it?" kind of an ending.  Gotta love Hepburn.  Very cute woman.  I think my favorite performance of her is still the home invasion movie: Wait Until Dark.  Good experience watching this Oscar movie.  During intermission, we went for a frozen yogurt break and made sure we had lots of chocolate.

The Wolverine (2013)

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The trailer was promising for this one but it quite didn't deliver it to me.  It had lots of cool little scenes and the first half was pretty awesome.  Love Japanese stuff.  The second half started getting a little predictable and some of the characters were annoying like the Viper Girl.  Don't get me wrong though, I thought as a whole this movie was okay.  Didn't disappoint me.  Just felt like it needed more to deliver.   Cool little tease there after the first credits rolled.  Nice closure.  My favorite moments were the bar scene near the beginning and the train action scene.  Others were so and so.  These comments are coming from a guy who loves movies but who is not familiar with comics and their methodologies.  Hell, my favorite X-Men movie is X-Men: First Class. That one kicked a lot of ass.  Kudos to this movie for having samurai, ninjas, and yakuzas all in one movie.

Let It Be

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This documentary was shot and made in 1969 while The Beatles were working on their "last" album before they broke up.  This documentary is mainly just them working on their songs and performing them.  No interviews and no narration.  I'm a big Beatles guy so I didn't mind it that much.  This includes their famous Rooftop concert act.  You see, The Beatles quit touring and doing shows for years now.  They were tired of it.  They released like 4 albums since without playing any shows.  This rooftop scene moment was a big deal.  There was a lot of tension between the band during these times but somehow, I didn't really see that in this documentary.  This covers almost all the songs from the "Let It Be Album."  I checked this DVD out from Vulcan.  It's a bootleg copy.  This movie has not been officially released yet. Must see for Beatles fan. I'll buy it whenever it comes out one day.

The Way Way Back (2013)

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This was an awesome coming of age comedy.  Had some laughs.  It was cute and smart just what you expect from these kinds of movies.  Man, Steve Carell is more of an asshole here than he was in "Knocked Up."  Sam Rockwell plays a cool dude showing the main the ropes.  Loved it.  I knew from the trailer I was going to like it.  Thank goodness for my girlfriend who suggested in going to the movie theatre to see this.  Some of the soundtrack was also good.  This movie made me want to go to a water park or little town with a water park and just hang out there all summer.  Don't I wish?  This movie is worth your time if you're into smart coming of age comedies. 

New Release Tuesday: New World (2013)

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Not bad for a Korean gangster movie.  Original.  Can't believe this one is brand spanking new.  2013.  I usually don't see any Foreign films brand new unless I'm at a film festival.  Which reminds me:  two more months until Fantastic Fest 2013.  Anyways, this movie was pretty long and more dramatic than I expected but there were a lot of twists in this towards the end.  It's got the one dude from Oldboy, except here he plays a good guy cop.  My favorite moments happens about an hour and a half in.  There's a cool elevator scene.  This movie had some good dialogue.  They don't believe in guns, these guys.  Big knifes are the weapons these guys use throughout the film.  Right from the very beginning, it starts with a torture scene.  If you see this movie, don't expect a thriller.  Expect a decent Korean gangster/drama flick.

Made Jeyuk-bokkeum (spicy Korean bbq pork) for this movie.
Served with a Korean Mango Drink.