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Horror + Jena Malone = a happy Major. Ok, so The Ruins doesn't quite make my top 10 horror films of the 2000's, but it is in my top 10 Jena Malone films*. And it's a rare treat to see Jena as a lead (or second lead, she might be second billed, but Amy is the only survivor at the end) in a mainstream film. Usually she leads indie films, and supports mainstream films (like The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), but on occasion crosses over.
I recently created such a list:
http://www.listal.com/list/my-top-10-films-jena
I liked the Ruins too, Major. Nice little film, cool effects. I primarily watched it to see how Shawn Ashmore would act outside the X-Men series. :-)
Don't worry, I'm with you guys on 'Sucker Punch.' Thrilling action-packed film starring my second wife, Emily Browning. ;-)
I find a number of Chinese films to be filmed with a lavish background and scenery. And I wonder how these Chinese directors would treat a western theme and budget.
That is a deleted scene, and I think, the actual ending on some versions of the film (or so I read some place, but don't remember where). Perhaps, due in no small part to my appreciation for Jena Malone, I prefer the 'standard' ending.
And then here's a film I watched today - twice!
Sabrina (1954)
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I won't lie: I think Audrey Hepburn was once the most beautiful actress in all of Hollywood and one of the most talented too. Her first major role, in Roman Holiday opposite Gregory Peck, earned her an Oscar and quite righteously so. Sabrina is only her second major film and here she gets to star opposite William Holden and my favourite actor of the 1940s and 50s: Humphrey Bogart. The result is the best Cinderella movie Cinderella was never made into.
Director Billy Wilder mixed romance with genuine laughs and found the proper balance while doing so. He was of course fortunate enough to have such tremendous actors in the leading parts. With Bogie so stoic yet so unintentionally funny and Audrey so charming, sweet and innocent, even a poor story could have been made into an entertaining film. But you see, Sabrina actually has a great story, simple - yes - and at times typically the stuff that 50s romantic films were made of, but it works. It happens rarely that a romantic film builds tension in my heart but there you have it: Sabrina put me on the edge of my seat for I really wanted to know how this love story would end.
Having been so mesmerised by Audrey Hepburn's grace, so impressed by Bogart's seemingly effortless performance, so touched by the heart-warming story, I simply couldn't resist the temptation to watch the film again. It's been years - I can't remember how long - since I have last done this. And yes, even the second time I watched Sabrina, I couldn't help but being pleasantly surprised by this simple but oh-so lovely film. They don't make 'em like this anymore.
'Police Story'
Jackie Chan at his best: kicking ass, pulling off great stunts (and some comedy), and destroying his body in the process. Picked up the first two films on blu-ray a while back and finally decided to rewatch them. The picture quality is poor, and the audio is so-so, but it's dubbed and I'm so used to watching this on DVD that the picture quality doesn't even bother me.
'Che: Part One'
Steven Soderbergh has impressed me before, and he's done it once again. Benicio del Toro is fantastic in this as usual, and it does a great job of showing off Che, Fidel, and the rest of the men as they fight in the Cuban revolution. I went to watch part two immediately after, but every version I saw was seriously out-of-sync, so I'm going to just buy it and enjoy it all in blu-ray quality while it's on sale.
'Rashomon'
Three men converge under a city gate during a storm and recall a tale with different view points involving a murder. This is my introduction to Akira Kurosawa, and while it's generally loved, I went to the IMDB forums (not really a place for great reviews or opinions or plausibility or logic or...well, you get the point) and was surprised to find the love for it was half and half. Me, I thought the film was mediocre, to be quite honest. I guess it's just one of those films that I talked about with Brady tonight that's so critically loved, yet when I find my way to it and finally watch it, it didn't really do anything for me. I felt like the film was supposed to pick up speed to this great twist or ending to a wonderful mystery...and then it doesn't go anywhere. It just ends. It's sad, too, because my new love for samurai films started with 'Harakiri' (not Kurosawa, who is hailed as one of the best, most influential directors of all time), which I loved, and 'Three Outlaw Samurai' (also not Kurosawa), which I really loved, but I finally made it to him with 'Rashomon' and it did nothing for me. Kind of disappointing, but since I'm watching these to see which are great enough to purchase, I can't complain about saving an extra $15 by not purchasing it. I still have six more Kurosawa films to watch - and I hope the next one is much better - and then 'The Samurai Trilogy.'
'The Wages Of Fear' (1953)
Four men are paid $2,000 a piece to drive two trucks carrying jerricans of nitroglycerine across 300 miles of bumpy roads. Sounds boring, right? It's not. There's so much tension and so many nail-biting moments throughout, I can't figure out which was the most nerve-wracking. However, I can confidently say that I've never spent so much time loving such a lengthy film, only to be so incredibly disappointed and saddened with the ending. The running time is roughly two and a half hours long, and the last fifteen or twenty seconds killed it for me. So disappointed.
Not a bad lower budget sci-fi film. Worth a rental.
Yojimbo, Seven Samurai & Sanjuro (my favourite) are grand adventures.
Or how I always wanted to believe 'The Matrix' was a true story when I was a kid! ;)
Never knew you were a kid.
Just kidding.
I mean...I kind of was? I don't know if you've seen 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,' but that's pretty much me. Oh, and I am Brad Pitt.
A nice little sci-fi romp with great performances all around. It's very quirky but It's fun just to watch all the different characters. With the likes of Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum and Vincent Schiavelli you can't go wrong.
8/10
Denise Richards (as she's recalling an alleged rape case): "He told me to just let it happen"
She's obviously been a victim of Timothy Dalton too :p *
*(as the film is intended as a dark comedy I think that kind of joke is ok)
Directed by Terence Young, here's another great Audrey Hepburn film! Wait Until Dark is suspenseful in an almost Hitchcockian way. It stars an unforgettable Alan Arkin and a mischievous Richard Crenna in his pre Rambo days. Mancini's score effectively enhances the claustrophobic feel of the film. I had a good time with it.
What a thrill ride. I enjoyed every minute. Everything about this movie is beautiful visually. The futuristic technology, the sets, the space station on Mars, the music by Jerry Goldsmith, it's great. You have what you want, give these people air! Paul Verhoeven at his finest.
9/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/soundtrack