Library Posting #2
Not being online much has been killing my reviews. So let me get in just a little here, starting with recent movies. (This is going to be quick and sloppy- sorry.)
I didn't like Closer very much. There just wasn't a point and it wasn't very realistic. I dunno. It just didn't do anything for me. And this is of course ignoring the complete and total lack of morality. But I would have to hate almost every movie if that bothered me.
Hotel Rwanda rocked my world. In a bad way of course. I mean, it's a phenominal movie with amazing acting, but I wanted to puke the whole time. It was so stressful. And knowing that this all really happened just made me ill. Ashamed. I cried a lot! Despite all this, I highly recommend it! Really. It's a must see.
Dances With Wolves is still a pretty classic movie. I rented it because I am listening to it's sequel on CD (the book). Not much to say here. You've all seen it.
Millions was very clever. It's playing at Frontenac and West Olive right now. It's by the same director as Trainspotting. Two boys find a whole back full of pounds right before the change to the Euro. The younger brother is quite holy and obsessed with saints (of whom he has visions BTW). He wants to save the world and give all the money to poor people. The older brother wants to spend it, become cool at school and avoid taxes. Of course, the father plays a role as well as the thief who the money belongs to. It's a cute moralistic story. Original and funny. I recommend it.
I finally watched Ray last night. I'd rented it once before but didn't get to watch it. Anyway, yeah... it was really good. I see why Jaime Foxx won the Best Actor award. I am glad he deserved it. I was really thinking Don Cheadle had been amazing in Hotel Rwanda. And he was. But Foxx did do an awesome job. I watched the extended version and it was a little confusing how it fit together. It also stretched the movie to at least 3 hours. But it was a good flick and I learned a lot. Not the best film of the year though.
Posted by kristen at April 22, 2005 11:15 AMThe same thing that happened in Rwanda in 1994 is happening right now in Darfur, Sudan...
What will be said if they make a movie about it all in ten more years?
Hotel was a great film and Cheadle was phenomenal. Ray was a good show and Foxx did indeed give an amazing performance.
Posted by: ReviewGuru at April 22, 2005 01:01 PMHello-
Since we don't chat much anymore... i have to agree with you on Closer...I fast forwarded through most of it...too bad 3 big named stars couldn't have chosen a better movie to do together...When was the last time Jude Law was any good in anything....Alfie..I heart Huckabees.. Sky Captain...now this...what a whore...
I always wanted to see H.R... Hey ..I though we had discussed going to see that together a while ago...oh well
Dances is clearly a classic...In my opinion Costner's best film...I actually have used it in my Social Studies/ Sociology classes in the past...
I loved Ray... Jamie was brilliant. It's funny..I caught the End of Ali (Will SMith) last night and forgot that Jamie Foxx had played one of his trainers...He is awesome at molding his presentation to the part in the script...
Totally liked the trailer for Millions...maybe I'll see it on DVD..although I haven't been movie watching much since the move...
Happy Job hunting!!!
Matt
Posted by: Matt at April 23, 2005 08:08 AMHey Matt. Yeah. We did say we would see HR together. But that was forever ago. Oops.
RG, are you serious? The same thing is happening? Please tell me about it.
Posted by: Kristen at April 25, 2005 03:34 PMKristen,
The western media foesn't show anything about Darfur, much like they did when Rwanda was happening. I could tell you of the atrocities being committed daily and the thousands killed and the millions homeless and facing starvation, but it would make for a huge comment.
Go to The Passion of the Present to read the latest:
http://platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/
Knowledge is power and right now Americans are very, very weak...
Posted by: ReviewGuru at April 26, 2005 10:14 AM