Requiem For A Dream

Disturbing. But amazing.

It just shows you how much drugs can ruin people's lives. They all had dreams. But that went downhill when the characters became so addicted that they would do anything for a high. Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly were SUPERB in this movie. As was Marlon Wayans. And Ellen Burstyn. Fantastic acting all around.

It's brutal to watch, but the editing on the film is AMAZING. Watch it.

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This ranks up there as one of the three most powerful movies I have ever seen in my lifetime (Full Metal Jacket and Grave of The Fireflies being the other two). This movie shows the brutal honest side of addiction and over-indulgence. Not just drugs, although it heavily shows drug addiction. Also shows how one addiction can lead to another and how damaging it can be for you. I watched this alone, and felt so stunned afterwards, I had to call a friend just to calm my nerves. Seriously, this is a brutal (one more time) BRUTAL film. The acting is wonderful - Ellyn Burnstyn and Jenniffer Connely are just wonderful in this movie, and Wayons was such a shocker in a serious role. Everyone must watch it, for it's entertainment value, and more importantly, it's educational value. But it leaves chills down your spine for it's honesty and unforgiving lessons.




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From IMDB.

Notes On A Scandal

A demented masterpiece. Judi Dench was amazing. Cate Blanchett portrayed a certain innocence about her, but underneath that, it was more complex. A very interesting story with superb acting. One of the best movies I seen in a long time. Disturbing, yes, but I loved the shit out of it.

If you watch this movie ask yourself this question: Who was more scandalous? Sheba or Barbara?

-Fracky

I Heart Huckabees...

I thought it was a great movie. In my opinion, the movie was like a hybrid of Garden State and Little Miss Sunshine. It was very quirky and odd, yet very funny at the same time. I thought it was about trying to find deeper meaning and looking under the surface of life. I liked the theory that everything in life is connected and it all means something.

There was a great cast in the movie. I LOVED Mark Wahlberg’s character, Tommy. He was very pessimistic, but towards the end when he was on the rock with Albert, you could see his point of view changing. Mark Wahlberg is such an incredible actor. I admire him so very much.

Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin were also great characters. I would love to go around spying on people all day and writing about them in a notebook.

Little Miss Sunshine

The BEST movie I have ever seen. Ever. It was very quirky and funny, but at the same time there was deep meaning. The grandfather was the quirkiest caracter out of all of them. Especially because he snorted heroin. But with that, you could see the deep love he had for him family, and how he tried to support his son Richard, even though his Richard was an a**hole. One of the best parts in the movie was when Richard did not get the contract he wanted, and the grandfather said "I'm proud of you, you took a chance". Since both caracters wern't very likable, it took a moment to appreciate the sincerity of that moment.

My favorite caracter was Dwayne, Sheryl's son. He was such a simple caracter and the actor did a great job portraying him. But he was an important caracter too. The movie would be missing something without him.

A Beautiful Mind

Today I fell in love with the movie A Beautiful Mind. I adored Russel Crowe in it. He did an amazing job playing John Nash. Of course I loved how awkward he was. I also thought Jennifer Connelly did a good job playing his wife. I don't like how her character resented John for his schizophrenia but I understand it is human nature. I also understand her feelings because John became a different person than she fell in love with. I was surprised that I knew some of the supporting actors, such as Paul Bettany, Josh Lucas, and Adam Goldberg. I was also surprised to see Vivien Cardone in it. I guess I only knew her from Everwood. I know this movie has been out for a few years, but if you have not seen it yet, do see it.

I loved this review in the imdb comments.

Meet Joe Black

I have yet another movie I would like to write about. Don't get mad a me people it is my mom's doing. She says if I watch a movie for school I have write about in my blog.

Anyway. Meet Joe Black. Very good. I thought it was a little slow at the end, but Brad Pitt did an awesome job. I used to say I hated Brad Pitt, but after this movie I can't say that anymore. I loved how awkward Joe (Brad Pitt) was when Death took his body. Yes, Death. In the midst of the creepiness it was still a very cute movie. Anthony Hopkins did a good job in this movie also. I thought his character did a good job knowing he was going to die. I would be freaking out because that's just how I am. At the end he had accepted it and was ready to move on. I would probably be resisting at every turn. I didn't like Anthony Hopkins character's personality very much, but I still admired him for his calmness about the situation. It was a lovely movie.

Wilson! Wilsoooooooon!

Yesterday I watched the movie Cast Away. It is starring Tom Hanks and a volleyball named Wilson. It's about a man (Tom Hanks) who boards a plane and the plane crashes into the water and he gets stranded on an island. I thought the movie was really good. I wish it had shown more of him building his shelter, catching his food, maybe more Robinson Crusoe-ish. I felt really sad for him when his lost Wilson, his only companion. Yes, Wilson was a volleyball, but you do need something to keep you sane. I also felt like it was really slow at the end. I mean he got home and nothing really happened. His girlfriend had gotten married and that was that. But, I will watch any Tom Hanks movie and I liked this one.

School Ties

This morning I watched the movie School Ties. It starred Brenden Fraser and Matt Damon. It's about a boy that goes to a boarding school and hides that he is Jewish. It is set in the 1950's so there was still some anti- semetic tensions. I understand why he hid his religion because in the beginning his friends said some anti-semetic comments. It eventually comes out that he is is Jewish and just as he thought, his so-called friends give him a rough time. I liked how he took the wrap for something his friend did, even though his friend hated him because he was a Jew. All in all in was a very good movie.

Another Movie...

I know you are so tired of hearing about my movie viewing, but I watched a really good movie with Mom. It's called Love Actually. It is the best chick flick I have ever seen. What do you think it is about? You guessed it, It's people falling in love. It satisfied my happy ending craving. Also, you have to love a movie with Alan Rickman in it. I had an image of him in my head as Professor Snape(Harry Potter) but this showed me how versatile an actor he is. The only downside in the movie was that Keira Knightly was in it. I despise her. I think she is greatly annoying and waaaay too skinny. But, I still loved this movie. It was a lot better with skittles. :)

It reminded me a lot of the movie, Crash. The characters lives all intertwined with each other and there was a lot of conflict.

Crash

This morning I watched the movie Crash. It's about different people living their life with racial prejudices. I liked how all of the people's lives intertwined with each other. At some part in the movie most of the people had a conflict with one person. It had a lot of very good actors in it. For example, I thought Terrence Howard did a great job playing Cameron. Matt Dillon played a very unlikable caracter in the begining but towards the end I found him growing on me. There were some rough parts in the movie. The were some moments when I cried my eyes out and also cringed. It disturbed me a lot that racisim is still very real and very strong in some parts of the United States. I would very much recomend this movie. I thought is was great and it left a lasting impression on me. I don't think I will ever forget it.