Just like the title says… some bad boys. This showcases a young Ally Sheedy and Sean Penn. I saw it almost by accident – on TV some random Saturday. It was too long, and some of the characters just didn’t make sense… where was their motivation? But, some scenes were cool.
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Milk
I’ve always liked well-done period movies. If they do it well, the plot doesn’t even matter much… It could just be about regular people hanging out. But, a good story is like icing. And this one was a delicious desert.
Colors
A perfect example of why we should end the drug war.
U Turn
I wasn’t expecting much from this movie. I thought it would be “Oliver Stone does Pulp Fiction”, and it was… but it was done well. Sure, all the characters were wacky, full of hidden secrets, and somehow linked to each other. Sure, some pretty unbelievable things happened. Sure, there were enough double-crosses and plot twists to scramble your brain. But in the end, it all came together. It all sort of made sense, and everybody got what they deserved (well, almost everybody). It was definitely an Oliver Stone movie… (I loved the twister scene near the end – YUK!) Anyway, this movie was entertaining – not awesome, but pretty good.
The Thin Red Line
What really bothered me about this movie were all the good reviews it got. This was an extremely boring movie. I think I know why it got good reviews though, all these ridiculous movie critics care more about the emotional side of war than the actual fighting of it. Yes, war is tough, it brings out some crazy emotions in people, but that’s not all it does. Every single person in this movie had some major character “hang-up” which caused them to be dysfunctional. It was so overblown it was ridiculous. On top of that, the pace of this movie would make a snail bored. How many times do they have to flashback to some farm field in Iowa? It takes forever for anyone to say anything or do anything in this movie. The only redeeming quality of this film was the cinematography. It did look good. (and the pace did pick up a bit toward the end)
Sweet and Lowdown
Thoroughly entertaining. This is the story of Emmet Ray, a jazz guitar virtuoso from the early part of the 1900’s. To be honest, I don’t even know if there actually was an actual person, or whether it was all an elaborate “made-up documentary” by Woody Allen (I’d find that amusing if true). Well, I suppose I could figure it out with a little investigation next time I go on-line. Anyway, it’s a good fun character-study movie, Sean Penn did a great job. Anyone wanna go shoot rats at the dump and look at trains?
The Interpreter
One thing that’s always bugged me about these types of movies is that they rely on the audience coming to really hate some character. To do that, they really need to give you a good reason. Although, we know the leader is a bad guy (or good guy gone wrong), we never get direct evidence of him personally living up to that reputation. I think it would have helped to have a scene where he betrays someone. Other than that, it was a decent movie.
The Game
It was an OK film. Of course by the end, I was really getting sick of the continuous plot twists… ok, just tell me what the hell is going on. It was a little hard to believe, but it was enjoyable.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Damn good movie. Most of these movies really lose their appeal after you reach a certain age, this one is still very “watchable” for me. Sean Penn put in the best performance of his life in this movie (well, maybe that’s a bit extreme, but he was darn funny).