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Director: Matthew Vaughn Genre: Action/Thriller/Crime/Drama Year: 2004 Before Guy Ritche sold his soul to Madonna along with his balls, Matthew Vaughn was better known as the prodcer of “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch”. Unfortunately Madonna ended up creating an inseparable rift between Ritchie and Vaughn that they ended up going their separate [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: Judd Apatow Genre: Comedy/Romance Year: 2005 This was the second of a triple feature Shaftbond and I went to, which included ‘Wedding Crashers’ and ‘The Brothers Grimm’. And that was by far the best triple feature I had done in a very long time. Again, this movie served to fill my hunger for good [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: David Dobkin Genre: Comedy/Romance Year: 2005 It had been a long time since I had seen a fully satisfying comedy. It seemed to me that after ‘Something to About Mary’ and ‘Meet the Parents’ we went into a comedic drought. Sure, I enjoyed ‘Old School’ but it simply did not live up to the [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: Wong Kar Wai Genre: Drama Year: 1995 In theory, the second part of ‘Chunking Express’ (reviewed previously) and clearly so, at least visually speaking, it largely maintains the same cinematographic approach and the concept of telling more than one story at a time. Here, once again we are looking at two seemingly unrelated stories [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: Stephen Chow Genre: Comedy/Crime/Martial Arts/Action Year: 2004 It is a rarity when action, comedy and fantasy blend seamlessly. It is my experience that usually one or the other will win out and the other areas suffer. There are some movies out there that have managed to capture it all, though they are rare, and [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: Michael Bay Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi Year: 2005 Michael Bay strikes again, with an entertaining but less than fulfilling blockbuster. To watch this movie and get the most enjoyment out of it, one will really have to check their realism at the door. Because seriously, it tests some of natures most basic laws. That being said, [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: Vincent Gallo Genre: Drama Year: 2003 I can not for the life of me remember who recommended this to me. Let’s hope it stays that way, because the moment I remember I am going to bitchslap him/her. This movie sucked. You have no idea how many times I found myself wanting to reach out [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: Terry George Genre: Drama/War/History/Thriller Year: 2004 Man. Occasionally you see those films that end up putting your entire life into perspective. A ‘Schindler’s List’ of sorts, which truly makes you question if the fact that you do not have an X-Box is all that important. When you get to see a glimpse into the [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: Julio Medem Genre: Drama/Romance Year: 2001 Part of me is thinking this movie would be more appropriate with the title: Sex and Lorenzo. Because he serves more as the pivot for the plot in this story than than Lucia does. Tangled up in a love web of sorts, a number of people come together [...]
Posted in Movie Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Director: Wong Kar Wai Genre: Romance/Drama/Comedy/Mystery Year: 1994 By now it has become ritual. If I am watching a Wong Kar Wai film I have to make sure I do it late, when the kids won’t disturb, that the blinds and lights are out, and that the house is in perfect silence. Because I do [...]