tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88192252107241455522024-03-13T13:35:50.236-04:00Another Film ReviewJeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-22007570291669821082015-01-16T01:30:00.001-05:002021-01-10T13:24:31.968-05:00Spike Lee's Oldboy, and What I learned About My Opinions on Remakes...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have always been someone who is willing to give any remake, or reboot its fair chance. The very idea of remaking or rebooting anything, especially a beloved classic, is always received with anger and disapproval immediately upon announcement by the majority share of internet users, and film geeks alike. I don't agree with this. Taking a classic film and putting it into the right creative hands in order to give it a new life and perhaps even introduce it to a new audience can end wonderfully.<br />
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Take for example one of my favorite film trilogies of all time, Infernal Affairs. Martin Scorsese took this well loved trilogy, and crafted it into his very own modern classic, The Departed. It is near perfect, he took just the right elements of all three films and managed to make an amazing one off retelling(there has been plenty of Departed 2 rumours, but I fail to believe this will happen)that was extremely well received, by Infernal Affairs fans and non-fans alike. Thus proving it can be done, remakes can be AWESOME.<br />
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Fright Night, Psycho, The Ring, The Thing, A Fistful of Dollars, Scarface, 3:10 to Yuma, and True Grit are just a few examples of great films that were also remakes of classics. None of these films set out to undo the original, or make them better. These films were clearly made in respect and love for the originals, and if anything could lead to fans who would have not originally had any interest in their original source material going back and checking them out.<br />
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It was inevitable, Oldboy was going to be remade. Original talks suggested Speilberg and Will Smith teaming up, that was eventually scrapped. Then one day I heard Spike Lee was taking over. I was immediately curious, and not angry. No, I was not mad at all. I like Spike Lee films, I have not seen them all, but have enjoyed what I have seen. So with considerable thought I decided this could be a good pairing, I was on board. While the internet was crying for blood, I sat back and just thought, "Lets wait and see what we get", maybe Lee was the right man for the job. Could this brilliant peace of art be properly remade for a new market? Can Lee recapture the magic? <br />
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The answer of course is no.<br />
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Truth is, my interest in this film made a steady decline leading up to its release anyway, the confidence and excitement just left me. Then the film was released, and was brutally panned and hated across the board, and I was still a bit disappointed. While losing interest I could only continue to hope, hope it would come out and blow us all away, and rejuvenate my excitement. In the end it would take me over a year to watch it...<br />
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So I finally watched Spike Lees Oldboy, and guess what, I didn't like it very much. Oops, I guess.<br />
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I still stand by my original stated opinions about Remakes, and am still going to give them the benefit of the doubt, but like anything else there will be the good, and there will certainly be the bad. Oldboy felt like a lazy, half ass effort that was thrown together without a care in the world. "Here is a poorly written script, here is a cast and crew. Now make it like the pages". No passion, no creativity, and certainly no respect for the source. <br />
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From the opening moments I knew it was going to be a rough ride. The set up runs way too long, and they add an insulting red herring to the film that was completely unnecessarily, the story is about mystery. Someone going in blind with no prior knowledge of the original film shouldn't have even the remotest idea why our hero is having these things done to him, but now they have this "Well was it that guy and his wife, could be him" looming for the first half or so of the film. Parks film throws the viewer in almost immedialty, Choi min-sik is quickly shown to be obnoxious and loud, we see he has a family, then wham, he wakes up in a hotel room prison. This time round the beginning completely over stays its welcome.<br />
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Then we are taken on a bland, uninteresting journey that lazily puts the peaces together for us and shamelessly just takes moments from the original, and plops them in with an obvious "well people liked these form the original, so better do that" attitude instead of allowing them to compliment the rest of the film. The infamous hammer fight, though impressive,(and probably necessary because honestly it does need to be there), just did not work. They took what was a simple but brilliant moment and turned it into an over the top, multilevel action set peace. Sometimes simplicity is more effective.<br />
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The villain this time round does have the same motivation, and is played by the perfectly miscasted Sharlto Copley(of District 9 fame). He is not good in this film, his character is awful, his hench-woman is just terrible, and his back story and reasons behind his motivation are a mess, from what I can understand. The tragedy behind the revenge plot in the original is both beautiful and tragic. This time around, lets see, Sister and brother have sex with father, Josh Brolen sees and tells school, father is shamed, kills daughter with shotgun gut shot, kills wife with shotgun gut shot, kills son with shotgun shoulder shot? What? Nope he lives, he lives another day to plot his revenge. Guess the father thought the shoulder was as effective to shoot as the stomach, so he then offs himself. Fine whatever is this almost over?<br />
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Not yet, now we have to move to the BIG REVEAL. *sigh* If the film was not already disappointing enough, the conclusion is truly awful. Perhaps a strong ending could have redeemed this film, but we will never know because the ending is weak weak weak. The one thing about this film I was enjoying was Josh Bolin. I felt he was a perfect person to play this character, and considering the material he had to work with did a pretty great job. Then the ending happened. Choi Min-siks performance during the big twist in the original is some of the finest acting I have seen, I've watched the film a zillion times and it still gives me chills. He desperation, his begging and pleading to give his poor daughter the mercy she derseves is gut wrenching, and real. HE CUTS HIS FUCKING TONGUE OUT! Its incredible. Then the films ends with him having to live out the rest of his days in shame and regret. So how does this end? Brolin yells, says no no no, please, blah blah. Copley is all like "okey tay" and kills himself. Brolin writes a pretty letter and drives off. The end.<br />
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Yeah, Spike Lees Oldboy is not good. My original argument, and my willingness to sit back and accept this blew up in my face. You cant win them all right? But as I said, I'm not going to stop giving remakes their fair shake, but perhaps I will take just a little more caution, perhaps I will go in ready to be amazed, or be slapped in the face.<br />
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It's that time again! The Oscars are rapidly approaching, and the nominations are in! As per tradition I will present my personal picks of select categories. These selections are based on my personal preference, the films I would like to see win, not necessarily the films I predict to win. <br />
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<b>Best Picture<br /> </b>“American Sniper”<br />
“Birdman”<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><u><b>“Boyhood”</b></u></span></div>
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“The Grand Budapest Hotel”<br />
“The Imitation Game”<br />
“Selma”<br />
“The Theory of Everything”<br />
“Whiplash”</div>
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<b>Actor in a Leading Role<br /> </b>Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”<br />
Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”<br />
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”<br />
<span style="color: red;"><u><b>Michael Keaton, “Birdman”</b></u></span><br />
Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”<br />
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<b>Actress in a Leading Role<br /> </b>Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”<br />
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”<br />
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”<br />
<u><b><span style="color: red;">Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”</span></b></u><br />
Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”<br />
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<b>Actor in a Supporting Role<br /> </b>Robert Duvall, “The Judge”<br />
<u><span style="color: red;"><b>Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”</b></span></u><br />
Edward Norton, “Birdman”<br />
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”<br />
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”<br />
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<b>Actress in a Supporting Role<br /> <u><span style="color: red;">Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”</span></u></b><br />
Laura Dern, “Wild”<br />
Emma Stone, “Birdman”<br />
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”<br />
Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”<br />
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<b>Directing<br /> </b>Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”<br />
<span style="color: red;"><u><b>Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”</b></u></span><br />
Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”<br />
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”<br />
Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”<br />
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<b>Animated Feature Film<br /> </b>“Big Hero 6”<br />
“The Boxtrolls”<br />
<u><span style="color: red;"><b>“How to Train Your Dragon 2”</b></span></u><br />
“Song of the Sea”<br />
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”<br />
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<b>Cinematography<br /> </b>Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”<br />
<span style="color: red;"><u><b>Robert D. Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”</b></u></span><br />
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski, “Ida”<br />
Dick Pope, “Mr. Turner”<br />
Roger Deakins, “Unbroken”<br />
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<b>Music – Original Score<br /> </b>Alexandre Desplat, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”<br />
Alexandre Desplat, “The Imitation Game”<br />
<u><span style="color: red;"><b>Hans Zimmer, “Interstellar”</b></span></u><br />
Gary Yershon, “Mr Turner”<br />
Jóhann Jóhannsson, “The Theory of Everything”<br />
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<b>Writing – Adapted Screenplay<br /> </b>Jason Hall, “American Sniper”<br />
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”<br />
<span style="color: red;"><u><b>Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”</b></u></span><br />
Anthony McCarten, “The Theory of Everything”<br />
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-80113075171185571242015-01-05T00:21:00.001-05:002015-01-05T00:21:25.088-05:00Previously unpublished...Top 10 Films of 2013.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
OOOPS! While working on my 2014 Top 10 list, I discovered that I never actually published last years 2013 list, here it was sitting in my drafts.<br />
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-7838018560586963202015-01-04T23:50:00.000-05:002015-01-10T23:58:08.346-05:00Top 10 Films of 2014....a Work in Progress.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At the time I [first] write this I am incredibly behind on most of the films I want to see from 2014. This is not the first year this has happened, and in the past January has proven to be a crunch month for me, I try and get in as many of the missed films from the busy previous fall into a much more time generous January(and possibly February). <br />
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So as per last years structure, I present my "Work in Progress" Top 10 Films of 2014. As I continue to knock films off my 2014 list of shame, I will modify as needed. My deadline to have a completed list is <b>February 23rd</b>. As of that day what I have in final!<br />
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1) Inherent Vice<br />
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-11812491590930642522015-01-01T23:46:00.002-05:002015-01-01T23:46:22.237-05:00I'm Back....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello friends!<br />
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Its been awhile, that's for sure. 2014 was a busy year, and within that busy year finding time to watch films was scarce enough, let alone the time to put any sort of thoughts to a keyboard. Because of that, I was almost completely absent. Its hard to say what this year will bring, hopefully a little less chaos and a little more time to watch, and post.<br />
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I am going to start this year trying something a little different, I will likely move away from formal Film Reviews for now, and start simply posting my thoughts on a particular topic, or a certain film, in a more casual way. This is after all a Blog, so perhaps some old fashion Blog posts might be a welcome change, and will allow me to post more often!<br />
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For those who have stuck around and see this, I thank you! To my Twitter followers who are still very much active I also thank you! and I hope to be able to share my thoughts with you very soon...<br />
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-Jeff<br />
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@AFR_Blog</div>
Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-72808437755268859192014-02-09T07:44:00.000-05:002014-02-09T07:44:24.397-05:002014 Academy Award Picks!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Oscars are soon upon us, and I have selected finally who I WANT to win the top prize this year! Anyone familiar with me knows that as per usual the pics below are not who I THINK will win, but who I want to win. Imagine I was a member of the Academy, and this was my voting ballot. <br />
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I am posting this later than usual, this is simply because I had some serious catch-up to do in January, and though I have not seen every nominated film on this list, I have seen enough and am confident enough in my selections to go ahead and make my selections.<br />
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So...<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Best motion picture of the year</b><br />
“American Hustle”<br /> “Captain Phillips”<br /> “Dallas Buyers Club”<br /> “Gravity”<br /> <span style="color: red;">“Her”</span><br /> “Nebraska”<br /> “Philomena”<br /> “12 Years a Slave”<br /> “The Wolf of Wall Street”<br />
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<b>Achievement in directing</b><br />
David O. Russell, “American Hustle”<br /> Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”<br /> Alexander Payne, “Nebraska”<br /> Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave”<br /> <span style="color: red;">Martin Scorsese, “The Wolf of Wall Street”</span><br />
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<b>Performance by an actor in a leading role</b><br />
Christian Bale, “American Hustle”<br /> Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”<span style="color: red;"><br /> Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”</span><br /> Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”<br /> Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”<br />
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<b>Performance by an actress in a leading role.</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">Amy Adams, “American Hustle”</span><br /> Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”<br /> Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”<br /> Judi Dench, “Philomena”<br /> Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County”<br />
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<b>Performance by an actor in a supporting role.</b><br />
Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips”"<br /> Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle”<br /> Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave”<br /> <span style="color: red;">Jonah Hill, “Wolf of Wall Street”</span><br /> Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”<br />
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<b>Performance by an actress in a supporting role</b><br />
Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine”<br /> <span style="color: red;">Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”</span><br /> Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”<br /> Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County”<br /> June Squibb, “Nebraska”<br />
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<b>Adapted Screenplay</b><br />
“Before Midnight”<br /> “Captain Phillips”<br /> “Philomena”<br /> “12 Years a Slave”<br /> <span style="color: red;">“The Wolf of Wall Street”</span><br />
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<b>Original Screenplay</b><br />
“American Hustle”<br /> “Blue Jasmine”<br /> “Dallas Buyers Club”<br /> <span style="color: red;">“Her”</span><br /> “Nebraska”<br />
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<b>Achievement in cinematography</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">“The Grandmaster”</span><br /> “Gravity”<br /> “Inside Llewyn Davis”<br /> “Nebraska”<br /> “Prisoners”<br />
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<b>Achievement in costume design</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">“American Hustle”</span><br /> “The Grandmaster”<br /> “The Great Gatsby”<br /> “The Invisible Woman”<br /> “12 Years a Slave”<br />
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<b>Achievement in film editing</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">“American Hustle”</span><br /> “Captain Phillips”<br /> “Dallas Buyers Club”<br /> “Gravity”<br /> “12 Years a Slave”<br />
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<b>Achievement in makeup and hairstyling</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">“Dallas Buyers Club”</span><br /> “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”<br /> “The Lone Ranger”<br />
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<b>Original score</b><br />
“The Book Thief”<br /> “Gravity”<br /> <span style="color: red;">“Her”</span><br /> “Philomena”<br /> “Saving Mr. Banks”<br />
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<b>Best music (original song)</b><br />
“Alone yet, not alone” from “Alone, Yet Not Alone”<br /> “Happy” from DM2<br /> “Let it Go” from “Frozen”<br /> <span style="color: red;">“The Moon Song” from “Her”</span><br /> “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”<br />
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<b>Achievement in production design</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">“American Hustle”</span><br /> “Gravity”<br /> “The Great Gatsby”<br /> “Her”<br /> “12 Years a Slave”<br />
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<b>Achievement in sound editing</b><br />
“All is Lost”<br /> <span style="color: red;">“Captain Phillips”</span><br /> “Gravity”<br /> “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”<br /> “Lone Survivor”<br />
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<b>Achievement in sound mixing</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">“Captain Phillips”</span><br /> “Gravity”<br /> “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”<br /> “Inside Llewyn Davis”<br /> “Lone Survivor”<br />
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<b>Achievement in visual effects</b><br />
“Gravity”<br /> <span style="color: red;">“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”</span><br /> “Iron Man 3″<br /> “The Lone Ranger”<br /> “Star Trek: Into Darkness”<br />
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<b>Best foreign language film of the year</b><br />
“The Broken Circle Breakdown” (Belgium)<br /> <span style="color: red;">“The Hunt” (Denmark)</span><br /> “The Great Beauty” (Italy)<br /> “The Missing Picture” (Cambodia)<br /> “Omar” (Palestine)<br />
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<b>Best animated feature film of the year</b><br />
“The Croods”<br /> “Despicable Me 2″<br /> “Ernest and Celestine”<br /> <span style="color: red;">“Frozen”</span><br /> “The Wind Rises”<br />
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<b>Best documentary feature</b><br />
<span style="color: red;">“The Act of Killing”</span><br /> “Cutie and the Boxer”<br /> “Dirty Wars”<br /> “The Square”<br /> “20 Feet From Stardom”</div>
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-80684383221685026692014-01-05T21:43:00.000-05:002014-01-05T21:43:02.928-05:00Accident <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When the credits began to role after <strong>Accident</strong>
concluded I will admit I didn’t know how to feel. I was pretty sure I
had just watched a pretty great Hong Kong thriller, but wasn’t sure how
much I actually liked it. After taking some time to absorb what I had
watched I realized that I did in fact like it quite a bit, my initial
reaction was caused by the film itself, which had just managed to take
me on a mental journey that I wasn’t expecting. And it did so by taking
me on this journey through a very specific perspective of the events
that occurred. <strong>Accident</strong> is not a very long film, in
clocks in just under 90 minutes, but what it manages to do in that short
amount of time is much more then may two hour of more thrillers ever
did.<br />
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Louis Koo and Richie Ren star, and Pou-Soi Cheang (most notably of <strong>Dog Bite Dog</strong> fame) directs <strong>Accident</strong>,
which opens with what appears to be an average rush hour nightmare in
Hong Kong when a damsel in distress gets a flat tire and manages to
block traffic. This seemly ordinary incident will soon very carefully
lead to a series of accidents that will leave someone dead on a
sidewalk. This is the masterwork of ‘the Brain” played by Koo, who works
with a select group of close associates; ‘Fatty’ played by Suet lam (oh
did I mention Johnnie To produced the film?), ‘Woman’ played by
Michelle Ye, and ‘Uncle’ played by the absolutely great Shui-fan Fung.
Together they are essentially a squad of assassins, but they work in a
very specifically way. They are paid to kill their target by planning
out an accidental death scenario that will leave their target checked
off, but look like such an accident as to not need any further Police
investigation. To do so they must be absolutely perfect in their
execution, this may very well lead to weeks of delays until the timing
is precise and to perfection.<br />
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After the opening job<nobr></nobr>,
one of the crew makes what appears to be a minor slip up, but when
viewed through the eyes of The Brain is in fact a major compromise and
he believes any kind of mistake like that could bring down their entire
operation. He also suspects there are other operations like theirs that
are always watching, and could strike at any moment. It isn’t long until
all his fears are realized when a tragic turn of events during an
operation leads The Brain to believe that someone has targeted him. He
is suddenly driven into a mad state of paranoia and may end up taking
everyone else with him.<br />
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<strong>Accident</strong> is a very intelligent thriller that is
shown very carefully through the same perspective as the Brains
character. It pulls and twists us in the same way, and allows the viewer
to question and suspect the same things he is. This is where the film
really shows its strength, and gives the viewer a pretty memorable
experience. If told from an outside perspective it would not have had
remotely the same impact. It’s a solid film, filled with superb acting
from the entire cast. Louis Koo is always a great lead, and can really
carry a film on his shoulders.<br />
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As I stated before this is a pretty short film, and though it manages
to do a lot with its time, I do feel time is also its greatest
weakness. I really think it needed to establish The Brains crew more in
the beginning of the film. Before the major events start<nobr></nobr>
to snap into motion there was not enough time given to show and express
their craft, or allow us to really get any kind of attachment to their
intricate workings. This I feel would have helped strengthen the later
events even further.<br />
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<strong>Accident</strong> is well worth a watch<nobr></nobr>,
it may not really leave much desire for a re watch any time soon after,
but it’s definitely a film that will always be most memorable on its
first viewing. Though going back and watching a second time might not be
a bad idea, as I am sure there will be plenty of specific details that
could be picked up, or perhaps that perspective may shift and the events
as a whole could be seen from an entirely different angle. That is
always a sign of a well crafted film.<br />
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-Jeff Wildman </div>
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I was looking through my computer and I found this, a Clerks II review? I have no idea why I wrote it. Perhaps I just wrote it for fun. Either way I thought I would toss it up here and give it a new found sense of purpose. So, enjoy I guess. I edited it a small bit to correct some awful spelling and grammar errors, but otherwise its as amateurish as they day I wrote it. (PS: I really really loved Clerks II back then, still do, but perhaps not as much as I did then)</div>
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<b>(July 22, 2006)</b><br />
I can honestly say I had one of the best theatrical
experiences of my life when I saw Clerks II. I have never been to a movie that
had an audience so actively involved (I will also mention the theater was
completely filled, even the very front where people will leave for a refund
before sitting). There were several rounds of applause throughout the film, and the
laughter was so loud at times that there were pieces of dialogue missed. And
once the credits hit, the cheering and applause started once again. This was
the biggest applause I have ever seen in a theater. At times I laughed the hardest I ever have at a movie theater.<br />
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Clerks II opens up very similar to the original, in black and white as well. We
see Dante pull up to the Quick Stop and unlock the gate. Only to find the store
completely engulfed in flames. He closes the gate. Then he opens it again. Now
we see him through the perspective in the store looking out, where the film
perfectly morphs into color and takes off.<br />
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So after, we jump to a year later, and now Dante and Randal are working at a
Mooby's, and its Dante's last day before he moves to Florida to marry his
girlfriend (played by Smiths wife.) The film takes place throughout
this day, and what a day. We also get introduced to two new characters. Rosario Dawson plays the restaurant manager. In addition is a great new
character Elias. A very religious virgin teenager who also happens to LOVE
Transformers and Lord of the Rings (There is a scene which Randal is debating
his point of how crappy LOTR's is to Elias and an equally obsessed customer
that is one of the films two best moments. The other I cannot repeat.). Clerks
II also has some appearances by most of Smiths regulars, including a very quick
cameo by Ben Affleck, and a slightly longer and more important appearance by
Jason Lee (It looks like he walked off the set of "Earl" to make his appearance).<br />
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The pacing of Clerks II is great, and the humor and emotion are very well
blended. There are some great dramatic moments that are quickly interrupted by
something hilarious, sometimes subtle, other times less subtle. And a dance number
. . .ABC!<br />
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As a long time Kevin Smith fan, I think he may have done some of his best work
with Clerks II. It's quite different than the original, and is something some hard-core
fans of the first may have to take with a grain or two of salt.</div>
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-64816081793426394602014-01-05T20:55:00.000-05:002014-01-05T20:59:14.101-05:00Films Watched in 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2013 was a strange year for movie watching, and by strange I mean I really didn't watch many at all. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">It was all for good reason as my son was born in early February, and from that point on and for most of the duration of the year my life was a busy one, and the time to watch movies, and go to the theater was slim. Granted my reason for such a short list goes beyond just my busy life, there was a good amount of free time spread through out the many evenings and sleepy afternoons of the year that was devoted to revisiting television series in their entirety that could have been used to watch movies. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Up until about the last month or so this had also been a very dull year for new film releases, and a very mediocre and empty summer.(made up for by an extremely fantastic and busy fall that I am currently struggling to catch up on). We made a few trips to the drive in and was able to catch a few summer releases, but very few left a lasting impression. January was my strongest month, and in it I was able to see some absolutely amazing older films for a first watch, <i>The Conversation</i>, <i>Harold and Maude</i>, and <i>Cinema Paradiso</i> being my two favorite first time watched on this year! Then finally December was another strong month to help bookend this year with a lot of great rewatches, and a few really great first time watches. <i>Only God Forgives</i> and <i>The Place Beyond the Pines</i> will be making a return when I get my Top 10 list completed.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">-<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">First Time Watch</span></b><span style="color: red;"></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Watched in Theatre:</b></div>
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(01/02) Django Unchained</div>
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(01/13) <span style="color: red;">Vertigo</span> <br />
(01/15) <span style="color: red;">Silver Linings Playbook</span></div>
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(05/05) <span style="color: red;">Iron Man 3</span></div>
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(05/30) <span style="color: red;">Star Trek: Into Darkness</span><br />
(06/03) <span style="color: red;">The Place Beyond the Pines</span><br />
(06/25) <span style="color: red;">Man of Steel</span><br />
(08/01) <span style="color: red;">The Wolverine</span><br />
(10/03) <span style="color: red;">Rush</span><br />
(11/23) <span style="color: red;">The Hunger games: Catching Fire</span><br />
(12/28) <span style="color: red;">The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Watched at Home:</b></div>
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(01/01) <span style="color: red;">Premium Rush </span></div>
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(01/01) <span style="color: red;">Trouble with the Curve </span></div>
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(01/01) <span style="color: red;">Arbitrage </span></div>
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(01/01) <span style="color: red;">Looper </span></div>
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(01/03) Unforgiven </div>
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(01/04) Jackie Brown </div>
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(01/04) <span style="color: red;">Doomsday Clock </span></div>
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(01/04) Amazing Spiderman </div>
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(01/04) Moneyball<span style="color: red;"> </span></div>
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(01/06) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides </div>
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(01/07) <span style="color: red;">The Conversation </span></div>
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(01/09) Driving Miss. Daisy </div>
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(01/11) Armageddon </div>
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(01/12) <span style="color: red;">Category 7: The End of
the World </span></div>
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(01/13) <span style="color: red;">Take this Waltz </span></div>
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(01/13) <span style="color: red;">Brave </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/13) Super 8 </div>
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(01/14) <span style="color: red;">Bang the Drum Slowly </span></div>
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(01/16) <span style="color: red;">Harold and Maude </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/16) True Grit </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/18) <span style="color: red;">The Words </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/18) Collateral </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/19) <span style="color: red;">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog
Days </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/19) <span style="color: red;">Friends with Kids </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/19) <span style="color: red;">Moonrise Kingdom </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/20) <span style="color: red;">The Mission </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/21) <span style="color: red;">Cinema Paradiso </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/21) Darjeeling Limited </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/22) <span style="color: red;">Rushmore</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/22) Changing Lanes </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/24) The Rainmaker </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/25) Good Will Hunting </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/26) The Town </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/26) The Other Guys </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/27) <span style="color: red;">For Love of the Game </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/29) Field of Dreams </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/29)<span style="color: red;"> Sleepers </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(01/31) <span style="color: red;">Hoosiers </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(02/01) Coach Carter </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(02/02) Groundhog Day </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(02/03) The Help <br />
(02/03) <span style="color: red;">Amistad</span> <br />
(02/05) <span style="color: red;">Flight </span><br />
(02/07) Away we Go <br />
(02/12) <span style="color: red;">Silent Hill Revelation </span><br />
(02/19) ARGO </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(03/02) Down to Earth </div>
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(03/05) <span style="color: red;">Red Dawn </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(03/06) <span style="color: red;">Wreck-it Ralph </span><br />
(03/15) <span style="color: red;">Seven Psychopaths </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(03/17) Life as we Know it </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(03/22) Gone baby Gone </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(03/27) Reservoir Dogs </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(04/03) Django Unchained <br />
(04/13) Inglorious Basterds </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(04/20) <span style="color: red;">Green Lantern </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(05/01) Silver Linings Playbook <br />
(05/11) The Avengers <br />
(05/11) Baby Mama</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
(06/04) <span style="color: red;">Shut Up Little Man </span><br />
(06/07) The Place Beyond the Pines <br />
(06/08) <span style="color: red;">About a Boy </span></div>
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(06/15) <span style="color: red;">Oz The Great and Powerful </span><br />
(06/16) <span style="color: red;">That Guy…From that Thing </span><br />
(06/21) <span style="color: red;">Gangster Squad </span><br />
(06/23) <span style="color: red;">Art and Copy</span><br />
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(07/31) <span style="color: red;">42</span></div>
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<br />
(08/03) Lawless<br />
(08/07) Zodiac<br />
(08/19) <span style="color: red;">Finding Nemo </span><br />
(08/29) The Great Debaters <br />
(08/31) The Mask</div>
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(09/01) <span style="color: red;">CleanFlicks</span> <br />
(09/02) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire <br />
(09/02) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt 1 <br />
(09/04) Three Men and a Baby <br />
(09/05) Three Men and a Little Lady <br />
(09/05) <span style="color: red;">Now you See Me </span><br />
(09/07) <span style="color: red;">Pain and Gain </span><br />
(09/14) <span style="color: red;">World War Z </span><br />
(09/20) <span style="color: red;">Safe House </span><br />
(09/20) <span style="color: red;">Olympus has Fallen </span><br />
(09/27) <span style="color: red;">This is the End </span><br />
(09/29) <span style="color: red;">Identity Theft </span><br />
<br />
(10/04) Scream <br />
(10/06) Halloween <br />
(10/10) <span style="color: red;">Carrie </span><br />
(10/11) <span style="color: red;">The Evil Dead </span><br />
(10/17) Childs Play <br />
(10/17) <span style="color: red;">Curse of Chucky </span><br />
(10/18) The Cabin in the Woods <br />
(10/20) Drag Me to Hell <br />
(10/24) Ghostbusters <br />
(10/24) Halloween 2 <br />
(10/26) <span style="color: red;">The Conjuring </span><br />
(10/26) <span style="color: red;">Paranormal Activity 4 </span><br />
(10/27) Village of the Damned <br />
(10/30) <span style="color: red;">Mama </span><br />
(10/31) <span style="color: red;">Insidious</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(11/02) Halloween </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
(11/02) Breakdown <br />
(11/06) <span style="color: red;">Hangover II </span><br />
(11/09) <span style="color: red;">Hangover Part 3 </span><br />
(11/16) <span style="color: red;">Somewhere Between </span><br />
(11/22) Josie and the Pussycats <br />
(11/26) ELF <br />
(11/26) <span style="color: red;">Were the Millers </span><br />
(11/29) Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street <br />
(11/30) Fred Claus </div>
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(12/01) Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer <br />
(12/01) Jingle All the Way<br />
(12/01) Four Christmases <br />
(12/04) The Family Man <br />
(12/06) Christmas with the Kranks <br />
(12/10) The Santa Clause <br />
(12/11) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt. 1 <br />
(12/13) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt. 2 <br />
(12/14) <span style="color: red;">The Worlds End </span><br />
(12/15) <span style="color: red;">The Internship </span><br />
(12/16) Star Trek Into Darkness <br />
(12/18) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone <br />
(12/18) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets <br />
(12/19) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban <br />
(12/20) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire <br />
(12/21) It’s a Wonderful Life <br />
(12/22) After Hours <br />
(12/24) Christmas Vacation <br />
(12/25) Die Hard <br />
(12/25) ELF <br />
(12/25) Shooter <br />
(12/26) <span style="color: red;">The Great Gatsby </span><br />
(12/27) <span style="color: red;">Jobs</span> <br />
(12/29) <span style="color: red;">Don Jon </span><br />
(12/30) <span style="color: red;">Only God Forgives </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Watched Elsewhere</b>: </div>
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(01/17) <span style="color: red;">Taken 2 </span></div>
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(03/29) <span style="color: red;">Parental Guidance </span><br />
(07/06) Independence Day <br />
(09/22) Taxi Driver <br />
(09/22) Dazed and Confused <br />
(10/12) The Flintstones <br />
(10/13) White men Can’t Jump <br />
(10/13) Bedtime Stories <br />
(12/21) ELF </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">First Time
Watched: 73</span><br />
Rewatch: 79<br />
Total: 154</b><br />
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January Total: 42 <br />
February Total: 8<br />
March Total: 8<br />
April Total: 3 <br />
May Total: 5<br />
June Total: 9 <br />
July Total: 2<br />
August Total: 6<br />
September Total: 14<br />
October Total: 18<br />
November Total: 11<br />
December Total: 27<br />
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2007 Total: 388<br />
2008 Total: 298<br />
2009 Total: 315<br />
2010 Total: 338<br />
2011 Total: 310</div>
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2012 Total: 329</div>
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-82396571142429015722014-01-04T00:16:00.000-05:002014-01-04T00:16:09.568-05:002014 Golden Globes Film Picks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's that time of year again, AWARDS SEASON is upon us, and I am as excited as ever! This year however is going to be different, a great deal of the nominated films I have not seen. So that alone makes my selections all the more challenging, so this year I will do things a bit different than I did last, I will only pick who I want to see win. This means some of these selections will be based on me simply being a fan of the nominee in question, or the nominated film being one I am eagerly wanting to see. The 2014 Golden Globe ceremony airs on January 12, just over a week from when this is being written. So if I do happen to watch some of these unseen nominated films, I will edit my selections leading up to the awards show airing, otherwise here you have it, my 2014 Golden Globes picks that I WANT to win(highlighted in <span style="color: red;">Red</span>) , not necessarily who I THINK will win...<br />
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<strong>Best Motion Picture, Drama</strong><br />
<em>12 Years a Slave<br /><b><span style="color: red;">Captain Phillips</span></b><br />Gravity<br />Philomena<br />Rush </em><br />
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<strong>Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy</strong><br />
<em>American Hustle<br />Her<br />Inside Llewyn Davis<br />Nebraska<br /><span style="color: red;"><b>The Wolf of Wall Street</b></span></em><br />
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<strong>Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama</strong><br />
Chiwetel Ejiofor, <em>12 Years a Slave</em><br />Idris Elba, <em>Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Tom Hanks, <em>Captain Phillips</em></b></span><br />Matthew McConaughey, <em>Dallas Buyers Club</em><br />Robert Redford, <em>All Is Lost</em><br />
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<strong>Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical</strong><br />
Christian Bale, <em>American Hustle</em><br />Bruce Dern, <em>Nebraska</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Leonardo DiCaprio, <em>The Wolf of Wall Street</em></b></span><br />Oscar Isaac, <em>Inside Llewyn Davis</em><br />Joaquin Phoenix, <em>Her</em><br />
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<strong>Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama</strong><br />
Cate Blanchett, <em>Blue Jasmine</em><br />Sandra Bullock, <em>Gravity</em><br />Judi Dench, <em>Philomena</em><br />Emma Thompson, <em>Saving Mr. Banks</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Kate Winslet, <em>Labor Day</em></b></span><br />
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<strong>Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy</strong><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>Amy Adams, <em>American Hustle</em></b></span><br />Julia Delpy, <em>Before Midnight</em><br />Greta Gerwig, <em>Frances Ha</em><br />Julia Louis-Dreyfus, <em>Enough Said</em><br />Meryl Streep, <em>August: Osage County</em><br />
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<strong>Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture</strong><br />
Barkhad Abdi, <em>Captain Phillips</em><br />Daniel Brühl, <em>Rush</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Bradley Cooper, <em>American Hustle</em></b></span><br />Michael Fassbender, <em>12 Years a Slave</em><br />Jared Leto, <em>Dallas Buyers Club</em><br />
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<strong>Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</strong><br />
Sally Hawkins, <em>Blue Jasmine</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Jennifer Lawrence, <em>American Hustle</em></b></span><br />Lupita Nyong'o, <em>12 Years a Slave</em><br />Julia Roberts, <em>August: Osage County</em><br />June Squibb, Nebraska<br />
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<strong>Best Director</strong><br />Alfonso Cuarón, <em>Gravity</em><br />Paul Greengrass, <em>Captain Phillips</em><br />Steve McQueen, <em>12 Years a Slave</em><br />Alexander Payne, <em>Nebraska</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>David O. Russell, <em>American Hustle</em></b></span><br />
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<strong>Best Screenplay, Motion Picture</strong><br />Bob Nelson, <em>Nebraska</em><br />Spike Jonze ,<em>Her</em><br /> Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, <em>Philomena</em><br /> John Ridley, <em>12 Years A Slave</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer, <em>American Hustle</em></b></span><br />
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<strong>Best Foreign-Language Film</strong><em></em><br />
<em>Blue Is the Warmest Colour (France)<br />The Great Beauty </em>(Italy)<em><br />The Hunt </em>(Denmark)<em><br />The Past </em>(Iran)<em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>The Wind Rises </b></span></em><span style="color: red;"><b>(Japan)</b></span><br />
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<strong>Best Animated Feature Film</strong><em></em><br />
<em>The Croods<br />Despicable Me 2<br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Frozen</b></span></em><br />
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<strong>Best Original Song, Motion Picture</strong><br />
"Atlas," <em>The Hunger Games: Catching Fire</em><br />"Let It Go," <em>Frozen</em><br />"Ordinary Love," <em>Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>"Please, Mr. Kennedy," <em>Inside Llewyn Davis</em></b></span><br />"Sweeter Than Fiction," <em>One Chance</em><br />
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<strong>Best Original Score, Motion Picture</strong><br />
Alex Ebert, <em>All Is Love</em><br />Alex Eves, <em>Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</em><br />Steven Price, <em>Gravity</em><br />John Williams, <em>The Book Thief</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Hans Zimmer, <em>12 Years a Slave</em></b></span></div>
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Hello again loyal readers, as I stated before, yes I am still alive, and I am still going to be putting content on this little 'ol blog of mine. It's certainly been an eventful year for me and my family, and certain obligations have kept me from contributing the content I would have liked to. BUT, the time has come that I feel I can begin posting again on a semi-regular basis, and I will be starting with the usual year end content.<br />
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Come early January I will be posting my, considerably smaller than usual, films watched list which will return due to surpringly strong demand.(thank you for caring!). Then of course I will be eventually adding my top 10 list for 2013, though there are still many missed films I need to catch up on so this may come later than usual, but I will have something. Then of course with awards season right around teh corner I will be posting my usual predictions and so on. Then of course into next year I hope to contribute some actual film reviews! <br />
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So again thank you all for your loyalty and patience, its been a very exciting year for me, and a busy one too. I hope to speak to you again very soon.<br />
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-81121790028496546362013-06-16T21:23:00.000-04:002013-06-16T21:24:01.055-04:00Django Unchained (Delayed Review)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Written December 28th, 2012 <br />
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Anticipating a film’s release can be very exciting as
studios slowly tease us with posters, stills, teasers, and eventually full
theatrical trailers. All this consumption filling out minds with tastes of what
is to come, as we discuss and analyze our predictions and theories. Yes, it is
all very exciting right? Well there is another term I sometimes use for this,
and it’s called “Torture”! However with Django Unchained I am proud to say I
somehow found a way to keep myself calm and collected, and didn’t let the
excitement get the better of me. Maybe it was the already established
excitement during the earlier months of 2012 as I knew that The Avengers, and
The Dark Knight Rises would also be happening. Or perhaps it was my own
anticipation filled personal life as we were busily planning for the arrival of
our first born, you know, real life priorities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Either way, the wait for ‘Django’ to arrive was a fairly calm one….that
is until about two weeks before its release, when the shackles that held my
excitement at bay were themselves, “unchained” (I do apologize for that), this
is when I pretty much lost my mind with excitement, so much that I boldly
predicted that this would be my favorite Film of 2012, and maybe just possibly
it could take the “Favorite Tarantino film” title away from Pulp Fiction. Well,
Django Unchained is my favorite film of 2012, but “Pulp Fiction” still remains
comfortably rested atop its mighty throne. But I tell you, Django put up a
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If you haven’t already seen Django Unchained (what’s wrong
with you!?), I will give just a brief synopses, trust me, the less I say here
the better your experience will be. Christoph Waltz plays Dr. King Schultz; a dentist
turned bounty hunter who is after a big catch, The Brittle Brothers. Problem is
he doesn’t know what they look like. So he seeks out the assistance of a man
named Django, a slave who he knows used to occupy a former Plantation the
Brittles worked on. His plan is simple, purchase Django as his own personal
slave, something he admittedly feels guilty for as he does not like slavery.
Once he was legally acquired young Django, they will travel to various
Plantations in search of the Brittles, and once they find them Django will
point them out, and Schultz will kill them. In exchange for his help, Schultz
will then give Django his freedom and a cut of the bounty. Throughout their
travels they begin to form a bond, and when Schutlz finds out that when Django
is awarded his freedom, he plans to travel to Mississippi to find and free his
captive wife, he feels obligated to help. He will use his own cunning and
skillsets to take Django under his wing, train him, and in the spring help him
find and free his wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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‘Django Unchained’ is a masterpiece; in fact I would go as
far as to say it’s a near perfect film. From the exceptional storytelling and
direction, to the brilliant performance by the entire cast there is not a
single aspect of the film that I did not completely adore, in fact managed to
watch it twice and enjoyed it even more the second time. In fact my only
complaint about this film is that it was cut too short. It already clocks at
approximately two and a half hours, but I have already seen and heard some key
moments that were cut from the final version that would have really fit in
nicely, some to simply help fill a few minor gaps and carry the story even
smoother along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect plenty of deleted
scenes to accompany the Blu-ray release.</div>
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The first thing to make note of about Django is the
similarities to Tarantinos last film, 2009’s Inglourious Basterds, and to some
extent his ‘Kill Bill’ saga. Yes, there are a lot, but that is not a bad thing
at all. Like the previous films this is a tale of revenge, perhaps a more
romantic tale to say the least. Like The Bride, and Shosanna before him, Django
has had unthinkable evil <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>done to him and
those he loved, and has made it his mission to strike back against those who
inflicted those evils upon him. On a larger scale, and like ‘Basterds’, it’s
also a story of a persecuted group rising up and fighting back against a greater
evil. With a satisfying result that would make anyone want to stand up and
cheer. </div>
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The similarities don’t end there, there are many stylistic
similarities to Basterds and Kill Bill that stand out immediately, as well as a
similarly wonderful soundtrack which once again borrows very effectively from
the great Ennio Morricone, and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this time
a couple of welcome Luis Bacalov tracks from the original 1966 ‘Django’ film
starring Franco Nero (who makes a cameo). These similarities do not come as a
surprise, Tarantino himself has made mention of a ‘spiritual trilogy’ which may
later include an Inglourious Basterds sequel which has been written. The past
decade has seen what we could even call a collection of “New wave Tarantino”
films which started with Kill Bill, and has continued through to Django
Unchained. If you were to marathon through his directorial catalogue you will
notice that his early works (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown)
are also very similar to each other, and share a lot of very definitive traits,
from the editing style, and repeated cast, to the memorable soundtracks. There
are many Tarantino fans in the world and among many of those fans there seems
to often be a divide between his early films, and the latter ‘Revenge films’.
Perhaps we will get another of these films with a Basterds sequel, or perhaps
with his next outing we will see an entirely new side of Tarantino.</div>
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One thing that Tarantino has been able to do masterfully
throughout all his films is to compile an amazing cast, which mixes superstars
with forgotten icons, and he always manages to bring out their absolute
best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The results in the past included
reviving the forgotten John Travolta back to superstardom in Pulp Fiction, and introducing
the world to Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds. This cast is no
exception. Tarantino can write for Christoph Waltz like no other, the way that
man delivers his lines shows that this is a writer/actor relationship that we
rarely see, and perhaps we haven’t seen since Tarantino wrote the Jules
Winnfield character for Sam Jackson in Pulp Fiction (another career making
role). And speaking of Mr. Jackson, this is his finest performance since then.
Sam Jackson has become a household icon, but he has become so for a very
specific reason, for being a bad-ass, which originates from that Jules
Winnfield role. Furthermore,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Mother
F***er” has become his catch phrase, so much so that whenever he has appeared
in a film(and he has been in many)that he is not playing a bad-ass, or I guess
a Jedi, it gets completely overlooked and forgotten. With his performance in
Django Unchained as Stephen the House Slave of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Calvin
Candie character (more on him soon); he has finally been able to stretch his acting
skills to an audience that will take notice. Because Sam Jackson is indeed a
great actor, and can achieve so much more than just yelling “Mother F***er” and
shooting dudes. Though you may ask, “Does he say it in this film?” ….watch and
find out.</div>
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Other noteworthy performances come from Kerry Washington who
plays Djangos captive love, and does for the most part play a rather straight
role. Walton Goggins as the disgustingly brilliant Plantation hand Billy Crash,
as well as dual roles from the great James Remer. There are a few other great
cameo appearances that I will refrain from mentioning, for those who may not
have seen this, or dissected the Django Unchained IMDB page. </div>
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All that said, I think my favorite character and performance
of this film comes from Leo DiCaprio, who I have been a big fan of for a long
time. When I first read he would be playing a vicious Plantation owner in
Tarantinos new film I was floored. DiCaprio has had a share of darker roles in
his time, but never has he played a villain, and to be able to jump into this
new type of role as the truly despicable Monsieur Calvin Candie, is impressive.
His performance left me breathless, there is one particular scene later in the
film when we see the seeming polite and collected Calvin Candies true colors
shine through, which literally gave me chills, and was easily the best scene in
the film. </div>
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This brings me to our lead, the man of the hour, Jamie Foxx.
I have always liked Foxx, and during his decade plus run as a serious Hollywood
actor, he has been his share of great films that I have always enjoyed. Though
this role was actually written for Will Smith, I think Foxx was the perfect
choice for Django. Smith is just too much of a family friendly household name,
and this character would be too far out of his element to take on (though his
exact reason for dropping out I do not know). Foxx however carries about him a
perfect image, and attitude to take this role and run with it. His transition
from lowly slave, to gun slinging hero is played to a tee, and is completely
believable. </div>
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To be bluntly honest, Django Unchained has a lot of
brutality, and imagery that will not be for everyone, and will not play kindly
to a lot of sensitive viewers. Tarantino does not hold back on anything, there
is plenty of the “N word” used throughout the film both on a casual, and
demeaning manor, and some of the more<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>disturbing scenes in the film are some of the most brutal I have seen. I
am not talking about bloody over the top violence like what we see in Kill Bill,
I am talking about the moments of pure reality, the moments that without a
doubt happened plenty, and to be honest from what I have read was actually much
worse and more frequent then is ever discussed in school text books and
television documentaries. For this I respect Tarantino greatly, even though he
has gotten a lot of flak for this it is all necessary for this film to work. The
final scenes and some of the conflicts and resolutions would not have nearly
the same emotional impact if we did not first become exposed to these horrors.
It’s a price to pay as the viewer to really appreciate the films amazing
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">In last minute honor of the 7th Golden Globes airing this very night, I thought I would quickly post my picks, and predictions for what is almost equally exciting for me personally, and is always the kick off to my award season viewing. This years nominations are much more exciting for me than the Oscars, and because of this I decided to select both my own picks for who I want to win(in <b><span style="color: blue;">BLUE</span></b>), and who I predict will win(in <b><span style="color: red;">RED</span></b>). If both my prediction and pick is the same, then it will be <b><span style="color: purple;">PURPLE</span></b>)</span><br />
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<em>Argo</em><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b><em>Django Unchained</em></b></span><br /><em>Life of Pi</em><br /><span style="color: red;"><b><em>Lincoln</em></b></span><br /><em>Zero Dark Thirty</em><br />
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<strong>Best Picture, Musical or Comedy:</strong><br /><em>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel</em><br /><em>Les Misérables</em><br /><em>Moonrise Kindgom</em><br /><em>Salmon Fishing in the Yemen</em><br /><b><span style="color: purple;"><em>Silver Linings Playbook</em></span></b><br />
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<strong>Best Director:</strong><br /><em>Ben Affleck, Argo</em><br /><em>Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty</em><br /><em>Ang Lee, Life of Pi</em><br /><b><span style="color: red;"><em>Steven Spielberg, Lincoln</em></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: blue;"><em>Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained</em></span></b><br />
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<strong>Best Actress, Drama:</strong><br /><span style="color: purple;"><b>Jessica Chastain, <em>Zero Dark Thirty</em></b></span><br />Marion Cotillard, <em>Rust and Bone</em><br />Helen Mirren,<em> Hitchcock</em><br />Naomi Watts, <em>The Impossible</em><br />Rachel Weisz, <em>The Deep Blue Sea</em><br />
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<strong>Best Actor, Drama:</strong><br /><b><span style="color: purple;">Daniel Day-Lewis, <em>Lincoln</em></span></b><br />Richard Gere, <em>Arbitrage</em><br />John Hawkes, <em>The Sessions</em><br />Joaquin Phoenix, <em>The Master</em><br />Denzel Washington, <em>Flight</em><br />
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<strong>Best Actor, Musical or Comedy:</strong><br />Jack Black, <em>Bernie</em><br /><span style="color: purple;">Bradley Cooper, <em>Silver Linings Playbook</em></span><br />Hugh Jackman, <em>Les Misérables </em><br />Ewan MCGregor, <em>Salmon Fishing in the Yemen</em><br />Bill Murray, <em>Hyde Park on Hudson</em><br />
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<strong>Best Actress, Musical or Comedy:</strong><br />Emily Blunt, <em>Salmon Fishing in the Yemen</em><br />Judi Dench, <em>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel</em><br /><b><span style="color: purple;">Jennifer Lawrence, <em>Silver Linings Playbook</em></span></b><br />Maggie Smith, <em>Quartet</em><br />Meryl Streep, <em>Hope Springs</em><br />
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<strong>Best Supporting Actress: </strong><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">Amy Adams, <em>The Master</em></span></b><br />Sally Field, <em>Lincoln</em><br />Anne Hathaway, <em>Les Misérables</em><br /><b><span style="color: red;">Helen Hunt, <em>The Sessions</em></span></b><br />Nicole Kidman, <em>The Paperboy</em><br />
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<strong>Best Supporting Actor:</strong><br />Alan Arkin, <em>Argo</em><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">Leonardo DiCaprio, <em>Django Unchained</em></span></b><br />Philip Seymour Hoffman, <em>The Master</em><br />Tommy Lee Jones, <em>Lincoln</em><br /><b><span style="color: red;">Christoph Waltz, <em>Django Unchained</em></span></b><br />
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<strong>Best Screenplay:</strong><br />Mark Boal, <em>Zero Dark Thirty</em><br />Tony Kushner, <em>Lincoln</em><br />David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook<br /><span style="color: purple;"><b>Quentin Tarantino, <em>Django Unchained</em></b></span><br />Chris Terrio, <em>Argo</em><br />
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<strong>Best Original Score:</strong><br />Dario Marianelli, <em>Anna Karenina</em><br />Alexandre Desplat, <em>Argo</em><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimet & Reinhold Heil, <em>Cloud Atlas</em></span></b><br />Michael Danna, <em>Life of Pi</em><br /><b><span style="color: red;">John Williams, <em>Lincoln</em></span></b><br />
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<strong>Best Original Song:</strong><br />“For You” from <em>Act of Valor</em><br />“Not Running Anymore” from <em>Stand Up Guys</em><br />“Safe and Sound” from <em>The Hunger Games</em><br /><b><span style="color: red;">“Suddenly” from <em>Les Misérables</em></span></b><br />“Skyfall” from <em>Skyfall</em><br />
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<strong>Best Animated Feature:</strong><br /><em>Rise of the Guardians</em><br /><b><span style="color: purple;"><em>Brave</em></span></b><br /><em>Frankenweenie</em><br /><em>Hotel Transylvania</em><br /><em>Wreck-It Ralph</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Here we are again, the Oscars are close, and the nominees have been announced. It was a much different year than last for me</span><span>. As I scrolled through this list for the first time I realized that I have not seen the majority of the films nominated this year, and as things are going with my soon to be busy life I may not make it out to see them before Seth Macfarlane host the ceremony on <i>Sunday February 24th</i>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>So this year I get to take a different approach, my selections for who I want to win may be simply based on who I like more, or maybe just based upon what I have heard and read about these films and their contributes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>This years nominees did come as a bit of a surprise, and somewhat disappointment for me. The best picture category is basically what I expected. My favorite film of the year,<b> Django Unchained</b> is present<span style="font-size: small;">, b</span>ut it really stands little change against<b> Lincoln</b>, and <b>Silver Linings Playbook</b>, two films that seem to be getting unconditional love from all sides. Which <span style="font-size: small;">I</span> am not apposed to, I did see <b>Lincoln</b> and enjoyed it very much. And <b>Silver Linings</b> was on my radar, but I unfortunately didn't make it out<span style="font-size: small;">.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">P</span>lus my favorite actor Bobby DeNiro gets a probably well deserved nod this year, which is great to see after quite a long run of overlooked and forgotten roles. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>It is the Best Director category that really took me by surprise, neither Ben Affleck for <b>ARGO</b>, and Quentin Tarantino for <b>Django</b> are anywhere to be found. The two directors that I thought <span style="font-size: small;">I</span> would be battling with myself to decide on. I guess that battle was decided for me, neither! The acting categories were not as much of a surprise for the most part, </span><span>I have been hearing a lot of talk about how great </span>the young unknown Quvenzhané Walli in <b>Beasts of the Southern Wild</b> (she s now the youngest nominee ever at 8 years old), another film I have not seen. I<span style="font-size: small;">n</span> fact that entire category consists of films I have missed so far, making my pick tricky. As for <span style="font-size: small;">l</span>ead Actor, that is probably an easy win for Daniel Day-Lewis, but who knows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The toughest category for me to swallow is the supporting actor. I have no idea how to pick this. First of all Christoph Waltz was the victor between himself, Sam Jackson, and Leo DiCaprio from <b>Django</b>. All three were absolutely amazing, and deserve spots in this list, but in the end it seems only one would get it. As for the rest, I really love all of these actors. If DeNiro wins, despite not seeing the film, I would be ecstatic! Not long ago he had seemingly been written off as a washed up legend with no fuel left in his tank, and suddenly he re-emerges into the Academy spotlight. Arkin, Hoffman, and Jones are three actors I admire greatly. And having seem both <b>ARGO</b> and <b>Lincoln</b>, both Arkin and Jones deserve the win respectively. Plus Hoffman, is Hoffman, he could win for almost anything he appears in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The best picture category this year<span style="font-size: small;">, which has a stran<span style="font-size: small;">g<span style="font-size: small;">e</span> amount with 9 picks, seems like every other year. <span style="font-size: small;">They include all these <span style="font-size: small;">nominees</span>, but realis<span style="font-size: small;">tica<span style="font-size: small;">lly</span> it always comes down to 3 or 4 that really seem to stand a change. This year I <span style="font-size: small;">strongly</span> <span style="font-size: small;">believe <b>Lincoln</b>,<b> ARGO</b>, <b>Silver Linings</b>, and <b>Zero Dark Thirty</b> are the only ones that stand a change. However, <span style="font-size: small;">previous</span> years have <span style="font-size: small;">shown unexpected winners, so maybe <span style="font-size: small;">this</span> year will prove no different. <span style="font-size: small;">M</span>aybe <b>Django Unchained</b> will walk hom<span style="font-size: small;">e with a golden statue...</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As for the rest, there are some yays and nays from my perspective, and more then a few "No ideas", but <span style="font-size: small;">I</span> will make a selection(<span style="font-size: small;">highlighted</span> in<span style="color: blue;"> BLUE</span> again), again like last year i will not pick who I THINK will win, but who I WANT to win, based purely on personal bias of course. And this year <span style="font-size: small;">I</span> will choose from all categories, why not?</span></div>
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"Argo"<br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">"Django Unchained"</span></b><br />
"Les Miserables"<br />
"Life of Pi"<br />
"Amour"<br />
"Lincoln"<br />
"Silver Linings Playbook"<br />
"Zero Dark Thirty"<br />
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Actor in a Leading Role</span></b><br />
Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"<br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"</span></b><br />
Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"<br />
Joaquin Phoenix - "The Master"<br />
Denzel Washington - "Flight"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Actress in a Leading Role</span></b><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Jessica Chastain - "Zero Dark Thirty"</b></span><br />
Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"<br />
Emmanuelle Riva - "Amour"<br />
Quvenzhané Wallis - "Beasts of Southern Wild"<br />
Naomi Watts - "The Impossible"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Actor in a Supporting Role</span></b><br />
Alan Arkin - "Argo"<br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Robert De Niro - "Silver Linings Playbook"</span></b><br />
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Master"<br />
Tommy Lee Jones - "Lincoln"<br />
Christoph Waltz - "Django Unchained"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Actress in a Supporting Role</span></b><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Amy Adams - "The Master"</b></span><br />
Sally Field - "Lincoln"<br />
Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"<br />
Helen Hunt - "The Sessions"<br />
Jackie Weaver - "Silver Linings Playbook"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Animated Feature Film</span></b><br />
"Brave"<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Frankenweenie"</b></span><br />
"ParaNorman"<br />
"The Pirates! Band of Misfits"<br />
"Wreck-It Ralph"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Directing</span></b><br />
"Amour" - Michael Haneke<br />
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" - Benh Zeitlin<br />
"Life of Pi" - Ang Lee<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Lincoln" - Steven Spielberg</b></span><br />
"Silver Linings Playbook" - David O. Russell<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Writing - Original Screenplay</span></b><br />
"Amour" - Michael Haneke<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Django Unchained" - Quentin Tarantino</b></span><br />
"Flight" - John Gatins<br />
"Moonrise Kingdom" - Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola<br />
"Zero Dark Thirty" - Mark Boal<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Writing - Adapted Screenplay</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">"Argo" - Chris Terrio</span></b><br />
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" - Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin<br />
"Life of Pi" - David Magee<br />
"Lincoln" - Tony Kushner<br />
"Silver Linings Playbook" - David O. Russell<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Music - Original Song</span></b><br />
"Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice," music and lyrics by J.
Ralph<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from "Ted," music by Walter
Murphy, lyrics by Seth MacFarlane</b></span><br />
"Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi," music by Mychael Danna,
lyrics by Bombay Jayashri<br />
"Skyfall" from "Skyfall," music and lyrics by Adele Adkins
and Paul Epworth<br />
"Suddenly" from "Les Miserables," music by Claude-Michel
Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Foreign Language Film</span></b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">(</span>......really no idea)</span><br />
"Amour" (Austria)<br />
"Kon-Tiki" (Norway)<br />
"No" (Chile)<br />
"A Royal Affair" (Denmark)<br />
"War Witch" (Canada)<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Cinematography</span></b><br />
"Anna Karenina"<br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">"Django Unchained"</span></b><br />
"Life of Pi"<br />
"Lincoln"<br />
"Skyfall"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Costume Design</span></b><br />
"Anna Karenina"<br />
"Les Miserables"<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Lincoln"</b></span><br />
"Mirror Mirror"<br />
"Snow White and the Huntsman"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Documentary - Feature</span></b><br />
"5 Broken Cameras"<br />
"The Gatekeepers"<br />
"How to Survive a Plague"<br />
"The Invisible War"<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Searching for Sugar Man"</b></span><br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Documentary - Short</span></b><span style="color: blue;">(no idea)</span><br />
"Inocente"<br />
"Kings Point"<br />
"Mondays at Racine"<br />
"Open Heart"<br />
"Redemption"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Film Editing</span></b><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Argo"</b></span><br />
"Life of Pi"<br />
"Lincoln"<br />
"Silver Linings Playbook"<br />
"Zero Dark Thirty"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Makeup And Hairstyling</span></b><br />
"Hitchcock"<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"</b></span><br />
"Les Miserables"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Music - Original Score</span></b><br />
"Anna Karenina"<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Argo"</b></span><br />
"Life of Pi"<br />
"Lincoln"<br />
"Skyfall"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Production Design</span></b><br />
"Anna Karenina"<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"</b></span><br />
"Les Miserables"<br />
"Life of Pi"<br />
"Lincoln"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Short Film - Animated</span></b><span style="color: blue;">(nope...no clue)</span><br />
"Adam and Dog"<br />
"Fresh Guacamole"<br />
"Head over Heels"<br />
"Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'"<br />
"Paperman"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Short Film - Live Action</span></b><span style="color: blue;">(....you know the drill)</span><br />
"Asad"<br />
"Buzkashi Boys"<br />
"Curfew"<br />
"Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)"<br />
"Henry"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Sound Editing</span></b><br />
"Argo"<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Django Unchained"</b></span><br />
"Life of Pi"<br />
"Skyfall"<br />
"Zero Dark Thirty"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Sound Mixing</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">"Argo"</span></b><br />
"Les Miserables"<br />
"Life of Pi"<br />
"Lincoln"<br />
"Skyfall"<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Visual Effects</span></b><br />
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"<br />
"Life of Pi"<br />
"Marvel's The Avengers"<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>"Prometheus"</b></span><br />
"Snow White and the Huntsman"<br />
</div>
Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-18850834020296061332013-01-04T00:07:00.000-05:002013-01-04T00:07:27.896-05:00Films Watched in 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />I never thought a simple(obsessive compulsive) list of movies I watched in a one year span would ever be something I might call "Popular Demand" . But, people have spoken, and due to popular demand, I have decided to share with you my ridiculous passion for recordeing everything I watch in a one year span, and give you a look into my strange movie watching world. So along with this random image of Franco Nero, I give you my list of films watched in 2012....</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Watched in Theater:</b></span></div>
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(01/08) War Horse<br />
(01/10) The Artist<br />
(01/21) My Week With Marilyn </div>
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(02/15) To Kill a Mockingbird<br />
(02/20) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace</div>
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(02/28) Chronicle <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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(03/23) The Hunger Games </div>
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(03/31) John Carter</div>
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(04/07) Titanic</div>
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(04/18) Breakfast at Tiffanys</div>
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(05/01) American Wedding</div>
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(05/06) The Avengers</div>
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(05/11) The Avengers</div>
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(05/11) 21 Jump Street</div>
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(05/21) Dark Shadows</div>
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(06/02) Men in Black III</div>
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(06/05) Snow White</div>
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(06/12) Prometheus</div>
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(07/03) The Amazing Spider-man</div>
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(07/07) Ted</div>
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(07/20) The Dark Knight Rises </div>
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(07/22) The Dark Knight Rises</div>
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(07/26) The Dark Knight Rises</div>
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(08/05) Total Recall</div>
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(08/11) The Campaign</div>
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(08/18) Hope Springs</div>
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(09/07) Lawless</div>
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(09/22) Resident Evil Redemption</div>
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(09/29) Resident Evil Redemption</div>
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(10/16) ARGO</div>
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(11/02) Cloud Atlus</div>
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(11/23) Lincoln</div>
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(12/15) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</div>
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(12/26) Django Unchained</div>
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(01/01) Water<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for Elephants (BD)<br />
(01/01) The Help (BD)<br />
(01/01) Hanna (BD)<br />
(01/01) Cinderella Man (BD)<br />
(01/01) Unbreakable (BD)<br />
(01/03) Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (DVD)<br />
(01/04) Inside Man (Netflix)<br />
(01/04) Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (DVD) (Commentary)<br />
(01/04) Mean Streets (DVD)<br />
(01/04) The Tramp and the Dictator (BD)<br />
(01/04) Contagion (Zune)<br />
(01/04) Michael Clayton (BD)<br />
(01/04) Fargo (Netflix)<br />
(01/05) Taxi Driver (BD)<br />
(01/05) Attack the Block (BD)<br />
(01/05) 30 Minutes or Less (Zune)<br />
(01/06) Robin Hood (BD)<br />
(01/08) Food inc. (Netflix)<br />
(01/09) After Hours (DVD)<br />
(01/11) Rocky (BD)<br />
(01/12) The Guard (Zune)<br />
(01/13) The Adventures of Tin Tin<br />
(01/13) Cowboys and Aliens (BD)<br />
(01/15) Midnight in Paris<br />
(01/16) The Deer Hunter (DVD)<br />
(01/17) Goodfellas (BD)<br />
(01/17) Cape Fear (DVD)<br />
(01/17) Meet the Parents (Netflix)<br />
(01/17) Hugo<br />
(01/17) A Trip to the Moon (Youtube)<br />
(01/18) Scarface (BD)<br />
(01/18) The King of Comedy (DVD)<br />
(01/18) The Aviator (BD) (Commentary)<br />
(01/18) Catch Me if You Can (DVD)<br />
(01/18) Lady Vengeance (BD)<br />
(01/19) The Ides of March (BD)<br />
(01/20) Fright Night (Zune)<br />
(01/20) I Don’t Know How She Does it (Zune)<br />
(01/20) Casino (BD)<br />
(01/22) The Godfather (BD)<br />
(01/22) The Godfather Part II (BD)<br />
(01/22) The Godfather Part III (BD)<br />
(01/22) Me and Orson Welles (DVD)<br />
(01/23) Citizen Kane (BD)<br />
(01/23) The Descendants <br />
(01/23) The Best Movie Ever Sold (Netflix)<br />
(01/24) The Tree of Life (Zune) <br />
(01/24) Lost in Translation (DVD)<br />
(01/24) 50/50 (BD)<br />
(01/25) The Curious Case on Benjamin Button (BD)<br />
(01/26) Moneyball (BD)<br />
(01/26) Phonebooth (DVD)<br />
(01/27) Oceans Eleven (BD)<br />
(01/27) Oceans Twelve (BD)<br />
(01/30) Rise of the Planet of the Apes (BD)<br />
(01/31) The Mercenary </div>
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(01/31) Drive (BD)</div>
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(02/01) To Kill a Mockingbird (BD)<br />
(02/02) Never Say Never (Netflix)<br />
(02/02) The Karate Kid (BD)<br />
(02/05) New York I Love You (DVD)<br />
(02/05) The Notebook (BD)<br />
(02/06) A Fistful of Dollars (BD)<br />
(02/06) Kill Bill Vol. 1 (BD)<br />
(02/06) Kill Bill Vol. 2 (BD)<br />
(02/07) The Thing (DVD)<br />
(02/07) The Thing 2011 (Zune)<br />
(02/07) Once Upon a Time in the West (DVD)<br />
(02/07) Philadelphia (DVD)</div>
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(02/07) Sleepless in Seattle (DVD)<br />
(02/10) Anonymous (Zune)<br />
(02/16) Rum Diary (DVD)<br />
(02/17) Take Shelter (DVD)<br />
(02/18) Batman Begins (BD)</div>
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(02/18) The Dark Knight (BD)</div>
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(02/20) Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (DVD)</div>
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(02/22) Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith (DVD)</div>
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(02/25) Silent Hill (BD)</div>
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(02/26) Slumdog Millionaire (DVD)</div>
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(02/26) Just Like Heaven (TV)</div>
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(02/28) Hugo (BD)</div>
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(02/...) Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope (DVD)</div>
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(03/04) Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
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(03/11) Marie Antoinette (DVD)</div>
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(03/11) Dear John (BD)</div>
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(03/16) Young Adult (Zune)</div>
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(03/18) Flight of the Navigator (DVD)</div>
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(03/22) The Muppets (BD)</div>
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(03/24) The Muppets (BD)</div>
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(04/01) The Muppets (BD)</div>
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(04/01) Avatar (BD)</div>
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(04/03) We Bought a Zoo (DVD)</div>
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(04/08) Alien (DVD)</div>
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(04/08) Aliens (DVD)</div>
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(04/10) Splash (DVD)</div>
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(04/10) Apollo 13(BD)</div>
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(04/12) Turner and Hooch (DVD)</div>
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(04/13) Bringing out the Dead (DVD)</div>
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(04/15) Independence Day (BD)</div>
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(04/15) The Iron Lady (BD)</div>
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(04/15) Larry Crowne (BD)</div>
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(04/17) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (BD)</div>
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(04/21) You’ve Got Mail (DVD)</div>
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(04/22) Roman Holiday (DVD)</div>
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(04/29) Splash (DVD)</div>
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(05/02) American Pie (DVD)</div>
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(05/02) American Pie 2 (DVD)</div>
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(05/03) American Wedding (DVD)</div>
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(05/04) Rope (DVD)</div>
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(05/05) Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas (BD)</div>
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(05/08) The Incredible Hulk (BD)</div>
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(05/09) The Vow (BD)</div>
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(05/10) Iron Man (BD)</div>
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(05/12) Thor (BD)</div>
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(05/12) Captain America (BD)</div>
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(05/16) Sorcerer’s Apprentice (BD)</div>
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(05/16) Jurassic Park (BD)</div>
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(05/16) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (BD)</div>
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(05/17) Jurassic Park 3 (BD)</div>
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(05/20) Max Payne (BD)</div>
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(05/20) Man on Fire (DVD)</div>
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(05/21) Being Elmo (Netflix)</div>
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(05/22) Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules (Netflix)</div>
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(05/23) The Lady in Black (BD)</div>
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(05/25) King of Quarters (Netflix)</div>
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(05/25) King of Quarters (Netflix)</div>
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(05/28) Real Time (Netflix)</div>
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(05/29) We Need to Talk about Kevin (BD)</div>
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(06/11) Patriot Games (BD)</div>
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(06/16) Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows</div>
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(06/19) Ransom (BD)</div>
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(06/22) Indie Game the Movie</div>
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(06/22) Jeff, Who Lives at Home (DVD)</div>
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(06/22) Confessions of a Superhero (Netflix)</div>
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(06/24) Clear and Present Danger (DVD)</div>
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(06/26) The Sum of all Fears (DVD) </div>
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(06/30) Horrible Bosses</div>
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(07/01) Pleasentville (BD)</div>
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(07/03) Spider-man (BD)</div>
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(07/04) Spider-man 2 (BD)</div>
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(07/04) Spider-man 3 (BD)</div>
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(07/04) The Truman Show (DVD)</div>
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(07/05) Deliverance (BD)</div>
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(07/09) The Front Line (BD)</div>
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(07/10) Accident (DVD)</div>
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(07/10) Thirst (BD)</div>
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(07/10) Being Flynn (360)</div>
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(07/11) Poetry (Netflix)</div>
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(07/13) The Flowers of War (BD)</div>
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(07/14) Cyrus (Netflix)</div>
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(07/15) Due Date (BD)</div>
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(07/16) Poetry (Netflix)</div>
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(07/17) Secret Sunshine (BD)</div>
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(07/17) American Reunion (BD)</div>
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(07/18) Secret Reunion (BD)</div>
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(07/18) Casa de mi Padre (BD)</div>
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(07/19) Batman Begins (BD)</div>
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(07/23) The Dark Knight (BD)</div>
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(07/24) Batman Begins (BD)</div>
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(07/24) American Psycho (DVD)</div>
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(07/24) Following (Netflix)</div>
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(07/25) These Amazing Shadows (Netflix)</div>
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(07/25) Robocop (DVD)</div>
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(07/28) The Dark Knight (BD)</div>
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(07/29) Terminator Salvation (BD)</div>
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(07/29) Batman The Movie (DVD)</div>
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(07/31) Batman (BD)</div>
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(07/31) Batman Returns (DVD)</div>
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(07/31) The Terminator (BD)</div>
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(08/01) Catwoman </div>
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(08/01) Batman Forever (DVD)</div>
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(08/05) Total Recall (BD)</div>
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(08/05) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (BD)</div>
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(08/06) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (BD) </div>
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(08/06) Man on a Ledge (BD)</div>
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(08/06) Warrior (BD)</div>
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(08/06) Minority Report (DVD)</div>
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(08/06) The Adjustment Bureau (BD)</div>
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(08/07) Red Heat (DVD)</div>
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(08/09) Alien vs Predator (BD)</div>
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(08/09) Cedar Rapids (Netflix)</div>
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(08/10) The Amityville Horror (DVD)</div>
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(08/10) Paranormal Activity 3 (BD)</div>
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(08/10) In Time (Netflix)</div>
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(08/13) Last Action Hero (BD)</div>
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(08/13) X-Men First Class (BD)</div>
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(08/16) X-Men (BD)</div>
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(08/17) Cocoon (BD)</div>
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(08/17) JAWS (BD)</div>
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(08/19) True Lies (DVD)</div>
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(08/19) Friday Night Lights (DVD)</div>
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(08/20) The Abyss (DVD)</div>
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(08/22) Yours, Mine and Ours (Netflix)</div>
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(08/23) The Dictator (BD)</div>
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(08/24) We Are Marshall (BD)</div>
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(08/25) The Forgotten (Netflix)</div>
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(08/27) Smokey and the Bandit (Netflix)</div>
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(08/28) Bernie (DVD)</div>
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(08/29) Smokey and the Bandit 2 (Netflx)</div>
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(09/01) Along Came a Spider (Netflix)</div>
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(09/01) The Mothman Prophies (Netflix)</div>
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(09/02) The Hunger Games (BD)</div>
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(09/03) Election (BD)</div>
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(09/03) My Kid Could Paint That (DVD)</div>
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(09/04) Honkytonk Man (DVD)</div>
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(09/04) Back to the Future (BD)</div>
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(09/05) Back to the Future Part III (BD)</div>
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(09/06) American Graffiti (BD)</div>
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(09/08) The Five Year Engagement (DVD)</div>
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(09/09) Stardust</div>
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(09/10) Sixteen Candles (Netflix)</div>
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(09/11) What to Expect When You’re Expecting (360)</div>
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(09/12) Breakfast Club (Netflix)</div>
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(09/12) Pretty in Pink (Netflix)</div>
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(09/12) Breakfast Club (Netflix)</div>
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(09/13) Don’t You Forget about Me (Netflix)</div>
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(09/13) 8 Mile (Netflix)</div>
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(09/23) Resident Evil (BD)</div>
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(09/25) The Avengers (BD)</div>
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(09/28) Resident Evil: Apocalypse (BD)</div>
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(10/01) Resident Evil Extinction (Netflix)</div>
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(10/02) The Cabin in the Woods (BD)</div>
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(10/03) Pet Sematary (Netflix)</div>
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(10/07) Fright Night 2011 (BD)</div>
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(10/07) Halloween 2007 (BD)</div>
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(10/08) Fright Night (Netflix)</div>
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(10/08) Night of the Living Dead (Crackle)</div>
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(10/09) The Raven (BD)</div>
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(10/11) Drag Me To Hell (BD)</div>
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(10/14) Halloween II (BD)</div>
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(10/19) Halloween 4 (BD)</div>
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(10/20) 28 Weeks Later (DVD)</div>
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(10/20) The Crazies (Netflix)</div>
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(10/21) Halloween 5 (BD)</div>
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(10/21) Scream (DVD)</div>
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(10/25) Halloween H20 (BD)</div>
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(10/28) Chernobyl Diaries (BD)</div>
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(10/28) Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> (DVD)</div>
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(10/28) Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> Part 2 (DVD)</div>
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(10/31) Candyman (DVD)</div>
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(10/31) Dracula (DVD)</div>
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(11/03) Seeking a Friend for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the End of the World (DVD)</div>
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(11/03) The Patriot (DVD)</div>
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(11/08) Braveheart (DVD)</div>
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(11/10) Babies (Netflix)</div>
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(11/10) Robin Hood (BD)</div>
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(11/17) Four Christmases (TV)</div>
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(11/21) Thin Ice (DVD)</div>
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(11/21) The Watch (BD)</div>
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(11/28) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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(11/29) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (BD)</div>
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(12/01) A Very Brady Christmas (TV)</div>
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(12/02) Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (BD)</div>
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(12/02) Jingle all the Way (DVD)</div>
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(12/06) A Christmas Story (BD)</div>
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(12/06) Christmas with the Kranks (Netflix)</div>
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(12/06) A Christmas Story (BD)</div>
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(12/07) The Santa Clause (BD)</div>
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(12/09) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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(12/14) Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street (BD)</div>
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(12/15) The Dark Knight Rises (BD)</div>
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(12/16) It’s a Wonderful Life (BD)</div>
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(12/20) Die Hard (DVD)</div>
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(12/24) Christmas Vacation (BD)</div>
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(12/24) A Christmas Carol (BD)</div>
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(12/26) Reservoir Dogs (BD)</div>
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(12/27) Once Upon a Time in America (BD)</div>
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(12/28) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (BD)</div>
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(12/28) In the Heat of the Night (DVD)</div>
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(12/28) True Grit (BD)</div>
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(12/29) The Magnificent Seven (BD)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Watched Elsewhere: </span></b></div>
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(01/28) Supergirl<br />
(01/29) Aladdin<br />
(01/29) Big (BD)<br />
(01/29) Commando (BD)<br />
(01/29) 17 Again (BD)<br />
(02/04) Iron Man 2 (DVD)</div>
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(02/14) Batman & Robin (DVD)</div>
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(03/03) Chronicle</div>
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(03/30) E.T (DVD)</div>
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(03/20) Carnage (DVD)</div>
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(04/06) War Horse (DVD)</div>
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(04/14) A Night to Remember </div>
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(05/18) Nazis at the Centre of the Earth</div>
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(05/18) Goon</div>
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(06/20) Machine Gun Preacher</div>
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(07/02) Point Break (BD)</div>
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(09/14) Taxi Driver (iPad)</div>
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(09/18) Hugo (iPad)</div>
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(09/21) Beethoven (Netflix)</div>
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(09/22) Mr. Poppers Penguins (Netflix)</div>
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(10/07) A Dolphin Tale </div>
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(10/26) The Burbs (DVD)</div>
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(12/19) Elf (BD)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Total: <span> </span>329</span></b></div>
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January Total: 65<br />
February Total: 30<br />
March Total: 12<br />
April Total: 20<br />
May Total: 30<br />
June Total: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13<br />
July Total: 38<br />
August Total: 33<br />
September Total: 28<br />
October Total: 25<br />
November Total: 12<br />
December Total: 23<br />
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2007 Total: 388<br />
2008 Total: 298<br />
2009 Total: 315<br />
2010 Total: 338<br />
2011 Total: 310</div>
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-27221896815197425972012-12-28T00:57:00.002-05:002012-12-28T01:00:55.605-05:00Top 10 Films of 2012 (version 1.0)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
2012 was an interesting year for films, and by "interesting" I am kindly trying to say that there were not that many stand out, and unforgettable experiences. Not to say there were not some really fantastic films released this year, because in my humble little opinion there were some really incredible releases. Not to mention in its defense there are a small plenty of great looking films I have yet to see.<br />
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This year it seems some of the films I liked the most also came along with very mixed and argued opinions, and in one very serious case one film in particular will carry with it the memory of a tragedy. It felt for a while that every film I saw and loved was being picked apart and critisized by the masses. Alas, I stick by my choices, even if I do fall into a minority.<br />
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This years list was a challenge, it was actually hard coming up with a top 10 list at all. It took no time for me to decide what my top 5 films were, and my #1 selection was decided instantaneously after the first viewing. However beyond the fifth choice is where I really had to stop and think about what to pick, they just didn't really fall into any particular place. So my top 5 choice are in fact an accurate presentation of my absolute favorite films of 2012, and in the correct order. 6-10, well I will avoid calling them "Honorable mentions" because they deserve better, so maybe we can just call them "The rest of my favorites". Keep in mind that if you know me you should expect that if I am to see any of the many, many films I missed out on in the near future this list may get a refresh, a 2.0 if you will. <br />
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<b>1) Django Unchained</b><br />
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<b>2) Lawless</b><br />
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<b>3) ARGO</b><br />
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<b>4) The Dark Knight Rises</b><br />
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<b>5) Prometheus</b><br />
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<b>6) The Avengers</b><br />
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<b>7) The Flowers of War (</b>Technically a 2011 film, but the North American release was August 2012)<b> </b><br />
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<b>8) Cloud Atlas</b><br />
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<b>9) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</b><br />
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<b>10) Lincoln</b><br />
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-50820147029689130782012-12-17T12:02:00.002-05:002012-12-17T12:02:40.901-05:00Missing, but not dead!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Why hello there loyal readers, who may still remain, I assure you this little blog of mine is still open, and has not burned down! Its been a while since I have posted anything, in fact its been FAR TOO LONG. There have been a few factors in my life that has caused this, a particular upcoming life change in the form of a child has been blessed my way, and as ecstatic as I am, this change also comes with a great deal of preparation. With that also came a very busy summer and fall, and though I have been lucky enough to still watch a great deal of wonderful(and not so) films, but the time and energy to attach my thoughts and compose any kind of written material was just not present, albeit the desire has not gone and this little internet blog will find its legs once more. <br />
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Come January, when the hectic Holiday season is behind me, and the even more hectic new baby season approaches I pledge to still find some time in my busy life to transfer my little 'ol thoughts into internet posts! Also I should mention that the website that I am a contributing writer for, www.CINEAwesome.com, has also been away from us for a while, but it will also be returning to form.<br />
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I thank anyone who still subscribes, occasionally checks, or maybe hasn't completely forgot about this blog for any patience you may have had in the past 5 months. I also thank those of you who have now seen this and said to yourself "huh? Oh, right....that thing" for at least harboring some kind of repressed memories of me and my little blog.<br />
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So until I return, and assuming we all make it out of December 21st, when the sun crashes into the earth or whatever alive, thank you, and have a very merry whatever doesn't offend you! And a happy 2013!<br />
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-Jeff<br />
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PS: I may see you sooner when i bring my "Obligatory Top 5 Lists: 2012" <br />
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Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-54517533337046552372012-07-18T12:24:00.003-04:002012-12-20T00:16:20.561-05:00Casa de mi Padre (Quick Review)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Maybe you need to go into <b>Casa de mi Padre</b> with some sort of Pre
established appreciation of the spaghetti western genre to fully
appreciate what it's trying to do, but I find it really difficult to
imagine anyone not getting at lease a smile or two out of Will Ferrells
goofy satire film. Sure there are those who will immediately pass
because it's a Spanish language film, but it could not have possibly
worked any other way. Big credit much go to Ferrell himself for being
able to pull off a foreign language so well and still getting solid
laughs.<br />
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It's a simple story of a ranchers son named Armondo (Ferrell) who must rise out of his quiet
cowardly state and fight against a threatening Drug cartel who look to
destroy his family and his home. Its actually a pretty well told story,
which is of course a backdrop to some laugh out loud comedic pokes at
such an already enjoyable genre.<b> Casa de mi Padre</b> doesn't poke fun of the Mexican Western genre, but <b>Black Dynamite</b> did with the Blacksploitation genre. However overall it feels much less off the wall, and much more grounded to its story. The real "parody" comes more in the way
of its production values, some gut bustingly funny (intentional) errors, and a few exploited genre
cliches thrown in the mix. Perhaps one of the funniest running gags is
Armondos constant struggle with trying to roll his own cigarettes.
Despite a few exceptions the majority of the events in the film are
actually presented is a pretty dramatic and almost believable(within the
genre) manor, and if played differently could have maybe even been a
legitimate Mexican Western. ...sort of.<br />
<br />
Definitely worth a watch if your a fan of classic Mexican westerns, Will
Ferrell, or just having a fun time watching a fun film, which I am of all three of these things!</div>
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If anyone can find a way to craft a spectacular vampire
story at a time when the very idea of another could turn the stomach of almost
any movie goer, it’s certainly Park Chan-wook. He manages to give us not only a
fresh take on the still over saturated genre, but arguably the best to date. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thirst is an absolute masterpiece, and for
many outspoken fans it is Parks best film to date (though I have to disagree
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Park regular and veteran Korean superstar Song kang-ho stars
in a story of a good hearted priest, who after volunteering to test a treatment
to a rare and incurable disease gets transformed into a vampire. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The strange event begins when he succumbs to a
horrific side effect to the treatment he is testing and quickly dies on the
doctors table. Though being officially declared dead he miraculously comes back
to life in front of all the doctors, and despite still being covered in a
terrible skin condition which covered his body with awful lumps, the now
completely bandaged priest eventually leaves the hospital and goes home. Upon
his departure he is immediately bombarded by religious fanatics who believe him
to be a miracle worker, as he is the sole survivor of 500 candidates who
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Trying to move forward with his life, The Priest is one day
frantically approached by an older woman (played by Hae-suk Kim) who begs that
he help her son who is dying of cancer. Giving into her pleas he agrees to see
her son. Turns out this strange woman and her son (another Park regular Shin
Ha-kyun) are actually old friends from his youth. With them is a seemingly shy
girl (Ok-Bin Kim) named Tae-ju, who The Priest also remembers. She was abandoned
by her parents as a child and has been half heartedly raised by the old lady,
but treated as much like a pet as she ever was a daughter. Meeting Tae-ju would
begin to spark a series of struggles for The Priest, as not only has he been desperately
fighting to stay alive by feeding off of blood but without having to kill
anyone, he now begins to feel a new since of lust towards Tae-ju, which is strictly
against his ascetic ways. He tries to punish himself for having such impure
thoughts, but the new vampiric side of him eventually will take control and he
eventually decides to abandon his priesthood and try to be with his new love. Unfortunately
tae-ju begins to feel a different sense, stuck in a loveless relationship with
her adopted mothers own sickly son, she sees The Priest as possible ticket out
of her miserable life, and may go too far in her attempt to gain her freedom.</div>
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The very idea that such a stale and now uninteresting topic
like vampires on screen could be molded in such an incredible fashion is still,
after 3 years, very exciting. Park took almost every tired convention and
tossed them out the window, and replaced them with his own creative and quirky
ideas. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes there are still some familiar
tropes, he is still super strong, and cannot perish by normal means (he tests
this theory by literally jumping out a window head first through a windshield
of a car below. He was fine) and in this story sunlight will still burn a
Vampire, so The Priest must obviously live by night and sleep by day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time even being a Vampire does not make
you immortal. In fact he is actually quite vulnerable when not fully replenished
with fresh blood. The cringe worthy skin condition returns, and he grows weaker
and weaker until he can feed. Even being a vampire he can still die. So he is
forced to use some very clever methods to keep himself fed. In this vampire
tale, it’s still common practice to bite into the neck or wrist of the victim
to feed; however doing this will not turn his prey into vampires themselves.
That requires an actual blood transfusion from his body into someone else’s to
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If you’re a fan of park’s work you will recognize a great
deal of familiar faces returning to his film. Most noteworthy would be a brief
but enjoyable appearance from Dal-su Oh (best known as the unfortunate recipient
of unscheduled dental work in Oldboy) and for course the always great Shin-ha
Kyun. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Thirst is an absolute must watch for a number of different
people. Park Chan-wook fans of any sort have probably seen this already several
times, but if you haven’t, why not? Fans of Vampire tales would still be doing
a grave injustice to themselves by not watching this, despite the many changes
to tradition. Even though it’s a solid film from beginning to end, the third
act acted a very significant event takes place is just incredible, and leads to
what is still one of my favorite finales I have seen in any film, and leaves me
completely breathless every time. </div>
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-Jeff Wildman</div>Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-38657010795111576272012-07-10T00:41:00.000-04:002012-07-10T00:46:57.630-04:00The Front Line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When <b>Band of Brothers</b> was released on HBO over a
decade ago, it taught a very important lesson about what makes a war
story a truly memorable one to tell. It’s not the large scale bombings,
epic battle scenes or the excessive gore. No, what really makes for a
lasting story about the horrors of war is showing us the human side.
Telling stories about comradery, brotherhood, and the horrors of war
through the eyes of average people whose position any one of us could
have found ourselves in if we were born in a different generation. <b>The Front Line</b> does just this; it doesn’t tell a story about the Korean War itself, it tells a story about a group of men stuck within it.<br />
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Shin ha-Kyun stars as Kang Eun-pyo, a South Korean communications
officer who as the film opens is patiently waiting for a leave home from
the war, which as this point is still going strong despite the fact
that the two sides are in the midst of peace negotiations. His potential
ticket home would be short lived when he expresses his opinions about
the treatment of North Korean civilian prisoners in front of the wrong
ears, and is punished by being sent back to the front line. However his
assignment does come with a hidden agenda, his investigation skills are
to be put to good use. First off the commanding officer of the company
he will be sent to was recently killed in action, by a South Korean
weapon. Not only that, but there is suspicion that there may be a spy in
the company leaking information to and from the North.<br />
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The company he has been sent to was nicknamed by the American
Military the “Alligator Company”, for reasons I will not say in this
review, you will have to see for yourself. They have been fighting for
control over the Aerok Hills, a specific strategic point which is very
important to both sides. So important that it had at this point already
been captured and lost to the North at least 30 times, and there was no
sign of either side backing down. As Kang arrives to his post he
immediately realizes he is not being placed with ordinary soldiers,
these men have been through a devastating hardship and both their
physical and mental states are growing less and less stable. To his
surprise the company also happens to include Kim Soo-hyeok (played by
Soo Go), a dear friend he had thought lost to the war a long time ago, a
friend that when he last saw him was a cowardly soldier being dragged
away by the North. Now he has shown a great deal of grown both in ranks,
and mental strength. So he thinks.<br />
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From this point on there is very little that can be said about this
films incredibly well told and always developing plot that will not go
on to spoil some very big and effective surprises, so I will leave it be
and let the viewer enjoy for themselves.<br />
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<b>The Front Line</b> is only one of a few Korean military
dramas I have managed to watch over the years, of course when anyone
thinks of Korean War films, the absolutely brilliant<b> Tae Guk Gi</b>
immediately comes to mind. As deservedly so, that is one of my absolute
favorite Korean films, and war films in general. However I must admit
that <b>The Front Line</b> does give <b>Tae Guk Gi</b>
a fairly good run. It defiantly finds its strides in developing a great
deal of the actual company men, and not just out two leads. <b>Tae Guk Gi</b>
focused on a few of the hero’s comrades, but not nearly to the same
extent. Including the two lead characters, there are at least 6 or 7
characters in this film that are really well developed and almost
immediately find a place in the story, which as I said before is really
about a company as a whole. Lee Je-hoon especially shines as the man who
was temporarily put in charge of the company when its commander was
killed. He is perhaps the one who will eventually carry one of the most
interesting stories as when we first meet him its reviled that he is
addicted to morphine, but why?<br />
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The real stars however, are the two stars themselves (of course).
Shin Ha-kyun is brilliant; he just steps in and owns his role. And for
good reason I will go into shortly, he stands out as the best actor in
the film. I have always been a big fan of Shin Ha-kyun since first
seeing him in <b>Save the Green Planet</b>, and since then he
has never failed to impress me in every role he has placed himself in,
regardless of the quality of the film. Soo Go stands tall as well; he
plays a much more complicated character and does so very well. In fact
the acting for the most part was quite good all around, usually. This
film does at times suffer from a few very awkward moments of excessive
drama. There are some scenes that should have been far more impactful,
but the characters take their dramatic beats a few steps too far and the
crying especially is just far too overdone. Not always though, there
are a few very subtle moments, but like I hinted at earlier it is Shin
Ha-kyun manages to keep a level cap on how dramatic his acting will be
and for that reason his scenes are far more effective. Sometimes a few
well placed tears can be much more effective then sudden screaming and
crying.<br />
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<b>The Front Line</b> was directed by Hun Jang, which marks only his third directed film. Before this there was 2008’s <b>Rough Cut</b> (which was written by Kim Ki-duk) and 2010’s <b>Secret Reunion</b>, and excellent spy thriller starring (my favorite) Song Kang Ho. He was also an assistant director on Kim KI-duks wonderful <b>The Bow</b>. So he may not have a lot on his resume, but this is defiantly a case of quality over quantity.<br />
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Beyond the incredible story telling, and focus on character development, as a war film itself <b>The Front Line</b>
doesn’t manage to do too much we haven’t seen before in terms of
action. However it’s really nice to get to see The Korean war from the
perspectives of the Koreans themselves, and to again compare to<b> Band of Brothers</b>, <b>The Front Line</b>
does what I absolutely love any War film to do, it depicts the opposing
soldier as people, not evil enemies, or the “bad guys”. It shows what
all War stories need to, that the men and women fighting on the lines
are no different on either side. They are people just the same, and they
are doing no different than anyone else, fighting for their country.
And the film itself makes it perfectly clear that both sides are not
even sure why they are fighting, they are just doing their duties as
soldiers. By showing from this perspective it makes a very pivotal
moment near the end of the film incredibly impactful. In fact when this
moment occurred I as a viewer felt angry. I was literally upset at what
was going on, not upset at the film itself of course, but I was
genuinely upset at what was happening on screen. A feeling I can
honestly say does not happen very often, and its feelings like this that
can always allow a film to leave a lasting effect.<br />
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-Jeff Wildman<br />
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A personal interest in the Spaghetti Western more specifically has been present since I discovered the incredible music of Ennio Morricone, and traced the specific tracks that Quentin Tarantino incorporated into his Kill Bill, and most recently Inglourious Basterds films. Unfortunately over the past few years I haven’t really tried my hand at too many. In fact I can shamefully admit that the only Spaghetti Western I had ever watched was The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The Mercenary (<i><span style="mso-ansi-language:IT" lang="IT">Il mercenario</span>) </i><span style="mso-ansi-language:IT;mso-bidi-font-style:italic" lang="IT">marks the second entry I have made into this amazing genre, and I have to say, I LOVED it!</span> <p class="MsoNormal">Tony Mustante plays Paco Roman, a peasant who after being poorly treated by his rich boss publicly humiliates him, and finds himself about to be executed, only to be saved at the last minute by a few of him friends. (Admittedly this was probably the one moment I found a bit too ridiculous and a bit cringe worthy.) <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Now an outlaw he decides to begin a revolution against the Mexican army, but needs steal money to fund an army of his own.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:IT;mso-bidi-font-style: italic" lang="IT">Meanwhile, Franco Nero plays </span>Sergei Kowalski, a Polish mercenary who offers his loyalty and skills with a gun only to anyone who has enough cash in their pocket. He is originally hired by two of the three Garcia brothers to help them carry their silver safely across the border. Their meeting is noticed by the menacing Curly (played so very awesome by Jack Palance) who eventually tracks the two brothers down to find out why they were hiring the Polish, and kills them. When Kowalski gets to a mine to meet the third Garcia brother, he finds his new boss and his men dead, and instead runs into Paco and his revolutionary army instead.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After a brief hustle they are all ambushed by a Colonel Alfonso Garcia (Eduardo Fajardo). Paco instantaneously puts his differences aside and hires Kowalski to help defend against the invading army. His investment pays off and the rebels are victorious. The next day Kowalski leaves the group, only to be ambushed by Curly. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Paco's group arrives to his rescue, and though they don’t kill Curly, he still swears revenge as they strip him of his entire wardrobe and send him off to the dessert. Paco rehires Kowlalski to teach him how to properly lead his revolution. However the two men seen to have an entirely different opinion on what it means to be loyal, an indifference that could lead to a very rough relationship. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">There is certainly nothing groundbreaking about the films storytelling, but it’s everything else that makes this a truly amazing film. As I stated, I am a big fan of Ennio Morricone. His music, especially the famous <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">L’Arena </i>which acts as a theme for Kowalski, is nothing short of amazing. That theme alone plays such a huge role in setting the tone of the film. There is a particular scene later in the film that highlights that song in such a beautiful way, the theme is played in very effective ways throughout, but is brought out in full force, a real highlight. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">There is a lot in this film that is unfamiliar to me; this is of course the first Sergio Corbucci I have seen, a director who I have heard compared to Sergio Leone, understandably. I was also very pleasantly surprised by the cast, primarily our three leads. Of course Jack Palance I know of, and thought he was fantastic in his small but important role. Tony Musante was really fun to watch, his Paco was a good combination of difference characteristics, including some well place comic relief. The man of the hour (and 50 minutes) though, Franco Nero! How have I not heard of him before? His presence in the film is so strong! He was a whole lot of badass! Looking through his catalog it would seem I have seen him before, but never to the same degree as his role in this film. The Kowalski character is an instant favorite, and has some very noteworthy characteristics, from his huge handlebar mustache, to the recurring joke of always lighting his match on some unsuspecting sap. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:IT;mso-bidi-font-style: italic" lang="IT">From what I have been able to find The Mercenary goes by a few different names, <i>Il mercenario</i></span> of course, A Professional Gunman, and an alternative (and pretty poor) US title Revenge of a Gunfighter. Either way the biggest crime of all is tha absolute lack of a decent DVD or Bluray release in North America. In fact in my efforts to track down a decent DVD I was only able to find a German and Japanese release. This is a real shame that this film has had such minimal exposure, as I said my only means of discovering this film was from tracing back the Ennio Morricone track on the Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds soundtracks.(Thanks Quentin) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:IT;mso-bidi-font-style: italic" lang="IT">The Mercenary has taught me two valuable things, I love Spaghetti Westerns, and, I need to watch more Spaghetti Westerns! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-23796075982142082822012-01-30T00:39:00.003-05:002012-01-30T00:49:23.896-05:00Red State<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcVRlRvRJUt3sAkd5rojI0GECy-2IJsK33W8uLO3h3BeS8xV-NJk489Le_eI9L5YEHmQvXaHSxFNHlxCWRxUEjvdQm1w5qkT4XYy6Q7WPFBTmBMtyS3q9zSQ-SRndsuuDgr3IUwb3FkI/s1600/Red+State.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcVRlRvRJUt3sAkd5rojI0GECy-2IJsK33W8uLO3h3BeS8xV-NJk489Le_eI9L5YEHmQvXaHSxFNHlxCWRxUEjvdQm1w5qkT4XYy6Q7WPFBTmBMtyS3q9zSQ-SRndsuuDgr3IUwb3FkI/s400/Red+State.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703296327282508802" border="0" /></a>[Editorial note: This review was originally written in October 2011, when I first watched the film. Since then I have come to learn that this was not very well received, and earned its way on several "Worst of 2011" lists. That said my stance stays the same, I really liked Red State, and when watched it thought it would have been very well loved. I was wrong, but that's okay. I am not going to allow the almost unanimous negativity for this film influence me to revisit and rethink my opinion, it stays. I really liked Red State, see below to find out why. Maybe you agree, maybe not. To each their own right?.]<br /><br /><br />If you would have approached me ten years ago and said, “Hey, did you know that quite possibly Kevin Smiths best film he will ever make is going to be a horror film that may carry a heavy likeness to a Tarantino or Coen Brothers work?” I would have probably have first said “Clearly no because you are from the future and I am not”. Then I would have called you a crazy person, then stopped to really think about it and decided it was entirely possible. Well is it entirely possible? I have been a big Kevin Smith fan for many years, I love every one of his films (yes that includes <strong>Jersey Girl</strong> which actually ranks pretty high in my books). However it has always been his writing that has made his films so good, and he himself has even proclaimed that he is not a very good director. Now I would never go as far as to say that, clearly he is being modest. He has blossomed over the years into a very good director. His films however have always been a vehicle for his amazing writing talents, and have always lacked any kind of exceptional style. So how does <strong>Red State</strong> stack up? Has he managed to give us something that can actually be held in the same respect as a Quentin Tarantino or Coen Brothers film? Well… <p>Where to begin with <strong> Red State</strong>? When the credits began to role, and I started to recount the events that just played out for the last 90 or so minutes, I realized that writing about what I just watched is going to feel like tip toeing through a field of spoiler mines. There is so much that happens in such a short playtime that even by explaining the opening moments I feel I may spoil the potential experience for anyone who has yet to watch it. So I will try my hardest to avoid spoiling any of the many, many twists and shock moments, and believe me there are “oh my god” moments a plenty.</p><p><strong>Red State</strong> primarily focus’ on a severely fundamentalist religious group called Five Points Church, who are a very well known and despised group of religious, anti homosexual fanatics who believe the world is a lost cause and the end of mans existence is coming. They have also shut themselves out from the rest of the world by tearing down barns, and building a fortification around their church that the locals come to call “The Great Wall of Bullshit”. They only find time to leave their sanctuary to protest the funerals of dead homosexuals as they believe they are going to burn in hell and do not deserve a religious ceremony. This “family” is led by the mighty Pastor Abin Cooper (Micheal Parks). There is a good number of followers who reside and believe in the teachings of the Pastor, including a few very young children who represent the most uncomfortable and sad element of the film, as their innocence among the pure evil of this small society shines very bright. There is a very sad and tender moment when during one of the Pastors dark and ritualistic preachings we see a young girl who is playing on one of the church pews while singing “I’m good at climbing, I’m good at climbing”</p> <p>One of the Five Points methods to cleaning the evil from the world is using the internet, which they call “The Devils Playground” to lure potential homosexuals and adulterers to their grasps by posting phoney wanted adds on classified sex sites. When their unsuspecting victims answer the adds they are drugged and captured to be tortured and executed in one of the Pastors sadistic services. As you may have seen in the trailers, this is exactly how the three unsuspecting teenage boys Travis (Micheal Angarano), Jared (Kyle Gallner), and Billy Ray (Nicholas Braun), find themselves in captivity. They answer an add on a site for older women seeking sexual encounters with younger men. The add in question is placed by one of the Five Points women, and the Pastors own Daughter Sarah (Melissa Leo). She invites the three teens into her trailer to have sex with her, but they must all do it at the same time. She greets them and insist they each drink two beers. Soon after they pass out and find themselves tied up in cages, and under the church floor. They have become examples to be set by Pastor Cooper, unless they can find an escape route out of course. This is about all I am going to say about this element of the film, and even though I fear I may have already said too much, there is so much more to this story then the above synopsis.</p> <p>Now you may also have noticed in the trailers, and posters that there are some government agents, and heavy gun fire in the film. Now I will not mention the circumstances that led to the arrival of the government agents, and heavy gun fire, but I assure you they are there for a reason, and its important. You will soon be introduced to ATF Special Agent Keenan, played so very well by the great John Goodman. He and his team are sent to the church with a warrant to search the premiss under suspicion they may have possession of illegal fire arms. Stop! I have officially said enough, I can’t stress enough that there is nothing more I can say in good conscious that won’t spoil the element of shock and surprise. You will just have to see for yourself.</p><p>I will however talk about the cast, what an ensemble. Kevin Smith managed to wrangle together his best cast of actors since <strong>Dogma</strong>, and they are all at their best. You will find John Goodman(of course), Kevin Pollock, Stephen Root, Melissa Leo as I mentioned, Kerry Bishe, and of course Micheal Parks. What can I say about Micheal Parks? He is absolutely brilliant. I can say with no doubt that his performance is the best I have seen all year, maybe two years. He is perfectly cast, and its impossible not to hang onto every word that comes out of his mouth, as horrifying as they are. As I stated before John Goodman is really great as well. Its the kind of cast that when put on a project, and given a great script such as this one and they can shine, and they certainly do.</p> <p>So this now brings us back to the first question, is Red State Kevin Smiths best film? Has he given the world a top notch film that can stand tall among the likes of a Tarantino orCoen Brothers film? Well…that’s not my call. I can’t answer that for you. I can easily tell you that Ketchup tastes good on Mac & Cheese, or that watching baseball live can be exciting. But until you experience that for yourself, you really won’t know for sure. It is a film that will recieve vastly different reactions across the board, many positive, and many negative. However I will tell you my personal opinion, because that is pretty much what I have been working to, and this is my review. <strong>Red State</strong> is a phenomenal film that I loved very much. Is it my favorite Smith film? No, that will probably always be <strong>Clerks 2</strong>. Do I think it stacks up against a Tarantino, or a Coen film. Yes I very much do. But why do we need to compare this to anything? Who cares if it holds a candle to those films. The important thing is that it is a great film, and we shouldn’t be calling it “as good as a Tarantino film” we should be calling it “a great Kevin Smith film!”</p><p>(originally Written for www.cineawesome.com)<br /></p>Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819225210724145552.post-39150175510819861342012-01-24T08:48:00.005-05:002012-01-24T09:32:52.877-05:002011 Academy Award Nominations are in<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnUOIHHz_Rkr7n72wqnjKlcU-Blzb2aqVaQLqKJWtaJOZV5PWnHDoxvwMbiXgLjX6CgiwRZNX2wOh76b2sU6aY5plvDVGIWK2hBkS1C4IWmWJX1dzRvh_rcPqvZOeG_W1savw8SnxUEU/s1600/theoscars2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnUOIHHz_Rkr7n72wqnjKlcU-Blzb2aqVaQLqKJWtaJOZV5PWnHDoxvwMbiXgLjX6CgiwRZNX2wOh76b2sU6aY5plvDVGIWK2hBkS1C4IWmWJX1dzRvh_rcPqvZOeG_W1savw8SnxUEU/s400/theoscars2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701202851168519426" border="0" /></a><br />The nominations are in, and they arrived with a few surprises, and a few more disappointments.<br /><br />First of all, I am deeply saddened that both Ryan Gosling, and Leo DiCaprio were left out. <span style="font-weight: bold;">J.Edgar</span> may not have been a well received film, but DiCaprio's performance was a clear stand out. Then Gosling, between <span style="font-weight: bold;">Drive</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ides of March</span> he seemed to be a guarantee, but nothing. In fact it would seem that the majority of the Academy members didn't have the same feeling towards <span style="font-weight: bold;">Drive</span> as the rest of us, because it didn't get any nominations in any of the major categories. They did surprisingly seem to like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bridesmaids</span>.<br /><br />Ever thought you could say this "Academy Award Nominee Jonah Hill"? Well, you can say that now as he was given a Supporting actor nomination for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Moneyball</span>. That was probably the biggest surprise of the morning, even the crowd reaction suggests nobody saw that coming. But, I gotta admit that it was well deserved. Speaking of Supporting Roles, no Albert Brooks for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Drive</span> was a sad surprise. Nick Nolte getting a nod for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Warrior</span> was a nice surprise. I haven't seen the film, but I love Nolte!<br /><br />So who are the big from runners this year? I am VERY pleased to say <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hugo</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Artist</span>! My two favorite films of last year have cleaned up, Hugo especially with 11 nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture. The Artist faired better in the major categories by claiming a nomination for Best Picture, Art Direction, Director, Actress, and Actor.<br /><br />Another big surprise was the best picture nomination going to<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close</span>. A film that I have not yet seen, but thought it looked pretty good. Though it wasn't very critically acclaimed, it was apparently beloved by the Academy.<br /><br />A big relief for me, and a first in many years, was the absence of last years Pixar film. The major-misfire sequel <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cars 2</span>. It was the first Pixar animated film to be poorly recieved (I have not seen it, and plan not to as it looks terrible). For years I have been jokingly calling the Best Animated Feature category the "Pixar Award", but all joking aside they have always deserved their awards. This year however if <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cars 2</span> was even nominated, then I would have seriously lost a lot of faith in the academy's judgement. Combine that with the fact that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bridesmaids</span>, a ranchy comedy that is a sort of film you would never see anywhere near golden statue, receiving a couple nominations and there is a small sign that the academy is either lightening up, or getting younger.<br /><br />Other than that, I must admit I am not completely surprised with rest of the nominations. A lot of what I expected is present. All bias aside I really do expect Scorsese to earn his second Oscar for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hugo</span>. As for best picture I am torn, I love <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Artist</span> a lot, but I want <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hugo</span> to take it home. However both these major players need to watch their back, because I would not be surprised if <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Descendants </span>jumps in "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shakespere in Love</span> style" and steals it from underneath them. I guess we will all find out February 26th when the 84th Academy Awards airs...<br /><br />Here is a few of the more major categories, and highlighted are who I WANT to claim the prize, not necessarily who I think will.<br /><br /><b>BEST PICTURE</b><br />"War Horse"<br />"The Artist"<br />"Moneyball"<br />"The Descendants"<br />"The Tree of Life"<br />"Midnight in Paris"<br />"The Help"<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Hugo"</span><br />"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"<br /><br /><b>LEAD ACTOR</b><br />Demián Bichir, "A Better Life"<br />George Clooney, "The Descendants"<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"</span><br />Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy "<br />Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"<br /><br /><b>LEAD ACTRESS</b><br />Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"<br />Viola Davis, "The Help"<br />Rooney Mara, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo "<br />Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"</span><br /><br /><b>BEST DIRECTOR</b><br />Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"<br />Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"</span><br />Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"<br />Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"<br /><br /><b>SUPPORTING ACTOR</b><br />Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"</span><br />Nick Nolte in "Warrior"<br />Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"<br />Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"<br /><br /><b>SUPPORTING ACTRESS</b><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"</span><br />Jessica Chastain in "The Help"<br />Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"<br />Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"<br />Octavia Spencer in "The Help"<br /><br /><b>ANIMATED FEATURE FILM</b><br />"A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli<br />"Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal<br />"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson<br />"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">"Rango" Gore Verbinski</span><br /><br /><b>ART DIRECTION</b><br />"The Artist" Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould<br />"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Hugo" Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo</span><br />"Midnight in Paris" Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil<br />"War Horse" Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales<br /><br /><br />See the full list of Nominees<a href="http://oscar.go.com/nominees"> here</a><br /><br /><hr />Jeff 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He was a young film/literary fanatic who wanted nothing more than to break into the film business. Luckily he had himself the connections needed to get his foot in the door, though a little persistence was also required. He eventually landed a job on set, which even though 3<sup>rd</sup> Assistant Director sounds like a great title, he was really just a “gofer”. He had a pretty routine job until an unexpected thing happened; he caught the attention of one of the biggest stars of in the world. When Marilyn Monroe arrived to shoot the film she was a wreck. She was confused with her character, couldn’t understand the direction, and had no confidence in the acting ability. Shooting was just one disastrous day after another. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Olivier was getting more and more frustrated, and was venting his frustration directly at her which would only make things worse. Nobody could seem to help her, until she met Colin Clark. He treated her different than anyone else, including her own husband (of a clearly loveless marriage), who saw her depressed state as nothing more than material to drive his writing from. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>She found instant admiration towards him and wanted to spend all her downtime between shooting with him. The time she spent with him helped, he seemed to bring about a new found confidence in her.. However their late night visits, and quite moments together didn’t go unnoticed. The more time they spent together the more uneasy Monroe’s management grew. However the fact that it caused her to be able to complete her scenes was enough for Olivier himself to not be too bothered. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Can’t write too much about this film without talking about Michelle Williams’s performance, she displays one of the finest performances I have seen in a long time. She disappears into this complicated role and from the moments she first steps into frame all you see is Marilyn Monroe. This is probably the best biographical depiction I have seen since Jamie Foxx’s uncanny portrayal of Ray Charles in 2004’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Ray. </i>All this really came as a surprise. When I began reading about this film is was originally reported that Scarlett Johansson would be playing the part, she seemed to be perfect for the role, as she has always been considered an actress who carries a certain “glam” that resembled a 1950’s Hollywood actress. However she ended up turning down the role. Then suddenly, it was Michelle Williams, and though she has appeared in several films since her long running stint on Dawson’s Creek, aside from a couple good performances in Shutter Island, and more notably 2010’s Blue Valentine (which got her a well deserved Oscar nomination) she never really stood out to me as being a ‘great actress’. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Well that stance has clearly changed; I couldn’t picture anyone else playing the part. She proved that Blue valentine wasn’t a fluke, and that she will most likely have a great acting career going forward. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">What makes this film more interesting that a simple biopic is the perspective it’s shown from. Marilyn Monroe was a very complicated woman, who led a very complicated and tragic life. There are so many varying reports about the kind of person she was from so many different perspectives. 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Clark remembers her as a sweet and gentle person who only needed someone to be her friend, and to treat her like a person and not the icon she had become. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Maybe that was all it was, yes he fell madly in love with her and though that she might have felt the same, and they could run away together and leave her fame behind. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There are moments that come across as her putting herself out for him, but being from a young man’s point of view maybe it was just her simple act of kindness and comfortability with him that he was taking out of context. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A lot of the moments shown were shared between them and them alone.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We the outside perspective will only ever have these moments from Clarks young mindset, so I guess even though they may be documented in his journal, and novel. 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mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]-->If you’ve never seen a Jackie Chan film, and you asked any fan what to watch they would probably say "If you’re going to watch any Jackie Chan film in your life, make it Drunken Master 2" That is a great martial arts action classic, but I may have to concur and say, Police Story (Directed by Chan himself) is arguably his greatest achievement as an actor, and director, to date. It truly set a standard in Hong Kong action films, and action films around the world for that matter. From the fantastic opening scene which ends with a car chase down a mountain, and through a small town, that could have been the climax to any other action film. To the even better mall/motorcycle barrage that earned the film its nick name "Glass Story".<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br />Jackie plays a police officer who is part of a group of officers trained to fight against organized crime in Hong Kong. While in the process of bringing down a convicted crime lord, he gets framed for the murder of another cop, and now has to fight to clear his name. Also at the same time he has to save a very critical witness who has been kidnapped by the Boss’ men. It must be noted as well for those that have not seen this film, that Jackie’s on screen girlfriend, who’s character is put through emotional (and physical) hell throughout the story, is played wonderfully by internationally renowned Chinese/British actress Maggie Cheung.<br /><br />The huge success of police Story did have its price. That car chase scene mentioned above in the beginning of the film cost a whopping HK$5000,000 (This was a lot of money during those days in Hong Kong) and it also caused very serious injuries to four stuntmen. Also for Chan himself, his finale stunt at the end, and maybe his most amazing stunt to date, he is to jump and slide down a pole covered in Christmas lights. He pulls the stunt off beautifully, but in the end rips all the skin off his hands. It should also be noted, that the power used to light the lights were now hooked to a car battery like it was supposed to, but was hooked to the buildings power. This could have easily killed him, and it goes without saying, but he received a far larger shock then he expected.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br />If you’re going to watch any Jackie Chan film in your life, make it Police Story!</p>Jeff Wildmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463150931879205139noreply@blogger.com0