Some brief film reviews by me...

I made these on Facebook movies not long ago, and I think I'll periodically stick some of them here as more people are likely to see them here...


Rope
Review: This movie is wrongly labeled as a thirller, but the truth is that it is actually the smartest black comedy of all time!
5/5


Blazing Saddles
Review: Easily one of the funniest films of all time! It is truly stunning how Mel Brooks uses bigoted language to turn rascism into one of the funniest subjects you can put on film!
5/5


Evil Dead 2
Review: I love it, but it may not be everyone's favorite. Raimi and Campbell, in my oppinion, pull off one of the funniest films of all time. However, the problem with the film is that it might not appeal to everyone. The horror parts are sometimes so pure that they can over-power the comedy for some people. This film is, admittedly, very off-beat. The original Evil Dead is far more frightening, and The Army of Darkness is funnier. This leaves Evil Dead II in an awkward position in-between. Though the movie is genuinly funny, it can be rather violent which could turn some people off. Still, for what it's worth, the film is great!
4/5


The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
Review: One of my all-time favorites!!! The movie actually manages to capture ancient war with more accuracy than other, more factual films like Kingdom of Heaven. Every shot drips with its own mood thanks to the digital grading that Weta employed. Viggo Mortenson feels like the true king of men, Elijah Wood is the reluctant savior of the world, Sean Astin actually became the caring and dutiful partner who saves the ring-bearer in his final, desperate hour of need, Ian McKellen oozes with knowledge and wisdom, and Andy Serkis has completely lost his mind. There isn't a single poor performance in the film! I couldn't give this movie a higher rating than 5, but I wish I could!
100/5

Titanic
Way over rated!! I just never saw what was supposed to be so appealing about this film. I mean, the design was excellent, but that's all I really liked about it. The love story felt far too sappy. the characters other than Jack & Rose felt rather underdeveloped, and the whole movie was just topped off with a coup de grace that I saw coming from a mile away.
2/5

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
How about we don't seek it and say we did!!! Anyway, I took my younger brothers to see this and they enjoyed it. However, they're 12 and 11, I'm not!!! The movie is derivative, predictable, and dull in every sense of the word. The only good part is that I got to see Ian McShane again since I can't see him in Deadwood anymore. Oh Swearagen, where are you!!!!
1/5

Superman Returns
If Richard Donner's original 2 Superman films were the introduction of the character, Bryan Singer is the man who delves deep and tries to figure out what it all means. Singer does a great job on his first outing, giving the formerly stale Man of Steel a hint of humanity. There is also the parallels to the Christ of the Gnostic gospels which give everyone a little food for thought. This film and Peter Jackson's King Kong suffered from the same problem, both were ticketed as rote big budget action films, and both turned out to actually be character driven dramas about makor American cultural icons. Also like Jackson's King Kong, the film is loaded with aritstic and musical beauty. The music takes many cues from John Williams's original score, and the artistic style loads up on 1940's-50's art-deco. So, give it a shot, and remember that it's not an action film, it's a character drama.
5/5