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Gravity (2013)
"Citizen Kane" for a new-age
Citizen Kane was groundbreaking for many reasons. and is still considered one of (if not the best) films ever made, simply for it's use of camera work, cinematography and style. Gravity pulls you down to it's point of view from the very beginning. Alfonso Cuaron uses his style of camera work that makes the entire film seem like it was made in one long shot, never giving the viewer a second to catch their breath. I have never left a film before wondering "How did they film that?" The writing and special effects were also incredible. This is one of the rare films that MUST be seen in 3D, otherwise you just wont get the effect of the film in it's entirety. One of the best films I have ever seen. *10/10*
Troll 2 (1990)
Epic Fail
If your looking for a film that is so terribly made, so god-awful when it's trying to be serious that it makes you laugh until you cry and your stomach hurts, then look no further! This film puts a new low on low budget. I really wanted to give it zero stars, but IMDb.com requires at least one and I had to give it at least one for making me laugh the hardest i've laughed in a good long while. Now to get the story; the acting and film editing flaws are so bad they stand out like "Where's Waldo" on an empty beach. The "trolls" in it are actually goblins, (and they say this in the movie). The costumes on the dwarfs/children who play the goblins are basically brown sheets and rubber masks put over them. The acting speaks for itself and is one of the main reasons why it's so terrible/hilarious. The story line drifts away like a child with a.d.d. What we have here folks is a film that tried to be scary and ended up failing so miserably that I can't even begin to describe it's epic fail. Was there even a post-production in the making of this movie?
Braindead (1992)
Eat your heart out gore-fest fans
This movie made me gag several times and I could actually taste bile in the back of my throat. You wouldn't think that an Oscar winning director of a film as superbly crafted as "The Lord Of The Rings" would do a film of this caliber, but then again no one believed that Michael Jackson would be accused of molesting young boys....Or did we? In any case, if you're looking for a gory horror film that has shrieks and shrills then look no further, because despite the films cheesiness and vomit-inducing scenes, it actually was well edited and directed and does have some very creepy and scary "jump-out-of-your-seat" scenes. DEAD ALIVE: 7/10
Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (2006)
The most original style of comedy.....or venting
Zach Gach-fix-kin-ass-key is one of the freshest comedians walking the comedy beat today, he has created a very original style of comedy and the best way I can describe it is to call it "venting". You know that feeling of awkward hilarity when someone does something embarrassing and you cant help but laugh? he tends to blend that, with making fun of himself and his past and I have to say that I cant remember the last time I laughed so hard. His comedic style beats the HELL out of Dane Cook's overcooked garbage. My favorite quote from the film is "When you look like I do it's hard to get a table for one at a Chuck E' Cheese." I cant really say much more other than there should be a movie made about Zach's "brother" Seth Galifiankis.
Se7en (1995)
As good as they come
When it comes to genres being overdone in Hollywood, the Murder-Mystery is at the top of the list, and only a select few "heavy hitters" come to mind. The film most widely accepted as the best murder mystery is "The Silence Of The Lambs", which I would have to agree as well as "Rear Window" and a few others, but where "Seven" stands out in this genre compared to others is in the film's dark, innate ability to tell a gruesome murder story set in a crime addled side of New York City. The character interactions are incredibly played out as well as it's cinematography, but this film is so dark, grisly and shocking that you literally CAN'T look away from the screen for the two hours it plays out, it grabs your attention like a drill instructor at boot camp and doesn't let go until it's over. The cinematography was captured beautifully and reminded me slightly of "The Dark Knight". Take note though; this ISN'T your average murder mystery, at many parts it is VERY disturbing and is most definitely not for kids, but what makes it so good is the gritty unrelenting realism of crime in the big city. "Seven" is so well done and has so many twists and turns in it, that I constantly found myself at the mercy of the surprises. Even at the end when you expect the story to take on a lighter path and maybe show a little redemption, it gets even darker and more sinister. After Morgan Freemans' monologue at the end you get the overwhelming sense of the true realism this story has to offer over all others of it's kind. I have to say that when it comes to murder mysteries "Seven" is as good as they come.
Inception (2010)
Nolan's "DREAM" put to film
There have been many films in the past made about dreams and/or centered around them, but never has there been one quite as accurate, original and thought provoking as this. Without giving anything away the film gives you various pieces of information to choose from in this mystery-maze set in the mind action thriller, and has you trying to piece them all together and all the while it keeps your attention and doesn't lose you. The emotional aspect of Inception is the center of the film and the beauty lies in the cinematography, but the brilliance of Inception is the fact that it portrays itself as a summer action flick, when years down the road people will be looking back on it and changing their minds on what the film as a whole is and what the story ended up being. Christopher Nolan has created something very special here, and has proved himself to be a true modern day magician in Hollywood and with good reason.