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21 Grams (2003)
No characters to like
I'll keep this short. I learned a rule of film-making decades ago and it's still true today. You gotta like or (feel connected to) just one character in a film to fell connected to the film. I even felt for Jack Nance in 'Eraserhead'. In this film, none of the leads fits this description. Maybe because the majority of scenes depict loneliness, introspection, tortured souls, fear, pain, loss of loved ones, and being on the outs with your significant other, yet you never get a chance to care. Yeah, its one of those. I gave it a 3/5. Oh, aside from the temporal confusion, its about the grittiest looking thing to watch. Cold and digital looking, but apparently 35mm.
Winterschläfer (1997)
Winter dreck
I've seen a lot of films. And I'm drawn to this genre, usually. But this film was dull and torturous and definitely not innovative. The characters were each very unbelievable. Realizing I'm in the minority on this one, to the other reviewers, I'm glad it gave you some pleasure. I won't try to change your taste in movies. However, if you're over thirty, and understand the concept of needing to 'like' or identify with at least one character in a film to be moved by it, good luck. Don't say I didn't warn you.
PS - one of the biggest DVD disappointments this year.
CH 2/5
The Ring (2002)
paint by numbers
This film started off good as though it was going to be what it promised, a really creepy, clever new twist on the horror genre. It ended up (for the most part) with the script concept on the level of an afterschool special. With wooden acting for the most part, a ten cent script, yet camerawork, photography and art direction that was absolutely fantastic - to die for. That was the Dreamworks touch.
Let's see what else - an awful, unsatisfying ending. To put it another way. It's for morons. Or to be more fair, it's kid stuff. Kubrick and Lynch could have had their hands in the same type of film. One that looked and felt just like this one. Only the script, casting and acting would have been SOOOO much better. Hopefully the director will learn by working at his craft.
We're No Angels (1989)
Better than I remembered
I just saw this film again after not seeing it for over a decade. For all you who are wondering... is it good? is it bad? I have this to say. Excellent cast. Excellent castING. One of Demi Moore's best (yet small) roles (I'm not a big fan of hers.) Great script (Mamet). Great score. High quality filmmaking. They don't make them like this anymore, really. If you don't agree that its a very clever, dry-witted film, then, oh well. That's what makes the world go round. 9/10.
Memento (2000)
Unmemorable
Yes, that was a joke, but seriously, this movie was very poor in my opinion. I, too, believe that the majority of IMDB respondents are a tad skewed. Yes, the movie was different. But could you really get excited about a film in which the star can't remember very much from one time period to the next. I watch a lot of movies, I can recall (another joke!) a number of movies that have gone out on a limb, and done a dozen times better than this (Usual Suspects for one). I wanted this movie to be better, and instead it was torturous.
I don't think it would be a spoiler to say that the ending was ridiculous, because I'm really describing the whole movie. I keep coming back to the IMDB itself. I guess I dont put my two cents in enough. Hey out there, if you see a movie you don't like, let the IMDB know so movie reviews don't become totally one sided.
For the thousands of IMDB'ers that liked it, we can agree to disagree. There's STILL is no accounting for taste.