March 30, 2018
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March 27, 2018
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March 26, 2018
VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEWS; Gross Anatomy (1989)
Clint: 3/5 stars, 6/10.
Carolyn: 3/5 stars, 6/10.
Native ratings: 3.1/5 stars Netflix, 5.8/10 IMDB.
This was billed as a comedy, but it wasn’t THAT comedic… It was more drama/romance than anything… There were definitely laughs sprinkled throughout, but this is not a straight-comedy movie.
It mostly showed how hard and miserable medical school is… with a lesson of “oh, we shouldn’t be working so hard to be doctors, because we also need to have good beside manner, because the patients are more than just files, they are human beings.”
Daphne Zuniga! In a role similar to her role in The Sure Thing, if you ask me.
I totally did not realize the main character Joe Slovak was played by the same guy (Matthew Modine) who was Private J.T. “Joker” Davis in Full Metal Jacket. I can’t really visualize them as being the same person AT ALL. Nor do I remember him being in 12 episodes of Weeds!
Doogie Howser mentioned this movie in an episode!
Also: The nerdy main char who got in trouble…. Was Ol’ Drippy in 2 episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. And one of the writers wrote the Buffy The Vampire Slayer movie.
LINK URL: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097458/combined
March 25, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 21, 2018
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March 19, 2018
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March 16, 2018
VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: Holy Motors (2012)
Clint: 3.4/5 stars, 7.6/10.
Carolyn: 3.6/5 stars, 7.6/10.
Native ratings: 3.8/5 stars Netflix, 7.1/10 IMDB.
Dafuq did I just watch? Seriously. That was some weird fucking shit.
Of course this was totally expected. I actually read reviews of this movie, which helped set me up for the experience.
Because that’s what this is: An experience. It’s about the journey, not the destination.
There is not really a plot. The movie is about acting, but only in the broadest sense: That, as Shakespeare said, we are all just actors on a stage.
But who sets up the stage? Who decides what role we all play?
Fortunately it’s not a mysterious white limo that drives us around like the main character in this movie.
Fortunately *WE* get *SOME* amount of say in the matter.
The main character in this movie? He has to live many different peoples’ lives–all in one day. Anyone who could really pull that off would be the best actor on the planet. Is that the point of the movie?
I have no clue… But this was one of the most unique movies I’ve seen in a long time, and was visual as well: The psuedosex scene with the motion capture actors was one of the strangest things I’ve seen in my life. Or was it the scene with Eva Mendez singing to a fake penis? Or was it Edith Scob looking surprisingly attractive for a 76-year-old (way mroe attractive than her IMDB pictures where she looks like a grandma)? This movie is FULL OF STRANGENESS.
The best explanation of the movie I have found is here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076220/board/nest/207327987
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March 14, 2018
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March 8, 2018
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March 6, 2018
VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: Boy Eats Girl (2005) [ZOMBIES!]
3/5 stars, 6/10 from both of us.
Native ratings: 2.9/5 stars Netflix, 5.0/10 IMDB.
This was a zombie romance film of sorts. There was real conflict, but the main motivation of the main character is that he just wants the girl.
It’s not done THAT well. At times, you really have to have left your brain at the door to get by some of the deficiencies.
Also, these zombies were created by… voodoo. Brace yourself.
There’s problems. It’s not as memorable as it could be. There’s screw-ups. There’s some things that fall flat.
This movie is considered by some to basically be My Boyfriend’s Back (1993), except trying to be more of a serious romance/thriller, instead of a purposefully campy comedy. Which might be a mistake.
Conclusion? Glad I watched this, but I don’t think I’d watch it again. I recommend this for zombie completists.
P.S. It was nice to see the lovely half-Irish, half-Zambian Samantha Mumba (The Time Machine, 2002) again. She is so friggin’ hot, and makes any movie she’s in a bit easier to watch :D
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March 5, 2018
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March 1, 2018
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