What movies did you see last week? (10/29-11/4)
Nov 5, 2018 14:38:51 GMT
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Post by Martin Stett on Nov 5, 2018 14:38:51 GMT
Warrior (2011) -- Dumb fun that hits the cliches so earnestly that I didn't care how derivative it was. 7/10
The Enforcer (1976) -- I've never been a big Dirty Harry fan, but this movie is offensive on more levels than I can count (and they're both really simple levels too). The biggest offense is to my intelligence. This has a plot and characters that would look idiotic in a 1970s sitcom (the 1980s Dirty Harry parody Sledge Hammer had smarter characters!), and then it shoehorns in a "woman" who is reduced to running around in heels looking like a moron, reinforcing Harry's misogynistic opinion of her... until she redeems herself by being more of "a man." Ugh, crap like this is when I can actually understand the politically correct losers. 3/10
Melancholia (2011) rewatch -- why does everyone speak in monotones or whispers. why should i care about how depression "feels" if i don't see the person underneath it. what the hell was that whole second half of the movie and why did the characters do a complete 180. good god, this monotone is getting so fucking annoying. 3/10
Fair Game (2010) -- It's a measured look at what happened with the Wilsons and the White House, and it works best as an expose that doesn't feel like something off of a cable news channel. Unfortunately, the Wilsons as characters are heavily overshadowed by the plot around them. So much explaining must happen so that the audience can keep on track that the human cost of the White House's actions (including the war itself) is ultimately sidelined. 6/10
The Enforcer (1976) -- I've never been a big Dirty Harry fan, but this movie is offensive on more levels than I can count (and they're both really simple levels too). The biggest offense is to my intelligence. This has a plot and characters that would look idiotic in a 1970s sitcom (the 1980s Dirty Harry parody Sledge Hammer had smarter characters!), and then it shoehorns in a "woman" who is reduced to running around in heels looking like a moron, reinforcing Harry's misogynistic opinion of her... until she redeems herself by being more of "a man." Ugh, crap like this is when I can actually understand the politically correct losers. 3/10
Melancholia (2011) rewatch -- why does everyone speak in monotones or whispers. why should i care about how depression "feels" if i don't see the person underneath it. what the hell was that whole second half of the movie and why did the characters do a complete 180. good god, this monotone is getting so fucking annoying. 3/10
Fair Game (2010) -- It's a measured look at what happened with the Wilsons and the White House, and it works best as an expose that doesn't feel like something off of a cable news channel. Unfortunately, the Wilsons as characters are heavily overshadowed by the plot around them. So much explaining must happen so that the audience can keep on track that the human cost of the White House's actions (including the war itself) is ultimately sidelined. 6/10
