I think that the mainstream public under rates this film even though it has achieved cult status. It is a slightly older film but it is wonderfully acted and has a unique story line. This has a great cast including John Cusack, Dan Ackroyd, Minnie Driver, Jeremy Piven, and Joan Cusack. It is a whacked out comedy about a hit man who goes back to his hometown for his ten-year high school reunion a job and tries to win back his old high school flame. I absolutely love this movie the scenes where Martin Blank (John Cusack) talks to his psychiatrist are hilarious. The movie is great a little bit of action with great humor and some quirkiness. I have to say that if you have not seen this movie yet and you have had nearly ten years to view it go do it now. It is well worth it to go to the video store and shell out a couple bucks to see this great film. I think it is more a story about going back and seeing the changes that reunions force you to go through the people who were cool then may not be now and the people who weren’t are possibly the most successful. It is about moving on with your life and changing a little yourself but don’t expect the humor to be very sophisticated. I can’t say this enough it is a wonderful movie that is a pleasure to watch. I could go on and on about this movie but I would give too much away and possibly ruin some funny moments for you. I have but one question to ask you. What are you doing still reading this go watch the movie already?
Until next time
Steven Defnall
August 28th, 2007
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Love Actually is a wonderful movie. I was very skeptical since I thought this would be a standard “chick flick” for lack of a better term. I was pleasantly surprised particularly by the fact that it was more a comedy and everyone in the movie was somehow linked to each person in the film. I thought that this movie was hilarious. Especially the scenes with the older rock star and the scenes involving Liam Neison’s stepson. I found the plot to be highly entertaining and the acting to be outstanding. While this movie is about love and people finding, losing, and finding love again it is more about not getting bogged down with life’s depressing sides and atrocities. It is about noticing that no matter how bleak things seem love actually is all around us. This is a British film and it goes through the last five weeks or so until Christmas. The uniqueness of this story is that the characters involved are from all different walks of life from Prime Minister to a writer to a housewife and they are still connected by acquaintances and exceptional situations. I recommend watching this film. It does something that most movies fall short in it makes you realize that the world can be a great place and that there are redeeming qualities to the human race as a whole. The artistry in this movie wasn’t so much the breath taking venues or special effects or even the smoothness in which the scenes flowed together but rather that the movie exists in the first place and accomplishes what the story needed to convey.
Steven Defnall
July 24th, 2007
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Can you say conspiracy theory boys and girls? I knew that you could. I think that this was an excellent movie. Mark Wahlberg does a really good job portraying a man you don’t ever want to piss off even from extreme distances. Not only is he an excellent shot he is extremely hard to kill. This movie shows what is truly horrible about any government and how it can cover up things with misdirection. This movie just doesn’t quit at no point does it slow down even when you get the revelation scenes about the cover up. Danny Glover was wonderful in this movie he stepped away from any role I have ever seen him in and pulled it off with flying colors. I like the fact that it goes a little into the science behind what it takes to make shots at long distances. Having to calculate trig in your head if your target moves just a fraction and having to account for wind speed and variations. While there is a girl involved it doesn’t try and ruin what the movie is with a sappy love story thrown in just to get women to like it. I think that the movie industry should give women a little more credit that they can enjoy an action movie just based on the plot. I applaud this movie for that. The camera angles and quick scene changes help to smooth out the movies look keeping action flowing. The snow scene is brilliant in terms of its artistry and adds a little touch of drama to push this movie over the edge.
July 13th, 2007
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A good movie that keeps you guessing what will happen next. In the opening scenes a ferry full of U.S. service men explodes causing an investigation by the FBI and the ATF. At first glance this movie seems to be a guess who type of movie where you keep trying to figure out who committed the crime. Instead the plot twists where you can actually see the events that happened four and a half days in the past due to a discovery some Harvard grads accidentally found. I think the theories that explain this phenomenon are actually pretty cool but you don’t need a doctorate in order to find this movie Wonderful if a little confusing since it mostly follows Denzel Washington an ATF agent and I would have liked a little more background into the project that lets you see into the past even if it limited in its application or practicality. It also felt a little like an episode of quantum leap on steroids. I really enjoyed this move and I felt Val Kilmer should have had a bigger role as I feel he is an excellent actor even if he has put on a little weight. All in all the film artistically speaking is very much based in a high tech setting and feels a little like an editors dream studio with all the equipment that is involved.The style is captivating even if it is not bright the scenes seem contrived in brown and ambers especially the night scenes and everything that is viewed in the past almost like a sepia tone photograpgh with a few more colors added in. I think that it helped to separate the past and the present. I could not guess what was going to happen and that is a real feat for any movie to accomplish. I highly recommend this movie
Steven Defnall
July 10th, 2007
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I hate to say this but this film let me down a little. It is not a bad film the special effects were awesome especially the demons that ghost rider had to fight. The water demon was definitely my favorite. The Ghost rider transformation scenes were stunning especially the changes in his motorcycle. The plot was what let me down. I guess I was just hoping for something more from this film it never fully brought me in and I felt that it was a little rushed to get to the end. On a side note it is weird to see Nicolas Cage with hair. The acting was kind of what you would expect for a movie of this genre. It will not keep you on the edge of your seat. It is very predictable and I think that is what hurts it. There were no real surprises nothing separates it from any of the other comic book movies that recently have sprouted up everywhere. The film was not a total loss Nicolas Cage actually pulled of being a dare devil hot shot who turns into a flaming skeleton at the end of the night. It is a fun action packed movie that does not require you to think very hard. For pure entertainment value it is not a bad waste of time. On the whole while the plot let me down. I did enjoy this film I just think that they could have done so much more with it. Maybe if they do a sequel it will be one of those rare breeds that are actually better than the original. One can only hope I guess.
Steven Defnall
June 8th, 2007
Categories: Uncategorized, action . Author: SDefnall . Comments: 1 Comment
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