Z (Costa-Gavras) **** - Someone
recommended that I blind-buy this during the Barnes & Noble Criterion DVD
sale. I'm glad I did. It's an amazing film. It's intended to be a bold-faced
indictment on the situation of the Greek government at that time but it's still
very much relevant today. This film will thrill you, intrigue you and also has
the power to get you mad, no matter what your politics are. Great performances
by the cast, amazing editing and cinematography.
Itim (Mike de Leon) **** - The title
literally means "black" but the English language title is "Rites of May". This
is yet another great film from director Mike de Leon, who's already one of my
favorite directors EVER. This one's about a magazine photographer who visits his
invalid dad in his rural hometown and he connects with this young woman whose
older sister disappeared and thought dead years before. It's actually a horror
film of sorts, well, more like a drama with supernatural overtones. This is his
first feature and already a master at pulling off great performances and taking
time to build his story in a masterful way that pays off in the end (the big
reveal of what really connects the photographer and the young woman).
Puss in Boots (Chris Miller) *** - It's
no secret that I'm not a fan of the Shrek franchise but admittedly I do love the
Puss in Boots character and is the best part of Shrek 2. His spin-off movie proves to be the
best Shrek related thing I've ever seen
so far (or at least among those I bothered seeing). It's not a masterpiece, far
from it in fact, but it is very entertaining and the pandering snark which
pretty much ruins the Shrek franchise as
well as most of Dreamworks' early animated films is at a minimum.
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I'm not much of a Shrek fan but Puss In Boots might be worth a shot for me
Want to see that puss.
Gotta watch that Itim.
I might watch it, thx for recommendation :P
stoked been looking for a decent film blog for time now!
I'll be sure to check it out, thanks for the tip.
I definitely want to see Puss in Boots, I had no idea it was out already! Looking forward to a trip to the movies to see this very soon, maybe even this week.
That Greek movie sounds interesting.
I've also never cared for Shrek too much. I've never found the PIB character interesting either.
I saw PUSS. I fell asleep.
Ehhh... I really don't want to go and watch Puss in Boots. They're really trying too hard to milk the franchise now.
Z sounds like a movie I should check out! Thanks!
not sure how i feel about any of these
Not sure about puss. I've been meaning to watch Z for ages.
I thought I was the only one who hated Shrek. I don't understand why everyone loves those movies. Puss in Boots is great. I did like him. I also liked the ginger bread man, but that was it.
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