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 "Hierro" 7/10 A mother searching for her disappeared son. Somewhat predictable, but good.  "Conviction" 7/10 Another good watch. Slow but good. Such an unbelievable story. What an amazing sister. And Hillary Swank did good, as usual. Oscar good, imho. Oh yea... "Deep rising" 7-8/10 Sure, it could've been better, but you can't deny that this is a god damn entertaining horror flick. Good pacing, good fun. In fewer words. Good, good, good.
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 Interesting watch about THE GREATEST ROCK N' ROLL BAND OF ALL TIME. Kinda bummed me out towards the end. Good to hear what went down from the horse's mouth. Last edited by Elvis_Christ; 02-07-2011 at 05:49 PM.
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 >>: C- Trunk (2009)  >>: D MegaMind (2010)  >>: A- A Nanny's Secret (2009)  >>: C-
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To Die For (1995). Not a moment is lost in this wonderful entry from Gus Van Zant. From the opening to closing credits, every moment of this biting black comedy has something to say. There are few closing credits that will have conveyed the ironic impact that To Die For effortlessly displays.
The story is told in a forceful docudrama manner, much of which does not really make sense at first. But soon it will. How the story jumps from place to place is not only comedic, but actually parallels the essence that is this story's foundation. But it goes even further than being a movie whose premise is making fun of itself because the reality of the absurdity of the hilarity of the self-deprecating manner in which this story is told is priceless. Yep, take a breath. Any detractors of Nicole Kidman must have been silenced by her performance here. The depth of her vanity is only trumped by her force of will, a force fueled by a pathological self-centeredness that truly believes in the monument of her cause, which of course is herself. This is a girl whose whose notion of self-elevated destiny might have even overpowered that of Joseph Stalin, who himself might have relented to the bulldozer of Kidman's will. This was a film replete with great performances. It helps that the casting nailed it here. That said, Illeana Douglas' portrayal of the trenchant sister was not to be kowtowed even by Nicole's powerhouse performance. David Cronenberg's cameo was also a nice touch amongst this vast vat of talent. The technicalities here are spot on. The direction was nothing short of masterful in order to capture the essence of the TV industry and put it on full display for all to ridicule, and that it does so in multiple layers without ever being confusing is a movie making coup. The camera and editing were more than polished. The moment of truth unraveled perfectly, and the shadow that obscured Nicole's character just after her report was exceptionally brilliant. Danny Elfman's score was incredible, always driving the fun, sometimes barely in reach but always apropos. The jist of it is that if this movie is not appealing to you, if it does not make you laugh out loud, then you must be a schmuck, or maybe it hits too close to home and you are, well, a TV schmuck. Either way, Van Zant's To Die For is a superbly profound study on vanity and should not be missed. d
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Eh. Gratuitous violence of course but thin on substance. Too many quick - in your face - sped up action sequences which seems to be the going thing in alot of action flicks. Sometimes I think the fast flash visuals in these movies are going to trigger an eptileptic seizure.
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