Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
So I have three movie reviews:
Vantage Point (Thriller)
4/5 Stars
The one thing that really confused me the whole time during this movie, was that the film said it was set in Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, Spain; when it is really in Madrid, Spain. I don’t get why the production would change the cities: either they were really dumb and actually thought that (doubt-able) or they wanted to make it seem more foreign, since Madrid is the capital maybe people would think it be less likely. (I want to know what this even happened in Spain to begin with?! but that’s a different story). So the film follows the assassination of the U.S. President during a world conference in Spain. The movie then spends about 15/20 minutes following about 6 characters during and around the time of the assassination. The movie was very easy as an actor because they pretty much shot one scene, with about 43 different angles. Because each time the scene replays, its through the eyes of a different character. Forest Whitaker’s eyes still creep-ed me out, but he really played a role that was unexpected and different, but he did it very well. Also seen in this movie, Jack from Lost, PS. I recommend this movie for you to go see it, maybe wait until its on DVD/VHS, but watch it. (do they still make VHS?…)
No Country for Old Men (Thriller)
3.9/5 Stars
So, when it first ended I hated it, and was going to give it about 2 stars. But then as I started to think about it, I realized it was a pretty good movie. Most people I’ve talked with about it, expect there to be a second, but regardless, I think when you think about all the action that occurs, you can make a educated guess about what happens. The film follows this guy that falls into a drug deal gone wrong (after it’s already gone wrong) and takes the money. The man who wants the money, tracks him down and terrorizes him. The film pulls in some pretty big names, even for some small roles. The lack of dialogue and lack of subliminal explanation really made me wonder the whole movie what was actually going on. (Subliminal explaniation = when the characters explain what happened in previous action or explaining something very complicated-through talking with someone else. This happens alot on TV shows like CSI, where one investigators like “seems like we have a riboflavin mefanderglobe” and the other characters like “oh so you think there’s rust on the edge of this nail? hmm.” I really enjoyed the movie while it was going and really had me on the edge of my seat. Great way to not be cliche and follows characters as they appear. Recommend, but just couldn’t give it 4 stars.
Vacancy (Horror)
1.5/5 Stars
…Another reason why most horror films now-a-days cannot be taken seriously. They plot, very reminiscent of Psycho, revolves around a couple trapped in a motel with the owners attempting to kill them for no reason. The only part that got my heart racing was when they were going through the tunnel and the bad-guy was chasing them. The ending was also awful and left you with no sense of feeling relieved or knowing even what really happens. I also don’t think Luke Wilson is very convincing as a male lead “hero” role. I like him best in The Royal Tenenbaums. Acting was decently good, but the plot and dialogue was pretty week. Don’t recommend this movie.
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