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The Black Hole (2006)
An homage to the B sci-fi flicks
I gave this a 5 star because this was either absolutely horrendous, or screamingly funny, depending on whether you want to take the movie seriously. It was so bad it was wonderful! The stereotypes were painted with a brush as wide as a superhighway, complete with beautiful young assistant in love with her boss who's a discredited (but right!) older man with "issues." She, of course, loves him in spite of it because, after all, he's just misunderstood! It has a mysterious creature from another dimension. Growly voiced and intellectually challenged generals. Sycophantic bureaucrats! Helicopters immune to the gravitational forces of a black hole! Panic in the streets! Come on! This is classic stuff!
The disclaimer at the start gives the watcher the anticipation that the science will at least have some basis in truth. Alas, this is not to be. But I don't want to give it away. This is a great party movie for a frat house beer bash. Or Mystery Science Theatre 2000.
Judd Nelson did a bang up job as the still-inebriated and hung over physics genius trying to save the world. I never quite understood the need to have his "family" in there, but what the heck. Julia Sinks was cute as his clueless daughter, lost in iPod land oblivious that the world is about to evaporate, asking her mother at the single most inappropriate time why her parents were separated. (Correct response:"Who the &@*# cares?? We need to get out of here NOW!" Actual response:"We just don't get along, honey. You'll understand when you're older.") This movie will undoubtedly reign along with Santa Clause Conquers the Martians as one of the all time worst movies. But in my book, that makes it a winner! Grab a case of beer and have a few friends over for a truly memorable event!
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Maybe it was based on some OTHER book...
We rented the movie on a lark. It wasn't bad. It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. There were many many many plot holes.
Curious, we found the book in our favorite "off the wall" bookseller's. Highly recommend reading it BEFORE you see the movie. It makes the movie that much funnier....
Oh, and Guys, close your eyes when he goes to the police station. You won't like it.
Breaking Up (1997)
Excellent portrait of a relationship
This is not a mainstream movie. This is the film of a play. And its excellent. I rented it because of the cast. I couldn't turn it off because of their truly awesome performances.
Monica is in love with Steve. Steve is in love with Monica. The only problem is, they don't know why. They don't know what questions to ask, of themselves or each other. They struggle with expressing what they believe is honesty. They wound one another raging against unmet expectations they've never admitted, thinking that such admissions would be contrary to their love. They're both too young to handle the intensity of their emotions, to understand what's happening.
This film is billed as a comedy. As a comedy, it fails miserably. Watch it instead as a tragedy, and you'll fall in love with it.