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Grindhouse (2007)
Death Proof is fun and original but Planet Terror crosses familiar territory!
Grindhouse ***
Planet Terror **1/2
Death Proof ***
Grindhouse is the double feature from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarintino. It's a homage to all the Grindhouse movies from the 60's and 70's. I have to say that the movie looks really good with its scratched and dirt infested reels. It really feels like you are watching an actual Grindhouse movie. However though, the problem with most Grindhouse movies is that the story lines are always weak. Grindhouse is no different. Planet Terror is about zombies. So is Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead & a couple more hundred films. It's not like Rodriguez wasn't creative, it's just that there is not a lot you can do with zombie movies. Death Proof is an a homage to exploitation films like Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! It's about a stuntman who kills women in his car. However Tarintino carries a little too long with his duologue here, but the chase scenes make up for that. I give Death Proof 3 stars. Planet Terror only gets 2.5 stars from me because its a typically zombie movie however, Rose McGowan with a machine gun as a leg does make for some interesting viewing. All together Grindhouse is a good effect. Just not a great one!
300 (2006)
Visually Stunning but the Story is Weak!
300 **
The movie starts off with a young Leonidus as a child preparing for manhood. The scene where the young boy fights a wolf is very magnificent. The next scene, we see an adult Leonidus preparing his son for manhood as the Persions try to overtake their land as well as many others. This sets the scene for 300.
300 was directed by Zack Snyder who made the terrifying remake of Dawn of the Dead and the the movie is based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller who also wrote the brilliant Sin City. Sin City had great special effects and a great story. 300 also has great special effects but the story is incredible weak. I sadly have to say it's one of the many, many, many cases where the visual effects start taking over the story.
It's not just the incredible visual effects that flaw the movie. The B story is boring and clichéd. Queen Gorgo tries to convince the counsel to send more soldiers for the aid of her husband, King Leonidus. However Theron has is own agenda. Personally, I don't understand what this has anything to do with the story, it just slows the movie down. My only guess is that Lena Headey and Dominic West needed more screen time. Plus, if you've seen any movie that takes place during the Roman and/or Greek times, then it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Theron has betrayed his own people. Last but not least, I think that Gerald Butler really overacted his part as King Leonidus.
Even thought 300 looks more like a video game, it's still more realistic than Troy and Alexander and there are some things to enjoy here. For instance, this movie has the most gorgeous decapitation scene, but there are more decapitation scenes to follow so it doesn't really make it that fascinating. 300 is visually stunning but the story falls flat on it's face.
Hostel: Part II (2007)
What A Sick Movie!
Hostel: Part II (Zero Stars)
First of all let me just say that I thought the first Hostel movie was simply boring. To me, everything was bad. But Eli Roth has finally accomplished something that would even make Satan himself twitch with terror. The basic plot of this movie is the same as the first one however with a bigger budget, Roth can now fill up the screen with blood. The basic plot, a bunch of American girls travel to Europe and then get tortured. Just describing the plot makes me feel dirty. With a bigger budget, you'd think that Roth would improve the plot but he doesn't, he just want to make people vomit.
I recently watch G4 Icons whose subject was Eli Roth. It's a fascinating episode. There is actually a scene where his friends are defending him. One of his friends said that Cabin Fever, Roth's first movie, wasn't another movie where the plot is just "gay cowboys eating pudding!" To be honest, I'd rather watch a movie where Gay Cowboys are eating pudding, at least the writer of that movie put a lot more thought into the plot than Roth has done with his movies. Then a very attractive woman on the episode was defending Roth's movies, criticizing the critics for calling his movies "Goreography" or just basically gore for the sake of gore. She continues to say the Roth's movies are deeper than that. How deep though? Having a plot which evolves around people being tortured is not a movie.
Roth says he loves horror movies but he doesn't show it. My conclusion is that Roth doesn't care about horror movie nor does he understand horror movies. Let alone, I don't even think he knows how to film a horror movie. Hostel: Part II is a very sick movie!
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Painfully Bad!
Fast Times At Ridgemont High *
Fast Times At Ridgemont High is considered a cult classic and a comedy. Where is the comedy? No, I'm serious, where is the comedy? The movie is more of a drama then a comedy. Plus this movie is really stupid and it is sometimes very hard to comprehend. At first I though it was me and watched the movie a second time and realized, no, it's not me, it's this movie.
Judge Reinhold plays Brad Hamilton. He maybe the most awkward teenage character in a teenage movie. He works at a fast food restaurant but when he is hackled by a customer and decides to defend himself, he gets fired. As a result, he works at another food place witch is just as awkward and just as humiliating. Then he works at a store which he eventually becomes manager of. Maybe that is a good thing.
Jennifer Jason Leigh plays Reinholds younger sister, Stacy Hamilton. She is the most saddest character in this movie and ever in a teenage movie. She has low self-esteem and she's easy. She lets Mike Damone, played by Robert Romanus, have his way with her and then gets pregnant, or at least thats what I got from it. She tricks her brother to drive her to meet her friends but as he drives away, she heads for the abortion clinic which Brad sees in his rear view mirror.
Phoebe Cates plays Linda Barrett, Stacy's best friend, and the main subject of Brad's sexual fantasy. There is a scene where Linda teaches Stacy how to preform oral sex on a carrot. I got the impression that Linda is a bit of a whore. However she is in the only scene in the film that is worth watching. Brad fantasies about her where she takes off her top and kisses him. But other than that, the movie is dead in the water.
Sean Penn plays the famous Jeff Spicoli. He is a very interesting character but is wasted in this movie. He has a bit of a confusing relationship with his history teacher Mr. Hand plays be Ray Walston. The relationship between the two is very shaky where it ends with Mr. Hand showing up at Jeff's house and forces him to review everything he was tough in this class. When the scene was over, I though what was the point of that.
According to Fast Times At Ridgemont High, life is already a Cozmo soap opera at the age of 18. This reminded me of a similar movie entitled Crossroads with Britney Spears. Both films are not similar but they have the same message. Life is hard but it won't be like Fast Times At Ridgemont High or Crossroads. Fast Times At Ridgemont High is painfully bad and reprehensible.
Shortbus (2006)
A Collection of Real Human Stories!
Shortbus ****
It's no secret that Shortbus has real sex in it. Why? I'm I the director? No! So don't ask! However, what I can give you is my opinion of the movie and I have to say it's one of the most realistic movies that betray real humanity in people even if they are heartless, soulless, and even unwillingness.
Some people consider this movie as "pornography." Let me say that I have seen some hardcore movies in my life time and I have no problem admitting to it and all I have to say is that Shortbus is not "pornography." There is a difference between pornography and watching a realistic movie with character that have problems that anybody could relate to. If they can't and view this film as obscene, then why waste your time with them.
Instead of writing what Shortbus is about, I feel that you have to experience the movie for yourself without the insight. People who didn't like Shortbus say that the actors was just wasting their time because they are never going to get famous from this movie with the fact that the movie didn't so well at the box office. So what? Once Upon A Time In The West and Once Upon A Time In America didn't do so well at the box office and there were A-listed actors in those movies. But still they are considered A-plus movies.
Shortbus is a very great movie. But don't say I didn't warn you. This movie is not for everybody. So don't complain that the movie is disgusting. You knew what the movie is about and you have no one to blame but yourself.
For Your Consideration (2006)
There Is Nothing Really Special About This Movie!
For Your Consideration **
Christopher Guest has made some great mockumentaries like Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show, and A Mighty Wind. In For Your Consideration, you can tell that Guest is tired out. For Your Consideration goes for tiresome laughs and the audiences are suppose to sit there and laugh. I was laughing all right, but I was laughing at the sadness the movie brings out to the screen. The movie is not as funny as I thought it would be and is a major disappointment.
Christopher Guest plays, you guessed it, a director making his directorial debut. The movie he is directing is entitles "Home For Purim" which honestly sounds more interesting than this movie. As the movie progresses, the actors and actresses are interviewed by various people who honestly look like they cannot believe what they are witnessing. When award buzz start to circulate, it gets to three actors heads. One of them is Marilyn Hack played by Catherine O'Hara who maybe the only good thing in this movie. Another good thing about this movie is Jennifer Coolidge who honestly plays the same character like in other Guest's movies, but she has a certain charm that you have to admire her in some way.
The biggest dead weight in the movie is not just the writing, but also Fred Willard. What was his character and was in necessary to have this character in this movie. Fred Willard is so dull that I was literally planning what I was going to do next year. Sounds Fimiliar? It does to me.
All in all, there is nothing really special about For Your Consideration. It literally felt that Guest ran out of material and decided to recycle material from Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show, and A Mighty Wind. For Your Consideration is tired from start to finish and makes a good movie if you have trouble sleeping. That is really what the movie is worth
Thirteen (2003)
Interesting Views & Points Which Are Worth Watching!
Thirteen***
Thirteen is about, of course, a thirteen year old girl who meets another girl who is into sex, drugs, and more sex, and more drugs even though there is only make out scenes. It seemed though that the Independent Film Idustry is finally having the guts to come out with a movie about drugs involving pre-teens. It's a simple movie with very interesting views and points which are worth viewing.
The movies main focus is on Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) who lives with her mother (Holly Hunter). Tracy feels that she has been wasting her life away with studying for school and trying to get good grades. Then she meets Evie (Nikki Reed, who also wrote the screenplay), who is rebellious and teaches Tracy how to be cool. This is where Tracy self-destructiveness begins. Like other addiction movies, whether it's drugs, alcohol or gambling, Thirteen grabs on to you and doesn't let you go until the movie is over.
Now when I was thirteen, I thought my life was really boring but after watching Thirteen, I'm glad it was boring, otherwise it would have been a very surreal experience for me. Now Thirteen does have the typical cliques as a regular teenage movies, but according Reed, this is what being thirteen is all about. I may haven't done drugs, or shoplifted, but I can tell you that me and my friends have had the same conversations as these social morons have.
The fact that both Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed where basically thirteen when they filmed this movie makes it more realistic. But it also makes it hard to watch in some cases. People that I've talked to who watched Thirteen said that they liked the movie but thought the ending was too much of a downer. My question is, why should a movie like Thirteen have a happy ending. For a happy ending, Tracy needs to have a revelation, which she does and thats where the movie needs to end.
Doom (2005)
The Movie Has A Tendency To Be AWFUL!
Doom *
I still remember waiting in line for this movie. How I got stuck going to a movie that I knew I wasn't going to like? Well, your guess is as good as mine. I remember playing the game on computer. Besides thinking that the graphics were horrible, I found the game entertaining. Great looking monsters, good effects and surroundings, and O.K. choice of weapons. Doom was like this video game. No, literally, this movie was like a video game.
After an experiment fails on Mars, a group of Marines go to investigate. Why the Marines, because the Army, Air Force, and Navy where smart enough not to violate the laws of space. This team of what are suppose to be smart and trained Marines are lead by The Rock. There's a surprise! The movie is filled with cheesy special effects and duologue that we had heard a bunch of times in a million other movies like this. Fortunitly the acting is so bad in this movie that, the you don't feel sorry, you just laugh at these people who are suppose to be serious. This is the biggest flaw in this movie, the characters are so serious even though the plot, (and how it turns to the direction of ridiculousness), is ridicules.
The worst part of this movie is when we discover that there is a liquid in which if you are injected with it, (or eat, or drink it, I don't know, I really, really didn't care, heck, I'm not even sure if it's liquid), you succumb to super strength which is the only way to defeat the dreadful monsters. The problem is that when this scene occurs, it's a video game. Literally, a video game. The only difference is that you don't get to control the characters, you just sit there and watch. This has to be the biggest tease since, well, since this movie I guess.
Doom is nothing but a video game movie. Not a movie based on a video game, a video game movie. The Screenwriters obviously didn't know what to write and came up with this cheesy effect which proves that millions and millions of dollars can go to waste. They should have taken the money and given it to charity. At least there, it would have not gone to waste.
Undead (2003)
Not Funny Nor Scary!
Undead *
Undead is an Australian horror comedy that puts an interesting twist on the zombie movie genre. I can't really described what the movie is really about but it is not a typical zombie movie. Undead goes further than that. The purpose of the Alien Invasion in the movie is to cleanse the people, of course thats what I got from it. But you don't have to be a genius to figure this movie out. Basically because the twist is not really spectacular whatsoever. To be honest, it's confusing and it's kind of dull. Your better off watching classics like "Night Of The Living Dead," and "Dawn Of The Dead." Undead is a horror comedy, but the movie is not scary nor is it funny. Undead is more dead in the water than most zombie films. Plus, the movie doesn't really explain what happened which makes the movie even more frustrating. To be honest, Undead really doesn't do anything but paves the way for amateur film-making.
Blue Velvet (1986)
One Of The Brilliant Movies Of The 1980's!
Blue Velvet ****
When I was just a young internet amateur, I read a lot of reviews of a strange movie called Blue Velvet by David Lynch. However it took at least about six years until I got a copy of the DVD. And I have to say that this is one of the best movies of the 1980's. Blue Velvet is a well thought-out story. In the documentary, Mysteries Of Love, Lynch said he rewrote the script several times.
The movie starts off with Jeffrey Beaumont, played by Kyle MacLachlan, finding an ear in a field. Jeffrey takes the ear to the police and meets Sandy Williams, played by Laura Dern, who gets sucked into Jeffrey's own obsession of finding out where the ear came from. From what Sandy heard from her father, who is the investigating officer, the police has surveillanced a woman by the name of Dorothy Vallens, played by Isabella Rossellini, who we later find out that the ear belongs to her husband who has been kidnapped by the psychotic Frank Booth, played by the great Dennis Hopper. Booth is fierce beast who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
The movie goes deeper than this but you really have to watch the movie to really experience the total effectiveness of Blue Velvet. It is a great movie!
Batman (1989)
One Of The Greatest Superhero Movies of All Time!
Batman ****
I have always been a Batman fanatic my whole entire life. I just like dark things, that's who I am. Batman is everything that an Action/Adventure film needs. A dark superhero, a dark villain, a beautiful woman, and more things that make this film a treasure. The Joker is darker than ever. To be honest, this is how dark the Joker is suppose to be. In the comic books, he was a very mean man who killed children with a smile on his face. Now, the Joker doesn't kill children in this movie, but he does get equal kills here. Batman spins out of control when it needs to and this uncontrollable movie ends up at the top of a very, very, very, very high tower which made me gasp with amazement and excitement. Batman is definitely a great superhero film and you'll properly will see nothing else like it.
Fantastic Four (2005)
A Very Uninteresting Movie!
Fantastic Four *
2005 was a year with only a few great movies based on graphic novels or comic books. To me the best were Batman Begins and the Director's Cut of Sin City. Both incredible films. Fantastic Four isn't however. It is actually one of the worst films of 2005. The cartoon series was so good because the characters were really into their powers but here the character seem that they know what powers they are going to get and it's nothing new to them. To be honest, I was rooting for Dr. Doom to kill all four of them to avoid a sequel which we all know is coming. The movie avoids clique comic book films but by doing that, the movie also avoids the intelligence and the competence of the characters. The movie really plays us for dumb. The movie assumes that we are not familiar to these characters and therefore makes no afford to properly introduce us to them. Spend more time on the characters like Spider-Man 2 does and less on plot and special effects on the sequel.
Sisters (1972)
A Good Thriller!
Sisters ***1/2
Sisters is a movie that becomes romantic, horrifying, and fascinating. DePalma doesn't waste any time with pointless plots. The only plot in this movie is what the movie is about, no strings attached. Even though the blood looks fake, the death scenes are very grim, even though only two people are murdered in the whole entire film. The first murder has to be the most cruelest. After the murder stabs the victim in the leg, she inserts the knife into the victims mouth and slides it out. He is bleeding out of the leg and the mouth and we can see the pieces of flesh hanging out from it. It's a classic death scene. Another fascinating thing is that the movie only feels it's an hour long but that also may be a flaw. The twist in the end however feels fake. The reason is that DePalma doesn't feel the twist is important enough to string a dramatic scene like in Oldboy, of course this maybe an understatement even though Sisters was made first. However the movie is good and it doesn't fail to fascinate
Day of the Woman (1978)
Words Cannot Describe How Much I Loathed This Movie?
Day Of The Woman (Zero Stars)
Consider Day Of The Woman the Chaos of it's time. Day Of The Woman was one of the first exploitation movies to exploit sexual abuse towards women and I have to say that this movie holds no punches. The rape scene is graphic and disturbing and yet I can't help it feel that the actors were enjoying it. The movie is on the revenge basis, the woman takes revenge on the men who raped her and she kills them in grueling ways which makes you wonder, is she the victim or are they the victims. A question that should be never asked in an exploitation film and if they do ask it, make sure the answer is answered in the right way and don't exploit it. I think it's rather an insult to define this movie as a horror film. To me it's a movie to watch if you want a reason to kill yourself and trust me, this movie gives a reason. This movie has found an audience but I'm not one of them and I don't want to be.
Y tu mamá también (2001)
A Mature & Thoughtful Movie!
Y Tu Mama Tambien ****
What can I say about Y Tu Mama Tambien. Well I have to say that everything about this movie is perfect. Y Tu Mama Tambien is not a Sex Comedy, it's a Drama about two teenagers and a young woman exploring their sexuality for the first time even though all three of them already have had some experience, well at least two of the three we know of. The movie was rated NC-17 by the MPAA, which is no surprise. The MPAA views films like Bad Education, Last Tango In Paris and all the other great films that were branded NC-17 to be immature when in reality, it's the MPAA who is being immature. The MPAA is basically saying that it's alright to blow someones head off but it's wrong to have a sexual awakening. Don't let the NC-17 rating fool you, Y Tu Mama Tambien is a great film and a great moral story.
Bad Boys II (2003)
One Of The Most Boring Action Movies I Have Ever Seen!
Bad Boys II *
Bad Boys II starts with one of the most ridicules beginning sequences of all time. The screenwriter was not much for writing duologue and more for killing people on screen. To much of my surprise, Bad Boys II follows the same action cliques. The only difference is that the makers of this film made is that they changed some of the cliques around and added some twists to it, however they are all not that interesting. Another negative point of Bad Boys II is that it's 2 hours and 27 minutes long. This is one of the many, many, many incidents where the movie studio should have stepped in and cut the film. One second thought, the movie studio should have read the script one more time!
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Looks like it, feels like it, but not it!
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre II *1/2
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2 is basically a continuation of the first one. Instead of making a brand new movie, the sequel is the same movie expect worse. We don't get the energy from Leatherface, (instead we get a more reasonable one), and the characters are some what annoying. The movie was in trouble at the beginning sequence on the bridge. First question, how long was that bridge, plus wouldn't be easier just to put the brake on. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2 is one of the many movie to be destroyed by a film studio. Tobe Hooper wanted to film the why behind the movie, instead the film studio wanted the same movie. Why would anyone want to waste money on a film when you have the same film at home.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Still Lights Up After All These Years!
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ****
If you compare modern day horror films to the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Saw, Saw II, Hostel, Wolf Creek, Slither, and among others just look like Disney films. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the real deal. The actors actually look terrified and they don't secretly look at the camera and wink. What makes this movie realistic? Well first of all the movie isn't really based on a true story, it's just a tag line however it is based on a serial killer who killed his victims practically the same way, but let's face it, your more likely to come across a cannibalistic family then being drugged and put in a death puzzle, unless it's Leatherface himself. But how is this movie different then any other modern day horror film? It doesn't use special effects to scare somebody plus they don't relay on torturing. Modern day horror filmmakers really need to study this film.
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Gothic Horror to Action to Action Gothic Horror to Gore Film!
Alien: Resurrection: *1/2
Alien: Resurrection combines Action and Gothic Horror like Alien 3 did, but like what Aliens did, the makers of Alien 4 came up with a new genre for the Alien franchise, Gore Film. If you look closely at the film, the people die in very gruesome ways that it would make the Jigsaw Killer from Saw cringe. The characters are so stupid in this film that you have the feeling like your just watching a documentary on how stupid people can be. There is one scene where the captain of the crew ship that boarded the main ship heres a noise in the distance in a separate hallway. Instead of running, he investigate and I'm pretty sure I don't have to tell you what happens next. Now I like how director Jean-Pierre Jeunet puts a twist to this film but the screenwriter should have studied the first two Alien films (at least the first one) and see how they killed people instead of putting close up shots in and depict the grossest way a person can die. In other words Jeunet should have written the script himself.
Alien³ (1992)
Has The Gothic & Action appearance but not enough!
Alien 3 **1/2
Like Aliens did with Alien, Alien 3 continues where Aliens left off. God only knows how long its been the four remaining survivors where floating around in space between Aliens and Alien 3. They land on a planet that seems like it's been at least 100 years since that time and of course, everybody dies except for Ripley, otherwise Alien 3 wouldn't work. What surprises me was that Alien puts the Gothic Horror back in this movie that was left out of Aliens and combines it with action. However the movie ends to quickly. When we actually get into the mood and the tradition of Alien 3, the ending credits roll. Now the Special Assembly Cut Edition does give you time to enjoy the film. The studio should have released that version of the film instead of the version that is floating around which take less than two hours. The movie does try to get it right but its only a few things.
Aliens (1986)
A Nice Action Film for Action Fans!
Aliens ***1/2
Aliens is the successful sequel to the classic 1979 Gothic horror film Alien. The plot in this movie I have to say is one of the best plots in movie sequel history. The planet where the first Alien came from is colonized and instead of being one Alien, there are more, thus the title Aliens. Now the real question is, is Aliens better than Alien? Some people agree it is but the majority say the Alien was better and I have to agree. Alien was a great Gothic horror while Aliens is an action film. But is Aliens also a Gothic horror film? Yes, in a way but the action quickly takes over. People have said however the reason why Aliens is way better than Alien is because there is more then one alien so the character have nowhere to run. That maybe true but the fact that Aliens has so many aliens makes the option of guessing where they are going to strike from widely open and that is not an element of a horror film. The fact that Alien only had the one Alien made the opinion a lot narrow and it kept you guessing the whole entire time where the alien was going to be at which is a classic element of a monster movie and a horror movie. Aliens is a great action film but I just can't give four stars.
Alien (1979)
The Best Gothic Horror Film Of All Time!
Alien ****
In Space Where No One Can Hear You Scream. What a great tag line! Alien scares as well as to keep you guessing where the Alien is going to show up next and when it does, without hesitation, you jump out of your seat. What Ridley Scott has done here is take completely quiet moments, (Some horror films take moderate quiet moments), and then make the unexpected happen. The story is also great. In todays horror films, you don't get great stories. Another thing that this movie does is it takes it's time on where it wants to go and doesn't rush it. Today's audiences are so impatient with horror films that takes it's time that the director doesn't have enough time to deliver the goods. Alien also has that Gothic feel to it, and man doesn't have a Gothic feel to it. Suspiria has the same kind of feel but in Alien, the feel is more authentic mainly because it's in space, (However the Gothics in Suspiria is also authentic because of it's subject matter and the weird production designs). Alien has definitely stood the test of time.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Correction, I'd rather have four route canals!
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (Zero Stars)
I haven't been so appalled ever since I watched Dice Rules with Andrew Dice Clay. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is so bad on so many levels that you can't laugh, you just cry. This movie doesn't want to make you laugh, it wants to gross you out, and that's basically what the premise of this movie is. One bad joke after another bad joke, I finally realized that this movie's soul achievement was that it ended in less than an hour and a half. Just imagine how bad this movie would have been if the movie was over an hour and a half long. What amazes me is that The Neitherlands let them film this movie in Amsterdam. What amazes me more was that this movie wasn't banned in Canada. If it weren't for Chaos, this movie would have been the worst movie of the decade.
Dirty Love (2005)
The dumbest movie of the decade, so far!
Dirty Love (Zero Stars)
Dirty Love depends on human humiliation to get laughs. Some people might laugh, some people might cry, some people might get embarrassed, and some people might think that this is the dumbest thing they ever saw in their lives. That's how I thought. I remember watching this movie with a couple of people. I also remember how they were laughing like there was no tomorrow. But lets be honest, if Earth was strangely attacked by aliens, and this movie would be our only hope, then there will be no tomorrow. There really is no difference between the humiliation that the main character gets in this movie and the two young girls who get raped in Chaos. Not the worst picture of the decade, but the dumbest picture of the decade.
Platoon (1986)
This movie was entertaining and yet very human!
Platoon ****
People who have seen Platoon say that they didn't like it. Why? I can't tell you but I have to say it's one of the greatest war movies of all time. People might put Full Metal Jacket (Another great war movie), as one of the best war movies before Platoon, but Platoon shouldn't be compared to Full Metal Jacket. Just because both movies took place in Vietnam doesn't mean they are the same movie. Platoon is about lies and deceit among a platoon. Instead of fighting the enemy, they fight each other, and they get blind sited. Yes the movie may seem more of a character study then a war movie but so what, The Deer Hunter was more of a character study and like Platoon, they were given the Academy Award for best picture. Platoon is about the soldiers and what they would do in war, not about killing someone.