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Zeitgeist (2007)
Awesome movie! Highly recommended!
This is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. It's an extremely compelling examination of many of the "institutions" that our society is controlled and influenced by.
As a born skeptic, the first time I watched this I doubted that the claims made in the movie could be true, mostly because of how disturbing they were. It has since become an absolute staple of my small DVD collection and is a movie I watch quite often. Not to say that it is completely true (after all, how do you define "truth"), only that the arguments in it are absolutely compelling and WILL cause you to re-evaluate the major institutions of the US, and of the world.
One point made is that the media is controlled by the same groups that control everything else, so if you base your perception of "truth" on what you see on the news and TV, you are allowing yourself to be deceived.
Even if you saw this and didn't believe one word of it, it would at least convince you to re-evaluate your current beliefs and disprove points made in the movie. This will hopefully lead you to the truth, which may or may not be in line with your current beliefs. And for this reason alone this movie is worth watching, and re-watching several times.
Chopper (2000)
Outstanding movie, all around!!!
Highly stylized and violent, this has remained one of my favorite movies of all time, and is one of the few movies I'm holding onto as I continually downsize my DVD collection. Eric Bana's portrayal of Chopper is excellent, and really shows what a talented, high-caliber actor he really is. Anyone who enjoys movies about Psychopaths, Sociopaths, Killers, Criminals and the like, such as Taxi Driver, Natural Born Killers, Devil's Rejects, etc. should really be into this. The character Chopper is pretty much completely crazy but still intelligent, funny and likable. He is a criminal that really only victimizes other criminals and other "scalawags," and his behavior is generally disturbing and amusing at the same time. I saw it on a whim after seeing Bana in Blackhawk Down and this movie really put him at the top of my favorite actors list. The story is well told and the cinematography is unique and interesting. Overall, a very, very good movie. Highly recommended!
Love & Distrust (2010)
HORRIBLE! Would have rather stared at the wall for 90 minutes!
Where do I begin with this one. Let me just start off by saying that I am a big fan of movies, and I am very liberal in reviewing them. This is actually my first review on IMDb, this movie was so crappy that I felt compelled to register and review it, in the hopes that others will be spared the agony. I feel genuinely misled by the inclusion of some excellent, big name actors. By the way, the acting was very good, the stories just sucked. They were short and pointless. They didn't tie together. I got a bad feeling while watching the previews and it got progressively worse- by the time this was over I was actually very angry for some reason, mostly because the stories were just stupid. My girlfriend rented this from Red Box and I feel like I have to break up with her now. I also feel like I should at least email whoever owns Red Box. This is the type of movie that makes me want to just stick to tried and true "hits" and don't give other movies a chance if they seem iffy. Just a HORRIBLE turd of a movie.