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Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
A classic
I recently found this on DVD for $10 and I'm glad I did. I'd already seen it once before, but subsequent viewings proved to me the genius that this movie is. Nothing is certain in this movie and its humour is beyond compare. The thin plot is a perfect vehicle for Tom Green's style. Random event after random event flies by and it gets funnier all the time. The plot line that eventually explains the title is ridiculous and hilarious. I highly recommend this movie. I don't feel like getting redundant, so I'll just say this: One of the funniest movies ever, perfect for viewing again and again, especially early in the morning. Favourite scenes: the baby being born and the cheese sandwich factory.
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Never again
I never thought it would happen. But here, in Boys Don't Cry, I have found a movie that deserves a 1. Utterly pointless and boring, this movie was depressing. Hillary Swank gave a bad performance. I would also like to know who exactly wrote this movie, because it failed miserably in its attempt to elicit sympathy for the main character. If the situations in the movie are extremely accurate in their portrayal of real events, then I find I have no sympathy for Swank's character. Based solely on her decisions, not on her sexual orientation, she apparently got what was coming to her. If one wants to me to sympathize with a person, she had better be worth it. Swank's character was an imbecile who garnered no emotion from me. The story was dull and I could not relate with any of the characters. A horrible movie that I recommend to no one.
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
An atheist's view
I was highly disappointed by this film. The story of Christ, even seen through secular eyes, should be a moving tale. A man so loved the rest of mankind, he gave his life for it. Even in this light the movie should have moved me. Instead, it left me wishing i was somewhere else. I was never even close to feeling compassion for Jesus in this movie, and that is a major reason I believe Gibson failed to make a good movie. I don't know why, but I was impartial to what was happening. I feel sorrow for the actual Jesus because he suffered so much. This portrayal of Jesus left me feeling nothing. The violence was over-the-top, but not in a gory sense. If that level of torture were inflicted on Jesus, a human, then he would not have survived to be crucified. While I saw no overt anti-Semitism, the Jewish leaders seemed to be too cruel and Pilate seemed weak and easily manipulated. This situation could have been handled better. Also, the flashback scenes were oddly edited in. They needed an indicator to say it was a flashback. A positive is the use of Aramaic and Latin, a very nice touch. I rated this movie a 4/10, which still doesn't qualify it as a "watch it to say you have" on my scale.