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I'm wondering... you didn't mention, maybe didn't notice, the outrageous knee-jerk racism that ran unchecked throughout this movie? It's ok that the film starts with Daddy's "don't go overseas, the terrorists'll kidnap and rape you, dont leave home!". Because when it comes true (meh already from me), there's room there for him to learn the world is more complex when he gets in amongst it all to do the saving/hero shit. But no. It just careers downhill into lame first-person-shooter-at-the-foriegner schlock. Sorry, this one got a -10 from me for all-lobe abuse.

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...evidently chicken-town.

The funny thing is that it was written by a French guy and directed by a French guy. I guess the French know exactly what will sell in America, huh?

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"I didn't know what his racket was. I start hitting him and I think 'Jeez! He's breathing funny! Does he have asthma?'"

Yup. I think it kinda falls into exploitation cinema in that regard. Y'know, lets play on peoples xenophobic post 9/11 fears and paint it all black n' white, us against them etc. Fair enough i guess, it's just a movie (meh). The best exploitation cinema is often double edged in that regard. Not this one.

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...evidently chicken-town.

Munich

Watched about 90% of it last night before falling asleep. (It wasn't boring by any means, but it was bloody late )

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Heh it's funny that Americans seem to really like Taken. It wasn't well received at all here last year. In particular, Empire magazine gave it the lowest rating (1 star) calling it racist, xenophobic trash that mistakes adrenaline for bile.

They seem to have enjoyed it

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Finished The Two Jakes the other day....I'd give it a 9/10

Nowhere near as good as the original, but it was a really interesting detective story that kept me interested throughout the entire movie. Plus, you can never go wrong with Jack Nicholson.

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"I'm clean, guys. Just don't ask where I was when I heard about JFK." - Edward Blake

I was annoying my co-worker with a Boston accent last night, so I'm about to watch The Departed

Eh, bunch a fuggin' queerz.

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He did it.

Ey, don't cawl me ah qweeah, you fahkin retahd!
Go take that pencil dick a' yawz and screw ya muthah!



*turns to video camera*

"Oh my Gawd! Please tell me you gawt that awn tape!"

*clears throat* I... I think it's time to go take my medication...




Next up in the Boston series: Good Will Hunting!

I watched The Wrestler last night. It really is an amazing movie. Looks like I'm gonna have to catch up on some of the other better films of '08...

I used to live close to a video rental place, but it closed down one day. I never bothered to get a card for some place else. Although there is a lot of movies I'd still like to see.

Although I could go to the Pacific Mall....they have tons of bootleg DVDs...

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"Heard them Walthers like to jump some" "As will you, with one in your elbow."

Twilight - 0/10

The most agonizing screening I had to sit through.

Matt Damon's Boston accent is horrible in that film, which is hilarious, since he's originally FROM Massachusetts. Talk about overplaying it.

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"I didn't know what his racket was. I start hitting him and I think 'Jeez! He's breathing funny! Does he have asthma?'"

And I don't know how Mark Wahlberg finagled an Oscar nomination out of that part of his. I mean, he was pretty funny, but he was nothing spectacular, especially compared to Jack Nicholson or even Alec Baldwin.

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He did it.

The Departed is one of my favourite movies. I love everything about it.

It's impossible to hate Mark Wahlberg once you've seen I Heart Huckabees....

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Or if you remember him as Marky Mark...

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q ... 1&ct=title

Which makes me giggle a little bit whenever I see "srs acting" Mark Wahlberg.

...

The above giggles are manly heterosexual giggles, just for the record.

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"My greatest fear in life is not knowing where Bjork is at any given moment." --Me

About to go to the cinema, should I see Slumdog Millionaire or In Bruges?

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Say, Doc, did I ever tell you I'm the only metal that's liquid at room temperature?

That is until you've seen "The Happening"

It really doesn't matter. Both of them are worth the money. You may be less likely to get a chance to see In Bruges in a theater in the future, though.

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"I didn't know what his racket was. I start hitting him and I think 'Jeez! He's breathing funny! Does he have asthma?'"