The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Rating: C/4 – This show was very interesting and very confusing. If it weren’t for Wikipedia’s candid explanation of why Terry Gilliam put this together and what he was thinking, I would have thought a lot less of this film (not understanding it’s purpose of existence). Because the story was so confusing, it was hard to enjoy; and as my wife stated, “if you want to see what it feels like to be high, you’ll get it by watching this show” (not that she would know what to compare it to). –For more on the moral content of the film, come visit the site and vote on the poll.
The Departed
Synopsis Two men who share similar backgrounds pursue very different courses in their lives. One (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover and joins the Irish Mafia, unbeknownst to the rest of the police force. The other (Matt Damon), a member of the mafia, joins the police force and plays the good cop while helping the Mafia [...]
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
If the movie is going to keep the name “the Half-blood Prince” they could have done a much better job at including more that dealt with the mystery behind the title. Snape’s confession to owning the title at the end was rather corny. Dumbledore’s character was unimpressive as well, too many forced lines. Otherwise I [...]
Cloverfield
Luke Rating: 3 This was a great scary movie, but I didn’t feel uplifted after it (I don’t know that there are any inspiring scary movies). There were some heroic people throughout it saving other people’s lives from the monster ravaging Manhattan. It did not feel evil, a light humor was trickled throughout it to [...]