Friday, April 25, 2008

The Orphange(El Orfanato)


Guillermo Del Toro. Wow i was so impressed just by the begining credits. This guy is like the really dark and subtle version of Tim Burton. Although the film was not directed by him it had his presence through out every scene. The film is set on old orphange where Laura(Belen Rueda) was once an orphan, but now years later she has bought the house in hopes of trying to re-establish in some sense. However she does not realize that she is not alone in there. Her abducted son, who normally plays with two imaginary friends starts to befriend others which end up being far less imaginative than they previously thought. This movie by far is the creepiest film i have seen in a while, it had me wanting to look away at times, but still suck me in as if the television was an inescapable black hole. I gave this film a 9/10, prepare to be scared and completely creeped out, fyi this is 100 times more creepy than Pans Labyrinth.






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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas


As your attorney I advice you to watch this movie
This why Johnny Depp is one of most versatile actors in the hollywood today. I think this was honestly his best film yet. Fear and loathing is an utter of mass confusion, but still a relatively comprehensible film. It is the pure chaos of drugs of all genres. Honestly you feel like your actually on the same trip the characters are in, it takes you into the full depth of what they see when become beasts, as put in the film. Though at times this film seems garbled, it actually makes quite a few amazing quotes. For instance when Duke(Johnny) sees Gonzo(Benico Del Toro) off in a particular scene, he utters these lines which I found incredibly well thought out. He mutters out "There he goes...One of Gods own prototypes, a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production, too weird to live and too rare to die." Overall i'd have to give this movie a 10/10 this is my second time watching it, and its even better the second time through!