Archive for thriller
Jul
21
Inception: Review
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WOW!!! That’s the most apt way to start this review…WOW says it all. “Inception” is the latest film from director Chris Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Prestige) and he adds to that list, one of the most visually arresting movies of the last decade. Not since the “The Matrix” 12 years ago have I been so visually and mentally stimulated, what Nolan has made is more an experience than just a movie. I read that some reviewers are even comparing the film to Kubrick’s “2001: A Space odyssey” for the sheer rush of what’s being seen and heard. Continue Reading
Feb
20
Shutter Island: Review
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What the F! Scorsese, I want that two hours of my life back! That’s what I thought while coming out the theater. Sure some people may feel smarter or more cultured by sitting through an incredibly predictable and long movie that takes itself way to seriously…but not me. When I go to a movie I want to be entertained and sadly shutter island did not do that, at all. This film is full of missed climaxes and disappointing revelations…just imagine if you were 16, sneaking a girl home and right before you hit the “big” moment your mom busts in the room…that’s what this movie does to you, on MULTIPLE occasions. Continue Reading
