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"Boys Don't Cry", from Tuna
My thoughts tomorrow.
Tuna's mini-review: "The acting was superb.
Swank deserved her Oscar, and Sevigny was robbed.
The film is (obviously) hard to watch. It is
certainly an outstanding second effort for
Kimberly Peirce, and deserves all of the
International acclaim as well. If I had a
criticism, it would be that none of the
characters were really likeable. On the other
hand, there were moments of brilliance. The way
the rapes were shown interspersed with police
interviews, etc, made the rape seem to go on
forever. I would guess that is how the woman
actually felt. I look forward to the next project
from Peirce."
thumbnails. Tuna recommends 1,3,4,9,17.
Hilary Swank (1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6)
Chloe Sevigny (1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9)
"Mumford",
from Tuna
I guess Lawrence Kasdan
is only a shadow of his former self, as he seems
to have fallen mightily from his lofty "Big
Chill" heights. I rented this, but figured
"The hell with it" when I saw that Tuna
was really unimpressed with this film. Here's his
mini-review: "Mumford is a romantic comedy.
I found it neither funny or romantic, and it was
slow paced. It is the story of a drug addict/IRS
investigator who kicks the habit and starts life
over with a new identity masquerading as a
Psychologist. Seems he is better at therapy than
either of his qualified colleagues in town. Of
course, he falls in love with his patient. While
I did enjoy the put-down of the mental health
industry, I could have lived the rest of my life
just fine without seeing this film. The nudity
was provided by a dream of one patient, who shows
up for a final exam to find the whole class
naked." Simone Kerrick (1,
2,
3)
"End
of Days", from Johnny Web
Oh, boy. That Satan is
really running up a losing record. He's like the
1962 Mets of Dark Angels. I mean it was
understandable that he went down when he decided
to go 1-on-1 with God. But in this cornball
action film, he even gets his ass kicked by
Arnold Schwartzenegger and a machine gun.
Talk about the usual
suspects. The devil worshippers make their usual
machinations to assist His Unholiness. The devil
makes his usual speeches about how God, not he,
is responsible for everyone's misery. The
Catholic Church is split into factions who
believe that they should either kill the woman
who is to give birth to Satan's kid, or trust in
the Lord to take care of it in his own way,
because one cannot use evil to combat evil. Kevin
Pollock plays Arnie's usual wisecracking
sidekick. Udo Kier plays Satan's usual
not-so-wisecracking sidekick. (I don't care what
you guys say in those polls - Udo is the worst
actor that ever lived. Nobody even close - and
he's been at it for 30 years without any
improvement.) Satan has a lot of lust, and does
some tit-grabbin' 'n humpin' until the big moment
when he is to take Tunney as his bride, and Arnie
shows up to spoil the party.
The best line - Arnie
and His Uncleanliness are having a heart to
heart, and Arnie says "you think you're bad?
Compared to me you're a choirboy. A fucking
choirboy". It would have made more sense if
the devil had been having that discussion with
Bill Clinton. Or if the devil had taken over
Clinton's body the way he did Gabriel Byrne's.
After all, Satan is the Father of Lies, and wants
to screw every woman he sees, but in Clinton's
body, who would ever notice the difference? It
would be the perfect disguise. Anybody know
Satan's e-mail address? Oh, wait a minute, I
might have it. I'll check the members' list.
By the way, it might be
a dumb movie, but it is a great DVD. About 10
mini-documentaries on special effects, plus
commentary.
Robin Tunney (1,
2,
3,
4)
(Robin Tunney in a chromakey shot from a F/X
set-up. (Bonus material) Linda Pine (1,
2,
3,
4)
Lynn Marie Sager. Ms sager is the one actually
under Byrne. the other is Linda Pine. Melissa Mascara. Can't tell if she looks like
her dad, Mil, since he was never seen without the
masks. Seriously, she's never been in anything
else, as per IMDb, and it does look like a
pseudonym.
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