#134 - Seven

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Seven

Directed by David Fincher

September 22, 1995

134 on the List

Netflix says:

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset (Morgan Freeman) researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills (Brad Pitt), scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case. 

Another Brad Pitt film. I do hope someone is taking notes on how many times BP is on the List.

This week I will be returning to my usual template of I Have Already Seen This. But it's a great one. If you're a queaseball - tread lightly. If you're a queaseball but you can handle Saw - what's wrong with you?

I love this film - mostly because of the cast, which is almost uncomfortably amazing. But also because when I first saw it, I was going through a phase where the seven deadly sins were cooler than Pokémon. It was a very short phase. Because, Pokémon.

One of the best madman performances in this story. It gave me chills. And Morgan Freeman paints a picture of New York that almost makes you never want to leave your house.

This is another one that is tricky to elaborate on. So just go watch it.

To wrap up,
Saw is a terrible thing.

#465 - 12 Monkeys

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12 Monkeys

Directed by Terry Gilliam

January 5, 1996

465 on the List



Netflix says:

In the year 2035, convict James Cole (Bruce Willis) volunteers reluctantly to be sent back in time by scientists to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population decades earlier. But when Cole is sent mistakenly to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital, where he meets a psychiatrist (Madeleine Stowe) and the son (Brad Pitt) of a famous virus expert (Christopher Plummer).

By a show of hands, how many of you have heard of this movie?

Interesting.

Tonight, for the first time since Superman: The Movie, I won't just churn out a post about my love/hate relationship with Jack Black. And my roommate, Kris, will be joining me. Say hi, Kris.

"HI KRIS," he declared.

That type of humor needs some learnin' from my fist.

Approx. 130 minutes later:
I'm mystified by this movie. Here's why;

It seems to have successfully evaded being overall popular and well known, while still finding its way onto Best Ever lists. Seriously, go outside right now and yell "12 Monkeys!" - in your neighbor's alarmed face you will find no recognition. Come back inside now.

It's kind of like a car, too. You know - once you buy a Pinto, you see Pintos everywhere. Pintos on TV. Pintos on the highway. Pintos in your neighborhood, climbing in your windows and snatching your people up. I noticed as soon as I finished the film, I found reference to it twice almost immediately after. Even in a Cracked article.

I really did enjoy this film. It has a great feel to it, and a fantastic ending. The theme also grows on you, in a way Doctor Who grew on me.

Oh, and let it be known that Brad Pitt is one of the best actors of all time. Seriously. A more convincing Crazy Guy has never been achieved. Except maybe by Nicolas Cage.

Definitely Nicolas Cage.

#211 - Moulin Rouge!

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Moulin Rouge!

Directed by Baz Luhrmann

June 1, 2001

211 on the List

Man, it's been ten days already? I do have a good excuse, though.

I got a job! With my roommate and my girlfriend! At Zaxby's! Don't you dare eat there an hour before it closes!

But yes, I'm still in the overwhelming training phase, so instead of returning home to post about films, I mostly just lie around, lusting for a gift only Dr. Scholl can give.

Ah, Scholl.

So that's why I've hit yet another stretch. Even though I don't think anyone was affected, as I'm not sure many people are reading this. I bet most of you are just skimming over the titles. So I'll test it, now. The following is the most boring thing I could find online, copied and pasted right here. Right below this sentence.

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In a hurry to reach my friend K., I made the mistake of calling him on his mobile phone...

It's hard to keep track. Because my friend A., who frequently sends text messages, somehow fails to recognize that she might receive them as well...

But not with my friend D. Between his two mobile phones, two office phones and one home phone, you can never know which number to try...

My friend M. was recently reacquainted with an in-box unattended for a year. It was stuffed with hundreds of unread messages...

My friend J. and I like to talk on the phone, but only after she has sent me a gmail to propose a gchat, during which we determine if a call is actually warranted and whether I should use her home, mobile, main office or satellite office number...

My friend E. just texted, two days after my text. "Didn't see it," she reports.

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Not sure what that proved. Except maybe if, the next time I see you, you mention how hilarious that wasn't. Then I'll know. I'll know you care.

Moving on - today is Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge! is the best musical I've ever seen. Unless A Very Potter Musical counts, and you know what? It does.

Moulin Rouge! is the best musical I've ever seen that is not A Very Potter Musical, and for that it should be acknowledged.

That trailer up there does a terrible job of doing the movie justice. I, for one, have always hated the "IN A WORLD..." deep voice trailer guy - and golly is he cheesin' it in that trailer.

Not much else to say, except that I promise I will work harder at showing this blog more attention. Not that I have a choice.

Oh, before I go, I was asked to mention Romeo + Juliet.

There.

Done.

#305 - The Prestige

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The Prestige

Directed by Christopher Nolan

October 20, 2006

305 on the List

Eight days.

I swear this is isn't going to keep happening - I've just hit the point in my classes in which I should be paying them more attention than things I actually enjoy. And we've got ten years of this!

This is one of the best films I've ever seen. And I mean that. Christopher Nolan should probably avoid me at all costs, as upon meeting him, I would become but a shell of a man - ever drooling. And I don't want that on his conscience. Or his shirt.

The depth of this story is mesmerizing and as soon as I'd finished it the first time, I went on a rampage trying to make as many people watch it as possible. Not many of them had even heard of it. I kind of love the fact that it's not a more well-known film. In a way, that gives it a higher status.

A lot like me, really. I choose to not be showered with awards.

I don't want to say too much, and anyone who's ever seen it will know why. What you should do is go watch this movie. Go now! You could potentially watch it 67.2 times before I post again. I gave you math just now. You're welcome.