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Silence of the Legal Eagles

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Fracture (2007)

Great plot and I am huge fan of Ryan Gosling ( I think he is probably one of the best modern young actors) but Anthony Hopkins kinda ruined the movie for me. Don't get me wrong, he is amazing but it felt like he was reprising his Hannibal role. Incredibly well educated, well-to-do, controlling figure who is playing Cat & Mouse with a young up & comer... Silence fo the Lambs all over.

Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:39 AM by mrbuckyk | with 0 comments

Therapy envisioning me....

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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

Documentary revolving around Metallica's time spent recording their last album, St. Anger. Masterfully directed by the same guys that made My Brother's Keeper. I am not a huge fan of Metallica (I don't own any of their stuff) and my wife doesn't care for them at all but we were both enthralled with the flick. They talk and argue like family, a very dysfunctional family, but still a family. It was interesting seeing all these gorgeous shots of SF with metal playing over them... The band lives and records there. Interesting that they had a psychologist (@ 40 K a month!!!) helping them through the rough patch. Also interesting watching Lars and James who were at each others throats band together and turn on the doc. Hah.

Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:36 AM by mrbuckyk | with 0 comments

Stay balloon, stay! Good balloon.

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The Red Balloon (1956)

How did I ever miss this film. So amazingly childlike in its wonderment. 34 minutes of silent film and just brimming with emotions. I loved it. Whimsical modern fairy tale. I was amazed at how they handled the balloon. I bet it was a frustrating shoot trying to control the balloon. The color schemes were amazing. Everything but the balloon was a muted grey/brown palette and then you have this gorgeous red balloon in contrast... brilliant. Fantastic film. the main actor was actually the writer/director's son and he did a great job. What little dialog they did use was in French and even though they weren't nay subtitles, you didn't need them. Awesome.

Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 10:08 PM by mrbuckyk | with 0 comments

A,B,B,A,start...

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Hitman (2007)

Mix movie based on video game with completely formulaic film about trained killer from secret agency who then turns on him and you have Hitman. Completely forgettable. Ripped off so many other flicks: MI2, Matrix, etc. Has there ever been a god video game based flick....

Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:31 AM by mrbuckyk | with 0 comments

Don't forget to water your plant....

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The Ruins (2008)

Once again the book was infinitely better. The Ruins (the book) and I Am Legend (the book) are easily my favorite horror novels. Don't get me wrong, the adaptation wasn't near the screw-up I Am Legend was... This was a good film with lots of squirm in your seat moments. Acting was well done.Dumbed down though and they removed a lot of the psychological elements. Read the book first...

Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:29 AM by mrbuckyk | with 0 comments

Duck, you sucker!

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Giù la Testa (1972)

Great western from Sergio Leone. Starred James Coburn as an Irish Revolutionary and Rod Steiger as a Mexican bandit. Neither of their accents were the best and at times Coburn just dropped his altogether. Good flick though. Coburn was awesome to watch in this.

Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:28 AM by mrbuckyk | with 0 comments