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Nacho Libre

Nacho Libre
By djgramma in djgramma Filmblog
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"During my last day in Newfoundland, we had taken the time to watch a particular film. The previous nights before, we went to Blockbuster to rent a movie. We found Nacho Libre. We haven’t watched it before, so we thought it would be a good movie seeing as it stars Jack Black. They didn’t have any in stock when we asked for it, so we went back again when they restocked and got it for free. At the very last minute, I had discovered that a change in my flight back was not a mere change of seats as I had assumed, but a change of departure time. It was not early morning as planned, but late afternoon. So, with our newly found time together, we enjoyed our final hours watching the first episodes of Arrested Development and our free rental. Nacho: I’m a little concerned right now. About… your salvation and stuff. How come you have not been baptized? Esqueleto: Because I never got around to it ok? I dunno why you always have to be judging me because I only believe in science. Jack Black i ... " [More]

Children of Men
By djgramma in djgramma Filmblog
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"Jasper: What did you do for your birthday? Theodore Faron: Nothing. Jasper: Oh come on, you must have done something. Theodore Faron: Nope. Woke up, felt like shit. Went to work, felt like shit. Jasper: That’s called a hangover, Amigo. This has been sitting on my shelf for a long time, waiting for me to put in my computer and watch. I had been advised to watch this numerous times before, reading so many reviews that praise the brilliance and boldness of the film. I finally came around to watching this, on my birthday. Children of Men is a very vicious film. It is a film that cannot promise you hope at every second. It is a movie that does not shy away from a vivid portrayal of a not too distant future, a dystopian mess. The story leads in to where children have not been born for two decades and the world shatters when one of it’s youngest persons dies. It’s a believeable situation when you think about how the world stops today when a celebrity or royalty dies, or Paris Hilton goes ... " [More]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wo ...
By djgramma in djgramma Filmblog
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"Consider this was probably the most anticipated movie I wanted to see this year. I liked it. I liked it a lot. Because it follows the same formula as the first two, it’s easy to say that it wants to stay true to its fans by bringing the fun, the intensity, the humor and the adventure back. But, here’s where things get… iffy. It’s a good movie, but it seems to pack so much in so little time, that everything just constantly comes at you. It’s so tightly packed and concentrated with story, it’s near impossible to take your eyes off the screen for more than 5 minutes without missing something. As you might recall, the second movie was fairly sparse on story and more oriented to action. Consider Dead Mans Chest half a movie, and At Worlds End practically three movies. But, the story is weaved in such a way that everything, despite being concentrated, is consistent with the movie. Things fit neatly with the pace so you’re never bored or waiting for something else to happen. But… things t ... " [More]