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Into the Wild

Into The Wild (Blu-Ray)
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"Adapted from Jon Krakauer’s best-selling 1996 book of the same name, Sean Penn writes and directs the story of Christopher McCandless, a young man who died at the age of 24 in 1992 under undetermined circumstances after living alone in the Alaskan wilderness for approximately 112 days. Penn cut out Krakauer and tales of similar wilderness journeys that informed the book and the original Outside article that brought McCandless notoriety. Instead, Penn focused on McCandless, intercutting between his time in Alaska and the journey there.McCandless (Emile Hirsch) graduated Emery College in 1990 and, unbeknownst to his family, drove west. He rejected almost everything about modern society and strove to live the life described by his literary heroes like Henry David Thoreau and Jack London. He left behind his car in an Arizona wash, cut up everything in his wallet, and burned the money in his pocket. He christened himself Alexander Supertramp and went out to embrace the natural wor ... " [More]

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Blu-ray Review: The X-Files - I ...
By El_Bicho in El_Bicho Blog
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"The X-Files ran for nine seasons on FOX from 1993 to 2002, and mainly detailed the exploits of FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as they investigated cases involving matters paranormal, extraterrestrial, or other topics familiar to listeners of the nationally syndicated, overnight radio program Coast to Coast AM. I was introduced to the series in its second season (episode "Duane Barry") and became a fan who tuned in every week. The show went on to become a commercial and critical success. When Mulder was abducted in the finale of season seven, so was my interest. I gave up on season eight shortly after it started. I was familiar with the franchise but had no idea how matters ended, so I was surprised by a couple of items. I Want To Believe is the second film in the franchise and, like in real time, takes place six years after the series finale, which likely would have been sooner if it hadn’t been for creator Chris Carter’s ... " [More]

Paranoid Park

Paranoid Park
By El_Bicho in El_Bicho Blog
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"Adapted from Blake Nelson’s young adult novel, Paranoid Park is a wonderful mystery, not so much whodunit, although that’s part of it, but as a character study. The film’s focus isn’t about solving the crime, but how the main character deals with it.Alex (Gabe Nevins) tells his version of the story in a journal. He is in high school and a harmful incident has thrown his life into a state of confusion, causing him to withdraw and impacting matters like how he deals with the affections of the attractive Jennifer who considers them a couple and the separation of his parents.As he goes through the events in his mind, the plot is presented out of chronological order, causing the revelations to add to the mystery. Detective Lu interviews Alex because a skateboarder is suspected in foul play related to a rail yard security guard getting run over by a train. The viewer has no idea of Alex’s involvement, if any.As the film progresses and the truth, or at least ... " [More]

The Day the Earth Stood Still

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"The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) is a science fiction classic and in The Odyssey File, which featured correspondence between Arthur C. Clarke and 2010 director Peter Hyams, Clarke dubbed it the seventh greatest film of all time in 1983, one place ahead of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which Clarke co-wrote. A spaceship lands in a park in Washington D.C. An alien, Klaatu, walks out, claiming to come in peace and goodwill. As he approaches with a device in his hand, a nervous soldier shoots him. This causes the robot Gort to emerge and destroy all weapons nearby with its laser beam. Klaatu is taken into custody and held at a military hospital, Gort goes into standby mode, and the military attempt to get into the spaceship. Klaatu wishes to speak to the leaders of the world, but is told that can’t happen. Wanting to learn more about Earthlings, Klaatu escapes to live among them and takes up at a boarding house where he meets Helen and her young son Bobby. When Helen and her boyfri ... " [More]