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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Pleasant Surprise!
I think I liked this film the best of PT Anderson's films. It was such an unusual film, and never before had I seen a performance quite like Adam Sandler's. Not since Rainman or Forest Gump had I seen a character this frustrating and endearing at the same time. By the film's end, I found myself rooting for Sandler's oddball character. The film was also beautifully shot, and the story was so well written that I had no idea what was going to happen next. It's a nice film that leaves you thinking about it long after you've seen it.
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
By far the worst movie EVER!!!
I wish IMDB's rating system would let you pick something lower than a 1 for a movie like this. Like maybe there could be an icon you could pick instead of a number....like a skull and cross bones, or a dead chicken, or something that could indicate to movie viewing audiences that this is the worst movie ever and you should not watch it! I would describe this movie as arsenic for the eyes and ears. Not only was it not funny, but if anything, it made me angry at how idiotic Tom Green was. It was also boring too, I fell asleep about 3/4 of the way through it. I know it was trying to be like a "Dumb & Dumber" type of movie, but it failed everywhere that movie succeeded. In fact, you could take that one scene from "Dumb & Dumber" where Jim Carrey makes the most annoying sound in the world, loop that for 2 hours, and you still have a better film than "Freddy got fingered".
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Now if only they could make the next "James Bond" this good!
I saw "The Bourne Identity" the second week after it opened, and I have to say I was really surprised by how good it was. It was more realistic than other movies of this type, and I like that it didn't go nuts with the violence and explosions. This movie proves that you can make a compelling and thrilling action movie without excessive use of pyrotechnics. Matt Damon (Who really looked like he could have been through Military training) gave a great and believable performance, as did Franka Potente (So much better for the part than a Denise Richards or Halle Berry say), Chris Cooper and that guy who played the sniper (Whom by the way, like Liev Schreiber in "Sum of all Fears", is an interesting enough character by themselves that you almost want to see an entire movie about their past adventures). I think the makers of the next James Bond and Mission Impossible should look at this movie and take notes. And no you don't need to have helicopters with giant saw blades, explosive bubble gum, goofy gadget inventors, or nuclear bombs with the nicely exposed wiring and red LED readouts that will be diffused at 00:00:01 to have an exciting action/spy movie. My only critique is that a few of the fight scenes moved so fast that it was hard to see who was kicking who's ass. But I suppose when I get this on DVD I'll be able to see it more clearly.
Charlie's Angels (2000)
A 2 hour long music video...
When this movie first came out in theaters, I took one look at the trailer and thought maybe I'd wait until it came out on cable before I'd see it. At the time, it didn't strike me as something worth $10 to go see. Well it finally came out on cable, and having watched the whole thing, I can tell you the most tolerable scenes were in fact in the trailer. In retrospect, I think the best way I could have watched this movie was to have the TV turned off, but kept the sound system and cable left on, so that I could listen to the great soundtrack, without the annoying visuals. But unfortunately, I watched the whole thing from start to finish. The fact that I didn't spend $10 to see it wasn't enough to placate this feeling I had that I had somehow been cheated. Now you might be wondering, if this movie was so bad, why did you watch it until the end? That is a very good question, because I have walked out of bad movies before, or fell asleep half way through them. I guess the reason I watched it until the end, was because I wanted to see how much worse it could get. I think I wanted to establish a new low - a point of reference of how bad a movie could be. The previous title holder was `Howard the Duck', but Charlie's Angels makes that one seem Oscar-worthy. Let me just say, I love spy thriller movies like James Bond and True Lies. I also like funny spy movies like Austin Powers 1&2. I even like movie versions of popular TV series like Mission Impossible 1&2. But this one - I'm not even sure what this one is. The only conclusion I came to, is that Charlie's Angels is a 2 hour long music video.
Fight Club (1999)
Absolutely Brilliant!
I know this movie is not for everyone, but in my opinion, it's certainly one of the best, most original movies to come out in quite some time. I also think, for a movie that's not really considered a comedy, it's one of the funniest too. Having read the book, I also feel it's one of the few movies out there that is actually better than it's written counterpart. This will be one of those movies that will be heavily referenced, quoted, and even copied in the comming years. I hope to see more works like this by David Fincher.
Oh yeah, and the DVD - Very own-worthy! So much extra stuff, that (like the Matrix) should be part of any action-film collectors's permanent collection!