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The Salton Sea (2002)
Vengeance
Hollywood as a whole typically seems to steer away from any story that can realistically describe vengeance. It's either the hero comes out of his despair and kills 100 people, hell bent on righting the world. Or it is a movie that has the hero so full of idiotic cliches that it doesn't even work. A few movies used vengeance in a good way, like the Crow series, but the supernatural effect takes the feel of reality from the characters. I had always been a fan of stories about vigilantes and regular people that had a thirst for vengeance and dealing out their own form of justice.
Well, The Salton Sea was a movie that actually surprised me. I had walked into Blockbuster and the new releases I did want were already checked out, so I just combed over the sections to find something that didn't look like total crap. So, I saw a movie with Val Kilmer on the front and sighed picking it up. I was never a big fan of Val Kilmer but the movie sounded interesting so I rented it. I was not disappointed. Val actually gave a great performance that didn't want me to shut off the DVD player and go to bed. The movie started out as a bunch of drug addicts just partying and living it up. As the movie went on, I loved the music, the visuals, the settings, the performances and most of all the story. It was a real down to earth take on revenge. I was pleasantly surprised with even the detail of the small characters that didn't even really have much dialogue. It was real and it was good. I really recommend this to anyone that loves to see vengeance or revenge movies.
***1/2 of ****
Unbreakable (2000)
A great film.
Now, everyone was all hyped about "Unbreakable" back in 2000, because the director of "The Sixth Sense" had come back. I went because of Bruce Willis and the sweet trailer. I hated the Sixth Sense. I thought it was boring and the ending just confirmed what I thought the whole damn time. But in Unbreakable, I knew also... but because of the comic book tone, I didn't care. I used to read comics as a kid and you always know the good guys are going to win, you just to still love reading them to find out how. This movie was the same way. It was the perfect origin of a hero. It would be sweet to see some more of his crime fighting scenes, but still... the movie was very compelling.
Fainaru fantajî VIII (1999)
One of the best video games, period.
The Final Fantasy series was never one of my favorite things to play. But when Final Fantasy VII hit the PlayStation, I was addicted. But a few years later, when Final Fantasy VIII came to American shores and I piked it up, I was blown away. It was just awesome, the graphics to the storyline, even the music. The game was everything I wanted in an RPG. A must own for fans of genre. Even though most people wanted the FF series to go back to their roots, taking out the modern edge, I personally enjoyed the fact that it was somewhat modern. It's easier to relate with.