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American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009)
Insightful and revolutionary comedian taken from the world too soon
Watching recordings of Hicks, I am impressed at how his stand up shifts from vulgar bathroom humor to such profound social commentary. He truly was unique and ahead of his time. I guess it figures then his life was taken at such an early age. That seems to be the pattern we see in history with great thinkers (Ghandi, Jesus, etc). When I hear him speak, I caught myself saying, "He should've been president!" Instead he was regulated to doing comedy in two-bit clubs in the redneck south. Also of not is the wonderful picture-animation technique, which I have not personally seen before. It helped to fill in the gaps left by not having the titular character being present for an interview.
See it and learn something.
Your father didn't die for a flag. He died for the symbol that the flag represented, which is the freedom to burn the flag. -Hicks
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Enough with the zombies, George!
I think it's time to move on to other fare, Mr. Romero. I mean, seriously, it's been 40 years since George created the genre of the zombie movie. Now, don't get me wrong, I love the genre as it has a special place in my heart. Ghouls chomping on flesh is always fun to see. I just wish he could move on to something new.
That being said, how was the movie? Standard zombie fare. It's nothing you won't see done better in many other films. Though, I have to say that I definitely prefer the fast moving zombie to the slow shuffling ones found in Romero's flicks. The one's that run after their prey are far more interesting due to the tension and suspense created from being chased. When you walk at a brisk pace and outmaneuver the zombies, it can kill the suspense. The film tries to argue for the slow moving zombie, but I don't buy it.
Lastly, the reviewers commented on how annoying and selfish it is to have characters choosing to film their friends in danger instead of helping out--I completely agree. I'd rather see those jerks get shot in the head first than the zombies.