This acting is so awful, I don’t even have the words to describe it, and I’ve just come off a decent acid binge. For the time period, this movie was revolting, and that’s what it wanted to be. People loved it. Instant cult classic. For me however it was lacking, but who am I to say for a time period I wasn’t apart of.

Here’s a piece from the DVD:

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Pink Flamingos

John Waters (Cinematographer). New Line Home Entertainment 2004, DVD, $9.11

The plot doesn’t focus on a certain group over overall situation. That situation is a Russian mob boss trying to build a building in the UK. The top mob boss is the one that can make this happen. But due to unforseen events, things unfold not as they plan.

I definitely recommend this movie if you like the UK crime/action type movie. Top notch!

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RocknRolla (Special Edition)

Warner Home Video 2009, DVD, $5.10

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RocknRolla [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video 2009, Blu-ray, $5.99

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RocknRolla (Single-Disc Edition)

Warner Home Video 2009, DVD, $3.25

Within the first four minutes, he kills a girl and steals a car. I guess it’s gonna be a pretty interesting movie. Police get after him, or so he thinks and takes off to find his daughter.

The main character played by Peter Greene and is not his normal acting self we’ve come to know him as. I don’t know if schizophrenia is really like it is portrayed in the film, but I think he does a good job.

Pretty decent movie, reminds me of some David Cronenberg movies the way it’s shot and directed.

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Clean, Shaven (The Criterion Collection)

Criterion 2006, DVD, $18.97

Following is about a guy who follows other people and writes about it. At least until one day when he follows the same guy twice and gets caught. The guy that he was following is a thief and brings him into his world of stealing from people’s houses.

The movie showcases Nolan’s brilliance. Such a great movie. Acting, direction, plot, is all damn near perfect. You can certinely see why Nolan has become such a great director in his later films.

Following is a must-see for any film lovers.

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Following

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2001, DVD, $32.99

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Memories of Murder is based off a true life event. A serial killer in South Korea went around killing women. He has not been caught to this day, because they still don’t know who it was. This was back in the 1980s and South Korea has a 15 year statute of limitations, and well, it’s been longer than that so nothing would happen to him if he came forth.

Anywho, the movie is awesome. If you’re familiar with Korean cinema, you’ll appreciate and recognize the awesome humor bits. The ending is crazy and I can’t believe they never caught the guy. Great film and definitely worth the time to watch.

I also wanted to mention this is rated an 8.1 on IMDB (if that matters for you) and currently has 14 award wins and 2 nominations. Wowzers.

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Memories of Murder

Joon-ho Bong (Writer). Palm Pictures / Umvd 2005, DVD, $16.62

Directed by Spike Lee with an amazing cast: Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anna Paquin, and Brian Cox.

The movie is about a drug dealer (Edward Norton) getting pinched by the DEA and his last 25 hours before he is scheduled to go to prison. The movie was based off the book written by David Benioff of the same title, which I’m definitely gonna pick up a copy and see how it is.

There is a great scene in the movie which I wanted to share with you. It won’t spoil the movie, but man Edward Norton can deliver.

I am giving this movie out to friends for birthdays, weddings, any holiday. It is that good. I can’t recommend this movie enough.

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25th Hour

Edward Norton (Producer). Walt Disney Video 2003, DVD, $3.32

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The 25th Hour

David Benioff. Plume 2002, Mass Market Paperback, 224 pages, $5.94

Antikörper (aka Antibodies) is a German flick about  a psycho serial killer that knows who’s behind another murder the police are trying to solve.

A small village police man is the only person this killer will talk to, for reasons you’ll see when you watch it. That’s when the movie gets a bit more twisted, the discussions between the village cop and the killer.

Eventually they do figure out who killed the person they are looking for, and it was kinda evident or at least to some degree.

This is a pretty good movie, easy to follow. It is in German so you’ll need subs if you don’t speak it, but I’d definitely suggest it. Good solid thriller movie with some good directing.

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Antibodies (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Dark Sky Films 2007, DVD, $15.59

It’s got a great cast, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Tchéky Karyo just to name a few. Very fast paced movie, drugs, guns, violence. What more can you ask for? If you want something to sit back and ease into things (and subtitles are ok for you) give it a shot. You probably won’t see something like this made in the US. We don’t see a lot of movies where they shove someone’s head out of a car at high speed and just grind it up.

Though if I made an action movie, I’d certainly have that in there.

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Dobermann (Import)

Vincent Cassel (Primary Contributor). Amalgama Group 2002, DVD, $19.99

It’s about a cop in the future that gets to go hunting for a killer. I wasn’t sure exactly why they were chasing this guy, it’s not clear in the film at all.

It gets all creepy with a machine that can erase your memory. Pretty neat, wish I had one. The movie is a bit slow however. The sci-fi elements were awesome though. Sorry for the short “review”, I’m feeling a bit under the weather and this kinda crappy movie didn’t help. If you’re bored give it a shot, otherwise you can probably skip it.

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Chrysalis

Starz / Anchor Bay 2009, DVD, $2.97

It is filmed in reverse, that is, you see what happens last first and surprisingly, it all fits together. Talk about brilliant.

I think what this film is most known for though, aside from being completely awesome, is the rape scene.

This is as close to the real thing as you are gonna get folks. Rape in all it’s glory. Some people claim it as one of the most disturbing moments in film history, but I wouldn’t go that far.

There’s a few interesting tidbits about this movie I like. All of the dialogue was improvised, as the director, Gaspar Noé, only had a 3 page draft.

The movie was made to shock you. To throw you around and make you sick and disguised. The film used infrasound to make you uneasy and almost sick. Really an interesting effect. I guess it works, when the movie premiered, 200 people walked out of the showing.

Brilliant cast too: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, and Albert Dupontel.

Make this film the next you watch, you will not regret it.

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Irreversible

Lions Gate 2003, DVD, $7.34