The Dresser

You didn't think I'd actually watch this movie, did you? Well, I did. Somehow, I didn't think it was fair for me to watch this coming Movie Monday pick without watching last weeks. While I didn't completely enjoy it, I didn't hate it either. Better than Hell Ride, in my opinion. WARNING: This is not from IMDB, or any other review. These thoughts are all mine. Initially, it struck me as odd that Sir, who seemed so competent in the beginning scenes of the movie, was this child like, needy of a caregiver, struggling to maintain his mental capacities old man. I didn't understand how he could deteriorate so quickly, but then I changed my mind. It became quite clear to me that this old man is competent while at the only place he can call home: the stage. I know that this movie is about his dresser's love for him, and how he can never have the object of his affection, but that's not really what I got out of the movie. I was more into the old man's personal story. Of course, the ending sealed the movie's true intent a little better for me, but the bulk of the movie was not about the love, but rather the caregiverness. That is all. Love ya!

Boogie Nights

To all you haters out there, I kinda like Marky Mark as an actor...kinda. He did well portraying this coming of age porn star. We got to follow the ups and downs of his porn career, and I felt that maybe, just maybe he connected to this role because this was how his career went in real life, except that this would have been him in the music industry. Rollergirl was my favorite character, I'm not sure why though. I'm not the conventional critic so of course I don't do star ratings, but if I say whether I liked the movie or not...sure, I enjoyed it. I would probably watch it again, but most likely not in the next couple of years. I do want to re-watch Fear now (although I don't care to see Planet of the Apes ever again, and I even own it.)

The Machinist...a review

Now this was a movie that I could sit and enjoy just for enjoyments sake. Was it dark? Yes. Was it disturbing? Most definitely. Was I entertained nonetheless? Absolutely. I felt the true meaning of Movie Mondays, where I get to watch something that I ordinarily would never pick to watch myself. I've never seen this side of Christian Bale before. He was so completely skinny that he didn't even look like himself to me. I know to some this statement that I am about to make is far reaching, but this movie reminded me of Fight Club. Maybe its just because of the hallucinations, I don't know, but I got a Fight Club-ish feeling overall. Don't get me wrong, the plots are completely different and one should see both to enjoy and appreciate them, but I think I enjoyed this because I liked Fight Club so much.