The Men Who Stare at Goats

i just saw this movie over the weekend and it wasnt too bad.  i thought it would be better or at least funnier with george clooney, jeff bridges, ewan mcgregor, and kevin spacy being the stars.  i liked the movie alot at first but it seemed to drag on in the middle of it.  besides that i thought it was funny and kind of quirky

The Road

i went to a private screening of The Road at garden state with kelly because she told me she read the book and it was amazing.  i never read the book but i wanted to watch the movie anyway,  viggo mortenson played the father with  Kodi Smit-Mcphee playing his son.  the movie is set in this post apocalyptic world where all the people were killed but a few.  they never tell you how the world ends despite what the commercial tells you.  the relationship the father and son had was very heartwarming.  the lady sitting next to me in the movie theater had tissues next to her the whole time.  i really liked the movie, even though i heard that the book is still better.

Rope

another Hitchcock film about these two schoolmates who want to commit the perfect crime.  they killed another one of their schoolmates by strangling him with a rope and put him in a table or some place to put books.   even though the whole movie took place from wityhin the apartment i kind of liked it.  it was kind of intersting that they didnt really edit the movie by making it all a continuous shot.  it seemed like the actors had to be perfect because of the lack of editing.  in the end the two men were caught by james stewarts charachter. the two men just wanted to kill david? beacause they were crazy.  i liked how at the end the cops were on their way to the apartment and since the two characters new they were going to get caught one plays the piano and the other pours himself a drink as if to say im going to enjoy the last moments i'll have before going to jail.

Freaks

at first i didnt really know what to think of the movie, and im still kind of unsure.  it was a little weird to see that the actors in the film were actual freaks so it was kind of a little much to handle.  it was about sideshow freaks who you never see on stage.  i couldnt really understand what they were saying half the time in the movie, i guess it was the film or the pitch of the sound but alot of it sounded sort of like squeaks or gibberish to me.  i wouldnt really say i liked the movie but it did keep my attention throughout the whole thing.  the ending confused me after that lady turned into some kind of chicken person which made no sense at all. 

Rear Window

This Hitchcock film was about james stewart's character who broke his leg, and since its the 50s theres nothing better to do than to be a peeping tom and spy on your neighbors.  i thought it started out kind of slow but i really like the movie overall.  i liked how they showed everything from james stewarts point of view, they never zoomed in on anyone elses room to keep the story about the murder they're trying to uncover.  after the movie was over i realized how much it had in common with disturbia

The Night They Raided Minsky's

i wasnt here for the nfirst day of this movie so when i started watching it i couldnt really get into it.  the only thing i really picked up was the amish girl wanted to dance on stage.  from what i did see, i thought the movie was enjoyable.  it was cute  but after a while the amish girl really got on my nerves by how oblivious she was.  other than the oblivious amish girl i liked the movie

Do The Right Thing

spike lee's do the right thing took place in a Brooklyn neighborhood where its seperated by race.  throughout the movie there seemed to be a heat wave that passed so everyone was sweating and angry.  i dont think the movie wuoldve been so angry if it wasnt so hot, because it seemed to bring out the worst in people.  i thought the beggining of the movie was kind of funny untill it took a huge turn in the other direction after the cops killed Radio Raheem.  after that situation there was just chaos and anger.

Traffic

the one thing that stands out about the movie is the different filters they used to film different scenes of the movie.  the scenes in tijuana were warmer colors like yellows and orange to represent mexico and the heat.  the scenes that were tinted blue represented michael douglass's scenes.  those scenes were more serious and looked more corprate or professional compared to the scenes with Benicio Del Toro. i liked the movie but it was a little hard to follow if your not watching it straight through.

Robin Hood

Robin Hood was filmed in Technicolor which seemed to give the movie more life.  the actor who played robin hood played it with alot of confidence which made the movie easier to watch.  the whole movie was vibrant and seemed sort of like a fantasy because of all the colors. 

Raging Bull

i kind of enjoyed watching Raging Bull, i like watching it in black and white because  it made it seem more realistic without vibrant colors.  if it were in color i dont think it wouldve told the story of Jake LaMotta like it was intended to be seen.  His story wasnt a very happy one so black and white seemed to work best for the movie. 

Tristram Shandy

When the movie first started out i didnt think it would be to bad, it kind of held my intrest at first but i found out pretty quickly that i had no idea what was going on in the movie.  As the movie progressed i found myself getting more and more confused.  I didnt really like the movie, it was confusing and i couldnt pay attention to most of it