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A Serious Man (2009)
I may be way off the mark here but....
I thought this film was excellent by the way.
The countless quips in the dialogue and the heartbreaking situations within make this truly great.
I saw the situations that Larry was faced with as tests of his moral and religious standing. Larry had many questions that could not be answered by the Rabbis or by his friends/family.
The main test was whether or not Larry would succumb to the test of changing Clives grades under the bribe; 'accepting the mystery'.
Everything was looking up for Clive, his son's Bar Mitzvah, his wife holding him and acknowledging that they 'did a good job', and his acceptance in his job.
Then however, right at the end, Larry re-grades Clive's paper so he passes, and at that point exactly, the phone rings with his doctor telling him to come to the surgery regarding his xray (presumably not good). After that, the tornado hits his town with his son in the path (they cant open the door to the basement). God punishing Larry for succumbing to the bribe.
Like i said, i may be waaaaay of the mark here, but thats how I See it.
:-)
Death Proof (2007)
Major Disappointment!!!!!!!!!!
CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah! The acting is good, the girls are good, the stunts are good, Kurt Russell is great. BUT!! I'm still wondering where all the action is that people have been talking about. The one scene where stuntman mike crashes headlong into the girls car is fantasised (watch in slow mo as one girls face gets wiped off by a wheel) but that is about it.
It takes too long before we see anything that is expected from a film like this. I know this is a homage to grind-house flicks from the seventies so why has Tarantino bothered to character develop prior to the kill. Who's bothered if the girls are nice girls or what they are gonna be up to at the weekend. When i hear that a film is gonna play like the mindless films of the seventies whereby people will be killed by a guy in a car then I want exactly that.
Stuntman Mike goes from psycho to Captain Ron in no time at all which weakens the first two acts (for me anyway).
I am a huge Tarantino fan, and I do offer praise for his choice to do this sort of movie, but I feel he has missed the mark here. After KILL BILL this is a huge let down.
Im gonna watch DEATHRACE 2000 now!!!!!!!!
Sleeping Dogs Lie (2005)
Enjoyable but missing something!
Like Chouse1-1 I also stumbled across this film following an interest in Maynard James Keenan from Tool. I enjoyed this short film and I agree that the premise is great. For a short movie it covers what I feel is a 'big' story remarkably well. The performances are excellent, especially Asner and Keenan, and Brad Wilk does a good job in the lead role. The visions that Wilk's character suffers carry well on the screen thanks to some great direction, but its these visions that concern me somewhat.I cant say too much without giving away the end but I feel that explanations are not only not given, but not even considered, (you'll see what I mean). I feel the outcome was slightly predictable but this didn't ruin the overall movie. I am not one to demand explanations for movie curiosities but sometimes I feel some crucial scenes get forgotten about. I urge people to get hold of this movie and give it a go. Despite my concerns it is a great film and did hold me captivated. I do also feel that Keenan could have a great future in film (though not at the risk of ending Tool).