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D Orton
Reviews
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Sexy, but characters difficult to care for
Cruel Intentions is a slick and sexy movie (especially for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer). However, I was left feeling little about the characters. The film attempts to show very basic notions of good, evil, love and hate. Unfortunately, these are blurred and melt into a bland unpleasantness. I did not find myself caring for any of the characters and the portrayals of "true love" were insipid.
Cruel Intentions is a wonderful movie to look at. The cast, the locations and the props are beautiful. This is not a film to watch to learn anything or gain insight into the human condition. It is a glittering, sexy soap opera. You enjoy it, but forget about it moments later.
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
Very very silly, but a favourite.
Morons from Outer Space is ridiculous. The humour, at first glance, is very low-brow. Look beneath the surface, and the movie is rife with satire and irony. The characters are absurd, but believable in the context of their world. The real triumph of the film are the subtlety of much of the gags. It takes familiar themes of human life and extrapolates them to their most ridiculous conclusion. It is extremely silly, but I never tire of watching it.