Recently Watched Films

 

The Omega Man (1971)

'Twas a decent action flick with some cool parts in the second half. I don't think it successfully portrayed the cold feeling of isolation that the protagonist was suffering through, but it was overall a pretty cool movie. 3/5

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

This was my first time seeing this movie, and I really loved it. Excellent film all around with some really emotional portions. 4.5/5

Demanty Noci (1964)

This is an obscure Czech surrealist film from the mid-sixties about 2 boys escaping from a Holocaust train. It's very surreal and difficult to follow (most of the story is told through sporadic flashbacks), but it is a decent film. A bit too "artsy-fartsy" and slow for my taste, but there's no denying the strength of the acting and the minimum-dialogue scripting. 2.5/5

 

The Shawshak Redemption is a pretty great movie I agree! The novel (well I guess it�s a short-story) is even better though and highly recommendable. I love it when King writes non-horror stories. The movie is one of the few King novels that have been successfully transfered to the screen IMO. Mostly his stories end up being transfered to the screen with B-movie actors and bad effects. I can�t for the life of me understand why though. The man is filthy rich. You should think he would be able to sell the rights to people who could do his stories more justice.

Yes, by 1932's standards this movie could've been quite disturbing. I read an interesting review that mentioned how the way people's deformities were ridiculed in the film would never be accepted in a movie nowadays. Interesting film, I just can't say I was completely blown away by it. 

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Excellent 50's sci-fi/horror movie. 4/5

 

It was pretty entertaining and slightly disturbing too. I especially like the scene in the Bierst�be. Great fun even though it�s violent as hell.

If you're into really weird stuff, I recommend his debut Eraserhead, an wildly abstract film, which has become for me a classic. If you want more straight-forward stuff, but still surrealist, I strongly recommend "Mulholland Drive" : an easy 10/10 for me. 

I'll have to check 'em out. 

Wedding Crashers (2005)

Watched this one last night... I didn't enjoy it very much. The first half had a lot of potential to be a terrific guy-comedy, but the second half turns into a chick flick about love and friendship and other shit. I guess the acting, scripting, and first half are good... it's just not nearly as funny and enjoyable as I thought it would be. 2.5 / 5