So Blockbuster Total Access is the coolest thing ever. I love it. I’ve watched a few movies over the last week or two and thought I’d give a little taste of what I thought. Here goes:
The Departed. It supposedly won an award or something. I thought it was a decent story and pretty well put together for something that could have been rather confusing. They used the “f” word more times than I’ve seen in a while … even when it wasn’t in the subtitles! It was pretty violent, also, but I was on the edge of my seat here and there. DiCaprio did pretty well, actually. Everyone did.
Idiocracy. Although it was as dumb as it sounds, I actually thought it was a clever twist on the whole “being frozen for a couple centuries” sci-fi thing. The world had actually evolved into being DUMBER, and it was easier to believe. An average Joe finds himself with the highest IQ in the planet. The IQ test alone had me laughing out loud. Crude at times, so be warned, but very funny.
Seven Swords. Typical Chinese modern Kung Fu thing. Very Buddhist and supernatural about seven magical swords held by some Chinese masters sent to protect a martial arts town from persecution of the Empire. It was actually a book, and you could tell. They had too much story to tell and although they tried to get through it, it actually drug along at times. The story wasn’t bad and the action was cool in places. The coolest thing, however, was the Korean characters and the focus on their minority status.
Rocky Balboa. No one wanted to watch this with me. They rolled their eyes when I suggested I wanted to see it. Not expecting it to be great, I actually enjoyed it. If Stallone had done this as Rocky V instead of that horrendous thing a few years back (even though it had a cool fight scene at the end), it would have been a perfect conclusion to the series. It felt rather well thought out and full of real heart. Rocky is the only character Stallone has ever been able to really pull off with any genuine emotion, and he proved it again.
To End All Wars. This was an amazing movie. If I was one of those people who said such things, I would say, “every Christian should see this movie!” I don’t really believe that, though. This movie was from 2002. Amazingly enough, I had never even heard of it. A war movie actually flew under MY radar. The subject of the story is a Japanese war camp full of Allied soldiers during WWII. The story was great, the acting was very good, and the message was heart wrenching and beautiful. It probably never did very well because of the very Christian message within it. It does have some language and is pretty intense and violent at times.
I have about fifty more movies on my que. I’ll work my way through them as I can and give the lowdown on them. It’s been fun!
Peace.
I saw Seven Swords a while back, and the only part I remember was the Korean characters. Maybe the whole movie should have been about them. I’d of even settled for 4 lead characters. As is, it’s as over crowded as a Korean subway.