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Movie Reviews

I've seen some movies since last we spoke. Perhaps a small review of each may be interesting.

I saw "Kicking and Screaming" so..... you don't have too.

"Blade Runner", the Directors Cut. Not enough information to explain things can make a movie harder to understand. I still like the move but this version feels less personal than the version with the voice-over. After all these years the movie still holds up well too. Even after seeing some of the "flying" cars in the Disney MGM Studios' bone yard.

"Brazil" Still a must see movie if you can handle the bizarre. At least the music has stopped rattling around in my head now. Oops.

"Donnie Darko", the Directors Cut. There is a good amount of film added to this version as well as a rearangement of the music. With this version we have things explained a lot more than in the first version but too far in my mind. With so many things explained there is less room for personal interpretation and discussion. If you have never seen this movie there are two scenes well worth the effort. The High School introduction near the beginning of the film is very impressive and the "Mad World" segment near the end. (I love this Mad World video)

"Powaqqatsi". This movie carries the trilogy forward very nicely. Over the years since I saw this movie in the theatre, I 've thought about it many times but didn't place it until I viewed it again recently. Something you have to watch and listen to. "Koyaanisqatsi" took me a week to sort out the meaning of the images I viewed. With Powaqqatsi I didn't need to think about it as much. It was all there in all the beauty of the Southern Hemisphere.

I'll soon be watching "Naqoyqatsi" which is the third installment of the Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass collaborations.

Tag: movies

posted by Kev @ 5/24/2005 11:22:00 PM