Its time to add the movies I've seen on DVD since I 'd last posted.
Part 1 - Drama (earlier drama list here)
Good night and good luck: Brilliant. Black and white can be so damn effective. Loved seeing what broadcast journalism was, isn't and should be. David Straitharn was so good that he over-shadowed his director. Read the wiki on Ed Murrow here. (Tomato-meter reading of 95%)
Pride and Prejudice: Hmph. I've never been a big Jane Austen fan, but yet every once in a while one has to see these movies. This was so-so. And I can't take Keira Knightley's smile any more, please. (TMR: 85%)
Jarhead: I'd see anything of Sam Mendes anyways. While this one had it all I thought it was a bit long. Yet definitely worth a watch. (TMR: 60%)
The Constant Gardener: Hard-hitting, superb, must-watch. So much for happy endings, this was one movie that left me feeling utterly miserable, and not just for the cinematography. Unmissable. An Oscar well-deserved for Ms. Weisz. (TMR: 83%)
Two for the money: This is to football what Devil's Advocate was to law. I thought you can't go wrong with Al Pacino and Mathew McConaughey. But you can. Overall a very ok movie. (TMR: 21%. Hehe.)
All the Presidents men: Must, must, must watch. I knew it'd be good but not so damn good. Woodward, Bernstein, Watergate, Deep Throat. All of it real life. My favourite line was said..or rather yelled at..by Jack Warden to Jason Robards: "They're hungry! Don't you remember when you were hungry?". Want a perfect weekend ? Rent this with Good night and good luck. (TMR: 100% !)
As before, I will continue this later with Part 2 - Comedies, Part 3 - Thrillers and Part 4 - World Cinema.
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Couldn't agree with you more about the Constant Gardener and Good Night and Good Luck .. I love movies that definitely have something to say, and those two make their points very well
Hey! I am a big fan of "The Constant Gardener" and "All The President's Men" myself. Your post reminded me that I haven't had one of my movie marathon weekends in months!
Will be waiting for the Comedies list eagerly.
Like the idea of doing this movie list, divided into genres, once in a while. If you don't mind, lemme put my picks, from the past few months of movie watching, to your post:
DRAMA
- Match Point --> Over-rated. Very linear, mechanical story line. Woody Allen movie, though and not a comedy either, so you might want to check it out.
- Igby Goes Down --> Older movie, but awesome, in a watching-a-train wreck kinda way. Dysfunctional New Yorkers have rarely been shown better. Reminds me of the old "Sunscreen" song line: "Live for a while in New York, but not too long that it makes you too hard".
- The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio --> Beautiful, small movie. Unpretentious, heart-breaking and yet uplifting. Really liked it.
- The Squid and the Whale --> Blah. NYC does seem to have some very unlikable, self-obsessed people.
- PS --> Liked it, it grows on you. And if you like Laura Linney and Topher Grace, it's a no-brainer. V. good and complex performances by them.
- House of D --> Duchonvy's directorial feature debut(?), and shows some likeable New Yorkers, for a change. Decent, and if you're still a Duchonvy fan, you'll like it.
- My Summer of Love --> Dark flick, the anti-teen movie about emotionally damaged teenagers flirting with their sexual power and innocence. Powerful.
- The Dreamers --> Some in-your-face nudity and attitude but extremely watchable, otherwise, too. Bertolucci masterfully shows, in the actions of his young protagonists, the different idea that is France as compared to the USA.
- War of the Worlds --> If u can get past the fact that Cruise could actually be from another world, this is a pretty good movie. Suspension of disbelief, though, majorly required.
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