I liked that movie as wellMy Friend Dahmer.
Very well done. I'm not sure how accurate it is (based on my 10 minutes of research, it seems to be pretty accurate, though I never read the book from which it's based) but having just finished it, I have to say, it's left a sort of sad, hollow pit inside of me. We see many of the factors that helped to create the young man who became known as a monster. It did leave out certain aspects of his life as a very young child but nevertheless, we get a (in this case, sad) sense for how each and every experience and facet of our lives can help mold who we become. Most of the time, we evolve into fairly insignificant creatures, going on with our daily lives. We eat, we work, we sleep. But through Dahmer's seemingly inherent affinity toward bones (which seems to stem from an incident with his father when he was very young that came before the film's timeline begins), his father's education and job which helped "guide" Dahmer to become more curious and hands-on in dealing with carcasses and bones, his parents' tumultuous relationship, his own blossoming sexual identity crisis as a teenager when life can be very confusing, especially as one as odd as he seemed to be, all while being a bad alcoholic starting somewhere around the age of 14, and we got a serial killer.
What we did not see, from the little I read, was how little time his parents seemed to spend on him and how little true love he received, especially at a younger age, before the film starts. Basically his mom was a nutjob and mess and the dad, when not at school or work, tended to her. Nevertheless, the film is very well done and it's interesting to reflect on how the infamous man we know just wasn't some "sick ****." It's easy to label but life is far more complex than that.
Oh man I forgot about this movie. I remember enjoying it, but don't remember the twist. Would you mind refreshing my memory?High Tension(2003) - I can see people being very divisive on this because it involves a twist that makes zero sense and than you see the final shot which just leads you into more questions. Shame because the twist could have worked pretty well if done properly. Up until than it's a decent throwback to very tense 70's horror films. But I can't really recommend it because it's hard to excuse the logical aspects of it.
Them(2006) - Very naturalistic, effective to a point low budget flick. I like horror movies that make good use of simple effects like this one with the lighting. This movie kept me guessing up until the reveal which unfortunately is very underwhelming. And it's one of those "based on a true story" movies that logically loses me. There is very little gore(is it really french EXTREME?!) but I appreciated it for that. I enjoyed it for the most part.
Allright Ill add spoiler tags in case anyone has interest in watching it..Oh man I forgot about this movie. I remember enjoying it, but don't remember the twist. Would you mind refreshing my memory?
Lol, no. But someone probably should.Was it a remake/mashup of the 1954 movie?
Movie ****ing sucked *** for real. One of the worst movies Ive seen this year. (or maybe I saw it last year, either way, terrible).Dragged Across Concrete.
Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn. Really solid cop flick. Some great dialogue at times. A bit slow here and there (could’ve cut it down from 160 minutes to 135-140 imo) but really good overall.
It was a crazy good flick. I loved it. The only negative for me was that I kinda wish it had nothing to do with the DC comics and Joker the character. There was a disconnect for me with what the Joker is in comics and other movies and the Joker here didnt feel close to the same guy. Thomas Wayne's portrayal and his connection to Arthur adds a whole ton of baggage and was a disconnect as well.I went and watched the Joker this week by myself.
I heard Phoenix was brilliant in it and rolled my eyes to how the film will influence violence.
A couple of things, saying Phoenix was brilliant in it doesn't do justice to how great he is. He ****ing nailed the role and was convincing af. In fact, the movie was so real and different than any Marvel/DC movie it made it extremely disturbing to watch. It was a damn masterpiece and was so good, unfortunately, I definitely can see how it can influence some nut job.
That movie makes you think about mental illness. **** me, it was beyond disturbing yet so good.
Highly recommend if you're into that stuff.