Best/Worst Movies of 2006 (blah blah blah)
In a rare moment of down time in the ever-busy world of Collection Development, I have finally finished my selection of the best/worst/most mediocre films of 2006. Since people seem to respond more to numbers accompanied by titles in descending order than any critical reasoning for the inclusion/exclusion of a certain film, here is the simplified
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Hostel did fucking suck! It won a few awards for being the "best" or "scariest" or some kind of malarky like that, but I thought it was terrible!
One of my friends tried to convince me otherwise, by coaxing me into watching the film [I hadn't seen it at the time, though I knew it would be dumb], but failed miserably.
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I like Ice T better anyway. =p
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For debate: I might've put Saw III to the worst category (I felt that it was too aimless, the traps lost their ironic purpose and the twist you could see a mile away. Still, a respectable level of violence, there).
Otherwise, did you see The Descent? If so, what did you think?
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To me, Saw III bypassed the first two films (which I also liked). Yes, the traps were largely products of a killer "who has too much time on his hands" (to quote someone else's review) and the 1,000 twists that occur in speedy montage over the closing 30 seconds seemed cheap (especially the very last one), but I find that the Saw films--out of all the 'torture porn' entries being released these days--have their finger on the pulse of human suffering where other films seek only to appease the prurient gorehound (Hostel, for instance, would bypass pain for a dangling eyeball that 'looks cool' to horror fans). As lame as it may sound, the torments inflicted in Saw III really resonated with me, perhaps because the underlying moral conscience of the violence is so strong (albeit warped).
As for The Descent, I thought it started off strong but was hobbled once the 'crawlers' took over the film--I enjoyed it overall, but felt that the human desperation of ( ... )
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Don't get me wrong, I loved the first two entries for the precise reasons you mention.
There was a direct connection from each victims' situation to their apathetic and negligent attitudes that most certainly got under my skin.
I guess my problem with III is that I couldn't identify with someone on a path of vengeance...I've never been similarly obsessed.
The Descent:
That's a good point, and I wished there was more of a connection between the lead character's tragedy to her inevitable insanity. I liked the ensemble, but it seems that if her story was what the creators wanted to tell, the other should have been muted, somehow.
The Proposition:
Thanks for reminding me, I love that movie, but then again, I love everything created by Nick Cave. I tend to market it to people as The Devil's Rejects without the preachiness, redneckedness and directionlessness.
Hostel:
Never seen it, but Cabin Fever was enough to convince me to never see an Eli Roth film again.
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The Proposition was loaned to me by a guy who dislikes/has little interest in the "Western" genre...I considered myself in the same boat, so I gave it a shot, and goddamn was I impressed. Your contrast of it to TDR is spot-on (I'll never understand the popularity of Rob Zombie as alleged filmmaker), though in a strange way, it reminded me of the original Hills Have Eyes (feral family living in the mountains coming down to wreak vengeful havoc on normal folk).
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Snakes on a Plane
The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
I liked both of them...
but then again...
I have taste. :)
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