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TOP FIVE MOVIES OF 2007:
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Shockingly, I had never seen this movie in its entirety. I'd seen bits and clips here and there, but I never bothered taking the time to give it a proper viewing. And I'm glad that I didn't, because seeing it on a giant screen was a revelation. Marci, kind woman that she is, dragged me to it (not that I needed much encouragement) knowing that I needed me some education. I don't know if it was a restored version, or if it was the benefit of seeing it projected on a huge screen, but I was absolutely blown away by the incredible attention to detail in the set and cinematography. And gracious viewer that I am, I can forgive the Rutge Hauer and the dove scene at the end.
It's Fine. Everything Is Fine!
I don't think I can call this one of the best movies I saw this year, but it is by far the most memorable. Definitely. I've seen things I can't un-see. The second movie in Crispin Hellion Glover's "It" trilogy, and it was preceded by Glover's hour-long "Big Slide Show," as narrated by the man himself, in person. I took a big nap during the Big Slide Show, but woke in time for the main attraction. It's Fine. Everything Is Fine! is Glover's adapatation of a screenplay by Steven C. Stewart, starring Steven C. Stewart. In this film, a fantasy of sorts, Stewart plays a man who seduces women, beds them, and then kills them. This is an explicit movie. Sweeping, lingering nude scenes, full frontal, both man and women, and zoom-in-close full penetration shots. Steven C. Stewart, the main star, also has severe cerebral palsy. Did I mention this is an explicit movie? And this is his fantasy, put to film?
Performance
This is the movie that set me off on a brief Nicholas Roeg tear. Mick Jagger's acting debut, in late-60's England. You gotta take two minutes to watch this trailer. Trust me, just watch it. You'll know what I'm talking about.
The Lives of Others
I know it came out in 2006, but I'm late to these sorts of things, and saw it in the theater in 2007.
Eastern Promises
David Cronenberg sure has come a long way since Videodrome, huh? Coincidentally, today I just came across this compendium of Cronenberg's movies. Of course I want to watch them all again.
WORST MOVIE OF 2007 AND POSSIBLY EVER:
Balls of Fury
Jesus fucking christ, what a waste of piece of crap. I didn't even come close to laughing once.
31 Movies Viewed on DVD:
Zodiac (Netflix)
The Departed (Netflix)
28 Days Later (re-viewing)
Hot Fuzz (Netflix)
The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (Netflix)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Netflix)
The Host (Netflix)
Purple Rain (re-viewing)
Man Bites Dog (Netflix)
The Aristocrats (Netflix)
Night Watch (re-viewing)
Grizzly Man (Netflix)
Walkabout (Netflix)
Cache (Netflix)
Gymkata (Netflix)(re-viewing)
Marie Antoinette (Netflix)
Ichi the Killer (Netflix)
Endless Summer (re-viewing)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Netflix)
Spiderman 2
Starship Troopers (Netflix)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Netflix)
Zelig
Your Friends and Neighbors (Netflix)
Winter Sleepers (Netflix)
Supercop (Netflix)
Object of My Affection
Head-On (re-viewing)
Poltergeist (re-viewing)
Idiocracy
Rosemary's Baby (re-viewing)
(total Netflix dvds: 22. total spent on Netflix $150. cost per Netflix dvd: $6.81)
20 Movies Viewed in a Theater:
No Country for Old Men
Juno
It's Fine. Everything is Fine!
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Control
Eastern Promises
Fitzcarraldo
Balls of Fury
Superbad
Fallen Angels
Sunshine
Rescue Dawn
Knocked Up
The Lives of Others
Half-Cocked
Radiation
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
A Quiet Place in the Country
Performance
Lucifer Rising
9 Movies Viewed on TV:
Back to the Future (re-viewing)
The Longest Yard (2005)
V is for Vendetta
Forbidden Zone
Summer of Sam (re-viewing)
Everything is Illuminated
True Romance (re-viewing)
Bachelor Party (re-viewing)
Edward Scissorhands (re-viewing)
4 Movies Viewed while Traveling:
The Simpsons Movie (flight from UK to US)
Darjeeling Limited (flight from UK to US)
Deliverance (re-viewing) (ATP TV)
Hated: GG Allin (ATP TV)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Shockingly, I had never seen this movie in its entirety. I'd seen bits and clips here and there, but I never bothered taking the time to give it a proper viewing. And I'm glad that I didn't, because seeing it on a giant screen was a revelation. Marci, kind woman that she is, dragged me to it (not that I needed much encouragement) knowing that I needed me some education. I don't know if it was a restored version, or if it was the benefit of seeing it projected on a huge screen, but I was absolutely blown away by the incredible attention to detail in the set and cinematography. And gracious viewer that I am, I can forgive the Rutge Hauer and the dove scene at the end.
It's Fine. Everything Is Fine!
I don't think I can call this one of the best movies I saw this year, but it is by far the most memorable. Definitely. I've seen things I can't un-see. The second movie in Crispin Hellion Glover's "It" trilogy, and it was preceded by Glover's hour-long "Big Slide Show," as narrated by the man himself, in person. I took a big nap during the Big Slide Show, but woke in time for the main attraction. It's Fine. Everything Is Fine! is Glover's adapatation of a screenplay by Steven C. Stewart, starring Steven C. Stewart. In this film, a fantasy of sorts, Stewart plays a man who seduces women, beds them, and then kills them. This is an explicit movie. Sweeping, lingering nude scenes, full frontal, both man and women, and zoom-in-close full penetration shots. Steven C. Stewart, the main star, also has severe cerebral palsy. Did I mention this is an explicit movie? And this is his fantasy, put to film?
Performance
This is the movie that set me off on a brief Nicholas Roeg tear. Mick Jagger's acting debut, in late-60's England. You gotta take two minutes to watch this trailer. Trust me, just watch it. You'll know what I'm talking about.
The Lives of Others
I know it came out in 2006, but I'm late to these sorts of things, and saw it in the theater in 2007.
Eastern Promises
David Cronenberg sure has come a long way since Videodrome, huh? Coincidentally, today I just came across this compendium of Cronenberg's movies. Of course I want to watch them all again.
WORST MOVIE OF 2007 AND POSSIBLY EVER:
Balls of Fury
Jesus fucking christ, what a waste of piece of crap. I didn't even come close to laughing once.
31 Movies Viewed on DVD:
Zodiac (Netflix)
The Departed (Netflix)
28 Days Later (re-viewing)
Hot Fuzz (Netflix)
The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (Netflix)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Netflix)
The Host (Netflix)
Purple Rain (re-viewing)
Man Bites Dog (Netflix)
The Aristocrats (Netflix)
Night Watch (re-viewing)
Grizzly Man (Netflix)
Walkabout (Netflix)
Cache (Netflix)
Gymkata (Netflix)(re-viewing)
Marie Antoinette (Netflix)
Ichi the Killer (Netflix)
Endless Summer (re-viewing)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Netflix)
Spiderman 2
Starship Troopers (Netflix)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Netflix)
Zelig
Your Friends and Neighbors (Netflix)
Winter Sleepers (Netflix)
Supercop (Netflix)
Object of My Affection
Head-On (re-viewing)
Poltergeist (re-viewing)
Idiocracy
Rosemary's Baby (re-viewing)
(total Netflix dvds: 22. total spent on Netflix $150. cost per Netflix dvd: $6.81)
20 Movies Viewed in a Theater:
No Country for Old Men
Juno
It's Fine. Everything is Fine!
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Control
Eastern Promises
Fitzcarraldo
Balls of Fury
Superbad
Fallen Angels
Sunshine
Rescue Dawn
Knocked Up
The Lives of Others
Half-Cocked
Radiation
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
A Quiet Place in the Country
Performance
Lucifer Rising
9 Movies Viewed on TV:
Back to the Future (re-viewing)
The Longest Yard (2005)
V is for Vendetta
Forbidden Zone
Summer of Sam (re-viewing)
Everything is Illuminated
True Romance (re-viewing)
Bachelor Party (re-viewing)
Edward Scissorhands (re-viewing)
4 Movies Viewed while Traveling:
The Simpsons Movie (flight from UK to US)
Darjeeling Limited (flight from UK to US)
Deliverance (re-viewing) (ATP TV)
Hated: GG Allin (ATP TV)