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Movie kinda whisps around until it's suddenly at the climax, but a pleasant and often really creepy comedy. Christopher Walken as his only character, again. | Movie kinda whisps around until it's suddenly at the climax, but a pleasant and often really creepy comedy. Christopher Walken as his only character, again. | ||
September 30, 2004 | |||
[http://proth.livejournal.com/2004/11/30/ The Candidate] | |||
(No review) | |||
October 14, 2004 | |||
[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0368447/ The Village] | [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0368447/ The Village] | ||
Glad I watched, but certainly the least of the Shyamalan films I've seen. Without giving much away it seemed that there were more twists, but each of lesser twistitude. | Glad I watched, but certainly the least of the Shyamalan films I've seen. Without giving much away it seemed that there were more twists, but each of lesser twistitude. | ||
October 17, 2004 | |||
[http://proth.livejournal.com/2004/11/30/ With God By Our Side: The Religious Right & George W. Bush] | |||
(No review) | |||
January 21, 2005 | |||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/ Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy] | |||
Nothing groundbreaking in this 70s period piece, but as it contains funny people successfully acting funny, it fulfills its purpose as a comedy. I heart Steve Carell. | |||
January 22, 2005, early AM | |||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284837/ Ali G InDaHouse] | |||
Often nasty, but always extremely insane and funny. Extremely smalltime socially active gangster tries for Parliament. Obviously, hilarity ensues. | |||
February 3, 2005, early AM | |||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339579/ Returner] | |||
Recognizably rips from Terminator, Matrix, ET, and others. Still fun in its Japanesey me-too way, though. | |||
May 19, 2005, early AM | |||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/ Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith] | |||
Some superflous action, but easily the best of the prequels. Provides believable motivation for a transition from edgy good guy to nasty bad guy. When not disturbing, just plain fun. | |||
July 2, 2005 | |||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079501/ Mad Max] | |||
Apart from the unexplainedly weird future, it seemed a surprisingly unsurprising story of cop pissing off baddies followed by things getting personal. | |||
July 28, 2005 | |||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473435/ Ark] | |||
Generic anime feel; robots, screwed up planet with awful class system, etc. Except it's CG. This allowed for some truly spectacular moments, but also some truly clunky animation. | |||
July 31, 2005 | |||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098350/ Slipstream] | |||
Future dirty regular joe and dirty cops fly planes. Film looks 15 years older than it is... but the first half is mysterious and the second half is explorative, so I've had worse 90 minutes. | |||
August 1, 2005 | |||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061140/ The Undertaker and His Pals] | |||
Murder as business practice for mortician and diner operators. Less "dark comedy" than "dark nonsensicality with jumpy editing". Bizarre, definite 60s feel, and short, so it doesn't drag on. | |||
Late August/Early September, 2005 | Late August/Early September, 2005 | ||