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Leaving Neverland (2019)
Brutal
Excellent documentary. Though, it's easy when the subject matter is as compelling as this is.
In fifty years people will just look at the images of Jackson with children and wonder how the hell any of us ever doubted that he was a predator.
Safe Men (1998)
Not great.
A few truly funny moments, but overall a complete mess.
The Act of Killing (2012)
Nothing Compares
It's been years now since I saw this documentary and it's still sticks with me. Not just the astounding scope of the horrors that it depicts, but also the sheer mastery of the filmmaking itself. I hate to proclaim any piece of art as being "the best" in its medium, but this film is simply in a league of its own. There's nothing like it. A masterpiece.
Branded (2012)
Very Worth Seeing
Not great. Not brilliant. Not terribly original (except for a few things that were extremely original). But not bad. Not bad at all. And a hell of a lot more interesting than the vast majority of movies being made today. The hatred this movie is receiving is very confusing to me. I hear a lot of people complaining about the previews being misleading. I've never saw a preview for it, so I don't know, but just having the feeling that you were tricked into seeing it shouldn't taint your feelings about the film itself. A lot of people also say it's badly made. Again, while it's no Citizen Kane, it's far and away better in every aspect of production than many, many movies that receive both public and critical acclaim these days. There also seems to be quite a few people that freely admit they just didn't understand the movie at all. That one I have no answer for. It's a little weird, but it's pretty straight forward. I mean there's even some extremely heavy-handed narration that lays it all out for you. I don't want to sound like a nut, but I think there really may be something to the idea that people just don't want to see these ideas. Maybe even if only subconsciously. Almost all of us are the blind, consuming public that this movie is about. The only way that can not be unpleasant to be reminded of is if you can convince yourself that you're somehow different. That sure, you eat at McDonald's, but you're not controlled or influenced. Maybe we're just not able to delude ourselves that much anymore. Maybe deep down we all know exactly what we are. But forget all that. This movie's not fantastic, but it is different and fairly entertaining. If you can handle that, give it a shot.
Mission: Impossible: The Carriers (1966)
Cold Blooded
In response to the "plot hole" pointed out by cwaters; I think the ending is supposed to imply that leader will become sick and die, which doesn't seem to bother the IMF at all. What's really brutal about that is that almost certainly some of his unwitting followers will die as well. Hell, the whole country might get wiped out. As far as them getting infected and then coming to the U.S., I think we're supposed to believe that once it's been spread and the symptoms become apparent, there won't be time to get them on a plane. Remember, they didn't sign up to be carriers. So once they feel sick and start keeling over, they're probably gonna be pretty upset.