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Le divorce (2003)

1/10

14 September 2005

The most distasteful aspect of this movie had to be Kate Hudson's character Isabel. Her sister Roxanne has just been abandoned by her cheating husband. Isabel can see the anguish that his adultery has caused her sister, who is so distraught she attempts suicide. Isabel appears to feel concern for her sister, but what does she do? She has an affair with her brother-in-law's married uncle. She flaunts the expensive handbag he gives her all over Paris. This girl's main purpose in life is to bat her lashes and smile insipidly at men. Any man -- even the cheating SOB who abandoned her pregnant sister! Even the crazy guy who's stalking and threatening her sister! She is a disturbingly shallow, self-centered hypocrite.

Other than that the movie is just pointless and boring. I felt nothing for the characters except pity for Roxanne and revulsion for everyone else.

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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

8/10

surprised

22 August 2005

Warning: Spoilers

I was surprised to read some of these unfavorable reviews. The '30s was my favorite era in film history, and this is one of my favorites. It's not "My Man Godfrey" or "It Happened One Night," but it's very enjoyable. I love the scene when her "servants" reveal themselves. I thought Montgomery was charming and adorable as usual, Powell was as awesome as ever, and Crawford was perfectly cast. She has the edge that makes her believable as a con artist. I'm curious to see the original pre-code version, if only TCM would show it! I doubt it's better, though. Norma Shearer was so weepy-eyed and hokey, and I wouldn't buy her as a con artist.

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Satan's School for Girls (2000 TV Movie)

3/10

Enjoyed the campiness, but disappointed at the end

18 August 2005

Warning: Spoilers

I love cheesy TV movies and this one had everything it takes to be an unintentionally hilarious gem. Implausible scenes and characters like Shannen Dougherty's boyfriend wanting to cuddle and talk about their feelings? Who is really into his dark, brooding girlfriend who never smiles or goes anywhere but the library? Yeah, that's what every college guy is looking for. A professor saying he didn't think anyone at their school had ever committed suicide, but actually it's the 2nd leading cause of death? (What's the 1st I wonder?) A dean who lets Dougherty walk out of an office with someone else's confidential files and only gives her a dirty look for it? Of course we find out why in the end...

*SPOILER* The thing that really got me was I was waiting to see who the shape-shifting 4th member was. Her sister with a different hairstyle maybe? No, it was some sorority chick who had only been in the movie for like one 10 second scene. That was the big shock? Did I miss something? I did miss the beginning, so I guess the sorority girl was a very important character who simply didn't factor at all into the hour and a 1/2 that I saw. The end was totally anticlimactic. Over the top camp is the only thing a movie like this has going for it and the ending didn't deliver.

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Sin City (2005)

I'm not a 13 year old boy with a thing for torturing small animals, so I guess this movie wasn't really intended for me, but I'll give my opinion anyway.

9 April 2005

There is a monotone grumbling narration throughout Sin City. Here's one of my favorite lines:

"I'm a grizzled old guy with a weakness for damsels in distress. This little girl/hooker/stripper is gonna get raped and killed/won't be avenged if I don't start shooting every guy I meet in the crotch. But it's not enough for you to see all this. I'm going to tell you about it-- even the things you can see for yourself. Plus every other repetitive thought in my head. The only times you won't hear my grumbling is when I stop to shoot some crotch. And for your viewing pleasure, Rodriquez has given you the same story 3 times. And after you've been squirming in you chair for what seems like an eternity, the movie's going to have several false endings, just so you can experience the same torture as all the people on screen. But watch for moments of unintentional hilarity, like Frodo as Harry Potter as Sabertooth as cannibal. Or Rory Gilmore the hooker. Or the goofy pumpkin head guy's yellow blood in the snow. Will he write his name in it? Suspense!"

Maybe 10 years ago I would have enjoyed a movie just for it's visual trickery, but I've seen a lot of special effects in my day, and I just don't give 2 craps anymore. I need characters I actually care about who have something to say. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go take my special medication that stops me from becoming the maniac that every one would always said I would be.

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