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Animal (2005)
Very Good Movie....though with some important factual errors!
Being my first time to watch Rhames in a lead role, I was impressed. Howard and Palminteri were brilliant and Studi, as always, was great!..though not the type of role he usually plays either. Great to see Jim brown after so long and I really liked his portrayal of Berwell. I'd like to see more of him in the future because despite his years, he still has a lot to offer. Listen up Hollywood! On the negative side (for fussy duds like me), we have the factual errors all-too-common in movies which mislead people on points of historical importance. I refer to the Willie Lynch Speech on slavery, which figures prominently in this movie. Berwell tells Animal that the term "lynching" is also attributed to the same author. Not true! This practice is more generally believed to be the invention of Captain William Lynch of Virginia, author of "Lynch's Law". As for Willie's speech, evidence now suggests it was written in the mid-to-late 20th century. Curious, no? Anyway, despite the foregoing, the movie has a good message and the overall acting is way better than good! Definitely a movie worth watching!
The Wicker Man (2006)
Sad...Sad...Sad!!
I regret to say I have no idea what a "spoiler" is. Perhaps some kind fellow IMDb member might enlighten me. As regards this movie, I'm deeply disappointed: it's disjointed, incoherent, tedious, frustrating, and boring. Furthermore, I find it impossible to believe that actors of the caliber of Cage and Burnstyn...the main reason I decided to watch it in the first place... could have remotely lent themselves to such a piece of excrement. "They" CAN choose the movies they elect to star in: I recommend that "they" be somewhat more "selective"--in the future! Why?...simply because "they" have millions of fans worldwide who deserve..and should get...nothing less than the very best from their idols! Terry
No Night Is Too Long (2002)
Better late than never! I'd truly love to get his film on DVD
I'm talking about the British/Canadian co-produced film titled: "No Night is Too Long". I live in Mexico City and on May 8th, on one of my cable TV channels --"The Film Zone", I just happened to catch/watch/discover this wonderful movie masterpiece, though it came out in 2002. I ask you: why can't the damn BBC be just a tad more money-minded?:-) By commercializing films of this superb quality --and many others such as the BFI's "Sixth Happinness" -- AND ADDING SUBTITLES IN Spanish, they would not only earn considerable and well-deserved revenue, they'd also give enormous pleasure to millions of true lovers of cinema--worldwide....and that revenue would motivate the BBC to continue producing masterpieces and hence, continue to enthrall the world with its lifelong superb creations. And I stress "subtitles in Spanish" because, after English, Spanish is probably nowadays the 2nd most widely-spoken language in the world. Movie companies/producers who fail to see this reality are not only stupid and losing out on huge profits, worse yet, they're depriving millions of people of viewing entertainment options.
Sincerely T