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Fight Club (1999)
A brilliant look at the human psyche
I first viewed Fight Club three or four years ago, and the first time I saw it, i didn't get it. I understood the fact that Edward Norton had created some delusional characterization of what he himself wanted to be, but I just didn't get IT. The human race, despite all our knowledge, all our capacity for thought, and the sheer miracle of our being, despite all of these things, we are always wanting more. It is the reason that we achieve so much; that we build skyscrapers, that we put a man on the moon, this is why in our eyes we can never be good enough, can never be perfect. This movie is not about a bunch of guys fighting, it is about contrasting stories of the human mind. On one hand you have Edward Norton (aka Tyler Durden) who on a subconscious level is so hopelessly lost in life, and in that principle of wanting to be something your not, that he remakes himself in his mind, and in turn that thing which he created tries to achieve even greater things, and so on and so forth. While on the other hand, in his frantic search for something other than himself, he helps thousands of people around the country let go of that human strive for perfection, and if for only a moment, find themselves by beating the crap out of each other. Two opposites react and complete the cycle, and by the end Edward Norton comes to terms with who he is, and is finally at peace. This is one of the greatest stories ever told, and sums up the human race in one beautiful story about the simple concept of being.
Jack Frost (1997)
Killer Snowman + Killian = Happy
Easily the greatest low budget horror film of all time. I first saw this movie when I was around nine years of age, and I have to say that it scared the hell out of me. Now that I'm all growed up, however, I see this movie for what it really is... a work of genius. Everyone, or at least everyone with any taste, has dreamed of seeing a snowman going around killing people, even if they won't admit it. I have always found something genuinely frightening about snowmen, so naturally, for a horror junkie such as myself, thismovie was a dream come true. Some people say that this movie is silly, or otherwise void of any intelligence... it's a movie about a serial killer snowman, what the hell did you expect? Anyone who gave this film a low score is obviously too uptight to sit back and have a good laugh at stupid one-liners and cheap gore. I love this movie for what it is, a comedy, and until the movie industry wises up and makes a serious horror flick about a killer snowman (which seems impossible, unfortunately) I will forever hold this great piece of indie horror close to my heart.