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Branden: Filmography

30 Jun 09
Cléo from 5 to 7

This is different kind of film that I am supposed to seeing. I thought I was going to hate this movie, but the ending parts of the film made me fall for this movie. A great film.

Cléo from 5 to 7
23 Jun 09
Milk

I am a fan of Van Sant. This movie was an admirable effort, but not memorable. This movie has not struck a cord with me like "The Times of Harvey Milk." The doc is way better.

Milk
23 Jun 09
28 Days Later

This film turned the "zombie movie" on it's head. Making the zombies have a different symptom that made them like that. Stark locations, the zombies themselves. A solid effort by Boyle.

28 Days Later
23 Jun 09
Slumdog Millionaire

I do not for the life of me understand why everybody was going goo-goo gaga over this film. The acting was horrendous. The plot devices were contrived. Jamal knows all the answers to all of the questions in his life in sequential order. WHAT! The "love story" between Jamal and Latika was ridiculous and forced. The songs were annoying. Just god awful. Boyle sold out to grab an Oscar.

Slumdog Millionaire

My goodness. This film had virtually no words in it, but the story was so great. The signature title song was infectious. Great movie worth checking out.

The Triplets of Belleville
23 Jun 09
L.A. Confidential

This movie was vastly overshadowed by that three hour monstrosity of that year. It was tight film hearkening back to the film noir era of the 1930s and 40s.

L.A. Confidential
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23 Jun 09
Brokeback Mountain

I am still pissed that this movie did not win Best Picture. Crash? CRASH! Are you kidding me with that?

Brokeback Mountain
23 Jun 09
The Lady Vanishes

I enjoy Hitchcock's later works. This movie started out very clunky with some of the bad acting and setup of the central mystery of the movie. The mystery was the best thing in the movie. That's not saying much. The way that the movie resolved itself confused me to no end.

The Lady Vanishes
23 Jun 09
Grey Gardens

I saw this movie on Sundance a couple of years ago. Big and Little Edie Beale still stay with you. I love this documentary. I didn't see the follow-up to this doc yet.

Grey Gardens
23 Jun 09
Ratatouille

Why do people love this movie? I don't understand it. It's about a rat that wants to be a chef, but he helps out this bumbling idiot by controlling his limbs through his hair. Say what? Are you kidding me with this movie? I HATED IT!

Ratatouille
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23 Jun 09
Juno

I know this movie has polarized the American public as a whole. Some people thought that it was trite and disingenuous with the sarcastic, almost too perfect dialogue to the overt quirkiness of "the hamburger phone". I enjoyed the heart of the movie between Juno, her step-mother and the adoptive parents. Should it have been nominated for Best Picture? God, no! I was still good movie.

Juno
23 Jun 09
Battle Royale

When I first saw the film, I stopped it. I didn't want to see a gloried children's massacre movie. Then, when people were saying that the movie was great, I saw it again. I think that problem with this movie is having a crapload of violence to augment the lackluster story.

Battle Royale
23 Jun 09
The Piano

Unfortunately, this is the only film of Jane Campion's that I have seen. It was fabulous film that got Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin for their portrayals. The New Zealand landscape was breathtaking, exposing societial pressures of duty in Victorian times, having a woman communicate without uttering one word. Great.

The Piano
23 Jun 09
Traffic

A lot of people bash this movie that it was being too preachy about the drug trafficking game. I thought that it was a solid film with some outstanding performances by the cast.

Traffic
23 Jun 09
All About Eve

I fell in love with this film. Bitchy stage divas, backstabbing, betrayal, witty quips. I loved it. All of the performances were fabulous. Some people think that the film is dated. I think of it as a portrait of what life was for a famous Broadway actress in the late 40s. Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, Celeste Holm, Thelma Ritter George Sander were great.

All About Eve

This was my first Cronenberg film and I love the stark lighting. The raw situations that these characters were in. Much like "No Country for Old Men", there were long periods of silence and then there is an explosion of violence. The moments of violence were disturbing, but very effective to the central story.

A History of Violence
23 Jun 09
Hero

The movie was pretty, but hollow with the story.

Hero
23 Jun 09
The Departed

This is solid movie, but not one of Scorese's best movies. I had some problems with the ending and also the instances with DiCaprio and Damon characters.

The Departed
23 Jun 09
The Elephant Man

I cannot believe that this movie came from David Lynch. It was subdued and nuanced character piece retelling the story of the disfigured John Merrick aka "The Elephant Man". I thought that Anne Bancroft and John Hurt were fantastic in the film.

The Elephant Man

Tennessee Williams crafts a wonderful tale about aging Southern belle and her brute of a husband. Watching Kim Hunter, Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, and Karl Malden onscreen was absolute treat to behold.

A Streetcar Named Desire
23 Jun 09
Twelve Angry Men

I haven't watched this film since high school. I loved the way that one juror believed in the justice system and he will not be bullied by others who wanted to go home.

Twelve Angry Men
23 Jun 09
I'm Not There.

This was certainly a different take on the traditional "biopic", but some of the character were unnecessary to tell the story of Bob Dylan's different periods of his life. Some parts were genius and some points had me bored to tears. If Haynes would have have gotten rid of three or four of the Dylans, I would have been happy.

I'm Not There.
23 Jun 09
American Beauty

When I saw this movie after it came out, it was the best movie I had ever seen. As the years go on, the impact is lost. The "dysfunctional family" depicted in the story is not so dysfunctional anymore.

American Beauty
23 Jun 09
The Wrestler

This was one of my favorites films of 2008. It was vastly overlooked at the Oscars. Mickey Rourke delivers a powerful, natural performance as Randy "The Ram" Robinson. The documentary style filmmaking made you feel like you are taking the journey with him and also, Marisa Tomei's character, Cassidy, "the stripper with the heart of gold".

The Wrestler
23 Jun 09
Aliens

A kick ass female action hero. Right on!

Aliens
23 Jun 09
His Girl Friday

Rosalind Russell was fabulous in the movie, but Cary Grant was horribly miscast. He was very wooden in the movie. The mix between the comedy and drama was very well done. The ending pissed me off so much. It ruined the movie for me.

His Girl Friday
23 Jun 09
Kill Bill: Vol. 1

When you have a cold opening, like the one in this movie, it would be a great ride. It was. The second part was not up to par.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

This is one out of a handful of Coen Brothers comedies that I love. The infectious bluegrass music made the film for me. I caught a bit of the movie recently. I still laughed. Even though this was based "loosely" on "The Odyssey", this is still a solid film.

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

This is the only trilogy that are actually good.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
17 Jun 09
WALL•E

The shower of praise on the film is highly debatable. The first thirty minutes of the film was fantastic. But when the action moves into outer space, the film lost me. I did like the love story between WALL-E and EVE, but the propaganda message about the environment, the fat people in the chairs made me hate this movie.

WALL•E