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Shoot 'Em Up
Adolescent violence orgy. Done in bad taste, even.
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I appreciate it for not pretending to be anything otherwise.
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Crash
The Paul Haggis film, not the Cronenberg film. Very contrived and sentimental. It doesn't bother making it's characters believeable, even when it attempts to speak to life in post 9/11 America. It's so damn earnest, but it doesn't realize it's also a caricature. Avoid like the plague.
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Crash is like they tried to program AI to make a moving film by showing it moving films but not including what's moving about them.
Ugh if I had a nickel for every time a family member or acquaintance who kinda knew that I liked jazz asked me about that trite film, I'd have like 30 nickels and still be very annoyed.
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Jurassic Park
Seen this before, obviously. Saw it again this evening. It's allright. Spielberg's best movie, yet still just ok. I really, really like the first third or so, but all of the action starts wearing this eventually.
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Interesting choice, not Jaws?
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The Last Emperor
A classic that I've never watched.
The Pianist
Same as above, plus I intend to watch some more Polanski films.
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Both very good films with amazing set pieces.