filmology

alright...a list from me.

duh. movies.


10. june bug - this sort of snook up on me. I saw it out of the blue. And in that first moment of seeing the oddly lit forrest with a oh-so-modern title on top of it, i immediately hated it....and the whole movie had to work against that hate for the rest of the entire film....but it never quit and somehow won me over totally. I love the "going back to your roots" subgenre....and this one put a definite twist on it. I Also loved the artwork. I have a friend in new york who does similar work oddly enough. Also this red headed girl is really awesome as a dense southern pregnant girl. Very good stuff.


9. A History of Violence - A movie that I watched despite disliking everything about the trailer. Drama isn't usually my thing. But the genius of the director really draws you in. I didn't particularly think Viggo Mortenson was all that great....but he plays the chracter properly enough....I really like the woman in the film, i forget her name. And again...great direction....you can just read it. Scorsese and shit.

8. Sky High - Pure fun. Kurt Russell is tight. Its got a lot of kids in the hall people in it. And everyone is a superhero....i promise you this will be better than X3.

7. The aristocrats - A documentary what? Didn't know what this movie was about when i watched this. Boy was I ecstatic to find its a movie about grotesque language.....or "a joke." I laughed really really hard at a couple of the stories...and I dont think I laughed quite that hard all year long.......in a theater atleast. Plus Doug Stanhope....Bob Sagat....George Carlin.......yeah....

6. Elizabethtown - I really like the style of cameron crowe....probably more than I know. I think Almost Famous has a lot more influence on me than I originally thought. Music driven film...i love it. Again...a movie about "going home to your roots." A lot of moments that ring really true with me. And a better soundtrack than garden state....mos def.

5. Sin City - Fucking awesome. pushing the boundaries of film. the characters are really cool. Guns and chicks...thats all you need. the new dvd with the recuts broken down into pieces make it so much fun to watch.

4. 40 yr old virgin - steve carrell gets to be the number one guy...yeah! Paul Rudd gets to be in another all out comedy...and he is great again....hope to see more. Very intelligent script...in that slapstick sort of way. Im starting to be able to tell that comedy writers exist in my generation...and we find the exact same things funny. Also...this was a terrible Ferrell year....save "mom, wheres the meatloaf" and "springtime for hitler" and this movie didn't have him in it...which was cool i thought.

3. King Kong - Wow. Everyone I usually watch movies with didn't like it that much. And not one person i know didn't say "it was too long" except for my dad.....idunno what that means. But it is not so long that i would complain about it....on one viewing. On two viewings back to back....with little sleep...maybe it is a little long in the middle.....but whatever....its fucking so great. fuck you if you dont love it.

2. Batman Begins - Dood. I love batman more than any other comic book character. A lot of people do...but hey...he is the best one. Christopher Nolan did amazing with this shit. If you watch the making of docs on the dvd....you realize just how far filmmaking has come since 1989's Batman. I like this one better as an overall movie than all the burton ones...but the character work for the burton films are just a hair more interesting....but here....batman gets centerstage...which was just as enjoyable most of the time.

1. Hustle and Flow - Im sorry...but this movie "owns" as they say. Despite the main character being such a lowlife, you root for him..and even when he has to beat the shit out of a bitch...you understand! and thats why this movie and a lot of movies are great....Plus the themes of getting out of proverty by any means necessary really reflect my life as of late. Its inspiring. More so than anything else i saw all year. Plus ludacris is good in it. Plus the songs should probably win academy awards...and if they aren't atleast nominated ill be highly offended. i now respect crunk.


things missing: walk the line, roll bounce, wedding crashers, the island, charlie and the chocolate factory, four brothers, war of the worlds....those were all varying degrees of good too......ill mention that walk the line had the best acting i saw all year....

i didnt really hate anything this year....i was dissappointed with fantastic four and Dukes of Hazzard and that harry potter movie...
***correction...i hated kicking and screaming

things i really need to watch still apparently......family stone, brokeback mountain, munich, syriana, constant gardner, millions, devils rejects, kiss kiss bang bang, good night and good luck, capote, match point, howls moving castle, the new world, ice harvest?....and probably a few others......most of these scream rental though....




happy new year internet....