Sleepers

Sleepers - 8/10





















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That was a pretty intense movie. I really liked it though and I'm starting to enjoy crime movies a lot more now than I use to.

The film is basically about a group of four friends who end up in a correctional facility at a young age. They have to put up with the abuse of the guards at the facility and can never forget what went on there. Now, many years later, they enact their revenge on the men who changed their lives.

This was a really good movie and I'm surprised I hadn't heard about it before this week. I would definitely recommend this movie if you're up for something pretty intense.

Wall Street

Wall Street - 7/10





















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Gordon Gecko is a beast, seriously, what a great villain. Going into this, I hadn't heard anything about this movie, but the previews for the sequel made me interested. I would definitely watch this film again and would recommend that others see it. My only real problem with the movie was "The End".

Shutter Island

Shutter Island - 7/10





















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Pretty good movie. I like the fact that they actually tied the movie up in a good way. It seems so often that movies like this end up with a horrible ending, but this one did the rest of the film justice.

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea - 8/10

























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I had never heard of this movie until today, and I can't understand why that is. This was a pretty amazing movie. If I had to compare it to something, I would say it's some what similar to American History X.

I don't want to describe the plot in too much detail, because I don't want to give anything away, but you really grow attached to Val Kilmer's character towards the end of the film when you find out why he's doing everything he's doing. This is a great film and I would definitely watch it again.

Water Lilies (Naissance des pieuvres)

Water Lilies (Naissance des pieuvres) - 8/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0869977/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Lilies_(film)
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/water_lilies/
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=waterlilies.htm

"We must not split up, Marie. I do crazy things when I'm alone."

Man, great line to sum up this movie. Tons of crazy stuff going on. I hope this isn't what a typical teenage girl in France experiences.

This movie is kind of creepy in the beginning in that it takes a very taboo subject like obsession and border line stalking and shows it in the light of young "innocent" teenagers. You think it might be getting a little bit better when Marie and Floriane seem to be getting along together and then it just gets even weirder when you see them beginning to fall for each other.

Floriane was a roller coaster of a character. I started out hating her, than she got a little bit better, then I liked her, and then I hated her in the end. The whole ending was kind angering, but fitting I guess.

It was a good film in the end. One reason I like it is because I think the emotion's of the character's seem very human. This story definitely seems like something that could have happened in real life. This is like a teen drama done right. I thought the ending was like coming around full circle and closed out the story in the right way.

Good movie, I wouldn't mind watching it again. Once you get over the whole young teen lesbian/stalker/obsession part, it's a good movie.