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.

Heat

Heat - 9/10





















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Pretty epic movie. I think I'll be comparing all crime movies to this from here on out. I had heard that The Dark Knight borrowed a lot of elements from this movie, and now I see what people meant by that. If you liked the first 10 minutes of TDK (the bank robbery scene) then you HAVE to watch this movie.

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.

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th - 6/10















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I'm going to preface this by saying that I'm not a huge horror fan. However, I was in the mood to watch one today and instead of going with something released recently, I decided to go for a classic.

When I think 80's horror, two things come to mind - Freddy and Jason. I've seen all but one or two of the Nightmare on Elm Street (NoES) films and have enjoyed most of them, but this was the first time I've ever seen a Jason movie. I knew a little bit about this film going in, and because of that I really didn't expect a great movie.

I started watching this movie in the morning, and after about an hour in I got pretty bored and decided to go get some lunch. I didn't find any of the characters particularly interesting and the whole movie just seemed to be going very slow. So, after I returned home with my lunch I decided that I might as well just watch the last 30 minutes, and I'm VERY glad that I did.

The end of the movie made up for the lackluster start. I don't want to spoil what happens at the end, or who the killer is, but I'll just say to stick out the beginning of the movie and it will be worth your while in the end.

American Teen

American Teen - 2/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486259/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Teen
http://au.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_teen/
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americanteen.htm

Horrible film. Apparently it's a documentary, but it sure feels scripted in my opinion. There was just nothing at all good in this film. I don't know how it got such good ratings, but to each his own I guess.

Starbucked

Starbucked - 5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0956358/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_(Starbucks)
Not rated on Rotten Tomatoes
Not on box office mojo

This guy is pretty intense. Winter, which is his legal name by the way, has made it his life goal to visit every licensed Starbucks in the country and abroad. In order to count a visit he has to take a picture of the location and drink at least a sampler's cup of coffee. This film documents a few of his visits, but focuses more on trying to find out why he is doing this and what keeps him going.

I found this documentary to be pretty easy to sit through. I never found myself bored seeing as how Winter is such an "out there" kind of guy. I even checked his website and sure enough, he had visited every Starbucks I know of in my home town. My favorite part of this documentary had to be the end where he is teaching a class about why he is doing this. I never really thought of life in the way he does, and I'm not sure I completely agree, but it definitely makes you wonder.

Rawhead Rex

Rawhead Rex - 7/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091829/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawhead_Rex_(film)
http://au.rottentomatoes.com/m/rawhead_rex/

Well, this was pretty decent for what a 70s horror movie. It actually takes itself more seriously than I thought it would which I thoroughly enjoyed. The character was kind of cheesy looking, but the film actually had a decent story.

I love the first time Rex goes on a rampage and he walks through the kitchen throwing furniture and food everywhere. He means business! Oh no, he doesn't just want to kill your husband, he wants to make a mess for you to clean up afterward. What a beast.

I also felt like the one nudity scene in the film was kind of out of place. It's like the director was hesitant about putting it in or something. It was so random and the 3 or 4 shots it was in lasted maybe 4 or 5 seconds total. Totally unnecessary, but it's easy enough to ignore I guess.