Sunday, March 30, 2008

movies ive seen recently

First things first, one of the best movies I've seen recently is In Bruges. It was really entertaining and hysterical. Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, and Brendan Gleeson are all really good in this movie. These actors all have incredible chemistry together and it's a joy to watch them work together. The movie involves Farrel and Gleeson, who are hitmen, who need to leave London because of a botched assassination. They go to Bruges on the orders of their boss played by Fiennes. What follows is funny and sometimes sad but always enjoyable.

Two of the worst movies I've seen recently were 10,000 BC and Funny Games. 10,000 BC is a mindless action movie that should have entertained, instead it was a horribly boring mindless action movie with some really lame special effects. Funny Games seemed like it would be interesting but it turned out to be pretty boring. It is about a family who is held captive by two young psychos and forced to play "funny games" which turn out to be deadly. The story is interesting and the acting is terrific from everybody but the end result just seems pointless.

The best movie I've seen recenly however would have to be the Bank Job with Jason Statham. What seemed like would be a mindless comedic heist movie ended up being a complex and very serious heist movie that involved the British Government and some pretty sleazy scum bags.

I strongly urge everybody to see In Bruges and The Bank Job and to avoid 10,000 BC and Funny Games

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