Archive for December, 2003

Paycheck

Sunday, December 28th, 2003

Semi-standard John Woo film. Great action with an intriguing story. It makes me kinda wonder, though… when a movie that has a basis in the ability to predict the future is predictable, is that bad? Or is it bad if it isn’t predictable? I really enjoyed watching it. I think you will, too.

School of Rock

Monday, December 8th, 2003

Another decent comedy. Sure it’s cliche and the characters are predictable, but the cliches aren’t done half-ass and the predictable story and characters are taken all the way. Not only that, but the kids can actually rock really hard. I enjoyed this movie. It was kinda “cute”, but it felt good to watch after [...]

Last Samurai

Friday, December 5th, 2003

See this movie. I quite enjoyed it. Good pacing throughout. Fantastic cinematography that’s powerful, but doesn’t draw attention to itself. Well written, well performed. I’m not sure about the overall historical accuracy (although I think it’s pretty accurate) of the film, but for the quality of everything else around it, I might be willing to [...]