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X-Men (2000)
Great Summer Flick
When I was about 6 or 7 years old, I collected X-Men cards, comics, and toys. I even watched the cartoon. I loved it because it was such a great original idea. Therefore when I saw the first preview of the movie, I was thrilled. Everyone was perfectly cast in their parts. The acting was great because everyone was their parts. I mostly enjoyed Famke Janssen as Dr. Jean Grey and James Marsden as Scott Summers(Cyclops). Famke is just a great actress whom I admire for her ability to play people of all trades. You may remember her as Evelyn Price in House on Haunted Hill. She does great in all of her movies. And for James, this movie is a great stretch for him. He has almost the fewest lines, I believe Ray Park takes the fewest, but even without lines his acting is great. He too can play many different types of characters.
The movie is about a young girl, Rogue(Paquin), who, after discovering her powers, runs away from home. While on the road, she meets a drifter, Logan/Wolverine(Jackman), with similar problems as her. They are alike in the fact that they are gifted. So after getting on the road and after having a proper aquaintance, they run into some trouble. They are taken to a safe place where they meet many people with gifts. While there, Rogue comes familiar with Robert Drake/Iceman(Ashmore). Logan meets the creator, Professor Charles Xavier(Stewart), and his "task force", including, Scott Summers/Cyclops(Marsden), Jean Grey(Janssen), and Ororo Munroe/Storm(Berry). It is explained to him that their nemesis; Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto(McKellen) and his confidants Raven Darkholme/Mystique(Romijn-Stamos), Mortimer Toynbee/Toad(Park), and Victor Creed/Sabretooth(Mane); believe that there is a war brewing between mutants and humans and it is there duty to keep balance with humans and mutants and stop Magneto.
Overall it's a great movie. Perfect acting, perfect casting, everything was perfect. All of my expectations were met and even conquered. There are a few in-jokes that relate back to the comics. Hilarious. Everything is believable about this movie. This is one of the best movies of the summer.
-A++
Mumford (1999)
A great movie with little recognition
Mumford is a great movie. I saw this back when it first came out and I really enjoyed it. When I went into the theater, I had no idea what the movie was about except that it was about a therapist that isn't. I was very impressed with it. Great acting from Loren Dean and Jason Lee. They were their characters they played.
The movie is about a psychiatrist named Dr. Mumford (Dean) who lives in a town of the same name. He's really not a doctor but the funny twist about that is he's the best doctor in town. He tells his secret, first, to one of his patients, Skip Skipperton (Lee), who is a Rich guy with a big company. Skip actually stumbles upon his secret when discussing values of a psychiatrist. The real big comedy hits when Mumford falls in love with one of his patients. Possibly one of the funniest lines come from the scene where Mumford tells skip- M: 'I've fallen in love with one of my patients' S: 'Doc, it's not me is it?' The movie takes many looks into Mumford's past and his patients lives. There's comedy, there's romance, and there's Jason Lee, a category all on it's own.
Go see this movie. You may be impressed. -A+
Animal Room (1995)
Great Movie
I really enjoyed Animal Room. It has my favorite actor in it, Matthew Lillard. His performance in this movie is great. I saw this movie back in the middle of April when it first came out to video. This movie made me think a lot about people and those who get picked on and knowing who your true friends are. It's really sad when you look deep into the movie.
The main basis of the film starts with Arnold Mosk(Harris) who has been placed in a program for drug users. Every student has their bully. Arnold's is Doug Van Housen(Lillard) who is constantly torturing him. Arnold's old friend Gary Trancer(Olds) is trying to reach out to him and rekindle that old friendship they once had because he knows what a tough time Arnold is going through. The rest of the movie is just a look at their lives and how they cope with one another and their own problems.
I really can't stress enough how great of a movie this is. I know many people will not like it. You really have to be a certain kind of person to like it. Someone with a twisted mind, someone who really enjoys art and what life is really about in a film, someone who really enjoys the actors in the film. I fall under all three, as may many more people. It's just so great, the camera angles are good, the acting is great, everything just fits into place. The movie was well put together. If you enjoy any of the three things I listed, go see this movie. It's really great.
-A+