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House M.D.: Wilson (2009)
best one all season
you know it's hard to see house going anywhere with a story especially after having watched the previous episode which focused more on houses necessity to be vindictive rather than the patient itself. which brings me to the point that the writers have got the show back on track with this truly engaging episode that i thought was the best i've seen all season for its unique approach for the first time(watch it to see what i mean) and its focus more on the case than on the personal issues of the characters of the show. i know now that my worries about house md becoming a soap opera are unfounded and that the MD in house MD is indeed necessary to be there instead of the show becomes "the life and lies of gregory house". big thumbs up, i hope it goes like this for the rest of the season, and once again robert sean leonard proved that even if hes a supporting actor he can truly act and act he does, making us love Wilson the character even more and lending it more focus and elaboration than previously imagined.
Gamer (2009)
Gamer sets out to entertain.. and succeeds
Gamer, as the rating currently shows, doesn't seem to look like an impressive movie - people complaining left right and center about the dialogues and the unbelievable storyline. I watched this with no expectations. I have to say, I commend the effort. I throughly enjoyed this movie from start to finish. Gerard Butler does a really good job in portraying Kable - his controller the 17 year old Simon, played by Logan Lerman who didn't really have much to do but play the stereotypical spoiled rich 17 year old kid. To be fair, his bit of the storyline was a bit dodgy - when you watch the movie you'll see what I mean when you finally think about it. Michael C. Hall excels in his part as Ken Castle, the deranged millionaire, shall we say. The performances weren't bad in this movie in the least, so I actually don't know what everyone's complaining about. Ludicrous, Amber Valetta, and all the co stars did more or less enough to bring out their characters, but the length of the movie didn't really allow for the showcasing for their talents.
Which begs the question what the movie really is. Well, ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you, it's definitely not a story oriented film. The story is SOUND enough to keep the intellectual viewer interested.
Gamer is an all out, bloody, violent and macabre film - most of the time, it's just fighting, fighting, and more fighting. A couple of times we also have the nudity showing up - sometimes quite unnecessarily, but mostly it's just fighting.
Mindless violence, too, mind you, people dying randomly everywhere, blood spattered, heads rolling(literally), and a gruesome experience overall.
Why do I like it so much then? I'm not one to disagree that I cringe watching violent movies(I'm yet to watch Zombieland because of that) but there is a very simple, and scary, maybe slightly overdone premise about Gamer that I like.
It carries itself in violent style, bringing out what our first person shooters would look like in reality. This is a subtle message to all gamers, in my opinion, from the directors - that nothing is as rosy as it seems, or rather, we need to take such things seriously, as Simon seems not to, until Kable reminds him that "these are real f***ing people".
The execution was far from mediocre - for a movie attempting to look like a first person shooter, it wasn't bad in the least. The cinematography was a bit dizzying, but being a fan of first person shooters myself, I'm sort of used to the crazy camera movements (not this crazy though but you get my idea). The fundamental use of "ping" was what impressed me the most - I shuddered to imagine what a delay in command could mean to a real life human out there, playing your character in a game, blood, guts, gore. As Kable points out, "That half a second could be the difference between life and death." And maybe I'm going too gaga over this film. But I truly thought that for what it was worth, Gamer sets out to achieve what it wanted to - to entertain. The acting was far from bad, the graphics and the cinematography was realistic enough(if not difficult) and the premise was sound - which is essentially what I personally care about when I watch a movie, because I don't care if the dialogues are crap(unless it's really bad, of course) as long as they're delivered appropriately, and the cast manages it just fine. And I don't care how the movie is executed as long as it tells me what it really wants to do, and that is, to entertain. I know some people were even disappointed with the amount of "entertainment" that this movie seemed to provide but honestly, any more and this would have become Transformers 2 where the last fight went on for at least an hour before the damn debacle ended? I'm not so sure, gosh that was a nightmare.
So, my honest advice to all of you is to watch this movie regardless of the rating. You aren't wasting any of your money IF you are going to watch this without expectations. Gerard Butler and Michael C. Hall are good actors(just watch Dexter) and they really don't fail to deliver the goods on this movie, and the costars are competent enough. Don't get put off by critical reviewers who'd pick on every single aspect of this movie as if it was Slumdog Millionaire which won 10 Oscars. It's just good action, not a bad story, decent acting.
And why did I give it an 8 on 10? That's because, when a movie manages not to excel itself on certain aspects,then there isn't an element of disappointment that the other things could have been better. In other words, this movie was good in all aspects, and for that consistency, I give it an 8 on 10. Two thumbs up for Gamer, catch this either in the cinema, or if you read this too late, on DVD.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
laugh riot of this year. for me forever! :)
I guess i could watch this movie again and again. It's been a while since i watched a movie which helped me to laugh out loud, but god help me i was laughing almost every moment of this movie when every joke jumped out at me and how Sergeant Angel tries to adjust to his village life. The whole storyline's quite ridiculous, but frankly, that's what makes it so funny! I guess everyone should try to understand that nothing is what it seems, probably, at the end of the film, but the jokes that jump out at your face are pacey and it'll take sometime to recover from the blow.Direction by Edgar Wright is superb - for example,the fake knife wound by Danny, is prolonged. You'll see what i mean. Acting by Nick Frost and Simon Pegg is brilliant. Simon Pegg is perfect as the law abiding, dedicated officer and Nick Frost is just as fitting for his role of the bumbling and totally useless assistant to Sergeant Angel.
However,for such a comedy movie, it's pretty gory, which some viewers may not stand. There are several scenes which are pretty much bloody, and it could have qualified as a thriller as well, had there not been so much levity. But who cares? Hot Fuzz is worthy of the rating i'm giving it, and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants - basically - to have a good laugh. Humour,here,however,is pretty high level.So don't miss out on anything, or you'd be left reeling in the cinema, asking "What did he say? What did he say?" to a disgruntled companion.
Two thumbs up. Watch it. And recommend it. And own it. :)