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Ashif K.
Ashif Khan 2 months ago

Hey Brendan so it's been 2 weeks how many movies do you have to go.

R. Jayakrishnan
Jayakrishnan R 2 months ago

I have felt that you lay a lot of impetus on the tomato meter rating, because most of the films you watch are critically acclaimed films and you certainly agree with the meter mostly( except with films such the Boondovk Saints), but if you prefer to forget the critics rating, I can give you a few suggestions of films such as the Village(2004) and Bad Boys(1995). For your 'breaking bad' sort of stuff, see 'Chronicle'(2012) and for a critically acclaimed fantasy drama, see Finding Neverland(2004).

R. Jayakrishnan
Jayakrishnan R 2 months ago

You didn't like Donnie Darko!, that's one of my favourite films, I am waiting for your review.

About Brendan

Favorite Movies:
Silver Linings Playbook, Sling Blade, The Godfather, The Godfather, Part II, Schindler's List, Awakenings, GoodFellas, Jaws, Pulp Fiction
Favorite Actors:
Robert De Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis
Celebrity Crush:
Jennifer Lawrence
Actor Who Would Play You:
Tom Hanks
Bio:
I am a pretty huge movie buf. I also play guitar, bass, and piano. Music, and movies are definitely my two biggest interests.

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The Hangover

The Hangover

(2009)
7 hours ago via Rotten Tomatoes

The hangover is one of those comedies that really affected pop culture. It was a one of a kind film when it first came out. It's jokes, characters, and lines are legendary. The film has many lines that get used in today's culture like "One man wolf pack." What made this film so great was how crazy it was. It had so many things in it that were so unexpected, and they were all just hilarious. I would say that this is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen for sure. It is the ultimate guys movie, but girls can love it too.

What actually happens is that Doug (Justin Bartha) is getting married in two days. So his friends Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), and soon to be brother in law Alan (Zach Galifianakis) decide to take him out to Vegas for his bachelor party. All three of the people have problems, and they go to Vegas not just for Doug but to escape their problems. Alan is a really crazy guy, and it is really hard to explain him, but he is hilarious throughout the whole movie. Part of what made him crazy is that he used to always do drugs, and now he is almost like a little kid. His experience really helped him in the end, because he grew up more from it. Phil is an unhappy teacher who doesn't appreciate his life. He hates having a wife and kid, and when he goes to Vegas he says that he may not go back. His experience in the end really helped him appreciate what he has in life much more. Stu at first was with this really nasty woman named Melissa (Rachael Harris) who he can't even tell that he is going to Vegas, because of what she will think. Phil is always telling him that he needs to dump her, but he won't. He learns how awful she is through his experience, and that is how the experience they went through helped him.

The experience that I am talking about is that they have one wild night, and wake up hung over in their villa at Caesars palace, and they have completely destroyed the place. It was a total mess the whole night, and it is evident. They find a baby in the room, and they have no idea whose baby it belongs too. Alan also finds a tiger in the bathroom. A really random thing is that there is a chicken walking around the place. The big problem is that they don't remember anything, and Doug is missing. They have to go throughout Vegas trying to find him so they can get him back in time for the wedding. It is a wild and crazy ride. They learn about some really messed up things that they did. Like Stu got married to a prostitute named Jade (Heather Graham). He has also lost a tooth. Apparently Ed Helms lost that tooth in real life, but he got a fake to replace it, but they had it taken out for the filming of this movie. But the stuff that I listed with him was only a few things. The film is wild, and there are many big surprises.

I loved this film, and it has many of my favorite comedy characters. I have a tee shirt that says "One Man Wolf pack" on it. This is an awesome movie, and I feel like they should have left it alone, and not done the sequel. The sequel was funny, but not as good because it copied this one. This one was special because it had not been done before, but the 2nd one was not special at all.

Tombstone

Tombstone

(1993)
1 day ago via Rotten Tomatoes

For me the Sergio Leone westerns of the 60's are dated, but the ones from the 90's and of the 21st century rock. Tombstone is one of the best westerns I have ever seen. The director of this film George P. Cosmatos is a one hit wonder. He made this one great film, but all of his other films were bad. This film shows that he should have been doing westerns his whole career.

The film was a perfect western. It was really well paced, and it was intense when it had to be. It had all the characteristics that made old westerns great, and many more modern ones. The newer westerns are usually better acted and this film was really well acted. I feel the need to point out the terrific performances from Kurt Russell, and Val Kilmer. Those two carried the movie for me. It also had more development. Not only was there plot development, but also there was character development, and the suspense gradually got greater as the film went on. They went more into the personal lives of the characters, which modern westerns tend to do. It had the old western characteristics like all the gunfights, and the fact that it was a gang of bad guys. SO this film will appeal to lovers of old westerns, and more modern ones.

What actually happens is that there is a man named Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) who decides to retire from law enforcement, and go to the town Tombstone. He meets up with his old friend Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) and learns that the town has been taken over by a group called "The Cowboys." He came to Tombstone to retire and reside with his wife, but now he is caught up in something huge. It started off slightly slow, but then got really intense, and it was great.

I like my western films to be like this. Unpredictable, suspenseful, well acted, and well developed. I am writing a western screenplay, and this is one of the films that inspired me to do it. Westerns were an acquired taste for me, and I am really growing to love the genre. This will always be one of my favorites of the genre. My favorite western films are ones like "Unforgiven," the remake of "True Grit," and this one. I liked the intensity of this film a lot, and that is what made this film so great. One of the all time great westerns for sure.

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