This film shows how an angry man develops a relationship with a family from the Hmong origin. Like every other film involving angry men, Walt, acted by Clint Eastwood, who by the way did a really perfect job here, instills many sarcasm making the whole film really enjoyable. The film captures how an american handled cultural clash with his neighbour, eventually showing the humanity of his soul, helping his new found friend in times of trouble.
The film bears some similarity to Scent of a Woman, where both older characters in the movie provide invaluable lessons of life to the younger characters indirectly, with their own experiences gained in their lifes.
Felon is a 2008 drama/prison film based on events that took place in the 1990s at the notorious California State Prison, Corcoran. It stars Val Kilmer alongside Stephen Dorff.
Plot : Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) is a decent, family loving man on the verge of opening his own business & getting married. One night he awakens to an intruder & chases the intruder out of his house with a baseball bat. Assuming the intruder was reaching for a gun from his pocket, Wade swings the bat aiming for his shoulder but as the intruder ducks it hits him on his head, killing him. Claiming that the intruder was of no longer threat to him outside the vicinity of his home, he has to be tried for murder. The courts, while sympathetic to Wade's case, are nevertheless compelled by the evidence to reject his plea of self-defence and convict him of manslaughter. He is sentenced to 3 years incarceration & steps into a world he never knew existed. There are no more society or court laws, only cop laws & gang laws. He then meets a lifer ( an infamous multiple murderer) John Smith (Val Kilmer) who becomes his cell mate. As he struggles to survive inside, Wade discovers two things—the humanity of his cellmate and the growing sadistic nature of the prison wardens.
WOW!!!!!!!! The trailer does not do justice for this film. Even reading the plot made me assume its another American History X rip off ( With the whole killing an intruder running out of your house bit). But I must repeat WOW!!!! Fucking beautiful movie! This film puts American History X to shame & will want to make you want back your 119 mins, if not for Edward Norton starring in it. Anyway i gave this movie a chance because Val Kilmer did Jim Morrison proud in the movie The Doors (1991). Plus like many i myself am an ex felon who is a sucker for prison flicks. And boy am i glad i watched it. They captured the basic rules of prison life to perfection. Families tend not to understand that there is no more court law or logical thinking in there. Its surviving in a whole different world & sometimes you've just got to do what you've got to do to survive. Corrupt wardens, Good wardens, Prison gangs fights, snitches etc etc. Everytime Val Kilmer speaks, he kept my ears close to the speakers. Just as Oscar wilde has told us not to hide our past ( as criminals or watever) but to embrace it & grow from it. John Smith (Val Kilmer) says its beautifully at the end of the film.
Memorable Quote :
John Smith: Usually I'm quoting someone else's words. The least I can do is give you some John Smith originals. They won't be poetic. But they'll be the truth. Yes, prison desensitizes you. But it also forces you to see what's most important. Family. And loyalty. Because a con like you knows neither exists in this place. So don't run from who you've become, felon. Embrace it. Grow from it. And you'll never lose sight of what truly matters. That's my final piece of advice, Wade Porter. You protect your family at all costs. Even if you're forced to kill again. Because if i had to, I’d wipe out the whole planet to get mine back. So long, friend.
He just grows better as an actor as he ages. Stephen Dorff did a good job portraying his role as well. Both of them did a great job carrying their roles with the right amount of emotions to move you inside & keep you fix onto your seats. I Loved it & i definetly recommend this movie to everybody!!! Watch it asap!!!
Director : Ric Roman Waugh
Actors : John Smith - Val Kilmer Wade Porter - Stephen Dorff Marisol Nichols - Laura Porter Lt.Jackson - Harold Perrineau
Harsh Times is an American crime film set in South Los Angeles. The film stars Christian Bale & Freddy Rodriguez, and was written and directed by David Ayer. Ayer says that the film's characters are greatly based on the people he knew when he lived in South Central. Plot : Jim Davis ( Christian Bale) an ex Army Ranger who was recently honorably discharged and suffering from extreme PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) over the killing and horrors of his combat tours in which he took part with a savage aggressiveness towards the enemy. He has a beautiful girlfriend in Mexico who he falls in love with & plans to marry. He then returns to Los Angeles hoping to get into the LAPD , so he can bring Martha over from Mexico & marry her. When he returns to Los Angeles he meets up with his only true friend Mike Alonzo ( Freddy Rodriguez) who at that time was being pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia (Eva Longoria) to find a job. When Jim is refused by the police department, he becomes furious and begins a series of violent actions and finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime & his inner demons while dragging his friend Mike along with him. Until he is called by the Federal agency and assigned to work in Colombia. Meanwhile, Mike gets a dream job, making Sylvia happy. Jim invites the weak Mike and their friend Toussant to spend the weekend in Mexico for one last time before he heads to Georgia. After some incidents, Jim returns bringing 20 kg of marijuana to Los Angeles, leading to a tragic end.
It is impossible for me to explain how great this movie is because its one of those shows where you assume you know how its going to go but it takes a very different twist & leaves you astonished. This is definetly one of Christian Bales best performance hands down. The way he fights his inner demons is so realistic that you can for a second forget that he is merely acting. I watched this film a year ago & wasnt able to pay much attention to it. But even then there was somthing about this film that made me want to watch it again. Andnow a year later i am so glad i took the time to watch this film. Amazing, beautiful, funny, sad, tragic all wrapped up in 116mins. Please do watch this film. You will not regret it.
Memorable Quote :
Jim Davis: Fuck you, God! You ain't got the fuckin' balls to take my ass! Director : David Ayer
Actors : Christian Bale - Jim Davis Freddy Rodriguez - Mike Alonzo Eva Longoria - Sylvia
BRONSON is the evolutionary journey of Mickey Peterson into Britain’s most notorious and dangerous living prisoner CHARLES BRONSON. Originally sentenced to 7 years in prison for burglary, Charles Bronson has been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. Charlie has forged an outrageous reputation through violence, hostage taking and rooftop protests to become a notorious figure in the British public’s conscious.
Plot : In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage.
Ok so i saw this trailer on youtube & was very intrigued. Had to watch it! So then what do i do??? RSLINKS ofcourse :P Its been considered the 21st century clockwork orange. Other then its certain directing & story telling style, its not even close to Clockwork Orange. Thats a Classic! Well anyway Bronson the movie shows two sides of him. One of himself as the prisoner & the other of him dressed in a suit with a clown face on a stage reciting the story of his life in the most unique way. The actor did a brilliant job. No doubt abt that.DO WATCH IT!
Pineapple Express is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogan & Evan Goldberg. The film was released on August 6, 2008. Franco was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance.
Plot : Dale Denton (Seth Rogan) is a 25-year-old Process server who, in delivering a subpoena to drug lord Ted Jones witnesses Jones and his girlfriend, a corrupt police officer, Carol Brazier commit murder. Dale panics & throws his joint ( A special kind of weed call pineapple express) out of his car window & fleds the scene. Ted Jones rushes out to find the joint on the road & realises it is a joint containing the rare "Pineapple Express" who he had only sold to one dealer. Ted Jones then sends two henchmen to hunt down Dale Denton (Seth Rogan) & his supplier Saul Silver ( James Franco).
This movie is by far the best bud movie of 2008, It is filled with Marijuana, humour, explosive action, insane car chases & best of all James Francos innovative invention of the "cross joint".
Saul: This. Is. The future, this is like the apex of the vortex of joint engineering. It's rumored that M. M. O'Shaughnessy designed the first one - the guy who, uh, designed the Golden Gate Bridge. My second favorite civil engineer behind Hannskarl Bandel: Madison Square Garden... What you do is you light all three ends at the same time... Dale Denton: Really? Saul: - and then the smoke converges, creating a TRIFECTA of joint-smoking power. This is it, man. This is what your grandchildren are gonna be smoking. Future. That - future...
I had a blast watching this ( Though i have my pee test in two days & cant afford to smoke a fucking blunt!), James Franco did an excellent job coming out of his usual crappy Harry Osborn role from Spiderman. But remember kids, you'll need to score some weed before watching this film!!!
Director : David Gordon Green
Actors : Seth Rogan - Dale Denton James Franco - Saul Silver Amber Head - Angie Anderson Gary Cole - Ted Jones
A Life Less Ordinary is a 1997 romantic/comedy directed by one of my favourite director of all time, Mr Danny Boyle! Originally written by Boyle & John Hodge. Following the international success of Trainspotting, Hodge and Boyle sought to use funding from Channel 4 to make a film that would appeal to a U.S. audience.
I was never a fan of Cameron Diaz ( There is something about her face that bothers me) but being a fan of Ewan Mcgregor, i had to give this movie a chance. Realizing it was directed by Danny Boyle was an even bigger boost to watch it. I must say it is one of the most interesting, funny, unique romantic comedy i have ever seen. Danny Boyle just never fails to disappoint. If only the world had more directors like him.
The Plot : In Heaven the "Captain" is upset at reviewing the files of partner angels played by Holly Hunter & Delroy Lindo all of whose recent cases have ended in divorce or misery. Gabriel is being pressed for results, so he introduces a radical new incentive: if their latest case isn't "cracked" - meaning, if the pair in question do not fall, and stay, in love, Jackson and O'Reilly must stay on Earth forever. Shocked and scared, Jackson and O'Reilly open the case file. And their mission was to get Robert (MacGregor) a janitor & a nobody to fall in love with Celine (Diaz) a spoiled twenty-something daughter of a wealthy businessman. Robert (MacGregor) who works as a janitor at celina (Diaz) fathers company finds out he is being replaced by a cleaning machine on the same day his girlfriend leaves him for an aerobics instructor. He confronts celines dad which ends up in a nasty fight with the security guards. Robert then kidnaps celine & drives her to a remote cabin in the California woods. Not realising what a kidnapper should do, he takes lessons from celine herself. And the two go through a hilarious, emotional, disastrous trail, while at the same time being chased down by the angels in their own mission to force them to fall in love with one another.
Well, i did not expect much from this movie being biased about Cameron Diaz but she did an excellent job in her role in this film. So did Mr Ewan Mcgregor as always. It was one of the most funniest, weirdest most unique romantic comedies i have seen so far. But then again, who else could have come up with such a great & unique story line other then Danny Boyle himself. I definetly recommend watching this!!!
Memorable Quote :
Jackson: What the hell did you do to her? Robert: I punched her in the face. Jackson: Oh, you punched her in the face. She's half your size and you punch her in the face? Robert: She had a gun! Jackson: Oh, she had a gun! So that makes everything all right, does it? Robert: No, I'm not saying it makes everything all right. I'm just trying to explain to you that for all I knew, she could have been a karate expert or something. Jackson: With a broken arm? WITH A BROKEN ARM? Robert: O.K., I'm sorry.
Director : Danny Boyle
Actors : Ewan Mcgregor - Robert Lewis Cameron Diaz - Celine Naville Holly Hunter - O'Reilly Delroy Lindo - Jackson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 film adaptation of Hunter S. Thomson 1971 novel Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas : A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. The film, directed by Terry Gilliam, stars Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio Del Toro as Dr. Gonzo.
Though the film was a box office failure, It has since become a cult classic due in large part to its release on DVD, including a Special Edition released by The Criterion Collection.
I had to watch this movie more then once before i could fully understand the details of the story. And i had came to the conclusion that it had no meaning & that was the beauty of it. It takes an aquired taste to appreciate this film. The plot being an oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer traveling to Las Vegas for a series of psychadelic escapades. Unlike other drug films, this was not only taken through the viewers eyes but also through the eyes of the junkies. Massive hallucinations, Paranoia etc etc. Its tough to go into details about this movie without wrecking it for those who have not seen it. But rest assured that once again Mr Johnny Depp has far exceeded his talent in impersonating the character to perfection. This is a must watch for all Hunter S. Thompson fans. If you have read the book you will know that this movie captures the same excitement and mayhem created within it's pages.
And i shall leave you with my favourite line by Raoul Duke: "We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get into locked a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge, and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon."
Gothic band Choir Of Agony had a track titled Methampetamine released in their 6 track EP dedicated to the film.
Director : Terry Gilliam
Actors : Johnny Depp - Raoul Duke Benicio Del Toro - Dr. Gonzo Tobey Maguire - Hitchhiker Christina Ricci - Lucy
