JESUS CAMP. I heard someone say it was scarier than Hostel, and I'm inclined to agree. It's been awhile since I saw a doc that would please those on both sides of an issue. If you're a fundamentalist, this is your rallying cry, and if you think these folks are crazy, there's plenty of fuel for that, even without much direct confrontation. I personally spent half the movie talking back at the screen and contemplating my move to Sweden. And to think half this thing was shot right under my nose in a local 'burb boils the blood. I dig the mortal Jesus, and don't care in the least who folks pray to, until they train their little jihadists to infiltrate the system that governs and judges me for that same tolerance. Repression leads to far greater outbursts of sin and denial. It's the whole Tree of Knowledge thing; some are content to be left in the dark. But I can tell you I get very nervous riding shotgun in someone's car with a "let go and let God" sticker.
JOINT SECURITY AREA. By Chan-Wook Park. It's no Oldboy, but a great film nonetheless. About the awkward, budding, and tragic relationships between some border guards on opposite sides of the Korean DMZ. Nothing terribly original, yet it's really well done with great visuals, acting, and humanity. The closing shot is classic.
JUNO. Sure, it wasn't award-worthy, but folks have been too hard on her, and I’ve never seen such a backlash for a once-praised film. The annoyance subsided for me after about 15 minutes, and I actually liked it more than I hated it. But enough with the red hoodie, Ellen, mm-kay?
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER. This is how a comic-book movie should look. Great old-school animation. I was surprised how violent and adult it was in spots, yet how cringeworthy the dialogue was. I also loved that they set it in the 50s and really captured that era (as best I could tell). It was hard to distinguish who was who out of costume, because all the dudes were buff with square jaws. I kept thinking of Captain Hero from Drawn Together.
I heard someone say it was scarier than Hostel, and I'm inclined to agree. It's been awhile since I saw a doc that would please those on both sides of an issue. If you're a fundamentalist, this is your rallying cry, and if you think these folks are crazy, there's plenty of fuel for that, even without much direct confrontation. I personally spent half the movie talking back at the screen and contemplating my move to Sweden. And to think half this thing was shot right under my nose in a local 'burb boils the blood. I dig the mortal Jesus, and don't care in the least who folks pray to, until they train their little jihadists to infiltrate the system that governs and judges me for that same tolerance. Repression leads to far greater outbursts of sin and denial. It's the whole Tree of Knowledge thing; some are content to be left in the dark. But I can tell you I get very nervous riding shotgun in someone's car with a "let go and let God" sticker.
By Chan-Wook Park. It's no Oldboy, but a great film nonetheless. About the awkward, budding, and tragic relationships between some border guards on opposite sides of the Korean DMZ. Nothing terribly original, yet it's really well done with great visuals, acting, and humanity. The closing shot is classic.