The Future of Hollywood

I’ve been watching a lot of movies of late. Mostly due to NetFlix Instant coming to OS X (Officially today, although it’s been out in beta for a while now). If you have yet to jump on that train I suggest you do so now. Many a great film to be found.

Here is a run down of what I’ve been watching:

NetFlix / Netflix Instant (Best thing ever)

The Crow – 3 stars – almost cool.
Dark City – 4 stars – This style works much better than in the Crow.
Primer – 4 stars – amazing, $7k budget
Mission to Mars – 3 stars – crappy movie until the end which is amazing and worth watching for.
Godfather II – 4 stars – Late to this party
Gattica – 3 stars – Love the concept, story execution was less than I hoped for.
The Fountain – 4 stars – Film didn’t get the love it deserved. Worth a look (or a second watch)
Panic Room – 3 stars – come on Fincher.
Zodiac – 3 stars – Good but not great.
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest – 4 stars – Classic
Rebel Without a Cause – 3 stars – Didn’t resonate with me
The Kid Stays in the Picture – 4 – Love Hollywood
Bound – 4 – Great seeing the beginning of the Bros style.
Storytelling – 4 stars – funny
2010 4 stars – holy underrated. Don’t compare it to the Masters 2001. Amazing story.
King of California – 3 stars – Nothing special
The Fifth Element – 3 stars – cool idea, absurd execution (Even though that’s what Besson was going for)

Award Screening:
Curious Case of Benjamin Button – 4.5 stars – Best Picture?
Slumdog Millionaire – Watching tonight but I’m going in with a 4.5 star rating.

Hitchock Awesomness:

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Rope
Vertigo
Rear Window

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