FOLLOWING [1998] review
July 23, 2010
Last week I saw Christopher Nolan’s latest, INCEPTION, but I had never seen his debut, FOLLOWING, so I put it to the top of my Netflix queue. I tried to avoid reading anything about the plot or story, and assumed that the plot would twist time, etc., which it did. Like most non-Batman Nolan films, you would be hard pressed to describe it in a single sentence.
Jason’s Top Ten Favorite Movies of 2008
January 22, 2009
I wanted to post my ten favorite movies released in 2008 before the Oscar nominations were released so as to avoid any bias. I call these my ten favorite movies on purpose, and remove myself from saying these are the ten best movies released in 2008. These may very well be the ten movies I think are best as well, but the purpose of this list is to share the ten movies that have most stuck in my mind that I saw in 2008. Without further adieu . . .
THE DARK KNIGHT [2008] review
August 3, 2008
WARNING: SPOILERS
Right after the Joker was captured at about the half-way point of THE DARK KNIGHT, I was already thinking to myself, “the most badass film, ever.” Then the film totally changed gears and became an incredible psychological thriller and statement on the effect of terrorism on modern society. I was not prepared for this dual-genre film, and it blew me away leaving me walking out of the theater knowing it will enter my pantheon of unforgettable movie going experiences.
BATMAN BEGINS [2005] review
July 31, 2008
I rewatched BATMAN BEGINS in preparation for watching THE DARK KNIGHT this weekend. I first saw BATMAN BEGINS in a theater here in Japan. I remember it being pretty much my best movie going experience in Japan. It was a Wednesday night sneak preview. And when Batman first went under the dashboard of the Tumbler I screamed out loud like a little girl I thought it was so badass.
Upon this second viewing, however, the movie has lessoned in my opinion. I feel I am no hurry to ever watch it again. Now, I love origin story movies. My favorite book and movie of the LOTR series is Fellowship of the Ring. I especially like seeing how superheroes become superheroes. BATMAN BEGINS offers a satisfying, if not a bit stereotypical origin training story. I mean, how Bruce Wayne gets lost and goes to a Chinese (?) prison to fight criminals and harden himself—I thought that was pretty sweet. Then getting trained up in a mountain top hideaway, also sweet. But I think I just do not like Liam Neeson. I think that was a bad casting choice.
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