Who says my random little movie review blog has to be serious? Hpnotiq and a lil bottle of Jack Daniels accompany these viewings.
Say Anything... (1989)
John Cusack blunders & blubbers his way through this enjoyable 80s teen romcom. The representation of how a breakup affects a guy really ring accurate. The famous boombox-over-head scene , like many similarly famous scenes, is kind of stuck in there non-chalantly I think. Not to mention the song (In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel) he was playing has been burned out in my mind via work muzak. Also strange that the movie's title phrase is more often uttered by the girl to her father.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Elrond aka Agent Smith aka Hugo Weaving in Drag. Wow, didn't expect that to be the first thing I saw in this movie (not sure what I Did have in mind though...). A definite interesting variation on the standard road movie. Unfortunately, I didn't see how this darkly comic (and just plain dark at times) romp through the Australian desert turned out, since I was very tired. All I can gather from wiki that I missed is some kooky plot twist. Cos I know pills are my favorite breakfast.
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Tim Burton masterfully crafts a cheesy, hilarious bloodthirsty alien apocalypse for our eyes, accompanied theramintastically for our ears by Danny Elfman. As if the quacky alien language wasn't funny enough, there's some great comic timing and suspense when the aliens tactfully pretend to be making contact peacefully, only to unleash all hell when least expected. Danny DeVito def doesn't deserve to be on the poster though - he has maybe 60 seconds of screen time?? President Jack Nicholson's death is downright iconic btw.
The Fugitive (1993)
Harrison Ford gets his serious face on for this roller coaster thriller. After laying down just a bit of exposition, the stuff hits the fan without warning, and the crazy stuff just keeps happening. US Marshall Tommy Lee Jones definitely earns his Academy Award for Supporting Actor with one of my favorite turns of his hard biting wit. The plot twists get a little out of hand towards the end but its a good solid action movie.
Next week!
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