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Reviews
The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
A classic revenge story with a beautiful Aesthetic
It's true that all of the characters in this movie are fairly typical action movie type characters. Judah, the occultish, sadistic leader of the future underworld, Ash and his Son, the perfect family, etc. And yes, the film is Archetypal, a story that has been told and will be told again. This being said I think the script has a basic appeal and the visual aspect of this movie is stunning. Both the violence and the landscape are very stylish. Whether Ash is dropping one of the murderers out a building, onto a car, or in pursuit on a motorcycle and looking overhead, the films maintains a visual richness not found most films, and hardly ever found in most action features I'd give this film a 7.
Kids (1995)
Veary realistic, not terribly entertaining or innovative
Cinema Veritae. This film is a brutally honest portrayal of adolescence, but one must keep in mind that it isn't anything more then that. Frankly, KIDS trips over itself to be shocking. For instance when Telly kicks his cat, or when Casper describes his menstruating women as having, "mad flavor." I've scene every form of anti-social behavior depicted in this film:Binge drinking,theft,violence,sexual battery,sh***y family life, but I've never witnessed all things repulsivve in one day. As far as the production and technical side goes, could they really have made the films cinemetography any duller? This film is really no more then a realistic but exaggerated script.
The Crying Game (1992)
Excellent and Unconventional
It amazes me how one penis can distract a mass of viewers. Indeed, the revelation is a 500 lb gorilla, but that doesn't take away from the touching romantic aspect or the superb camera work. Unlike most of the cinematic world, the real world is unpredictable, as is this movie. I really enjoyed this compassionate and well put together film. Let's hope Neil Jordan keeps breaking with convention and crossing genres.
Batman Returns (1992)
An imaginative, entertaining endeavor
I was entertained through out the film. Gotham city as a set or background was superb, the script was exceptional, and the acting was decent. The Penguin, played by Danny Devito was a well developed, and truly repulsive character. The Catwoman character was also fairly interesting. I think the strength of the movie is that it expands on the original comic book characters, while Catwoman could've been glossed over as a femme fatale, she was in fact developed as a repressed secretary who finds her duel identity as a cat very liberating. Devito effectively plays a freakish, repugnant misanthrope. The Action sequences and production was slick and slightly off beat. Burton was at his best. This film is a must see for fantasy fans and people who like gothic like films