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El laberinto del fauno (2006)
hauntingly beautiful
Going into pans labyrinth i was expecting to see a straight fantasy story, however the film displayed an engrossing and tragic war story . Set in 1944 post civil war Spain, the country is under the grip of fascism and the young Ofelia is sent with her mother to live with her new stepfather, the cruel and sadistic fascist army captain Vidal. the movie is a wonderful mix of fantasy and reality showing that in a time of darkness a subtle beauty can be found.
The film is driven by superb performances by Ivana Baquero (Ofelia), Sergi López (Capatain Vidal), Doug Jones (Pan/The Pale Man) and my personal favorite Álex Angulo (Dr. Ferreiro).
A Movie for fans of fantasy and war films alike pans labyrinth tells the haunting, tragic and beautiful tale of One girls struggle to find light within the darkness.
Thumbsucker (2005)
average coming of age film
Thumbsucker, what can i say except i was largely disappointed, well let me see. the story takes place in a modern day small American town, we are introduced to our main character and his family early on in the film, Justin Cobb is a not so average 17 year old who sucks his thumb and has not had a girlfriend, wanting to break himself of his habit he seeks advice from his longtime orthodontist (played by Keanu Reeves), his orthodontist has many new age ideas and soon tries hypnotherapy, the story takes off from here and gets quite muddled up in its own storyline. although the performances are good the plot is weak and it appears that this would be just another coming of age film. although the theme is thumb sucking it is more about what it is not saying , Thumbsucker is an average film that shares a resemblance with Garden State the only difference is that Garden State was good.
8MM (1999)
Gitty, Disturbing.....FANTASTIC
Eight millimeter is a gritty and disturbing look into the world of underground illegal pornography with a wonderful performance from the supporting cast including James Gandolfini(the sopranos) who play's a sleazy porn star agent, and Peter Stormare(Fargo) a twisted pornographer with the delusion of artistic genius. the film to say the least is fantastic but certainly not for the easily offended or faint hearted. starting with the discovery of a snuff film in a deceased business mans secret safe, a private investigator portrayed by Nicholas Cage(Raising Arizona)goes on a physically and emotionally draining journey to find out the authenticity of the film and who was involved in its production definitely a film that has to be seen to be truly appreciated i suggest not watching it to late at night. i give this film a definite 8.5 out of ten.Gritty, Disturbing and fantastic, definitely take a shower after watching this.