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No probably not.  At the end of the day though, a movie should entertain you and Friday does it and how!  No its no Schindler’s List or The Artist, how could it be, its only 500 times better than either.  Friday is so funny, it makes any comedy look serious.  Chris Tucker raw and unleashed is a sight to behold.  Long before he gave up cursing and making movies only with Jackie Chan, Tucker was one of the funniest people around.  Money Talks was another hilarious movie but cannot even come close to Friday. I have watched Friday about 5 times since I first saw it about a year ago and it never gets old.  The other two Fridays are great but again the absence of Tucker is to great a void to fill and Omar Epps (or the writers) very wisely went a completely different direction with his character rather than even attempt to imitate Tucker. As good as Tucker is, that does not mean he deserves all the credit. Ice Cube does great, the director a talented perso...

  As much as I loved Kick Ass, it seems to be one of those polarizing films where some people love it and others hate it.  However, the soundtrack must surely have way more fans than haters.  The soundtrack/score is so good, I would be hard pressed to name another film in the past few years which to me is more memorable.  Everyone knows the big scenes from the movie – Big Daddy taking out a factory full of baddies, the big Hit Girl rescue scene, the jet pack scene and of course the insane scene where Hit girl goes to the apartment in the end.  None of those scenes would be as crazy great as they are without the absolutely perfect music/songs/score that accompanies them. As a matter of fact, even those parts of the score that were borrowed (from 28 days later and Sunshine) seem more appropriate here than in those original movies….  Amazing, but hey those were from John Murphy who does the music here as well, so its all good. Hard to pick out a few scenes...

Tarsem’s “The Fall” is first and foremost a visual feast of almost unimaginable beauty.  That there is a compelling story as well as a marvelous performance by Catinca Untaru just confirms it as being one of the best films I have seen in a very long time.  In a time where imagination seems to be stalling and more and more movies are playing it safe, this is a film which is daring to the point of being insane.  Some internet research reveals that Tarsem spent millions of his own dollars in getting this film made and that makes a lot of sense.  At its script level and even in its final execution, I cannot imagine any studio considering it to be marketable in the least, a fact which is borne out by the film’s damn poor box office showing.  Roger Ebert mentions in his review that there will never be another like it and that is possibly true.  All the more reason that everyone should see this.  They say we go to movies as a means of escape, well there c...

Just saw Rango the other day, and hats off to ILM and the geniuses who made this movie possible.  We are currently besieged by CGI and full length animations from right and left but Rango will cause anyone to do a double take once they see the jaw dropping stuff that makes up the movie.  Outstanding detail, ultra stylized creatures (the rattlesnake with a gun instead of a rattle, and whatever the hell type of creature Spooner? is), stunning water effects and plays on lighting so dramatic and brilliant you jaw may close only after the movie ends.  Yes, its that good! Anyway in a sea of disposable animation fare, this really stands out and hopefully will pave the way for much more good stuff from ILM in future. Technorati Tags: movies , animation , cgi

Just watched Vanilla Sky again the other day and then had to start listening to fantastic selection of songs that are part of the soundtrack. Salisbury hill - peter gabriel   Where do I begin - chemical brothers  Directions - Josh Rouse Njosnavelin (Nothing Song) - Sigur Ros Rez - underworld Truly outstanding stuff, and all hold up remarkably well after all these years. The main theme (as well as the variants of it in the film) is simply beautiful.   You expect an above average soundtrack from a Cameron Crowe film and Vanilla Sky does not disappoint.