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American Sniper (2014)
In Between The Film's Depictions of Contemporary War Is the Blah Rhetoric of the Average Stereotypical Jarhead
Now here's the thing. Due to really the people that supported it and glorified the film's real life protagonist I felt rather inclined to rate this film 1 out of 10 stars and call it a day but this regional entertainment retailer always has this great sell on DVDs and I got this movie for a dollar so I set my politics aside to honestly watch this film. One thing that always catches my eyes in a Clint Eastwood directed film is it's boring monotone lighting which is kinda present in American Sniper accept for the few (and there are few) scenes of the American sniper being the American Sniper. I appreciated the honesty of this films politics but I found a certain Life and World Changing Cliché scene to be pretty funny. But I did not feel while watching American Sniper as I do in every recent Eastwood film (with the exception of Letters From Iwo Jima) the continued boredom until the sweet inevitable credits. But in between the realism in the film's depictions of contemporary war is the blah rhetoric of an average stereotypical jar-head either listening or speaking to Bradley Cooper who is the only reason I rate this film an 8 instead of a 7. But I liked the Punisher being read and can dig all the Texas stuff.
Jat go zi tau di daan sang (1997)
A Cast of Morally Questionable Fellows Who Let Money Be The Force That Drives Their Every Move Give This Film A Real Scorsese Vibe
Now in my previous exposure to Asian films I've only seen two films from Hong Kong, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Fung-Fu Hustle. Until recently in fact I didn't even know Hong Kong had such a thriving film industry with gangster films at the helm. So I would consider Too Many Ways To Be No. 1 to be my introduction to the genre of Chinese gangster movies. A dimly let subterranean setting and cast of morally questionable fellows who let money be the force that drives their every move give this film a real Scorsese vibe and the dialogue which sometimes slips into clicheland is as cool as Reservoir Dogs. The film contains some of the best experimental movement I've ever seen and I would consider the cinematography to be the best part of the movie. After this I will definitely be interested in viewing more of what Hong Kong cinema has to offer.