semick Reviews

Death to the Supermodels (2005 Video)

Mildy entertaining

[5/10 · 9 December 2005]

I watched this movie at work and got some laughs. Maybe if I had a few drinks it would be funnier. The best thing about this movie are the two "asexual" guys's (Gunther and Gerd) running commentary and Eva's character. These three pretty much make the movie. They could have made a movie "2 asexuals and Eva" and it would have been more successful! Jaime Pressly's character could do a lot more. She talks to herself and attempts to entertain her supermodel guests with horrible singing and acting skill. She did a lot better job in Not another Teen Movie. I guess if you can see it for free like I did and have nothing better to do, it is worthwhile for a couple of laughs...

Æon Flux (2005)

movie is a nice surprise

[10/10 · 9 December 2005]

After watching the previews, my expectations were quite low for this movie. I'd seen reruns on MTV as well and that didn't give me any incentive to see the movie either. However, the clerk at the movie theater said it was good, so I took a chance. Background and special effects are very consistent and realistic, even down to the clothing and hair styles. Charlize Theron is made up to be quite the "bad ass". Kevin Spacey does "The chairman" perfectly. The plot is concise, simple, and well developed. And, the clincher of the movie is almost believable and wraps up the loose ends perfectly...Why do we know each other yet we have not met? What are these dreams each of us keeps having? All of us are coming unraveled.

The Medicine Show (2001)

Realistic comedy about cancer

[9/10 · 18 May 2003]

I liked the film because it is addressing cancer which is so dark as well as serious to many from the view of the patient himself who has it in a comical way. We see how different people react and how this affects Taylor Darcy (Jonathan Silverman) in the movie, and how he reacts as well. Darcy himself has a kind of sarcastic humour about the whole thing and it seems like he is in denial about it all. The movie does well on developing the nature of the relationships between Taylor and his brother, Lynn Piegi (Natasha Gregson Wagner), and the people in Taylor's periphery who are mostly his doctor, nurses, and other hospital staff. The varying personalities which are typically found in the hospital are represented well also.

The Fifth Element (1997)

I could watch it again and again...

[10/10 · 18 May 2003]

After seeing the movie more than ten times, I still love it. The movie's character development is colorful and well-acted. The depiction of the future is imaginative and entertaining. The classic plot of good versus evil is presented in a unique way. One negative: Korben Dallas's mother calling periodically to harass him is a little weak and does little to add to the movie. (But it is tolerable!). Altogether the plot flows well, and I myself identify with Korben Dallas - a man who is on a downward spiral but still capable of love and self-sacrifice despite the personal risk. There are deep philosophical ideas embedded in the movie which I cannot really go into without making this a spoiler I guess, but that is what attracts me to the movie time and time again.