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Meat Market (2000)
No redeeming qualities, tries too hard to do too much....
What the people behind this movie didn't "get" was the ONE simple rule of low budget film making. They tried to do too much with too little. If you have a shoe-string budget, cut out the stuff that won't work on a shoe string budget. Keep it simple. Otherwise you end up with something like this. The lighting, acting, sound, and special effects are all really terrible. I am talking about a complete disregard for any lighting in each scene. The actors' timing is completely off. Their lines do not flow at all. It is painful. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade. Making a film is hard, but I think their ambition hindered their better judgement. Seriously, though, do NOT buy this movie. Do not rent it (I doubt anyone carries it). Consider yourself warned. It is not watchable. Period. Like I said, NO REDEEMING QUALITIES.
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
A great character driven movie!
Nobody makes movies like this anymore. So many people complained to me that it was boring, there is no swearing, etc. A lot of people are put off by the characters because they are "pathetic". That just shows how THEY look at life. People like Napolean Dynamite are pathetic, therefore cease to exist, and are ultimately less important than anyone else. That isn't the way that I think. I've had friends like Napolean Dynamite. The thing I liked about this movie, was the overall theme. People are people. Everyone in this movie was real. I know these people. I grew up with these people. I didn't think they were pathetic because they wore fanny packs and had pony tails on the side of their head, or because they wore winter boots in the summer and talked about their crossbow skills. The weird people make life more interesting. What fun would it be if everyone was "normal" like the stupid jocks and cheerleaders. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I would love to see more movies that follow the lead of this one. Life is random, and so is this movie. If you want everything neatly packaged and straight to the point, don't watch this movie. Just because you don't understand it, don't put it down.