In Bruges (2008)

Director: Martin McDonagh (Only directed something called Six Shooter that I've never heard of)
Stars: Colin Farrell (Minority Report, S.W.A.T.)
Brian Gleeson (Gangs of New York, Lake Placid)
YesNoSoso: 2

An entirely original English gangster movie. Not as highly stylized as Snatch, but with an extremely inventive storyline. Colin Farrell and Brian Gleeson play hitmen hiding out in the Belgium city of Bruges. After a hit Farrell was ordered to commit goes wrong both characters have to deal with their hyperactive boss, Ralph Fiennes, and their inner demons. I know that sounds relatively standard, but you're just going to have to trust that I left things out to keep it fresh. I'm just sweet like that.
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Persepolis (2007)

Director: Vincent Paronnaud (Something called Raging Blues that I've never heard of and nothing else, Marjane Satrapi also gets a credit, cause writing a graphic novel does most of the work for a director, especially of an animated movie)
Stars: Chiara Mastroianni (A bunch of French shit I've never heard of)
Catherine Deneuve (Repulsion, Dancer in the Dark [both these movies are sweet, but almost everything else is french, plus I dig her style so fuck off])
YesNoSoso: 2

Awesome. The more movies I see the more I appreciate the genre of animation. This doesn't mean that there aren't assloads of terrible animated features, but I am very comfortable stating that the overall quality of a randomnly selected animated film is higher than its live-action counterpart. The plot is rather original and the stylistic animation is not only aesthetically mesmerizing but also like nothing I've ever seen. Plus watching cartoons do drugs is hilarious.
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1408 (2007)

Director: Mikael Hafstrom (Derailed and some foreign shit, his name has that 'a' thing with a circle over it and the o has 2 dots over it, so he's probably Scandinavian or Klingon)
Stars: John Cusack (High Fidelity, Must Love Dogs)
Samuel L Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Deep Blue Sea)
YesNoSoso: 0

I don't get it. This movie got respectable ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. One reviewer said it was one of the best adaptations of a Stephen King (its his short story). I thought it sucked. A shitload. I like John Cusack, well I like it when he doesn't do generic hollywood crap (which has been with an ever increasing rarity) but frankly this movie is beyond him. He's pretty much forced to single handedly carry the movie through its frights and derangment and simply doesn't have the chops.
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12 Angry Men (1957)

Director: Sidney Lumet (Network, Gloria)
Stars: Henry Fonda (Once Upon a Time in the West, Midway)
Lee J Cobb (The Exorcist, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (never seen it, but man, what a title])
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I rewatched this movie on a flight back to Chicago and it was as enthralling and entertaining as it was the first time I saw it. This movie has sparked me to start an emphatic 2 tag (To compliment the already established emphatic 0). It will at some point be joined by the likes of Pulp Fiction, Requiem for a Dream and Godfather. The star studded cast spends all but 1 scene in a cramped jury room discussing and arguing the innocence of a young boy accused of murder. The viewer feels like he is stuck in that room as well. It maintains an astonishingly amount of applicability and and even greater amount of entertainment value.
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The Dreamers (1993)

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci (Last Tango in Paris, Little Buddha [I kinda like this one but it's the only other movie I know])
Stars: Micheal Pitt (Finding Forrester, The Village)
Eva Green (Casino Royale, Kingdom of Heaven)
YesNoSoso: 1

If it wasn't for Eva Green being naked/in the throws of passion for three quarters of this movie I would've liked it significantly less. This movie really challenged me to choose between 1 and 2. I definitely enjoyed it, but I ended up giving it a 1 because the only thing causing me to want to watch this movie again was Eva Green's titties. They are awesome.
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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Director: Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell 2, some other Japanese shit I've never heard of)
Stars: Its animation and I don't recognize anyone
YesNoSoso: 2

I was, I repeat was, one of those anti-Anime snobs who classified those who enjoyed the artform as super nerds on par with Star Trek (ed: only the trek is for losers, JEDI's 4EVA!). I softened my stance on it when I was exposed to the potential awesomeness of it in Kill Bill. The only other full length Anime I've ever seen was Spirited Away, which I thought was incredible, so I don't have much to compare it too. This movie was much more story than the child wonderment of Spirited Away. It was still very visually appealing, but with more of a plot.
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Step Brothers (2008)

Director: Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talledega Nights) [both pretty good]
Stars: Will Ferrell (Old School, Stranger than Fiction)
John C. Reilly (Gangs of New York, Anger Management)
YesNoSoso: 2

I try to go into every movie as fresh as possible, but unfortunately for Step Brothers (and most Will Ferrell movies) that was impossible. Everybody I know who saw this movie was either largely disappointed in it or just plain hated it. Maybe it was the low expectations, but I actually liked the movie. It is beyond stupid, but I actually laughed pretty consistently throughout the whole thing.
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