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Limitless (2011)

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This movie is interesting because it really begs the question, "What would you do?" Let's say you found a pill that could maximize your potential on an intellectual level that is not even remotely close to what the average human can achieve. Would you do it? What about harmful side affects? Would you continue taking it?

Bradley Cooper was excellent, the plot was original, and it never got boring, great film from start to finish.

8.9/10



Ghost And The Darkness (1996)

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What is amazing about this movie is that it actually happened. Apparently some bridge had to be built in Africa and Val Kilmer was the obvious choice. Michael Douglas shows up, fucks everything up worse that it was before, then has sex with the whole cast. Just kidding. But maybe not. 130 black extras were killed by 2 lions. True story. The real lions are in Chicago somewhere. Arch go check them out.

7.2/10
 
I saw a few movies in the last week, stuff taped from TV.

Unbreakable (2000) - First time I saw it since it came out. It's kinda full of holes and yet kinda watchable all the same. Gotta rate it mildly on the thumbs up side. 5.4 out of 10.

Rembrandt (1936) - Charles Laughton plays the Dutch master Rembrandt Van Rijn. A bit disappointing for me. Not in the fact that the acting was weak - I expect that of a 1936 flick - but, as someone interested in Rembrandt, there was very little to sink my teeth into. I wanted to see him working on and talking about some of his famous works and his contemporaries. I wanted something more along the lines of the Van Gogh biopic Lust For Life. But they obviously made a conscious choice to paint a narrowly focused, sub-90 minute portrait of his life of failure and tragedy. It was okay. 5.7 out of 10.

Nobody's Fool (1994) - Good character-driven small-town story. Very good performances by a grandfatherly Paul Newman, and Jessica Tandy in her final role. It has a few missteps and cliches but is basically a pretty nice low-key film. Why Melanie Griffith has had an acting career I do not understand but her hooters looked pretty good anyway. 6.8 out of 10.
 
I've had Blue Valentine sitting on my ziplist for quite awhile. Don't know when they'll get around to sending it. I can't say I am bursting with anticipation though; I haven't heard great things. Just okay things. We'll see.

Half Nelson was very good as was Lars and the Real Girl and The Believer.
 
Coug I actually REALLY enjoyed Limitless. That is my kind of movie. Seriously.


I just get annoyed when movies like Animal Kingdom (best movie made in 2010) get forgotten about while we drool over the coolest new Bradley Cooper flick.
 
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