Saturday, 23 May 2009
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The Overrated, Redundant, and Satisfactory/maybe a little more than that.
It's hard to find a movie that you and your friends haven't watched yet. But after five minutes in front of the HEB Redbox, we finally decided on The Wrestler, a film none of us had seen. It was nominated for Oscars, along with worthy movies such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, MILK, and Frost/Nixon... so it had to be at least halfway decent. And at the very very very least, it was halfway decent, on the mark.
The acting was award-worthy, but other than that the film was merely... a film. The story was so-so, dialogue was normal/expected, and it wasn't very engaging as a whole. Sorry, Mickey, better luck next year movie.
Saw (the 1st one) was pretty original. Then the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th had their own special stories, gruesome situations, and twists. And then Saw V... well, it was just overkill. I'm pretty sure I yawned at least twice while watching, and I didn't even dream about an ounce of blood that night. Honestly, I haven't watched Saw IV, but I'm sure it really doesn't matter, 'cause the story of these films comes down to this: A crazed man brings his view of justice into the world by torturing and mutilating seemingly deserving people. He gives them an opportunity to escape with barely their lives if only they put their bodies through immense pain, thus learning their life lessons and leaving as a transformed people... then going off to eliminate world hunger, eradicate poverty, demolish crime, save the forests, and prevent global warming.
The break-outs, imprisonments, and exonerations have finally come to an end. Yes, I'm a little sad, but I suppose it was about time. Season 1 was just plain cool. Then 2 and 3 were pretty much the same situations with different geographical places (or prisons). Finally, everything unravelled in Season 4 -- quite abruptly, actually. Anyway, an entertaining show overall. But did he really have to die in the end?!
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