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Hansel and Gretel – (2013 movie)

2015-10-02

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2415464/
http://www.theasylum.cc/product.php?id=216

Two orphans become witch hunters.

This is not horror. It’s kindof a light action film. Quite good.

The style is medieval-meets-western. I’ve seen other movies which do this, and I like it quite a lot.

Unnecessarily foul language. It’s jarring.

Great effects, camera work and general atmosphere.

The name and some ideas are taken from Hansel and Gretel in Grimms’ Fairy Tales – (1812 book), by the Grimm brothers

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A Beautiful Mind – (2001 movie)

2015-09-28

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/
https://www.abeautifulmind.com/

Based on the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr., the nobel prize winning mathematician, this film explores his life, genius and madness.

Media which explore intelligence, its quirks and consequences are (obviously) rarer than the geniuses themselves. That this movie has appealed to a broad audience, helping embrace and enlighten more typical people, is rarer still. This movie is very strongly recommended.

Inspired by A Beautiful Mind (book) (1998), an unauthorized biography of Nash.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/

A corporate drone goes mad and spirals into psychopathy, violently lashing out at society.

An absolutely mandatory film. As heavy-handed as its anti-corporatism is, it has fantastic subtleties requiring multiple viewings. There are very few movies which can achieve this level of watchability. This is absolutely an A-class dudebro movie.

Based on Fight Club – (1996 book), by Chuck Palahniuk

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Naked Lunch – (1991 movie)

2015-09-17

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102511/

A struggling writer takes drugs, giving him incredible results with unforeseen consequences.

This is an uncomfortably-great movie. It’s semi-horror in the sense of a tactile empathy the viewer has. I don’t know that I’d consider this mandatory viewing, because it would strongly depend on the viewer. I don’t think this would be a “love it or hate it” movie, because it’s .. just odd. It’s original, and that alone would make it mandatory viewing for some.

Based on the book Naked Lunch (1959)
If you like this movie, definitely check out John Dies at the End – (2012 movie).

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/

A down-and-out traveler discovers a pair of sunglasses which let him see through the illusions aliens have been using to control mankind.

With overtones of the manipulation of the everyman, I would easily put this movie in the same class as Nineteen Eighty-Four. However, the otherwise weighty impact is cushioned by comedy, great characters and a great story. Though old, this movie stands the test of time. Easily considered satirical-horror, there’s much more to it.

This is, in a sense, a bubblegum movie that delivers a subtler message. It tickles the viewer’s cognitive dissonance. Some viewers will easily “get it”, and some will merely find it entertaining. I hope those between those two groups will be particularly intrigued.

Mandatory viewing.

Based on Eight O’Clock in the Morning – (1963 short story) by Ray Nelson (archived)
See also fnord
They Live has concepts found in Buckaroo Banzai – (1984 movie).

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081182/

A woman, dying in a macabre soap opera, is filmed by a man with cybernetic eyes.

Great movie, but the main actor’s performance is absolutely horrible.

Based on The Unsleeping Eye – (1973 book), by David G. Compton
- aka The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe

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John Carter – (2012 movie)

2012-01-01

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John Carter (film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729/
https://movies.disney.com/john-carter

I forgot to make a page for this.

I don’t recall hating it.

Inspired by A Princess of Mars – (1917 book), by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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I don’t know when I saw it; no notes were taken.

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The Secret of NIMH – (1982 movie)

2009-05-17

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The Secret of NIMH - (1982 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084649/
https://www.mgm.com/#/our-titles/1738/The-Secret-of-NIMH

A single mother needs help from mutant rats.

One of the great animated movies.

Based on Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH – (1971 book), by Robert C. O’Brien

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Nineteen Eighty-Four – (1984 movie)

2009-02-21

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Nineteen Eighty-Four - (1984 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087803/

to be re-watched for a summary

Though it’s definitely recommended for most people to watch and understand, I didn’t particularly like it because I knew everything in it and wasn’t entertained, and so I sold it at a profit.