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Friday, September 05, 2008

What am I watching?
The Defilers- A wholesome girl is kidnapped and sexually abused by a couple young men. One guy has a spanking fetish. The acting is okay, the movie overall is actually pretty engaging for a sexploitation flick. In the end one man's conscience overcomes him and he attacks the other man. The fight concludes when nonconscience guy gets his head knocked against the wall into a nail, which I thought was awesome! The camera backs up to show us the whole scene as maybe a police officer might find it, and makes for a good ending.
Scum of the Earth- A wholesome college girl is taken advantage of by guys who take nude pictures of her and market them. The dialogue is stiff, and especially forced from the girl's father, who I'm pretty sure must have been picked off the street at random. The nonverbal acting, like her discomfort with being naked in front of a camera, was much better. The plot moves along pretty well.
Bad Girls Go To Hell- After killing a rapist in self-defense, a girl leaves her husband for NYC, where she meets all sorts of different undesirables before settling with an old woman. But her past catches up with her even there. Not nearly as interesting as I just made it sound. By this point, I was getting sick of seeing guys portrayed as mindless sexual predators and girls as helpless idiots. The ending was pretty interesting, but didn't really save the movie.
Another Day, Another Man- After getting a raise and an espensive apartment, a guy falls ill and his wife goes into prostitution to help pay the bills. This movie goes on way too long. At one point the pimp begins narrating to us about his women, and I'm not sure why any of this is relevant information. I liked the ending not just because the movie itself was long and boring, but also because the ending was actually not bad. I won't tell you what happens, but it involves a knife.
Soylent Green- in a grim future of starvation and, apparently, heat, we no longer have regular fod. We now have the synthetic Soylent brand. A cop investigating a high-profile murder and a retired professor stumble upon its secret ingredient. Who hasn't seen this movie yet? Avert your eyes now. Soylent Green is PEOPLE!! Soylent Green is PEOPLE!! You blew it up! You really blew it up!! Damn you--oops I mean Tell everyone Soylent Green is made from people!! Charleton Heston did pretty good in this one, and if you look closely, you'll see and an aged and severly ill Edward G. Robinson playing Sol Roth opposite Heston's Thorne. There's a great scene where Thorn and Sol get to eat a real meal, Thorn's very first ever. Their appreciation for a good meal is genuine. Robinson faced his own death when his character died, the scene was peaceful, and yet one of the most well-acted natural death scenes I've seen in a long time. According to IMDB, that scene was the last day he ever worked; he died nine days later, and Heston was the only one on set who knew he had cancer. What I like most about this movie is that it's about the future, and yet you don't see the shiny clothes & giant shoulder astro pads.
She Mob- "Big Shim" leads a gang of chicks as they lure a former associate (a gigolo) to their hideout and hold him for ransom from his lady-boss. A detective, Sweety East, finds him and helps him escape, only to deny the boss her fee and decide to keep him for herself. Lots of tits, a little sex, a little violence, I actually liked this movie. I didn't lik Sweety's pantsuit, though. It was so low-cut in the back that she could poop without having to remove it. For the most part, the women all had realistic bodies, nice ones by 1960's standards. Big Shim was pretty non-sexy, but I liked her more than the others for her brutality.
Nymphs Anonymous- A bunch of woman form a club to fulfill thir carnal needs and recruit "other" men to do the jobs. I notice the same donkey cigarette dispenser was used in She Mob. I do like the concept of a jealous husband-turned sniper. Otherwise this movie is forgettable.
Kung Fu Panda- A big fat panda dreams of being a kung fu master, then mistakenly gets his chance against a leopard(?). We took Isabella to this one at the Dollar theater. It was a nice little film, but nothing spectacular. I really thought Patton Oswalt voiced the crane, but it turns out it was David Cross. The two have uncannily similar voices.
Nashville- A bunch of stuff happens leading up to a big political convention, many musicians are involved. It speaks more about the music industry than about politics. Henry Gibson was awesome in it, as was Ned Beatty (who sometimes reminds me of my dad). That's really all I'm gonna say about it. I wasn't really planning on posting it, but it was a helluva good movie. Every now and then I watch a flick but don't post about it. Those movies are just for me.

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