colin simpson

What a remarkable movie about the heroes of WW2. This movie has a very high number of human deaths and yet is does not cheapen the value of human life wich is the trap so many other similar films fall into. Rather, it emphasizes the value of life which is the reason for saving private Ryan. The deaths in this movie are not just for cool action, but they have gravity, effect, and meaning. The movie shows how horrible the situation was for the first wave going into the dog green sector of Omaha beach. They must not have known that the destroys and bombers did not take out the machine gun nests making them sitting ducks in their landing craft. They accomplished their mission under immense pressure. So much courage!

This movie is definitely odd, but as it goes along the oddness becomes very interesting. Something about Willards behavior and his situation, and the non generic way it induces suspence. Al Martin is one of the best “bosses from hell” that an average person may encounter in reality, and the actor that played him knocked it out of the park. The final climax of Willard is very satisfying. Great movie that gets better with repeat viewings.

Masterpiece of a movie with great acting, dialog, music, and dazling visuals. The story is appropriately ambiguous as it tells the tale of a drug induced binge of two adventure seekers in Las Vegas. This movie is utterly hilarious for reasons that can't be explained. Those who watch should be prepared the for a mystic journey of mind altering madness. Watching this movie makes you feel like you are on drugs. Watching this movie while not sober is a Trip!

You probably can guess the basic plot just by means of the title and the cover art. A scientist gets teleported with a fly and turns into a fly-human hybrid. What you may not be able to guess is that the film is a one of a kind masterpiece. This movie is not simply a campy script about a marvel supervillain. It is a psychological-horror trip down the rabbit hole of the fly transformation process. The acting from the 3 main characters is done incredibly well, especially Goldblum. The trick this movie plays on the viewer is that it is not only a horror movie, but at its core a romantic tragedy that explores the power of love with a grotesque creature. The story arc plays out in a fairytale-like fashion similar to Edward Scissor hands or Beauty and the Beast (yet it was made before these movies.) The first 20 minutes of the movie is non threatening, and focuses on character development which is important for establishing the disturbing elements of the film later to come. The characters have real world flaws and mannerisms that make them convincing and likable. The baboon teleportation failure is the first real messed up moment, and catches the unexpecting viewer off guard. After Brundle (Goldblum) accidentally teleports with the fly and fuses his genes with it, the transformation into the fly begins. However, it is not instantaneous. The movie focuses on the drawn out psychological madness of the slow transformation process of turning into a monster. At first he experiences euphoria, but this eventually ends and the grotesque reality of the situation takes hold. The fly genes do not just affect him physically, but he has to fight off fly-like instincts as they seep into his brain stronger and stronger as time goes by. This movie is able to cover deep psychologically horrible themes such as an impending deceased death, or having no next of kin to take your place after death. And having no control of mutating into an evil creature. Be afraid, be very afraid.

This is a great movie about the power of conformity, logic, and motive amongst 12 compelling personality types. The subject matter of the film revolves around the dynamics of the characters and the drama that ensues as they try to reach a verdict of a murder trial. As the jurors discuss the facts and motive of the case, they expose their own personal motives and bias for their decisions on the verdict. The movie moves at an appropriately slow pace to keep the viewer on the same page as the characters thought processing. The viewer can generally find at least one of these characters personality relatable to their own, or someone they know. The personality differences of the characters seem to display a good archetype for society in general. This film is full of great suspense, dialog, and life lessons all while taking place in a single room. It ends on a remarkable bittersweet note. The main takeaway from this film is that one person can make a difference.

Very well directed movie and well written story about the contrast of realism vs hopeless passion. Acting was done incredibly well especially by Williams. The story is able to portray some good life lessons that are often hard to do. It will defiantly make any viewer who takes heed of it a wiser person. The movie has charm in the way it uses poetry as a motivation giver to the characters. The characters are just as much fun to laugh at as they are with such as Cameron's goofy grin, or Neil acting in the play, or Keating(Williams) impersonating Shakespeare. They also can show the seriousness of situations just as well. The story arch is very compelling and does a great job of twining all the events in the movie together at the end.