(2002) dir. Chan-wook Park
viewed: 02/24/06
Since watching Chan-wook Park’s 2003 film, Oldboy, the film has lingered in my mind and has struck me as one of the more interesting movies that I had seen in a long time. So, it didn’t take me long to get to seeing Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the first of [...]
Archive of entries posted on February 2006
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Cats & Dogs
(2001) dir. Lawrence Guterman
viewed: 02/18/06
Believe it or not, though I did rent this for my son to watch, I chose this film and had harbored a vague desire to see this since it was initially released. I, of course, didn’t rent this one for myself, wholly for myself, but in the end, I ended up [...]
The Corporation
(2003) dir. Jennifer Abbott, Mark Achbar
viewed: 02/20/06
This film is pretty disturbing. Disturbing and enlightening.
I definitely found the description of the rise of the corporation as an entity in America to be fascinating, how it evolved, in a sense, through loopholes and far outside of its initial intent. And though, in a way, I suppose, I [...]
The New World
(2005) dir. Terrence Malick
viewed: 02/14/06 at the Loews Metreon Theatres, SF, CA
Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
When her daddy tried to kill him
She said, daddy oh don’t you dare
“He gives me fever
“With his kisses
“Fever when he holds me tight
“Fever, I’m his missus
“So, daddy, won’t you treat him right”
Terrence Malick is rightfully considered an [...]
Corpse Bride
(2005) dir. Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
viewed: 02/10/06
I’ve been a fan of Tim Burton’s design style since I first became aware of him from his 1988 film Beetle Juice. I recall seeing some of his design illustrations for that film in a magazine and really liking his whole aesthetic. When The Nightmare Before Christmas came out [...]
Kung Fu Hustle
(2004) dir. Stephen Chow
viewed: 02/04/06
A few friends had oft commented on how funny Stephen Chow is to me, but as familiar as I have/had been with Hong Kong films, I had never seen any of his stuff. So, when Kung Fu Hustle was getting all the buzz for being good and funny, I finally [...]
Grizzly Man
(2005) dir. Werner Herzog
viewed: 01/30/06
This is a flawed but amazing documentary about self-proclaimed “Eco-Warrior” and “protector” of Grizzly bears, Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell spent 13 summers in Katmai National Park, Alaska, living among the bears, much more closely and dangerously than any sane person would. He spent his winters teaching children about Grizzlies and trying to [...]
