Films seen in February 2009
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01. Lakeview Terrace (2008, USA) Neil LaBute - a must see [B-]
02. The Wrestler (2008, USA) Darren Aronofsky - a must see [B+]
03. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008, USA) Marina Zenovich - worth seeing [C]
04. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925, USA) Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack - a must see
05. Gutterballs (2008, Canada) Ryan Nicholson - worthless [F]
06. Paddle to the Sea (1966, Canada) Bill Mason [short] - Masterpiece
07. Pom Poko (1994, Japan) Isao Takahata - worth seeing
08. The Twilight Zone SSN1 Disc 5 -- Best episode: A Stop at Willoughby (1960) Robert Parrish - Highly recommended
10. The Three Musketeers (1973, UK) Richard Lester - a must see
11. Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008, USA) Kevin Smith - a must see [B]

12. Netherbeast Incorporated (2007, USA) Dean Matthew Ronalds - worth seeing [C+]
13. The Stewardesses 3-D (1969, USA) Al Silliman Jr. - worthless
15. Geography of the Body (1943, USA) Willard Maas [short] B&W 7 Min. - a must see
16. The Mechanics of Love (1955, USA) Willard Maas and Ben Moore [short] B&W 5 Min. - a must see
17. Visual Variations on Noguchi (1945, USA) Marie Menken [short] B&W 4 Min. - has redeeming facet
18. House of Cards (1947, USA) Joseph Vogel [short] B&W 16 Min. - has redeeming facet
19. Phase IV (1974, USA) Saul Bass - a must see
22. The Potted Psalm (1946, USA) James Broughton and Sidney Peterson [short] B&W 18 Min. - a must see
23. Nightbeast (1982, USA) Don Dohler - has redeeming facet
24. Man Woman and the Wall (2006, Japan) Masashi Yamamoto - worth seeing [C+]
25. Blindness (2008, Canada/Brazil) Fernando Meirelles - a must see [B-]
26. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945, USA) Albert Lewin - a must see
27. The Vampire (1957, USA) Paul Landres - a must see
29. FairyTale: A True Story (1997, UK) Charles Sturridge - worth seeing
31. Awakening of the Beast (1970, Brazil) José Mojica Marins - a must see
32. The Children (1980, USA) Max Kalmanowicz - worth seeing

36. Frozen River (2008, USA) Courtney Hunt - a must see [B-]
37. JCVD (2008, Belgium) Mabrouk El Mechri - worth seeing [C+]
38. Dangerous Seductress (1992, Indonesia) H. Tjut Djalil - worthless (or Camp Rating - *** MUST SEE!)
39. Choke (2008, USA) Clark Gregg has redeeming facet [D+]
40. The Wrong Guy (1997, Canada) David Steinberg - a must see
Extremely funny and overlooked comedy that takes the familiar Hitchcock plotline and turns it on its head with Kids in the Hall brand humor, films like this should be Video Store Staff pick staples…
41. Tokyo Gore Police (2008, Japan) Yoshihiro Nishimura - worthless [F]
I could back The Machine Girl as a sort of wild-eyed fantasy that confronted adolescent bullying vis-à-vis its off the wall violence and gore. Take the special effects maker of that film, put him in the director’s chair, and you get exactly what you asked for, a special effects extravaganza without a hint of substance or directorial flair. Painfully awful is an understatement.

 

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