Films seen in July
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01. Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
(2002, USA) David Worth -
worthless or [Camp rating:
Masterpiece]
check this dialogue exchange...
Cataline Stone: [sigh] I'm
exhausted.
Ben Carpenter: Yeah, me
too. But you know I'm really wired. What do you say I take you home and eat
your pussy?
nuff said.
02. Be Kind Rewind (2008, USA) Michel
Gondry -
worth seeing [C+]
03. Nude for Satan (1974, Italy) Luigi
Batzella -
has redeeming
facet
04. This Gun for Hire (1942, USA) Frank
Tuttle -
a must see
05. Night of the Demons (1988, USA)
Kevin Tenney -
worth seeing
06. The Convent (2000, USA) Mike Mendez
-
worth seeing
07.
Killer Condom (1996, Germany) Martin Walz -
a must see
08.
Mamma Roma (1962, Italy) Pier Paolo Pasolini -
Masterpiece
09.
Meatball Machine (2005, Japan) Yûdai Yamaguchi
& Junichi Yamamoto -
has redeeming
facet [D+]
10.
Magnificent Obsession (1954, USA) Douglas Sirk
-
Masterpiece
11.
The Intruder (1962, USA) Roger Corman -
a must see
12.
East of Eden (1955, USA) Elia Kazan -
Masterpiece
13.
Under the Roofs of Paris (1930, France) René
Clair -
a must see
14.
WΔZ (2007, UK) Tom Shankland -
worth seeing [C]
15.
SkateBang
(2008, USA) Damon Packard [short] - recommended
16.
Amazon Jail (1982, Brazil) Oswaldo de Oliveira
-
has redeeming facet [although
camp value abounds]
17.
4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007, USA) Tim Story
-
has redeeming facet
18.
The Twilight Zone SSN 1.23 - "A World of
Difference" (1960, USA) Ted Post - average
19.
The Twilight Zone SSN 1.24 - "Long Live
Walter Jameson" (1960, USA) Anton Leader - average
20.
Shinobi no Mono (1962, Japan) Satsuo Yamamoto
-
has redeeming facet
21.
Dogora (1964, Japan) Ishirô
Honda -
a must see
I’ve grown weary of the giant-monster attacks
storyline, and this entry from Honda offers an interesting enough diversion
from that formula to warrant closer consideration. This time through we have
mysterious jellyfish from outerspace and a parallel storyline involving diamond
thieves. Honda’s glorious ‘scope framing and his visionary approach
to effects never cease to entertain.
22.
Aaltra (2004, Belgium) Gustave
de Kervern & Benoît Delépine -
a must see [B-]
A road movie about two dudes in wheelchairs.
Think Jarmusch. Think Wenders. Think Kaurismaki. Think something altogether
new! I’d have to see another work by this pair to be sure, but I’d
swear they're something worth talking about.
23.
Diary of a Country Priest (1951,
France) Robert Bresson -
a must
see
Damn near perfect filmmaking. My problems with
this film are entirely founded within the ideologies at work, and Bresson’s
mastery of the medium means that you must engage the spiritual journey at hand,
lest you not even attempt to view this sucker. This forced moral approach has
always made this film somewhat of a long sit for me. I saw it back in college,
I’ve since tried watching it a couple of times on DVD only to turn it
off (feeling I wasn’t able to give it the attention it deserved). This
latest viewing put things a little more into perspective for me. This is every
bit as good as Balthazar, Pickpocket, and Mouchette only it is a less forgiving
to the viewer. There is no distancing yourself from this one...
24.
Batman: The Dark Knight (2008,
USA) Christopher Nolan -
worth
seeing [C+]
Although I’ll say the Ledger hype is fully
justified.