Holy Crap! 3 posts in one day after a who-knows-how-long hiatus! This is insane! Anyway, it's been a coon's age since I posted about movies but here goes.
I haven't really had time to see too much. Well, at least compared to normal. I've only seen three movies in the theater in about a month. One was Man on Fire. That was pretty freaking good. Unlike some people down here, I happen to like Denzel, and he did a great job in this movie. Plus any flick with Walken has a leg up. The guy is just cool. And that Dakota Fanning...what a cutie. Anyways, I liked the story and the action. I thought it brought a lot of elements together nicely, such as revenge, 2nd chances, relationships, etc. It was very well done. I don't have time to go into more detail (sorry Josiah), but it's worth your time.
I also saw Walking Tall a couple weeks ago. You see, I'm a fan of The Rock. He is obviously the new action star of this generation, as seen in the Rundown, getting the torch passed from the Govenator. Anyway, Walking Tall is a really fun action movie. Sometimes I need to see a movie where everything you want to happen, happens, just because it makes you feel good. Was the movie unrealistic? Oh yeah. Was it short on time and depth? Of course. But watching The Rock beat the tar out of the bad guys with a 4X4 is oh so much fun. And Johnny Knoxville adds a very decent humor element that makes this a real crowd-pleaser.
Last but not least, there's Kill Bill Volume 2. Much has been written about the two latest Tarantino gems, so again, I'm not going to go into much detail. I will say that as much as I liked Volume 1 (and I liked it a great deal), I prefer Volume 2. It's shorter on action and bloodshed, and longer on those (in)famous Tarantino conversation-pieces. And that's the Tarantino that I love. There was so much to like about these two movies, especially the second one, that it would take forever to talk about. Suffice to say that it's a cool story, with superb camera work, excellent dialogue, and fun surprises, along with fantastic performances and one heck of a soundtrack. Did I leave anything out? It's definitely the movie of the year for me so far. Then again, Troy has yet to come out:)
Posted by Josh Melton at May 4, 2004 08:25 PM