A little bit of ranting never hurt nobody!

 
:::random musings:::

Movies you may have missed in 2004 that you MUST see (in no particular order):

:::Garden State:::
-Amazngly written and directed, with memorable performances by Braff and Portman, and one of my favorite indie actors...Peter Sarsgaard. Also, one of the BEST soundtracks I've ever heard!

:::Shaun of the Dead:::
-Probably one of the funniest "horror" films I've ever seen...but with a great script that also allowed the actors to explore some meaty, emotional material. Imagine myself and Ian as slackers, living in a city overrun by zombies and you'll get the idea. Very well done.

:::Napoleon Dynamite:::
-"Sweet!" Nuff said...just see it...it's the Angus of the 21st Century.

:::Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow:::
-Eye-popping visual effects combined with a fun and engrossing storyline makes all things 1930's cool again.

:::The Incredibles:::
-Yup...Pixar has done it again. Well-written, superb voice talent and sight gags coming out it's ears, this movie is not only brilliantly funny, but has a wonderful message at it's core. check it out.

:::The Manchurian Candidate:::
-A very good remake of the classic, Denzel Washington shows once again why he is one of the best actors of this generation. He's surrounded by a great supporting cast (check out Jon Voight's performance especially), and ably directed by Jonathan Demme, who takes a good script and makes it better with solid cinematography and editing.

Others you probably didn't miss, but if you did, you should go see:

:::Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:::
-Best one yet...

:::Spider Man 2:::
-Even better than the first...

:::Shrek 2:::
-Also better than the original...

Not a complete list...but it gives you some place to get started.

Peace out, yo.
posted by Stacie @ 5:35 AM