films

[filmsrevieweverything]

Good Boys (2019)

1 hr 30 min | Comedy, Adventure | Dir. Gene Stupnitsky | Rated R

Three 6th grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party.

It was

[filmsrevieweverything]

Dennis the Menace (1993)

1 hr 36 min | Comedy, Family | Dir. Nick Castle | Rated PG

When his parents must go out of town on business, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town.

It was

[filmsrevieweverything]

Kids (1995)

1 hr 31 min | Drama | Dir. Larry Clark | NC-17

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.

It was

[filmsrevieweverything]

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

2 hr 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Biography, Drama | Dir. Martin Scorsese | Rated R

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

It was

[filmsrevieweverything]

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

1 hr 55 min | Comedy | Dir. Dennis Dugan | Rated PG-13

Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

It was

[filmsrevieweverything]

Lord of the Flies (1963)

1 hr 32 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller | Dir. Peter Brook

Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.

I took off from work today to just mentally unwind and relax. I've read the book, so I have no idea why I thought it was a good idea to put this on when my goal was to have a day of relaxation. This film stressed me out. I had to go for a run after watching it.

It wasn't a bad film at all. It stays true to Golding's message in the book and highlights the ugliness of human nature; it shows what happens when society breaks down.

Piggy's and Simon's deaths are very unsettling, but that is also the point. The way they sang about slitting the pig's throat and bashing its head in was also unsettling, but again, that's the point. It's uncomfortable to watch, but the message is important.

Also, you see the penis of one of the child actor's in this film. The rear nudity is expected, but showing frontal nudity was kind of odd, even though it was brief?

[filmsrevieweverything]

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

2 hr 2 min | Romance, Drama, Comedy | Dir. David O. Russell | Rated R

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

I'm not normally someone who says "the book/film was better!" I completely understand that books and their film adaptations are separate works of art, and that it is unfair to compare them. They are standalone works of art and should be judged as such. However, this is one of my favorite books that made me bawl my eyes out and made me actually feel something, so I had to try really hard to not constantly think of the book while watching this movie.

The film is a loose-ish adaptation of the book. The book is much heavier: Pat and his father have much more of a strained relationship, his parents have a strained relationship with each other, and he is more in the dark about what's going on in his life. He doesn't figure out that Tiffany is the one writing the letters. He needs to be told. The football players in the film were relevant to the time this movie came out rather than to the time the book was written.

The movie is basically a lighter, simplified version of the book. It's not bad by any means. It just didn't have the same heaviness and emotional rawness that I appreciated so much about the book.

Regardless, the film is amusing. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence have great chemistry. The only thing that doesn't really make sense is the fact Pat, as delusional as he is, figures out on his own that Tiffany wrote the letters and instead of getting mad at her for it, he just instantly gets over Nikki to go be with Tiffany. It did not make sense. Other than that, it's not a bad film. I appreciate it for what it is.

[filmsrevieweverything]

Barbarian (2022)

1 hr 42 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Dir. Zach Kregger | Rated R

A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.

This was a weird film, but I liked it.

[filmsrevieweverything]

Heavyweights (1995)

1 hr 40 min | Comedy, Drama, Family | Dir. Steven Brill | Rated PG

Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that it is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.

It's a cult classic, and my family quotes the Tony Perkis lines from time to time. Ben Stiller's character makes this movie. It wouldn't be anywhere near as good without him.

[filmsrevieweverything]

School of Rock (2003)

1 hr 49 min | Comedy | Dir. Richard Linklater | Rated PG-13

After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.

I love this movie, but Jack Black's character should've been arrested.

[filmsrevieweverything]

Talk to Me (2022)

1 hr 35 min | Horror, Thriller | Dir. Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou | Rated R

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

I didn't like it. Teenagers do a lot of stupid shit, but I have a hard time believing they watched a spirit take over a body and then wanted to give it a try themselves. It is not believable, especially because black people were doing it. I just don't see black people doing this shit. This is a very stupid thing to do that feels uniquely white.

[filmsrevieweverything]

Seven (1995)

2 hr 5 min | Comedy, Drama | Dir. David Fincher | Rated R

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.

It was kind of cheesy.

[filmsrevieweverything]

Donnie Darko (2001)

1 hr 53 min | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Dir. Richard Kelly | Rated R

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Loved.

[filmsrevieweverything]

Orphan (2009)

2 hr 3 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Dir. Juame Collet-Serra

A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.

Loved.

[filmsrevieweverything]

Alphaville (1965)

1 hr 39 min | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Dir. Jean-Luc Godard

A U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.

Loved.

[filmsrevieweverything]

13 Going on 30 (2004)

1 hr 38 min | Romance,Comedy, Fantasy | Dir. Gary Winick | Rated PG-13

Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and the 13-year-old Jenna wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman.

I

[filmsrevieweverything]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

2 hr 39 min | Comedy, Drama | Dir. Quentin Tarantino | Rated R

A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Loved.