catching up

Ok, got to get caught up before I see THE TREE OF LIFE tomorrow. Oh yeah, caps it is.

THE LAST EXORCISM was my Sunday afternoon movie. The premise of the film was interesting and actually left some interesting room for both social and religious commentary. However, like John mentioned, what's worth talking about is probably located in the last few minutes. Is anyone else planning to watch it? I don't want to leak any spoilers because, well, I don't think the movie is all that strong without the ending. THE LAST EXORCISM does not play as much in ambiguity as BLACK DEATH does and, I think, is the inferior of the two if we are putting them up as a double-feature as John suggested. Where I felt that BLACK DEATH allowed the viewer to come to their own conclusions, THE LAST EXORCISM shows its hand a bit too strongly at the end and that makes the mystery a bit less compelling.

I am undecided about the faux-documentary thing. I feel like it's always soooo overdone. Haven't these people seen some of the documentaries that are out lately? The camerawork is steady and beautiful.

THE LEDGE wants to be a study of love and personal convictions. It's just hard to take this seriously since the characters all seem so one dimensional and predictable. The ending was not Hollywood and for that I give it credit.

I watched BATTLE IN HEAVEN after reading John's review of JAPON (re-posted recently by Brandon). It was the only thing by the director that was available on NWI. For a film that I thought about stopping 3 different times, it has actually stuck in my mind for a long time and I am considering giving his other films a chance.

THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER is another contender for my Top Ten of 2011. I am not that far removed from high school that I can't remember what it was like and I think that this film captures a lot of that feeling in a muted, subtle and suburban way.

I might have mentioned this but A.I. is one of my favorite movies. I saw it many times in the theater the summer it came out (before my senior year of high school). I agree with a lot of what has been said and can't really add anything to the discussion right now.

That's all I've got for now. Catch you all soon.