dimecres, 27 de febrer del 2008

THE COTTON CLUB


What a great movie!! Not only because of the theme about gangsters on the late 20's (I love it!) but about the soundtrack, the script, the acid of talks and what I liked the most: the production and cameras.

Somehow, the story wasn't unexpected at all. But still, the movie kept my attention all the time. Shows of claque and cabaret, the trumpet and so was really enthusiastic. It's impossible not to cheer up while listening them!! Maybe, the worst was that the good boy was too good and the bad boy was too bas as well. Anyway, one of the best movies I've seen recently.

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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: William Kennedy & Francis Ford Coppola & Mario Puzo (BTW, the writer of The Godfther) :)
1984
USA
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087089/

LEAVING LAS VEGAS

The second time I watched the movie was far different than the first one. I preserved on my memories a good movie with a great story indeed: a man who wants to kill himself by drinking, and a prostitute... they know each other by chance, and finally they need each other keeping a pact of not disturbing the lifestyle of the peer.
Thus, she keeps working and he keeps drinking like hell. But they need each other: she needs somebody to talk with and he likes her. Not jus for sex (actually they don't do that much) but for respecting him without pressing to give drinking up.

The second time I watched the movie I was impressed for the same script but I realize how slow the movie is: too focused on the development of the drinking disease of the main character, sometimes a bit too much on the meaning of pointing out all details of Nicolas Cage character.

I recommend the movie if you wanna fall asleep. Why not? At least, watch it once.

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Director: Mike Figgis
Writers: John O'Brien (novel) & Mike Figgis
1995
USA
OSCAR: Best Actor (Nicolas Cage)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113627/

diumenge, 3 de febrer del 2008

LA CHAQUETA METÁLICA (FULL METAL JACKET)


Aquesta pel·lícula me recorda a La Naranja Mecánica per l'expressivitat del guió i la potència del so, tant en la seva absència com en la banda sonora. El film es divideix clarament en dues parts: a la primera es mostra l'entrenament dels marines nou vinguts a una companyia on l'instructor no te escrúpols per humiliar i castigar a qualsevol soldat. M'encanta el paper d'en Vincent d'Onofrio (el Recluta Patoso) tan aplicat davant del sargent i tan infantil davant els companys... la seva evolució, fulgurant, és un reflex de l'ambient que es respirà entre aquelles parets.

A la segona part, al Vietnam, trobem el personatge del Matthew Modine (Recluta Bufón) com aquell que viu el succés amb perspectiva: un reporter de guerra amb ganes d'adrenalina però sense creure els sense-sentits dels seus superiors. La imatge general de la pel·lícula la trobo sobèrbia, sobretot amb els plans individuals dels diferents personatges.

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Directors: Stanley Kubrick
Script: Michael Herr, Gustaf Hasfrod (autor de la novel·la) i Stanley Kubrick
1987
USA
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Jacket