I dunno, American Pie was a great movie in the genre.
And Taken was phenominal. Just pure badassery. Thrill ride the entire way, that's what I wanted and that's what I got. Probably the best revenge flick I've seen, actually. I know that's high praise but fuck it.
So the last movies I've seen are The Wrestler and Safe.
The Wrestler was fantastic, with great music, great cinematography, great acting, a great script and a really fitting and emotional ending. It's nice that after the Fountain, Darren made something as restrained as this. It really shows that pound for pound, he's a great filmmaker. Doesn't hurt that he had ol' Mickey either.
Safe was also fantastic. Really deep and again, restrained. Tackles tons of issues, and is just generally Kubrick-esque with the way it makes big spaces claustrophobic.
And Taken was phenominal. Just pure badassery. Thrill ride the entire way, that's what I wanted and that's what I got. Probably the best revenge flick I've seen, actually. I know that's high praise but fuck it.
So the last movies I've seen are The Wrestler and Safe.
The Wrestler was fantastic, with great music, great cinematography, great acting, a great script and a really fitting and emotional ending. It's nice that after the Fountain, Darren made something as restrained as this. It really shows that pound for pound, he's a great filmmaker. Doesn't hurt that he had ol' Mickey either.
Safe was also fantastic. Really deep and again, restrained. Tackles tons of issues, and is just generally Kubrick-esque with the way it makes big spaces claustrophobic.
