Movie Reviews
Although you may not know it from the junk in the theaters, the best movies are works of art. My reviews are on a scale of 1 to 10, where a 10 is “The Godfather” and a 1 is “Vampires on Bikini Beach.” Yes, I saw that movie. If for nothing else, watch it so that you know what a 1 truly is.
By PhilosoGuy at 26 June, 2010, 11:07 pm
Rating: 8 Out Of 10 PhilosoGuys “Pol Pot’s Birthday” is a hilarious short film that takes place on Pol Pot’s Birthday as he and his Khmer Rouge army retreat into the jungles of Cambodia following their defeat to the Vietnamese army. The acting is spectacularly comical and dark: Pol Pot’s mood swings and deadpan delivery [...]
By PhilosoGuy at 27 February, 2010, 3:27 pm
Rating: 6 Out Of 10 PhilosoGuys The Coen Brothers are master film makers. Making even just one film as good as Fargo, The Big Lebowski or No Country For Old Men would reserve a place of honor for any filmmaker. it just so happens that the Coen Brothers made all three… A Serious Man is [...]
By PhilosoGuy at 31 January, 2010, 1:37 pm
Rating: 10 Out Of 10 PhilosoGuys David Lean’s masterpiece, Lawrence of Arabia, is many movie genres in one. It is part historical study of World War One military operations in the Middle East. It is part political drama as Brits and Arabs vie for power in the coming vacuum of Turkish defeat. It is part [...]
By PhilosoGuy at 25 January, 2010, 3:17 pm
Bridge on the River Kwai – 10 out of 10 PhilosoGuys David Lean’s masterpiece about a Japanese Prison Camp in Thailand and the construction of the Burmese Railroad over the Kwai River is as magnificent and important today as it was over 50 years ago. The acting is some of the best this author has [...]
By PhilosoGuy at 18 January, 2010, 1:11 pm
Rating: 7 Out Of 10 PhilosoGuys Less is More The Hurt Locker is memorable for what it does not do. Unlike contemporary war movies, Hurt Locker does not take sides and does not pass judgment. In fact, one may even contend that it is not a true war movie: there are no grandiose shootouts and [...]
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