Movies for 2009
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P/f is whether the movie passes the Bechdel Test. There must be 1) Two female characters 2) who talk to each other, 3) about something besides a man.
1) X-Men 2: X Men United. The war between humans and mutants heats up with a raid on Xavier's school. Rewatch. (p)
2) Journey to the Center of the Earth. Trevor's brother went missing 10 years ago. Now, it's up to him and his nephew to find out what happened. (f, 2)
3) A Knight's Tale. William Thatcher is a squire trying to change his stars and become a knight. Highly entertaining anachronistic soundtrack. (f,3)
4) Dodge City. Cattleman turned sheriff cleans up the town. Big lavish technicolor western. Racist stereotypes (one black character, a porter,played for laughs), sexist banter (typical of the period, also done for comedy) both flaw what could be a great film. Excellent barroom brawl. (f, 3)
5) Resident Evil: Extinction. Zombie plague. Oded Fehr. Heavy machinery and THREE kick-ass heroines. What more do I need to say? (I could pick apart the world-building and such, I'd like to see a fourth movie where they eradicate the zombies and get civilization and, you know, FOOD, started again) (P)
6) The Cake Eaters. Lovely little indie film about a girl with Fredrick's Ataxia finding love. Beautifully shot and edited. Typical acoustic music, but really well done film. I confess, I saw it for Aaron Stanford, who looks very nice shirtless, but Kristen Stewart really impressed me a lot. (p)
7) Little Caesar. James Cagney in the role that made him famous. A gritty little gangster picture. (f,2)
8) Gods and Monsters. James Whale befriends his yardman and tries to deal with life after a stroke. Poignant, wrenching and very tense. Brendan Frasier holds his own, in a non-typecast performance. (f,2)
9) San Antonio. Rewatch. Errol Flynn western. Big and gaudy and technicolor. Very satisfying. (p)
10) Death Proof. Quintain Tarantino Grindhouse flick about a stuntman who gets his sexual kicks using a death-proof car to kill pretty women. Uses 70s style and fashion in a modern time. They have ipods, but no car is newer than mid 1970s. The clothes are pure t-shirt and short shorts. Sexist--with Rose McGowan fdoing a lap dance--yet empowering with female stunt performers and radio hosts. (p)
P/f is whether the movie passes the Bechdel Test. There must be 1) Two female characters 2) who talk to each other, 3) about something besides a man.
1) X-Men 2: X Men United. The war between humans and mutants heats up with a raid on Xavier's school. Rewatch. (p)
2) Journey to the Center of the Earth. Trevor's brother went missing 10 years ago. Now, it's up to him and his nephew to find out what happened. (f, 2)
3) A Knight's Tale. William Thatcher is a squire trying to change his stars and become a knight. Highly entertaining anachronistic soundtrack. (f,3)
4) Dodge City. Cattleman turned sheriff cleans up the town. Big lavish technicolor western. Racist stereotypes (one black character, a porter,played for laughs), sexist banter (typical of the period, also done for comedy) both flaw what could be a great film. Excellent barroom brawl. (f, 3)
5) Resident Evil: Extinction. Zombie plague. Oded Fehr. Heavy machinery and THREE kick-ass heroines. What more do I need to say? (I could pick apart the world-building and such, I'd like to see a fourth movie where they eradicate the zombies and get civilization and, you know, FOOD, started again) (P)
6) The Cake Eaters. Lovely little indie film about a girl with Fredrick's Ataxia finding love. Beautifully shot and edited. Typical acoustic music, but really well done film. I confess, I saw it for Aaron Stanford, who looks very nice shirtless, but Kristen Stewart really impressed me a lot. (p)
7) Little Caesar. James Cagney in the role that made him famous. A gritty little gangster picture. (f,2)
8) Gods and Monsters. James Whale befriends his yardman and tries to deal with life after a stroke. Poignant, wrenching and very tense. Brendan Frasier holds his own, in a non-typecast performance. (f,2)
9) San Antonio. Rewatch. Errol Flynn western. Big and gaudy and technicolor. Very satisfying. (p)
10) Death Proof. Quintain Tarantino Grindhouse flick about a stuntman who gets his sexual kicks using a death-proof car to kill pretty women. Uses 70s style and fashion in a modern time. They have ipods, but no car is newer than mid 1970s. The clothes are pure t-shirt and short shorts. Sexist--with Rose McGowan fdoing a lap dance--yet empowering with female stunt performers and radio hosts. (p)
