New Movie Reviews

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I just saw "The Black Dahlia" this weekend. It's one of those movies that i wouldn't tell someone they "had" to see but it was entertaining and it kept you guessing. My problem is that these days you're lucky to get in and out of a movie with a date for under 20 bucks. I squeaked by at $19 but geesh. Thats ridiculous. And I don't even live in a major city.

I saw that movie too........I have to say for a movie ostensibly based upon the Black Dahlia, there wasn't much plot that focused on the Black Dahlia.

My suggestion is that if you wish to view a good murder mystery, go rent "Brick."

I second that. Brick was very good.

High recommendations for Half Nelson. Another great performance from Ryan Gosling, and the young black girl (don't know her name) was tremendous. Best young performance in an urban movie since Fresh.

[Iron Mike]

I second that. Brick was very good.

Brendan Frye: Pin?
The Brain: Pin. The Pin?
Brendan Frye: The Pin, yeah?
The Brain: The Pin is kinda a local spook story, yeah know the King Pin.
Brendan Frye: Yeah, I've heard it.
The Brain: Same thing, he's supposed to be old, like 26. Lives in town.
Brendan Frye: Dope runner, right?
The Brain: Big time. See the Pin pipes it from the lowest scraper for Brad Bramish to sell, maybe. Ask any dope rat where their junk sprang and they'll say they scraped it from that, who scored it from this, who bought it off so, and after four or five connections the list always ends with The Pin. But I bet you, if you got every rat in town together and said "Show your hands" if any of them've actually seen The Pin, you'd get a crowd of full pockets.

[BallHawk]

Wow, you have great taste in movies - we must talk some time.

Kurosawa fan or Larry David fan?

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I second that. Brick was very good.

Brendan Frye: Pin?
The Brain: Pin. The Pin?
Brendan Frye: The Pin, yeah?
The Brain: The Pin is kinda a local spook story, yeah know the King Pin.
Brendan Frye: Yeah, I've heard it.
The Brain: Same thing, he's supposed to be old, like 26. Lives in town.
Brendan Frye: Dope runner, right?
The Brain: Big time. See the Pin pipes it from the lowest scraper for Brad Bramish to sell, maybe. Ask any dope rat where their junk sprang and they'll say they scraped it from that, who scored it from this, who bought it off so, and after four or five connections the list always ends with The Pin. But I bet you, if you got every rat in town together and said "Show your hands" if any of them've actually seen The Pin, you'd get a crowd of full pockets.

I enjoyed it, yet i did find the dialogue a bit stilted at times. A bit to clever/trying for my taste (and, I was english/creative writing major undergrad). I also generally have a problem when dialogue is way above the level of what normal teens would speak. Had the same issue with Dawson's creek.

I never felt it approached the level of a classic noir nor the fully realized world of, lets say, the Coen brothers in Miller's Crossing.

"I'm sick-of takin' the strap from you, Leo. I'm sick a marchin' down to this goddamn office to kiss your Irish ass and I'M SICK A THE HIGH HAT!"