February 16, 2004

From Donnie Dark to Carapissic Park III: The rebirth and then subsequent Death of American Film Making

Tonight the wifey went out to Moho Burrito to meet a friend while I finally got to endulge myself on Mesh's Donnie Darko. I must say the movie was quite the mind job. The movie was amazingly shot and directed and was just a really well done weird movie. Much like how people praised the Matrix for its many levels and dabbling in philosophical stuff one could easily say this movie far surpassed the Wachocoski bros attempt. And thats not just because of my bias against Keanu Reeves and love of Jake Gylnhall, he's so hot right now. I must say Donnie Darko will definatley be one of those movies I ponder in my cube tomorrow. And man o man was that a freaky bunny... i had to turn on a light in the room...I was definately fearful, Patrick Swazey would not be happy. Then again I also drank a beer thus adding to my transgressions.
Well then I took a wonderful movie going experience and almost shoved it down the tubes by catching the tail end of Jurassic Park 3: The Desire for More Money. I mean on one had I have this great Indy film, I assume it was an indy film... it did have noah wyle in it and he only does indy films, and then you have the utter epitomy of Hollywood bafoonery. The fact that Steven Speilberg, who was behind the making of Jurassic Park 3 but didn't want to put his name on it for obvious reasons, is even considering, and has considered, making Jurassic Park 4 is possibly the most horrifying thing. I swing back and forth from liking speilberg to completely hating all that he makes, sentimental drivel that is at times thought provoking but usually just visually overstimulating. You kind of come out of a traditional Speilberg movie and be like, "Was that good? I'm not sure but man those graphics were amazing.... what was the movie about??? Spaceships or Nazis??? ....... Dinosaurs? I never knew the man had so much talent."
Oh and just for the record Nazis, Dinosaurs, and Aliens are pretty much all the same, same casting at least. A dino is a tame version of a Nazi, aliens are just out of place Nazis, and nazis are just dino wannabes. Make sense? Didn't think so, bed time.

Posted by holtonian at February 16, 2004 10:14 PM | TrackBack
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