happyweasel

Friday, July 16, 2004

Movies I Saw This Past Week and a Half

1. Fishing With John: I saw episodes 1 & 2.  The first had John Lurie taking Jim Jarmusch out to hunt shark was 15ft better of the other.  The second,  John and Tom Waits in Jamaica, we witness the singer whine a lot and work hard to be weird.  This is an unusual tv program, apparently it's enjoyed some popularity in Japan; it is a fishing show, of sorts.  Jim Jarmusch is a fantastic director, please watch all of the movies he's made.  His being from Akron, Ohio just heightens my like for him.  Tom Waits doesn't do a whole lot for me.   John Lorie is a great actor, watch his movies before this.
2. Welcome To The Dollhouse: whoa, rough time in Jr High.  Great Movie... several "subplots" compliment the story to make this at least an 8/10
Todd Solondz directed this picture... have Happiness waiting to be watched...
3. Barton Fink: For those of you who aren't familiar with the The Coen Brothers, become familiar.  Really good, really entertaining... just can't figure out what the hell the fire scene was all about.
4. Lone Star: Hot damn was this good.  Watch it through the last minute, quite an ending. As good as #2... Where #2 is exaggerated and schizophrenic, Lone Star is subtle with momentum.

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