CRAP ALERT! The Day The Earth Stood Still

Please! Do yourself a favor: Save your money and DO NOT see this film. It is complete trash! Let me start off by saying how unbelievable the plot is. Yes, I personally do believe in other life forms outside of Earth and yes I do believe that we have come in contact with them several times, but this is just completely unrealistic. They have this sphere-looking alien space ship land in Central Park in New York City of all places. Why the hell would the aliens want to land their ship in Central Park of all places? The desert would be a more practical place. Also, why land it in America in the first place; why not some remote island? They have this alien come off the ship which is later found out to be of human form. This "alien" is none other than Keanu Reeves who I can't stress enough how poor an actor he is. He plays an alien named, Klaatu, who pals up with a doctor and her step son and drive around in the suburbs all night in their car. The step son is none other than Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith, who also cannot act. Yea many people think he's cute and all, but the kid can't act worth shit. So all in all.. you have a bunch of mediocre actors playing in the what seems to be the 2008 "end of the world movie of the year" (they didn't show the President's face but I guarantee he was black like in all the other apocalyptic movies). They probably didn't show his face because they didn't know who was going to win the election. Anyway, I'm getting off track. The movie sucked. It is very unrealistic. I should have gone to see Benjamin Button which I will write a review on shortly.

Picture of the Month (January): Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading is a very entertaining film. I consider it to be a comedy with many twists and turns that intertwines the lives of several people who all struggle from various problems. It takes place in Washington, D.C. and the plot evolves around this disc of private information that may or may not be of any importance, but nonetheless, it causes a stir of mishaps. I think that the greatest thing about this film was the all star cast and the superb acting. However, one thing that struck me was the fact that there wasn't a single black person in the whole movie. In this day and age I expected at least one black actor and actress to even play a stereotypical judge, but there was nothing. Anyway, the film is definitely worth watching and I strongly recommend it.

Picture of the Month (December): Irreversible

Irreversible is a french film directed by Gaspar Noe. The movie has a revenge plot taken place in reverse chronological order. The cinematography is unique and might give you motion sickness but the plot nonetheless is brilliant. It is somewhat scary because the situations that take place can actually happen to anyone. Alcohol and poor decisions go hand in hand and when it meets danger, things can happen that are irreversible. "Time destroys all things." -- movie quote. The film is somewhat disturbing and exceeds an R rating in my opinion. If you want a heavy dose of reality, this film is for you.