I watched three movies this week, two were very good, one, I did not like.

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
This film is a major classic and was just released on DVD, I loved everything about it, the characters were captivating, the plot was great, and the acting was superb. I really liked this movie, you really feel for the Joads and their desperate plight. this film has a message but doesn’t shove it down your throat like many others do, it is almost like a logical conclusion rather than a forced one. the film was made by people who lived through these times, and that is clear, they have a deep understanding of this material, somethign that I only wish I could fully understan. go rent this and you will not be dissapointed

Northfork (2003)
This movie has some really beautiful shots, frames worthy of framing. the bleakness of the concept is clearly emphasized by the grey overtones of the film, however whatever this film is trying to say is lost in it’s confusing, boring, disconnected, nonsensical style. This review does a good job of stating how I feel. If you would like to see some really pretty pictures and sacrifice your brain to a plot that had potential but wasted it by making it a confusing mess of suck, then rent this film.

The House of Sand and Fog (2003)
this was a really good movie, the actors in this film play their characters perfectly. This is no cut and dry good vs. evil (with the exception of the bad deputy) in this film, just two bad situations that end up even worse. I loved this movie, I reccomend it to everyone, but if you don’t want to be really depressed after it, then don’t rent it. This movie is so disheartening and draining that it could make your wedding day a bad day…I loved it, I wish there was some sort of hope in the whole situation but not every movie can have a happy ending…or even a hopeful ending.

In conclusion, I love movies…some can be great, some can really suck! and some can really suck and be really great (case in point Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando, so freaking bad/rediculous, you have to love it. well pretty much many Ah-nold movies are this way…)