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Next of Kin was a great little underrated B action movie. Not quite the Swayze epics that were Roadhouse or Point Break, but very good nonetheless.
 
Whole lot of Herzog this weekend.

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This is the best use of 3D I've ever witnessed. Yes that includes Avatar. Even vocal critics of 3D as a film tool are saying this is an instance where it is appropriate. For example, Ebert wrote:

Herzog says that in general, he dislikes 3-D. But he believes there are occasions when 3-D is appropriate, and this film is one of them. I saw it with bright, well-focused digital projection. Apart from a one-shot joke at the very end, he never allows his images to violate the theater space; he uses 3-D as a way for us to enter the film's space, instead of a way for it to enter ours. He was correct to realize how useful it would be in photographing these walls. To the degree that it's possible for us to walk behind Herzog into that cave, we do so.
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There are some instances in this film where the image depth is truly breathtaking. Plus you get some nice Herzogian moments such as his reflections on mutant radioactive albino crocodiles.

And then I watched this again:

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And was reminded that Klaus Kinski is basically the most metal human being that ever lived.

From the wiki article re: the production of Aguirre:

Herzog's first choice for the role of Aguirre was actor Klaus Kinski. The two had met many years before when the then-struggling young actor rented a room in Herzog’s family apartment, and the boarder’s often terrifying and deranged antics during the three months he lived there left a lasting impression on the director. Years later, Herzog remembered the volatile actor and knew that he was the only possible man who could play the mad Aguirre, and he sent Kinski a copy of the screenplay. "Between three and four in the morning, the phone rang," Herzog recalled. "It took me at least a couple of minutes before I realized that it was Kinski who was the source of this inarticulate screaming. And after an hour of this, it dawned on me that he found it the most fascinating screenplay and wanted to be Aguirre."

From the beginning of the production, Herzog and Kinski argued about the proper manner to portray Aguirre. Kinski wanted to play a "wild, ranting madman", but Herzog wanted something "quieter, more menacing". In order to get the performance he desired, before each shot Herzog would deliberately infuriate Kinski. After waiting for the hot-tempered actor's inevitable tantrum to "burn itself out", Herzog would then roll the camera.

On one occasion, irritated by the noise from a hut where cast and crew were playing cards, the explosive Kinski fired three gunshots at it, blowing the top joint off one extra's finger. Subsequently, Kinski started leaving the jungle location (over Herzog's refusal to fire a sound assistant), only changing his mind after Herzog threatened to shoot first Kinski and then himself. The latter incident has given rise to the legend that Herzog made Kinski act for him at gunpoint.
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saw this at the dollar theater. don't ask me how i made it through without walking out. maybe to humor myself, there were a lot of unintentional funny parts.

why i posted this poster. you just got adjusted son! it wasn't chance!

why didn't they adjust the 98 finals in favor of the jazz, jerks!
 
That movie was absolutely terrible prodigy. I went with a bunch of friends and I was ready to leave after the first 30 minutes.
 
After reviewing the latest movies I've been to in a theater, I've decided I need to find time to go out and watch an adult movie. That being said, we took the kiddos to see this one:
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The kids loved and it kept my interest.
 
Going to see THOR this weekend. Looks good.
 
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It was good for...............................


uhhh.......

a cheap action junkie movie fix, also got to see Billy Bob kinda look like the demon preacher guy from Poltergeist 2 especially when he gets shot.


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Went to see Thor. I really liked it. It is obvious they are building to an Avengers movie, but so far the superhero movies leading up to it (Thor, Iron Man, Hulk) have been solid. I am looking forward to it all.

By the way am I the only one who loved the first Iron Man but didn't like the second one?
 
I thought Thor looks dumb with lame special effects, IM was solid but nothing special, IM2 was a clear notch below and I haven't seen all of The Hulk but the first hour that I did see did not impress me whatsoever. The Hulk always looks cartoonish as all hell imo.
 
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Fascinating in many ways and I buy some of his points but when he started to get emotional, I felt like he was bit of a crackpot.
 
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