Death Proof (2007) - 4/5

Death Proof (2007) - 4/5

Kurt Russell is awesome as usual. Lots of greatness in this movie but one pretty disturbing shot.

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The first big wreck, head-on, was the disturbing shot. Ouch, man, I got nauseous after seeing that. It haunted me.

When the second set of girls shot and then chased Stuntman Mike, my emotions were really confused: I was excited about the justice/revenge, but still a bit tense and paranoid too. It was a very strange mix.

The last freeze-frame shot made me laugh out loud - so great.

Taken (2008/I) - 3.5/5

Taken (2008/I) - 3.5/5

I dig the spy-action feel and the revenge aspects work well. I was a bit paranoid and tense after this movie which was either b/c they did a good job or b/c I'm very sensitive about these ideas as a parent (or both).

SPOILERS

I think the biggest flaw of this movie was the end. It's like they didn't know how to wrap it up and they never really figured it out. My guess is they'll have a few alternate endings on the DVD.

He's Just Not That Into You (2009) - 4/5

He's Just Not That Into You (2009) - 4/5

A chick flick of a unordinary style. The varied story lines helps keep this movie from being one dimensional and cliche.

Also, the feel is a bit more realistic - the characters aren't stereotypes and such - they're real people w/ flaws and they make (serious) mistakes.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) - 4/5

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) - 4/5

This is kinda what I'd like to see as the new 'teenager' movie style. It's still enough about going out and sex and such that it cd pull it off, but not only about all of that.

It certainly has it's faults, but what it is, it's pretty good.