Archive for February 22nd, 2010

Intelligence Rating System For Movies

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The radio is on in the background and the DJ is attempting to make conversation with his “audience” by asking people to call in with what people do that annoy them when they go see a movie in theaters.

To be honest, and not surprisingly, many things annoy me at the movies. In a perfect world I would own my own theater and I wouldn’t have to tolerate other people at all when I’m trying to get lost in a world and story that is not my own. Someday I will have my own in home theater in my basement. I will have seats with drink holders and a little table for the popcorn bowl. I will be the host of many awesome marathons. Only a select few will be invited. A girl can dream can’t she? Geez.

Sure there’s the annoying ass behind me that kicks my seat. I hate that. Holy baby jeebus do I ever. People who keep crossing and uncrossing their legs with no regard for the unstable crazy lady in front should be shot.

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Review: Shutter Island

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Take Martin Scorsese, add Leonardo DiCaprio, sprinkle in some psychological thriller and a little Gothic horror and you have Shutter Island. A strange journey into the mind of a man in pursuit of the truth, this movie keeps you guessing until the end. Maybe even after the movie has rolled credits.

I don’t want to give too much away, so I’ll summarize the movie very briefly.

The movie is set in 1954. Teddy Daniels (Leo) is a U.S Marshal and WWII veteran. He and his new partner Chuck (Mark Ruffalo) get assigned to investigate the disappearance of a mental patient from a hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island.  Once there, Teddy discovers that there may be a conspiracy involving the people who run the institution and how they treat the patients there.

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