FilmBender: sh*tfaced on movies

"Catch Me If You Can" overlook the A-list

 

There were great Jennifer Garner pics (lookin' totally hot) and even Amy Adams pics (lookin' her nerdy best), but given that it's a cat and mouse flick (and the fact that it echos the "mirror" composition pic from yesterday's movie), I just had to choose this interesting shot from Catch Me If You Can that features the two critters.  I know, I know... it's got Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hanks.  And yes, I know, it's Steven Spielberg directing.  And yes, I realize that Titanic and Forrest Gump and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial are all individually solid films, but collectively, these films (and their stars) represent everything that is big, shiny, and formulaic that Hollywood has to offer.  I know, I know... yuck.  It's safe to assume that this film would also be bloated with this much star power and sheen.

But I was on the edge of my seat with this film.  It is still shiny, but it's simply so much fun that I couldn't help but want to go out and start bouncing checks to just see if I could get everything I want (including the babes) mostly for the sheer thrill of it all.  Watch the movie trailer and read on because...

"Pulp Fiction" is a cool mystery

There's at least a gazillion reasons that Pulp Fiction is the coolest movie ever made.  I am not stating that it's the best, but after fifteen years of testing, the coolest.

Before I simply list a few, I thought I'd start out by saying that a "conspiracy" email went viral detailing all the mysterious little things in the film that go unexplained... this email nicely wrapped up all the issues with credited analysis and put a bow on everything including the Ving Rhames back-of-the-neck Band-Aid, the glowing briefcase, the biblical quotes and the shots at point blank that, er, miss.  Here's a hint of these related theories.  I'm sure if you Wikipedia or Google this stuff you'd find much more.  Wish I could find that old email for you.  It was from '95 or something.  The movie spawned my first viral email.  Cool.

As always for famed director Quentin Tarrantino, he picks an original and punchy soundtrack of eclectics and stuffs the cast with unique actors portraying distinctive roles.  Harvey Keitel, Rosanna Arquette, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, Christopher Walken, Steve Buscemi, and ultimately, John Travolta -- introducing, redefining, solidifying and resurrecting.  Totally cool.

"True Romance" is a freaky one-night stand with a true cast of characters

Patricia Arquette is the hottest and sweetest snaggletooth trailer-trash wh*re you've ever seen in True Romance.  She loves a common Christian Slater who's among other incredible characters like Gary Oldman's frightening shotgun-totin' Rasta coke king that they rip off.  Christopher Walken is a Sicilian mob boss who is chilling to say the least, but stealing the dialog from him in this film is Dennis Hopper -- quite possibly delivering the Hungry Man frozen dinner of all final words in his double-wide.

Lots of other great stuff in here like James Gandolfini, Michael Rapaport, Val Kilmer's Elvis silhouettes and Brad Pitt with his Honey Bear bong.  And there's one of those climactic endings like they recently had in the end of the second season of Weeds where all the bad guys end up in one room all pointing guns at each other all at the same time.  That would s*ck.

From Quentin Tarrantino's fingers and Tony Scott's eyes, this movie is a crime thriller you'll surely fall in love with.  I'm gonna smash my face into a mirrored closet door for sayin' that... so flippin' stupid.  Totally hung over.  And this blogging sh*t ain't easy... couldn't get to it for a week... will try to stick to it.  Or at least stick my finger down my throat.