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Against my better judgement, I went and saw the movie Eagle Eye on the weekend. Eagle Eye is a hybrid political/action thriller starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Ethan Embry and Billy Bob Thornton.
The movie seems to be receiving fairly average reviews, and I really wasn't expecting much, but as it turns out, I was pleasantly surprised. It's by no means a masterpiece, but definitely a skilled execution in a genre where so many go wrong. The storyline is interesting (even if it is based on a well used premise), with just enough twists ... more
Inside Deep Throat
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Societal attitudes toward sex are something that fascinates me. Last night, Laura and I watched the documentary Inside Deep Throat about the first porn movie to really hit the big time. Deep Throat , which I'm yet to see1, has been described as the most successful and influential pornographic movie ever made. The stories behind the individuals involved and how Deep Throat was made, promoted and distributed is fascinating (and in many ways, very sad). However, by far the most interesting thing to me is the reaction of various elements of society (especially, the People and the Government) and the ... more
Dogville
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Dogville , as the title cards tell us, is "told in nine chapters and a prologue" and as the narrator tells us, it "is the sad tale of the township of Dogville."
Dogville is a movie that brings great sadness through an exploration of human nature and the horrors we are capable of when given unbridled power. I'd give you the whole run down of what it's all about and all the social comments it makes, but others have already done that better than I probably could. While reading the various reviews, it struck me that very few of them ... more
King Kong: Not Best Movie of the Year
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At the end of a really packed weekend, I went to see Kind Kong last night. I learnt three things:
Just how overboard a movie can go
Three V-Rexs are no match for the Kong
Kong is massively sexually frustrated (and very lonely).
For an excellent review of the movie1, you should head over to Binary Bonsai. But I have to disagree with Michael on one fundamental point; this is NOT the best movie of the year. The major problem being the level of realism. Although I'm not talking about the graphics, the animation in this movie was incredible. Kong ... more
This is sw'as, the digital home of Simon Elvery - a 26 year old Web Developer with too many extra curricular interests. Usually written from Brisbane, Australia, sw'as has entries dating back to 2004 on subjects including politics, photography, books, music, and many other flights of fancy.
