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Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
A surprisingly good adaptaion of the novel
One of the most difficult movies and books I've ever laid eyes on. You feel like a masochist forcing yourself to get through them. The fleeting moments of philosophy and even humor seem even more enjoyable once you get through the despicable scenes. Disgusting, challenging, violent but also thought provoking. The theme song is sheer beauty adding to the contrast between beauty and sheer despair.
Annabelle (2014)
Guaranteed to make you jump and your skin crawl
It seems like a while since I watched a horror movie with religious themes. The movie starts with a cult attack on a beautiful young couple and later gets the Catholic Church involved. Nothing gets the imagination going than the all powerful good vs evil. Add to this the creepy look of the doll and settings and you've got an entertaining horror.
That being said, the movie is full of clichés and stereotypes. That's fine because the depth of their character is not the main attraction. The movie sucks you in slowly with the creepiness that by the end you're willing to just go along for the ride.
Ren zai jiong tu (2010)
Hilarious film spotlighting Chinese culture
At first glance, this seems a lot like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles", the great John Candy classic, but with Chinese characteristics. Instead of traveling home for Christmas, in this version, the two unlikely travel companions meet and have to share unfortunate circumstances on their trip during Chinese New Year.
In the beginning, the naive country-bumpkin character tries to bring what looks like 3-4 gallons of milk onto the plane only to be thwarted by China's version of the TSA. He protests by drinking the entire jug in front of an impatient line of fellow passengers.
From there, the film gives a great glimpse of contemporary Chinese society including overcrowding, scams, knockoff products, the yawning gap between the affluent and the less well-to-do but also shows the warmth and sincerity as well. All done in a well paced, light-hearted enjoyable flick.
The Crying Game (1992)
Came for the spoiler-Blown away by the acting and story telling
That was the sweetest movie about terrorists, love, friendship, back stabbing, helpful bartenders and sexual deviants I've seen.
Okay, maybe one of the sweetest movies in general. I was first drawn to the film because of its twist but was engrossed from the beginning by the truly moving story of friendship and caring that can take place in the most trying of conditions.
That I ended up sympathizing with the protagonists surprised even me. They have so many layers that seem to mesh together so well and even their different tastes didn't get in the way of their friendship.
There are a couple of surprises in the movie, not just one twist making this a complex and compelling story to watch more than once.