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American History X (1998)
Brilliant but Tragic
American History X is undoubtedly one of the very best movies ever made, despite the controversial elements shown in it. Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks, Ethan Suplee, Elliott Gould, and Stacy Keach are all excellent in this film (they're all great actors, and I'd like to add that Beverly D'Angelo is good as the mother). I must admit that I found some of the words and quotes used by the characters in the film to be hilarious. However, the main things I hated to see were the black kids picking on and beating up on the white kids, and I especially hated to see Edward Furlong getting shot to death in the end (this was for no reason at all, if you ask me). It would've been something else if there were more to the movie (or perhaps a sequel) after Edward Furlong was shot, for the viewers would've known more about how Edward Norton (as well as the rest of the cast that made up the Vinyard family) dealt with it. Although this film is controversial and labeled as "racist" by some people, I personally think that it's a very strong and important film because it does tell the truth about how some parts of society operate. I personally recommend viewing of this film to Sociology classes everywhere because this movie strongly emphasizes the presence of and problems caused by racism in society.
Totally Blonde (2001)
Bring on the Blonde Jokes!
I thought that this flick was pretty funny, although it was filled to the brim with all kinds of jokes about blondes. I honestly think that Krista Allen is gorgeous with blonde hair, and I'll say that one of the funniest parts of the whole movie was the beginning (the Blonde school). I thought that Charlene Tilton's brief scene in the movie was really funny, especially when she got to the part about "Y'all go ahead and be dumb!" and so on. What really cracked me up about Charlene is her doing a Southern accent (I must add that she's really good at it because many women I've met here in the South talk very much like that, but I've met a few who talk rather differently). However, it seems that the rest of the movie went downhill after the first part. I think it's really sad when a movie's first part is funnier than the rest of it because it makes a person feel like he/she has wasted the rest of the time that the movie lasts. All in all, it's a rather amusing movie if blonde jokes and parody flicks are your thing.