New Review: The Dark Knight (2008) [3.5]

I still found Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer the better versions of Batman. It's a practical tie of the better Joker, Jack Nicholson or Heath Ledger. But Ledger's version is incredibly haunting. Ledger's Joker (both movies Begins and DK are comic book level versions of Batman) reminded me of Steve Railsback as Manson and Gein, incredible. The story never stopped to impress and/or surprise. Hard to imagine a come back story for Christian Bale's Batman now. If you ever wanted a movie and comic book to meet, they finally have.

New Review: Raging Bull ( 1980) [3.5 ]

Goodfellas meets Rocky. The special edition dvd says commentary with two people along with Jake LaMotta himself (yet to hear it). I was suprised he was stilll alive. With the brutality the movie portrays and language I can see why I never noticed it on regular tv. Since I have respect both Goodfellas (Joe Pesci, Robert Deniro and others), and the movie Rocky, I've been reviewing classic movies for the first time. I again can see why it would make the top ones. Talk about paranoid and self ritcheous.

New Review: Citizen Kane (1941) [3.5]

I had to finally take a look at the alledged and so called greatest movie and what was voted in AFI's 100 as the #1 film, Citizen Kane. I won't say I am not a fan of black/white movies, there are a few good ones. The title made no sense and all I heard about this one is two things. It was appparently, loosely based on newspaper tycoon William Randolph Heart and the infamous Rosebud line that also made top's in AFI's great movies lines. Well during and after watching it, I started to wonder and become curious why certain films were picked for the top 10 of all time. It was story and structure. Citizen Kane did have that. Very lousy set of actors but they tried to deliver. For a movie to make sense wouldn't be a historic. I gave Citizen a 3.5, worth watching again. Not sure about purchasing. You'd have to watch this a few times for it to make sence and figure it out. The last half of movie was research into what Kane's last words meant, "Rosebud". After a while I began to think it was something to do with his childhood. His life became when he was ripped from his parents and that started with the swinging and punching the man with his sled.

New Review: The Graduate 3.5 (1967)

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I believe, The Graduate marks my 1,505th movie review. I gave it a 3.5 out of 5. Meaning worth watching again/possibly purchase. I have been recently begun renting those consider greatest films among AFI's 100. I beginning to understand why certain movie's were voted into the 100 list. It's amazing how many movies copied (barrowed) lines/scenes, so in a way it's out of respect or admiration for a film. I remember the ending of Waynes World 2 and they copied pretty much the entire wedding scene in the Graduate. But man, when I read the plot for this. I had to see it. This married woman literallyt just pushed him and he replied with no choice. I could partially relate. Great script.

Explaination of My Ratings:
Stars
[5]- Personal Favorites (Convoy)
[4]- Great: (Must Purchase/Worth Buying on DVD)
[3.5]- Very Good (Worth watching more than once, Possibly worth buying)
[3]- Good (Definitely worth watching once)
[2]- Ok/Fair (Could have been better,needed improvements)
[1]- Horrible: (Regreted watching)
[0]- Never (Refuse to see or not interested)