| Watched three movies today. I don't think I've ever done that before.
First movie: The Usual Suspects
The way the movie came together in the end was pure genius. I had it figured out probably a half-hour before the end, thanks to Jay-Z's "The City is Mine" video, but I was still entertained by every minute of it. I can only hope to match the complexity of how the plot comes together someday, if I was ever to make a movie... Definitely one of the best crime films I've ever seen.
2: Female Convict #701: Scorpion
Not as shocking as I was expecting, after seeing two minutes of it on YouTube (which was one of the most shocking and explicit scenes) and hearing numerous reviews that greatly exaggerated the amount torture that are contained within this film. Maybe it was shocking in the 1970's for the amount of female toplessness throughout the film. I think I saw more nipples in this movie than I had ever seen in my entire life before hand, which isn't really either a good or bad thing, more just a fact of life. Kaji Meiko is a badass.
3: Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Not only is Kaji Meiko a badass, but she is also the greatest actress of all time, barring nobody. Despite the fact she plays the main character, she has only two lines of dialogue in this movie, occurring withing 30 seconds of each other. However, her performance is still absolutely mesmerizing (not to mention nightmare-inducing). I must also say, this is easily one of both the wierdest and most creative movies I've seen in my entire life. The use of color, while it pales in comparison to such modern movies as Hero, is brilliant, and definitely groundbreaking for it's time. I wasn't upset to see that the amount of torture and nudity was drastically cut down (it made me feel less guilty for watching it and allowed for more plot). |