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Turistas

2006
Starring: Melissa George, Josh Duhamel, Olivia Wilde
Directed by: John Stockwell

Paradise???

This is simply another painful horror story that makes you actually wish you were one of the victims. One of those movies where you would actually prefer to die the horrible death the antagonist has in store for the characters, rather than sit through it.


Set in Brazil, a group of young travellers narrowly escape a bus crash and find a bar on a beach, with cheap booze and beds. After the first night of partying, the group wake up to find they have been robbed and left with nothing. Then paradise turns into hell when a perceived friend leads them to a seemingly deserted house in the middle of nowhere.
people movers!!

The antagonist of the film, an evil doctor, plans to harvest their organs. Luckily for a few the plan doesn’t go so smoothly, and the movie as you can guess surrounds the escape.

I’m sorry if I have ruined it for you but anyone could guess the plot of this style of movie, lots of young good looking half naked people, being set upon by a twisted mind of some sort, who narrowly escape with their lives, but not their sanity.


Of course you could always just guess which ones get the chop (mind the pun) and which ones survive. That would probably have been the only interesting aspect to this waste of my last two hours.

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Marie Antoinette

2006
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Rose Byrne, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn.
Directed by: Sophia Coppola

oh....its so hard to be a Queen

This extravagantly presented story of the infamous last Queen of France is an interesting yet incoherent adaptation. The story’s intrigue and the seamless set designs are unbelievably let down by the poor acting and the contemporary score Coppola chose. This movie is portrayed in a way which reduces the impact of the story, making it just another coming of age movie about a young woman, diminishing the importance of Marie Antoinette’s role in history.
so busy!!!


The movie is worth watching though, simply for the intricate detail of the sets, the sprawling perfectly manicured gardens of Versailles and the accurate representation of Marie Antoinette’s historic relevance. Although don’t expect much; the score mostly sourced from 80s New Wave music greatly diminishes from the serious concepts of the story and the script at numerous points is cringe worthy.

Spanning over two hours, the film includes all the important aspects of Marie Antoinette’s story and the intricate detailing and over the top aspects of the sets do represent her legacy; but the eccentric way this movie is executed detracts exponentially from its significance.
In the gardens of Versailles


As much as I found the movie draining, it did make me want to dress in couture, live in unbounded luxury, drink French Champagne, and eat cream pastries all day.

There is no doubting the chick flickiness of this movie!!
lapped in luxury


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The Darjeeling Limited


2007
Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman.
Directed by: Wes Anderson


the darjeeling limited
the box marked with a skull and cross bones is a deadly snake!!!!


An eclectic journey through India on The Darjeeling Limited train, brings three brothers back together a year after their father’s funeral. The brothers, at turning points in their lives, are unsure of which way to go. So they travel to visit their estranged mother, played by Angelica Houston, living in a convent in India, to get some answers. Using the beautiful contrasting colours of India’s landscape and cultural detailing, this search for a life changing experience moves slowly, but with purposeful feeling, like a real journey; you get there finally, with scenes and experiences you would never have had, without the disorienting and tiring travelling.


DJL
spirituality?


Wilson, the controlling and slightly narcissistic oldest of the three, organises the trip after a near death experience. Brody plays the nostalgic and confused middle brother, who has found all their fathers possessions and continues to use them: including his father’s thick rimmed glasses. Schwartzman the youngest, a quiet and submissive writer, is struggling to deal with the current separation from his ex- girlfriend, played by Natalie Portman.
This family story whilst having dark, hidden concepts is a light hearted and uplifting movie of people finding themselves, in an odd yet realistic and cynical way.
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The Black Dahlia

2006
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Ekhart, Hilary Swank & Scarlett Johansson
Directed by Brian De Palma
Based on the novel by James Ellroy


The Black Dahlia inspired by one of the most horrific murders in American history, captures the great shadowy harsh aspects of cinematography of 1940s films without adding ridiculous emphasis. It almost appears like it has been filmed in Technicolor; dark shadows with luminous spouts of colour set an atmosphere undoubtedly influenced and aimed at representing the period.
Ekhardt and Hartnett



Based upon the novel by James Ellroy and Directed by Brian De Palma, this movie keeps you completely enthralled and De Palma’s plethora of haunting scenes maintains the nuance. Hartnett and Ekhart play two obsessed cops searching for an answer,
Hillary Swank Josh Hartnett
Swank shirking stereoypes
but it is Swank who breaks her niche in this movie, the typical androgynous figure is granted femininity as she plays the forceful ‘femme fatale’, showcasing her skills as an actress. Johansson as the typical beauty we know her to be, doesn’t push the envelope, but the role is perfectly suited for her.
delicate demure and decietful



The narrative is pushed along by the film’s style; the sexual intrigue balanced with the masochism of 1940s, we have seen before; but this film breaks boundaries in style and definitely deserves attention. It is full of twists and turns, with the occasional sly sense of humour inserted.
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