pezus said:
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Yeah, I knew I'd get nitpicked for my placement of the Shining. XD
But really... it wasn't that scary (I mean really... "Red Rum... Red Rum..." I was actually laughing at that whole part. So ridiculous. 
), it wasn't surprising (A character played by Jack Nicholson goes crazy? Who would have thought... 
) and the characters really play the same note throughout the movie (Dad: I'm crazy! Mom: I'm whiny! Kid: RED RUM!). The only character I could get behind was the cook, and of course he gets an axe straight to the gut (Black guy dies first ). Of course, it still was a good film, with the best parts being the hotel's spirits dragging Jack into madness.
But it's Kubrick, and you're supposed to love it no matter what, so shame on me I guess.
As for Black Swan, it was a good film... but I'm not much of a fan of Darren Aronofsky. His directing style is about as subtle as a chainsaw to your face (which is why I thought the Wrestler worked so well.). The whole thing is sooooo melodramatic at parts that I couldn't help but role my eyes at her descent. But still, the choreography was excellent and the climax was great too.
American Psycho... I'm glad I saw it, as it's an interesting film and a black satire at the whole 80's high-class society. But the movie could have been half of the time and still achieved the same spirit. Just felt too dragged out for me. Christian Bale was great though.
Munich... It could be in the 3 Star range... but every time I think of it I remember that eye-roll worthy final scene in which he's having sex with his wife all while we're being shown how the atheletes died. It was just so ridiculous. Rest of the film wasn't bad though.
X-Men: First Class was a great showcase for Magneto and Charles (great actor chemistry right there), but I just wasn't blown away. It was a good movie, but I didn't love it.
