Nick Bruno's Top Ten List 2005

Nick Bruno is another cineaste I met on my journeys and he works at Video Verite in North Portland. I met him while working at Video-Rama and recommended him and hired him, and we been talking about films ever since every chance we get while we go to old revival houses. He is a really cool and very open minded and let me borrow his Krzysztof Kieslowski's "The Decalogue" on DVD...There was really no point saying that, but he knows his stuff. Here's his top 10 of 2005 in on particular order(except for #1 thats his favorite of the year), along with his own commentary.
1. Grizzly Man-Dir. Werner Herzog
Herzog seem to think it was depiction of Man vs. Nature and chaos inherent of nature, but it seem to me to be a completely realistic portrayal of mental illness and disputant. Surrounding and being rejected from society. Really funny at times and incredibly frightening and haunting at other times.
2. Me and You and Everyone we Know-Dir. Miranda July
I didn't find it at least bit pretentious and a really interesting way surrounding its subject matter around dialogue and not plot points.
3.Oldboy-Dir.Chan-Wook Park
Pure kinetic energy, just forward momentum and an awesome twist at the end.
4.Broken Flowers-Dir. Jim Jarmusch
For me a return to form from Jarmusch. He had some shaky ground with "Coffee and Cigarettes", took him a long time from "Ghost Dog". But came back strong with "Broken Flowers", feels like a Jim Jarmusch film and Bill Murray is great in it.
5.Wild Parrots at Telegraph Hill-Dir. Judy Irving
Really interesting story about a man that was homeless staying at a man's guest house and found a kinship with a flock of parrots.
6. Eros-Dir.Wong Kar-Wai/Steven Soderbergh/(but not the Antonioni)
I loved about 2/3's of it were fantastic, the Wong Kar-Wai has to be the most beautiful thing hes ever done. It even exceeded the "2046". The Soderbergh short was really clever and knew it was and flaunted it and really gambled at it's own flashiness.
7.2046-Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
It's just really gorgeous, it doesn't matter if the story doesn't stick together. Every bit of it is just candy for the eyes. It was just about beauty, unrequited love and lost.
8.Palindromes-Dir.Todd Solondz
I gotta say even though it is about child abuse it has to be about the sweetest movie Todd Solondz has ever done. Really senti-mental, also really clever usage of 13-actors playing one character. It really held together more than his last film "Story-Telling".
9.Junebug-Dir.Phil Morrison
Just a sweet simple story of real people that felt really good to see and something that small accomplished such goals by portraying real people.
10.Where the Truth Lies-Dir. Atom Egoyan
I think I'm probably the only person that I met that has defended that movie. I actually loved that movie and love everything that Atom Egoyan does.

Win's List of Films of 2005

Win (short for Winfield) is another cinephile/friend/co-worker that is really cool to talk to about films. He is basically the three C's of life that I never got along with until I met him. The three C's are "Clean-Cut Caucasian Conservatives", I like them but they don't seem to like me...except for Win. I will persuade him to write reviews for this site because he is a good writer and has an extended vocabulary than I do. He doesn't use words like "savage", or "dope-ass", or "sweet", or "DYNO-MITE". That last one was made up. He knows his stuff and loves films and has a collection of 1400(I think higher) DVD's and out-of-print Laserdics. His collection is more than mine and Kyle's(you can see his top ten down below) combined. I"ll promise to get this man's voice heard through my site, because he has voice...or something!

Win's Top Ten of 2005
1. Batman Begins
2. Mysterious Skin
3. The Squid and the Whale
4. In Her Shoes
5. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
6. Good Night, and Good Luck.
7. Syriana
8. Thumbsucker
9. This Divided State
10. Bee Season


Win's Bottom Ten (Worst Films of 2005)
1. The Producers
2.Rent
3.Elizabeth Town
4.ChumScrubber
5.House of D.......DEEZ NUTZ!
6.Be Cool
7.November
8.Catarina in the Big City
9.War of the Worlds
10.The Jacket

Kyle's Top 10 of 2005

Well, 2005 has brought many different films, most of which were much crappier than they were amazing, but oh well. Here are the ones that stand out most to me. Now, my top ten list may not be the most exciting or the most original, but deal with it.
1. King Kong
Now, I know that King Kong is a B-movie disguised with a lot of talent and a huge budget, but I loved it. I felt that Peter Jackson nailed every aspect needed with amazing special effects, poignant moments blended with some of the most entertaining action sequences, and a great cast to boot. Within every scene of this movie, so much work and perfection were put forth to make it as beautiful and amazing as possible. Peter Jackson rules and Naomi Watts did an amazing job acting off of a "pretend" character. Hopefully this movie will boost her already decent career.
2. Mysterious Skin
Although this movie slid under the radar, not being recognized at all during the awards season, I feel that this has got to be one of the most unique and well-done films this year. Joseph Gordon-Levitt truly shows his talent as an actor and is supported by an amazing cast. The script and story of this film are very dark and creative and director Gregg Araki makes this whole viewing experience very challenging and engrossing.
3. Walk the Line
The main reason why this film is on my list is not only because it is very well-crafted in every aspect, but it also has some of the most memorable and amazing performances of the year by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. I was not a big fan of the movie Ray, and I feel that Walk the Line truly captures every element that Ray left out. An all around great film!!!
4. Crash
With this film, I feel that Paul Haggis took a controversial idea and turned it into a somewhat melodramatic soap opera of people's intertwining lives. I feel that Crash has a purpose and it truly impacts in all of the right areas. The musical score and flow of the film are close to perfect, and the ensemble cast involved in this film are simply amazing. Special recognition goes to Matt Dillon and Sandra Bullock for their performances. An overall powerful and movie film.
5. In Her Shoes
This film is simply a piece that focuses on the importance of family and the ways in which people can impact and change your life. At first, I was worried about the idea of Cameron Diaz being in this movie, but director Curtis Hanson knew what he was doing when he cast her. Her performance was very honest and vulnerable. Along with her, Toni Collette and Shirley MaClaine were very perfect as well. This was a very simple story but done to perfection.
6. Sin City
With an amazing visual style, top-notch cast, and cool characters, what's not to love about this film? Overall, this film is a hip masterpiece from beginning to finish. Enough said.
7. Batman Begins
Where is Joel Schumacher? Gone, praise the Lord. This movie stands alone from all of the other Batman films by being dark and realistic while containing a great story and script and very notable performances from the entire cast. Christopher Nolan truly knows how to create atmosphere and does so perfectly in this film. If you did not enjoy this film for what it is, then you suck.
8. Brokeback Mountain
With this film, Ang Lee crafted a subtle, yet powerful and moving film that is exploding with emotion and grace. Every actor in this film is amazing, most notable Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams. There is so much honesty and truthfulness within every camera shot of this film, that it is practically impossible not to get sucked in to this world. Great film!!!
9. History of Violence
A cool story, great cast, and David Cronenberg's uniqueness make this film close to perfect. Not much more to say about it other than that it grabbed hold of the viewer and did not let go until the very last frame. Awesome movie! I love Maria Bello!!!
10. Memoirs of a Geisha
The reason that this film is on my top ten list is not because of the story which is not perfect by any means, but due to beautiful direction by Rob Marshall who manages to capture every color and every mood, and also due to stellar performances from a diverse cast of people. Not perfect, but very enjoyable and exremely elegant.

Top Ten of 2005 by Aliye's Abercrombie and Fitch Sidekick, KYLE

I can't lie, Allen Covert is a funny ass dude!

While this movie flopped in the box office, I still enjoyed it. This will be a really straight to the point review, because I don't know why the hell I'm reviewing this. Then again who cares, it's a celebration BITCHES! While January is the cue for studios to dump their bad movies after the holiday features it was actually a good week, without the exception for Uwe Boll's "BloodRayne". "Grandma's Boy" is probably going under the radar as another pointless R rated comedy. Their is something original in this even the characters are monotonous but very entertaining. I respect Allen Covert and thought that he was overshadowed in a lot of Adam Sandler vehicles and thought that he could manage a movie, this actually proves it. The same for Peter Dante and not an Sandler alumni, Nick Swardson, I love his stand up comedy. Another stoner comedy with fresh one-liners, quirky characters and just basically a movie to kill time and hang out with all you home boys. A rare hang-out movie, that has been missed for a long time. Let's face it the holiday was not favorable to "hang-out" movies.
Their is a story, it's about a 35 year old gamer that is on his last tab to find a place to stay, so he stays at his grandma's place. He works as a videogame tester with his fellow nerdy peers that battle each other. The other master that is always being challenged is played by the hilarious Nick Swardson. I'm not a big video-game nut, let alone own a console and is really disconnected with video gamers at the age of 19. I'll play for a little while, but sometimes I find that its a waste of time and actually get bored. This movie actually got me into it, not into the games that aren't actually talk of the town in the movies, but the characters. As two-dimensional they may seem they felt like people I could hang out with...For real. Of course special(actually not special) cameos by Adam Sandler alumni like Rob Schneider(He's in there for a little bit) and David Spade(I still got love for him). It felt like all the comedic sidekicks in Adam Sandler films got there own movie. It was like the sheer guilty pleasure of an Adam Sandler without Adam Sandler. I think that Allen Covert can really hold a movie same with peter Dante.
The sort steers away from comedic cliches and is just a big set up for kind of original stoner humor. Their is romance between Allen Covert and the character played by Linda Cardinelli, but it doesn't tend to go to point of being predictable, where you watch and say "Oh, this is the part they hook up because of his dead brother" or something. The actor minor supporting cast is the fat boy from "40 Year-Old Virgin" who came into the eBay trying to buy sparkling boots. Or from the character J.P. who is supposedly the bad guy, but doesn't look like your bad guy type or prick, he's played by Joel(Dodgeball) Moore. Kevin Nealon had a funny role and a few one-liners. I had a blast, an escape from pg-13 comedy, which I have nothing against but it gets sad. As for the games, I have know clue the characters obsession with them, but its fun listening to them talk about it. Their as been a number of blog discussions on Rogerebert.com about "gaming vs. Art" and video games ever rising to the standard of art. I agree with Ebert that it never will, but the people who are involved in producing it are twice as interesting than the games they create! This Aliye Nyoka saying "DYNO-MITE!"

A Lot Better Than Cabin Fever!

There really is no need for me to describe these to you.















The Title of This Post Should Say it All!
A hell of whole lot better than "Cabin Fever". After that movie I've just hated him, or just hated the movie. After that I never thought he Eli Roth could redeem himself and I never looked forward to his future film making career...Then came his second feature, "Hostel", and I gotta tell you it was a lot better than "Cabin Fever" and I would be less cautious and actually look forward to his career and wonder what he might do next. I heard all the hype for this movie for a long time and I wasn't surprised Quentin Tarantino put his name on it, I think if he didn't the movie would sit on the shelf and might get pushed back release date. Either way it is here and with its hype like "Cabin Fever", its overrated. Not overrated in a bad way, but not the expectations it met, but who cares I enjoyed it even though horribly flawed at parts I felt that Roth's direction is getting better and probably has enough to make a stronger movie. The whole hype of the movie was the gore which was to be very realistic, gory and visceral. With its background in Slovakia or Eastern Europe it was noted as an "American Euro-Trash". Also with a cameo G-Unit Takashi Miike, Japan's Most visceral Horror Director and odd one. It really didn't meet the expectations of Takashi Miike, but how can you, I don't think no one can. but to tell you truth Takashi Miike cameo is not a waste and is enough to have you clapping in the theatres. It was something else.
But the movie is much more than, and leaves me with another reason to go to eastern Europe and Denmark. The story is basically simple, following two college kids played By Jay Hernandez and Derek Richardson exploring the wonders of Europe through decadence and drugs. Along with them is an Icelandic kid name Olli who is a random ass character, but is enough comedy to the mix. Not enough comedy as you can set up for bad things to happen. These characters felt like straight out of a Henry Miller book, where they just go around and just have sex and are broke. After a scene at the Amsterdam's Red Light district which is very entertaining, T&A is abound but the sex is somewhat poorly done or basically realistic. During their quick stay at the Red Light District, Derek Richardson's character Josh runaways from a topless girl. I felt that at that point the movie was to showcase that he is the one with the morale. The movie tends to play around with morale as Josh is considered the good character and Paxton(Jay Hernandez) as the adventurer that wants to get into trouble. But of course it doesn't matter if you're good or not you're still gonna get yours...proven excruciatingly from Josh.
The college kids go to a friends house and he tips them off of a hostel in Slovakia that pleases any American that comes by with open legs. He says that their all hot and are don't like European men. They hitch a train to this town and hostel and once they arrive all there fantasies come true. As their sexual beings they turn out to be actually femme fatales. I notice once Paxton realizes that the situation gets worse the ladies' appearance detoriate. They start as sexy starlets but when "it hits the fans" their true demons come out in their beauty and they start to look haggard. Roth has a good eye for shadows, it felt like Nicholas Roeg was directing at some parts.
As for the gore, their really are a few disgusting moments but it has no feeling. He was trying to be as visceral Takashi Miike, but I couldn't feel it. So their is always hope for the unrated NC-17 DVD, to show scenes that were taken out to get a R rating. The movie was reported to be an open homage to sick Japanese horror films Takashi Miike, Kiyoshi Kurosawa or Shinya Tsukamoto. There is no need for me to bring this up but I'm not dissing this movie to push another one. But a lot of people praise Takashi Miike and his format to take gore and visceral violence to new heights. Others just tend to copy it, but take it to another level like Miike does. Stuart(Re-Animator) Gordon praised him and took his love to another level, I think, with the sick and highly visceral gore,"King of the Ants". Not saying its a better movie but that's my example of the "get under the skin violence" Tarantino and Roth has been trying to push. Roth was explaining in an interview that he wanted to go for realism and not over-the-top and others would say that this is not "clap your hands" gore but "shaky violence" gore. I disagree, it feels like it in the middle. It had tone for it but the gore was off for some apparent reason. I've seen a lot sicker and depraved and sleazy, but for anyone that never had the same experience I had, go see this in theatres. Possibly hang out with a bunch of homies or definitely take your girlfriend to it and if she stays keep her. Because in the end the audience was clapping!
As the movie is presented by Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth did a quick reference to "Pulp Fiction" while in the hostel the college kids watch it in another language. That is charming that a movie(Pulp Fiction) that has the ability to see other movie references in one movie is being referenced in this one. It is definitely a new generation of filmmakers from the influences of the 90's like Tarantino, Paul-Thomas Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, Wes Anderson and David Fincher. Even though that wasn't long ago, I feel "Hostel" could be at the fore front of those influences. Good Job and this time I'll look forward to the next film you'll make. This Aliye Nyoka saying "PEACE OUT NIGGA!"

Review of Masters of Horror 9: William Malone's "Fair-Haired Child"

Left:William Malone and the Fair-Haired Child.















William Malone is a lesser known horror director with 'Creature", an "Alien" knockoff starring the great Klaus Kinski. He also did 1999s' "House on Haunted Hill" and also 'Feardotcom". Rather not a good resume, I got to admit "Creature" was cool but the others I don't favor too much or at all. Either way it does not come into play with this film, which is has a fairy-tale quality and surreal horror. It also features the great Lori(Tank Girl) Petty, man I haven't seen that girl in awhile.
The film is basically about a typical outcast girl that looks actually hot, but is kidnapped from Connecticut to Vermont by an odd couple. Lori- Petty plays the mother and through black and white flashbacks it showcased character development of these two odd balls. Both of them are concert instrumentalists, the wife plays the cello while the husbands plays the pianist. Malone extends the classical to give a more sensible gothic horror that actually works but gets very tiring with montage flashback moments. So they kidnap this girl and throw her down the basement with there 13 year-old son who is supposedly the "Fair-hair Child", through three person flashback moments we get a understanding why he is sown there and the parents. We could acre less about the parents, but the outcast girl start to fall in love with the boy who later discovers that he turns into a monster every birthday to eat kid to stay alive. The kid died drowning and the mother and father decide to revive him back but they have to repay the evil forces with children's flesh. So exchange for their son's life they give him 13 kids, the girl being the last, and he can come back fully alive. He turns into the "Fair-haired child", which is pictured up above, and devours kids that the parents kidnap.
Malone seems to be style over substance even though their is a lot going in the story, but tmore focusing on the parents. The true odd ball relationship is the girl trapped in the basement with the son trying to survive, their something gothic and romanctic it that almost feels like a fairy-tale. Black and white montages get old but beautiful especially during the drowning sequence that plays a lot with shadow and light. When you watch that sequence it feels like he's quoting "Friday the 13th". The movie has a happy ending, to say the least...but an ending like "And they Lived Happily Everafter". Their is some impressive stuff in this that don''t have to do with story, because Malone seems more like a stylist, which is not bad because he has a good eye. You can tell by his last two films, were horrid scripts but had a cool style. I'm not saying the script is bad, it's just their could have been more. Overall I recommend this as a bedtime story for parents that let their kids watch scary movies late-night. It sounds like a horrible title, but opens the eyes for young generations to explore horror films. This is a great introduction. Good Job!
This Aliye Nyoka saying "PEACE OUT DAWG!"

Review of Masters of Horror 8: John Carpenter's "Cigarette Burns"

Left: Wingless Angel. Right: John Carpenter showing how it goes down.
















A Film Geeks Nightmare! Carpenter's uncovers of Twisted Film Loving.

John Carpenter is true master but has been hitting a slump after "Ghost of Mars", and while the remake of "The Fog" is out there and is sucking you might as well check this out. I was not a fan of "Ghosts of Mars" and think his last good film was "Vampires". Not his best but an exercise in his love of films outside horror that range from avant-garde, Dario Argento and the French New Wave. It stars Norman(Boondock Saints) Reedus a theatre owner and film geek that has a dark past tha catches up to him and his theatre. After taking an assignment from a rich guy played by cult and Lars Von Trier regular Udo Kier(Great Actor), who assigns him to capture a notorious film. The film is print is an avant-garde film that was screened once and cause an uproar its first screening. Not a typical "walk out of the theatre" uproar, but a relentless aura to make the audience go insane and kill. When I first heard that I was like Norman Reedus' character and everyone else... I GOTTA SEE THAT FILM! Just that alone makes me want to find that film on eBay or something. The film is "La Fonde Absolut Du Monde" and UdoKier believes that the print is still out there because the movie displays an angel getting slaughtered. Somehow Udo Kier's character has the angel chained up in his mansion and since he's alive the print exist. If the print was torn and burn the angel would not be standing...pretty freaky.
What can get more crazier than that, well during a screening of "Profondo Rosso"(Dario Argento's Deep Red), a pure homage to Dario Argento. Carpenter talks a lot about Dario Argento on and off the camera and his influence in this piece are eminent. Anyway during a screening of 'Deep Red", Norman Reedus' character Kirby is being followed by his dead-girlfriend's father, who loaned him money to open the theater heavily on drugs. With his girlfriend dead from an overdose and a the father he hasn't paid yet gives a lot of pressure on one's conscience. Kirby seems to have a lot of redeeming qualities and takes the job to find "La Fonde ABsolut Du MOnde" for the money and the film. Why the hell not!
Kirby meets with the only man who is still alive that witness the film, a critic that in movie states that he was not just a Pauline Kael follower. Once he meets him he finds out that he has a recorded interview with the director of "La Fonde Absolut Du Monde". Then the trip goes from America to Paris, France and if you look in the background of the film library there is a post printed with names of French New Wave directors. Ominous homage from John Carpenter thats kind of funny. The movie leads into Kirby having hallucinations with dreams that have cigarette burns like in a film. In the the cigarette burns are reflections in Kirby's past that regrets that are deep in his subconscious. Besides all that, through visceral violence and gore he finds the film and retrieves back to America for the Udo Kier's character. Then as it builds up a reputation for this film you realize why its dangerous. All hell breaks loose, literally. An endless but tiresome violent montage that can get freaky but really goes nowhere. Then again who cares, it won't prove a point but will display surreal horror.
Not bad, actually a lot better than "Ghosts of Mars" and different than Carpenter. It still shows that he hasn't completely lost his style, and probably due for a major silver screen comback. Until then the movie not also eschews "get under your skin" violence, but extenuating one man's love for films. It felt like cinephile's nightmare, but who cares I still watch "La FOnde Absolut Du Monde" and retrieve it. I got really into, so into it that I actually searched for the film on 'Imdb". Of course it's just a fake movie and doesn't exist and proves that I'm a big dork.

This Aliye Nyoka saying PEACE OUT!

Masters of Horror 7: John Landis' "Deer Woman"

Left:Huge Deer man in a Lumber Jack costume. Right: John Landis













Wow! I know John Landis is hit and miss but he is one funny dude. Once I saw the trailer to this I knew it might be back to a return like "American Werewolf in London", that movie is so painstakingly funny and gory scary at the same time. I was raised more one John Landis as an appearance and person or actor on screen. He was probably the first director I notice if he ever appear on the screen making a cameo. The reason why is because like everyone I raised on the Michael Jackson video,"Thriller". I still have the old tape my parents recorded of the music video followed by the making of it. And of course it had a young John Landis talking about the effects and his love for horror and all that stuff. As time went on I regular see John Landis being and interviewee for a lot of documentaries on film genres. He was a born movie nut, just like Joe Dante. I was raised more on him as a person talking about films than a filmmaker. Even though "Animal House" is the granddaddy and engrave in everyone's(well not everyone) memory. I still think that "Trading Places" is sheer genius and by all means perfect. Same goes for "Coming to America", god that movie never gets old. I also remember his bit for "Amazon Women on the Moon" that featured Russ Meyer. Then after that he just went downhill, his last good film was "Innocent Blood". I still haven't seen his documentary "Slasher", I hears its funny. But until then I just saw his latest opus for "The Masters of Horror".
The story is plain and simple, some old mythic Native-American tale of a half-woman half-deer is going around having sex with men and then stomping on them. With a concept like that it sets John Landis(co-written by his son Max) to execute sight gags, gore and T&A. Their is also another mixture of genre in this besides horror and comedy, but a mix of a sub-genre in comedy. The "cop buddy" movie, Landis' has establish a "buddy movie" in "Trading Places" but he definitely displays it in here. The relationship between the white cop played by Brian Benben and the black cop played by Anthony Griffith. It mirrors 'Trading Places","Lethal Weapon" or "Hickey & Boggs". Of course the writing team of son and father eschews out quick witted humor and very funny one-liners courteously coined by Brian Benben. Plus the woman who plays the Deer Woman is hot, Landis has good eye!
Their is voice-over narration by the lead Brian Benben that echoes another genre in the mix of noir films. He is basically a down on your luck cop looking for a break and with a haunted past. That somehow through this investigation it comes out. I also like the three imaginations conjured up by the detective to figure out a Deer tracks ended up on a mans' genitals. Those are the sight gags that are just hilarious and very over-the-top but held with some realism in the end. Either way Landis knew what he was and sometimes I'm always excited to see anything starring, produced or even directed by John Landis. We all love you DAWG!
This is ALiye Nyoka saying "See you later Masturbater!"

Old School John Holmes Double Feature at the S.E. Clinton Theatre.........IN 3-D PLAYER!

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Aeon Flux is actually Entertaining! Don't Expect Much

A movie that refused critics screening or any press screening, while I'm not an actual critic to get critic screenings I still saw this movie on opening day anyway. I saw it the same day as "The Conformist". I have been waiting for this movie since grade school. Where the hell was this when I was in the 7th grade. This has been in talks for awhile, when I use to actually watch 'Aeon Flux" every Saturday morning on MTV double featured with morning cartoon shows on "MTV Oddities". They use to show this and 'The Head" afterwards, about a an alien using a guys head for a place to crash and he walks around with an enlarged head. That was good times. God, where the hell was this movie when the movie came up and I was so stoked that I came up with my versions of an Aeon Flux movie and it would star Angelina Jolie who I thought(and still now) was perfect for the part. Oh well, who cares the movie is out, rather Angelina Jolie and a less skimpy outfit we have Charlize Theron(who I think is an overrated actress, but hot) and the great Frances McDormand.
The movie is very forgettable, but not a waste time or something to kill time with. Someone said that you go a movie's qualities, and I gotta say it had its huge share and kept the ball rolling for sci -fi fans. Of course it takes place in the future where a society is taken out by a virus that kills 99 percent of the population. The survivors live in a dome city guarded off by the virus outside. In the dome is a utopian society but later is revealed it is dystopian(of course), the city is led by a Trevor Goodchild who is a scientist that runs the council, but there is an operative terrorist organization called Monicans that dislikes what Goodchild stands for. They believe that he is the reason why so many people are disappearing off the street and never seen again. While the society has its mystery, most survivors have memories still implanted in them from old lives. One of them is the most deadliest assassin of the Monicans, Aeon Flux...WORD!
After her sister is killed, the ball starts rolling and Aeon is assigned to kill Trevor Goodchild but backfires. Then it all unfolds into sci-fi action and a secret that gives the reason why the society manages to stay alive through time while being sterile. It's the by the numbers sci-fi utopian/dystopian society and one person that uncovers the truth. This time its a hot femme fatale, MY GIRL, AEON FLUX. I found the movie to be very intriguing at most parts and very entertaining at others. It got to the point quick and didn't waste any time, I didn't feel so that it dragged but it was flawed. And of course if you're gonna have super sci-fi extravaganza you gotta do it in style, and this movie had a lot of it. The one thing I do remember from the show that relates to me in the movie is the character "Cithandra", played by Sophie(Hotel Rwanda) Okenodo. I remember "Cithandra" at hands for feet and wore busty outfits. She looked like a sexy orangutan. The one thing I do love is how the Monicans contact each other with telepathy. Frances McDormand played the leader of the Monicans and gives the orders(she's also in another films with Charlize Theron, "North Country").
For a show, and this is starting out to be a comparison between the show and the movie, but for a show that feels like it's movie adaptation would be R rated. For a PG-13 it got pretty burly for that standard, I still fell like it should be R, but the director actually has a sense to make visceral action. I really didn't like the director's(Karyn Kusama) previous film "Girl Fight", but with this film she could be along the lines as a good female action director like Kathryn Bigelow. Or she could be spontaneous director that takes feminist film making to new heights with different genre films. It doesn't have to be feministic, but when the whole goes to hell I would want Aeon Flux on my side! This is Aliye Nyoka saying PEACE OUT!