Pro-Files

The funny thing about the X-Files movie is that I kind of wished I could watch another episode next week. Yes I miss the show, but the latest movie X-Files: I Want to Believe satisfied my craving. I'm not going to write what this movie is about, but if you're looking for big budget special effects and action . . .go watch Dark Knight instead. If you want to sit back and use your head for a little while, this movie might be more your style. At this point I doubt that anything X-Files could disappoint me, hell I even liked the last couple of seasons, but this movie was just a joy to watch. The biggest surprise of this movie was Billy Connolly, this dude has quite the range in his acting. The last movie I saw him in was Fido, where he played a zombie house butler. Of course he'll always be Il Duce to me, however. The last thing I'll mention about the movie is the credits. The theme song almost made me cry and the sequence at the end made me smile.

It was a dark and stormy knight. . .

I finally gave in and watched The Dark Knight this evening. What can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said and doesn't spoil anything? It's a dark movie as the title implies, it made me take a look at the darker side of my own persona, and I found it funny when the pencil disappeared. I liked the journey this movie took me on, which was another pleasant surprise because I was just expecting more of what the last movie was. And curse me but I liked The Joker and I tended to see things the way he saw them. This scares me more than anyone. Overall I compare this movie to The Empire Strikes Back, want to know why? Go watch it for yourself.

Another Classic.

On the long list that is my movie favorites, there's one particular film which is a little different from the rest, but I still get a kick out of watching it once in a while. LA Confidential is one of those period pieces set in the 1950's, involving mystery, murder, and corruption. This was the first movie I saw Russell Crowe and Guy Pierce in, two Aussie actors that pull off great roles as LA Cops. The opposition between the two is great, and you can't help but like both of them a little and hate them a little. Kevin Spacey is also great as the Hollywood Cop, who is a little bit black and white. What I like most about this movie is the feel, that golden age of LA as the setting for a detective style story. Gotta love it.