Book Runner

If I haven't read the book, perhaps my emotional sentimentality would have been affected more by this film. However, this film misses a lot in terms of the internal voice that narrates the story in the novel, leaving the audience much to decipher what really is going on the in the head of Amir. Though the boy actors who portray Amir and Hassan are endearing in their parts, I do not feel that bond that needed to be established to really feel the guilt that Amir must have carried all his life.

Nevertheless, whether film or in book form, the story itself lends one to question the possibility of redemption and whether it is ever too late to be forgiven, even to oneself. Issues of tradition, honor, faith, and loyalty all make great themes in this tale. I myself would recommend the book.

Juno is Numero UNO!!!

Fresh and witty dialogue wins immediate success for first time but witty and intelligent screenwriter Diablo (Brook) Cody! A short review of this movie pays homage to the concise delivery of the movie's film's 90 minutes which economically shells out laughs, tears, and mini-morality lessons all in one. Wrapped like a pig in a blanket, the wity verbal exchanges shared between every character -from the eccentric parents, the troubled young couple, and the growing teens on the verge of accidental adulthood-envelops the film's meaty core. The essential message seems that without any support, whether from family, friends, or significant others, life can be pretty crappy when crap gets slapped in your face! Words really cannot put my feelings into perspective in the way I had hoped....(Curse you Diablo and your writing genius which makes me feel unworthy of writing!)....

You just must go out and see this film.!!!

__________Overlyhyped movie of the month:.........CLOVERFIELD..........................................
This ad says it all. Overly mysterious to the great dissappointment this derivative art form has become. A throwback of Blair Witch Project without the chills but cheap thrills one might expect from an amusemnt park ride...If they had made this a 3D feature, perhaps I'd be more forgiving. Great angles allow for great opportunities to immerse the audience into the action. Funny J.J. Abrams didn't think of this. The director of this film should seriously think about doing a reedit before even considering a sequel...but let's hope the monster in the end this time has won! :)....

The first nail to seal the fate in which I lay to rest this film in the coffin it deserves to rest in: The size and proportion of the Statue of Liberty's decapitated head out in the streets of Manhattan to that of the screaming people running around it....Can I say "student film"?