Rate The Last Movie You Saw

Breakdown (1997)




Can't believe I hadn't seen this yet. I'll admit I've never been much of a Kurt Russel fan. Nor a big fan of obvious for sheer entertainment stuff in general. This one however is different. It's by far Russel's best performance in my book and the plot itself isn't half bad either. There's no cringe, no macho bullshit, it's a fairly believable story with an intense yet unforced suspense throughout and beautiful scenery to boot. Even the music is more than tolerable.

Can't think of too many examples to compare it to but it beats The Fugitive, which I thought was pretty great for what it is. Die Hard can kick rocks all together. In fact, if this was the average standard for empty calories movies I would probably be much less of a film snob, spend a lot less time looking for movies and more on watching them.

Sure it's not Shakespeare but sometimes a straight action thriller is just what the doctor ordered and If that's what you're looking for it doesn't get much better than this.

Overall a solid 8/10

Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)

This is one of the greatest directorial debuts I’ve ever seen. Loosely based on true events, Better Luck Tomorrow tells the story of a group of Asian-American teenagers in an affluent suburb in Kalifornia who turn to crime, beginning with high school cheat sheets and ending with something far more serious and disturbing. Better Luck Tomorrow makes an interesting contrast to Menace II Society. In the latter film, African-American teenagers living in violent, poverty-stricken South Central become criminals because their existence is bleak and hopeless; in the former film, Asian-American teenagers who possess every luxury and opportunity they could ever ask for become criminals simply because they’re bored.

@Thief, I think you would enjoy this one.

Breakdown (1997)




Can't believe I hadn't seen this yet. I'll admit I've never been much of a Kurt Russel fan. Nor a big fan of obvious for sheer entertainment stuff in general. This one however is different. It's by far Russel's best performance in my book and the plot itself isn't half bad either. There's no cringe, no macho bullshit, it's a fairly believable story with an intense yet unforced suspense throughout and beautiful scenery to boot. Even the music is more than tolerable.

Can't think of too many examples to compare it to but it beats The Fugitive, which I thought was pretty great for what it is. Die Hard can kick rocks all together. In fact, if this was the average standard for empty calories movies I would probably be much less of a film snob, spend a lot less time looking for movies and more on watching them.

Sure it's not Shakespeare but sometimes a straight action thriller is just what the doctor ordered and If that's what you're looking for it doesn't get much better than this.

Overall a solid 8/10