Dracula.. In German

The film Nosferatu directed by Werner Herzog is based off of the book by Bram Stoker, coincidentally also based on the story of Vlad the Impaler. This film follows the books plotline very well and can also be compared to other films of its kind and genre. Another movie based on Dracula was released in 1992 by the director Francis Ford Coppola who also directed the film Apocalypse Now. Another thing that is weird about these two directors is that they have both directed a film about Vietnam and both done a remake of the book by Bram Stoker. Although each Dracula film follows parts of the book neither is alike when it comes to the ending. The Herzog film shows the main character powerless in the end and eventually he takes the place of Dracula. But in the Coppola film he fights back against Dracula and eventaully aids in his demise.

Dawning Of The Amazing Movie

The movie Rescue Dawn by the director Werner Herzog is an amazing film about the true story of Dieter Dengler and his trek through Laos' wilderness. This film is set during the Vienam war and tells how Lt. Dengler survived a P.O.W. camp and attempted to rescue other american soldiers. This film can be realated to another film that I've seen recently called Apolcalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola, since both of these films take place during the vietnam war i find it interesting to compare both films and the directors style in them. Coppola's film used a much more expensive budget and you can tell throughout the movie because a lot more of his movie took place in the middle of the action. Both films however show what can happen to a persons mind when they are in a stressful situation such as a war, the character played by Steve Zahn starts to go crazy near the end of the film much like you could see the insanity in Sheen's character. There are also many other characters in the prison camp that show insanity much like you would expect from a person in their situation, you can see that all of them are malnurished and look like they would die right then and there if you were to poke them with a stick. On the other hand there are many distinct differences between the films, such as what and where things occur. Rescue Dawn is much more of a psychological film because there is not much action aside from the opening scene, it takes you much more in depth of how a prisoner of war would have felt. Apocalypse was filled with tons of gunfire and special effects and didn't really give you that mellow vibe. Altogether both of these films are spectacular and give you great insight as to what may have gone on during the war.

Chinatown

The movie Chinatown is easily one of my favorite movies of all time. Although I am more used to the actor of Nicholson of being a much older man, I like his character even more as a younger person. Cuz he's baller. This film was perfect film noir with the dectective, the mystery and the depressing ending. One thing that i would like to question is how the officer actually hit Ms. Mulwray. It almost seemed as though she was shot by a sniper who was in one of the builings one because of how far away she was (handguns are not very accurate, with the exception of short distances) and two because of the bullet hole size (there is no way that a handgun would put a hole that large in a persons head), it abosolutely had to be a sniper.

Kiss Me Deadly

This movie was alright at best, through the entirely i felt that there were was to many weird and strange occurences such as the mysterious box, the torture, and the horrible acting. The ending completly threw me off with the sci-fi and was not a good thing to add. When a movie starts out normal and finishes with an ending that outrageous and obscure i like to question whether or not it was actually a good film.

Out Of The Past

Though many might not consider film noir to be a specific genre I still feel like this may be a genre, and coincidentally my favorite genre. Many of the movies that I see today fit into other categories but most notably they are a part of film noir. I thought that Out of the Past was an excellent example of film noir and i also thought that it was an amazing film. I thought that this was an interesting and different type of film noir though because of the use of elaborate scenery and lighting.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The ways that the director used to tell the story of Joel and Clementine in The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are truly unique. One thing that the director did very well was the use of the open ended conclusion, it leaves the view guessing, pondering, and even wondering if the couiple will stay together because of the past events. Or if the couple will stay together and live a happy life. Another thing that the dierctor did very well would be something that I think of as a scene montage instead of just a shot montage. But not only was it a scene montage but he mixed these scenes up in a specific order to confuse the viewer and to tell the story in a new way. With this scene mixed up scene montage I feel that the viewer was sucked into the film and that they were forced to figure out what was happening in their own heads.

His Girl Friday

Although I have found myself not to be too interested in the romantic/ slapstick comedy, I found this movie to be quite different than its counterparts of today. The reason that I found this movie to be so much better than Comedies of today may be because of the quick talking and the long takes that dierctors of today no longer focus on. I believe that this type of directing and acting requires so much more skill because of how easily it would have been to forget a line or to screw up a scene.