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Now, if you know a something about the Bible, remember how the devil takes your soul? He takes it from the back of your neck! So, now that you know some of the clues, let me show you how this all points to the answer. Marcellus knows that the most beautiful thing about a person is his or her soul. But, alas, he sold his soul to the devil before he discovered this wonderful knowledge. So, he sent Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent (John Travolta) to buy back his soul for him. However, the three kids in the beginning of the movie were the devil's helpers, so they weren't very willing to give back the soul so easily. Finally, remember when the kid came out of the bathroom with a "hand cannon" and fired all the bullets, and not one hit either Travolta or Jackson? That was because it was truly divine intervention (just as Jackson's character says). "God came down and stopped these motherfucking bullets", because it was helping to save an immortal soul. There is your answer. If you disagree with it, t hat's fine by me. It is, after all, only hearsay, but I must admit, it's a pretty good explanation for some of the bizarre events in the movie. Peace and love, Roger Davidson. Now, ON WITH THE SHOW!!!.
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A charming film that was made in my home state of Minnesota. This romantic comedy follows the lives of some small town men and the women that hang around them. Timothy Hutton portrays a big city piano player, coming back to his home town for his high school reunion. He is reunited with his old pals, who spend most of their time down at the local bar, discussing their images of the perfect woman. Matt Dillon plays the guy that was the school's coolest kid, but he just can't get over the fact that nobody cares much anymore, except, perhaps, his cronies at the bar.The film is funny and poignant, though the subject matter is like anything you might have seen in such films as Singles and other "Generation X" type films. However, good performances by the cast and sharp dialogue keep this moving. Dillon is basically playing the same role he's played in dozens of other films, but Hutton gives his first interesting role since Ordinary People and Michael Rappaport (Zebrahead) is a scream as Dillon's roommate, a man obsessed with supermodels. The best performance of all comes from Uma Thurman as the new girl in town, who every guy seems to want, and Natalie Portman (The Professional) is, ironically, the only voice of reason within the entire group. Rosie O'Donnell is on hand to deliver an hysterical monologue about the differences between "real" women and the women in Playboy. Don't be thrown by the title. It's neither a male nor a "Chick" film. It's simply a great date movie and is proba bly right up your alley, if you like this sort of thing.
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Probably the greatest war (or anti-war, depending on how you perceive it) movie ever made. Based partially on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, it follows the exploits of one Capt. Willard (Martin Sheen) who journeys into Vietnam to assassinate Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has gone insane and has set up a barbaric camp deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Along with a small group of soldiers, Sheen travels up river into an odyssey, full of unusual encounters. When they finally reach Brando's lair, the movie shifts into the murky depths of Brando's camp and his mind.Francis Ford Coppola has created a masterpiece that is equal to The Godfather. This movie is rich in excellent performances by Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, as a teenage recruit, Robert Duvall as Kilgore, the man who "Loves the smell of napalm in the mourning" and Brando as the mad Kurtz. It's also a brilliant retelling of Conrad's classic novel and there are some truly awe-inspiring scenes of horror and madness, the true nature of war. It is the type of film that blows your mind, no matter how many times you see it.
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A lesser known work from Akira Kurosawa, but no less amazing. Winner of the Best Foreign film Oscar, this is a poetic look at two people from two different worlds. Yuri Solomine plays a Russian explorer, who is taught the rules of survival in Siberia by a gold hunting guide (Maxim Munzuk). Over the years the two develop a mutual respect and friendship.Although the film is rather slowly paced, the two charismatic stars and the beautiful cinematography make up for all the extra time. This was made during a slump in Kurosawa's film career, that lasted from Yojimbo to Kagemusha. Still, even though it's not a large scale film like Kurosawa's other work, it's no less impressive.
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Of all the god-forsaken TV shows to make into a movie, why did they have to make this? The so-called plot of the movie involves the sickeningly sweet family from the 70's, who now live in the turbulent 90's. In the beginning, it seems like it's going to be a send-up of the idiotic TV show, but then the plot becomes just like one of the episodes from that trite sitcom.I'll admit, Gary Cole, Shelley Long and the rest are an uncanny recreation of the 70's family. To a FAULT!!! The idea of having the Brady's try and succeed in the modern day world is about as funny as watching a kid burn up ants with a magnifying glass. Please Hollywood, I'm begging you. No more movies made from moronic, no-brainer TV shows.
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