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This movie truly deserves its title. Everything about this film, from the dialogue to the story, the characters, plus the direction is completely moronic. Once again, director Amy Heckerling returns to the teenage field of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and once again she comes up with dumb and unlikable people. The plot (based on Jane Austen's Emma) revolves around young Cher (Alicia Silverstone), a stuck-up, airhead know-it-all, who criticizes everybody, just because they're different then her.Oh, she's convincing all right. So convincing, that before the first ten minutes were over, I had absolutely no sympathy for her and her life. There are only two things in this movie that keep me from giving this a BOMB rating. One, the last twenty minutes of the movie, where Silverstone actually grows into someone with sympathy for other people. And two, Paul Rudd as Silverstone's stepbrother who, ironically after several disastrous relationships, turns out to be the one she loves. Kudos to you Paul. But those reasons alone don't make me want to watch the film twice.
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Through digital movie magic, the late Brandon Lee (son of karate action star Bruce Lee) is able to appear in this film about a rock star, who a year after he and his fiancée were murdered, returns from the grave to seek revenge. He is helped by a ghostly crow, the only thing keeping him alive on earth.Though it has the familiar revenge plot, it's practically overshadowed by the great dark cinematography, hellish landscapes and good performances. Especially by the late Lee and Ernie Hudson, as a cop who wants to help him. Sadly, the knowledge of Lee's death while making this film leaves a rather sad feel to the viewer. But it's destined to become a cult classic in the future.
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One of the greatest westerns of all time, Paul Newman and Robert Redford portray the infamous outlaws to perfection. We get to follow them through their train robbing days, to their final confrontation with the Bolivian army in the climactic final scene. The chemistry between the stars was considered so good that director George Roy Hill decided to cast them together again in The Sting. In retrospect, the story is sort of a comedy disguised as a western picture, considering some of the hilarious moments in the film. The scenery is also fantastic, as well as the acting, the directing and the general feel to the entire production. Put this on your "must watch" list.
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Outrageous black comedy, starring the terrific Winona Ryder as a high school student, who hangs around a group of complete bitches. She begins to have second thoughts about having ever met them. Her boyfriend J.D. (Christian Slater, in a commanding Jack Nicholson-like performance), feels that she should help him kill members of the stuck-up clique. Ryder soon gets herself into a huge fix that could get her killed right along with her nutso boyfriend.A very funny satire on teenage social life and the feelings and reactions behind teen suicide. An cult hit, that has plenty of memorable bits, including the croquet scenes. The story occasionally moves towards the ludicrous, which can be overlooked, due to the performances of Ryder and Slater, two of the best young actors today, working together with the help of a sharp, original script.
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