Imposter's Movielog, October 2004

Submitted by Imposter on Sun, 10/03/2004 - 03:07
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  • Coffee And Cigarettes (2003, dir. Jim Jarmusch) - ****
  • Super Size Me (2004, dir. Morgan Spurlock) - ****
  • To Live (1994, dir. Zhang Yimou) - ****½
  • THX 1138 (1971, dir. George Lucas) - ****
  • Caddyshack (1980, dir. Harold Ramis) - **** (RIP Rodney)
  • The Thing From Another World (1951, dir. Christian Nyby/Howard Hawks) - ****½
  • Them! (1954, dir. Gordon Douglas) - ****
  • Raising Victor Vargas (2002, dir. Peter Sollett) - ****
  • The Ghost Of Frankenstein (1942, dir. Erle C. Kenton) - ***½
  • Mayor Of The Sunset Strip (2003, dir. George Hickenlooper) - ****½
  • The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961, dir. Val Guest) - ****½
  • I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932, dir. Mervyn LeRoy) - ****
  • Ju Dou (1990, dir. Zhang Yimou) - ****½
  • Stuart Saves His Family (1995, dir. Harold Ramis) - ****
  • The Invisible Man (1933, dir. James Whale) - ****½
  • Shanhai Triad (1995, dir. Zhang Yimou) - ****½
Author Comments: 

Back to the ol' 5 star method this month.

lukeprog10/03/2004

Did Super Size Me get 4 stars because it was so entertaining and well-edited, or did you actually think its subject was important or relevatory?

Imposter10/04/2004

While the gimmick was cute and entertaining enough, I was impressed that they had some good diversions to present, such as the school with the great phys ed program. I probably wasn't expecting much from the film, so it worked for me.

Okay, that's probably damning with faint praise. But the movie did leave me wondering why, when we all know that the stuff is bad for us, we still stick it down our own throats. Who's to blame here?

lukeprog10/04/2004

Pretty much how I felt, except that I thought Sperlock managed tone and pace better than Moore did with Fahrenheit.