Julien-11

I know it sounds cocky, but it's absolutely true. The violence is unfliching and some the scenes are rough and very hard to take, but it's worth the wait. The ending is the best ending I've ever had the unfortunate luck to have to sit through. The whole cast is amazing. Brad Pitt rocks, Edward Norton kicks so much ass, Helena Bonham Carter is terrific (as usual), Jared Leto is surprising (considering his dead-beat performance in "Urban Legend") and Meat Loaf is perfect as Bob. All in all, one of the best. Probably will be overlooked by the Oscars because of it's violent content.

As I entered this film, I had it firmly established in my mind that I was going to enjoy this movie, but not like it, a la "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer". But boy was I surprised. The cinematography was perfect, the direction was effecient, the sound effects were very effective, and some of the acting was astonishing. Of course, there is stage actress Emily Bergl, who really made my jaw drop in many scenes, especially during her rampage. Dylan Bruno and Zachery Ty Bryan (surprise! he can act! what a shocker!) were believable as dumb-level jocks (aren't they all?). I saw this film twice in theaters, and then rented it on video. I've had it for two days now, and I've watched it five times. I didn't know that was Mena Suvari as Lisa. She was great in "American Beauty". She looked great in "American Pie". Anyways, I think that this film was highly underappreciated and overly lambasted. It only made about $20 million in theaters, which is pathetic, because something like "The Waterboy" cranked up $165 million, God knows how. Anyways, "The Rage: Carrie 2" is well worth a look.

Everyone seems to hate this movie. I don't know why. It's not nearly as bad as some other of those pointless movies. The entire cast is excellent. Christina Ricci is really funny as a Brooklyn teen tramp, and Gaby Hoffman is unrecognizable under pounds of makeup. Paul Rudd is excellent as a foul-mouthed guy; a far cry from "The Opposite of Sex" and "Romeo and Juliet". Roger Ebert was whining about how no one seems to know how to smoke with flair. Who cares? He's a loser anyways, so we will just dismiss his opinion as unimportant, okay? Anyways, rent it if you have two hours to fill.