Movie Reviews - Part 1:

(I'm suffering from head cold AND I didn't proofread this post - so I'm sure there's a slew of errors. Sorry)

So, in my spare time I've been trying to catch up on my love for movies and the soundtracks that go with them. You can try to listen to soundtracks without the context, but that's like watching a movie without the soundtrack; they go hand in hand. Of course with this head cold I've been battling, I'm getting a very very very small taste of what its like to not be able to hear (99% zero hearing in my left ear right now... so annoying).

If you have any flicks you don't think I've seen that you think I should, let me know. =)

Anyways, onto some quick movie "Star" summaries, and reviews.

Summary:
Part 1
I Am Legend (2007): 7 out of 10
Logan's Run (1976): 5 out of 10
Gabriel (2007): 7 out of 10

Part 2
Michael Clayton (2007): 6 out of 10
Amadeus (1984): 7.5 out of 10 (3 out of 10 for those that could care less about the genius of Mozart)
Dave Chappelle - For What It's Worth (2004): 3 out of 10

I'll comment more on the Part 2 scores in another post, as for part 1 (Spoilers possible):

I've yet to see the alternate ending to I am Legend; though by far the end was the biggest disappointment to this movie. I hate when a story is sound and compelling, and then riddles itself with so many holes that I completely lose interest in the 'after-story'.

Ultimately, the movie was well shot, even if some of the CGI was what I would consider sub-par for this day and age. I have to say though, this is the only movie in my history of movie watching that actually had me squirming and wincing. I've watched all the Saw movies - and a slew of other bloody, gore, scary, etc, and none of them have every bothered me to the point of when I went to bed it was still vivid in my head. I won't go into details, but it was the scene with his dog back at his house that did me in. A very compelling movie that just didn't finish off right.

Gabriel was a cross between Constantine and 300. Over dramatic, over (and under) exposed footage of basic angel on demon on angel battles. Overall I would recommend it just for the beauty of the film - and because most people haven't ever heard bout it.

Logan's Run was my attempt to educate myself on some of the roots of Sci-Fi. The basic premise of the movie is that everyone, when they hit 30 go into a "renew" facility, where they are supposedly reborn. Well they are not. They are killed. Logan figured this out, and runs (yes, the plot is that complex). Its campy, its horribly shot, the acting is fairly bad, the story takes unreasonable turns, but its a "classic", so for that alone its given its score.