I saw Tim Burton’s highly anticipated “Batman”
on opening night, in Philadelphia. I loved it, despite the early warning of
Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Damn it, Jack Nicholson was in it and I had
discovered Jack in “Shining” and “Chinatown,” far too young. The movie is dark,
violent, and -– after recently watching a series of 1940s “Batman” serials on
TCM that blazed dark -– I have rediscovered, it’s fuckin’ crazy inspiring. Groundbreaking. A
mash-up of 80s action and 50s film noir, shot with grunge. Yeah, Batman has
been Rambo’d up, and Joker’s all mafia, but its daring original entertainment,
Burton at near career high. Anton Furst’s Gotham City –- built at Pinewood -–
is among the greatest film sets ever. It astounds. B+
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Movie reviews in 200 words, more of less.
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My take on films by
- Steven D. A. Mackay
- I love movies that thrill, challenge, move and excite me, no matter their genre, origin, year of creation, or language. I detest being pandered to and insulted, or blinded by glitz. For the sport of writing I will keep my reviews to 200 words or less. Not always, but for the most part. Some films demand a long response, be they great, bad, or simply baffling. I am a writer by trade, and if I cannot be precise, I need to be silent. Also know this: I do not turn my brain off or leave my brain at the door when I watch a movie, I have plenty of time to not think after I die. Hope you enjoy, even if you disagree.
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Favorite Films
- 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 3. The Godfather, Parts 1 and 2 (1972, 1974)
- 4. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 5. Network (1976)
- 6. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- 7. Pulp Fiction (1994)
- 8. There Will be Blood (2007)
- 9. Pinnochio (1940)
- 10. M (1931)
- And ... The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Apartment (1960), Apocalypse Now (1979), Badlands (1973), Blue Velvet (1986), Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Conversation (1974), Die Hard (1988), Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), A Face in the Crowd (1957), The French Connection (1971), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Goodfellas (1990), The Incredibles (2004), L.A. Confidential (1997), Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003), Memento (2001), Miller's Crossing (1990), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), The Producers (1968), Ran (1985), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Strangers on a Train (1951), The Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Toy Story (1995), Tree of Life (2011), Unforgiven (1992), The Wages of Fear (1953)
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