***Ok, this is officially a new section. The reason of this section is because I really don't have much chance to do one thing that I love the most which is to watch movies (and this friggin' city also doesn't give me a chance to do so). So here I will bring any books that I have ever read and then trying to tell them in words for you that whether they're bad or actually good. So here we go.***
To tell you the truth, this book is one of the most amazingly disturbing book for me ever (and I guess, for whom who ever read it). It's about ethic, moral and responsibility in oneself. Whether how much they can really separate film violence from reality. It's about media frenzy which they can do whatever ridiculous things just for a sake of tv rating. It's about personal issues and human instinct that concerned with human's fame and their ability to blame everyone except for themselves.
The story is concerning with Bruce. He is notorious Hollywood director which all of his movies are hip, post-modern cinematic milestones, dripping with ironic juxtaposition. His killers (heros) are style icons. They walk cool, they talk cool. In the night of Oscar, he is surprisingly received academy award for his infamous film (damn! I forgot what was it called). This should be a high point of his career where his arrogant personality and proundness are peaked. But at the same night, there is equally notorious Bonnie & Clyde-like psychopaths named Wayne and Scout who decided to pay a visit to their idol which is can't possibly be somebody else except Bruce himself.
The thing that made this one stand among other classic novels are truthfulness and honesty. I mean it doesn't decorated with classy words or anything. But instead, Ben carefully chose appropriate words for any situation that ranged from hysterical to absurd to brutal even to stomach turning. Another thing that made this one even more fascinating is flashy style narrative. You can see that sometime the story isn't follow from point A to B. And sometime the narration came in script style (very cool).
I know that it's quite late to recommend this book (it was published since 1996). But for whom who have never read this one, I don't know what to do but beg you to read this one. It might not easy to read but at the end, I guarantee that it will definitely worth your time.
I never read any of his novels, but have heard of them quite often---usually in a positive way. One that is very likely to be read by me is Dead Famous, which was already translated in Thai.
But, somehow, I do feel that his style of story should be better presented in the form of film rather than book. (I'm thinking about Ed TV, which should be a boring read but interesting movie.)
Yeah! I think it would be great if it tranfered into motion picture. But I highly doubt it because it has been over ten year since this book has been published. I heard that they were already consider a role for such talent stars like Jeff Glodblum, Nathan Lane and Ellen Barkin.
It's such a shame that this one never saw a light in Hollywood (which have been mocked by this book haha+).
Hey i never think any book will be too old or too late for being recommended na. The unread books are always new books for me.
For this one, it's interesting. The stories about media influence always excite me (like The Insider or something). They're both frightening and amazing.
That's true. Old books will never be old if you haven't read it yet. But I'm afraid that if they decide to make a movie, it could be disaster like Mad City or Alan Smithee: Burn Hollywood Burn or something like that.
Oh now that's the badness of Mad City is coming back to my mind again. Arkkk........
You could have brain tumor by watching this contaminated turd. Nothing in Gentlemen Broncos pays off, it’s incoherent mess, and chock-full of incredibly annoying characters. You will not only loath this movie, but it also makes you want to punch someone who responsible for this abomination in the face.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Imagine if Akira got Live-Action treatment by... say Alfonso Cuarón, you know how awesome it might be? That’s what happened to "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Wes Anderson's auteur perfectly captured the quirkiness and blissful tone of the material. Its stop-motion technique might be a little crude and... somewhat unsophisticated, but that's the charm of it. You’ll feel like pop-up book unveiled before your eyes. This is an exceptional animation of the year.
Up in the Air is a blockbuster movie for people who think blockbuster movies are dumb, as it chock full of brilliantly written dialogue, and acting showcase for three talented actors (especially star-making turn by Anna Kendrick). But in the end, there's little to love, not so much story to chew on (plus disappointing third act), and no real connection to the meaning of human interaction as it intended to be.
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I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
Cliché-ridden plot about a bunch of annoying characters get together in one idiotic circumstance, "I Love You, Beth Cooper" is shameless exploitation & biggest insult to 80s teen flicks. It's like memorizing magic trick from internet, hoping to perform like David Copperfield. Neither sense of wonder nor magic flare happens here. Only good thing is, it makes me wanna cleanse my soul with genuine 80s teen movie night marathon.
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Everybody's Fine (2009)
Meh. The movie serious lack of originality & characters development. Only Robert De Niro comes out fine in this schmaltzy, "Lifetime" movie-of-the-week plot.
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Paper Heart (2009)
Twee delight... That's only two words I can think of right now.
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Adam (2009)
A perfect companion to Mary & Max (one of the best animation of 2009), Adam is star-crossed love story (pun intended) between Adam, Asperger's Syndrome bearer, and Beth, free spirit woman. The picture wouldn’t be this intimate without stunning performance by Hugh Dancy. On the other hand, the lack of depth on why Beth would love someone like Adam, preventing me from wholeheartedly embraces her choice in the end (which is nice & perfect but requires a leap of faith). Otherwise, this is touching romantic film, which putting its feet firmly on the ground, making the world full of hope and seems nicer place to live.
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The Invention of Lying (2009)
Expected to be like “Click” or “Yes Man”, where high-concept plot turned into endless gags, with moral lesson (forcefully) shoving down your throat. But "The Invention of Lying" is thinking man’s film. The whole concept is not seeing how first lying man exploits the ability. But it's about him finding the way not to lie, in order to find genuine happiness. Great stuff.
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Give ‘Em Hell Malone (2009)
This is one damn frustrating experience. It’s like watching an infant trying to stand up and walk. They would take a few steps then fall their asses. In fact, kiddie film like “Bugsy Malone” has done better job paying a tribute to film noir than this borefest.
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I never read any of his novels, but have heard of them quite often---usually in a positive way. One that is very likely to be read by me is Dead Famous, which was already translated in Thai.
But, somehow, I do feel that his style of story should be better presented in the form of film rather than book. (I'm thinking about Ed TV, which should be a boring read but interesting movie.)