2005

I've come to realize this blog (weblog) will be mostly for me. An archive if you will. Out of respect for my leaky memory, I'll list the movies I've seen since I went on christmas (holiday) break.
Theatrically: Syriana, King Kong, Squid and the Whale, Brokeback Mountain
DVDally: Wedding Crashers, Kung Fu Hustle, Eyes Without a Face, Puddle Cruiser
Otherally: Safe, Thumbsucker, Word Wars, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This, for me, movie watching spree has left me with very few movies from 2005 that I want to see. The number goes from few to too many if I start considering foreign or documentaries, but I won't. Listed I think it is Match Point, Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Munich , Good Night and Good Luck and 40 Year Old Virgin. This is a nice solid change from years past where I'd be dogging DVD releases until midsummer to pull this off.
Onto more pressing issues, I'm attempting a film review.
Thumbsucker (2005) - I was really anticipating this though I'm not exactly sure why. It looks all quirky and indie and it has a solid cast and I guess in those respects it lived up what I expected. It just never went anywhere. I'm the kind of person that usually appreciates slow movies, but Thumbsucker wasn't trying to present some realistic picture of high school life, slow times and all. Actually, I couldn't figure out what it was trying to show. If was at times surreal and others really down to earth, but it never came together. The parts were far more than the whole, but without making much sense, it all kind of fell flat in the end. I was generally satisfied throughout but near the end you could feel it was going to keep some ends loose and some questions unanswered. 2.5/5