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The Mosquito Coast (1986)
one of my favs, have gotten several people to buy this film after letting them borrow it
this movie is so powerful, its sad to see that so many people miss the whole point of it. i often let people borrow my dvd's if i think they can appreciate a certain film. this is one film people are always asking me to borrow. if you can sit down and watch this movie in the right mindset, you'll go on a journey that will take you along with Ford as he reveals his genius plan to create a social utopia for his family away from the unnecessary burdens of modern life. but the plot thickens as we realize along with Ford that this sort of idealism never works in real life. very transcendentist point of view from the book by paul theoreux(?). Overall, this is a great flick, don't try to watch it with people who can't appreciate the use of their brain. this is a thinker flicker that can usually be followed with some great conversation. 9.5/10
Rapture (1965)
beautiful film about a love found in the unlikeliest of circumstances
i first saw this film about 7 years ago and i still pop it in every now and then. i seem to be the only person that finds the story to be well formed and moving. a young stockwell plays a charismatic fugitive that becomes involved with a tattered young girl and her estranged father. There is some very simplistic yet beautiful foreshadowing techniques that tie the movie together neatly. overall, i think this a great little flick about the trials of human nature and the way our hearts sometimes take us on journeys we are not prepared to undergo.