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Rude (1995)
A flawed breakthrough in Canadian Cinema
6 out of 10
Rude opens with an intense flurry of images and a near pornographic narrative that may scare away many of the films viewers. However for those brave souls who dare to stick around and look past the graphic content, they will be privaleged to a deep symbolic film. Set in Region park in toronto the film follows 3 seperate stories over the course of easter weekend. The 3 stories unfold and are connected through a underground female DJ named Rude who is broadcasting pirated radio. The film is far from flawless. Other then a few standout performances, most of the acting is unbelievable and very predictable. The storylines are not overly orginal but some important issues such as black homosexuality and the struggle to escape the ghetto are explored in a unique manner. The film can be frusterating to watch because at certain moments, it's true potential starts to shine through, however before being critical it's important to remember that this film was created on an extremely limited budget. It stands as being the first black Candian film. Overall the film has many flaws, but represents hope for the future of Canadian Cinema.
24 Hours in London (2000)
Worst film of the year
I can't believe how many positive comments have been listed for this film. There was nothing original in the entire movie. The dialouge was awful. The acting was horrible and the action was so unbelievable that it took away from it's enjoyment (i.e. 2 people take on entire police force and police miss with every bullet). I wasn't sure who the main character was throughout the film and I still couldn't tell you now. The characters are all paper thin and can be summed up each in less then one line. Don't rent this or buy this. We need to send the message that we're tired of second rate lock stock imitations.
Signs (2002)
Potential to be a great film
SPOILERS ALERT I went into signs with some preconcieved notions about what to expect. The trailers had led me to believe that the movie was going to be about the mysterious crop circles and a full suspense film. I understand that comic relief is needed at times to lighten the tension of a film but it was used so frequently that no atmosphere of any kind could be created. The characters seemed to behave in a strange non human manner and never seemed phased by the events that were unfolding. There were a few things that really bothered me throughout.
1. Why at no point did Graham(Mel Gibson) or anyone else in his family have a weapon for protection 2. The directors acting was poor and he seemed very out of place 3. The sheriff's choice for casting was very poor and the actress did a poor job delivering her unfunny lines.
The movie is not without some saving characteristics however. There are many genuinely frightening moments, and some great moments of tension. Despite what many other people here have said the ending was one of the best parts of the film. It made you realize how much more effort had been put together in crafting the plot of the film and introduced a series of important themes to the movie. In horror films such as this, the best way to create suspense is to leave the creature up to the viewers imagination. By fully showing the creature at the conclusion, the horrible image of the aliens in my mind had been majorly downplayed thanks to fairly standerd effects. Overall i felt that the films good moments were overshadowed by too many problems and that this movie is simply a tease of what could have been one of the most frightening films of all time.