RW's movie review: Fast Times At Ridgemont High/BONUS her
Jun 28, 2014 17:07:03 GMT -6
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Fast Times At Ridgemont High (3/4 Stars) 1984
Notable Contributors: Amy Heckerling, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Backer, Forrest Whitaker
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is right up there with Dirty Dancing, St.Elmo's Fire, and The Breakfast Club as moving pictures of the 80's.
The film opens in the most 80's fashion possible in a mall with Somebody's Baby playing in the background. The characters have three settings school, home, and the mall.
Fast Times At Ridgemont High first and foremost centers around it's characters. The plot is mundane, but that's the goal to see how the likes of Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), and Mark Ratner (Brian Backner) react to situations you or I may have faced.
There isn't a single protagonist, Spicoli the most memorable character and centerpiece of the poster only gets about 20 minutes of airtime. Spicoli the wanna be surfer god, who smokes enough pot that time just kind of wanders by is clearly an inspiration for Mike Meyer's Wayne World. Wayne is the grown up less surfer version of Jeff, both have long locks, an ignorance to authority, and a let's party attitude. How can you not love the guy? He lives life they way he truly wants to, whether it's taking his shirt off at anytime possible or calling his teacher a dick he really just doesn't care. Watching him translate US history into surfer language is gold.
Mark Ratner affectionately known as Rat is one of the more genuine people in Fast Times. He is a teenage Woody Allen. I adore his awkwardness, and uneasy nature. How could any girl turn him down when they can clearly see on his sweat soaked face the amount of courage it took him to simply ask for a phone number. Mike Damone is a double crossing, two bit, scalping, scumbag, but it's high school, and Mark knew that already. The biggest let down of this film was no fight between Mark and Mike once Rat found out Mike had gotten Stacy pregnant.
Stacy, man what a slut. She's 14 and fucks a dude who's 26 on the first date. Mark never knew what he was getting himself into. Director Amy Heckerling tries to align us with her, but man she spreads her legs for anyone asking and sometimes not asking, fuck sluts man (except for those 5 minutes when they're your slut). She went right behind Mark's back right in the poolhouse.
Easily the best scene is Brad (Judge Reinhold) jerking off to his sister Stacy's best friend Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates).
That is just perfect, no other way to describe it. The tits in Fast Times are bar none. Speaking of Brad, what a poor, poor soul. He spends all his time working, has a hot girlfriend who won't give him any and spends all his cash on. He goes from one shitty job to the next, his biggest social achievements are getting other people jobs at shitty establishments.
Fast Times At Ridgemont High is an ensemble, a movie that is rare in todays Hollywood. Driven by people not by story, circumstances, or chance. It's a comedy that reminds you of the archetypes we all faced back in the day.
her (4/4 stars) 2013
Notable Contributors: Spike Jonze, Scarlett Johansson, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Kristen Wig, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Olivia Wilde
Spike Jonze blew me away. Joaquin Phoenix put on the best performance of the year as Theodore Twombly, forget McConaughey, and Ejiofor. He put on a splendid performance, often times by himself with just Johansson's voice in his ear. When I think of her the first thing that comes to mind is a close up of Phoenix's face. I'm just gonna ramble, the clothing was magnificent, as was the color palette, it was a mix of old fashioned nineteenth century wool pants, up past the belly button with shirts straight out of GQ. The colors, where do I start? A lot of washed out pink and yellow, perfect for the mood. Everything flowed, from Phoenix's nicely trimmed mustache to his profession writing handwritten letters (that are actually typed and printed in handwritten font). What a cool, futuristic, sensitive, believable job, it fits his character perfectly, even his name Theodore Twombly is the perfect alliteration, I just want to give a guy name Theodore Twombly a hug.
The film has one of the best comedic scenes of the year with Phoenix playing video games in true 3-D, and the character a crude, vulgar little man was delightful (I think I'm the only one in the theater who appreciated him). Voiced by Spike Jonze himself the Alien Child apart of the video game but with his own sentient personality is not afraid to insult Twombly for his incompetency exploring through caves.
When breaking down futuristic movies I always break down whether they're realistic or not, this movie not only passed the test at no point did I even bring something into question, it was seamless, that's a product of Jonze being of a younger generation who watches the world in a similar fashion that I do.
I was enchanted when Theodore talks to Samantha about trying to feel someone else's emotions, that everyone's lives are as complex as ours. That's one of the overwhelming feelings I get when I have a little mary jane, it's an incredibly powerful feeling, to see it captured in this movie, and so well done meant a lot to me.
The soundtrack in this movie cascaded my ears with joy. This song says it all (Also nominated for best original score).
I've barely begun on the relationship between Theodore and his OS, Samantha. Wow. Johansson had the perfect inflection in her voice, she seemed real, like she was about to walk through the door at any moment. Theodore's reactions were priceless. The many closeups of Theodore reminded me of Alfonso Cuaron's shooting of Sandra Bullock in Gravity. Both films did an excellent job capturing the nuances and subtle facial expressions that make Bullock, and Phoenix human in a world that's anything but like our own. I always like to picture Kirsten Dunst or Chris Evans in these rolls, imagine their takes on these deep, creative characters.
Jonze bringing parallels between relationships with OS' and types of relationships like gay and interracial dating was stimulating as well, is that the next step? Some people like Theodore's ex-wife (played by Rooney Mara, who had a striking resemblance to Emilia Clarke from GoT) laughed at the notion but his coworker didn't bat an eye, and wanted to go on a double date with them. This is where a lot of people who didn't like the film thought it went for too much. I object, Jonze is tackling human existence, and the future is a blank canvas.
This movie was first and foremost original. It is a refreshing drama with real relationships. Jonze is brilliant, bringing to life the future. Shanghai is beautiful, the perfect setting for this film, it's so big Theodore feels like a lost ant in a big city. The score to this movie is magnificent as well, Samantha and Theodore creating a score together on a rooftop is one of the more touching moment. I don't have much, really anything bad to say about her, it worked on every level for me.
Notable Contributors: Amy Heckerling, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Backer, Forrest Whitaker
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is right up there with Dirty Dancing, St.Elmo's Fire, and The Breakfast Club as moving pictures of the 80's.
The film opens in the most 80's fashion possible in a mall with Somebody's Baby playing in the background. The characters have three settings school, home, and the mall.
Fast Times At Ridgemont High first and foremost centers around it's characters. The plot is mundane, but that's the goal to see how the likes of Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), and Mark Ratner (Brian Backner) react to situations you or I may have faced.
There isn't a single protagonist, Spicoli the most memorable character and centerpiece of the poster only gets about 20 minutes of airtime. Spicoli the wanna be surfer god, who smokes enough pot that time just kind of wanders by is clearly an inspiration for Mike Meyer's Wayne World. Wayne is the grown up less surfer version of Jeff, both have long locks, an ignorance to authority, and a let's party attitude. How can you not love the guy? He lives life they way he truly wants to, whether it's taking his shirt off at anytime possible or calling his teacher a dick he really just doesn't care. Watching him translate US history into surfer language is gold.
Mark Ratner affectionately known as Rat is one of the more genuine people in Fast Times. He is a teenage Woody Allen. I adore his awkwardness, and uneasy nature. How could any girl turn him down when they can clearly see on his sweat soaked face the amount of courage it took him to simply ask for a phone number. Mike Damone is a double crossing, two bit, scalping, scumbag, but it's high school, and Mark knew that already. The biggest let down of this film was no fight between Mark and Mike once Rat found out Mike had gotten Stacy pregnant.
Stacy, man what a slut. She's 14 and fucks a dude who's 26 on the first date. Mark never knew what he was getting himself into. Director Amy Heckerling tries to align us with her, but man she spreads her legs for anyone asking and sometimes not asking, fuck sluts man (except for those 5 minutes when they're your slut). She went right behind Mark's back right in the poolhouse.
Easily the best scene is Brad (Judge Reinhold) jerking off to his sister Stacy's best friend Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates).
That is just perfect, no other way to describe it. The tits in Fast Times are bar none. Speaking of Brad, what a poor, poor soul. He spends all his time working, has a hot girlfriend who won't give him any and spends all his cash on. He goes from one shitty job to the next, his biggest social achievements are getting other people jobs at shitty establishments.
Fast Times At Ridgemont High is an ensemble, a movie that is rare in todays Hollywood. Driven by people not by story, circumstances, or chance. It's a comedy that reminds you of the archetypes we all faced back in the day.
her (4/4 stars) 2013
Notable Contributors: Spike Jonze, Scarlett Johansson, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Kristen Wig, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Olivia Wilde
Spike Jonze blew me away. Joaquin Phoenix put on the best performance of the year as Theodore Twombly, forget McConaughey, and Ejiofor. He put on a splendid performance, often times by himself with just Johansson's voice in his ear. When I think of her the first thing that comes to mind is a close up of Phoenix's face. I'm just gonna ramble, the clothing was magnificent, as was the color palette, it was a mix of old fashioned nineteenth century wool pants, up past the belly button with shirts straight out of GQ. The colors, where do I start? A lot of washed out pink and yellow, perfect for the mood. Everything flowed, from Phoenix's nicely trimmed mustache to his profession writing handwritten letters (that are actually typed and printed in handwritten font). What a cool, futuristic, sensitive, believable job, it fits his character perfectly, even his name Theodore Twombly is the perfect alliteration, I just want to give a guy name Theodore Twombly a hug.
The film has one of the best comedic scenes of the year with Phoenix playing video games in true 3-D, and the character a crude, vulgar little man was delightful (I think I'm the only one in the theater who appreciated him). Voiced by Spike Jonze himself the Alien Child apart of the video game but with his own sentient personality is not afraid to insult Twombly for his incompetency exploring through caves.
When breaking down futuristic movies I always break down whether they're realistic or not, this movie not only passed the test at no point did I even bring something into question, it was seamless, that's a product of Jonze being of a younger generation who watches the world in a similar fashion that I do.
I was enchanted when Theodore talks to Samantha about trying to feel someone else's emotions, that everyone's lives are as complex as ours. That's one of the overwhelming feelings I get when I have a little mary jane, it's an incredibly powerful feeling, to see it captured in this movie, and so well done meant a lot to me.
The soundtrack in this movie cascaded my ears with joy. This song says it all (Also nominated for best original score).
I've barely begun on the relationship between Theodore and his OS, Samantha. Wow. Johansson had the perfect inflection in her voice, she seemed real, like she was about to walk through the door at any moment. Theodore's reactions were priceless. The many closeups of Theodore reminded me of Alfonso Cuaron's shooting of Sandra Bullock in Gravity. Both films did an excellent job capturing the nuances and subtle facial expressions that make Bullock, and Phoenix human in a world that's anything but like our own. I always like to picture Kirsten Dunst or Chris Evans in these rolls, imagine their takes on these deep, creative characters.
Jonze bringing parallels between relationships with OS' and types of relationships like gay and interracial dating was stimulating as well, is that the next step? Some people like Theodore's ex-wife (played by Rooney Mara, who had a striking resemblance to Emilia Clarke from GoT) laughed at the notion but his coworker didn't bat an eye, and wanted to go on a double date with them. This is where a lot of people who didn't like the film thought it went for too much. I object, Jonze is tackling human existence, and the future is a blank canvas.
This movie was first and foremost original. It is a refreshing drama with real relationships. Jonze is brilliant, bringing to life the future. Shanghai is beautiful, the perfect setting for this film, it's so big Theodore feels like a lost ant in a big city. The score to this movie is magnificent as well, Samantha and Theodore creating a score together on a rooftop is one of the more touching moment. I don't have much, really anything bad to say about her, it worked on every level for me.
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