Monday Three-Peat: Rope, Pulp Fiction, Definitely Maybe

I actually saw all of these films in one day, as well as my second viewing of The Dark Knight. Busy, busy. Or maybe the opposite. It's been a rainy week. That'll be my excuse.

Rope **1/2
Got another Hitchcock under my belt (why am I laughing at that line?). Yet unlike Vertigo, I wasn't a huge fan of Rope. It was a good movie, and towards the end, during the interrogation, it got quite suspenseful. But the first hour of the movie was little, subtle conversation, that got a little dull. And the film is only 80 minutes long. The characters were interesting, and in their own way, led the story along. It was simple, plus effective (a rarity nowadays). It all takes place in one room the whole time, a plush apartment in the city. The basic gist is that two..idiots..decide to kill an "inferior" friend, just for the thrill of it. They hid the body in a trunk in which they have guests dine off of during a party later that day. It's a really cool plot, but not enough happened to make it really interesting, like it should have been. Still, recommended.



Definitely, Maybe ***
I enjoyed this movie, quite a bit. It was light (just what I happened to be in the mood for the night I saw it) and quite enteraining. The performances are all pretty good by the long cast, except..eh, Reynolds. He's kind of..annoying? And, this was a little disturbing, Abigail Breslin was annoying as hell during the beginning. She nearly redeems herself though, in a touching ending. Basically, Reynolds is telling his screen daughter (Breslin) about How He Met Her Mother. It basically chronicles his love-life over a decade. Cliched? Uhuh. Predictable? Yeah. Fun and entertaining? That too. It's a good movie that holds your attention and doesn't stray. If you're a rom-com fan, or if you like a good popcorn flick with romantic undertones (me..), then pick this up from the video store.



Pulp Fiction ****
I need to watch this again. Soon. I kind of loved this movie. I love it because it's structure. It's kind of random, very simple, and tied together impressively. Like, I was admiring Quentin Tarantino's talent throughout this film, because this is the first I have seen by him. The screenplay: unconventional and "cool". Direction: awesome (can't think of a better word, okay? It fits). Travolta, Jackson and especially Uma, are all great in this. I loved Uma Thurman in this. Plays a weird-o really well. Samuel L. Jackson is at times thoughtful, other times violent and hilarious. It's funny. It's bloody. It's insanely well done and thought-out. Right up my alley.