Any Which Way You Can
Clint Eastwood, an organatange, an aspiring country singer, a neo-nazi biker gang, a bunch of millionaries, crooked fight promoters, fustrated cops, scared tourists, and for good measure Ruth Gordon. Somehow this whole thing works, a surprisngly enjoyable comedy. Wait a second, this was a sequel?! Netfilx que.
Grade: B
127 Hours
Danny Boyle tells the true story of Aron Ralston, an avid mountain climber who had to cut his own right arm off after being wedged in a mountain crevasse for 127 hours. James Franco gives an excellent performance as Ralston and proves that he is one of those actors capable of holding the screen pretty well by themselves. I liked Boyle's cinematic sense for this film, though at first I wasn't quite sure where he was going with it. Combining music with Ralstons memories and hallucinations the film is able to present a character study in a rather unconventional way, and on two fronts really. I hesitate to use the phrase, but rock solid.
Grade: B+
Top Hat
The most iconic of the Astair/Rodgers musicals, clips of this film are seen in such later works as The Purple Rose of Cairo and The Green Mile. The plot, not important (can you say mistaken identity), its all about the Irvin Berlin musical numbers, the stars chemistry, and the lite comedy provided by such character actors as Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore. Beautiful art deco sets.
Grade: B
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At this point I refuse to watch 127 Hours out of principle. The guy was stupid. He wouldn't have been there for 127 hours if he had followed basic guidelines and protocol. Not gonna reward that by watching the movie.
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