Been watching movies like crazy. My mom told me that the wooden table in the basement broke because of the weight of the books from the bookshelf. She told me that it literally was cracked in half. Shit man, I thought the table would hold more weight than that. Anyways, I saw Millions, the "family" film by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, the Beach, 28 Days Later). I thought it was great but it does a sharp left turn in terms of storyline. It starts out very G-rated but then turns into a PG-13 rated film involving a fucked up guy who wants some money. The next film I watched was "Blood Rain." No, it's not the film "Bloodrayne" being directed by Uwe Boll (director of the critically panned "Alone in the Dark"). I thought the film was great, a mystery film set in old times in Korea when Catholicism was considered illegal. What completely surprised me was the violence. You don't see many films where you see getting a guy being shot with an arrow then his brains exploding, a guy's limbs literally being torn from his body in gruesome close-up shots, and other really violent shit. I found the woman who played the shaman absolutely beautiful though.

More movie grades.....again.

Lord of War: "Blow" - cocaine + guns = this movie. Highly underrated. B+
Crying Fist: I found this movie to be extremely uneven. Apart from being genuinely moving at times, it was also very boring at the other end of the spectrum. The ending was unsatisfactory and left me unfulfilled. C

More film grades

Transporter 2: A fun film that you will forget the minute you leave the theatre. B-
Broken Flowers: Quite funny at times but if you hated Lost in Translation then you'll hate this movie. I thought Lost in Translation was okay but this film was better. Jeffrey Wright gives a standout performance as Bill Murray's neighbor, Winston. A-

Film Grades

The Constant Gardener: An amazing piece of work from the director of "City of God." A
Failan: I thought it was okay but at times drags. The scenes with Cecilia Cheung are the best scenes of the film. B-
Der Untergang (Downfall): A mesmerizing, stupendous look at Hitler and his men as the world is destroyed around them. A