tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post5467485233383584979..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Best Films of 2012Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-40774775491110297942013-01-23T12:03:17.345-08:002013-01-23T12:03:17.345-08:00Going back to Benghazi, this administration tried ...Going back to Benghazi, this administration tried to blame that 9/11 terrorist attack on a youtube video (the director was arrested, by the way) that had been live for months, despite knowing ahead of time it was terrorists and even denying assistance to save those people. <br /><br />Considering Bama and his followers spent the entire DNC proclaiming "Al Qaeda is on the run and Osama Bin Laden is dead!" you can't have the news of an Al Qaeda terrorist attack on a US embassy get out to tarnish your re-election campaign. The next day, Bama goes to Vegas and everybody else says they knew nothing about it?!?!?! Either Oh, Bama and his cabinet are the most incompetent officials in the history of this country, or it was an intentional coverup. Considering the level of lies that have transpired, the latter is the obvious choice. <br /><br />What I am getting at is that they created this scenario that a filmmakers video caused an attack on an Embassy when that was not the case. And that filmmaker is still in jail, by the way.<br /><br />School tuition's are going to keep going up here. This too is because of the government. Oh, Bama's destructive policies are, and will continue to wreck havoc on this country. Wherever Democrats are in control, through office or their legislature, you will find states in poor shape financially. The loss of state revenues has to be made up somewhere or other and tuition is one of those areas. My property taxes went up, for example. <br /><br />The housing market is in the toilet right now, yet property taxes have went up. Logically, that makes no sense, but the loss of revenues has to be made up from somewhere. The lowering of school costs was one of Bama's big problems to be solved. He's been in office over 4 years now and nothing has changed, it's just gotten worse. <br /><br />His numerous speeches haven't changed either. In fact, I wish somebody would give him some crackers because the parrot keeps on repeating the same shit he's said for four years running and hope has become hopelessness and the only change we have is the amount of change in our pockets.<br /><br />Reagan inherited a far worse mess than anything Oh, Bama got and he had it cleaned up in three years. The difference between the two men are their political ideologies. We need another Reagan.<br /><br />Going back to DKR, I did notice there was lesser action in this third film, but I felt it made up for it with its fascinating parallels to society today, such as the notations you yourself have made, Fran.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-15169037608084873962013-01-23T12:02:56.467-08:002013-01-23T12:02:56.467-08:00I'm not for this clean energy nonsense, person...I'm not for this clean energy nonsense, personally. Nor such myths as global warming; the reality of which has been debunked, but it doesn't stop the media or the "president" from talking about it. <br /><br />If you go back and read up on past decades, the same issues were being discussed and the same leftist leaning theories were being bandied about and the same result came from it... nothing. Remember that crying Indian from that classic 70s commercial? I should change that to the Italian American pretending to be an Indian to get an agenda across. If leftists didn't constantly propagandize, or keep angry sentiment going, there'd be no need for that party to exist.<br /><br />These days, at least here, the media controls everything and has become more and more vocal about their intent to prop up this administration and cover up their actions and scandals. One need only look at the lies Hillary Clinton has spewed about the Benghazi scandal. Had this been a Republican, they would have been impeached well before now.<br /><br />This is also one reason why I feel Deodato's CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is a bloody brilliant movie that's just as potent now, even more so probably than when it was made.<br /><br />And you made a fascinating point right here Fran:<br /><br />"They always have a hidden agenda, the agenda of increasing their bank accounts. Create a war so your buddy can sell their guns and tanks and uniforms, create a decease so your pharmacists buddies can make a bundle selling "hand sanitizers" and so on..."<br /><br />What you said falls squarely into the Fast & Furious scandal that the media tried to cover up. There's still people here who don't know what that is, outside of the movie series. Same goes for Benghazi. <br /><br />The US government allowing guns to be walked across the Mexican border for use by the drug cartels in an effort to nullify and eradicate the second amendment. When it was discovered the Mexican government didn't know about it (unlike the similar Bush Era operation that was in CONJUNCTION with the Mexican government) and some of the public became aware of it, Oh, Bama did multiple things -- he used Executive Order to protect himself and Eric Holder and also, like everything else he's done these last four years, he blamed Bush for that, too.<br /><br />I'll have to post the rest in a separate comment, Fran, it's too long. Lol.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-5316981303255948492013-01-23T09:11:04.850-08:002013-01-23T09:11:04.850-08:00I also thought DKR was displaying how a nation is ...I also thought DKR was displaying how a nation is vulnerable when it is weak and economically unstable, anyone can come and take advantage of that situation promising one thing while really interested in obtaining others, like Bane, who promised people the liberation of Gotham, when all he wanted was to destroy it and fulfill Ras Al Ghul's original plans to destroy the city in order to rebuild a new society. <br /><br />In my opinion, Bane represents any form of government, any polititian no matter what ideology they represent. Polititians always promise and never fulfill. They always have a hidden agenda, the agenda of increasing their bank accounts. Create a war so your buddy can sell their guns and tanks and uniforms, create a decease so your pharmacists buddies can make a bundle selling "hand sanitizers" and so on...<br /><br />I'm with you Brian, I do not support lazy people who want the government to solve all of their economical problems, we all should work for our money. We all get what we put in. And those poor people who are leeches to society, when they should be contributing are despicable in my book. <br /><br />I don't hate the rich man, and I don't think all rich people are evil, I'm talking about the rich and powerful, those big companies who lie to the masses, who control the media, who create histeria where there is none...those who violate our human and civil rights, who abuse the population. Those who see the poor as less then them, when we are all humans, we should all be helping each other instead of enforcing these classist differences. <br /><br />I'd love to be wealthy, but education is out of reach for the poor, the poor cannot pay for the extravagant prices that colleges are asking for. I know, I have tried (going to film school is damn near impossible for poor people!) and the prices for tuition are ridiculous. It's either get into debt for life or don't go to college. That is one of the roots of all evil, the high price of higher education. Education should be more accesible to all, not just those who can pay for it. And getting higher education is one of the first steps one can take to go up the ladder. <br /><br />I personally don't subscribe to any form of government because I have yet to see an honest form of government that truly cares for its people, if this ever happened, I'd be supporting it, but it just hasn't happened in my life time. All I see are dictators mascaraded as liberals and conservatives alike. Obama, Bush, liberals or conservatives, it don't matter whose up there, they'll find a way to take more out of us, the people whom they should be watching over. <br /><br />I too felt Obama's bite on my pay check!<br /><br />By the way, I have noticed how 'Clean enery' is a huge theme in movies recently. Have you noticed this? The talk about this theme in John Carter, in Dark Knight Rises and in The Avengers. In all three films, clean energy is represented as a big secret that governments are keeping from the people, because it's safer, cheaper and it's not gasoline. It's as if ways to get clean energy exist, they just don't want to implement them because of their precious gasoline which makes them so much money. In TDKR, they are afraid to use clean energy because it could also be used for evil purposes, like blowing up Gotham. This is apparently yet another important issue that is being ignored in media and news, but not by the film industries writers and filmmakers. What say you about that?<br /><br />As always Brian, great conversation! Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-52501683663842237782013-01-22T11:46:33.037-08:002013-01-22T11:46:33.037-08:00Many of the reviews on the film noted the Right Wi...Many of the reviews on the film noted the Right Wing, or Conservative slant the film takes. Some leftist news sites decried this, of course, in an effort to nullify and ridicule capitalism. There is no demonization in Conservativism where riches are involved. Conservatism is about individuality and success through effort -- attributes this dictatorial regime is totally against. <br /><br />Oh, Bama and the Occupy leeches are representatives of the Bane character and everything he stands for. Some of the dialog uttered by the Bane character are similar to sentiments spoken by the "president" himself. The film is also extremely prophetic of where this country is headed should this man pretending to be president continue to have his way; which he will with the leftist media covering up his scandals and numerous lies that I've now lost count of.<br /><br />Also, if I remember right, Wayne lost his wealth via manipulation from the Bane character in the film. I'd have to see it again for these details, but I doubt a second viewing is going to make me think the film has a pro-leftist agenda, if I am reading your assertion correctly, Fran.<br /><br />The only people keeping the poor poor, are the poor themselves. How can you take something from somebody who has nothing? They certainly can take away from somebody who does, though. I personally know a few folks on welfare -- who are clearly able to work -- who live far better than I do now. My taxes went up, the value of my house is less than what I am paying for it, and my pay check just got lesser to go to a government that is spending America into oblivion. We're nearing, or passed 50% unemployment in this country now, rising debt, closing businesses, escalating taxes and less take home pay; and more is coming. I'm not sure how this equates to a good thing. This sort of socio-economic destruction is akin to what the VILLAINS purposely put into action in the movie, not the big evil rich guys. I suppose if I ever get wealthy, I'm instantly evil then, too. My uncle is wealthy and he got his wealth through hard work and determination and he's soon to be paying over HALF his pay to the government, the self-proclaimed "heroes of the middle class".<br /><br />Again, these destructive policies are only making it worse for the middle class. There's been over four years to accomplish something, and it's worse now than it ever was. It's not fair that those who've been successful, and those that are not, but make their own way should have to support a bunch of lazy people who are essentially slaves to entitlements promised them by a Community Organizer whose mentors are all Communists, Marxists and Socialists.<br /><br />In my view, anyways, DKR is a near perfect example of the results of anarchy and corruption; and the intentions of a regime that hates America as founded, with the plan of turning it into a third world country, stripped of its wealth and no longer a super power.<br /><br />Good banter with you just the same though, Fran. Not sure when I'll have my own take on the film up, like I said, I will need to see it again before I do.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-26833124835353810332013-01-22T09:00:14.647-08:002013-01-22T09:00:14.647-08:00Agree with you on The Dark Knight Rises, it has a ...Agree with you on The Dark Knight Rises, it has a lot of meat to it, it has a lot to say about society. <br /><br />Though I disagree with you, I do think they are indicting the rich and powerful. The film continously mentions how much the poor suffer, how a "storm is coming" in terms of economy, in terms of class war which is basically what happens at the end of the film. I think the films strongest comment is the anger felt by the less fortunate. <br /><br />Yet I do agree with you in that the film is commenting on the way the economy is being run in the United States, there is a distinctive hatred in display towards bankers and places like Wall Street. This all has to do with how the "rich and powerful" are running the country. <br /><br />Just the fact that they made Bruce Wayne loose all his riches and become a common folk points a finger at what the film is trying to say. Wayne himself is an ultra rich guy in the film who at one point use to give money to an orphanage, but has forgotten to pay attention to these small details....these small details being the orphan kids of gotham who need, who depend on hsi patronage as one of the rich and powerful of Gotham City.Looking forward to your review of The Dark Knight Rises! <br /><br />If you like your comic book movies, you should have an absolute blast with The Avengers, it's tons of fun all the way. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-43555514151372228432013-01-18T20:34:49.811-08:002013-01-18T20:34:49.811-08:00Great list, Fran. I've only seen two on here t...Great list, Fran. I've only seen two on here that being PROMETHEUS and DARK KNIGHT RISES. <br /><br />The latter interested me the most of the two, although I wouldn't say the film is an indictment against the rich, but against the current regime that's ruining the economy over here. The creators of some of these characters -- Bane in particular -- are Conservatives. I'll save my own political POV for when I finally decide to write my own review. Been meaning to, and just not done so as I want to see the movie again. There's so much going on in it to take in with just a single viewing.<br /><br />I do plan to see THE AVENGERS at some point or other. Not seen CAPT AMERICA yet, either. I'm currently trying to catch up with everybody's blogs and I see you've been busy lately, so I have much to catch up with.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-13965966563210937532013-01-15T11:09:20.850-08:002013-01-15T11:09:20.850-08:00Yeah, Moonrise was pure joy to watch, I love me a ...Yeah, Moonrise was pure joy to watch, I love me a good Anderson film, it makes sense, usually a fan of Anderson will be a fan of Woody Allen by default, they both exist in a similar cinematic universe and by that I mean intellectual and artsy. <br /><br />Chronicle and Akira are extremely similar, especially towards the last scenes, you'll see what I mean, even the main character looks a lot like Tetsuo at one given point, hope you enjoy Chronicle! Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-528411870052385492013-01-15T11:02:21.692-08:002013-01-15T11:02:21.692-08:00Also, I wanted to mention, I had no idea about sim...Also, I wanted to mention, I had no idea about similarities between CHronicle and Akira. I should definitely see that now.<br /><br />Also I should watch AKira again. It's been years.Kev D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557162668726460610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-2096552012136334542013-01-15T11:00:11.532-08:002013-01-15T11:00:11.532-08:00Excellent list! Moonrise is my number one... alth...Excellent list! Moonrise is my number one... although I never saw the most recent Woody Allen film, so that might top it (I am a bizarrely huge Woody Allen fan for a guy that loves trashy zombie films as much as I do).Kev D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557162668726460610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-72437389646759829342013-01-13T21:26:19.327-08:002013-01-13T21:26:19.327-08:00I see we preatty much agree on which were some of ...I see we preatty much agree on which were some of the best of 2012, I wanted to do this segment where I would put "honorable mentions" and both John Carter and Cabin in the Woods would have been on that list. I would have also included Total Recall and Dredd 3D both of which I also enjoyed.I'm right there with you, I think Total Recall rocked the house, I'm posting my review for that one next week.<br /><br />MIB III was fun times all the way, I really dug it. The visual effects were extremely well achieved, loved all those scenes on the moon, I love Barry Levinsons camera angles and movements, his style of direction marks his films, gives them his stamp. And MIB III had all that plus some character development, we finally get to know a bit more about Will Smith's character. <br /><br />Iron Sky was a bit of a dissapointment for me, I was really hyped about it, liked the concept and the ideas, but the film itself ended up being boring for me. I got what it was trying to say, but it was just not all that entertaining, It was missing something, it was like a comedy, only not done by comedians? It just feels like it could have been way funnier then what it is.I guess that they just weren't good story tellers. It reminded me of The Martial Chronicles in a way, its sci-fi that does nothing for me because it's just not well developed, stories are not well told. <br /><br />A lot of people seem to enjoy Chronicle, I know I did, they really played around with the idea of Telekenisis, love when they do that. The films director, Josh Trank is now working on a Fantastic Four reboot, producers say its gonna be unlike anything we've ever seen and all that..so I'm hopefull about that one. Let's hope he finally gives us that great FF movie we have yet to see. <br /><br />Abraham Lincoln had something about it that just wowed me, I will be reviewing this film next week, thanks for your awesome comments Fritz, always a pleasure too! <br /><br /> <br /><br />Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-77302599264650387602013-01-13T18:36:06.697-08:002013-01-13T18:36:06.697-08:00Here is where you and I differ in our top films of...Here is where you and I differ in our top films of 2012, Francisco. I ranked both The Cabin in the Woods and John Carter as my second/third favorite films of 2012. I gave them both a grade of 96. Both films created fully immersive cinema worlds, with characters that I cared for. I know you gave John Carter a 4 of 5, I assume that you felt it was just a little too shallow to rank in your best of? I’ll take entertainment over depth and complexity 9 out of 10 times and both The Cabin in the Woods and John Carter had more of these two things than many would give them credit for.<br /><br />Chronicle: I only rated this film an 82. While it was entertaining – surprisingly so given my predilection for loathing “found footage” films – I think it suffered from character clichés and plot contrivances. Still, it did add a nice twist to the whole super-powers genre; although technically it was alien-induced psychic powers and not super-powers in the superhero sense.<br /><br />Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: I really liked the first third of this film, but then it just seemed to get bogged down in endless fight-flight sequences. A little more plot/characterization would have gone a long way to make this from being a fair film to a great one. I only rated this a 79.<br /><br />Three additional films would have made my top ten/best of list for 2012. Total Recall: I rated a 91. Men In Black 3: I rated a 90. Iron Sky: I rated a 90. I’m surprised that Men In Black 3 didn’t make your best list, as I know you rated that a 4 of 5. I just watched MIB3 and I must admit that I got a little choked up at the end… again. I’ll defend Total Recall to the end of days! This film was a far superior science fiction film to the 1990 joke-fest. It is not without its flaws, but it is still a solid well-acted sci-fi action drama. Iron Sky was a dark satire that I admit may not be to many people’s taste. However, if you like films like Dark A Clockwork Orange (1971), Star (1974) or A Boy and His Dog (1975), than you just might dig Iron Sky. I know I did.<br /><br />I too watch many non-genre films, Francisco, but certainly more than fifty-percent of the movies I watch fall into the Horror, SF, or Fantasy categories. Straight drama (historical or otherwise) just doesn’t interest me much – especially if it’s a subject I know a lot about or lived through. That is why many films that are on critics top ten lists I never see. It will be some time before you get my thoughts on Django though, because I’ll only get to see it when I can rent it from Netflix; which I assume is many months away.<br /><br />It is always a pleasure talking films with you, Francisco!Fritz "Doc" Freakensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209589620766485745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-86500711945919151452013-01-13T18:35:07.388-08:002013-01-13T18:35:07.388-08:00I’m sorry it took time getting back to you on the ...I’m sorry it took time getting back to you on the rest of your “Best Of…” list, but at least I’ll make an attempt here to let you know where we agree or disagree with the remaining films that I have seen on your list.<br /><br />The Avengers: Only a genre snob would leave this film off their best films of 2012 list and I know you are definitely not one of those, Francisco. This film was my favorite film of the year. I graded it a 98, which would be a 5 on your scale. While The Avengers won’t win any dramatic film critic awards or Academy awards, it is the most entertaining film I have seen since Star Wars: A New Hope, back when it was just known as Star Wars.<br /><br />Skyfall: Because it is technically not a Horror, SF, or Fantasy film, I did not review or grade it on GOTG, but if I had, it would have been my second favorite film of 2012, with a grade of 96. This was James Bond at his most vulnerable (at least since On Her Majesty's Secret Service) and I dare say Daniel Craig is a more nuanced actor than George Lazenby, so that makes it one of the best… if not the best James Bond film ever.<br /><br />Prometheus: I knew you liked this film and I hoped it would make your best of list. While Prometheus is not without its flaws, Prometheus’ strengths more than make up for some of its seeming inconsistencies. This was my forth favorite film of the year, with a grade of 95.<br /><br />The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Another flawed film, but being the first film in a trilogy, that was to be expected. Peter Jackson did as good a job as could be expected trying to fuse The Hobbit into the world of the Lord of the Rings films, without detracting too much from the more lighthearted nature of the original novel. I rated it – although I’m ashamed to say I didn’t get around to reviewing it – a 92<br /><br />Looper: This film was so original in its execution, if not in its concept, that it was easy to give it a higher rating than it really merited. Still, a is very solid science fiction thriller that I graded a 91.<br /><br />The Dark Knight Rises: I am not a big admirer of Nolan’s Batman films, but I must admit that he did a very good job of executing his vision of it. This film does such a good job tying up most of the plot threads of the previous two Batman films, that I had to give it a grade of 90.Fritz "Doc" Freakensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209589620766485745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-74027722569551189362013-01-12T23:12:35.497-08:002013-01-12T23:12:35.497-08:00Nice round-up Francisco. I also wrote about 2012 m...Nice round-up Francisco. I also wrote about 2012 movies recently but didn't get to see as many as I should have. I also really enjoyed Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Looper, and Prometheus. I still need to see Django, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Skyfall, and others.RVChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475379868308526845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-17586190858488317222013-01-12T20:17:30.297-08:002013-01-12T20:17:30.297-08:00Yeah, lack of comments doesn't worry me so muc...Yeah, lack of comments doesn't worry me so much because from Google stats I know people read from all parts of the world, I guess not all of them feel inclined to comment, but I will admit, I wish they did comment, it's always good getting feed back from my readers. But what you gonna do you know? Do a special post asking for more comments? <br /><br />LIfe of Pi was on my list because of its visuals, some of them where damn awe inspiring in my book, and I did enjoy a lot of the themes it touched upon, like asking questions about God, and that spiritual connection we all feel at some time towards the magnificence of nature. But the effects work? Damn good stuff, couldnt leave it out. <br /><br />Beasts of Southern Wild was just so beautiful to me, I mean it's a strange film, it's uplifting yet dark as well. The young actress, Willis, she was magnificent and that Oscar nod for best actress is so very well deserved. <br /><br />I like watching all manner of films because sometimes, watching horror and sci-fi all the time can be dull, I like to shake things up and see films that make me feel and think about things that horror or sci-fi don't, sometimes I want something a bit more real, something a bit closer to our lives. I'm not putting down these genres, because as you very well know, I love sci-fi and horror, I'm just saying I like to shake things up in terms of mood and themes. <br /><br />Moonrise Kingdom was awesome, if you've yet to experience a Wes Anderson film, I'd say that Rushmore is an excellent place to start, if you don't find enjoyment in that one, don't bother with the rest. <br /><br />Les Miserables is a sad film, but the production is epic, the performances astounding...I thought it was truly great. But people who don't love musicals might find it a tough watch, they sing practically every single word, dialog is minimal. <br /><br />Looking forward to your thoughts on Django! <br /><br />Thanks for commenting Fritz, much appreciated! Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-69888680081587612942013-01-12T13:25:58.591-08:002013-01-12T13:25:58.591-08:00An excellent overview of your top (lucky 13?) film...An excellent overview of your top (lucky 13?) films for 2013, Francisco! I don’t understand how you have yet to get a single comment on this post. I too have had similar problems of late with a lack of comments at Guardians of the Genre and I personally find it very frustrating not to get any feedback (positive or negative) on my reviews. In that spirit, here are my quick thoughts on your list.<br /><br />I too haven’t seen Ana Karenina, Zero Dark Thirty, The Master, Argo, or Paranorman. Of those five, Ana Karenina is the only one I’ll definitely skip; but I must admit that Zero Dark Thirty and The Master will be very low-priority films on my to watch list. Of your top 13, I have not seen Life of Pi, Beasts of Southern Wild, Moonrise Kingdom, Les Miserables and Django Unchained.<br /><br />Despite it visual splendor, Life of Pi will not place very high on my to watch list. I just don’t have much interest in the metaphysical mumbo jumbo it has to offer. I’m sure, as you say, Beasts of Southern Wild ”is a film filled with hope and love in the midst of a world being trampled by evil”, but I don’t derive much enjoyment from the tone of films like these. I have yet to watch a Wes Anderson film, but they say Moonrise Kingdom is one his most accessible films, so I just may try it; also the time period of the children reminds me of my childhood. Unlike you, I am not a fan of musicals and have watched very few of them. The last one I watched was Chicago (2002) and I mostly enjoyed it for the sexy dance numbers. Still, watching Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway belt out songs amidst the lovely scenery may get me to try it out. I have a love/hate relationship with Quentin Tarantino: I love his adoration for the B movies that I too adore. Unfortunately, I find his filmmaking quirks often irritating. Still, I love westerns, love Tarantino’s bold subjects he tackles and I have no doubt I’ll be watching Django Unchained as I have watched every other film that Tarantino has written/directed.<br /><br />I’ll get back to you with my comments on the films I have seen (The Avengers, Looper, Chronicle, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises & Skyfall) when I have the time to do them justice.<br /><br />Keep up the great opinions, Francisco!Fritz "Doc" Freakensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209589620766485745noreply@blogger.com