Archive for 'thriller'
Lady In The Water
The Lady in the Water, M. Night Shyamalan’s 8th film (I believe) is a very simple, delicately told tale (a bedtime story he told his daughters) of a lady who lives in the pool at an apartment complex and after having completed her “mission” needs to get back home and protect her from danger.
You know, [...]
Posted: June 21st, 2008 under thriller.
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Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Before The Devil Knows Your Dead [bluray] is interesting film by Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon [bluray]) held my attention pretty well through it. Normally not liking non-linear films, the kind that bounce around forwards and backwards in time, however I do like that approach when it goes back to reveal motivations of characters. This [...]
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under crime, thriller.
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No Country For Old Men
One of the films on my “to see” list is No Country For Old Men [bluray], by Joel & Ethan Coen, which won the 2007 Oscar for Best Picture. I have to say it was an impressive movie, kind of a cross between a western and a crime thriller. But, honestly, I really would defy [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2008 under bluray, crime, thriller.
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The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum is the conclusion to the Jason Bourne story by Robert Ludlum. It ends The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy. It stars Matt Damon (Saving Private Ryan, Ocean’s 11) as Jason Bourne as well as Julia Stiles and Scott Glenn. Directed by Paul Greengrass (United 93) who I’ve never seen anything by [...]
Posted: April 22nd, 2008 under action, politicial, thriller.
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