A Few Movie Notes

Alright, "The Brothers Grimm" is out this weekend! Woo-Hoo! It's been awhile since Terry Gilliam's made a film. His last flick was the infamous "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" which was loathed and feared by critics, but beloved by a select cult audience. My Bro and I are big fans, and regularly use the quote, "if you're going to do something, you might as well do it right," among others. Anyway, I'm not expecting "Grimm" to be a masterpiece by any means (for Gilliam's undisputed masterpiece, check out "Brazil"), I'm just hoping for an enjoyable, mindblowing ride from one of the most visionary directors of all time.

In other movie news, watched "Old Boy" last night. I saw a preview for the flick on "Tetsuo the Iron Man", and then a fella who bought some books off me at Chicago had just scored a copy, and we spent some time talking about movies and whatnot. Anyway, Fitch was intrigued enough that he scored a copy while we were at the Con, and I recently borrowed it and viewed it. Long story short, great opening mystery, brutal fight scenes, and the nastiest TWO twists in film history. All in all, mixed feelings.