Black Snake Moan vs. The # 23. Which One?
When it comes to movies, I am aware that I must expect the unexpected. Taking chances is a mental fray so rarely taken by perfectionists, it's scary.
As a professional writer I must write my fucking ass off just to make a decent amount of money. Yet the insatiable desire to experience the movie-going reeving effect causes me to totally empty my pockets, sit in a theater chair directly in the middle of the screen (I will literally switch seats until I'm in the middle. Trust!), and forget about my financial woes.
I eagerly waited the arrival of the movie The Number 23, starring Jim Carrey. I figured it would be some dark, psychological thriller that pulsates with true and accurately proven data. But when I read the reviews, I was sadly mistaken. The critics said, "It had about 23 holes in the plot that needed to be filled."
I immediately read the reviews for Black Snake Moan, which seems like a confusion of genre, the nucleus: wonderful down South blues, and a sexily-clad Christina Ricci. All of the critics agreed that the movie was interesting to watch, but those wrongly timed giggles seemed to cause Black Snake to mock itself.
So what do you do? Do you take a chance, spend your hard earned money on an expensive and wack ass movie (plus the cost of popcorn, nachos, pop, and candy... I'm a greedy pig, I'll admit it), or do you stay at home and not live because of another person's opinion?
Hell, the critics thought The Long Kiss Goodnight was a beer-drinking-macho-explosion-guy's type of movie, and I thought it was great. Well, I am a guy...
So when it comes down to my expedition to the movie theater in order to empty my pockets and be taken away from Toledo, Ohio, which one of these movies will deliver? Will it be 23 holes of questionable plot and corny endings, or a unique sophomore critical flop from Hustle and Flow director, Craig Brewer? What is a perfectionist to do?
As a professional writer I must write my fucking ass off just to make a decent amount of money. Yet the insatiable desire to experience the movie-going reeving effect causes me to totally empty my pockets, sit in a theater chair directly in the middle of the screen (I will literally switch seats until I'm in the middle. Trust!), and forget about my financial woes.
I eagerly waited the arrival of the movie The Number 23, starring Jim Carrey. I figured it would be some dark, psychological thriller that pulsates with true and accurately proven data. But when I read the reviews, I was sadly mistaken. The critics said, "It had about 23 holes in the plot that needed to be filled."
I immediately read the reviews for Black Snake Moan, which seems like a confusion of genre, the nucleus: wonderful down South blues, and a sexily-clad Christina Ricci. All of the critics agreed that the movie was interesting to watch, but those wrongly timed giggles seemed to cause Black Snake to mock itself.
So what do you do? Do you take a chance, spend your hard earned money on an expensive and wack ass movie (plus the cost of popcorn, nachos, pop, and candy... I'm a greedy pig, I'll admit it), or do you stay at home and not live because of another person's opinion?
Hell, the critics thought The Long Kiss Goodnight was a beer-drinking-macho-explosion-guy's type of movie, and I thought it was great. Well, I am a guy...
So when it comes down to my expedition to the movie theater in order to empty my pockets and be taken away from Toledo, Ohio, which one of these movies will deliver? Will it be 23 holes of questionable plot and corny endings, or a unique sophomore critical flop from Hustle and Flow director, Craig Brewer? What is a perfectionist to do?
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Fleur on
Do the Black Snake Moan. Only you can truly decide if a movie mocks it's self, while a lacking plot will always be a lacking plot. Besides, S.L.Jackson's in it. I don't think you can go wrong with Sammy J., except that other snake movie he did.
natanism on
THERE'S SNAKES ON THE MUTHERFUCKIN PLANE!!!
You can't go wrong with Christina Ricci. I have heard a lot of bad reveiws for 23, I will wait till it comes out on DVD.
You can't go wrong with Christina Ricci. I have heard a lot of bad reveiws for 23, I will wait till it comes out on DVD.
Fleur on
Ah man, Natanis, did you get the Sammy J. phone call? So funny! Pick up the phone and he's yelling at me to get my tattooed ass out of work, grab my home girl Meg, and go see MOTHERFUCKING SNAKE ON A PLANE! The best damn movie I'll see all year.
Still haven't seen it. I love me some Ricci though, even if she's a scrawny runt.
Still haven't seen it. I love me some Ricci though, even if she's a scrawny runt.
natanism on
I looked just like her when I was younger, people always say "You know who you look like?" I follow with "Uh Christina Ricci"
