Monday, November 18, 2013

Movies I've only seen once

I love movies. Whenever I have the free time, I'll watch as many as I can. Even if its something I've seen a dozen times.
However, there are a few that for whatever reason I've only seen once. Either I hated it, or it made me feel things I don't know if I want to again. So to make things fun, here's a list!

1. Pearl Harbor (2001)
Micheal Bay directed, with Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, and Josh Hartnett. I like war movies. Especially World War II. Tora Tora Tora is great. This...was terrible. The bombings were essentially a backdrop for a love story that wasn't that interesting. Has Josh Hartnett ever been a good actor? I have actively avoided watching it on cable. The only part I really enjoyed was Alec Baldwin as Lt Col James Doolittle.

2. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Taylor Hackfor directed, with Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, and Charlize Theron.
Keanu is a lawyer who gets in a firm run by the DEVIL. Nice subtle metaphor there. It went from lawyer drama to a supernatural thriller and it never made much sense why. So I decided to not rewatch. Ever.

3. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)
Directed by Anthony Hickox (who?) and starring David Carradine and Bruce Campbell.
I saw most of this once on HBO many years ago. Its about a group of vampires that retire in a small western town and live off fake blood. Ths is on the list cause I haven't been able to find it anywhere, and would like to see it again, actually.

4. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Directed by Mel Gibson, with Jim Caviezel. Like you didn't know. And this is a cheat because I've actually seen it twice...
Ok. It is good. I love the story, the authenticity of it being in Aramaic. The flashbacks to Jesus inventing a chair with a back on it is actually pretty fun.
What makes me not want to see it again is the violence. It was just too much for me.

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