Reviews
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
The Message in the Movement
I had to see the film a few times before the immediate emotional impact wore off and I could articulate my impression. The impact of this film has reverberated through my psyche since 1983 and if I hadn't had a visionary experience in August of 1982 which was almost identical in format ( not in content ), I would have believed that I was the only one who perceived the advance of modern civilization in just this way. The film approximates the minds ability to extrapolate and organize an order out of a number of random and seemingly unrelated visions one might have perceived over a long period of time in one's life. It, to me, is more interesting and the plot line is more dynamic than any other movie I have ever witnessed other than Powaqqatsi ( which was done by the same people ). I own a copy of both films and watch them over and over without getting tired. Perhaps it is the lack of dialog that holds me inthralled vewing after vewing. I'm not sure. My own vision had no dialog either and I have reviewed it in my minds eye over and over again, also. Maybe language is just too ineffective. The films and my vision make it seem so. I have made no conclusive judgements and maybe that is just. I enjoy the visuals and the music much more than a conventional film.
The Missing (2003)
I am left with more questions than answers.....
God, how this film touched me. I saw something in Ms. Blanchett that I have never seen before; she actually became the character from the book and I was moved. After seeing the movie I tracked the book down ( it was difficult believe it or not ) and finished it in six hours. I am wondering why the screen writers changed the final scenes. Don't get me wrong, Ron Howard makes good to great movies ( this is a solid film from the historical point of view as well ) but I am left with more questions for him than I feel I will ever get answers.
The Mummy (1999)
Tongue-in-cheek and well done
I laughed all the way through the film. Action, humor and all tongue-in-cheek performances must have been a ball to shoot. What a combination. I especially loved the secondary characters in this film as well as the villans. This kind of entertainment appeals to the coyote in me. This is what I go to the movies to see.
Blade Runner (1982)
A chilling view of the near future.
The most poignant scene I have ever witnessed in 55 years of moviedom is between Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer in the final moments of Blade Runner. Hauer steals it from Ford. The only time I have ever seen this happen in Ford's career. I will take Ridley Scott's imagery to my grave. That is dangerous. I refuse to go back to L.A. because of the subliminal implant I now carry in my subconscious. I mourn for humanity as Roy Batty mourns. Amazing !