8 1/2

At first when Prof Hammond was describing the movie 8 1/2 I felt like I had heard or seen the story before. The movie 9 is a revamped version of 8 1/2. Daniel Day Lewis plays Guido, the star and basis for the movie. I believe that the movie 9 is much easier to understand. I enjoyed the movie 8 1/2 because I already knew the plot and understood the story. I really like seeing the original version and in its original language, Italian. I can see how it would be hard for people to understand if they have not seen the updated version prior to the original, though. 

Midnight Cowboy

I thought this was a good film. I can see how the sneak-peak into the low-lives of Manhattan would be shocking to people in 1994 because it was odd for a film to show any compassion to the types of characters in this movie.

The Avengers

I have not seen this since it was in theatres but recently watched it on DVD. This movie is awesome, it has tons of action and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Marvel did an incredible job on bringing in all of the action heroes. I could watch this movie over and over again.

Black Hawk Down

This film has some gritty combat scenes and great visuals that make it interesting to watch. I think the director should have done a better job of helping the audience form a relationship to some main characters though. In my experience the characters were hardly distinguishable until the middle of the film.

8 1/2

 This movie was very confusing and hard to follow. I was lost the whole time and was very confused as to what the plot was. The characters threw me off as well. I could not tell what was a dream and what was reality. Overall I did not enjoy this movie, it was old, boring, and confusing.

High Noon

The wide shots help capture the rugged terrain and scenery that steotypically made up the Midwest at the time. Most importantly, the theme of time plays a crucial role, for it serves as underyling tension throughout the movie. The music seems to coincide with time....repetitive and contributing to the build up of conflict...ect.  

Chinatown

I personally thought that this movie was a little too long, and a bit confusing.  However, Jack Nickolson  did a great job with the character.  I also liked the style in which it was filmed. The ending surprised me a bit.  I usually expect happy endings (I thought the woman and Jack's character would run away together.)  This was not the type of movie I would typically watch on my own, but it was alright!