Hurculean

With modest expectations I went into the theater to see this film. I came out with a new idea of what makes a great film a masterpiece. The acting is brilliant all around, the story is extremely captivating, and the emotions reach all time highs. This movie is wonderfully told and beautifully designed. This film should go down as one of the greats in the annals of movie lore. It is emotionally moving and stunning. The triumphs and sufferings of each individual character are heartfelt and understood on a deeply personal level. If there are only a few films that you could see, I would most assuredly recommend putting 'Million Dollar Baby' at the top of the list.

I was sure that this movie would be great. I saw the previews and was fairly sure that this movie would be a jaw-dropping, eye-popping, heart-stopping thriller. As it turned out, it was a decent enough movie, just not what I was hoping for... not at all. Without giving anything away, I can say that the movie is much too predictable. A short way into the movie, it becomes apparent what the real idea of the movie is. The only real aspect of the movie that I didn't predict was in believing that my predictions were wrong. I was sure that I would be blown away by a massive and climactic plot twist: nope, didn't happen. I was right all along... what a bummer. Decent movie, though. 6 out of 10.

Captain John Boyd thought that he'd seen enough horrors in the Mexican-American War to last beyond a lifetime. Little did he know that his post-war-life would send him down a stranger and more macabre path than he would ever dare imagine.

Ravenous is like an odd Vampire story. The same elements seem to be there: the unwitting, unwilling recruit, the unnatural strength that comes from the ingestion of human blood(in this case, meat and all), and the eternal struggle of good vs. evil. However, I must admit that I'm not the biggest vampire film fan, but I loved Ravenous. That's because while it's sort of LIKE a vamp flick, it's really not in a lot of ways too.

Ravenous is sometimes scary, often startling, and once in awhile downright funny. The acting is well done all around, especially from Robert Carlyle and Guy Pearce. It's a good time, and it's sure to make the viewer turn from the TV in disgust more than once, and that is what makes it great.

This odd and unsettling story does more for the avid movie buff with a taste for the thrilling and bizarre than wet the appetite, it makes them truly...Ravenous.