aboriginee
Joined Oct 1999
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Well I'm sure the Academy will just love this. This film (if it could be called that) makes me wonder why there isn't a one word synonym for "man-hater." I mean, we have "misogynist" for woman-hater, but no equivalent nomenclature for the reverse. As a married heterosexual male, I felt oppressed the entire time I sat watching this boorish display of woe-is-me women who wish they could shuffle loose the terrible burden of living in a world infested with men and their ways. For Christ's sake, they take the only talented male actor in the film, make him gay, and then throw him out of the window, literally. This was a monumental waste of time for me - the title of the film a constant reminder of the hours spent watching this effete garbage that I will never get back. Unless you straight men out there are just troweling for abuse, beg your wife, girlfriend, sister, mother, etc. to wait until this hits the video store. By then I'm sure the Academy will have given this crap Best Picture honors, which will only serve to remind the sensible ones that Oscar sacrificed all its credibility long ago.
I have voted for this movie before, and besides expressing some confusion for IMDB losing that information I'm tickled pink that I get to vote for it again and give it the perfect "10" it so deserves. Hands down the very best cops and robbers film ever conceived and delivered to the celluloid medium. Think I'm wrong? All you "French Connection" fans can kiss it. "Seven" fans, sorry: I love David Fincher, but Michael Mann hit a homerun here. Pacino and De Niro share the screen together for less than ten minutes, and they are the best ten minutes of the movie. Not that there aren't noteworthy contributions all around (and this is one hell of an ensemble cast), but the two grizzled leads are nothing short of masterful. I won't bore everyone reading this with the 900+ word summary I gave Heat the first time I wrote one, but I will say to those of you reading this who haven't seen it: see this film. It's a little slow to start, takes a while to pick up speed, oh but the payoff... Go rent it now. Or better still, buy the DVD which is usually no more than $14.99 at Best Buy. The only reason to hold out would be a special edition with lots of goodies on a second disc, but until then, believe me it's worth it. You could do a hell of a lot worse.
It's just a crying shame the Academy will never recognize the sheer brilliance of this watershed film. Okay, I'm sorry - it will probably garner an insane amount of nominations for cinematography and "special" awards for technical achievement. If you ask me, the only thing "special" here are the members of AMPAS come decision time. They're the kind of special that rides on the short bus if you get my meaning. Fellowship of the Ring (along with its forthcoming sequels) is a film with the ability and charisma to define a generation of moviegoers, young and old alike. But really, if you'd rather go see the Royal Tennenbaums because you want an "intellectual experience" instead of the popcorn flick you heard Rings was going to be, that's fine: you can burn in hell too along with the Academy for all I care. Fellowship of the Ring: 10. AMPAS: -2