Sharknado

Sharknado was so bad it was good,  this is because people love to get a good laugh and make fun of things and this is the perfect movie for that.  There where so many things wrong with this movie that it just made it comical.  The Special Effects were terrible the audio was bad the dialogue was stupid and some of the scenes in the movie just don't make sense.  Half the movie is montages from hurrican Katrina and other water damage from across the world.  You pointed out a sign that was clearly in chinese when the movie was supposed to be set in California.  Also the love triangle between the dad the son and the girl was one of the weirdest things ive ever witnessed the facts that they use are rediculous and the special effects makes the movie look like it was filmed with a potato. It was so poorly done that it just made it awesome.  The movie makes references to other hollywood films that are well known and I find it really funny how these people would die or how they would act.  And this movie made me excited to see sharknado 2.

Pulp Fiction

Pulp fiction had many odd things that they implemented into the film for example the part where Christopher Walken goes to Bruce Willis and tells him that the watch came from his father and that he carried it in his but for multiple years and then Walken carried it in his butt for years and this was particularly  weird because they said that it was stored in their butt and not in a bag or something normal.  This movie took normal things and then just made it weird one example is when The girl OD and when the needle was in her they didn't take it out for a while and they just left it in their.  Also the part with the cop and the store owner i don't think that i can ever un see that  scene they took it far and beyond what they needed to do with that part of the film.  Even though this was arguably the weirdest movie we watched it was still my favorite because all the characters brought something different to the movie and it wasn't like they were all badasses they all had a weird personality and it jus made the movie better and the dialogue between te characters where the best things ive ever heard in my life

Punch Drunk Love

Throughout this movie people where made to feel annoyed and a little disturbed with everything that went on through the movie fro example we get to understand how annoying the sisters are and we get to understand how he feels while it is happening in the movie and we sympathizes with how he reacts.  Another example is when he is in the office and all the things are breaking while he is talking with his sister and her friend his sister is questioning relentlessly and everything in the background is breaking and the viewers of this film are suppose to feel uncomfortable while this scene is going on and it works very well because we don't know what to pay attention to. There are many things in the movie that doesn't make sense but that just adds to the beauty of the film because even though so many things are happening at once it adds to the overall plot and it conveys all that Adam Sandler is feeling throughout hte film 

Memento

Christopher Nolan is well known for creating thought provoking action thrillers,  and Memento lived up to that hype.  The movie made no sense while you are watching it because of the backwards timeline throughout the film.  But when the film was over it made complete sense and it still made ou think about what just happened.  You learn that the main character lies to himself and he keeps killing people that he chases after but he keeps blaming it on John G, you also learn that he creates a lie about what actually happens to his wife because he always says remeber Sammy Jenkis but in the end we learn that it was actually him who was the one who did that so it makes you think that he actually remembers everything but he chooses what to remember and what not to remember.  My favorite thing in this movie is how you see the movie through the eyes of leonard and just like in punch drunk love you get to better understand their point of view.

Sharknado

Sharknado was born to stink. It was just so ridiculous, the special effects were clearly fake, and the lines were so cheesy. The thing that was really great about the movie is that it wasn't THAT far out. There are movies that are made seriously that have awful effects, awful plots, and awful acting. Sharknado reminded me a lot of the movie "Scary Movies" because of its mocking tone. Like the Scary Movies, Sharknado was kind of making fun of hollywood. It had a bunch of Jaws references, a Baywatch- like scene, and mocked absurd Sci- fi plots. Which is why it was so good. Although we continue to watch extremely cliche movies, we also tend to love movies that point out how cliche the business can be. There is something hysterical about the truth.
Honestly, Sharknado had the foundation to be a legit hollywood movie. It had a plot that upheld a disaster, it had a love story, and it had special effects. If Anthony Ferrante had chosen to make the movie a little less ridiculous it probably would of been torn apart by the critics. It would of just been another cliche movie trying to be different, but failing.
Although I didn't get any life lessons or deep meaning from Sharknado, it was overall just a great movie. It was relaxing to watch and such a feel good movie. I didn't have to think too hard about what was going on or try to follow the plot. Basically Sharknado was like a 3rd grade book. 3rd grade books always have plots where people change bodies or go back in time, which clearly cannot happen. They are also always easy to read and they are just fun. Sharknado was a 3rd grade book.

The Hurt Locker Review

Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (2009) is a heart pounding, terrifying, and raw view into the lives of an American EOD team. Made up of three incredibly different characters, the film follows the team's work, documenting the struggles each character faces, especially the Staff Sergeant James. The film uses carefully selected shot types as well as a realistic setting to create a film to remember.

An especially underrated part of this film is the acting done by Jeremy Renner, who plays Staff Sergeant James. He is the main character of the film, however he is not your typical hero soldier who risks his life for his country and his men. He cares not for medals. Rather, he is a, bluntly put, cocky asshole who has no regard for his safety and will blindly go into certain death situations without a care in the world. Although this may make him look like a hero, Renner's character is meant more to portray the atypical soldier that many people will not envision when they think of a bomb defuser.

Another area of the film that makes it into what it is is the shot types that Bigelow choses. At times when she wants to build suspense as James approaches a bomb, she uses long, panning shots of the landscape and its surroundings to show how barren it is and how alone James is. She will also include quick shots of suspicious men watching James, giving the viewer a feeling that the maker of this bomb may be watching the exact same thing they are. Also, during violent or action scenes, Bigelow uses quick cuts as well as slow motion to speed and slow the action as to give the viewer a sense of what is going on as well as make them realize that complete chaos is unfolding. 

Momento

Momento was unlike any other movie I have ever seen. I couldn't have predicted the ending (or I guess the beginning) if my life depended on it. As the movie progressed, every scene was more shocking then the last. With just knowing the ending, there are endless possibilities of beginnings. You have no background information, you just know the outcome. But, going in chronological order gives you most of the background information you need and leaves you with less questions. Which, obviously is not even half as much fun.

Unlike most movies, it was crucial to really pay attention to every scene. If you looked away for one second, you could easily have missed an important piece to the puzzle. Every single scene mattered and every single line had a purpose. And, the format of short scenes really kept you on your toes. In the end, finally knowing what happened was totally worth the wait, the anxiety, and frustration. I feel as though this year a lot of the movies we watched gave me anxiety. A lot of them had violence, killing, and not very satisfying endings. Although Momento had all of these traits, I actually really enjoyed the violence, the killing, and the sad ending. And, although the director, Christopher Nolan, made it clear what happens at the beginning, you still get a satisfaction and you feel as though you actually solved the mystery (even though every other audience member figured it out too). Honestly, I think Momento was pure genius. Solid 10.