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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The original action-adventure movie
After 33 years this is still the action-adventure movie that all others strive to be. The movie has everything one could ask for: Bad guy with an eye-patch and a pet monkey, evil Nazis (when are they not evil), wise cracking handsome hero, strong romantic counterpart, scenes from every corner of the world, betrayal, traps and of course snakes.
The first Indiana Jones movie takes some of its inspiration from the James Bond franchise as well as George Lucas earlier ventures in the first two Star Wars movies and the movie only gets better because of it. John Williams, a long time collaborator with George Lucas and the composer of the first Star Wars trilogy compose the score and theme of Indiana Jones. It shows and it is amazing.
After watching Star Wars IV with some friends one of them asked, "how come Harrison Ford became such a huge star and Mark Hamill didn't?" – Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark and you have your answer. Harrison Ford owned the 80s.
If you have nothing better to do this movie always deserve a replay
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Deep cultural horror disguised as conventional slasher
Stating that Texas Chainsaw Massacre (TCM) is disguised as a conventional slasher is a bit of stretch in itself as the movie was released before the slasher genre made its way into the mainstream with movies such as Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). However TCM acted as a trailblazer for the genre and laid out the "rules" that the following movies would utilize and manipulate.
The style of TCM differs from the typical Gothic horror of earlier Hollywood horror films as well as the suspense horror that was made popular by Alfred Hitchcock in the middle of the 20th century. TCM focuses on our own cultural anxieties in the build-up and the completion of the victim's journey. By drawing upon these shared fears and anxieties the film is able to touch the audience on a very personal level and by creating characters that are relatable it all becomes much more real and frightening.
In TCM we can quickly establish that the band of friends who are driving through the remote Texas landscape (which is actually 30 minutes from Austin – The capital of Texas) are "
attractive, energetic actors who radiate good health and normality" (Dika 1987:89). Except for maybe the most peculiar character of the group, Franklin, the paraplegic brother to the film's heroine Sally. Franklin's dependency and helplessness acts as a slow burning catalyst for our excitement in the narrative build-up. We are left speculating how he is going to survive what is coming (or how he will be killed). It is no secret that some running will be required on behalf of our victims at some point sooner or later; the movie is called Texas Chainsaw Massacre after all.
The introduction of the films legendary bad guy, Leatherface stands as one of horror cinemas finest bad guy introductions. It doesn't over compensate or tease the audience in any way, he shows up, does his thing and then disappears (the sound of that door closing will stay with you forever). What makes Leatherface who he is is the mask he wears made out of human stitched together human faces. The face that he wears a mask is a very important tool from the filmmaker's side in order to dehumanize him. They control the amount of information the audience are able to decode in relation to the killer by making him wear a mask. The access we get to the look and personality of Leatherface is extremely limited and by dehumanizing him in this fashion it is left to the audience to use their imagination in order to give him form. Because of this the audience is left unable to identify with the killer in any way (hopefully), which serves to make him all the more horrifying.
To sum it all up, Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a groundbreaking, low budget, horror movie that alters all the previous rules in the genre while comfortably establishing a new set of guidelines for subsequent movies in the genre to follow. If you feel like taking a break from the modern gore-dependent slasher horror films being spat out by Hollywood then take a trip back to the early dawn of the low-budget slasher genre with Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Don't let the terrible trailer fool you
Cage (Cruise) is put on a suicide mission to defend the planet from an invading race of aliens. Before dying on the beaches of Normandy with the rest of mankinds soldiers he is caught in a time loop where he will "respawn" in England the day before the last desperate human attack on Normandy takes place.
It is a pleasure to finally see Tom Cruise back in form in Edge of Tomorrow. Following a streak of mediocre sci-fi movies Cruise finally showed audiences why he is still considered one of the absolute top leading men in modern cinema. He certainly brings his A-game to the movie with an enthusiasm that we haven't really seen since Tropic Thunder, in a less tenacious but much more determined and unassuming fashion. He got great help from rising-star Emily Blunt who was sensationally stunning as the hard-hearted officer and Angel of Verdun. The chemistry between the two is what essentially sells the movie (together with tons of CGI and of course alien robots) and they sell it well. The repeated first-meetings between the two never gets old, we always want to see if Cage can somehow manage the fiery Rita better than last time.
The film is functioning extremely well in the ever-growing grey-area between film and video game. We feel a close connection to Cage because we are the only ones that know and can identify what he is going through. It is always a movies job to make the audience identify with the protagonist, and Edge of Tomorrow does so effortlessly and elegant. The structure takes us on a unique journey with Cage were we follow him every time he has to reset and we feel his distress when he got close before he was reset.
Fans of difficult campaigns in the FPS gaming genre will find the elements reset and restart very familiar as the whole aspect of "move forward, die, move a little further, die, etc.etc.etc.) Is almost always very prevalent in that genre. This is all exemplified and enhanced by the short exchange between Cage and Rita - "What do we do now?" "I don't know, we have never gotten this far". As opposed to "Gamer" this works out very well for Edge and the audience never feels let out of the action and the storyline is much easier to follow than the grossly mismatched trailer might let you to believe.
Hannibal (2013)
The Next Cult Classic
"Hannibal" is a rare gem in the realm of broadcast TV drama. The last decade everyone has been looking to cable for quality, thought provoking TV dramas, HBO and AMC being the leaders of the pack producing a long line of excellent shows. However now it seems that broadcast has found footing and is starting to release shows able to take the fight to the cable channels. No doubt that "Hannibal" is among the greatest current dramas on broadcast and a prime example of how far broadcast has come.
The first 3 minutes of the pilot will blow anyone away, it is the best opening to a show since LOST's famous pilot episode, we are wasting no time and are quickly getting acquainted with the rather unnerving powers of Will Graham. But as his "powers" are turning from a tool he uses to solve crime into a manifestation that threatens to render him incapable of working with the FBI it becomes clear that he needs professional help. Hannibal is hired as Will's Psychiatrist to help him cope with the heinous crimes that he is trying to solve. The two form a unique partnership, Will the intelligent yet weirdly naive, unrefined and simple man versus Hannibal the equally intelligent but extremely well versed in etiquette, inter-human behavior and manipulation. If Hannibal thought Will would be an unfit opponent intellectually he has mistaken, Will is very much up to the task and that is what makes the show so great.
The show does not have the rating it deserve, but there are a plethora of reasons for this. The show is airing during the TV graveyard on Friday evenings. It has a little known main cast to Americans (except for Laurence Fishburne, who does a great job). It is based on a book/movie franchise (which rarely does well in TV adaptions, omit GoT). And the marketing by NBC has been, what should we say, less than adequate.
However the show has backing from European companies, so I hope that NBC can live with the reduced revenue from advertisers due to the ratings as they can to some extent rely on their overseas backing to keep down cost of the production.
Hopefully Hannibal will keep getting renewed so we get a chance to see Bryan Fuller's exciting plan for the show come into fruition. It is a stunning show, an excellent acting (Mads Mikkelsen is nothing less than brilliant as the title character), disturbing murder-of-the-week episodes, and the source material is so abundant that the show should have quality material for years.
Keep it cool NBC, you have a cult classic in your hands, don't waste the opportunity.