My Favorite Movies

One of my childhood favourites that I still truly adore.

Excellent characterisation mixed in with dark humour and compelling, intelligent storied progression to create a witty and insightful perspective on peoples ambitions in life and how it masks their true personality. Alexander Payne is so elegant yet scathing in his use of comedy and both Broderick and Withspoon perform admirably.

Satires are some of my favourite films and Election is right at the top of that list. It's completely wonderful in that it's deeply amusing yet discerning at the same time.

Written by Noel Clarke, who also stars in the film as Sam, the screenplay is incredible. Seriously. Truth be told, hyperbole has been known to be one of my good friends in the past, but straight up (As they said many times in this film), its incredible and smart. The effort you could tell that was put into it is admirable. Every little detail or happening within the film is backed up by a reason and has a purpose for happening. You understand why such and such is doing something or why that just happened to him or her, because its been explained earlier in the film, although subtlety at times. That is something that every film should include.

Its just so fucking realistic, y'know. That phrase is thrown around a lot these days, but watch this film and that is the conclusion you will come up with, guaranteed. And that's what every film should be. People should watch this to know how to make something fake look real. It also features some nice little comedy that doesnt take away the films integrity or aura.

The focal point of the story is about Trife. He is the person this film is centred around, and what hes feeling needs to be set out and be importantly known. I thought it was handled well, especially with that many main characters. The one thing I thought that was done particularly well was showing that Trife had compassion and sympathy throughout, because if they didnt, the part where he goes all lovesick teenager near the end wouldnt have made any sense, and that is basically the most important scene that is built to throughout the movie. They didnt go overboard on showing his nice side so-to-speak, but they showed it in ways that he could rebound off and still be a badass, yet remain mystique. The fact he performed the part brilliantly just makes it much more of a success.

The young and unknown cast makes it more believable, a worthy gamble. Not just worthy, but it was a precious decision, as everyone does a great job. Not only do they look the part, but they also have the talent to back it up. Time was devoted into getting everyones characters out there and over with the audience, something film makers dont want to do anymore, just relying on wafer thin characters and pretty effects to make it an entertaining 90 minutes, which is depressing. It was also nice to see people while playing similar roles, being given certain quirks or traits that make them different from each other to make their appeal more equal, and they pull them off proficiently.

Although practically everyone was impressive, the one man that stood out to me was Adam Deacon, portraying the ultimate wigger Jay. With tough dialogue to handle, his body language was very effective in getting over his character, if only wrestlers could do it so good. SUBTEXT~! The only weak point acting wise was from Jaime Winstone, who plays the slutty bitch Becky. She lacks the ability to get over an emotion from her face and voice tone, which are the two most important selling points. She rushed through her lines a lot, not pacing it, over-histrionic I guess. As Ray Winstones daughter, youd expect better. But shes hot, so I guess she'll get by, lolz

The use of interesting camera angles and editing aided the film and the soundtrack full of British only rap/hip-hop added to its authenticity as well as not contradicting the films structure. The small budget helped in the end, as they were able to create a convincing setting with convincing people with the money instead of wasting it on unnecessary things that wouldnt have done them any good and only made it less genuine. They had more time to spend on make-up and the small things that make a scene work, which was vital. Extremely powerful and moving, it makes you think about the environment that youre living in around you.

Welcome to real life. Welcome to the 21st Century. Welcome to KiDULTHOOD.

A superb portrayal of social and political life with beautiful character arcs and some of the best suspense building I've ever seen. There were parts of the film that really made my stomach feel empty they were so powerful. Aaran Eckhart's performance as Harvey Dent is one of the best I've seen in a...(read more) long while and it's a shame it'll be overshadowed by Heath Ledger's joker, which was of course fantastic in its own right. It definitely hit that he was no longer with us while watching this more than ever. It's a shame Two Face died as he's one of my favourite villains from Batman and would've liked to see him in a larger role in the third, but it was necessary to complete the story of Dent's evolution. There were some parts where you think "that would just never happen" like the hospital demolition, but it was just so fucking awesome you have to ignore it, plus it is a comic book film so you can kinda give leeway to such situations.

I just can't wait to see how Nolan will take the film with Batman as the villain!

Brilliant film-noir genius by Lynch, what I have come to expect from the man. For a mystery, it is as psychotic as it needs to be, and while quite wacky as some would say, that is what makes it so damn good. Very unique for its genre and shows just how unconventional and controversial Lynch can be. He pushes the limitations of good & evil and realism & delusion (Dream and nightmare).

Dennis Hopper was absolutely exceptional as Frank, extremely frightening and quite arguably one of the best villains I?ve seen, really perverse. One of the best jobs he?s done, and that?s not just because of the overabundance of curse words either. Kyle MacLachlan was pretty much immaculate, he got across his innocence yet was still believable at being exploratory, a perfect lead. And Isabella Rossellini puts in a fantastic and really raw performance.

The only thing that I can think of that would make people feel it wasn?t that good would be how uncomfortable it can be to watch, and the fact they may not quite understand it all. The way Lynch portrays the ugly and demoralizing side of human beings has been criticized, but I thought it only helped the film, as the actors rose to the occasion and made it more authentic. Lynch makes his actors feel the emotion they are meant to portray so they can express it better.

A masterly worked piece of art that stands the test of time. Dancing midget prostitutes = good.