Essentially, I will base my opinion of a movie I have not yet seen in its entirety, and have no real idea of what movie it will end up being, off of a 2-3 minute trailer that tries to condense as well as it is humanly-possible the millions upon millions of dollars and hundreds of hours of sweat and blood and tears and talent it took some very gifted people and their invaluable imagination to make this movie.
That said, my word is law.
Movie: Choke
WTF: This movie is a child of the Palahniuk brand (Fight Club, Snuff, other disgruntled male novels). So expect a lot of people to become offended and this movie to have legs like the stripper in the trailer. Dark humor with bite and enough stylized shiznit to make a Tarantino movie look like "Murder She Wrote".
PROGNOSIS: Sick. In a very good way.
Movie: Swing Vote
WTF: This could go two ways. It could go all cheesy, one man changes the Washington establishment by delivering a monumental speech in front of Congress and gets a standing ovation and the respect of the incoming president...or it could be not so lame. It is geared as a cross between a political satire and an everyman's story. Sort of like Tin Cup meets Primary Colors. But it will suck. It will end up looking like neither, and will have a greater resemblence to Legally Blonde 2. That may be a draw to many...sigh.
PROGNOSIS: Sick. Common cold.
Movie: Burn After Reading
WTF: This movie will be great. That is all I have to say...ok, maybe more: Brad Pitt will be 12 Monkeys crazy (funny crazy) and will steal the movie. The Coen Brothers will go back to their quirky Fargo roots but with some much needed shits-and-giggles mentality after the 'daaaaamn that's intense' No Country For Old Men. Expect this movie to be replete with dead people, misunderstandings, zany George Clooney, and good music.
PROGNOSIS: Marathon ready.
I'm tired. Nap time.
lhp
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