movies that i watched during the christmas break

thanks to greenhills, i have started buying tons of pirated dvds. i don't really feel a lot guilty for patronizing pirated more than the real thing. it's even cheaper than watching them at the cinemas. plus, some of the films that i got aren't anymore shown on moviehouses.

1. the life of david gale-- kevin spacey, laura linney.
i was aware of this movie thanks to my friend sidney. last semester, their philo teacher made them watch this movie for class. sidney kept bugging me to help him look for a copy from the different video rental stores. fortunately for me, i saw one in greenhills.

though there maybe some feeling of confusion after watching this movie, the idea is unique, creative, yet realistic. this movie really made me think a lot. kate winslet acted badly though. but as usual, kevin spacey delivered yet another acting masterpiece.

it's about kevin spacey's character (a philosophy professor) asking help from a journalist (kate winslet) three days before he gets to be hanged. he has been charged with murder and the irony is that he is an activist against death penalty.


2. identity-- john cusack, ray liotta.
a lot of my friends have been raving about this movie. it actually scared the shit out of me.

the story revolves around ten people who had just met on a certain night. they were all forced to stay in a motel far away from town because of bad weather, and each of them gets killed one by one. one of them is the murderer but they have to find out who before they all run out of time.


3. basic-- john travolta, samuel l. jackson.
this movie reminds me of vanilla sky, not because of its theme, but because of how the film ended. i'm not going to spill it. but unlike vanilla sky, it's a good movie. just like the first two movies, it's a movie that makes you think... hard. and for the first time, i got turned on with john travolta in his sexy black tight-fit shirt and blue denims, just like his grease days.

this film reminds me of the movie hero.

it's all about a mysterious death of a high-ranking military officer (samuel l. jackson) who trains those who join the army. the government investigates who committed the crime and on what motive with the help of john travolta. as john travolta investigates the suspects, he is being given different conflicting stories and his collegue even made to believe that he himself maybe behind the crime.