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Movie Reviews of Frailty
Movie Review: Is he insane or rightous?
Summary: 5 Stars
In acting the question is: Do you believe? If you do not believe the actor is who he/she says he/she is, then you don't have a good actor. You absolutely believed Anthony Hopkins was Hannibal Lector because Hopkins is superb in his chosen profession. I had not given Bill Paxton any particular due as an actor and the fault is mine. After seeing Frailty, though, I have come to the conclusion he has been really underrated. In Aliens I did believe in the whiney Marine. In Twister, the hunky weatherman. In Frailty I believed in the good father. In fact, I wished to myself I'd had a father like that about the time someone else in the room voiced the same opinion.
The movie scenario depends on that belief. Paxton plays a single father raising two boys and the portrait he paints of a good, caring dad is absolute. One night he wakes up the boys to tell them his has receieved a vision from God telling him to kill demons in human form. There we have the crux of the story: Has he truly had a vision or has he suddenly gone mad? Son Fenton is confused and of the opinion that madness is the answer. Young son Adam believes and swears he shares the visions. Most will think the child is merely saying what he thinks his father wants to hear. When the killing begins Fenton is horrified and desperate to stop it.
It actually begins with an adult Fenton (Matthew McConaughey) showing up to talk with Agent Doyle (Powers Boothe) about some recent serial killings and says it is his brother, Adam, committing them. Through a series of flashbacks he tells Doyle about his childhood, the killings, his own brutal imprisonment, and his father's madness which has been tranferred on to his little brother.
This sleeper of a movie is very, very good. It keeps you wondering about truth and madness throughout. I'm sure it isn't flawless, but darned if I can find any fault in it. The child actors were great and Bill Paxton surprisingly perfect in his "good father" role. Even while killing his "demons" he still projected that.
Well worth owning.
Movie Review: OH DAD, POOR DAD, GOD'S HUNG YOU IN THE CLOSET AND I'M SAD!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If this is any indication what Bill Paxton can do as a Director, then bring him on. This was quite an undertaking for an actor to a first time Director. The subject matter alone could bury a lesser soul and send him into oblivion. The movie was paced and spookie and dark and swirling, and the musical score kept you numb. The idea of a Dad telling his son's, (whom he loves, and in no way mistreats) that they have to help him kill these demons who look like humans, but are not."An angel came to me and told me that we have to fulfill God's wish to kill these people" Paxton plays this as a matter-of-fact thing we have to do. There is no ranting and raving and out of control yelling, just the soft spoken Dad, like saying heh, kids were going fishing in the morning. The older son Fenton thinks Dad is just kidding and tells his younger brother Adam not to worry everything will be ok in the am. And as the morning progresses the boys assume all is well. But Dad takes them to school and his parting shot is , be ready boys and remember what I told you last night. That night Dad brings home the first victim.
I was raised in a small town in Calif. and there were scenes in this movie that reminded me of this town. As it was a very religious community and had its Holy-Rollers that would come to town in the summer and pitch huge tents. And on a clear summers-hot night you could hear them way across-town. Breathing fire and damnation. When I looked at the credits for this movie I found out that some of the movie was shot in my home town. ( Sorry I digress. )But this movie really spooked me and made me think of times I was spooked in that town as a 9 yo.
Everyone in this movie was outstanding. Please do not let the reviewers who compare this movie to Resident Evil, ugh,turn you off it is a real thriller without the loud bangs and all the murders happen off screen, so there is no blood except on clothing. Its rated R, but I wouldn't take anyone under 13 to see it. I will never look at an OTIS ax in the same way, again. I gave this much admired film (9) ciao yaaah69
Movie Review: The Hand of God Killer ....
Summary: 5 Stars
I watched this for the first time on DVD a few nights ago, and to be honest, it's been hard to stop going over it in my head. Not just the story, mind you, but the whole presentation from beginning to end. I'm sure many of you have read the other reviews, so I won't repeat what's already been said, but this is a movie that is a definite classic and will hopefully be re-released at full length.
I've recently been going over the whole genre on film with notables like 'The Exorcist - The version you've never seen', 'From Hell' and 'Near Dark' (another Bill Paxton masterpiece), `Frailty' is quite possibly the Exorcist of this decade. I say this for the following reasons:
1. As dark as the movie was and shocking in places, after listening to the writer's commentary and Paxton's commentary (something I've never done before), they actually cut a lot of footage out that might have sent it to the outer bounds of Film Noir, which is actually something I would've liked to have seen, but was cut for the concern of it being "too shocking." A movie that's too shocking?, wow! The commentaries are excellent and well worth the multiple viewings and give so much insight to this movie that it's astounding.
2. The responsibility of thinking is placed in the viewers lap and is not drawn out for you as though you were a simpleton and couldn't grasp basic moral and story / plot concepts, I really appreciated this. It's very evident in watching Fenton become more and more like a demon.
3. The narration by Matthew McConaughey is very worthy, unlike many other film narrations.
4. Bill Paxton's characterization of the 'Texas father' is dead on. It's jaw dropping to watch him carry on like that. Anybody that knows a Father from Texas, as I have, knows this to be true.
I seriously recommend this movie for purchase if you want to watch it more than once. If you're a writer and like good study material - this is it.
Movie Review: What the fuzz is about?
Summary: 5 Stars
I like to read reviews by first re-ordering them starting from the one-star ratings on. These reviewers got me interested. A movie that would shock and disturb so much, so many people? People who loved the movie until the ending twist that made them give only one star and an overall negative review? I had to see this one!
Well, for starters, I was disappointed. This was quite an ordinary serial killer movie, where a highly religious but possibly crazy man goes on a killing spree - with the forced help of his young sons. He justifies it all (for himself and for his sons) with the claim that it is God's will.
Well he dies eventually, never getting caught. But his two sons don't grow up to be really healthy men, you know... The younger one especially grows up pretty crooked and thinks he is continuing his father's work for God.
The older brother never quite believes the stuff, but with enough "persuation", and dehydration, even he starts to "hear" the voice of God.
Pretty standard stuff if you ever read about real life serial killers, right?
Where this movie exells, is the ending. In a thriller movie, it's all about the ending. And this one is good.
SPOILER ALERT: SPOILER ALERT: Don't read further if you don't want to know too much of the plot.
Right when you thought the father and son were insane, you get hit by a surprise. They really felt they saw what sins their victims had committed. Now here's the kicker: the FBI-agent had never told anyone that he himself murdered his mother. Yet, Adam (the younger son) "sees" this and kills him. Guestion is: is he just smart (as is hinted in the in-car conversations) and he just guessed it? Or does he really hear someone talking to him - and if so, is it God or The Devil that is speaking to him?
Now you see why all the bible-lovers shun this movie, the ending is really great.
Movie Review: Great movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Frailty is...the BEST. I absolutely adore this movie. I saw this movie and I am 16...just used the kids version because I don't have an Amazon account. Anyways, this movie isn't your typical horror. it's not really scary as much as it is twisted. Matthew McConaughey plays Fenton Meiks (or is he?) who goes to the FBI,claiming he knows who the God's Hand Killer is.
The God's Hand Killer was orginally Fenton's father(Bill Paxton in flashbajcs) who claims he was visited by an angel who told him that God had chosen him and his 2 kids to be God's Hand. They would be given 3 weapons (an axe,a small pipe, and gloves) that would help them "destroy" the "demons' in the world.
Young Fenton (played brilliantly by Matt O'Leary,seen in Spy Kids 2 and Mom's Got A Date With A Vampire) doesn't believe his father at all. He says that his father isn't right in the head and he tells his little brother Adam (played by Jeremy Sumpter) that the two of them need to get away from their father for a little while. "Adam is the comic relief of the film"-Bill Paxton.
After many days of Fenton telling his dad he is crazy, his dad makes Fenton dig a huge hole in the backyard, which would serve as a dungeon for demons(and eventually Fenton's home for a week and a few days). After a week and a few days of no food, fenton tells his dad he saw God and Dad takes Fenton off to kill his first demon. They bring a "demon" back to the house and dad gives Fenton their best friend Otis(the axe...yes,it was inscribed in the axe,I'm not crazy,it's true) so he can swing it right into the guy. Fenton makes the "ultimate betrayal" and swings it right into Dad,the Demon Slayer. Bye bye,Daddy.
Adam,the younger brother who believed dad took the axe and killed the guy.
I won't say anymore because it will ruin it...but this movie is GREAT.