
Film:
A Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsRotten Tomatoes Rating:
75%Box Office: $420,603
WikiIMDB TrailerCoop's Take: I will never get tired of films or stories that try to express the struggle of youth--a struggle that often times involve a desperate need to break away from home--from our town or neighborhood; from our parents or friends. Saints offers a mid-1980's, Queens, NY struggle of Dito Montiel, played by--in my opinion--the best actor working today and who may end up being the best of all time: Robert Downey Jr; RDJ's role is quite minimal, but his impact is, as always, a game changer--a film changer.
Shia Labeouf turns in a fantastic performance: there is absolutely no surprise seeing Spielberg & Co. jump at the opportunity to work with this kid. After his performance here--accompained by his role in the
Rear Window-influenced,
Disturbia--Labeouf's young career has risen quicker than any I've seen.
An Intro to Movie Posts on This Blog: The above links will lead to a ton of reviews if that's your thing, but too much influence/information can stain the experience. Personally, I like researching a film after I've gone through the viewing experience. So... read Coop's Take (I'll never give away an ending or a climatic scene: my focus will be more on the acting), watch the trailer (I'll try to link to the highest quality resolution), and come back, again, after you've seen the film to discuss (I'm also on
FriendFeed)!
Ideally, I'd watch my films in a huge movie theatre, surrounded by nobody and nothing--except for my drenched-in-butter popcorn and a water-I-brought-from-home-because-those-charging-5-bucks-for-a-Pepsi-produced-bottle-should-be-arrested. But since the movie theatre experience is dying and since time is becoming increasingly important, a lot of my viewing will be on my iTouch: better to have seen
Schindler's List (my next review) than to keep it rotting on my life list.
Also: I am a huge fan of movie trailers: it's art much in the same way a short story is art. Therefore, I'll not only be rating my movies, but also its trailer:
Coop's Movie Rating: 7 ½
Coop's Trailer Rating: 8
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A frothy Guinness to you for stopping by and another for coming back,
Stagekid