Movie 666

Tens of weeks, hundreds of skilled people, millions of dollars, trillions of pixels. These are what go into today’s movies. And what do we offer in return? 25 words at best. Kind of selfish, ain’t it?

Then again, we do pay to see these things…

	BROTHER
	(”Beat” Takeshi Kitano, 2000) Chick flick polar opposite. Beat’s “inscrutable” gangster gets booted from Japan to raise hell with new buddies in States. Stylish, brooding, ultraviolent. — Demon

	CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION
	(Woody Allen, 2001) Fun homage to oldschool dickfilms, although the joke about whodunnit gets stretched thin. Allen is great as self deprecating detective towered by vamps. — Demon

	DON’T SAY A WORD
	(Gary Fleder, 2001) Don’t say a word, and while your at it, spare yourself some pain and don’t see this movie either. — Demon

	JOHN CARPENTER’S GHOSTS OF MARS
	(John Carpenter, 2001) Marilyn Manson tatoo and body piercing types take over Mars. Another lame attempt from recent Hollywood to heat up the red planet. — Demon

	OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS
	(Barbet Schroeder, 2001) Tour of Medelin, Columbia is gay but not happy: poverty, drugs, murder. Unique, powerful, convincing movie is a rare glimpse of Columbian situation. — Demon

	ROCK STAR
	(Stephen Herek, 2001) Bio of real rocker? Try Ozzy instead. This film feels fake-o from scene first, with small feel and paltry plotting. Entertaining enough, perhaps, for ex-bangers. — Demon

	ZOOLANDER
	(Ben Stiller, 2001) Hyperactive laughmachine almost unbearable. Paced like Monty Python, popcorn pleasure. But with this many product plugs, Stiller might as well show commercials ‘tween scenes. — Demon

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