NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Bob Bloom of rottentomatoes.com review

I decided to chose a movie that is currently in the spotlight, hopefully one that most of us have seen. "No Country for Old Men" directed by Ethan Coen was one of those movies where I actually felt excited to see. Going to theatres and seeing movies have never quite been my thing. I have trouble sitting still for entire movies so I feel as if I only can watch fast-paced action movies, or movies that keep your gripping onto your seat. Reading the reviews for "No Country for Old Men" left me with a lump in my throat, and i felt as if everyday I put off seeing it the excitement would grow inside me.

After viewing the movie, I felt let down. I thought it was a very realistic, creative movie, with many plot lines. I found myself constantly trying to figure out what was going on, and getting lost in the unbelievable realness of everything. I was utterly disappointed, not at the movie, but at the reviews that left me hoping for more than what I actually received.
Rottentomatoes.com's reviews of "No Country for Old Men" are very optimistic, with very few "rotten" reviews. After searching through a couple dozen reviews I came across Bob Blooms painfully optimistic review for No Country, for what he thought made the movie great was the real reason it gave me a headache. Bob says it in his own words here:

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-No Country’s plot cannot begin to tell the entire story because it is what is underneath
- At times, No Country for Old Men is as emotionally desolate and unforgiving
The ending may leave some viewers disappointed, others perplexed

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If you like fast-paced confusion and realistic gore this movie is for you.

Office Space Clip

In this emotion filled movie clip from "Office Space," Peter and buddies go to town on a disrespectful photocopier. Starting from the beginning of the "beatdown" scene (0:35), many authorial point of views repeatedly show up throughout the clip. The camera also reveals the photocopier with a high angle, making the copier look weak. Oblique angles also are scattered throughout the beatdown, making things look a little bit more "crazy." A low angle appears at the end, showing the copiers POV as it is being punched. All these angles add to the intensity of this anger filled clip.

One of my favorite movies of all-time is "A History of Violence." It is about a normal man who becomes a hero through an act of random violence. He stops a robbery in progress through a few unbelievable actions. Not only does his family and him get massive amounts of attention, but all this unwanted publicity turns his life upside down. A dark past begins to haunt him, as a crime mafia thinks he is someone he is not... or is he? Could this be just confusion of a mistaken identity, or does this man have a lot more to his past than what his family thinks.

The reason this movie ranks among some of this centuries best films (according to me), is because of its shady hazzy-ness of its plot. It constantly leaves you guessing who this ordinary man actually is. It also has good acting, and a mafia plot that has never been seen before. "A History of Violence" constantly changes the tempo, leaving you on the edge of your seat. This dramatic action thriller will leave you excited for every scene, and is the type of movie you can watch over and over.

This movie is very "fresh" according to RottenTomatoes.com, ranking 88% fresh. This is very good considering this site says only about 30% of all movies are "fresh." The tomato critics call this movie a "Psycho-sexual violent thriller," and is called "Yet another masterpiece from this master director." They say the acting and script writing as flawless, as the downfall was the editing of the film. At times the film is messy, and could of been re-edited to be easier to understand for viewer, or "more shaving in the editing room."