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" being john malkovich " is the type of film we need to see more .
today 's films are either blockbusters that entertain us with tiresome formulas , or those that have similar themes .
malkovich falls under none of these categories , and it 's quite refreshing to see that occur .
this strangely provoking story , is actually somewhat understandable .
john cusack plays a puppeteer trying to make it to the big time .
his wife ( cameron diaz ) supports the both of them by working at a petstore , which explains the obscure pets they keep in their apartment .
when cusack finally realizes he needs to get a job , he finds an ad for a filing clerk .
when he reaches the building , he arrives at a 7 1/2 floor .
it 's there that he discovers a secret portal that leads to being john malkovich for 15 minutes at a time .
meanwhile , cusack meets a business partner ( catherine keener ) , in which he falls madly in love with her .
the only problem is , she has no interest in him
what so ever .
the whole portal thing , is n't just a toy , in fact , it becomes cusack 's dream .
being inside malkovich 's mind , gave him the opportunity to basically control mlakovich , like a puppet , and to fulfill his fantasies .
i do n't want to give away too much , but cusack becomes too attached with his discovery .
in my opinion , this idea is absolutely brilliant .
it 's really quite scary to think that someone could become you , control you , be you .
it makes you wonder why we act like we do , and why sometimes we blurt out things or act out something out of the blue .
even if the script is super sharp , i ca n't help but find the ending displeasing .
it could have lead up to something more , or at least an amusing conclusion .
it tried to explain a mythology about the portals , that made it seem rushed .
other than that ,
i had a very enjoyable time .
the acting was quite delightful as well .
john cusack has finally been given a chance to prove his ability , and he does it well .
he 's by far the most underrated actor due to a lack of popularity , but i 'm hoping that will change .
cameron diaz was her usual charming self , although i felt that part was wrong for her , but
she pulled it off .
john malkovich himself continues to creep out people with his eerie facial expressions and tone of voice .
who else 's mind would be better to explore ?
the director , spike jonze , who appeared in last month 's three kings really catches my attention with this project .
i knew he was bizzare , but not to this extreme .
he too is likely too receive media attention .
" being john malkovich " is n't an excellent film , but it is definitly entertaining and will eaisly become a cult favorite .
what 's even better is the film 's puzzling message . . .
am i nick lyons ?
P

the king and i , a warner brothers animated , musical feature , recycles the classic story of a woman who challenges the heart of a king , with obvious results .
when anna ( miranda richardson ) , a british schoolteacher , travels to saim to educate the king 's ( martin vidnovic ) children , she learns that the king is treating his people unfairly , and must say something to the greedy ruler .
meanwhile , the king 's prime minister ( ian richardson ) , the stereotypical villain , plots to overthrow the king , taking the throne .
the last , and most predictable , main subplot deals with the king 's son ( allen d. hong ) , and his love for a servant , tuptim ( armi arabe ) , and how he conflicts with his feelings , and the ancient laws of saim . not even the lone strong character of anna can save the unbelievably horrible waste of talent , as the king and i 's problems could fill the blank pages of a journal .
i will only note the major difficulties , for it would take pages to elaborate on every detail .
the screenplay , written by arthur rankin , peter bakalian , jacqeline feather , and david seidler , which is based upon the play written by richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein , has some of the worst dialogue written in a film within recent memory ,
as every time the obnoxious king would shout , " etc , etc , etc , " i would cringe .
literally .
speaking of cringing-
i did quite a bit of this during the rather short film , which is a classic display of terrible filmmaking .
besides the repetitive dialogue from the king , on the whole , the songs seem out of place , and unlike the lyrics , are unmagical .
the sole song which is used cleverly is " getting to know you , " which is used as anna shows the children the great outdoors , which they have never been exposed to .
unlike disney animated features , the king and i 's songs do n't add to the film , and are as uneffective as could be .
take the following scenario as an example , as the sheer horror of the king
and i 's music is at its worst .
you 're being hunted by a dragon !
what do you do ! ?
sing a happy song !
martin vidnovic voices the king without effort or emotion-
you hear the saying two negatives do n't make a positive ? believe it !
with the terrible dialogue that the king has , along with his awful voice track , the king is completely unbelievable , only shows mild signs of any personality , and the only thing that changes in the king is that he says " etc . , etc . , etc . , " more and more as the film progresses .
no personality at the beginning of the movie , none at the end .
and where does this character 's personality change ?
hey , i thought anna was supposed to change him !
is n't that the whole plot ?
the prime minister 's hideous sidekick ( darrell hammond ) brings his share of cringes as well
- oh no !
another one of his teeth fell out !
hardy - har - har !
he is supposed to bring laughs for the kidlets , but even at age five i would have cringed while watching him .
by the way this review is going , you may think the reasoning for my hate for this film is due to not liking animated films- hence
why i hate this movie , because the king and i is a disgrace to animation .
animated films , such as 1994 's the lion king and 1998 's the prince of egypt , are among my favorite movies of all time .
the animation team does design their share of well animated settings , so this makes it easier to take my mind off of the annoying king , until i realize that day and night switch back in fourth within seconds .
i have not read the play , or seen the oscar winning , 1956 film adaption , but from what i can tell , the screenplay for the 1999 version completely butchers the play , for the king
and i is never magical , nor interesting .
if it was n't for miranda richardson , who voices anna with feeling , the king and i could earn the title , " worst movie of the decade .
" instead , the king and i will just go down as among the year 's worst .
the bottom line- avoid this movie at all costs .
not even young children , the target audience in this film , will enjoy it . not the slightest bit .
N

i did n't hate the big hit , even though
it is a stupefyingly terrible film .
for the entirety of its running time , my eyes were attached to the screen , and i never once got bored .
i found the film interesting because of its unique awfulness : this is such a confused disaster of a film that it 's entertaining to watch it in the same way that it 's entertaining to witness a thirty car pileup on a freeway spaghetti bowl .
as a narrative , the big hit is pure garbage , never truly deciding its genre and constantly crossing all kinds of boundaries .
it reminded me a lot of grosse pointe blank , which is a similar film that fails in a lot of the same ways .
it 's fine to mix genres , if the film makers know what they 're doing .
unfortunately , writer ben ramsey and director kirk wong do n't seem to know how to handle the material , and the result is an action film that wants to be a comedy .
the biggest problem with the amalgamation , in this case , is that the film is absurd and the comedy is out of place .
but it sure is a fascinating failure .
marky .
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er , mark wahlberg stars as melvin surley , a hitman .
he 's a good hitman , apparently , although his tactics seem a bit rambunctious ( he does n't snipe or make clean kills -- he just kicks the door down and shoots everything ) .
he works with a few other hitmen -- cisco ( lou diamond phillips ) , crunch ( bokeem woodbine ) , and vinnie ( antonio sabbato , jr . ) .
they 're a nice bunch of muscular guys , who stand around in the locker room after working out and compare masturbation to sex .
they all work for a man named paris ( avery brooks ) , who is rich , powerful , and in constant need of four sloppy hitmen .
it is very important that they never go beyond their boss and do work on their own ; this , of course , is where the plot comes in .
they decide to kidnap a young japanese girl named keiko ( china chow ) , who has a rich father .
when they do this , it turns out she is paris ' . . .
goddaughter !
it 's very bad to have paris against you .
the story is standard action film stuff .
it 's nothing new , and nothing particularly offensive ( but certainly not the slightest bit compelling ) .
clearly the major selling point of the big hit is that it 's a john woo - type of action film mixed in with some really hip comedy .
it 's true that a lot of the action sequences resemble recent films that go for the same idea ( such as face / off and the replacement killers , which are both far superior ) .
there are stunts that are fun to watch : the opening sequence has melvin and two of his partners going in to kill some guy who has nothing to do with the story .
they use night vision goggles and really powerful handguns .
melvin is also very good at breakdancing , and uses this talent to avoid bullets and knives .
like i said , it 's not boring ; most disasters are n't .
what makes it so bad is its genre - shifting madness .
it seems to start out as a quirky - but - realistic action comedy , as melvin is seen transporting bags of human remains .
then , as soon as they go to their first hit , it turns into a music video with bodies and bullets flying everywhere .
then , somewhere in between , it turns back into comedy .
keiko turns out to be a spunky little girl ; in one amusing scene , she is forced to read a letter out loud , indicating that she has been kidnapped , but the letter is littered with grammatical errors that skew the meaning of the words . and scenes like this work alone , but wong applies this goofy tone to scenes that should be more serious , or not be in the film at all .
one of the most irritating moments has paris ordering cisco to come up to his office after he learns that keiko has been kidnapped ; when cisco gets there , paris and his men are standing around as if they knew cisco did it , but they let him out of there , telling him to find the perpetrator .
the scene is played for laughs , but it is n't funny .
and since it does n't quite work as a comedy , it tries to fall back on the action , which also fails .
this is a film where people fly fifteen feet backwards when shot with a handgun .
cars land on tree branches and are supported by them .
characters betray each other without a second thought .
grenades are thrown in tight places .
people jump out of tall buildings and survive .
people outrun tumbling cars , and get out of the way of falling objects in small fractions of seconds .
most frustrating of all , though , is the film 's definition of a hit man : these guys are anything but subtle , quiet , and skilled individuals .
they 're more like socially depraved militia men ( melvin has an extensive collection of firearms in his garage , including missile launchers and hand - held machineguns ) .
the characters each have one trait that distinguishes them from the rest ; this obviously does n't make for deep or interesting people to watch .
the acting is kind of fun , though -- wahlberg is a good actor , and his innocuous presence in this film is charming in a silly sort of way .
phillips certainly has fun with his psychotic character , while christina applegate , who plays melvin 's fianc ?
e , is convincingly air - headed .
the big hit is an action film that unknowingly spoofs itself in trying to be funny .
the funniest parts are supplied by the actors , and not by the numerous failed attempts at sight gags and one - liners .
it 's a true disaster , one that makes me believe that the goofy and unrealistic tone is completely unintentional .
despite all this , though , i must reiterate the entertainment value here .
you can cherish the awfulness of a film like this . if you embrace the big hit for the catastrophe
that it is , you just might enjoy yourself .

N