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A Better Place (1997)
Haunting, disturbing, classic
A fine display of independent cinema, this pre-Columbine movie provokes deep and personal questions and alarms the viewer with its penetrating journey into the human psyche.
Through excellent character development the audience is given the chance to take sides with different characters in the movie, each with their own positive traits and motives and certainly each with their often disturbing flaws. As violence and apathy are used to control and solve problems, we are forced to wonder what we would do in those situations, and who's really the enemy. As actions and reactions become increasingly extreme, the line between right and wrong becomes increasingly obscurred right up to the powerful and provocative ending.
Sideways (2004)
Expected more from independent cinema
"Sideways" simply angered me. I have seen a lot of garbage films over the years but none has made me want my money - or time- back more than this film, and I only paid $1 to rent it. How this movie achieved such popularity is almost beyond me. It is the type of mass-produced, "been there, seen that" type of garbage that one expects from Hollywood... making it a horrible disgrace to independent cinema. There was a line in the movie that goes something like "book publishers don't care about the quality of the story, the only want marketing value nowadays". Now that's ironic. That line describes perfectly what is wrong with this film - it's got no content, but boy did the press make you want to see it.
Independent film is innovative and daring. There was nothing new about this movie, it was a weak film born from the "road trip" mold where a couple of characters travel together who are complete opposites and ultimately learn something from each other. The characters are horribly developed, anyone with half a brain can predict what's going to happen in every given scene. First graders who have only ever performed a Christmas pageant could out-do the actors in this film, maybe even the sex scenes.
Let's not forget that this movie was advertised as a comedy. There was absolutely no humor in this movie, or if there was, it was completely lost on me because I was in a frenzied state of rage.
Spoiler: People note the funny" scenes like the car being driven into the tree, the guy saying "I'm not drinking any f-ing merlot", and the woman saying "I need to be spanked". How is any of that funny? The whole movie is equally juvenile and pointless.
Words can hardly describe how much I hated this movie. I would have liked it moderately more if it weren't so popular, but it's popularity just goes to show how stupid and immature the general public is. Sideways ranks below such garbage as - Scooby Doo 2, Shaft in Africa, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Saved! If you want quality laughs, classic storyline, character development and drama, Sweatin' to the Oldies is a much better bet.