Good Movies in 2006-2007

I was bored by The Covenant. It felt like it was made for teenage girls. A bunch of Tiger Beat cover-douchebags with magical powers. If these douchebags are so powerful, why can't they do much more than throw globs of blue shit at each other?

Shooter was definitely a cool flick. Wahlberg is becoming one of my favorite actors out there.

On that note, check out The Departed. Probably the best film I've seen in quite some time.

The Prestige and The Illusionist were both worth a watch. Kind of similar themes. Ed Norton is another great actor.

I loved Crank. Jason Stathem is the fucking man. Can't wait for War.

Pathfinder was decent. The plot wasn't great, and Karl Urban is not a fucking viking. Worth a watch, if you're in the mood for crazy action.

I highly recommend Apocolypto. It wasn't nearly what I was expecting. The last half of the movie is a chase through the jungle. Some brutal death scenes. Subtitled, though.

Speaking of subtitles, Pan's Labrynth was pretty cool, too. Takes place in WWII Spain. It shifts between the cold reality of the life of a young girl and the bizarre fantasy world she escapes to. Sweet special effects.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints was pretty good. Gives an interesting view of late '70's New York. Shia Labeouf and Chazz Palminteri give outstanding performances as an arguing son and father. Cool coming-of-age kind of theme.

Poolhall Junkies is a few years old, but it's another good one. Christopher Walken gives one of the greatest pep-talks ever toward the end of the movie.

I'm trying to remember what other movies I've watched recently, but I'm drawing an enormous blank, which is odd, because I watch probably 5 movies a week. More later, I guess.