Here are the movie/TV releases for this week that are worth a look.
Movies :
The Rum Diary - Johnny Depp’s second movie as Hunter S Thompson. Available on Blu-Ray & DVD.
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within - A movie about the Brazilian police. Available on Blu-Ray & DVD.
Take Shelter – A movie about a possible apocalypse. If that premise interests you check out Nat Geo’s Doomsday Preppers later tonight. Available on Blu-Ray & DVD.
Nude Nuns With Big Guns - The title just sounds fun. Available on Blu-Ray & DVD.
The Dead - This is supposedly the first African zombie movie. Available on Blu-Ray & DVD.
Paranormal Activity 3 - This is here more as a warning, found footage sucks f0r the most part. Available on Blu-Ray & DVD.
TV :
Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow, and the Wardrobe – Doctor Who’s Christmas Special. Available on Blu-Ray & DVD.
Beavis and Butthead Volume 4 - The most recent season of Beavis and Butthead. Available on Blu-Ray & DVD.
I’m a big fan of Hunter S Thompson, but I was feeling a little bit weary of this film since it has been shelved for almost a year now. I attended the world premiere of “The Rum Diary”, and I can report with absolute sincerity that if you loved HST’s work, this will not disappoint.
The only problem many die hard fans of the book may have is with the character of Mr. Sanderson.. In the novel Paul Kemp and Sanderson represent the dueling persona’s of Hunter, one being a cutthroat athletic type, the other being the booze-hound anti-authoritarian. In this film, Johnny Depp plays more to the character being a young HST and combines the characteristics of both into Kemp. Some may have a problem with this, but the movie is stronger for it as you are only rooting for the protagonist while giving the story a strong antagonist, a necessity in filmmaking.
For me, this is Bruce Robinson’s best work on screen for now, Johnny Depp is totally awe-inspiringly believable as a very young and constrained Hunter, and the cast could not have been more dead on.
Thanks,
Denisse Mock