Even though I'm no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live?

Oldeuboi aka Oldboy (2003)

Rumors are there that the student who did the shooting at the Virginia Tech University was a great fan of this movie. I don’t know how far that is true. Still, this is a movie that deserves such a fan following.

People say that some of the best films come from the French and Iranian soil. I have not seen any of those movies yet. But, this is a terrific movie! Korean cinema at its best!

The film starts with the lead character narrating his story of imprisonment. To be frank, you have to just sit and tolerate the first few minutes of this film. Some random scenes does not give the impression of a good movie. It picks up momentum after Dae-su Oh (name of the lead character) escapes from the prison and starts to find why he was kidnapped and imprisoned. The ending of the film is quite depressing and dark. I restrain myself from telling more about the story since it would spoil your experience. If you ever watch a foreign movie, let this be the one. If it depressed you, don’t blame me and I can promise you this is not just one of such movies. And, most importantly do not watch any dubbed version of this movie. Instead use the original language version with subtitles.

A reasonable doubt

12 Angry men (1957)

Have you seen any movie (not a serial) where most part of it takes place within a single room?

How would you feel about watching a black ‘n’ white movie which is not a horror or a thriller? What is your idea about these old movies?

Well, this movie might change your views about old black ‘n’ white movies.

This is a movie filmed in a single room for the most part. 12 jurors are supposed debate for the death sentence of an 18 year old boy. This film starts with the trial after all witnesses have been produced against the boy who is accused of stabbing his own father. 11 out of 12 jurors are convinced that the boy was guilty. One man believes that still it needs to be discussed before they can arrive at a decision because a boy’s life is in their hands. He (Henry Fonda) votes him innocent and starts to convince them. If there exists a reasonable doubt in a trial, the benefit of the doubt has to favor the suspect.

One another film that I could remember that was so intense and filmed with in a room is the The Rope by Alfred Hitchcock. I guess the later would have been more difficult to film. While watching the rope, I never noticed it in the entire film. But in 12 Angry Men, you can find that the camera never goes outside the juror room. Nevertheless, this is a masterpiece. A lesson for all aspiring directors, writers and most importantly actors.

I’ve got a train to catch

Midnight meat train (2008)

This one is for horror movie fans. A perfect Saturday night movie. I knew nothing about this movie before, except that I copied this one from the hard drive of a friend of mine. But, it’s so happened that I watched this on a Saturday night. You will get the best experience from a movie when you haven’t read any review of the movie before watching it. Reviews strongly influence your opinion about a movie.

I wouldn’t say this is one of the best horrors/make feel sick movies that I have seen. Nothing like the masterpieces of Sin City, Irreversible and Men behind sun.

Top 10 films that make you feel sick are here: http://www.dreamlogic.net/archives/10-films-to-make-you-feel-sick.

One director who could do justice to all the bloodshed is Mr. Quentin Tarantino.