Seth Paxton
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I think that sums it up quite well.
Incredibles
10 of 10
Great characters, fine writing, and amazing, memorable sequences, all of which left my wife and I both wanting to see the film again (a good sign). This is what POPCORN filmmaking is all about. The next time someone apologizes for a "check your brain" film (like Alexander perhaps) I will simply point to this film. It's fun and fun to look at. Nuff said. Great superhero film, one of the best of that genre.
Friday Night Lights
9.5 of 10
To be honest I'm not really sure at this point why I'm not giving the film a 10. An outstanding film that somehow avoids cliches or incorporates them in such a way as to deemphasize their existence, and that's what sets this film apart from any other football (or most sports) film ever made. There is Hoosiers, Breaking Away, The Natural and this film. In fact limiting it to "great sports film" is just wrong; this is a great film by any standard that earns all of its moments of triumph and tragedy with clear but subtle setups throughout.
Take Hoosiers, turn it to basketball, film and score it like Traffic and add a dash of Last Picture Show and you have this film. Thorton is exceptional as the understated coach and the younger actors are generally perfect in their roles, especially Mike the QB.
Incredibles
10 of 10
Great characters, fine writing, and amazing, memorable sequences, all of which left my wife and I both wanting to see the film again (a good sign). This is what POPCORN filmmaking is all about. The next time someone apologizes for a "check your brain" film (like Alexander perhaps) I will simply point to this film. It's fun and fun to look at. Nuff said. Great superhero film, one of the best of that genre.
Friday Night Lights
9.5 of 10
To be honest I'm not really sure at this point why I'm not giving the film a 10. An outstanding film that somehow avoids cliches or incorporates them in such a way as to deemphasize their existence, and that's what sets this film apart from any other football (or most sports) film ever made. There is Hoosiers, Breaking Away, The Natural and this film. In fact limiting it to "great sports film" is just wrong; this is a great film by any standard that earns all of its moments of triumph and tragedy with clear but subtle setups throughout.
Take Hoosiers, turn it to basketball, film and score it like Traffic and add a dash of Last Picture Show and you have this film. Thorton is exceptional as the understated coach and the younger actors are generally perfect in their roles, especially Mike the QB.