Face/Off

Directed by:  John Woo
Starring:  Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon
Running Time:  2h 18min

There is no amount of praise that I can lay upon this film to do it justice.  I was dying to see this movie and it still blew my expectations.  Every single thing about this film is light years ahead of what Hollywood has offered since my birth.  The acting is superb, the shots beautiful, the action amazing, the comedy well placed.  Characters we care about, images we should see more of.  The only annoying thing wasn't that annoying the second time I saw it.  From start to finish this film is absolutely satisfying.  A definite classic, one to purchase in widescreen, to be watched over and over again.

Grade: A+

Pulp Fiction (Pan & Scan)

Pulp Fiction; A reviewer's paradise. I would review this movie a thousand times and still find something new to rave about. After seeing it four times at the theatre and countless times on video (I own 3 different copies) I managed to catch his film on Showcase. That is why it has only received an A. The movie loses very little in its Pan & Scan version but that "little" is Tarantino's amazing use of the widescreen. Pulling from influences like Scorcese's long tracking and Kubrick's horizontal shift through walls, Tarantino manages to mix great filming with fresh, natural sounding dialogue to visual appeal is an A+. Everything that is except the Pan & Scan format; A