A Monkey movie review and an appreciation

Pineapple Express is a very funny stoner action movie. It's from the Judd Apatow school of film comedies so you know it's going to be funny and it is, it's very funny in parts. The scenes early in the film where Seth Rogan goes to buy weed from and hanging out with his dealer reminded me of when I used to buy weed and hang out with my dealer back in the early and mid '80's.

Everyone in the film is likable, even the bad guys because they are so over the top stupidly bad. Don't expect profound cinematic truth or any heavy messages from this movie, but do expect laughs and a surprisingly high body count.

Highly recommended, pun intended.

Heavenly Creatures is one of my favorite films of all time. It's one of those films I watch at least once a year every year. I'm watching it again, I saw the first hour last night and I'll finish it tomorrow night, and every time I see it I notice or appreciate something new about it. Watching it this time around has given me a new appreciation for the Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey. They were but mere girls when they made this film but both of them created such vivid believable characters that it astounds me. Both of them had such little acting experience under their belts but both of them blow all the adult actors away in this movie, performance wise. To watch Lynskey look at Winslet with such adoration in her eyes as their friendship progresses is a thing of beauty, it's some of the finest acting ever captured on film.

If you've never seen this film, you need to see it at least once. It's a minor masterpiece and to me, it's the film that cemented Peter Jackson's reputation as a great film director. I highly recommend it.