GasLand (4)

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2010 documentary that was nominated for an Oscar and won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance.

Josh Fox gets a letter in the mail asking him if he would lease his land to the natural gas industry so they can drill for gas. Before he says yes he wanted to know what that would mean for him and his land. When he begins to research the process he also begins to talk to people who already know what will happen, and what he finds out he will never forget, and neither will you.

I've said this a million times but everyone should watch more documentaries. I myself need to add more to my list. Every time I watch one I feel like no matter how good it is as a film doesn't matter as much as the public knowing about what they are about. We need to know more. Documentaries are a great way to get a crash course on the world around us, especially the issues.

This film was a little rough around the edges and could have been edited differently to be more smooth but ultimately that doesn't matter. What you see and what you hear in this movie will amaze you. What the natural gas companies and government are doing in the United States right now may change the country and the world forever.

Water is contaminated and can literally be lit on fire, people are dying or sick, animals are dying or sick, crops are effected, streams are polluted, and no one is doing anything.

This documentary is really the beginning. I think Josh could easily turn this into another film and get even deeper into this issue and include more studies, interviews and facts. This felt like the tip of the iceberg and I wanted to know more. This needs to be seen immediately because any day now it could move east and then into Europe and then the world unless people force these companies and all governments to see how much of a sacrifice is needed in order to get gas and how it's just not worth it.

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4/5

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (3.8)

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1977 iconic sci-fi film by Steven Spielberg.

After numerous UFO sightings and one reported abduction, two people find themselves unknowingly drawn towards a remote area in the wilderness where they just know something important is going to happen.

I feel like I saw this movie when I was really, really young and therefore I don't remember it but there was something definitely familiar about it. It may be all the iconic scenes or maybe certain shots that I could've sworn I have seen/heard about. Regardless, I get why this movie was and is a huge deal.

Richard Dreyfuss was insane in this movie. No, really, he acted insane and with conviction. He goes so crazy after he sees the UFO's that I almost couldn't handle him. I have no idea how or why his family dealt with it but the whole time I was just yelling at him and throwing my hands in the air at the things he would do. I was so distracted by his craziness that I never really noticed if he was good or not...but by my anger at his craziness I suspect that he was. He definitely can do crazy that's for sure.

I thought the little boy in this movie was the cutest thing since the snuggie bear.

The aliens were pretty awesome. Their space crafts were pretty neat. The big ending is so epic that I almost couldn't handle it.

One thing I will note was that, it being made in the 70's, it was slow. I mean it. But not really boring, it was more of a constantly slow build to a big scene at the end that was longer than any big scene would dare to be now as they would dear boring the audience. This movie was anything but dull but there were times that I wanted them to just get on with it...I will blame by young 20's on that. Damn kids these days.

The effects in this were amazing for the 70's. Really, it was fantastic. The aliens too. All of it. I can't believe this was made that long ago. Also, so many things that Spielberg did gave birth to the next 20 years of the who UFO/aliens side of sci-fi film making. People still look to this and E.T.. Every sci-fi fan must see this movie, it's like the father of UFO films. Seriously, this film is on the 100 Essential Films list.


3.8/5

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Exit Through the Gift Shop (4)

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A man obsessed with filming everything is introduced to the underground world of street art and becomes addicted to filming everything he can about it. He travels the world following these artists until the only person he hasn't captured on film yet is the one man no one knows; Banksy. Possible the most famous street artist, Banksy never shows his face but the filmer finally meets him. What happens after that seems almost too ridiculous to be true...

Banksy is amazing. If you don't know who that is I want you to go to Google and type his name in and click enter and enjoy. Definitely one of the most, if not the most, famous street artist in the world right now. No one knows what he looks like or how to get a hold of him but he is out there changing the face of art. I honestly don't know if this movie is true or not or if it's a joke Banksy wrote and then the film guy in it is just an actor or what not...who knows.

This was not at all what I thought it was going to be able. It's much less a documentary about Banksy and much more a documentary about art in general, especially street art and modern art in present day.

I had no idea street art had become what it is now. I loved watching this movie first and for most to see how these artists get their work up all over the world. Fantastic, so much passion and talent and adventure...really cool world to be able to glimpse.

When the film finally gets to its big turning point, when the filmer becomes the art...that's when it gets so ridiculous that I couldn't even believe it. I was laughing all over the place but then would quickly frown and not be able to laugh because it was sad what was happening...it really was sad. But this guy, Thierry, the film guy, is honestly one of the most interesting and messed up people ever. You wont even believe what happens...what he does in this movie...Crazy!

It's just sad what he does to art. It's upsetting. I was honestly mad by the end of this movie...but maybe that was the point.

Like I said, I loved being able to see the cusp of the street art world. Really cool stuff is happening right now in that movement. I liked the ridiculousness of Thierry, I enjoyed meeting the street artists, I liked the art...but then it turned so whack and messed up and just kind of upsetting.

I guess in the end it was an amazing movie but I honestly wanted to see more about street art and less about Thierry. That was the only thing; after awhile I was tired of that nutjob and wanted to see some art. Maybe that was the point though. If you like art you should really watch this though.

Banksy is the bomb. It's just a fact of life.

4/5

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