revisits: "District 9" and "Inglourious Basterds"

content/2009 movie review.md

@@ -10,18 +10,11 @@ The year started with a whole lot of stellar performers but slowed down
 later on since I did things other than watch movies. Regardless, that
 early period represented some of the best movie years in recent memory.
 
-### movie of the year
-
-The super-fresh [District 9] takes the title, and is also the best movie
-to ever come out of South Africa.
-
 ### best movie
 
 The year's best movie is [Baise-moi], whose unflinching and unsettling
 violence has the raw intensity of [Bamboozled]'s climax and the
-harshness of *Natural Born Killers*, without the humor. It's runner-up
-is [District 9], followed by [Inglourious Basterds], Tarantino's best
-movie yet.
+harshness of *Natural Born Killers*, without the humor.
 
 ### performances
 
@@ -34,7 +27,6 @@ There was quite a number of superb male performances, the best being
 Daniel-Day Lewis' near-flawless performances as oil miner in [There
 Will Be Blood]. Here's the runner-ups:
 
-1.  Christoph Waltz as Nazi officer in [Inglourious Basterds]
 2.  John Malkovich as activist in [Changeling]
 3.  Jack Nicholson as grumpy tycoon in *Bucket List*
 4.  Woody Harrelson as blind man in [Seven Pounds]
@@ -61,10 +53,9 @@ The runner-ups:
 
 1.  [Transformers 2]
 2.  [Avatar]
-3.  [District 9]
 
 The best visual effects artefact is the robo-bikes in [Terminator
-Salvation], which ties with the exo-suit in [District 9].
+Salvation].
 
 ### misc elements
 
@@ -74,8 +65,7 @@ which however gets **best cinematography**. [Changeling] also has **best
 costume design** and **best cast**.
 
 The year's greatest spectacles are *2012* and [Avatar]; best thriller
-is [Law-Abiding Citizen]; most original movie, or one that feels so, is
-[District 9]; best comedy is [You Don't Mess With the Zohan]; the most
+is [Law-Abiding Citizen]; best comedy is [You Don't Mess With the Zohan]; the most
 enchanting/delightful is [Wall-E][You Don't Mess With the Zohan],
 followed up by [Sponge Bob].
 
@@ -110,10 +100,8 @@ Clone Wars; Still Life; Superhero Movie; Taste of Cherry; Tie Me Up, Tie
 Me Down; Traitor; Valkyrie; Wind Will Carry Us, The; Wrestler, The; Xiao
 Wu; Zack & Miri Make A Porno
 
-  [District 9]: http://tshepang.net/district-9-2009
   [Baise-moi]: http://tshepang.net/baise-moi-2000
   [Bamboozled]: http://tshepang.net/bamboozled-2000
-  [Inglourious Basterds]: http://tshepang.net/inglourious-basterds-2009
   [Watchmen]: http://tshepang.net/watchmen-2009
   [Raffaëla Anderson]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffa%C3%ABla_Anderson
   [There Will Be Blood]: http://tshepang.net/there-will-be-blood-2007

content/2009 review.md

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
++++
+title = "2009 review"
+date = 2019-12-26
+
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["year-review", "2009"]
+categories = ['movies']
++++
+
+
+The *best movie* of the year is also the best movie ever to be based
+in my city of residence, Johannesburg.
+The movie also has *best visuals*,
+as its battle suit is the *best visual effects artefact*.
+In addition, it's also the *most original* movie, which helps it feel super-fresh.
+The movie is named [District 9].
+
+The best male performance is that of Christoph Waltz as Nazi officer
+in [Inglourious Basterds].
+He plays a very fearsome Nazi officer that is so damn easy to hate.
+
+
+[District 9]: http://tshepang.net/district-9-2009
+[Inglourious Basterds]: http://tshepang.net/inglourious-basterds-2009

content/District 9 (2009).md → content/District 9.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 +++
-date = 2012-12-27
-title = "District 9 (2009)"
+title = "District 9"
+date = 2019-12-26
+
 [taxonomies]
-tags = ['2009-movie', 'excellent']
+tags = ['2009', 'excellent']
 categories = ['movies']
 +++
 
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ nothing quite like *District 9* in all movie history. Its weird and
 wonderful story starts off with nice comic touches and transitions into
 a harrowing tale of human torture, and ends as some action-adventure of
 sorts, complete with superb visual effects, with some nice creature
-ideas. Sure there's warts here and there, but to have a gem like this
+ideas.
+Sure there's warts here and there (I could not stand the resilience of
+the villain, and I found the gang leader ridiculous), but to have a gem like this
 emerge from my country of residence, South Africa, is quite something.
 It is the best movie based there. The lead performance also deserves
 applaud.

content/Elysium (2013).md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 +++
-date = 2013-12-08
 title = "Elysium (2013)"
+date = 2013-12-08
+
 [taxonomies]
 tags = ['decent', '2013-movie']
 categories = ['movies']
@@ -15,5 +16,5 @@ The movie also feels rushed. It's a pity because it starts well, and is
 well-made (the director made [District 9] after all), complete with
 great visual effects and action direction.
 
-  [William Fichtner]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fichtner
-  [District 9]: http://tshepang.net/district-9-2009
+[William Fichtner]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fichtner
+[District 9]: http://tshepang.net/district-9

content/Hardcore Henry.md

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ Copley], in what is his most satisfying work since [District 9]. The
 story is also fascinating and so is the technology.
 
 [Sharlto Copley]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharlto_Copley
-[District 9]: http://tshepang.net/district-9-2009
+[District 9]: http://tshepang.net/district-9

content/Inglourious Basterds (2009).md → content/Inglourious Basterds.md

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 +++
-date = 2014-06-04
-title = "Inglourious Basterds (2009)"
+title = "Inglourious Basterds"
+date = 2019-12-26
+
 [taxonomies]
-tags = ['excellent', '2009-movie']
+tags = ['good', '2009']
 categories = ['movies']
 +++
 
 The first scene is top-class, for the performance of the weary farmer
 when forced to make an unpleasant choice, the sort where I feel
 self-death is better. The best performance of the movie however is that
 of Christoph Waltz, who plays the Nazi officer questioning him. Brad
-Pitt is quite limited in terms of talent but not charisma, and is
+Pitt is quite limited in terms of talent but not charisma, and here
 provides the weakest performance of all key characters. Quentin
 Tarantino is a weirdo who possesses the freedom (perhaps too much) to
 paint whatever he pleases on screen, and luckily got the talent. He
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ unpredictable) story, and wonderful editing. It's my favorite and best
 of all his works, followed by *Reservoir Dogs*.
 
 One interesting, and rare, thing is I enjoyed the movie a lot more on a
-revisit.
+revisit. The second revisit was not so impressive... felt like an
+overlong and pompous waste. The praise remains though.