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Double Jeopardy

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The Silent Flute, aka Circle of Iron (1978)

Purportedly conceived by Bruce Lee prior to his death, this martial arts film is unique in that it is devoted almost entirely to it's Zen Philosophy rather than it's fighting choreography. It is one that I return to every so often.

David Carradine plays a blind sage who wanders a mystical land with little more than a staff flute, a small bell affixed to one of his toes, and the robes on his back. He is periodically shadowed by the protagonist, Cord the Seeker, who is on a quest to find an illusive figure known as Zetan and obtain his Book of Enlightenment. The sage is a variation of Carradine's other wandering adept, Kwai Chang Caine (from the Kung Fu series) -- a character who is well-traveled, wise, and most formidable in combat. However, the blind sage is of a rather different disposition...

There is a scene in which "the Blind Man" and Cord, needing to traverse a river, come upon the dwelling of a boat owner and his family. Carradine's character offers the man a trinket as payment for using his boat; this gesture is accepted out of kindness, though not without the owner's niggardly wife emerging to cut her husband down. (The son smiles and continues with his fishing, an indication that such arguments are commonplace.) Amidst all the bickering, the sage and his student take the boat and begin crossing the water. "That poor man," Cord says. To which the Blind Man responds, "He's happy." Cord is bemused. "Happy?! There's misery in every bone of his body!" "Is not a happy man one who does not fear death? Not only does he not fear it, his days are filled with joy looking forward to it."

Good for rainy afternoons, for passing out to, and for relaxation in general.

I remember that movie quite well for, it was what would have been used as the possible source material for the movie,"Kung-fu" or at least a possible film Bruce would have created had he not died at a such a young age.

Suicide Squad.

While not the best super hero/super villain movie around, I personally think the critics were too harsh with this film. Super villains, many held in Arkham Asylum, as recruited by the ruthless and conniving Amanda Waller as a defense against other metahumans. Under examination, many of the squad prove to be emotionally complex, and maybe not entirely evil. Jared Leto, who got top billing, is able to fill Heath Ledger's shoes as the Joker - not as an anarchist looking to create only chaos, but as a sadistic criminal, which the character was always meant to be. Especially intriguing were Dead Shot and El Diablo, whose personal lives conflict with their roles as super villains. Batman makes a surprise appearance. I thought it was a decent comic book movie.

I saw Suicide Squad on Friday with my best mate. It definitely delivered the goods.

i watched suicide squad. it was amazing. i love harley. i also watched batman the killing joke. yay for movies.

let's see:

2x Life of Brian
1x The Bugs Bunny And Roadrunner Movie
1x Wreck-It Ralph

i don't watch many movies.

Funny Bones -

- it's 20 years old now so should soon pop up as a cult hit.

The film is highly odd, quirky, dwells on the archaic, is sometimes very entertaining, but also very dark. Lee Evan's character might be interpreted as autism specific.

It's not really a comedy, but dwells on where we get comedy from and on the lives lived by performers. Mostly set in Blackpool, - a place well known to me as a psychological portal to hell. The film is actually quite menacing.

Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead.

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