Saturday, February 21, 2009

Saw IV & Prayer for the Dying - 2 Movies

The Movie: Saw IV - (2007) UR
The movie begins with Jeff searching for his missing daughter. A videotape from the dead serial killer Jigsaw is Jeff's only lead in his frantic search. The film jumps back and forth in time throughout the entire Saw series and ties up some bloody loose ends left over from the previous films.

What I liked: I enjoyed the technical effects by both the movie people and Jigsaw himself!
What I disliked: Hopping back and forth got a bit confusing for an old mind.




The Movie: Prayer for the Dying - (1987) R
Mickey Rourke a young IRA terrorist who is tired of violence after accidentally blowing up a school bus full of children. Now useless to his cause, he's being pursued by both the British and the IRA. Alan Bates a sadistic mobster offers Rourke a way out. He'll need to commit just one more murder. Bob Hoskins in the unlikely role of a priest witnesses the killing, and Rourke uses the Catholic confessional as a way of silencing the priest.

What I liked: Mickey Rourke's performance is sterling.
What I disliked: It's sometimes, in fact often, hard to follow the Irish dialect.

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