Posts by Paul Lee11

An absolutely phenomenal film

Forget Tifa. Everyone keeps raving about him—not just his work with Fire Kiss, but even his stuff with Button and Strawberry. To me, he’s nothing. Out of all his songs, the ones from Button are his best, but during his Fire Kiss days, the only decent track was Stipe Gatibo, and maybe Forever Yours from Strawberry. Ozzy Osbourne had a voice two hundred times better. He truly is Dr. Rock & Roll. The king.

The architect is a buddy of mine.
Honestly, I don't think so. In my opinion, he was the best of them all.
But he wasn't stronger than the rest of them.

Hands down, the best film Spielberg has ever made. For me, it’s also the finest piece of cinema from our part of the world—especially with that touch of soul provided by Ademir Kenovic.

Oh what a man

Ozzy Osbourne is a legend—easily one of the heaviest bands from the old era. Tracks like "Bye Bye My Baby," "Your Lips Were My Favorite Gift," and "Oh what a man" are absolute masterpieces born out of pure defiance.

I watched the film. I’m a huge fan of Brian De Palma—really am—but I have to rip this one apart. Even though a lot of his early work got trashed by critics only to become absolute classics later, The Black Dahlia isn't going to be one of them. An incredibly weak script and a totally incoherent plot are just the tip of the iceberg here. Then you have all this wasted talent with great actors delivering what felt like over-the-top performances to me. There was potential for something great, but of course—as usual—DePalma prioritized style over actually finishing a coherent movie. Sure, there are certain sequences that are stylistically perfect, but that simply isn't enough to save it.