The Princess Bride has an elegant quirk about it that makes it slightly more entertaining than traditional romantic comedies. Though in regards to being a cult classic, I don't have much to say about it. It had no real comedic appeal nor a romantic one in my opinion. The only scene I found worth a dime was with Miracle Max. The rest of the film was predictable and drawn out aspects (such as the sword fight between Westley and Patinkin atop the cliff). Although Cary Elwes I applaud for his ability to inhibit a character that was at first extremely sweet and gentle and then instantly a tongue-and-cheek motivated swordsman/pirate. Going into technical aspects, the film was shot very oddly in my opinion. It lacked lust in it's shots specifically the sword fighting and battles in general.
The use of wide shots was overused, and some parts of the script didn't make much sense. This includes the scene where Westley is fighting off a giant rodent and doesn't have his sword and Buttercup makes no move but to stand and watch. I give this movie a half star out of five, just because it's fantasy aspects were somewhat decent (mostly the fire geysers).
Django Unchained delivers a comedic western while containing true aspects of America's ugly past. The films comedic approach can be considered disrespectful at times, but gives the film an additional dimension that almost increases its reality of the era. The style of direction taken to this movie was praise worthy, but lacked that Tarantino flair. Tarantino's cameo was one to question too; using a weird accent, this cameo and scene had no major impact on the plot while just adding minutes to the films long running time. The acting done by Jamie Foxx, Leonardo, Waltz, and Washington was undeniably nothing short of great. However Samuel L. Jackson's character seemed a bit fake in his moral intentions. Jamie Foxx's portrayal of Django as a robust heroic badass in the distateful past of America gives the viewer a somewhat false impression of African Americans in this time. Leonardo DiCaprio's Calvin Candie creates a real depiction of a plantation owner whose morals and respect towards African Americans is nothing above a grain of dirt. This depiction creates a small window that allows the viewer to get fully involved into the story and alignment towards Django's eventual conquest. The dialogue had a very historical sense between its excessive usage of the n-word, or the conversations between white people and black people. All in all, the film is a chic, sensible film that was done near impeccably, giving it five out of five stars.
