Patrick-Thomas' Recent Reviews
Wicked Little Things
R
This is a not so well made modern zombie movie about a bunch of little kids who died working in a mineshaft at the turn of the century who come back as little zombies with mining equipment who use said equipment to slaughter, disfigure, and kill people from the local town when they go to the woods. I generally like zombie movies but this one wasn't really my favorite.
Patrick-Thomas' Favorite Movies
Rushmore
R
My favorite movie of all time. The use of color and the theatrical setting of the film make it an almost magical journey through the angst filled mine field of an adolescent males life. When I first saw this movie I was in the same awkward stage of my life that Max was in during the course of the film. Whenever I watch it I get an almost euphoric sense of nostalgia that makes it an amazing experience for me, every single time I watch it. All that aside... the performances by Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray were among the best in there careers as well. Olivia Williams paints a hauntingly clear portrait of the character of Miss Cross, a woman who is in love with a man long dead. The use of the seasons as the titles for the different acts of the movie. As you watch this film you start to realize that the film itself is like one of Max's productions in the film itself which is what makes this film unique. The colors in this movie are as vibrant as the colors used in a renaissance painting, just beautiful. With all the things that are right with this film, what could be wrong?
GoodFellas
R
I believe that "Goodfellas" is the greatest gangster movie of all time. The very first time I saw "Goodfellas" I didn't quite know what to make of it. The beginning of the film grabs your attention with the abrupt violence and then never lets go. By the half way point of the movie I knew that I loved it and that it was quite possibly one of the greatest movies I had ever seen. The characters in the film are hardly one dimensional, they are ever changing just like people are in the reality of life. Perhaps the one thing that "Goodfellas" has above any other gangster movie including "The Godfather" is that everything that happens in the film is real, it actually happened. Now to call the film objective would be a mistake but what happens in it is Henry Hill's interpretation of what really happened to him in his life. Also after reading the book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi I realized that this isn't just the greatest gangster film, or one of the greatest films ever, it is also one of the greatest book adaptations to film. The film is true to the content, structure, story, and even the spirit of the book. This film is perfect all the way through and through, from it's flawless direction, spot on acting performances, amazingly accurate settings, to the immaculately delivered dialogue, this movie is my perfect movie.

