Movies: Starship Troopers 3 and When Nietzsche Wept

[amedia]

We watched Starship Troopers 3 just before the hurricane, and When Nietzsche Wept partly before and partly after. (We actually unlocked a classroom and watched it using the projector, since we had no power at home.)

I can say two good things about Starship Troopers 3: it had Jolene Blalock, whom I enjoy watching, and it didn't suck nearly as bad as Starship Troopers 2. #2 was execrable; #3 was just crappy.

When Nietzsche Wept was excellent; it had a good handle on Nietzsche's philosophy and I was surprised to realize that Nietzsche was played by Armand Assante, who I thought was just a mini-series hunk. He was very, very good, and so was Ben Cross, who played Dr. Josef Breuer, an historical character who was a friend of Sigmund Freud and a contemporary of Nietzsche. It's based on a novel that imagines that Breuer treated Nietzsche with a kind of primitive psychotherapy, and was deeply affected by the process. I found the movie genuinely engaging and touching.

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[bulleteyes.livejournal.com]

Armand has been all over the map for decades. Just when it looks like he is about to be typecast as a villain he'll do a nutball comedy. If it looks like he is being cast as a leading man he'll play a character role. Very versatile man. I recommend watching "The Mambo Kings". That film has it all, music, sexy men, sexy women, Celia Cruz, history and just plain sex.

I know it will be difficult for you but try and force yourself anyway.

You now have me interested in a film I never knew existed. Ben Cross is another very interesting actor.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

music, sexy men, sexy women, Celia Cruz, history and just plain sex.

I know it will be difficult for you but try and force yourself anyway.


ROFL!!!! I think you got my number. :-) And thanks for the info on Armand Assante! Of all the folks on my f-list, you were the one I thought would probably come up with something. :-)

I had never heard of When Nietzsche Wept; I don't remember hearing about it when it came out and I'm reasonably certain it never came to our local movie theater. We just stumbled across it at the rental place and were intrigued by the title, and then blown away by the movie itself.

[bulleteyes.livejournal.com]

It's not like you hide your key under a rock in the driveway, my dear. Your passionate nature is something you wear as a vivid, form fitting garment.

Oh yes, Armand and I are old compadres ;)

The film is now on the Netflix queue!