Must watch Murder MoviesYou think you have heard it all. All the possibilities of crime and human insanity. The extremes of passion and perversion. Well you haven't.
MementoThe man knows only that he needs to exact a revenge on a certain person with certain initials in his name. He suffers from short-term memory loss, remembering fully only what he knows before the incident that changed his life. Before his wife was raped and murdered and now he remembers nothing new. Everyday he wakes up wondering where he is, what he needs to do. He talks to someone on the phone but doesn't remember who. He investigates meticulously to find the murderer. No one can help him. No one can trust his testimony under his mental condition. He leaves hints and clues for himself all day, to ensure he remembers to do what he needs to. This is not limited to notes in his own handwriting and to the polaroid photos he collects of people he meets. He has tattooed on his body things he should never forget.
Will he get to get his revenge ? You see it all in reverse chronological order. As each scene ends, his memory ends and you go back to the event preceding it. Joining this puzzle in his mind, you see the unfolding neurosis of a man trying to understand himself. How many years has it been since his wife's murder ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_(film)Perfume: The Story of a MurdererA child born to be abandoned - not just by his mother, who is hanged after his birth; but also by the world around him. From the stench of the sewers of Parisian fish market of his birth to the misery of an orphanage to the slavery in a tannery to learning that scents can be captured. He can smell over a thousand smells and distinguish them. He knows every smell but can't name them all. Destiny brings him in contact with a perfumer and he learns that he can indeed now preserve smells.
As he goes onward in his journey to capture and smell everything beautiful he comes to the city of Grasse and his one murder back in Paris reminds him of the unique scent of a woman. He realises for the first time about himself - about his own scent. His passion and perversion takes to extremes and he cannot be stopped as he has created a perfume so beautiful that no one can declare him anything but an angel. Returning to Paris, he must face his destiny - he has never been loved and can't love - so he returns to his place of birth for seeking the primal truth of his existence and talent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfume:_The_Story_of_a_Murderer_(film)HostelAs
discussed in previous post - horrifying, shocking and quite believable. Very well made movie deserving better slot than pop horror.
Hostel 2Not as horrifying or gripping as the first movie but entertaining nonetheless. This time the backpackers are females and they are deadlier than the males. I would still say the first movie is far more original, intriguing and engaging. This one is not a good sequel but has good performances by the cast of actors.
