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Badlands (1973)
Surprisingly good
I came into this movie at complete random, knowing almost nothing about it, and I can say I had a really good time. Almost immediately I found that the plot is almost the exact same as a movie I love a lot called "Natural Born Killers". A young country girl falls in love for an older psychopath who kills her dad so that they can run away together. The difference in this movie is that the girl seems a lot more unwilling to go on a killing spree. Also the boyfriend played very wonderfully by Martin Sheen also seems like he doesn't really want to kill anybody, but does whatever it takes to get out of trouble. The art direction is also very refreshing. Light oranges and accompanying blues flourish most of the Badlands scenery. Martin Sheen also played a very fun and very believable role and I enjoyed him more than any other actor. That being said, most of the other actors were rather weak, especially Sissy Spacek. The story, albeit very fun, lacked emotional connection like "Natural Born Killers had. I couldn't find myself relating to Sissy Spacek's as much as I did the parallel in Natural Born Killers. So all in all, this movie has some inexcusable problems, but its a very fun, refreshing movie that I would recommend to anyone, especially fans of Natural Born Killers
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
Disappointing
Although Fear And Loathing may be my favorite movie of all time, I was totally willing to go into this movie with no expectations and give Bill Murray his chance. That being said, this movie was objectively bad. The plot has no central idea or themes and feels more like a completely random series of events. At times Fear And Loathing felt random but there was always meaning to it, there was always a lesson meant to be taught. Here, there was none of that, only a bad time. I felt no compassion for Hunter or any other character. Also, every single actor in this movie is very weak. I did find some enjoyment out of Bill Murray's performance and a few events, but other than that, I really did not like this movie.