re: #99 zombie

The Coen Brothers films were good — great, even — but in the end they were still films noirs. Simple Plan: heist gone awry. Fargo: Police Procedural. Oh Bother Where Art Thou: The Odyssey. etc.

Now, mind you, I love all those movies — don’t get me wrong — but they were not truly original concepts. Sometimes the best and most enjoyable films are masterworks within a genre. And sometimes completely original films are unenjoyable. (Kenneth Anger, I’m looking in your direction…).

How about the films of Charlie Kaufman? Pretty brilliant and original. I’m also a big fan of Todd Haynes. Clint Eastwood makes great movies. Paul Thomas Anderson has some doozies to his credit. I’m a sucker for Tarantino, too, though I was mildly disappointed by “Basterds.” Scorsese keeps making movies that force you to give them your full attention.

I like David Gordon Green’s style, too. “Pineapple Express” was amazing. I wish his adaptation of “A Confederacy Of Dunces” had gotten made, starring Will Ferrell as Ignatius. His first movie, “George Washington,” is definitely worth checking out.

Anyway, I’m still a big fan of the movies, even though they are obviously ruled by the General Theory Of Suckitude, which states that 90% of everything is crap. With movies, the crap-ratio is a bit higher, but you can’t toss the good babies out with the used bathwater.