Bad Lieutenant (1992)

"Bad Lieutenant" is an American neo-noir crime/drama movie directed by Abel Ferrara, and co-written by Abel Ferrara and Zoë Lund. The movie stars Harvey Keitel as the "Bad Lieutenant.

Harvey Keitel as the Bad Lieutenant which we never heard the name of, is a corrupt police Lieutenant, he has a serious addiction to gambling, drugs, alcohol, and women. As he is investigation a young nuns rape, he is trying to live a new and better life. But he has a big problem with a gambling debt, that is getting bigger and bigger. As he is investigating, and trying to win back money, he is sinking deeper and deeper in to the abyss of alcohol, drugs, and self-destruction.

I watched this the first time yesterday, and this is really my kind of movie. I was looking for movies similar to "Leaving Las Vegas" (which is one of my favorite movies), and also movies about shady cops. This is just the kind of movie I was looking for. It is powerful to watch how the Lieutenant (Harvey Keitel) is digging his own grave, by gambling with money he does not have, heavily drinking, and using drugs such as cocaine and heroin. I have a taste for these self-destruction movies. This was a really cool movie. If you are a fan of addiction movies, this is definitely a movie you must watch!

7 out of 10.

Brainscan (1994)

Brainscan is a horror/sci-fi movie. Directed by John Flynn, and co-written by Brian Owens (story) and, Andrew Kevin Walker (screenplay). It stars a young Edward Furlong.

The lonely boy Michael Brower (Edward Furlong) lives a isolated life with games, and horror movies in his absent fathers mansion. Michael´s mother died in a car accident, this car accident also permanently injured Michael´s leg. Michael´s only friend a outcast kid named Kyle tells Michael about this new video game which is ultra-realistic and is called Brainscan. Michael sends for this game. The game strangely with a warning and has much in common with a state of hypnosis. In the game Michael leads the life of a killer, which goes into the house of a man, and brutally stabs him to death. As Michael wakes up all sweating from the game, he sees on TV a man which has been killed in his own house while sleeping. This is when Michael starts to understand that this is no ordinary video game.

This is actually a very underrated horror movie if you ask me. It is kind of a teen-film, but I really enjoyed it. I can kind of put my self in Michael´s shoes, cause I was also kind of lonely, isolated and didn`t really fit in at school. Rater than hang out with others, I would like to sit inside watching horror movies, and playing video games. I really like that the movie has kind of a mind-fuck plot, and I absolutely love the effects in these early 90s and 80s horror movies, with the electricity and laser-beams, it gets me every time! I also like the early acting of Edward Furlong. This is a great movie.

6 out of 10