cant believe how well it (X-Men 3) did opening weekend... , still havent seen it, most of my friends said it was disappointing in comparison to the previous two...but as for a recent review:
The Proposition- Dunno if anyone is into westerns, but this one was recently released by the BBC/UK and did pretty well overseas...it's a western set toward "the end of the bushranger era" in Australia, when the Brits start expanding across the continent and attempt to "civilize the land"...basically follows the story of Charlie Burns (played by a malnourished guy pearce)and his lil' bro who are part of an infamous trio of brothers charged with the rape and murder of a family in a nearby town...the film opens with them being cornered by British soldiers who are attempting to bring them to justice..Arthur Burns is the ringleader and the most sadistic (by reputation at least) and the one who is centrally responsible...so Charlie Burns is offered a "proposition" by his captors..hunt his own brother down kill him and bring his body back, or watch his younger brother (who is pretty much an adolescent teen)hang..he has 9 days to do this...won't spoil anything but here's a disclaimer: If you aren't into really grisly violence and gore, STAY AWAY! ....there are scenes in here that would make a movie like "History of Violence" (just as one example) look like an ABC after-school special...there are some SERIOUS moments of carnage and some AWESOME camera work....the landscape is captured very well..especially the wide shots..and you can almost taste the dust in the air and the flies buzzin around...
4 outta 5 stars 
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