Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[McConnaughay]

As far as Rush goes, I really enjoyed it, I'd even call it a great movie, but that's just me.

[cricket]

Red River 4

The first 35 minutes were just ok for me, but then the rest was awesome, until the last 90 seconds messed up what was looking like an epic finale. I've never been overly fond of westerns but this definitely gave me enough to want to watch more. My first John Wayne film; it was an interesting role as I wouldn't call him a hero or a villain, but something in between here. Montgomery Cliff and the rest of the cast were very good, but The Duke completely dominates when he's on screen. I look forward to more John Wayne movies.

[Miss Vicky]

The Long Goodbye
(Robert Altman, 1973)

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I went into this movie with a little bit of hesitation after being warned by someone that Robert Altman was "an acquired taste." I can definitely see where that warning was coming from, but I actually found myself really engaged with it. While I wasn't overly interested with the story and the events that unfolded, I really enjoyed the wry humor and oddball ways of the character Philip Marlowe.

Conclusion: It's okay with me.

3.5+

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[dadgumblah]

In my favorite scene, Pat Garrett (played by James Coburn) orders Bob Dylan's character to read aloud the cans on the shelves while he interrogates two other men about the whereabouts of Billy the Kid. As the tension mounts and we wait to see which man is going to pull his gun first, Bob Dylan's trademark voice and diction can be heard in the background, going, "Beans . . . Baked beans . . . Salmon . . . Lima beans . . . Beans . . . Succotash . . . Quality beans . . ." It's kind of hilarious.

Ha, ha! Capt. Spaulding, that's my absolute favorite scene in the movie also. Didn't he also hit a questioning note, saying Beef stew? It's been so long since I've seen this, this is the scene that really sticks with me, which makes me sad after reading your great review. I need to revisit it soon.

There's been a lot of discussion of people not remembering movies to comment on them. I've been trying to slide older movies in lately, as I tend to watch quite a few of them that sound interesting. The last two I've commented on came from the Turner Classic Moves cable channel and the next one up is from the same:

Two Sisters From Boston (1946)

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While this is described as a "comedy/musical," there is more comedy than music and the music is integral to the plot. In other words, people don't just break out into song for no reason. I'm not knocking that type of movie, but I must say that until this year, musicals of any kind were not my cup of tea, save for something like The Wizard of Oz. But as I've been exposed to more of the Fred Astaire/Gene Kelly type of film, I've enjoyed various musicals more and more, as a lot of them have comedy and/or a good plot to go along with them. Sorry I had to use that preface but it's just a fair warning that I may be sounding off on more musicals in the future, just not exclusively.

Two Sisters From Boston stars Kathryn Grayson, who was one of MGM's biggest stars ever, June Allyson (whom I never paid much attention to except in her films with my personal movie hero, Jimmy Stewart, and her Depends commercials), Jimmy Durante, and Peter Lawford. Grayson gets top billing but Allyson totally steals the movie out from under her. Grayson plays Abigail and Allyson plays her sister, Martha, both of whom are from a snooty, turn-of-the-century family. Abigail is in New York, ostensibly singing in the Opera on her Uncle's dime, but in reality dancing and singing at a burlesque house run by Jimmy Durante. It's a very innocent (for our time) burlesque house, with frilly, long bloomers being about the most risque' thing exposed. But a rumor gets out back in Boston about Abigail, so Aunt, Uncle, and sister are off to NY to see if it's true. With Durante running interference at every step, the family is fooled into thinking she's an opera star. When Martha finds out, she (reluctantly at first) also helps in fooling the family to help her sister's opera dream come true.

If this sounds all rather silly, it is, but it's a lot of fun. I never knew Allyson to have comedic chops before and she does. Plus, in 1946, I couldn't believe the Depends lady of commercial ads was so cute. And that's up against Grayson, who was no slouch herself in the looks department. Yeah, Durante mugs it up as usual but he's harmless. If you ever catch yourself finding it on TCM, give it a whirl. It's almost worth it for one site gag alone involving a dog in a recording studio. ;)

[M+F Reviews]

Went to the Premiere of "Almost Married" last night - it is a British sex comedy film. Awkward scenes provide some light humour however much of the 'comedy' comes from sexual jokes/innuendos which in essence gives the film a childish feel. It is okay and you may laugh at certain bits but it is not out and out comedy but rather awkward laughing.

5/10

[Bihotza]

One flew over the cuckoo'st - rewatch

Don't think this needs any rating since it's obviously a great movie. This movie makes me laugh harder at some points than the average comedy that are just a little try hard. Great acting, convincing roles & Jack Nicholson plays his part amazing.

The first time I watched this movie I interpreted the ending differently. Then I read about it, etc and I figured it out. I thought the McMurphy in the bed at the ending wasn't the real one (of course he wasn't in a way) but.. that the "real" one escaped literally and the McMurphy in bed was just a very lively living doll or something LOL nope. - Never read the book.

Overall solid 8,5/10

[Cobpyth]

@Miss Vicky: I don't know why, but somehow I knew you would kind of like The Long Goodbye. Glad you enjoyed it!

[The Gunslinger45]

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Rhapsody in August (my 26th Kurosawa movie)

4.5

[cricket]

A Streetcar Named Desire 3

I had a hard time getting interested in this classic. It took a while, but I at least got something out of it.

[Nemanja]

Winter Sleepers 1997

Slow but very unpredictable drama. Well made and beautiful pictures... ...recommendation 8/10

[Masterman]

White Chicks
3

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This was actually pretty funny. It was stupid, silly, over the top but very funny.

[Captain Spaulding]

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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
(Michael Cimino, 1974)

[Rating: 2.5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed the first 30-45 minutes of this movie, which sees Clint Eastwood and a young Jeff Bridges share the screen (as well as a few stolen cars). After that, however, the movie begins to suffer from genre-identity disorder. It transforms itself from a buddy/road-trip movie into a fish-out-of-water comedy (complete with dumb characters and flat humor), into a less-than-thrilling heist picture (featuring Jeff Bridges in drag), and then tries to wrap everything up with a downbeat ending that attempts (and fails) to add a poetic, meditative, reflective quality to the overall experience. But I guess there is one positive: unlike Cimino's other movie, the incredibly overrated The Deer Hunter, nobody in this movie dances at a wedding for three damn hours.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Rosemary's Baby - 4.5
Much better after a rewatch. I still prefer Repulsion though.

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Little Miss Sunshine - 4[/rating

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Total Recall (2012) - [rating]2
Why oh why?

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Shadow Dancer - 3.5

[Kakarot89]

I saw the remake of A Better Tomorrow. It was okay, did feel like it was padded out maybe too much but I did like the ending a bit more than the original.

Overall I'll give it
3

[The Gunslinger45]

I saw the remake of A Better Tomorrow. It was okay, did feel like it was padded out maybe too much but I did like the ending a bit more than the original.

Overall I'll give it
3

Strange. It says 3 out of 5 in the quote, but the graphic says 0 out of 5.

[Daniel M]

It was showing three earlier. Yoda must have changed the image (maybe trying something temporarily) for now.

[The Gunslinger45]

Maybe.

[The Gunslinger45]

Just checked the Bugs thread, yeah he is playing around with the popcorn rating system.

[Miss Vicky]

Yoda said in the bug report thread that he was changing the way the popcorn boxes were displayed. He also said it should be fixed now, but that post is still showing 0 popcorns.

[Yoda]

I'm fiddling with the popcorn images. It look liked that one happened because the rating tag was in all capitals. I'm working on it now.

[Yoda]

Okay, I think we're good now. :)

[The Gunslinger45]

Seems to be working now. No worries.

[Lucas]

The Immigrant 3.5
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A very solid effort from James Gray, and honestly quite an unexpected surprise. It's nothing "game-changing", but its a solid period-piece with quite alot to like.

Joaquin Phoenix is one of the best actors working today, and he is just incredible in this film. He's slimy,abominable yet at times highly sympathetic. He isn't a caricature, and at times you will feel strong empathy towards him. Marion Cotillard does a great job as the film's protagonist. I've liked her ever since seeing her in Midnight in Paris. Jeremy Renner is the weakest of the three main actors but he's pretty solid too. I used to think he was a bland actor, but recently with American Hustle and this I can see that maybe I wasn't giving him enough credit.

The movie looks nice, and is able to capture the atmosphere perfectly of 1920's New York. It is a melodramatic film, and you've seen most of it before but its worth checking out. It feels familiar, but a good type of familiar. I'd recommend everyone to give it a shot.

[M+F Reviews]

I have watched two films recently:

"The Godfather" - This is my first ever watching of the movie. I enjoyed it. I thought it was great. Very cleverly done and thought Brando and Pacino were faultless. I am aware that at the time the film was the first one to portray a mafia family from the inside rather than looking in. I do suspect this for any person would have been incredible, but from my own stand point having watched a lot of more recent mafia films, the effect was obviously not as great on me. This is frustrating for me but obviously I can understand and appreciate what it would have been like to see this first. I can also see in most other topic related films off-shoots of "The Godfather" which again show its effect. Cannot wait to watch the others.

9/10

"Last Vegas" - a random combination I know! However, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Surprised and pleased, easy to watch and glad I did. I had been putting it off. I thought it would be the same old and for some reason had an idea in my mind that it was just a Hangover movie with much older characters. However, it was not. Good to see a great cast of actors just having fun. It certainly is not the best movie you will ever see but is enjoyable and will make you laugh. The comedy is not forced and flows easily.

7/10

Not sure I will have time to watch a film tomorrow, but i am off to the London Premiere of Divergent on Sunday, so will rate that afterwards!!

[rauldc14]

Amityville Horror 1979- 4/10. Junk

The remake I did enjoy however.

[Derek Vinyard]

'' The Mummy by Stephen Sommers ''

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One of my all time favorite . Brendan Fraser in this movie is f*cking awesome . An explosive action pack movie with an hero who could be funny and awesome mummy killer . If you never see it before I recommand it to everyone

10/10 one of the most underrated of all time

[jiraffejustin]

I watched Solaris and I had a bit of an odd experience with it. While I was watching I knew I was watching a good movie, but it never felt more than that. Then when it ended I still didn't feel like I witnessed a masterpiece. Then I start thinking about it. The more I thought about it, the more I thought I had actually seen a very good film. I prefer Stalker because I felt like it was a great movie the whole time and not just when it was over. I think I need to see Solaris again to really grasp it.

[mark f]

That says more about you than the movie, but you already knew that. :) It's healthy to be incredulous but open. Just try not to drink the Kool-Aid whatever your (or my) cult of choice is.

[The Gunslinger45]

'' The Mummy by Stephen Sommers ''

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One of my all time favorite . Brendan Fraser in this movie is f*cking awesome . An explosive action pack movie with an hero who could be funny and awesome mummy killer . If you never see it before I recommand it to everyone

10/10 one of the most underrated of all time

I love the first two flicks! The third one was CRAP!

[Derek Vinyard]

I love the first two flicks! The third one was CRAP!

totally agree the third one is a shame !

[The Gunslinger45]

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3.5

Was expecting a bit more, but ultimately got what I payed for.

[Miss Vicky]

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Chinatown
(Roman Polanski, 1974)

Overall a good movie with an intriguing story, but I found myself feeling a sort of disconnect with its characters. As a result I didn't enjoy this nearly as much as I had hoped to, but liked it well enough.

rating_3_5-

[Derek Vinyard]

''American Hustle by David O.Russell''

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Nice movie ! the casting is incredible and the story is very nice . It's a little bit long per moment but the average of the movie is good and Jennifer Lawrence is so f*ck damn sexy

7.5/10

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Was expecting a bit more, but ultimately got what I payed for.

Those hookers should up their game..:D

[StephenHamill]

Meek's Cutoff
Probably a film I appreciate more than I actually liked, but nevertheless a bleak and meditative western that is as slow-burn as it gets with a very minimal narrative as well. There's some really beautiful cinematography (despite the fact that I was not the biggest fan of the 4:3 aspect ratio) and a pace that works perfectly for this film, making the settlers' trip across the Oregon Trail all the more exhausting, tense, and atmospheric. It feels as authentic as possible, maybe even a little too authentic because I did get a little bored of the never-ending silences and having just seen the film, I am currently a little indifferent towards the ending. But with further reflection and maybe a re-watch (not exactly sure if I would really want to), I can see myself enjoying this one a lot more in the long run.
3.5/5

[dadgumblah]

Big Night (1996)

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Okay, going with one that's somewhat newer than the last few I've posted. Starring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shaloub as brothers in the 1950's who have immigrated from Italy to somewhere on the east coast of the U.S. (where exactly, we aren't told but it was filmed in both Keyport, N.J. and Chelsea Pier, Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.) and opened a restaurant. The place is not doing well because of a few factors: the two leading being that Primo (the chef, played by Shaloub) sees cooking as an art passed down from generation to generation and will not give the patrons exactly what they want, much to the chagrin of his brother, Secondo (Tucci). Secondo is the "face" of the restaurant, personally checking on the diners, hearing their complaints, trying to keep it afloat financially. The second main factor is that the restaurant of Pascal (Ian Holm), which is very close to their location, is doing so well. Their ultimate success depends on the "big night" of the title, in which someone promises that popular singer of the time, Louis Prima, will be there with his band.

Very good film that is primarily about the relationship between the two brothers, but there are very interesting supporting characters played by Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Marc Anthony, and the aforementioned Ian Holm. No explosions, car chases, giant monsters, robots or superheroes, all of which I love by the way. Just great acting and awesome-looking food all throughout. Do not, by any means, see this movie before a meal or you will be buying the menu if you go out to eat. I know that's been said about movies before but it's true here. An easy-going movie that goes down good.

4

[mojofilter]

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An enjoyable and funny movie, with some dramatic moments.


3.5

[Captain Spaulding]

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Tess
(Roman Polanski, 1979)

3.5

I find that movies that take place during the Victorian period are often a bit too stuffy, refined, and, well, English, for my tastes. But since I'm a big fan of Polanski's work, I felt obligated to watch this film in preparation for the 70's countdown. Even though the movie won't come close to making my list, I'm glad I watched it. Despite its three-hour run-time and its languid pace, I was never bored. The cinematography is gorgeous, and the movie is quite depressing and bleak, like many of Polanski's films. I'm unfamiliar with the novel, but at times it felt like Polanski was trying to cram too much into the movie. The progression of time also felt a bit out of whack. It's a good movie, however, despite its flaws, but its not one that I will probably revisit. I was surprised to learn afterwards that the lead actress is the daughter of Klaus Kinski. The thought crossed my mind during the opening credits, but I disregarded the notion once I saw how attractive she is. I mean, how does someone as beautiful as this:

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come from someone who looks like this:

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[AlexDying]

Yesterday I watched "Die Welle" (The Wave) (Dennis Gansel, 2008, Germany) I really liked it, but I'd like a more serious approach in some subjects. Anyway, it was awesome and my jaw hurt me when the movie finished due to the tension. I reccomend it. 8/10

[cricket]

The Last Stand 3

Complete nonsense but plenty of fun. It has a very good supporting cast which always elevates a movie like this. It started to fizzle out a bit at the end for me, but I'd say it's a must see for Arnold fans.

[Lucas]

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The Trial 4

An odd nightmare which you just cant quite wake up from. The director of Citizen Kane gives us a strange,surreal tale of a man convicted for a crime, and he doesn't even know what for. A labyrinth of oddities ensue, and just like the protagonist you aren't quite sure whats going on.

The film feels real, yet there's this odd darkness lying underneath. Everythings normal but at the same time its not. There's a plethora of questions, and very little answers. It all culminates in a climax which makes you laugh riotously. Not because its funny, but because it makes no sense at all.

Is the film an allegory? A clever satire? I'm not quite sure, but its got me thinking.

[dadgumblah]

Cricket, thanks for the comment on The Last Stand as I've heard next to nothing about it from my usual reliable sources (especially an action film buddy). So I'll probably watch as soon as I can.

Captain Spaulding, funny about the comparison/contrast between Kinski and his daughter. She is absolutely beautiful. I wonder, have you ever seen The Cat People with Nastassja Kinski? She is all kinds of beautiful and sexy in this one. The movie is somewhat cheesy in parts but I loved it anyway.

Lucas, thanks for the comments about The Trial. I'm ashamed to admit I'd never even heard of this Welles film. Sounds intriguing.

Love hearing about films I had no clue about. Thanks to all!

[McConnaughay]

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It is no secret that I enjoy the work of Leonardo DiCaprio. Whenever I was younger, I never really respected him, always shamelessly interlinking him with that artsy movie about the boat that sinks, it's an indie movie, no shame if you doesn't ring any bells. As the years rolled by, I realized that there was more to the pretty-boy that wooed audiences. What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Inception, Django Unchained, The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can, The Departed, and many others that I haven't even discovered yet, Leonardo DiCaprio has acting chops that can't be denied, at least in my book, which is the only book worth reading, ... at least in my book. And so, explain to me why there are so many other movies of his that I will put off for months at a time, such as the one that I am watching today? I can actually explain this one, this one I didn't want to watch because it looks like a war-film, and well, that's not where the party's at.

Blood Diamond is a 2006 American-German political war thriller film directed by Edward Zwick, who I know for directing Love & Other Drugs, as well as helping to produce Shakespeare in Love, which made him one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture of that year. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, as well as Djimon Hounsou. Connelly perhaps known most for her award-winning performance in A Beautiful Mind, while Djimon Hounsou received Academy Award nomination for his performance in this movie, as well as his performance in ... In America. The film takes place during the Sierra Leone Civil War sometime in the late-nineties or early 2000s as many atrocities and misfortunes befall many of the citizens in West Africa. The movie derives its name from the diamonds that were mined and sold for financial profit by warlords and diamond companies across the world.

While it's debatable whether or not there was a certain amount of glossy-finished added to the scenery, the film certainly captures feelings of desolation and terror, emphasizing a lot of the dangerous and troubles being faced. They also spread the blame for the travesties by saying that, for every diamond that is found through forced labor, there are citizens from other countries, like the United States, ready and willing to reap the benefits. The scenery and ideology are certainly applied with enough precision to feel powerful in the message that they are trying to portray. Thankfully, the movie itself doesn't come across as a two-hour film meant to make diamond-buyer feel guilty, and there is actually a quality narrative to behold. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of an ******* that happily manipulates the problems to his benefit, Jennifer Connelly plays a reporter that wants to make it better for everyone, and Djimon Hounsou plays somebody that is basically the product of everything that is happening. He loves his family, and is merely doing what he believes is necessary to survive.

Everybody plays their roles particularly well, Djimon Hounsou carrying a lot of believable emotion with his character, Connelly seeming bitter with not being able to do more, and DiCaprio seeming like an opportunist with an inner goodness. The movie isn't filled with impeccable twists or strong psychological complexity. You can practically see where the story is going from a mile away. It doesn't shy away from a lot, but it doesn't introduce very much that we haven't already seen. There's a certain predictability that I think a lot of viewers probably experienced, but at the same time, I was entertained for the entire two-hour experience. There are moments that are meant to be more powerful than what they feel, and I believe a lot of that can be explained by the storytelling itself, however, the performances themselves are worthwhile and very good. The final thirty minutes of the movie are the moments whenever I believe the movie begins to carry a certain form of sentimentality behind the logic that feels disproportionate to some of what came before.

Therefore, the movie itself doesn't always really achieve greatness when it comes to giving a hollowing look at something very dark, but the moments when they are being chased or fleeing, and the moments when it evolves more around upbeat action are where this movie finds its best moments in my opinion. I am not trying to suggest that there the moments of emotion don't have the heart in them, but rather to say that the storytelling itself lessened those moments and they could have been appreciated more than they were. In an effort to keep it simple, I will say that the movie had strong performances from its three main protagonists, as well as riveting action-scenes and a decent. The atmosphere was captured superbly, and I was entertained from the beginning to the end. Unfortunately, somewhere in the predictability and structuring, the movie fell short of amazing. I will say that at its best moments, it is very, very good.

[rauldc14]

There is surely great scenes and great acting in Blood Diamond. But there were parts that lagged and some parts were a bore. I still think it is a 7/10 film though, which is a pretty good rating for me.

[McConnaughay]

I gave it a 7.7, or something around that in my review page. I was never bored, but there were times where I felt I didn't feel what they wanted me to feel, and parts I thought that could have been done better.

[Cobpyth]

The Trial 4

Is the film an allegory? A clever satire? I'm not quite sure, but its got me thinking.

It's Franz Kafka!

P.S. I also really like the film.

[Lucas]

Blood Diamond doesn't even know what it is. It tries to send a powerful message, but it has the mentality of a Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster.

[McConnaughay]

I suppose I can understand that perspective, it certainly does have harrowing sentimentality at times that is contrasted by action, however, I enjoyed it, and thought it had moments of brilliance. A mistake in identity is probably the biggest criticism that I can find for the movie, but I think it gets enough right to prosper.

[Bihotza]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Great movie about high school kids. It's kind of an old movie so it's way different from how things are going on around here now but it's still an entertaining movie about fear. Fear of the future. Friendship. Don't really have a lot to say about it, I think (almost) everyone can enjoy that movie.

American Beauty
15 years later and it's still my favorite movie. What an amazing movie.. I hear critics talking from everywhere about how it isn't thát good but in my opinion it is. I love existential movies. I love characters that evolve throughout the movie. I love Angela Hayes; she's my favorite between Jane and Angela since Jane doesn't necessarily evolve throughout the movie. She just stays the daughter from an unhappy family trying to figure out life, isolating herself from the rest and not wanting to be ordinary. Whereas Angela has a fear of being ordinary so she tries to hide her true self by making up those stories about her confidence. But when it comes down to it, she's a vulnerable girl wanting to be discovered. Wanted to be seen for her true beauty. It just reflects what society expects of you nowadays.
Carolyn and Lester are typical suburban parents who seem perfect from the outside but from the inside they're rotten. Their garden keeps those beautiful roses but even roses die. They both escape to something outside their marriage. Carolyn to that real estate guy; Lester to Angela because they can't satisfy each other, but above all; they can't satisfy themselves.

Love it or hate it, I'll always love it.

[McConnaughay]

I am just going to post 'em up as a watch them, some will get full-length reviews, others will not..


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I decided not to write a review for Frozen. This isn't because I didn't enjoy the movie, but because I can't really think of anything that would dignified a full-review. The movie disappointed me to a certain degree, if only because my expectations were inflated by all the positive reviews. I expected some on-par with The Lego Movie that I saw earlier this year, but really, it was a well-animated fairytale story with well-voiced characters. Some of the characters came off as very likeable, but the depth of the story didn't really go in any direction that I haven't seen before.

I enjoyed a lot about it, but it didn't blow me away the same way as Toy Story, Lego Movie, Lion King, or others, which is unfair to say, but I had a lot of hope in this movie. Still a good one... maybe even very good.

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Hollow Man is a 2000 American science fiction horror film directed by Paul Verhoeven, known for directing the original RoboCop, Total Recall, and highly coveted, Showgirls. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Shue, and Josh Brolin. The story is about a scientist that makes a breakthrough in his experimentation on animals, successfully finding a way to make them invisible, and also change them back. Once this happens, he volunteers himself to be the first human to be experimented on, and the story works from there. In the opening minutes of this movie, I immediately found myself making comparisons to a movie called Darkman, directed by Sam Raimi. They both carry adult-themes and happenings, but find way to make it feel light-heart, for better or for worse, and for the first half, I believe that it's for the better with Hollow Man. Kevin Bacon seems to have found his niche in this movie, playing a narcissistic douche, and he easily carries the film, while all the other performances are decent at best.

However, I think that it is unanimously agreed upon that the special-effects are easily the most delectable part of this balanced breakfast, I went into this movie with disheartened emotions, but I was thoroughly impressed whenever I saw what they did with the transformation. If for no other reason, it legitimately looked kind-of cool. The first half of the movie was actually very well done, they briefly explained some of the logic behind what they were doing, whilst at the same not trying to make sense out of the spectacle itself, and so, we were handed the premise and allowed to behold the aftermath. The movie started off carrying so much more potential than the average horror-movie, and we had a concept put before us that we always thought about. If you were invisible, what would you do?

A lot of critics actually beheld the character's answer to that question as misogynistic, which I find to be peculiar considering what the mere audacity of the situation. Sebastian, the scientist played by Kevin Bacon, has a God-complex and seems so self-absorbed and hateful, he was given the power of anonymity, and the message being sent is the idea of corruption. He's sexist, but in-retrospect, that is one of the more minor things that he did throughout the movie. He's the idea of what a manipulative human-being would do with such a gift, and for that, I think it succeeded with a whimper. The reason that I say it's a whimper is because it only touched the basis for what he could have done with such an ability. This is something that everybody always fantasizes about, I would have liked to see him trying to haunt somebody, or at least take a little bit more of a creative approach to everything that he did.

Even still, for the first hour or so, Hollow Man was actually entertaining. I merely believe that they could have done much more than what they did with the opportunity put before them. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the proceeding half-hour or so as it gradually becomes your standard horror. The very second that Sebastian became transparent, there was a transformation in the character was blatant and poorly executed, however, the transformation excelled to such excess by the end. The idea itself made sense, but they didn't take their time with it, and as a result, the transition didn't seem organic at all whatsoever, rather, it seemed like they got into a hurry to end the movie and decided that they wanted it to be a slasher movie. The movie went way over-the-top and it was almost detrimental to the entire experience, throwing logic out the window, and throwing away this allegedly intelligent character in-exchange for someone you'd expect to see flailing a chainsaw.

In an effort to keep it simple, I'll summarize with a final verdict, the movie has entertainment value propelled by halfway decent performances and stellar special-effects, however, it'll leave a bitter taste in your mouth once it, ahem, loses sight of itself and seeks restitution in all the wrong places.

[Derek Vinyard]

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It is no secret that I enjoy the work of Leonardo DiCaprio. Whenever I was younger, I never really respected him, always shamelessly interlinking him with that artsy movie about the boat that sinks, it's an indie movie, no shame if you doesn't ring any bells. As the years rolled by, I realized that there was more to the pretty-boy that wooed audiences. What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Inception, Django Unchained, The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can, The Departed, and many others that I haven't even discovered yet, Leonardo DiCaprio has acting chops that can't be denied, at least in my book, which is the only book worth reading, ... at least in my book. And so, explain to me why there are so many other movies of his that I will put off for months at a time, such as the one that I am watching today? I can actually explain this one, this one I didn't want to watch because it looks like a war-film, and well, that's not where the party's at.

Blood Diamond is a 2006 American-German political war thriller film directed by Edward Zwick, who I know for directing Love & Other Drugs, as well as helping to produce Shakespeare in Love, which made him one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture of that year. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, as well as Djimon Hounsou. Connelly perhaps known most for her award-winning performance in A Beautiful Mind, while Djimon Hounsou received Academy Award nomination for his performance in this movie, as well as his performance in ... In America. The film takes place during the Sierra Leone Civil War sometime in the late-nineties or early 2000s as many atrocities and misfortunes befall many of the citizens in West Africa. The movie derives its name from the diamonds that were mined and sold for financial profit by warlords and diamond companies across the world.

While it's debatable whether or not there was a certain amount of glossy-finished added to the scenery, the film certainly captures feelings of desolation and terror, emphasizing a lot of the dangerous and troubles being faced. They also spread the blame for the travesties by saying that, for every diamond that is found through forced labor, there are citizens from other countries, like the United States, ready and willing to reap the benefits. The scenery and ideology are certainly applied with enough precision to feel powerful in the message that they are trying to portray. Thankfully, the movie itself doesn't come across as a two-hour film meant to make diamond-buyer feel guilty, and there is actually a quality narrative to behold. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of an ******* that happily manipulates the problems to his benefit, Jennifer Connelly plays a reporter that wants to make it better for everyone, and Djimon Hounsou plays somebody that is basically the product of everything that is happening. He loves his family, and is merely doing what he believes is necessary to survive.

Everybody plays their roles particularly well, Djimon Hounsou carrying a lot of believable emotion with his character, Connelly seeming bitter with not being able to do more, and DiCaprio seeming like an opportunist with an inner goodness. The movie isn't filled with impeccable twists or strong psychological complexity. You can practically see where the story is going from a mile away. It doesn't shy away from a lot, but it doesn't introduce very much that we haven't already seen. There's a certain predictability that I think a lot of viewers probably experienced, but at the same time, I was entertained for the entire two-hour experience. There are moments that are meant to be more powerful than what they feel, and I believe a lot of that can be explained by the storytelling itself, however, the performances themselves are worthwhile and very good. The final thirty minutes of the movie are the moments whenever I believe the movie begins to carry a certain form of sentimentality behind the logic that feels disproportionate to some of what came before.

Therefore, the movie itself doesn't always really achieve greatness when it comes to giving a hollowing look at something very dark, but the moments when they are being chased or fleeing, and the moments when it evolves more around upbeat action are where this movie finds its best moments in my opinion. I am not trying to suggest that there the moments of emotion don't have the heart in them, but rather to say that the storytelling itself lessened those moments and they could have been appreciated more than they were. In an effort to keep it simple, I will say that the movie had strong performances from its three main protagonists, as well as riveting action-scenes and a decent. The atmosphere was captured superbly, and I was entertained from the beginning to the end. Unfortunately, somewhere in the predictability and structuring, the movie fell short of amazing. I will say that at its best moments, it is very, very good.

thats it one of my all time favorite !

[Guaporense]

I watched Solaris and I had a bit of an odd experience with it. While I was watching I knew I was watching a good movie, but it never felt more than that. Then when it ended I still didn't feel like I witnessed a masterpiece. Then I start thinking about it. The more I thought about it, the more I thought I had actually seen a very good film. I prefer Stalker because I felt like it was a great movie the whole time and not just when it was over. I think I need to see Solaris again to really grasp it.

Tarkovsky's films always felt greater after I watched them compared to the time I was watching'en, with the exception of The MIirror and Stalker, the two movies of his that I instantly rated as 5 and I was crushed with admiration. Andrei Rublev and Solaris, I initially rated as 4_5 but they grew on me.

[Guaporense]

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Rhapsody in August (my 26th Kurosawa movie)

4.5

Great underrated near-masterpiece. I guess you will be the first to finish Kurosawa (ignoring Mark F, who probably finished him), since I have only watched about 19-20 of his films.

[mark f]

I imagine Holden has seen them all.

[Kakarot89]

Gone Baby Gone

It was interesting, and was kinda relateable (at least for me). However, I wish that the girl's mother was shown more to be a horrible mom as opposed to many of the characters just saying "Yeah, she did this and that". I also wish that how much of a horrible person she was wasn't just a tired old Hollywood cliche of a horrible person (oh they do drugs and drink). Overall, it was okay.

3

No Such Thing

This movie seemed really cool and interesting, but became way too heavy handed with its satire. There were also a few scenes that felt really unnecessary (the entire plane crash and the main character recovering bit was pointless). The monster was awesome looking, especially since many of the photos on the DVD and online make him look terrible. I wouldn't be surprised if they took all of Francis Ford Coppola's money and put it towards monster design. Robert Burke also played him well and even though he was a misanthropic (can monsters really be misanthropes?) A-Hole, the monster felt the only character in the entire movie I cared about.

1.5

[Hit Girl]

Witness for the Prosecution - 1957

What a delightful gem this turned out to be. From the very beginning I knew I was in for a treat. A brilliant court room drama that is wonderfully written and cast. Charles Laughton is delicious as the ill-tempered barrister. I will definitely be seeing this again!

10/10

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[90sAce]

Django Unchained - 6/10

Was a good movie.. up until the end.

I was really into it, but I think they spoiled the movie during the last 45 minutes or so. To me it seemed like they thought the movie was too slow, and decided to cram as many over-the-top action scenes into it during the last portion of it at the expense of the plot and characters.

It really made no sense that 'King' would spontaneously decide to shoot Calvin just because he 'didnt' like' his prejudiced behavior toward blacks (knowing that he was in his house, surrounded by dozens of armed guards and would likely be killed, and also likely get Django and his wife killed despite having worked so hard to get Django's wife's freedom up until that point). This was totally out of character (up until that point King seemed calm and collected and didn't kill people out of passion - he only killed people because it was part of his job as a bounty hunter).

The later scense of the film also felt out of character. Ex. Up until that point, Django seemed collected and only concered with rescuing his wife, so for him to spontaneously decided to massacre everyone at the estate (including "Ms. Laura") just out of 'revenge' seemed out of character) - not to mention him blowing up the entire mansion with dynamite, and then hamming it up with his wife, smoking a cigarette, with cheesy one-liners as he watched the mansion explode (which again seemed totally out of character with him and his wife up until that point, and felt more like a scene from "Pulp Fiction" than anything else).

Overally I still enjoyed the film, but to me it seemed they decided to sacrifice the plot and character development just to find an excuse to introduce more action and 'big explosions' during the last 30-45 mintues of the film.

[Nemanja]

Better Living Through Chemistry 2014

OK, little movie... Not bad, but don't expect too much. The actors are doing a great job.
My rating 5.5/10

[The Gunslinger45]

Great underrated near-masterpiece. I guess you will be the first to finish Kurosawa (ignoring Mark F, who probably finished him), since I have only watched about 19-20 of his films.

I have two more of his movies on DVD. After those two, I have to buy The Quiet Duel and Dersu Uzala.

[Cobpyth]

@90sAce:

Admittedly, I also think the last part wasn't as good as what preceded it, but I kind of like the idea that passion and irrational revenge suddenly get a hold of our two main characters. The actions in the last third are not as calculated as in the first two acts, but they are fueled by immense hate and I think that's what Tarantino was trying to express. It was the biggest flaw of the movie for me too, after the first time I watched it (even though I loved the movie in general), but I've come to appreciate the ending for what it is. I like to think that Tarantino is actually transfering his own thoughts to the audience when he lets Dr. Schultz say the words:

"I'm sorry, I couldn't resist."

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[cricket]

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 3

I didn't think it was anything great, but I enjoyed it, and I will remember it.

[Captain Spaulding]

Captain Spaulding, funny about the comparison/contrast between Kinski and his daughter. She is absolutely beautiful. I wonder, have you ever seen The Cat People with Nastassja Kinski? She is all kinds of beautiful and sexy in this one. The movie is somewhat cheesy in parts but I loved it anyway.

I've seen the original from 1942, but never the remake. I'll check it out sometime.

[Nemanja]

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With 2006

Great indie comedy, with charm and heart. Any fan of Jeff Garlin's TV appearances must see it! I really enjoyed this movie...recommended 8/10

[jiraffejustin]

I watched The Long Goodbye last night. Philip Marlowe is obviously a great character that Elliot Gould nailed. It had a very funny script that didn't take away from the "serious" parts of the film. I enjoyed watching Marlowe go from "It's alright with me" to not being alright with it any longer.

3.5 - 4

[rauldc14]

I watched The Long Goodbye last night. Philip Marlowe is obviously a great character that Elliot Gould nailed. It had a very funny script that didn't take away from the "serious" parts of the film. I enjoyed watching Marlowe go from "It's alright with me" to not being alright with it any longer.

Crazy you say that. I'm watching it soon here.

[jiraffejustin]

I think you will enjoy it.

[M+F Reviews]

Was at the European Premiere of "Divergent" earlier. Really enjoyed it. Yes there are similarities to "The Hunger Games" but still it is unique in many other ways. Based on the books, the story line is interesting. Shailene Woodley is excellent, as is Theo James. Winslet had surprisingly a much smaller role than what I would have expected but does add her presence and authority on the film.

8/10

[Miss Vicky]

I watched The Long Goodbye last night. Philip Marlowe is obviously a great character that Elliot Gould nailed. It had a very funny script that didn't take away from the "serious" parts of the film. I enjoyed watching Marlowe go from "It's alright with me" to not being alright with it any longer.

3.5 - 4

That's pretty much exactly how I felt about it. I went back and forth between rating it a 3.5 or a 4 and ultimately settled on 3.5, but I kind of feel like I should've gone with 4.

[Lucas]

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I Vitelloni 4.5

[McConnaughay]

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Hollow Man 2

When Hollow Man in 2000, the reception was negative to say the least, there were redeeming qualities. A lot appreciated the special-effects, in-fact, it received an Academy Award nomination because of them. Kevin Bacon even offered the movie a halfway decent performance, but even still, everybody perhaps rightfully seems to carry the consensus that the movie is one worth remembering. The movie had a ninety-five million dollar budget, which seems astronomical if you ask me because it isn't the kind-of movie you'd expect to have a lot backing it. Obviously, the movie didn't receive a positive critical reception, however, t he movie did manage to make twice its budget with a commendable one-hundred and eighty million. I don't know how much money should be considered for advertising, for example, The Lone Ranger successfully matched its budget, but is considered a box-office flop because over one-hundred million was also attributed to marketing.

Either way, I can't imagine that it was so much to find the logic in there being a sequel released direct-to-video. The film industry does this a lot, even with movies that were technically a success, American Psycho 2 was released direct-to-video, so were Butterfly Effect 2 and 3. The only difference between them and Hollow Man is the fact that Hollow Man's concept actually seemed sufficient for a sequel. The first movie wasn't tremendous, while I loved Butterfly Effect and deeply enjoyed American Psycho, but I could at least see a lot of things that they could do. Nevertheless, and whatever the reason behind it is, they eventually did in-fact make a direct-to-video sequel to Hollow Man. The film was directed by Claudio Fah, perhaps known for his later movie, The Hole, not the one with Keira Knightley, but some other one released in 2009. The movie stars Peter Facinelli, Laura Regan, as well as Christian Slater. I don't know much about Facinelli, however, Laura Regan actually appeared in Dead Silence and How To Be a Serial Killer. While neither of those movies were tremendous, I took enjoyment in both of them. As for Christian Slater, quite frankly, he is known for a lot of things.

The film is based on the very first draft of the first film, and finds itself deciding against everyone of the few redeeming qualities about Hollow Man. For starters, while Kevin Bacon's character wasn't exactly brilliant in-terms of portrayal, there was a certain about of wit and depth to the character in-comparison to what we usually see in horror movies. Hollow Man started out commendably before staggering downward into nonsensical horror territory. Hollow Man 2 starts out in nonsensical horror territory and never really pokes its head out from the hole. The characters come across without much in the way of flushing out, a detective and a female scientist with precious information while the military tries to stop them and a mysterious ghostlike man wandering about wreaking havoc. There isn't a lot of depth behind the characters, they feel cookie-cutter and bland, with the actors feeling as if their heart isn't really into it.

This is certainly to be expected considering the decreased budget, but the special-effects and neat looking transformations and spectacles done by the invisible man have completely been discarded. It isn't even the idea that the special-effects are terrible, those can be worked around through creativity and enthusiasm, rather, the movie finds a way to do even less with the opportunity that they've been given than the original. There is no fun to be had, and it just seems like it's a bad horror film with invisibility factor serving as merely a minor wrinkle to the fabric. In an effort to keep it simple, I'll summarize by saying that not only does Hollow Man 2 fail at fixing some of the problems that were had with the first movie, but it actually takes away all of the redeeming qualities that made me interested in a sequel in the first place.

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In Time

In Time is a 2011 American dystopian science fiction film written, directed, as well as produced by Andrew Niccol, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. For those that aren't aware, this movie has without a doubt potentially the best concept that I have ever seen inside of a film. I remember whenever I first saw the trailers for this movie and I was instantly swept away by the sheer audacity of the ideas alone. There is nothing to say except that it's a thought that leaves so many possibilities on the table that it would be impossible to do them all in one movie. Unfortunately, with such concepts, there is always the misfortune of somebody else having done it before. I don't believe there is such thing as an original idea, everything has been done before, most of it comes down to the interpretation. The Hunger Games isn't a rip-off of Battle Royale, Game of Thrones isn't a rip-off of Lord of the Rings, Batman isn't a ripoff of Zorro, all of which may take inspiration, but they all have elements which make them unique, and nobody should be able to hold a vice-grip on an idea that has probably already been had by millions. There are billions of people in this world and if you think you are really that intricate of a snowflake than I have some bad news for you. This is why, the lawsuit that was filed against In Time was ultimately dropped after the person watched the movie.

*clunk*

This would be the mesmeric sound of yours truly getting off of his soapbox. Back on task, this movie had my interest from the beginning from the concept. Justin Timberlake has come along way over the years, he is more than merely a former member of an old boy-band, he is actually a formidable actor. I have appreciated his work in The Social Network, and he has had solid performances in decent or mediocre movies like Friends with Benefits, Runner, Runner, and Southland Tales, as well. Decide for yourself which is decent and which is mediocre out of those three. I haven't seen a lot of Amanda Seyfried's work though, in-fact, this is the first movie of hers that I have seen, and I thought she did a decent supporting character. Aside from those two, Cillian Murphy, known for Inception and his role as Scarecrow in the Dark Knight Trilogy, also played a prominent role.

I found for this movie to be particularly entertaining with the novelty that it carried, I appreciate a lot of what they flushed out from the storyline, obviously thinking about several elements and dimensions to their realm aside from what is standard. The performances were considerable as well, nobody was really earth-shattering in-terms of emotions, the three names that I mentioned all had their moments, but none of them achieved the depth that I believe they were capable of. As the protagonist, it was easy to say that Justin Timberlake got the closest, however. I think the biggest issue that individuals have with movies relying heavily upon the concept is the idea that everything else will take a backseat to it. I enjoy interesting premises like this, and Inception, where they take risks or carry ideology that hasn't been saturated into film already.

While I believe they had enough ideas strewn together to keep everything functioning, I do believe that there was an absence of chemistry between all of the characters in-terms of dialogue or emotion. They said things, and they emphasized them, but I never really appreciated any of it. The narrative itself is fueled by the intricacies and unorthodox styling, for the most part, it carries familiar elements and simple storytelling which happens to work against the enigma of it all. I don't believe that the movie capitalizes on a lot of the talent held by the cast, and as I have already expressed, the concept itself has a large plethora of potential. Even still, the film is easy to find yourself wooed into and taken for an entertaining ride that grows weary, ahem, in time.

[Guaporense]

I imagine Holden has seen them all.

Have you?

[Guaporense]

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In Time

In Time is a 2011 American dystopian science fiction film written, directed, as well as produced by Andrew Niccol, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. For those that aren't aware, this movie has without a doubt potentially the best concept that I have ever seen inside of a film. I remember whenever I first saw the trailers for this movie and I was instantly swept away by the sheer audacity of the ideas alone. There is nothing to say except that it's a thought that leaves so many possibilities on the table that it would be impossible to do them all in one movie. Unfortunately, with such concepts, there is always the misfortune of somebody else having done it before. I don't believe there is such thing as an original idea, everything has been done before, most of it comes down to the interpretation. The Hunger Games isn't a rip-off of Battle Royale, Game of Thrones isn't a rip-off of Lord of the Rings, Batman isn't a ripoff of Zorro, all of which may take inspiration, but they all have elements which make them unique, and nobody should be able to hold a vice-grip on an idea that has probably already been had by millions. There are billions of people in this world and if you think you are really that intricate of a snowflake than I have some bad news for you. This is why, the lawsuit that was filed against In Time was ultimately dropped after the person watched the movie.

*clunk*

This would be the mesmeric sound of yours truly getting off of his soapbox. Back on task, this movie had my interest from the beginning from the concept. Justin Timberlake has come along way over the years, he is more than merely a former member of an old boy-band, he is actually a formidable actor. I have appreciated his work in The Social Network, and he has had solid performances in decent or mediocre movies like Friends with Benefits, Runner, Runner, and Southland Tales, as well. Decide for yourself which is decent and which is mediocre out of those three. I haven't seen a lot of Amanda Seyfried's work though, in-fact, this is the first movie of hers that I have seen, and I thought she did a decent supporting character. Aside from those two, Cillian Murphy, known for Inception and his role as Scarecrow in the Dark Knight Trilogy, also played a prominent role.

I found for this movie to be particularly entertaining with the novelty that it carried, I appreciate a lot of what they flushed out from the storyline, obviously thinking about several elements and dimensions to their realm aside from what is standard. The performances were considerable as well, nobody was really earth-shattering in-terms of emotions, the three names that I mentioned all had their moments, but none of them achieved the depth that I believe they were capable of. As the protagonist, it was easy to say that Justin Timberlake got the closest, however. I think the biggest issue that individuals have with movies relying heavily upon the concept is the idea that everything else will take a backseat to it. I enjoy interesting premises like this, and Inception, where they take risks or carry ideology that hasn't been saturated into film already.

While I believe they had enough ideas strewn together to keep everything functioning, I do believe that there was an absence of chemistry between all of the characters in-terms of dialogue or emotion. They said things, and they emphasized them, but I never really appreciated any of it. The narrative itself is fueled by the intricacies and unorthodox styling, for the most part, it carries familiar elements and simple storytelling which happens to work against the enigma of it all. I don't believe that the movie capitalizes on a lot of the talent held by the cast, and as I have already expressed, the concept itself has a large plethora of potential. Even still, the film is easy to find yourself wooed into and taken for an entertaining ride that grows weary, ahem, in time.

I though that the acting was just horrible, though the actors were cute. The film as a whole has a very interesting concept though the ideology presented does not make any sense at all (it has a society where nobody ages needs for people to die, in fact, such society would be ideal in an economic sense since nobody would ever need to retire so the proportion of the labor force to the population would tend to 1 over the long run).

[McConnaughay]

I though that the acting was just horrible, though the actors were cute. The film as a whole has a very interesting concept though the ideology presented does not make any sense at all (it has a society where nobody ages needs for people to die, in fact, such society would be ideal in an economic sense since nobody would ever need to retire so the proportion of the labor force to the population would tend to 1 over the long run).
I wouldn't call the acting horrible, lacking the depth necessary the match the concept, but I wouldn't say atrocious. The concept has a couple of kinks, but I don't think it was necessarily nonsensical either. A society where nobody ages, but in-order to prevent overpopulation, some need to die, while the rich profit and live forever.

[dadgumblah]

The Heat (2013)

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Sandra Bullock is fine as a by-the-book straight-laced FBI agent in NY, who is sent to Boston on a case and is paired with crass, foul-mouthed cop, Melissa McCarthy. As good as Bullock is, McCarthy totally steals the show. We've all seen the mismatched buddy cop movies and can figure how they're going to turn out. But, by this point in the movies, it's how well the performers can do what we've seen before. And the pair do it well. I was hesitant to watch this one but it's well worth the watch.

4

[The Gunslinger45]

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4.5

An excellent film! Historical fiction, but excellent nonetheless! Sean Connery is an actor who no matter what his role seems to stick with his accent. Whether a Russian submarine captain, an American obsessed with the Holy Grail, an Egyptian immortal pretending to be a Spaniard in the Scottish Highlands, or in this case a Berber Sharif; it is always the same accent. And as always he is absolutely fantastic!

[hellz7]

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) 7/10
this is a very different movie from all the others in the Marvel series .i believe that because Capt. America is not has popular like iron man (in the movies) , marvel was able to take a risk in this and almost take the same direction that Nolan did in Batman movies , a more "grounded" approach to the story of super heroes fighting in a realistic human world , battling real threats that our society as to face today (security versus freedom).

[gugubee557]

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4
Great movie, but it did take me a little time to get into it.

[Kakarot89]

I finally saw The Lego Movie today.

It was okay, killed some time but I don't feel it's the masterpiece the internet people are raving about.

3

[mark f]

Internet people, like us? :)

[Kakarot89]

Internet people, like us? :)

I meant like the youtube crowd.

[cricket]

The Wolf of Wall Street, 2nd watch, 4.5

Still extremely entertaining with so many great scenes, although I didn't feel the same exhilaration as after the first time I watched it. My wife gave it 3/5; I think she felt similar to how SC felt. I could tell she enjoyed it a whole lot, but she thought it was too long, and her complete hatred towards the main character affected her overall view of the film.

[Derek Vinyard]

'' The Internship by Shawn Levy ''

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Very cool movie . If you want my opinion not a great film but very entertaining . Many of you probably doesn't like this kind of movie but for me it's very cool to just relax and watching it with nothing to really understand just to appreciate a lazy comedy .

7/10

[the samoan lawyer]

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The Purge - 2.5

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Little Big Man - 3.5

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Harold and Maude - 4.5

[riponica]

I know this is an old thread but last night I watched the new Hercules movie (not the one with Dwayne Johnson) and I'd rate it a 7/10

[cricket]

Great Expectations (1946) 3

It's not my kind of movie, but I still enjoyed it. It has it's charms and it's great to look at.

[Tyler1]

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Winter Soldier (1972)

No doubt the greatest documentary ever made on the Vietnam war. 4.5

[The Rodent]

The Woman In Black


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Devoid of any atmosphere... for a horror it plays out more like a dimly lit drama... Daniel Radcliffe cannot act and this film has proven it.
Tries its best to scare you with the occasional jump... like a water tap suddenly spurting water or a crow suddenly fluttering in front of the camera... but Radcliffe's characterless acting just removes all tension from the scenes.


Avoid. It's two hours you'll never get back.


0

[Godoggo]

Completely agree, Rodent. And I usually like movies like that, Dull. So very, very dull.

[jiraffejustin]

Try the British made-for-tv version of The Woman in Black. The atmosphere in that one is pretty haunting.

[Kakarot89]

Banlieue 13

It was an action movie, what do you expect? The action scenes were pretty cool and the movie was at least enjoyable to watch.

3

[AF.]

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Snowpiercer

There's been something about this movie that has kept me thinking about all day today despite watching it late last night. I had little idea how the movie was, and I'm glad I went into it with no expectations because I enjoyed the movie very much. Dystopian style movie about a train car that holds the last survivors of the world. The movie is shot very well and is intense throughout. There is good acting on display, although the movie never indulges much into the characters outside of Chris Evans' character. The movie is visually stunning, and although the CGI is a bit of the letdown the movie makes up for it with production design. I recommend watching this movie and formulating your own opinion for yourself. You will either love it or hate it.

7.5/10

[RepentantSky]

A was bored so I actually have started watching the pokemon movies I've never seen. Today I watched the 7th movie, Destiny Deoxys. My rating, 4/5. I was pleasantly surprised. In all actually, it not only looked great and had a few good characters in it, but it managed to get me slightly invested in what was going on. Honestly, if Brock hadn't been there ruining the atmosphere with his shameless flirting (which was old way before he stopped being a main character) it would have actually been even better. It was actually very enjoyable and I don't mind saying it. That is probably the first pokemon thing I've watched besides origin since I had stopped watching the anime that didn't bore me. I suggest checking it out.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Synecdoche New York - 2.5
Great performance again from PSH but its not a movie i can say i enjoyed or want to watch again.

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Basic Instinct - 3

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In Their Skin - 2
Poor attempt at a home invasion movie. Completely predictable with bad acting.

[RepentantSky]

Went right into Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, which is also getting a 4/5. This time around, the characters were actually better but the plot and some of the animation was poorer than the previous film. Still rather enjoyable though. I can't believe I'm actually enjoying these films but I actually think I want to start collecting them. They can be a lot of fun.

[Captain Spaulding]

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Up in Smoke
(Lou Adler, 1978)

2

To put it in terms that Cheech and Chong would understand, this movie was like a high that wears off way too quickly when you've got nothing left to smoke, leaving you dejected on the couch. The funniest scenes come early in the movie when Cheech and Chong first meet and proceed to smoke the biggest blunt ever made (mixed with Labrador, man!). When a stoned Cheech asks, "Hey, am I driving okay?" and Chong replies, "I think we're parked, man," I laughed my ass off. Unfortunately, I don't think I laughed but once or twice during the rest of the movie. I shudder to think how bad the sequels must be if this is the best of the bunch. Talk about some stank ass weed!

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(Francis Lawrence, 2013)

2

I felt that the first movie took way too long to kick into gear, but when it finally reached the actual Hunger Games, it was somewhat entertaining--- even if it was just a watered-down, PG-13 version of Battle Royale. Unfortunately, this movie takes even longer to reach the Hunger Games (almost two damn hours!). And once we get there, instead of the participants trying to kill each other off, this one sees most of them working together. So for two hours we're subjected to a lame love triangle involving whiny teenagers and a bunch a hullabaloo about the capital and a rising rebellion, then it all ends with a whimper and a lame twist that the audience sees coming from a mile away. This will probably be the last entry in the series that I bother watching since the third book is being split into two movies.

[cricket]

Rio Bravo 3.5

The chemistry between John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson is what made this movie for me.

[cricket]

The Werckmeister Harmonies 2.5

It's just simply not the kind of movie that a lot of people, including myself, can fully appreciate. I liked the bleak atmosphere and sense of impending doom. I thought some of the long shots were very impressive, while others seemed to needlessly extend the movie. I didn't struggle to get through it, and I'm glad I watched it; I'm just not the target audience.

[Mr Minio]

I didn't struggle to get through it, and I'm glad I watched it; I'm just not the target audience.

I wonder what is the target audience? Arthouse snobs? I'm starting to hate my once favourite film.

[mark f]

I think the guy in your avatar is the target audience.

[bluedeed]

I wonder what is the target audience? Arthouse snobs? I'm starting to lose my head.

Mhm

[cricket]

I wonder what is the target audience? Arthouse snobs? I'm starting to hate my once favourite film.

I certainly don't mean anything by that. I saw the quality in it, but I don't know who I could recommend it to.

[Mr Minio]

Awesome people like me when I loved it.

[cricket]

The Long Goodbye 3.5

Very cool and Elliott Gould is great, although I was still hoping for something more.

[McConnaughay]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/77/Heathersposter89.jpg/220px-Heathersposter89.jpg
Rating: Good Flick!

Heathers is a 1988 film directed by Michael Lehmann, who also directed various other movies like Airhead and The Truth About Cats & Dogs, but never achieving the following that he did for this movie. The film stars Christian Slater (I recently did a review of Hollow Man 2 which features him prominently.) and Winona Ryder.(Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and several others) The film takes place in an Ohio high school composed by various stereotypes, as well as cliques. One of these cliques is composed of four girls, three of them named Heather, and the fourth being Veronica, played by Winona Ryder. The movie basically takes every idea that was ever conceived about high-school and deliberately romanticizes, glamorizes, and throws it overboard in a way that at times results in absolute hilarity. If for no other reason than the audacity and ridiculousness of it all, there are a lot of moments throughout the movie where all I could do was smile with a ****-eating grin.

The Heathers are snobby bitches carrying a self-righteousness that feels oddly familiar to a lot that went to high-school albeit being a parody of the idea than anything else, and then, there's Veronica, who doesn't seem to agree with a lot of what the Heather trio is doing. She eventually before meets a boy named J.D. acted by Christian Slater that expresses ways to extract revenge on them. It is from there that the dark-humored mischief escalates this tale to complete madness. The movie is filled with apathy toward suicide, murder, and cruelty, and yet, the beauty of it all is that it feels so lighthearted and merry on the surface. There is no surprise at all whatsoever that this movie caught viewers off-guard and was capable of building a cult following.

"Deciding whether or not to kill yourself is one of the most important decisions a teen can make."

The film shamelessly glosses over the severity of their subject matter in such a way that isn't usually seen, and the squeaky clean shell only makes it all the more easy to appreciate. The premise of the story isn't exactly the most mind-blowing in all of the land, in-fact, a lot of it is even downright nonsensical, but the film itself doesn't care and honestly finds a way to make it work. A lot of that has to do with the performance of Christian Slater which feels downright brilliant at some points. I can never tell whether or not he is emotionally driven or has been emotionally driven mad, or both! The performance feels enigmatic and it's just such an intriguing experience when he takes the screen. Winona Ryder isn't a slouch either, although she obviously was given the less interesting role. Although, I suppose the voice of reason is necessary ... sigh.

The film isn't freed from cornball dialogue delivery, "Heather, my love, there's a new sheriff in town," but makes effort at keeping it to a minimum. The movie doesn't exactly give an in-depth look at teenage suicides, but can actually be merited for the morbid perspective it offers on peer pressure and how ridiculous high-school looks in retrospect. In an effort to keep it simple, I won't go as far as calling Heathers an amazing movie, I mean, there's a lot of senselessness to the storytelling at times, as well as inconsistency in the message, but I will say that I found the humor to be exquisite. I found Christian Slater's performance to be downright mesmerizing at times, and I was amused from beginning to end.

[M+F Reviews]

Yesterday I watched "Swordfish" from 2001. Very disappoint film. Storyline is mediocre and the acting is far from the best of those involved. Massive let down in my eyes.

4/10

[honeykid]

I love Heathers. Glad you liked it too, McConnaughay.

[edarsenal]

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Zatoichi (2003) 4.5 Kitano, as par usual, brings all the cinematic work, bloody grittiness and the occassional aspect of human nature that makes you chuckle to the long running series of the blind samauri

[cricket]

The Apartment 5

Terrific blend of comedy, romance, and drama; Jack Lemmon was brilliant and I absolutely adored Shirley MacLaine.

[Cobpyth]

@Cricket: The Apartment is a personal favorite of mine! Very glad you enjoyed it so much.

As for me:

Stray Dog (1949)

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It's only my second Kurosawa film yet and I'm already starting to love his directing style and storytelling. I've only seen Ikiru and this one so far, but in these two films he explores the themes he's portraying in a very distinct manner. His stories are straightforward and even though he never seems disinterested in the actual plot of his films (like some other directors), he always finds a way to offer the viewer interesting insights and give every event more meaning. There are a few thrilling moments in this film, both in a prosaic and a poetic kind of way (if that makes any sense to you). Wonderful picture!
I'm very much looking forward to see more of this legendary director's work.

4+

[Guaporense]

I have two more of his movies on DVD. After those two, I have to buy The Quiet Duel and Dersu Uzala.

Dersu Uzala is a masterpiece, in my top 50, watch it ASAP. Haven't watched The Quiet Duel yet.

[cadra]

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3.5
I'm not big into Disney films but this was pretty solid as a one-time watch. Really entertaining and funny, and I liked the relationship between the sisters, but it's not the type of movie that'll stick with me. Also it had a typical bland Disney romance story line. The snowman was my favorite thing about it - I could have sworn it was Jonah Hill voicing it but of course I was wrong.

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2
Saw this on Netflix. This movie should have been a match made in heaven for me - romantic comedy combined with sci fi - but the plot was so full of ridiculous coincidences and holes, and the logic to the timers, which is the entire premise of the movie, was really really flawed. Which even then would have been passable if the female and male leads of the movie had any personality. Despite the awful chemistry among everyone in the movie (there are a lot of love stories in it), it was fun to watch everyone learn their fate, so I don't regret watching it.

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3
Another Netflix pick. Unlike with Timer, I really liked the two lead performances by Colin Hanks and Ari Graynor - the latter of whom I know I've seen in something before but I have no idea what (even after looking at her IMDB page). As for the actual movie, it was interesting while I was watching it but I don't think I'll ever watch it again. I think it was going for black comedy which it succeeded in at some points, but the feel of the movie was a little inconsistent and I didn't really feel the chemistry between the two leads even though I think(?) they're supposed to be madly in love by the end.

[Derek Vinyard]

American Psycho by Mary Harron

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my second watching of this movie. The first time i found it really awful and not entertaining but the second time I undertand that it is a Satire and the satire is really well done . Christian Bale is such an awesome actor and deserve more from the academy.

3.5

[McConnaughay]

^ I don't believe that American Psycho is a great movie, but I do think that Christian Bale was great in that movie.

[mark f]

You were closer to correct about that last one the first time. :)

[Proximity]

naw american psycho is righteous

[the samoan lawyer]

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The Fly (1986) - rating_4
Rewatch - Last watched this years ago on VHS so was great to see again. Plus, its better than i had remembered.

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Fahrenheit 9/11 - 3.5
And I thought Irish politics were screwed up?!

[RepentantSky]

Atlantis, the lost empire, 4/5. The animation is really impressive with this one. It makes me enjoy 2D animation more than I have for a while. The acting is also fairly good as well. The one problem I had, was that I felt disconnected from most of the characters. In fact, I think Milo was the only character I felt connected to at all. Most of the other characters either lacked screen time or development. Even Kida was only in half the movie, and almost half of that time was in a frozen sort of state so she wasn't doing anything. She had one intro scene, one scene where we get an idea of how she is, one or two scenes where she is literally doing nothing and then she wakes up and is in love with Milo. Most of other characters have a similar set-up as well. Despite not being able to connect well to characters, the movie is quite nice.

[Captain Spaulding]

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Noah
(Darren Aronofsky, 2014)

2.5

Aronofsky, why hast thou forsaken me?

Noah was one of my most anticipated movies of the year, not because of the story, but because of the man behind the camera. With the exception of The Fountain (which is in dire need of a re-watch), I've loved everything Aronofsky has done. He's one of the most exciting filmmakers of this generation. But I was worried that Noah, with its 125-million-dollar budget, wouldn't feel like an Aronofsky movie. I was right.

What does it feel like? A movie with schizophrenia. Part Hollywood epic, part art-house. It's the result of an atheist director giving his own take on a biblical story, then, for fear of offending the religious right, restraining from his full artistic vision. Never is that more clear than during the "creation" sequence. We're treated to a beautiful montage that begins with the big bang and shows the evolution of the universe and the origin of life. We start at the bottom of the family tree and watch as a single-celled organism adapts and evolves over hundreds of thousands of years. Once we reach the "ape stage," I sat up in my seat, wondering if he was about to cause an uproar with the Christians in the audience, but once again Aronofsky restrains himself by interrupting the montage to show humans "created in His own image."

Many Christians will probably be upset by the overt fantasy elements in the movie (yes, I understand the irony in that statement), as well as the unlikable portrayal of Noah. The trailers have been very careful to omit the stone giants that play a prominent role in the film. They look like something from The NeverEnding story. (And speaking of never-ending stories, the movie is way too long and drags mightily in the last act.) Even though the stone giants initially threw me for a loop, the movie gives a satisfactory explanation for their presence which fits perfectly into its religious themes. Honestly, the stone giants were one of the most interesting parts of the movie, and their battle as the flood ensues was the most exciting part of the movie, even if it did feel like a deleted scene from Lord of the Rings.

Everyone in the cast not named Russell Crowe is relegated to background furniture. That's unfortunate, since Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson really shine during the few opportunities that they get. I also thought the CGI was way too noticeable at times, especially during an early scene involving Spyro the Dragon's little nephew. The script is overloaded with ideas and the whole film is a mess. Despite all of that, however, there are brief moments of brilliance. Several scenes are strikingly beautiful. There's some great imagery, especially during Noah's visions, which are the most Aronofsky-like thing in the movie. Ultimately, however, the film crumples under the weight of its own ambitions. It's too unorthodox to appeal to the religious crowd, but too Hollywood to appeal to the director's fan base.

[Tyler1]

The Conformist (1970) - 3+

Another classic that leaves a good impression. Great cinematography. Gangster cool.

[cricket]

Spring Breakers 2

I like the concept of having a dark take on spring break, but then the movie should be more realistic, especially considering it's a drama. Despite it's short running time, the movie drags, maybe because of the endless slow motion shots.

[mark f]

Aronovsky has always been a 2.5 filmmaker, ± 0.5. :)

[Proximity]

Spring Breakers 2

I like the concept of having a dark take on spring break, but then the movie should be more realistic, especially considering it's a drama. Despite it's short running time, the movie drags, maybe because of the endless slow motion shots.

what's so unrealistic about it?

[cricket]

what's so unrealistic about it?

Pretty much everything I thought; teenage girls blowing away armed gangsters at the end was just one thing I noticed. Not to mention the fact that those lightweights would probably be sick for 3 days if they partied like that. They just hop on their mopeds and go back to their hotel like they were returning from school.

[cricket]

Patton 3.5

I sometimes struggle with long epics like this, but it's a very good movie. George C. Scott was incredible in the title role.

[Michael T]

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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Ralph Fiennes is really quite brilliant in this movie, with impeccable comic timing.

Great - typically Wes Anderson - fun and a recommended 8.5/10 from me. :)

[cadra]

naw american psycho is righteous

I gotta speak up in defense of American Psycho too. I love it!!!

[Cobpyth]

Dom Hemingway (2013)

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This is by no means a great film, but it has a certain 'entertainment value' (especially during the first half) and a few very cool, stylized scenes to look at. Jude Law is also great in an atypical role.
So yeah, if you want to have a few laughs, see a few cool scenes, experience some minor suspense and behold an entertaining performance, you shoud definitely give this a watch. Just ignore some of the more emotional or moralizing scenes, because they don't really work here (in my opinion).

I had fun.

3.5-

[cadra]

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Saving Mr. Banks
3.5
I always love Tom Hanks, and Emma Thompson was so good in this! The supporting cast was all great too, especially Colin Farrell and the two songwriters Jason Schwartzman and BJ Novak. Performances always make a movie for me. The entire story into the past of PL Travers and the inspiration for Mr. Banks and the story of Mary Poppins was the strongest part of the movie, and how they showed the creative process of coming up with all the great Mary Poppins songs was really fun to watch. The only criticism I have is that while it went so deep into the mind of PL Travers, it didn't get all that deep into the mind of Walt Disney despite the fact that the story of Mary Poppins touches him so deeply. I thought it was a little unbalanced in that regard. Also, I thought it was kind of ironic that they played up the humor of PL Travers being so dictatorial about the Mary Poppins script and being so controlling with the images of the characters, when I pictured the Disney studios also doing the same kind of thing with Saving Mr. Banks and with their image in general, in order to keep the genial, squeaky clean image of Walt Disney and the studio preserved.

[s1n1st3r]

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Skyfall

I am a huge bond fan and this is my second viewing (originally watched at cinema). Initially when I first watched it I thought it was the best bond they have made. Second viewing not so much and think Goldfinger still holds the crown. I am not saying this is a bad bond by all means no it is top 5 easily imo. I really do like the direction the bond franchise is going after this movie and have high hopes with Mendes creating the next bond. The one thing I really hope they do go back to is make a major menacing villain like Goldfinger or Blofeld, Bardem made a good villain but just thought his character didn't have a good reason besides revenge which is clique

4/5 Stars

[cricket]

The Gunfighter (1950) 4

What I liked most about this, besides Gregory Peck, is that at less than 90 minutes long, the movie is a very easy watch. There is no Bs or wasted scenes. I would highly recommend this to people who are interested in westerns, but struggle to get in to them. People like myself.

[Cobpyth]

F for Fake (1973)

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I loved this! It's playful and provocative at the same time. It also has a very refreshing visual style. Welles did some nice editing here.
Another thing that makes this film so great is that I could just listen to Orson Welles talking, all day. He just knows how to communicate ideas in an interesting manner. On top of that, he also has a great voice.

I highly recommend this to all of you who are interested in the "truth behind lies" and the "abstractness of art".

4

[cricket]

Sleeper (1973) 2.5

A little zany for my liking, but still plenty of laughs.

[The Gunslinger45]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/Bigwednesdaycover.jpg

A surfer coming of age story. Sort of an American Graffiti with surf boards. This may be a cult classic to some, but ultimately for a guy who doesn't surf it is not my thing.

2.5

[the samoan lawyer]

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Dallas Buyers Club - 4.5

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Oz The Great and Powerful - 2.5

[ScarletLion]

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Another of those "Paradise Lost" miscarriage of justice type documentaries that just leave you cold, empty, sad and shaking your head. It's a very very good watch but for all the wrong reasons (if that makes sense).

8/10

[Nemanja]

Ucho 1970 (The Ear)

Hidden gem... a study of fear among communist prominence.
8/10

[cricket]

All the President's Men 4.5

Superbly crafted and acted; it stays on point, with no diversions or gimmicks. I thought Robert Redford blew away his performance in The Sting, and I don't know what to say about Dustin Hoffman; he has never failed to impress me. The rest of the cast is also stellar. It's hard to beat old favorites, but this is definitely a contender for my 70's list.

[Derek Vinyard]

Spring Breakers by Harmony Korine

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Seriously I don't know why you people like this kind of movie . James Franco performance is very nice but in spite of that this movie is completely garbage boobs , naked girl , big party with alcohol and weed .Brief , excuse me but this is not a good movie.

2.5/10

[cricket]

Spring Breakers by Harmony Korine

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Seriously I don't know why you people like this kind of movie . James Franco performance is very nice but in spite of that this movie is completely garbage boobs , naked girl , big party with alcohol and weed .Brief , excuse me but this is not a good movie.

2.5/10

I rated it slightly higher than you, but I like crap a little more than others. You're right, it's not a good movie.

[rauldc14]

I think I gave it a 4/10, and that was being pretty kind.

[rauldc14]

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The Ring 8/10

One of my favorites of the horror genre. I wish more people liked it here.

[Lucas]

Ya'll crazy Mofo's trippin', Spring Breakers is that hot stuff ya'll. Spranggg Breakkkkk
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[Derek Vinyard]

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The Ring 8/10

One of my favorites of the horror genre. I wish more people liked it here.

thats it one of my favorite horror movie !

[cricket]

Ya'll crazy Mofo's trippin', Spring Breakers is that hot stuff ya'll. Spranggg Breakkkkk
http://cdn0.dailydot.com/uploaded/images/original/2013/3/7/springbreakers.gif

That was the difference for me between 2/5 and a zero. Look at my ***** lol

[Derek Vinyard]

V For Vendetta by James McTeigue

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How can you dislike this movie ? it's completely impossible . A Work of art by an incredible director , the acting is astounding , the speech are AWESOME and Hugo Weaving is a god with a mask I also very like the work of Nathalie Portman in the film . In my top 3 ever and I give it a perfect note because it's well deserve .

10/10
100/100
5

[Miss Vicky]

How can you dislike this movie ? it's completely impossible

I assure you, it's not impossible.

[honeykid]

Ya'll crazy Mofo's trippin', Spring Breakers is that hot stuff ya'll. Spranggg Breakkkkk
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That ******** has been enough to prevent me from watching the film so far.

[Derek Vinyard]

I assure you, it's not impossible.

tell me why ?

[Cobpyth]

tell me why ?

The message of the film is f*cked up, to name one thing.

I still don't dislike V For Vendetta, as it has a few good things going for it.
It's definitely not one of my favorite films, though.

[VFN]

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A look into relationships, a coming to terms and understanding of a failed one. AI aspect was simply a vehicle to do that, kind of like Eternal Sunshine. Thought cutting it down a bit could've improved it as some parts were repetitive and made it drag. Phoenix was very watchable as always and SJ played her part as well as could be, though the AI gimmick, which has been used many times before with different variations, never seems to ring quite true to me. B+

If this movie has been discussed at all here in any length someone please direct me. ;)

I too liked The Ring and thought it was very creative.

[cricket]

The Searchers (1956) 2.5

I really enjoyed the first 20 minutes and the last 15, but the rest was very up and down for me. I didn't like the attempts at humor or the subplot involving Martin's love life. I thought Ethan was the only remotely interesting character, and while there were some really nice shots, overall, I would've strongly preferred this movie in black and white. Another thing is, although I've been getting into westerns lately, I'm not into the whole cowboys vs. Indians thing. I know this is considered a big time classic, but it was a disappointment for me.

[Derek Vinyard]

The message of the film is f*cked up, to name one thing.

I still don't dislike V For Vendetta, as it has a few good things going for it.
It's definitely not one of my favorite films, though.

the message is against the government and it's a futurist movie so I don't find it ****ed up ... lol . Hugo Weaving speech is pretty incredible

[Cobpyth]

the message is against the government and it's a futurist movie so I don't find it ****ed up ... lol . Hugo Weaving speech is pretty incredible

In my opinion, the film kind of promotes anarchy and tries to get away with it by contrasting its anarchic attitude with an overly totalitarian government. It romanticizes one extreme by using the obvious evilness of the opposing extreme. I didn't find much wisdom in its message at all.

It might work as a stylized comic book adaptation, but for me it certainly isn't anything more than that.

[Guaporense]

V For Vendetta by James McTeigue

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How can you dislike this movie ? it's completely impossible . A Work of art by an incredible director , the acting is astounding , the speech are AWESOME and Hugo Weaving is a god with a mask I also very like the work of Nathalie Portman in the film . In my top 3 ever and I give it a perfect note because it's well deserve .

10/10
100/100
5

I found it good. A bit too forced though so I did not have a strong emotional connection with it.

[edarsenal]

It might work as a stylized comic book adaptation, but for me it certainly isn't anything more than that.

i agree with it being a stylized adaptation -- they did a beautiful job of re-creating the graphic novel, and sorry to hear how little ya cared for it and that's cool. It'll be REAL boring if we all liked/disliked everything exactly as everyone else.:)

For me, V is a visual and verbal vichyssoise of --- well, let's say i agree with Derek's love of the movie for the sheer enjoyment of, not only Weaving's and Portman's acting, but of the entire cast.
This one's on my high rotation list of movies at home and always enjoy watching it

[Guaporense]

In my opinion, the film kind of promotes anarchy and tries to get away with it by contrasting its anarchic attitude with an overly totalitarian government. It romanticizes one extreme by using the obvious evilness of the opposing extreme. I didn't find much wisdom in its message at all.

It might work as a stylized comic book adaptation, but for me it certainly isn't anything more than that.

Fascist! :D:D:D

[rauldc14]

V for Vendetta is easily in my top 50 of all time. Screw the haters.

[Cobpyth]

Spring Breakers > V for Vendetta


I said it.

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

i think i'm going to watch v for vendetta tomorrow so i can add my two cents. I don't expect much, because I really don't like the matrix or other films like it.

[Derek Vinyard]

I haven't seen Spring Breakers yet, but you're probably right. V for Vendetta is awful.

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guys please lol

[rauldc14]

The Real Cancun > Spring Breakers

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

spring breakers>most movies

[Pussy Galore]

In my opinion, the film kind of promotes anarchy and tries to get away with it by contrasting its anarchic attitude with an overly totalitarian government. It romanticizes one extreme by using the obvious evilness of the opposing extreme. I didn't find much wisdom in its message at all.

It might work as a stylized comic book adaptation, but for me it certainly isn't anything more than that.


Well, it's a fictionnal world and I don't think that the point of the film was to be realistic and to promote arnarchy. And, in this sort of situation, I believe that anarchy is not that bad and in certain place in the world this sort of totalitarian system or even worst exists. I really believe it's a masterpiece, I don't like it as much as Derek, but it's a fantastic film

[Cobpyth]

i agree with it being a stylized adaptation -- they did a beautiful job of re-creating the graphic novel, and sorry to hear how little ya cared for it and that's cool. It'll be REAL boring if we all liked/disliked everything exactly as everyone else.:)

For me, V is a visual and verbal vichyssoise of --- well, let's say i agree with Derek's love of the movie for the sheer enjoyment of, not only Weaving's and Portman's acting, but of the entire cast.
This one's on my high rotation list of movies at home and always enjoy watching it

Sure, it has a few good stylized scenes and it's not like I didn't enjoy certain parts of it, but the obvious plot and the extremely one-sided romanticized message kind of bothered me a little bit.
It's kind of easy to make a totalitarian and overly corrupt regime seem awful. They took something that everyone hates (including me!) to make the complete other extreme look like the only right and effective way to go. At least, that's how the film struck me.
It's no wonder ideological groups like 'Anonymous' wear Guy Fawkes masks as a symbol. This film/story totally encourages chaotic revolutions (even if it camouflages itself as a revenge plot).

That's why I had certain difficulties with it and couldn't fully connect with the film's purpose.

Fascist! :D:D:D

Read my post again. It's anti-extrimism, not pro-totalitarian.
I know you mean this as a joke, but I don't like being called a fascist, so I wanted to make that clear. ;)

[bluedeed]

So which bad movie is slightly less bad than the other?

[Cobpyth]

Well, it's a fictionnal world and I don't think that the point of the film was to be realistic and to promote arnarchy. And, in this sort of situation, I believe that anarchy is not that bad and in certain place in the world this sort of totalitarian system or even worst exists. I really believe it's a masterpiece, I don't like it as much as Derek, but it's a fantastic film

I think it's just a very unsophisticated movie that wants to be profound, but actually REALLY isn't.

Definitely not a masterpiece in my book. :p

It's always hard to attack a very popular movie, but I know I'm not the only one that thought the film's attempt to be something more than a stylized action film kind of fell flat because of its oversimplified view at society and politics.

[rauldc14]

While IMDB is not the best source, at least this world agrees with me. Spring Breakers 5.4 compared to V for a Vendetta 8.2

[Pussy Galore]

Actually I don't like the film as a pollitical film that we can relate to real life, but more as a really well made pollitical thriller in a tangent reality, but that we can still take some hints (like not accepting opression, etc.) I thought the prison scene was absolutely fantastic. But than again to each their own

[mark f]

Is this the first time Cobpyth attacked a film for politics? I had just about accepted the fact that he likes everything and that he thinks most political messages in movies are acceptable even if they rub some the wrong way. :)

[Cobpyth]

While IMDB is not the best source, at least this world agrees with me. Spring Breakers 5.4 compared to V for a Vendetta 8.2

Rottentomatoes:
V for Vendetta - 71% and 6.8/10
Spring Breakers - 65% and 6.3/10

Still not quite right, but they're already closer to the truth. :p

Actually I don't like the film as a pollitical film that we can relate to real life, but more as a really well made pollitical thriller in a tangent reality, but that we can still take some hints (like not accepting opression, etc.) I thought the prison scene was absolutely fantastic. But than again to each their own

For me, it really only works as a stylized revenge film. Its value as a film about 'politics' is paper thin or even non-existent (to me).

Again, I didn't hate V for Vendetta at all, but it fails at being what it pretends to be.

[jiraffejustin]

I don't think it pretends to be anything. It just adapts the graphic novel, but it's basically an excuse to make a good action/revenge thriller movie.

[s1n1st3r]

I personally like V for Vendetta, I liked it because essentially you are in the perspective of the villain. He is basically going around killing people for revenge and as an audience you want him to succeed. It was a lot about manipulation politically and personally with Natalie Portman's character. I watched it before the hype and enjoyed it, I don't find it overly clever or anything but I did find it entertaining. More of a cult following really that had expanded because of the Matrix fanboys.

[Cobpyth]

Is this the first time Cobpyth attacked a film for politics? I had just about accepted the fact that he likes everything and that he thinks most political messages in movies are acceptable even if they rub some the wrong way. :)

Just because I always try to focus on the positive sides of films, doesn't mean that I automatically like everything or accept every message that films offer me. ;)

I'm not the kind of person that will automatically degrade a film to trash when it has problems, but that doesn't mean that I won't adduce certain problematic aspects of them (even when I liked them overall).

I don't really get where this is coming from, honestly, but I assume you mean that I'm often too generous (from your point of view) when rating or reviewing films. Well, that's really because I like writing about stuff that I found interesting/good in a movie better than writing about the stuff that I hated/disliked. I don't think it's necessarily a lack of skepticism. :p

[The Gunslinger45]

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5

AMAZING!

[Derek Vinyard]

Rottentomatoes:
V for Vendetta - 71% and 6.8/10
Spring Breakers - 65% and 6.3/10

Still not quite right, but they're already closer to the truth. :p



For me, it really only works as a stylized revenge film. Its value as a film about 'politics' is paper thin or even non-existent (to me).

Again, I didn't hate V for Vendetta at all, but it fails at being what it pretends to be.

actually V For Vendetta is 73% not 71% and rottens tomatoes for me it's ******** .

American History X 82% and Fight Club 80% my first and my second favorite movie of all time .

If you want my opinion IMDB is the best reference for information about a movie .

[Captain Spaulding]

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Paper Moon
(Peter Bogdanovich, 1973)

4.5

I truly think it's impossible to dislike this movie. I mean, if you do dislike it, then obviously you have no soul. There's no other explanation. Not even Hitler could dislike this movie. It's that good and that delightful. I had a smile on my face the entire time I was watching it. Most movies overstay their welcome, but I wanted to summon the characters back onto the screen as soon as the credits rolled in this one. Tatum O'Neal gives one of the best performances by a child that I've ever seen, making her the youngest recipient of an Academy Award in history. Casting her real-life father as the lead was a brilliant decision, since their chemistry and ease with one another is impeccable. The black-and-white cinematography is beautiful and adds a timeless quality to the film. The movie is very touching and very sweet, yet it never falls into sentimentality or cutesiness. The script is brilliant and contains many excellent lines of dialogue. After finishing the film, I watched the special features that came with the DVD, and my admiration for the technical aspects of the film grew even stronger. Many scenes are long, extended takes and no shot is ever out of focus, allowing two shots to accomplish what four shots would accomplish in a normal film. I urge anyone who hasn't seen this film to watch it before submitting their 70's list. It's a wonderful film. I could see myself bumping it up to a perfect rating after a re-watch.

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Oh, and to fit this into the current topic of discussion:
Paper Moon > V for Vendetta.

[RepentantSky]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 4/5. I remember hating this film as a kid and even went so far as to blame it for Disney starting to fall from grace but watching it again, even with all of it's flaws, I actually really enjoyed it. The acting was fairly good, the singing amazing, the story, much better than I remember and the animation was really impressive as well. I've forgotten why I hated this film. Flaws and all, minus the trolls (yes they whole reason the point it taken off) it was very enjoyable to watch.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Inside Llewyn Davis - 3.5

I enjoyed this. Its certainly not the best Coen Bro's movie (in fact, i rated only A Serious Man, Ladykillers and Intolerable Cruelty worse) but its still a decent watch. I liked the music and im probably in the minority with this, but i loved the ending, especially with a young Bob Dylan playing in the background. Its pretty bleak but i like bleak.

[BlueLion]

actually V For Vendetta is 73% not 71% and rottens tomatoes for me it's ******** .

American History X 82% and Fight Club 80% my first and my second favorite movie of all time .

If you want my opinion IMDB is the best reference for information about a movie .

Oh, so just because they're your favorite films and they're not rated higher on Rotten Tomatoes, but they are on IMDb, this makes IMDb more accurate? Is that what you're trying to say?

[Camo]

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Animal House - 6.5/10

Enjoyable comedy, but i think i have seen the college party film recreated too many times to have found anything unique here.

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Play Misty For Me - 7/10

The film i obviously drew parallels between was Fatal Attraction. I have to say though that, Jessica Walter was alot more effective and at times genuinely terrifying , than the more lauded role Glenn Close played in Fatal Attraction.

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M.A.S.H - 8/10

[Derek Vinyard]

Oh, so just because they're your favorite films and they're not rated higher on Rotten Tomatoes, but they are on IMDb, this makes IMDb more accurate? Is that what you're trying to say?

exactly i didn't say that rottens tomatoes is a bad source but for me IMDB is more accurate than rottens tomatoes thats it ...

[Derek Vinyard]

btw guys hate V For Vendetta or Not it is better than many of your favorite movies :D haters gonna hate

DEAL WITH IT

[rauldc14]

The Long Goodbye- 7.5/10 a good solid film noir. I really liked the film character Phillip Marlowe. I see this doing well in the 70s countdown.

[Mr Minio]

btw guys hate V For Vendetta or Not it is better than many of your favorite movies

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[Lucas]

I used to like films like V for Vendetta, but then I turned 12.

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[Derek Vinyard]

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[Mr Minio]

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Well, I actually rated it rating_3_5 when I saw it in 2010. Never seen it after. However, that's the rating I initially gave to Resident Evil as well.

[Derek Vinyard]

Well, I actually rated it rating_3_5 when I saw it in 2010. Never seen it after. However, that's the rating I initially gave to Resident Evil as well.

I'm just completely kidding right now you have right to don't like the movie but for me it is just one of a kind and beautiful ...

brief , i got another movie i want to rate ..

28 days later by Danny Boyle

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One hell of a Zombie movie ! this is not Night of the living dead or Dawn of the dead but I like the aspect of 28 days later . The scene in the military base is very shocking and Cilian Murphy is very nice in this role !

8/10

[Cobpyth]

btw guys hate V For Vendetta or Not it is better than many of your favorite movies :D haters gonna hate

DEAL WITH IT

Because Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Goodfellas, Chinatown and Once Upon a Time in America are worse than V for Vendetta, right? :p

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Anyway, I just introduced my sister to one of my favorite film directors tonight with one of his best films (according to me):

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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After the film ended, she immediately ran off to her computer to rate it a 10 on IMDb. She loved it and is eager to see more of Tarantino's filmography. Now I have two sisters who love Tarantino!

Mission Accomplished! :D

Needless to say, this is also one of my favorite films and it perfectly holds up. This was my third viewing of the film and I enjoyed it tremendously. I myself rate it:

4.5(+)

[Pussy Galore]

Nice job, that's my favorite movie of all time !

[BlueLion]

^ that's how I try to make my hair look each morning but I can never quite pull it off.

[JayDee]

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rating_5

AMAZING!

Listen to this man, for he knows of what he speaks!!!

[NextLevelShowcast]

100% Agree on Captain American: The Winter Soldier!

Might be the 2nd or 3rd best Marvel movie in the Avenger series...

-Adam

[mastermetal777]

12 Years a Slave. 5 out of 5 stars. Fantastic film all around. Great performances, great writing, great direction, great...well, everything really. Definitely one of my favorites of the decade.

[cricket]

Coming Home (1978) 5

Huge surprise for me. I think I never watched it before because I'm not a Jane Fonda fan, but her and Jon Voight are incredible in this. Most movies that affect me emotionally, there's a build up, and then it hits me suddenly. This one was different, it had a constant hold of me from start to finish. I knew within a minute that I was going to love this movie. The ending was not quite as strong as the rest of the movie, or else it could've been top 10 material for me. It's a lock for my already overcrowded 70's list. One thing though: I am particularly vulnerable to movies with great classic rock soundtracks. If you do not like The Stones, Beatles, Hendix, Dylan, etc., you will probably not get the same experience as I did. This music played almost continuously through this movie.*

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[Captain Spaulding]

Coming Home (1978) 5
Huge surprise for me. I think I never watched it before because I'm not a Jane Fonda fan, but her and Jon Voight are incredible in this. Most movies that affect me emotionally, there's a build up, and then it hits me suddenly. This one was different, it had a constant hold of me from start to finish. I knew within a minute that I was going to love this movie. The ending was not quite as strong as the rest of the movie, or else it could've been top 10 material for me. It's a lock for my already overcrowded 70's list. One thing though: I am particularly vulnerable to movies with great classic rock soundtracks. If you do not like The Stones, Beatles, Hendix, Dylan, etc., you will probably not get the same experience as I did. This music played almost continuously through this movie.*


I don't think I've ever even heard of this movie until now, but I've just added it to my queue. Sounds interesting (and I'm sucker for such soundtracks, too).

[cricket]

I don't think I've ever even heard of this movie until now, but I've just added it to my queue. Sounds interesting (and I'm sucker for such soundtracks, too).

Holden Pike had recommended this in the 70's thread, and I'm trying to watch as many movies as I can that have a chance to make that countdown. It's chances just got a lot better, hope you like it.

[Daniel M]

Listen to this man, for he knows of what he speaks!!!

Hmmmmm... no :p

[Kakarot89]

La Mala Educacíon (2004)

Wow, this was pretty good. I knew absolutely nothing about it going it other than it dealt with a boy being molested by his priest and was rated NC-17. I really liked the twists and turns the film took and liked how they portrayed the movie within a movie.

3.5

Lolita (1962)

It was okay. I thought it was beautifully shot and was interesting. I enjoyed watching Humbert's demise into a total lunatic. I don't think it should have necessarily been a film that started off from the ending because it did make the end of the movie rather dull.

3

[NextLevelShowcast]

Just watched Red (2010) for the first time, even though I've wanted to check it out for a few years now.
3.5/5

Cast was great as expected. I'm a little biased when it comes to John Malkovich. I could listen to that guy talk all day. The plot was decent enough. Not much to it, but I'm not sure there needed to be. Takes a lot for me to give a movie above a 4, so a 3.5 is pretty good on my scale. My one buddy told me this move was "awesome". Not sure I can go there, but it was a cool, fun movie to watch. I'll have to check out the second now.

-Adam

[rauldc14]

Dial M for Murder 9/10

The movie gets better every time I watch it. The performances are stellar, the dialogue is great, and particularly Milland and Kelly are great. I love how the whole film is nearly one setting too. Hitchcock is a genius if I haven't said that before.

[The Gunslinger45]

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Seeing this on the big screen was a real treat! The action is much more intense when on a huge screen and the theater sound system. In addition they were showing the movie on film and not a digital remaster, so many of the old effects blended better then on my DVD copy. It was so cool to finally experience the movie that got me into movies on the big screen!

5

[The Gunslinger45]

if i were to convince myself that i like a Tarantino movie, this would probably be the one. don't like the ending, but the first two acts are pretty good.

i don't like it as much as the folks who love it, but i'll go with a 3.5+ for a respectable 7.5 | 10

and hey, when it comes to me or the Gunslinger45, up to this point, this is about the the best praise i can give for a Tarantino movie. not sure what Gunslinger thinks about it tho

I HATED Inglorious Basterds! I may not particularly care for his movies like Pulp Fiction, but I never hated them. THIS movie on the other hand pissed me off so much I have yet to see another Tarantino movie, and I sure as hell will not see another film of his in the theater.

[Cobpyth]

I HATED Inglorious Basterds! I may not particularly care for his movies like Pulp Fiction, but I never hated them. THIS movie on the other hand pissed me off so much I have yet to see another Tarantino movie, and I sure as hell will not see another film of his in the theater.

Why?

[The Gunslinger45]

Why?

For starters I have never been a fan of his dialogue. Just rubs me the wrong way. The Bastards are on screen far less then I expected to the point they felt like side characters in their own damn movie. I have no idea why they focused so much on the French woman, but the movie feels like a bait and switch after seeing this after watching the trailer.

So the characters I am trying to watch are barely in the movie plus it's very heavy on Tarantino's dialogue, but the fact that really put me off was that I had to sit through this for 2 hours and 45 minutes. It was painful. And I knew it would be after the first 20 minutes. Tarantino needs an editor who is willing to trim down scenes that go on for too long, because after this movie I could not help but feel he was too fond of the dialogue to any of it out.

And considering how much people love this movie, I know I am in the minority here. Then again I am in the minority when it comes to Tarantino period.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Inglourious Basterds didn't thrill me that much, either. Give Django Unchained a try, though.

[The Gunslinger45]

If I am going to give another Tarantino film a try it will be Jackie Brown. But only because it has Pam Grier.

[Sexy Celebrity]

DEFINITELY give Jackie Brown a watch. OMG, I can't believe you haven't seen it already.

Watch Django Unchained for Leonardo DiCaprio's role, then.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Jackie Brown, though, will not feel like Coffy or Foxy Brown, though, if you're expecting that. It will feel like... a Quentin Tarantino movie and one of those movies stuck together.

[The Gunslinger45]

DEFINITELY give Jackie Brown a watch. OMG, I can't believe you haven't seen it already.

Watch Django Unchained for Leonardo DiCaprio's role, then.

Maybe. We shall see.

[Pussy Galore]

For starters I have never been a fan of his dialogue. Just rubs me the wrong way. The Bastards are on screen far less then I expected to the point they felt like side characters in their own damn movie. I have no idea why they focused so much on the French woman, but the movie feels like a bait and switch after seeing this after watching the trailer.

So the characters I am trying to watch are barely in the movie plus it's very heavy on Tarantino's dialogue, but the fact that really put me off was that I had to sit through this for 2 hours and 45 minutes. It was painful. And I knew it would be after the first 20 minutes. Tarantino needs an editor who is willing to trim down scenes that go on for too long, because after this movie I could not help but feel he was too fond of the dialogue to any of it out.

And considering how much people love this movie, I know I am in the minority here. Then again I am in the minority when it comes to Tarantino period.

The movie has 2 separate stories that will kind of combine together toward the end (not really combine, but they ironically have the same goal) I don't find it to be disturbing at all. I don't go to the movie only to see the biggest star the whole time, if the other story is good I won't mind and in this case it's fantastic (Melanie Laurent and Daniel Bruhl are 2 fantastic actor and their interaction was fantastic. As for the ''Tarantino dialogue'' I think it's his movie with the lowest amount of cheesy dialogue and the most character driven. It's also one of the rare movie that is non only denunciating the holocaust, but that is also very entertaining. The long scenes (I think you refer to the tavern one) was absolutely fantastic and I would of love if it was actually longer than it is. In addition to that you add one of my favorite performance of all time (Hans Landa) and you have an absolute masterpiece. (To each their own and I know the movie is not for everyone, but I still wanted to defend my favorite film :P )

[cricket]

The Shooting (1966) 3.5

This was a short and sweet western; not a lot to it, but a very solid, enjoyable movie with a great ending.

[Miss Vicky]

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Goin' South
(Jack Nicholson, 1978)

This mess of a movie is a poorly constructed Western/comedy hybrid that lacks both the laughs of a good comedy and the excitement of a good Western. What the viewer gets instead is what would be a great cure for insomnia if it wasn't for Nicholson's grating and terrible attempt at a Southern accent.

2-

[Derek Vinyard]

'' Secret Window by David Koepp ''

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In my opinion , very very very underrated . This movie is entertaining as hell and the twist at the end is absolutely riveting . Johnny Depp prove again that he's one of the best actor in the world. I recommand it for everyone .

8.2/10

[90sAce]

Final Destination 5 - 2/10

I've never seen a Final Destination movie before so I thought I might as well give it a shot. And this is easily one of the overall worst films I've seen in a long time, and unfortunately it's a film that fails on pretty much every count.

While I don't expect stellar acting or plot development in a horror flick, in this film there literally is nothing worth watching other than the death scenes - the acting and character development is so noticeably bad even by the genre standard that it stands out - and the only plot these films have is pretty much "everybody dies - the end". Instead of watching any of these films, just go to Youtube and search for "Final Destination all deaths" for a 10 minute montage video of the death senses from all of the films - and you've seen the only thing worth watching in any of them.

On the flip side, if the film was at least genuinely scary then that might make up for horrible acting and an uninteresting plot - but even in the horror department, the film fails miserably. All of the deaths are extremely cheesy and unrealistic and just rely on large amounts of obviously fake GCI blood and gore which I can't see scaring anyone older than age 12 (ex. a statue that looks about 10lbs falls from a shelf and crushes a guy's head like a cantaloupe - that pretty much sums up the absurdity of the deaths in this film). In other words this film is about as "scary" as an episode of "South Park", or the Spike TV show "1000 Ways to Die". In fact when I watched the "all deaths compilation" video on Youtube which played all the deaths from the series back to back, I was actually laughing at just how cheesy it was.

In summary this movie just doesn't have anything making it worth watching. It's basically just an episode of "1000 Ways To Die" stretched out into a 1 1/2 hr long movie and can hardly be called a "horror" film (the only "horror" for me was just how well these films do in the box office in spite of how flat out bad they are). And while i've never watched the other films in the series, I don't have any desire to since I'm aware that they're "all the same movie" just rehashed with different death sequences.

[The Gunslinger45]

The movie has 2 separate stories that will kind of combine together toward the end (not really combine, but they ironically have the same goal) I don't find it to be disturbing at all. I don't go to the movie only to see the biggest star the whole time, if the other story is good I won't mind and in this case it's fantastic (Melanie Laurent and Daniel Bruhl are 2 fantastic actor and their interaction was fantastic. As for the ''Tarantino dialogue'' I think it's his movie with the lowest amount of cheesy dialogue and the most character driven. It's also one of the rare movie that is non only denunciating the holocaust, but that is also very entertaining. The long scenes (I think you refer to the tavern one) was absolutely fantastic and I would of love if it was actually longer than it is. In addition to that you add one of my favorite performance of all time (Hans Landa) and you have an absolute masterpiece. (To each their own and I know the movie is not for everyone, but I still wanted to defend my favorite film :P )

Do not think I am trying to take that way from you. I know it is your favorite movie and I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.

I am just "that guy" when Tarantino is concerned. :D

[honeykid]

If I am going to give another Tarantino film a try it will be Jackie Brown. But only because it has Pam Grier.
I'd recommend Jackie Brown. It's been getting it's reputation together the last few years, but it's still criminally underrated in Tarantino's ouerve. Especially when put up against Inglorious Basterds, Kill Bill and, while I loved it, Death Proof.


As for the ''Tarantino dialogue'' I think it's his movie with the lowest amount of cheesy dialogue
I agree with you. That was one of its big problems, for me. No spark or wit at all.

[90sAce]

I'd recommend Jackie Brown. It's been getting it's reputation together the last few years, but it's still criminally underrated in Tarantino's ouerve. Especially when put up against Inglorious Basterds, Kill Bill and, while I loved it, Death Proof.

Jackie Brown was a good film, it just didn't have the 'flair' that makes his notable films like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, etc stand out - that's probably why it's so overlooked compared to most of his others

[cricket]

An American in Paris 2

There's certainly nothing wrong with this best picture winning musical; it's just not for me.

[Memento Mori]

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The Pianist

3.5

No doubt that is a good movie, most of the things were done right,but at the end of it i felt that i missed something and i wasn't totally satisfied.
Adrien Brody gave a solid performance, he was probably the best thing on the movie. In other way i didn't find the other characters interesting enough to take the movie to another level, and the pragmatic and cold approach to the story didn't help too.

[antbull]

City of God (Cidade de Deus) 4.5

I have heard this film being called the Brazilian Goodfellas and would have to agree as it shares the casual violence of Goodfellas, unhinged villains and visual invention seen in Scorsese's film. An entertaining and unpredictable plot which tells the story of a group of kids being brought up in the ironically named City of God. A number of sequences really stand out - in particular because of the incredibly young age of some of the characters immersed in the violence.
The only thing that lets it down a little is a subplot about one of the characters losing his virginity which I think was added to highlight his innocence in the midst of all this violence but just comes across as really forced.

[McConnaughay]

I didn't get to say this on Friday, but I went and watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I was tired whenever I got home at around midnight, and then, on Saturday, I woke up at seven in the morning and had an hour car-ride, followed by an hour train-ride, and a lot of walking. Eventually, I arrived at my destination, Comic Con! I enjoyed myself a lot. William Shatner, Burt Ward, and Adam West were there, along with two of the main-cast from The Walking Dead that I didn't recognize. Adam West and Burt Ward were entertaining, but they didn't really answer a lot of questions, whereas William Shatner was hilariously entertaining and answered the questions in-extreme depth.

I have never gotten past the first season of The Walking Dead, I hear it gets better, but I haven't taken the time out to give it a chance. However, I looked up who the actors were, Jon Bernthal, who plays the role of Shane Walsh, and Milo Ventimiglia. I learned that Milo isn't from Walking Dead, but from Heroes and a couple other things. They were both hilarious, Jon Bernthal kind-of gave a douche-bag vibe at times, but he won me over. "I remember whenever I was doing ride along things with the police for a movie. I got really into it, and I did something really stupid. There was this guy and he took this girl's purse and I was all like, holy ****, I'm a cop, and I went over to try and stop it." - Not an Exact Quote.

Milo talked about a movie called Pathology, and I think I am going to have to give it a watch.

While these were all entertaining, as were the half-naked Harley Quins, the best part was easily when Bruce Campbell and Ted Raimi took the stage. Bruce Campbell is just, he's just a lot of fun all the time, and he did this "versus the audience" act where he brought people from the stage and asked them questions. One of the times, he was talking to somebody who made instruments, he said, "Can you make me one?" and the guy said sure, and Campbell asked for his phone so he could put in his contact information. He took the phone and riffled through the messages, "You know that somebody's home?"

The man revealed that it was his wife, Bruce Campbell smiled and said that he'd call her for him. The audience silenced and Bruce Campbell called her. "I am here with your husband, and I have some bad news for you. YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO SEE HIM AGAIN."

Click. And he held the phone for a while to let it simmer for good measure.

Oh, the Green Power Ranger was there, he was one of the judges for the costume contest.

I bought issues one through ten of the Hellraiser comic-book, as well as the Season 3 of Jericho graphic-novel. (Big fan of the show. Also a big fan of Clive Barker, so, these two were nice.)


OOOOOHHHHHH...

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As for Captain America 2, I really liked it, I know that a lot seemed to like it as well. There were a lot of entertaining aspects, and I can tell you that they stepped it up a notch with the complexity and sophistication of the story this time around. I don't know if I was as entertaining as I was with Thor: The Dark World, but it was the better movie, and is probably the best movie out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe behind Iron Man and The Avengers.

[Captain Spaulding]

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Sweetwater
(Logan Miller, 2013)
2

January Jones seeks revenge against a cartoonish preacher for the death of her husband. She puts on a purple dress and kills a lot of perverts and villains. Along the way she shoots a couple of guys while topless. Meanwhile, Ed Harris plays a long-haired sheriff who dances and twirls in the streets. I had low expectations for this direct-to-video western, and at least it met them. If the lead role had been given to an actress capable of displaying more than one emotion, then this could've been a guilty pleasure.

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Chained
(Jennifer Lynch, 2012)
1.5

Chained is hard to watch, not just because it's violent and disturbing, but because it's a crappy movie. The story had potential: a serial killer abducts a boy and leaves him chained inside his house for years; over time, they develop a twisted father/son dynamic; then eventually the serial killer tries to teach the boy his ways. Unfortunately, the movie has no forward momentum until the last twenty minutes or so, and even then we get a dumb twist-ending that isn't earned. I think I'd rather be chained inside the killer's house than watch this movie again.

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Valley Girl
(Martha Coolidge, 1983)
1.5

I'm surprised this movie hasn't faded into complete obscurity. It deserves to be forgotten, yet I notice it playing on some of the movie channels quite often. I blame Nicholas Cage for this, since he's the only reason I bothered watching it. The movie feels like any other lame PG teenage romance, except this one has boobs (the best scenes of the movie, quite honestly). The central romance takes place almost entirely in the span of a quick montage, then we get the inevitable break-up, followed by Cage "romantically" stalking his valley girl. It's kind of hilarious in an unintentional way. I mean, what teenage girl wouldn't totally fall head-over-heels in love with this handsome hunk:

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[Lucas]

this one has boobs (the best scenes of the movie, quite honestly).

Cage "romantically" stalking his valley girl.


[/CENTER]

A Nicholas Cage movie and there's boobs in it? How much you guys wanna bet that Mr.Minio is watching this as we speak.

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[Mr Minio]

Nic pestering Alva is a masterpiece of comedy. I think I'm gonna check this one out too. :D

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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Absolutely abysmal drivel! 0.5

[Cobpyth]

I'm on a Tarantino REWATCH SPREE:

Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Well, what can I say? It's a big cliche, but this film is just SO incredibly good! The structure, the style, the dialogue AND the depth of the "whole" work brilliantly together! I truly feel Tarantino made THE perfect film here.
This isn't one of those typical Tarantino "genre pictures". This is Tarantino's actual view on life and all of its complexes, dressed up as one of the coolest crime films ever made.
I strongly urge GUNSLINGER in particlar to rewatch this one somewhere in the future, because I feel that this film should thematically really be something that he understands and likes. Set your mind free of all the prejudices you have against Tarantino and watch this film again.
This was my third viewing of this film (the last one was almost two years ago) and although I got the message of this film the previous two times, it is only now that I truly see how strongly and smoothly it resonates throughout all three of the intertwined stories.

It was already one of my absolute top favorite films of all time, but this rewatch definitely confirmed my love for it and perhaps even strengthened it.

Indisputable masterpiece.

5+

[The Gunslinger45]

Rewatched Pulp Fiction two years ago. It was okay.

[Cobpyth]

Rewatched Pulp Fiction two years ago. It was okay.

It's just that when I think of all the things you stand for (at least, from what I get from what you write here) and all the things you usually like about films, I'd assume that you would absolutely ADORE Pulp Fiction. I mean, it's basically a cool and sometimes over the top crime film about human behaviour, honor and faith!

I guess Tarantino's dialogue must somehow really irritate you. :p

[The Gunslinger45]

I should shouldn't I? lol.

[cricket]

The Iceman (2012) 3

As much as I like Michael Shannon, I wasn't sure if he could handle the lead role, but him and the rest of the cast are very good. The problem is that the movie is kind of stuck in a middling limbo. It either could've used a Scorsese touch, meaning it could've been more lively, or it could've been much darker ala Se7en. It's a good movie, but it does nothing to distinguish itself to become memorable.

[Lucas]

I should shouldn't I? lol.

I know it's already been recommended to you, but check out Jackie Brown. Its the least Tarantino'esque Tarantino film if that makes even a sliver of sense. :p

[The Gunslinger45]

We shall see.

[Cobpyth]

I should shouldn't I? lol.

There must be some sort of mechanism inside you that automatically disconnects you from a film whenever you hear Tarantino's dialogue. :p

[cricket]

If I am going to give another Tarantino film a try it will be Jackie Brown. But only because it has Pam Grier.

I don't know if you've seen Reservoir Dogs; my guess would've been that that one would be your favorite Tarantino, it's his most raw. Jackie Brown is also great.

[JayDee]

Hmmmmm... no :p

Aha!!! I knew it! I knew you were going to become one of those miserable art house snobs who without even seeing it automatically hates any film that dares to be mainstream, that dares to actually try and be fun. You disgust me sir!

:p

[Cobpyth]

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As for Captain America 2, I really liked it, I know that a lot seemed to like it as well. There were a lot of entertaining aspects, and I can tell you that they stepped it up a notch with the complexity and sophistication of the story this time around. I don't know if I was as entertaining as I was with Thor: The Dark World, but it was the better movie, and is probably the best movie out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe behind Iron Man and The Avengers.

I won't have to bother seeing it then. :p

[Miss Vicky]

I don't think anybody "has to" love any director. I'm just surprised that somebody who puts Hobo With A Shotgun and The Boondock Saints in their top 20 would hate Tarrantino.

[The Gunslinger45]

It is a strange world we live in.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I don't think anybody "has to" love any director. I'm just surprised that somebody who puts Hobo With A Shotgun and The Boondock Saints in their top 20 would hate Tarrantino.

Lady, you better tell me what you thought of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Gettin' fed up waitin' here!

[Daniel M]

Aha!!! I knew it! I knew you were going to become one of those miserable art house snobs who without even seeing it automatically hates any film that dares to be mainstream, that dares to actually try and be fun. You disgust me sir!

:p

That dares to be mainstream and fun? Oh yes, congratulations Captain America: Winter Soldier for doing what so few films try and do, for being brave and taking a risk here!

[JayDee]

That dares to be mainstream and fun? Oh yes, congratulations Captain America: Winter Soldier for doing what so few films try and do, for being brave and taking a risk here!

I didn't mean 'dare' in the 'dare to be different' sense, but in the 'how dare you!' sense as if it offends you that something just tries to be fun. I wasn't praising the film for originality, merely calling you on your snobbery! :p

[Daniel M]

I didn't mean 'dare' in the 'dare to be different' sense, but in the 'how dare you!' sense as if it offends you that something just tries to be fun. I wasn't praising the film for originality, merely calling you on your snobbery! :p

David Lynch > Superheroes

[Cobpyth]

I didn't mean 'dare' in the 'dare to be different' sense, but in the 'how dare you!' sense as if it offends you that something just tries to be fun. I wasn't praising the film for originality, merely calling you on your snobbery! :p

Being repetitive = fun? :p

[The Gunslinger45]

David Lynch > Superheroes

David Lynch needs to make a super hero movie.

[bluedeed]

For Jaydee: art house films = boring and cruelty to animals, so I really see where he's getting angry at your guys close-mindedness.

[Miss Vicky]

Lady, you better tell me what you thought of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Gettin' fed up waitin' here!

I hated it.

I didn't find it scary or even creepy. It wasn't even unintentionally funny like some horror is either. It was actually kind of boring and the character of Franklin really irritated me. I was glad when he finally got killed off.

I'd rate it 2.5-

[Sexy Celebrity]

I hated it.

I didn't find it scary or even creepy. It wasn't even unintentionally funny like some horror is either. It was actually kind of boring and the character of Franklin really irritated me. I was glad when he finally got killed off.

I'd rate it rating_2_5-

Well, that's higher than what you gave Pink Flamingos. You rated it what Mark F rates everything.

Everyone hates Franklin and celebrates when he dies, as this video demonstrates:

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[rauldc14]

I hated it.

I didn't find it scary or even creepy. It wasn't even unintentionally funny like some horror is either. It was actually kind of boring and the character of Franklin really irritated me. I was glad when he finally got killed off.

I'd rate it 2.5-

How's that 70s list coming along, by the by?

[Sexy Celebrity]

Well, now you really should watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 since it's intended to be funnier.