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[king_of_movies_316]

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Captivity

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Captivity staring Elisha Cuthbert, is pretty much the crappy verson of Saw. I can pretty much sum up the plot in about 7 words: Girl gets kidnapped has to get free. It's that simple. I pretty much hated this cheap exuse for a horror/thriller film. There is a couple of twists but thats about it. So if you are in the mood for a Saw-like movie either watch a Saw movie or get Vacancy.

Don't fall for the cool promo poster, i give this movie 1 star out of 5.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Believe it or not but this was the first time i have ever seen Raiders. Now i actually was not expecting much and at times i got bored but overall this is a pretty good adventure film. My fav bit was when Indy was going to have a fight with that massive sword fighter guy and Indy just shot him. Classic. For my generation the CGI was a bit lame but i think back when this was made that this movie was a head of its time. One question i have about this movie is, is what was the point of the start when he was in South America and the famouse boulder scene happend??? I guess i just have to watch Temple of Doom and it will make sense.

Over all not the best movie i have ever seen but still it was fun, i give it 3 out of 5 stars.

Godzilla (1998)
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DAM, i love this movie!!!!! It was on SCI-FI today and i decided to watch it. This movie along with Jurrasic Park would be my official childhood movies. I still can not get over how much i love this movie. I don't know what it is, but IMO this movie is a classic. The CGI might be a little bad but thats all i have to criticsise this movie about. I think if you are in the mood for some mindless action with some plot let Godzilla be it. By far the best flick in series, i think it was the best film of 1998.

I give it 4 and a half stars out of 5.

[Iroquois]

It's your thread. You can review any movie you want, I guess.

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To answer your question about what the point of the entire South America prologue was - quite simply, it's just a fun little mini-adventure. It's considered an homage to old James Bond films where each movie starts off with Bond on a mission that more often than not has nothing to do with the rest of the film. The reason it's included is because it's just fun to watch (and in the case of Raiders it introduces Indy, Belloq and the antagonism the two share for each other - points that are crucial for the rest of the film).

To finish off, Temple of Doom also has nothing to do with the opening of Raiders - hell, Temple even starts off in the same way with the audience is dropped in on the climax of another Indy adventure.

Anyway, I'm glad you liked it, although I'd rate it a few points higher myself. The fact that you rate Godzilla higher, however...:indifferent:

[honeykid]

I'd just like to point out that there isn't any CGI in Raiders. It was made in "the good old days" before films were constructed around CGI and, instead, had these old fashioned things called "scripts", which contained words and, on occassion, made sense.

I enjoyed reading your reviews though. It's refreshing to hear about films such as Raiders Of The Lost Ark in a new voice and without all the baggage/nostalgia/reverence that I'm used to.

[Lennon]

God, I like Roland Emmerich, hell I even started a thread for him somewhere round these parts, but Godzilla, me no likey...

[king_of_movies_316]

God, I like Roland Emmerich, hell I even started a thread for him somewhere round these parts, but Godzilla, me no likey...

come on you must have liked it when it first came out at least?

[king_of_movies_316]

I'd just like to point out that there isn't any CGI in Raiders. It was made in "the good old days" before films were constructed around CGI and, instead, had these old fashioned things called "scripts", which contained words and, on occassion, made sense.

I enjoyed reading your reviews though. It's refreshing to hear about films such as Raiders Of The Lost Ark in a new voice and without all the baggage/nostalgia/reverence that I'm used to.

holly crap, are you joking???

[Daffodil]

Was Captivity better than, let's say, The Eye (starring Jessica Alba?).

It's kind of silly, but nowadays I'm comparing every horror movie against The Eye. I'm not sure why. (For those who haven't seen it yet, it SUCKS).

[Iroquois]

come on you must have liked it when it first came out at least?

Pfft, Lennon would've been 4 years old when Godzilla came out. How many movies do you still like from when you were four, dude?

holly crap, are you joking???

I think it's meant to be taken as a bit of a joke. If not, I'd like to see Honeykid try and apply that logic to something like the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Was Captivity better than, let's say, The Eye (starring Jessica Alba?).

It's kind of silly, but nowadays I'm comparing every horror movie against The Eye. I'm not sure why. (For those who haven't seen it yet, it SUCKS).

You say "seen it yet" as if we might actually want to see it at some point in the future. Now I'm curious - can you compare something like The Evil Dead or The Thing (my favourite horror films) against them and tell me what you think?

[Iroquois]

^ True. But I'm sure there are some people on here who are going to see The Eye at some point in their lives.

Yeah, the ones who still have a lot to learn, I guess...

I would, if I'd seen The Thing and Evil Dead. ;) They're probably a gazillion times better than The Eye though lol. I still haven't seen a lot of the horror classics yet, but I've got 'em on DVD, so I'll probably check them out one of these days. :D

I think they're far superior. Be warned, though, they're considered horror for a reason.

What kind of classics do you have on DVD, then?

[king_of_movies_316]

^ True. But I'm sure there are some people on here who are going to see The Eye at some point in their lives.

I would, if I'd seen The Thing and Evil Dead. ;) They're probably a gazillion times better than The Eye though lol. I still haven't seen a lot of the horror classics yet, but I've got 'em on DVD, so I'll probably check them out one of these days. :D

Everything is better than The Eye. The Eye was a bad movie. Hell, bad is a compliment for that trainwreck of a film.

[Daffodil]

Everything is better than The Eye. The Eye was a bad movie. Hell, bad is a compliment for that trainwreck of a film.

Really? Even Children of the Living Dead? That was pretty bad, too. But not even on par with The Eye. D:

[king_of_movies_316]

The Eye (2008)
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This movie is a joke. Boring, is pretty much the best word to describe it. There is nothing scary about this movie other than the directing (lol that was a lame joke). An insult to horror genre as a whole, this movie was horrible. The plot is OK (a person who gets an eye transplant, has premimisions) but then i remember that this movie is god-dam remake, so the only good thing about it, is actually ripped off from some asian dirrector!

The film tries to be scary with out showing any gore (simmler to films like the Ring), but fails badly.

Please if you want to watch a scary film with out much gore, rent Vacancy or something like that. I give this movie 1/2 a star out of five.

[Iroquois]

The Exorcist, Jaws, Night of the Living Dead, etc. I'm not entirely sure. I'm not a wiz at the horror genre. Lol.

Oh, and also I meant I had classics like The Thing and The Evil Dead in particular on DVD. I don't have every horror classic ever made. ;)

Certainly sounds like you're off to a good start, though. All of those are classics (hell, I totally forgot about Jaws, but then again I don't really consider it a horror film).

[Daffodil]

Certainly sounds like you're off to a good start, though. All of those are classics (hell, I totally forgot about Jaws, but then again I don't really consider it a horror film).

Gah, I'm not even allowed to watch The Exorcist yet. :( :rolleyes: Lame, lol.

[Iroquois]

I can understand that, though. There's this one part of Evil Dead that is probably enough grounds for you to not watch it either.

[king_of_movies_316]

Pfft, Lennon would've been 4 years old when Godzilla came out. How many movies do you still like from when you were four, dude?


Im roughly the same age as Lennon and when Godzila came out, i was like 5, and i loved it and i was watching it yesterday and i still loved it. Godzilla, Jurrassic Park and Toy Soilders were movies i was obssesed with back then and still am today.

[Daffodil]

I was allowed to watch Exorcist: The Beginning, which I really didn't like all that much. I was told by some it was a total disgrace to the original lol.

The Evil Dead... isn't like comedy though, right? Not like Army of Darkness...

[Iroquois]

The Evil Dead... isn't like comedy though, right? Not like Army of Darkness...

No, definitely not like Army of Darkness. Evil Dead is still rather funny, though in a completely different and much blacker way than Army of Darkness is.

[Lennon]

come on you must have liked it when it first came out at least?

Yup but I was five. Barney was also good back then.

[king_of_movies_316]

Yup but I was five. Barney was also good back then.

Wow you have a unique taste in films for your age. Don't take that the wrong way btw.

[king_of_movies_316]

Stephen King's IT
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It is this simple, IT is the worst movie i have ever watched. This poor exuse of a movie failed to get any emotion out of me other than bordom and depression (half way through i was considering ending my life, the movie was so crap).

The movie follows a group of friends battling IT ("something" that can take form as any being) who they killed in their childhood but some how came back to life about 20 years later.

The effects were crap, the acting was crap and event the villan was crap. This movie goes to my list of horror movies that looked good, scary and awesome but turned out to be piles of crap.

Please for the love of god don't see IT. I give this movie zero stars out of 5.

[Daffodil]

Oh, I HATED It. Infact I dislike most Stephen King movies (except for The Stand, which is my favourite). I didn't have high expectations for It though in the first place.

[Monkeypunch]

come on you must have liked it when it first came out at least?

I remember seeing Godzilla when it was first in theaters. Oh, I was so excited. The trailers hadn't shown the monster, so there was this anticipation, "What's he going to look like?" and I figured with modern special effects, as much as I loved and still do love the old kaiju man in suit effects of the original series, I was sure I'd be seeing one epic monster throwdown. And then the lights went down...

Godzilla was just re-using the animation that made Jurassic Park's T-Rex so scary. Most of the destruction is off screen to save money on the budget. There's jokes that aren't funny, Godzilla all but humps the empire state building, he never uses his fire breath onscreen, then...he goes away. For an HOUR. and we're left with Ferris Bueller and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. Who I don't care about. And then they find the egg chamber from Aliens and a bunch of velociraptor...oh wait...Baby Godzillas. By the end when the big Godzilla shows up (or let's call him GINO. Godzilla In Name Only) I just didn't care. That was two hours, ten bucks, and at least a hundred dead brain cells I'd never get back.

"Why," I cried to the movie gods, "Why did I waste my time on this rancid piece of garbage?"

"The trailer looked awesome..." they replied.

Godzilla was one of the most bitter movie going experiences of my life. :sick:

[meatwadsprite]

The Evil Dead... isn't like comedy though, right?

Not in the traditional sense ... it's funny that people enjoy it.

[Powdered Water]

Zing!

[king_of_movies_316]

Stranger than Fiction
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This movie staring Will Ferral, Dustin Hoffemen, Maggie Gyllennhaal and Queen Latifa is a strange movie to say the least. It is about a guy called Harold Crick (played by Will Ferral) who lives a normall life until a famouse writter called something Eiffel (played by Emma Thompson) starts writing a fictional novel that happens to physicly controll Crick's life.Thats all well and good but the thing about Eiffel is that all her stories end with the main charicter dyeing, so this leaves Crick trying to put the pecies together and find Eiffel before she accidently kills him.

The movie is mediocore to say the least. I didn't hate it, but i didn't like it either. Dustin Hoffemen is awesome in it and it was "diffrent" to see Will Ferral play a seriouse roll. He managed it good though.

Overall this movie is not for all people as many people will get bored watching it. For me as i said before it wasn't bad, but if you are in the mood to be fully entertained with out much thinking in the process this movie is not for you.

I give it 2 and a half stars out of 5.

Harold and Kumar 2
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This sequal to the awesome original is about Harold and Kumar trying to make it to Texas to interrupt Kumar's ex-girl friends wedding while hidding from the CIA as well. I won't go into the plot to much as i don't want to wreck it.

This movie is kick ass to say the least. It is funny, entertaining, has a good plot and has Neil Pattrick mother fuc#ing Harris in it!

There were alot of funny scenes in this movie and i think some how this one was just a bit better than the orig. The laughs in this movie kept comming and there are plenty of quotes you can remember and say to your friends for a cheap two second laugh you can get from them (why else to we watch movies).

I give this movie 4 stars out of 5.

[n3wt]

I really wanna see Harold and Kumar 2 I loved the first one nice review King!

[king_of_movies_316]

Die Hard
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This was the first time i had ever seen Die Hard. I don't know why i just never got around to watching it.

Great movie to say the least. Good action and there were some funny quotes in it. There is no real need to explain the plot as i assume most people reading this have seen the movie already.

Die Hard is now one of my faverote action films. The movie never slows down and always keeps you on your feet. The acting isn't that good, but i didn't watch Die Hard for the acting. The massive Hollywood explosions were cliched to the max but they were still awesome. Infact the only criticsim i give to this movie, is the title of it. Die Hard? WTF how can you die hard??? I guess it kinda just hits you in the face a bit. If there was any movie title that would be on steroids it would be Die Hard.

Anyway besides from the dumb title, this movie was awesome. I give it 4.5 stars out of 5.

[n3wt]

Die hard is a awesome series of films fair play and I really like the first film.

[MovieMan8877445]

Stephen King's IT
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It is this simple, IT is the worst movie i have ever watched. This poor exuse of a movie failed to get any emotion out of me other than bordom and depression (half way through i was considering ending my life, the movie was so crap).

The movie follows a group of friends battling IT ("something" that can take form as any being) who they killed in their childhood but some how came back to life about 20 years later.

The effects were crap, the acting was crap and event the villan was crap. This movie goes to my list of horror movies that looked good, scary and awesome but turned out to be piles of crap.

Please for the love of god don't see IT. I give this movie zero stars out of 5.

FAIL! That's probably one of the most scariest movies I've actually seen, that's probably one of the best horror movies.

[king_of_movies_316]

FAIL! That's probably one of the most scariest movies I've actually seen, that's probably one of the best horror movies.

You joking dude? I just couldn't get scared by it.

[MovieMan8877445]

You joking dude? I just couldn't get scared by it.

If you saw it when you were 5 like I did you would.

[Daffodil]

I saw It when I was around seven. I didn't get any nightmares. :shrug:

The only horror movie I recall getting really terrified by when I was a kid was Dawn of the Dead (1978). That mall scene when the zombies broke in and started feeding on the bikers = nightmare for weeks.

[king_of_movies_316]

If you saw it when you were 5 like I did you would.

ohhh i thought you ment you got scared by it recently.

How come you like it though?

[MovieMan8877445]

ohhh i thought you ment you got scared by it recently.

How come you like it though?

Because it's a good movie, it's been a while since I've watched it though, so I'd have to rewatch it before I'm sure of what I think of it completely.

[king_of_movies_316]

Because it's a good movie, it's been a while since I've watched it though, so I'd have to rewatch it before I'm sure of what I think of it completely.

I would recemend that lol

[TheUsualSuspect]

I love it, and Pennywise is a great villain, how you can say otherwise is a mystery to me.

[king_of_movies_316]

I love it, and Pennywise is a great villain, how you can say otherwise is a mystery to me.

The movie was a joke. Pennywise was not scary nor were the effects.

[The Prestige]

The movie was a joke. Pennywise was not scary nor were the effects.

I watched it again earlier this year and Pennywise still creeped me out. Scary arse antagonist right there.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but what Jaws did for the water, IT did for clowns.

Tim Curry is great in his role and is indeed scary. The film deserves more then a 0.

[Daffodil]

Correct me if I'm wrong (haven't seen it in a while myself either), but how come that brunette chick kept on making out with the whole lot of them? It kinda confused me, lol.

[Swan]

FAIL! That's probably one of the most scariest movies I've actually seen, that's probably one of the best horror movies.

One of the best? Hardly. Good? Yes.

I personally wasn't scared by it (pun unintended), but I can see why others would be.

[king_of_movies_316]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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I love this film. It is probally the funnest movie i have ever seen. Not the funniest but the funnest.

FBDO is about a kid called Ferris Bueller (played by Matt Broderick), who takes a day off from school (creative title, huh?) . The movie then follows him, his girl friend and his best friend Cammeron around for the day in down town Cicago.

The movie has heaps of funny momments and sucks you into watching from the start. Even though the movie was made over 20 years ago some asspects of it still remind me of days i take days off.

A funny bit for me was the cameo with Charlie Sheen. The first time i ever saw this film i didn't know who he was but now that i reconised him i thought it was funny.

Anyway this movie is very fun and i give it 4 stars out of 5.

[honeykid]

A funny bit for me was the cameo with Charlie Sheen. The first time i ever saw this film i didn't know who he was but now that i reconised him i thought it was funny.



With the exception of Red Dawn (which I love) I don't think anyone else knew who Charlie Sheen was at the time either. He certainly wasn't a big star, that came a year or two later with Platoon.

[king_of_movies_316]

Rambo 4
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The sequal to the crap Rambo 3 comes like 20 years latter. Was it worth the wait? Hell yes.

Rambo 4 is the best in the series (2 comes second). R4 is pretty much action packed gore and violence mixed with some actuall drama.

If you want a action packed gore fest with Stalone running around killing random soilders trying to save a couple of Americans, this movie is for you.

I loved this movie and i give it 4.5 stars out of 5. This movie is a mans movie.

T2
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This sequal to the good original is an awesome movie. The best in the Terminator series, T2 has fantastic perormances from Swazernager and Robert Patrick but a crappy one from American History X's Edward Furlog. Any way this movie was still good.

This movie IMO, made Swazernager into the ultra movie hero and gave Robert Patrick his big break.

This movie is a "cool" movie and i give it 4 stars out of 5.

[king_of_movies_316]

Dying Breed
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This Aussie horror gore flick staring Nathan Philips (the witness guy from Snakes on a Plane) is about a group of cannible inbreds running around killing a group of people in the woods of Tasmania. A clearly origanal concept.

The movie had some pretty gory scenes (look at the poster) that were pretty shocking (a guy got his head caught in a bear trap!). But it was pretty slow. Some bits of it made no sense at all (a charicter commits suicide near the end, which makes no sense at all).

To sum up this movie i would say it is the Australian verson of Wrong Turn mixed with a confusing back story.

A pretty fun movie if you want some good old gore i give this movie 3 stars out of 5.

[Daffodil]

I thought Rambo 4 was rubbish. It was a real let-down for me.

But, your reviews.

[king_of_movies_316]

Fast and the Furious 3
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The third film in the series, was the first one i ever saw. FF3 is a pretty good action movie with a ***** load of cliches and a predictable ending, but it was still fun.

There is plently of car racing action in this film as it follows some redneck kid from some redneck town going to Japan because he got into some trouble back in the USA. The movie builds this kid (forgot the charicters name sorry) up as some awesome kick ass can take a plane down with his bare hands type charicter but fails to do so because he sounds exactly like Forest Gump. I mean all the dialog comming from this kid was just like listing to Forest Gump saying cliched action quotes.

Any way this movie is pretty much the car verson of the awesome fighting movie Never Back Down. When i mean that, im not joking this movie follows the same guidlines as Never Back Down. Which is:

spoiler bellow for Never Back Down and FF3 - but you can predict the ending any way at the start of both films lol

FF = RED Never Back Down = BLUE

New kid in town who is into racing - fighting
Turns out the whole school is into racing - fighting
Kid challenges the leader of the jock kids that every one is scared of but wants to be friends with who are good as at racing - fighting
to a race - fight
Kid gets beaten by the leader of the jock kids in a race - fight but some how falls in love with leader kid's love intrest.
After heaps of other cliches the leader dude has one final race - fight and the good guy wins and falls in love with the leader kids girlf friend.

I must add though that im not acusing FF3 of stealing NBD's plot as FF3 was realsed first.

Anyway this movie other been cliched was pretty awesome. I give it 3/5 stars.

[Sawman3]

I thought Rambo 4 was rubbish. It was a real let-down for me.

But, your reviews.

Blasphemer!

[Daffodil]

Yuh-huh.

[meatwadsprite]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but what Jaws did for the water, IT did for clowns.

So IT sucked all the fun and excitement out of clowns ?

[Thursday Next]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but what Jaws did for the water, IT did for clowns.

Tim Curry is great in his role and is indeed scary. The film deserves more then a 0.

It's an interesting question: were clowns creepy before IT?

I didn't think IT was all that good. I watched it just after reading the book and I was wondering how they were going to put some of the freakier stuff on screen and guess what? They just cut it out. Some of the flaws of the film are flaws of the book (the big confrontation with IT is just plain silly, as is the whole magic bicycle bit). But some are unique to the film - poor acting and unconvincing effects. BUT I don't know how anyone can say that clown is not scary. I agree that Tim Curry did a good job, although he may well be the only adult in the film that did.

[honeykid]

So IT sucked all the fun and excitement out of clowns ?

No. Clowns were never fun or exciting. Clowns fall into two categories; boring or scary.

[king_of_movies_316]

Sex Drive
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This classic road trip movie is awesome. It is about a high school senior who goes on a cross-country road trip to hook up with a girl he met online.

The movie is pretty much a mix between Juno and Roadtrip. The film is pretty funny and also has a good plot. I think this was the first road trip movie in a while which was good. I highly recemend this film if you like road trip movies. The only probelm though was that some of it was a bit predictable.

I give it 4/5.

[honeykid]

If ever there was a poster/title combo that guarenteed that I didn't see a film, I think that's it.... Even when I was the age of the target audience I don't think I'd have bothered with that.

[Vertical Gunn]

the fast and furious 3 for me = 4

[king_of_movies_316]

If ever there was a poster/title combo that guarenteed that I didn't see a film, I think that's it.... Even when I was the age of the target audience I don't think I'd have bothered with that.

yeah the poster does look crap.

[king_of_movies_316]

A quick review here

Liar Lair

- Comedy staring Jim Carry

- Not that funny. Just because Jim Carry makes stupid faces does not make something funny.

- Crappy acting from the kid in it.

- Still a bit fun overall

- Good plot

- I give it 3/5.

[king_of_movies_316]

Donnie Darko
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Dam this movie is weird. Weird in not a bad way nor in a good way. Weird in a way that if you watch this film you will contract a brain tumor because it is so confusing and just plain f'd.

The film has some intresting factors in it such as the idea of time wraps and such. But the way it is deliverd is confusing so it kinda makes the point of it worthless.

Some how it kept me to watch the whole film. Normally if im confused by a movie i would stop watching it.

If you ever wanted a movie that makes you not aware of anything that is going on, then watch this movie. If not, then stick to Never Back Down. I give it 3/5.

[Daffodil]

It's a very thought-provoking film. The answers aren't simply handed to you, pretty much everything is open to interpretation. But that's what I like about it. :)

[king_of_movies_316]

The Dark Knight
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Think back to a couple of months a go when this movie was everywere, well once it gets out on DVD the hype will start all over again just so the producers can make another 72 trillion dollars. So i thought i might as well write a review on this film before the hype restarts.

The movie was OK. Not great, not ***** either but OK. IMO the film is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over rated. Just because it has some cool effects and a good performance by Heath Ledger it does not make this movie better than Jesus having a beer with John Lennon and Martin Luther King while singing with Elvis in Hawaii during the first days of world peace... or anything else that awesome for that matter.

Some high points of the film were the start scene with the bank robery, Ledger's performance (obviously) and some of the effects.

Low points? Well other than the kinda boring plot there was nothing realy that bad with it. But there was nothing reallllly that good about it either.

The hype convinved people that this film would be good. The Dark Knight was some people's favourtie movie days before they had even seen it. Thats how extreme the hype was.

DK is alot like a medicine that does not work but is maketed to convince people that it works real well and when people do try it they get the idea that this "medince" works even though it obviously does not. People would be watching the movie and because they heard so much good things about the film a normally average scene that would either looked upon as crap in a low rated film or avergage in an average rated film would be looked upon as a kick ass scene in DK.

The movie also went for three hours which is a b!tch. But it was still a bit fun and i give it 3/5.

The 6th Day

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This action movie staring Swazernagger is pretty crap to be honest. I just could not get into it for what ever reason. Probaly the main reason was, was the plot.

The plot in this film was so confusing that i lost all sense of what was happening half way through the movie. It had something to do with clones but it lost me at that. This movie is a prime example of how action movies turn crap after a their once simple plot turns confusing as hell. For example you know those movies were there is a ***** load of fighting and action that gets you all pumped, then all of a sudden the bad guys start talking quietly about something and you miss what they were saying and then the rest of the friggin movie does not make sense, well this exacly was the case for the 6th Day.

The action also was pretty crap as it was not the normall Arni style action. So i give this movie 2/5.

[Lennon]

How come you fail to mention Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Micheal Caine, hell even Christian Freakin' Bale! All you can basically say was that it was boring, it was apparently a one-man show starring Heath Ledger, and was too long. The rest was just dribble.

[MovieMan8877445]

The Dark Knight
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Think back to a couple of months a go when this movie was everywere, well once it gets out on DVD the hype will start all over again just so the producers can make another 72 trillion dollars. So i thought i might as well write a review on this film before the hype restarts.

The movie was OK. Not great, not ***** either but OK. IMO the film is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over rated. Just because it has some cool effects and a good performance by Heath Ledger it does not make this movie better than Jesus having a beer with John Lennon and Martin Luther King while singing with Elvis in Hawaii during the first days of world peace... or anything else that awesome for that matter.

Some high points of the film were the start scene with the bank robery, Ledger's performance (obviously) and some of the effects.

Low points? Well other than the kinda boring plot there was nothing realy that bad with it. But there was nothing reallllly that good about it either.

The hype convinved people that this film would be good. The Dark Knight was some people's favourtie movie days before they had even seen it. Thats how extreme the hype was.

DK is alot like a medicine that does not work but is maketed to convince people that it works real well and when people do try it they get the idea that this "medince" works even though it obviously does not. People would be watching the movie and because they heard so much good things about the film a normally average scene that would either looked upon as crap in a low rated film or avergage in an average rated film would be looked upon as a kick ass scene in DK.

The movie also went for three hours which is a b!tch. But it was still a bit fun and i give it 3/5.

I couldn't even tell it was 2 and a half hours long because the pacing was so fast. And there's many more great things about TDK than just Ledger. TDK was amazing.

[king_of_movies_316]

How come you fail to mention Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Micheal Caine, hell even Christian Freakin' Bale! All you can basically say was that it was boring, it was apparently a one-man show starring Heath Ledger, and was too long. The rest was just dribble.

Yeah those are the points i was saying that were bad about the movie. Im not saying the film was utter crap, just those points were the low points of the film.

[nebbit]

Nice thread King :yup:

[king_of_movies_316]

Day of the Dead (1985)
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I think this was the first George A Romero flim i have ever seen and probaly the best zombie film i have ever seen.

Me and zombie films have had a rocky relationship over the years. At first the zombie genre was the scariest thing in the world for me (just like George Bush becoming president) when i watched the episode of Goosebumps which was called Welcome to Dead House.

My fear and love of zombie flicks further increased when i saw the awesome 2004 verson of Dawn Of the Dead. But a couple of months ago my respect and fear of the genre colapsed quicker than George Bush's aproval rating. The crap movie, The Evil Dead, dinted my love and respect of the genre (i wont go into that movie though). But any way i have a new found respect for zombie films after this movie.

Day of the Dead, is pretty simple, just like George Bush's mind. It follows a group of people stuck underground after an infestion of zombies (pro Bush suporters). It has one of those the zombies aren't the real monsters-but we are- Lord of the Flies- type storyline after the group turn on each other. But i will be honest i wasn't watching for a metaphor on how humans are worse than zombies i was watching for the blood and guts the movie is famouse for. I was not disapointed.

There was a loooooooooooooooooootttt of blood and it was awesome. I now look forward to watching the rest of Romero's films excluding Night of the the Living Dead.

I give this entertaining movie 4/5.

ps. I like George Bush, i just think it is funny to take random jabs at him. Whats he gonna do about it? He won't invade my house, as i have no oil around.

[Iroquois]

What is with you kids these days and your lack of respect for The Evil Dead? I was fifteen the first time I saw it, and few movies have come as close to scaring the absolute piss out of me. The fact that you cite the Dawn of the Dead remake as awesome yet claim that Evil Dead "dinted your love and respect" for zombies (especially when the Evil Dead series make for some of the better "zombie" movies around, while Dawn of the Dead '04 is an alright film but to try and call it better than Evil Dead - how many people who "love" zombie films would say that with a straight face?)

Just when I think you've redeemed yourself by enjoying Day (if only for the "lots of blood") you go on to say that you look forward to watching the rest of Romero's films with the exception of Night. Why the hell not? It's not because it's in black-and-white/40 years old now, is it?

I mean, seriously.

P.S. The Bush jokes sucked.

[Lennon]

(just like George Bush becoming president)

colapsed quicker than George Bush's aproval rating.

Day of the Dead, is pretty simple, just like George Bush's mind.

an infestion of zombies (pro Bush suporters).

He won't invade my house, as i have no oil around.


You know, I hate people who just keep making fun of our leaders

A) Add the W. People'll think youre making bad jokes about George H.W. Bush

B) They weren't even funny.

C) Haven't you said that you were an Aussie? Then why should you care less abot the US? I'm not going to go make fun of your Aussie Head of State (I don't even know his or her's name,) so why make fun of ours.

Sure he hasn't always said the world's smartest thing ever, but you know what, he's the one we got for like the next month, and yes I will stand by him.

[king_of_movies_316]

You know, I hate people who just keep making fun of our leaders

A) Add the W. People'll think youre making bad jokes about George H.W. Bush

B) They weren't even funny.

C) Haven't you said that you were an Aussie? Then why should you care less abot the US? I'm not going to go make fun of your Aussie Head of State (I don't even know his or her's name,) so why make fun of ours.

Sure he hasn't always said the world's smartest thing ever, but you know what, he's the one we got for like the next month, and yes I will stand by him.

calm the hell down lol

A) They were jokes- not seriouse political commenterys. I happen to actually like George Bush.

B) These days when people say George Bush, they don't think his dad. It's like if i said something about Jesus. People would not automaticly think Jesús Alou, the former baseball player. They would think Jesus Christ, that god guy.

C) Actually if you could be botherd to read my bio it would state the fact that m actually American but just not living there.

Also what gives you the right to say what leader i can or can not make fun of. What are you going to do, arrest me for treason?

[king_of_movies_316]

What is with you kids these days and your lack of respect for The Evil Dead? I was fifteen the first time I saw it, and few movies have come as close to scaring the absolute piss out of me. The fact that you cite the Dawn of the Dead remake as awesome yet claim that Evil Dead "dinted your love and respect" for zombies (especially when the Evil Dead series make for some of the better "zombie" movies around, while Dawn of the Dead '04 is an alright film but to try and call it better than Evil Dead - how many people who "love" zombie films would say that with a straight face?)

Just when I think you've redeemed yourself by enjoying Day (if only for the "lots of blood") you go on to say that you look forward to watching the rest of Romero's films with the exception of Night. Why the hell not? It's not because it's in black-and-white/40 years old now, is it?

I mean, seriously.

P.S. The Bush jokes sucked.

lol ha ha you guesed it.

[nebbit]

I'm not going to go make fun of your Aussie Head of State (I don't even know his or her's name,) so why make fun of ours.
Go ahead make fun we don't care :nope: us Aussies can take a joke about our leaders :laugh: we do it all the time :yup: Our leader is Kevin 07 Rudd :yup:

[Vertical Gunn]

How come you fail to mention Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Micheal Caine, hell even Christian Freakin' Bale! All you can basically say was that it was boring, it was apparently a one-man show starring Heath Ledger, and was too long. The rest was just dribble.

Me agrees. Sure The Dark Knight might win Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor for 2008, but the film didn't just star death by bad-news-at-the-doorstep heart-stabber Heath Ledger.

The film starred Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman as the cast. And most of all, Heath Ledger is 3rd, and there are more actors before and after his name. I'm not saying the film isn't a tribute or I'm not a fan towards Heath Ledger, because the film is a tribute mostly (dedicated to him) and I am a huge Heath Ledger fan. But you have to understand (or at least based on how I feel) that he didn't make the movie.

Plus, I would even give the movie a 4.5

[meatwadsprite]

I agree 100% with you on Evil Dead. It is one of the worst movies of all time - but if you thought Day of the Dead was good , go see Dawn.

[king_of_movies_316]

I agree 100% with you on Evil Dead. It is one of the worst movies of all time - but if you thought Day of the Dead was good , go see Dawn.

I plan to watch it in the next few days.

[king_of_movies_316]

Go ahead make fun we don't care :nope: us Aussies can take a joke about our leaders :laugh: we do it all the time :yup: Our leader is Kevin 07 Rudd :yup:

lol Kevin Rudd

[TheUsualSuspect]

If it weren't for The Evil Dead, we wouldn't have HALF the films we see today. Films you both love.

[Pyro Tramp]

It's fair to say the classic films of Romero (Trilogy of the Dead), Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) and Raimi (Evil Dead) plus Dracula and Psycho are seminal examples of horror and responsible for inspiring most horror today. If not for the content of Evil Dead, the production alone is a source of inspiration.

DK is alot like a medicine that does not work but is maketed to convince people that it works real well and when people do try it they get the idea that this "medince" works even though it obviously does not.

There's a single word for that sentence- 'placebo'

[Lennon]

I agree 100% with you
When Meatwadsprite says this to you, you know you're wrong.

;)

[Vertical Gunn]

Good reviews.

[Iroquois]

lol ha ha you guesed it.

I'm going to bypass constructive criticism entirely and say that you are worse than a moron. Stupidity is bad enough by itself, but willful ignorance is far worse.

[king_of_movies_316]

Good reviews.

Thanks

[king_of_movies_316]

I'm going to bypass constructive criticism entirely and say that you are worse than a moron. Stupidity is bad enough by itself, but willful ignorance is far worse.

How is not wanting to watch a movie that looks bad willful ignorance?

[Iroquois]

Let me think - you don't want to watch it "because it looks bad". Unless you've got some other reason you haven't mentioned or admitted to, you won't see it simply because it's old and black-and-white. Night of the Living Dead, whether you like it or not, is the quintessential classic of the zombie genre. I'm not saying you have to like it once you've finished watching it, but to say you simply refuse to watch it at all (especially for such trivial reasons as the "look" of the film) really does seem rather narrow-minded.

[king_of_movies_316]

Let me think - you don't want to watch it "because it looks bad". Unless you've got some other reason you haven't mentioned or admitted to, you won't see it simply because it's old and black-and-white. Night of the Living Dead, whether you like it or not, is the quintessential classic of the zombie genre. I'm not saying you have to like it once you've finished watching it, but to say you simply refuse to watch it at all (especially for such trivial reasons as the "look" of the film) really does seem rather narrow-minded.

I can not see your point.

Old and black and white movies seem bad to me.

If the movie looks bad i will not go and see it.

I don't know what weird reason that stops other people from watching a movie, because last time i checked people decide what movie to watch based on what they see.

[Iroquois]

Just because they seem bad doesn't necessarily mean they are bad. God knows how many classics you've probably dismissed simply because "they look bad so I don't want to see them".

Plus, with forty years' worth of outstanding acclaim from both critics and audiences alike, I'd say there's more to it than meets the eye.

[king_of_movies_316]

Just because they seem bad doesn't necessarily mean they are bad. God knows how many classics you've probably dismissed simply because "they look bad so I don't want to see them".


So you are willing to watch every single movie ever made then?

[Iroquois]

So you are willing to watch every single movie ever made then?

Yeah, and I intend to start with the good ones.

[Thursday Next]

I get not watching a movie because it looks bad. I mean, I don't intend to ever see Norbit, for example. But 'looks bad' and 'is in black and white' are absolutely not the same thing. Are you never going to watch Schindler's List or Psycho either? Or is there more to it than it being in black and white, and if so, what?

[Iroquois]

I get not watching a movie because it looks bad. I mean, I don't intend to ever see Norbit, for example. But 'looks bad' and 'is in black and white' are absolutely not the same thing. Are you never going to watch Schindler's List or Psycho either? Or is there more to it than it being in black and white, and if so, what?

This post (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showpost.php?p=476021&postcount=88) sums up everything that King likes about "new movies" (which seem to be the only kind he watches) and he dislikes new movies for supposedly lacking the qualities he mentions in that post. I'm a little skeptical over whether he limits himself to colour movies because he names American History X as one of his favourites, which has a substantial number of scenes shot in black-and-white.

Unless of course he fast-forwards the black-and-white scenes for being too boring...

[king_of_movies_316]

I get not watching a movie because it looks bad. I mean, I don't intend to ever see Norbit, for example. But 'looks bad' and 'is in black and white' are absolutely not the same thing. Are you never going to watch Schindler's List or Psycho either? Or is there more to it than it being in black and white, and if so, what?

Its not the actual "black and white" to a movie that i don't like. "Black and White" is pretty much a metaphor for old time movies, which im not a fan of. But of course if i see and old movie which looks good it being black and white will not stop me from watching it.

[king_of_movies_316]

This post (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showpost.php?p=476021&postcount=88) sums up everything that King likes about "new movies" (which seem to be the only kind he watches) and he dislikes new movies for supposedly lacking the qualities he mentions in that post. I'm a little skeptical over whether he limits himself to colour movies because he names American History X as one of his favourites, which has a substantial number of scenes shot in black-and-white.

Unless of course he fast-forwards the black-and-white scenes for being too boring...

Black and white is just a metaphor for old time movies.

I couldn't care less if a movie is black and white, unless the movie is gorry OR if the movie is actually new and is shot in a "dark" way just so it can look smart but in reality just be a pain in the ass if you have a crappy TV as you can not see what the hell is going on (eg. Sin City).

[Iroquois]

In that case, I have to ask - what's so wrong with Night of the Living Dead that you won't watch it? If you liked Day, and plan on seeing Dawn, why not go with Night?

[Thursday Next]

Black and white is just a metaphor for old time movies.

How old is 'old time'? Pre-Star Wars? ;)

OR if the movie is actually new and is shot in a "dark" way just so it can look smart but in reality just be a pain in the ass if you have a crappy TV as you can not see what the hell is going on (eg. Sin City).

That is surely a problem with your tv, not the movie. I saw Sin City at the cinema and it looked great :)

[Iroquois]

Also, why bother referring to all old movies as "black-and-white" when you can just call them "old"? Not to mention the fact that not all old movies are in black-and-white.

[king_of_movies_316]

In that case, I have to ask - what's so wrong with Night of the Living Dead that you won't watch it? If you liked Day, and plan on seeing Dawn, why not go with Night?

Im just not one for old school horror.

[king_of_movies_316]

How old is 'old time'? Pre-Star Wars? ;)

That is surely a problem with your tv, not the movie. I saw Sin City at the cinema and it looked great :)

Yeah i would say old time is pre-star wars

Yeah well i do not actually have a cinema screen in my house.

[Golgot]

Im just not one for old school horror.

Fair enough.

(But how do you know? ;))

Yeah i would say old time is pre-star wars

Ah the old Depression days eh? Yeah, the 70s were pretty rough.

:p

[mark f]

First of all, I believe that you should be able to watch whatever you want. However, I tell everybody to watch as many different kinds of movies, from as many different countries and eras as possible. It certainly cannot hurt anybody and you hopefully will be pleasantly surprised, at least some of the time. I'm not really sure how long you've been loving movies or who may have influenced your viewing habits, if anyone, when you were younger. I've been showing my daughter movies of all kinds now for about six years, and she's 17 now and just applied to several colleges, including the film schools at NYU and USC.

Secondly, you are probably going to watch all the Dead movies, so you might as well watch Night. It's made by the same director as the other Dead movies and was one of the more graphic films made up till that time. Hey, I'll be the first to admit that I don't even think it's a very good film, and it's low-budget, but I've seen it at least six times, and it certainly has some shocking scenes. It would be more fun for everybody if you watched it so we could discuss it for real instead of just imagining that it's beneath discussion. Besides that, it's only 96 minutes long, and you can watch it for free here (http://www.hulu.com/watch/41065/night-of-the-living-dead). Remember to turn the lights out. :cool:

[king_of_movies_316]

Here is my time era of film

2004+: New
1998-2004: Middle
1988-1998: Kinda old
1978-1988: Old
1972-1978: Pretty Dam Old
-1972: Ancient History

[mark f]

So you're parents are ancient history? You have time to come up with arbitrary time frames but you can't watch a certain movie while doing it? :)

[Iroquois]

I'm so very depressed right now.

[mark f]

You're depressed because you're "kinda old", pushing "old"? Or something else?

[Golgot]

-1972: Ancient History

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Mark is spot on. It's easy to dismiss your roots (or at least, the roots of the cinema that entertains you). But at least have the decency to check some of it out it, in all its naked fumbling glory.

(PPS, i have paraphrased some of mark's sentiments)

(PPPS i do not expect you to understand the pic ;))

[king_of_movies_316]

So you're parents are ancient history? You have time to come up with arbitrary time frames but you can't watch a certain movie while doing it? :)

No. Im talking about film. Not other aspects in life. If you asked me to do a time frame on video games then pre-1980 would be ancient history.

[mark f]

Well, I know you referenced films, but I was just making a point. I'm far older than your parents are. Do you have Night on yet? Oh, wait a minute, you can't access that link I put up because you're in Australia...

Does this one (http://www.archive.org/details/night_of_the_living_dead_dvd) work for you?

[Iroquois]

As if you'd watch Night on a PC.

[mark f]

I have to be honest with you... gulp! I watched the first film all the way through on a PC yesterday night. It was Peeper, which I haven't seen for over 30 years. I was researching a question at the site about 1956's Moby Dick, and amazingly, I found it in widescreen for free at IMDb through another site. Anyway, since Brenda was on one TV and Sarah was on the other one, and I didn't want to try to wade into Sarah's room to watch local channel TV, I researched what other movies were available, and I found Peeper. So, yes, no matter how much I badmouth the "small screen" experience, if you sit close, turn off the lights and have decent speakers, it's now OK for me. They even have Carpenter's The Thing, so I'm tempted...

[king_of_movies_316]

Well, I know you referenced films, but I was just making a point. I'm far older than your parents are. Do you have Night on yet? Oh, wait a minute, you can't access that link I put up because you're in Australia...

Does this one (http://www.archive.org/details/night_of_the_living_dead_dvd) work for you?

Yes it seems to work. The other one didn't though.

[mark f]

The picture is worse on this one, but you can still get the gist of the movie. It's pretty light in Australia at this time of the day and year, so try to darken up the room. :cool:

[mark f]

By the way, king, the second half is much scarier and graphic than the first half. :)

[honeykid]

Whilst, on a movie site, it's annoying, there's nothing wrong with King not watching "old" or "black & white" films, especially at his age (sorry, I know that sounds patronizing, but sometimes the truth does.) I thought exactly the same way as him until I was 15, when I saw Seven Samurai, b&w and subtitles? There was no way I'd watch that. But I wasn't well and my tv was old and didn't have a remote control, so I lay there and became more and more engrossed. After I saw that, I didn't not watch a film because it was b&w or old again.

BTW, I was in a Film Studies group ten years ago where about half of the class hadn't seen a film older than Star Wars.. And one girl hadn't even seen that. I only mention it to show that it's not unusual for someone King's age to have not seen or liked "old" or "b&w" films. Encourage him, sure, but cut him some slack.

[Iroquois]

Sorry, guy, I just get a little carried away sometimes.

[king_of_movies_316]

Die Hard 3
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This movie is the best one in the series. The reason? Well there was, action, action, action and SAMUAL L. MOTHER-F*CKING JACKSON.

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Seriously though, the movie was very very good. I liked the fact that this film did not have the crappy romance that most action movies have. In the previouse Die Hards it was all about saving John's wife, atleast in this one it was about saving the people.

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The film takes place on a hot summer day in New York city and follows John McClaine trying to save a school and veriouse other land marks from getting blown up all the while trying to work out what was going on. There is only one thing that is wrong with the plot though. A key factor in the film is about saving school children who are at school, the film is set in the middle of summer. There is no school during the summer time.

There was something else about this film that i liked. For some reason just the films time and location gave me this "happy" feeling. Weird? Yes. Meh.

Anyway this movie is the best in series so far. I havent seen number 4 yet. I give it 4.5/5.

[meatwadsprite]

Whilst, on a movie site, it's annoying, there's nothing wrong with King not watching "old" or "black & white" films, especially at his age (sorry, I know that sounds patronizing, but sometimes the truth does.) I thought exactly the same way as him until I was 15, when I saw Seven Samurai, b&w and subtitles? There was no way I'd watch that. But I wasn't well and my tv was old and didn't have a remote control, so I lay there and became more and more engrossed. After I saw that, I didn't not watch a film because it was b&w or old again.

BTW, I was in a Film Studies group ten years ago where about half of the class hadn't seen a film older than Star Wars.. And one girl hadn't even seen that. I only mention it to show that it's not unusual for someone King's age to have not seen or liked "old" or "b&w" films. Encourage him, sure, but cut him some slack.

I'm sure if King sticks around long enough - we'll see his tastes in film mature more , similar to how anyone who continues to keep watching movies does.

[king_of_movies_316]

You Don't Mess with the Zohan
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1/10

Today, it was on and i had nothing else to do but watch it. I didn't finish it though, but i got a brieth idea of it. To put it simply it was bad. Realy, realy bad. I mean worse than Heather Mill's public opinion rate.

Some of you may know that i hate Adam Sandler and how i think that he is the most overated comedian ever. This movie further pushs my point. The movie was not even worth giving a brieth plot out line.

This movie got less laughs than Heather Mill's has legs. I honestly could not find one bit about this movie funny at all. It was just so stupid. The plot was stupid, the jokes was stupid and the whole movie was stupid.
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I'm stumped (just like Heather Mills) on how people can get laughs about from this movie. There was a joke in this movie about pubes that was made on about 12 diffrent ocasions.

The only good bit about this movie was the fact that the funny verson of Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider had a roll in it.

In conclusion this movie was worse than my Heather Mills jokes.

NOTE: Im doing a new way of rating films. Im doing it out of 10 now, not out of 5.

[king_of_movies_316]

Pulp Fiction

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7/10
This cult icon that launched Quiten Tarentino's carrer in away is a bit overrated. I mean i loved the dialog and Travolter's and Jackson's perfrormances but the movie screws with your head with the whole time loop aspect it has going.

I mean the plot was not that hard to understand but because bits of the plot happend at diffrent times i got pretty confused. This is how in real life time i got the idea on how the events played off. -note: spoilers
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Jules and Vince go and get the breith case
They then go and get "cleaned up" from the Wolf
They then go to have breakfast and the whole hold up thing happens
They then go and see Marchelus and thats were Vince has the stare down with Butch

Later that night Butch screws Marchelus over in the fight all the while Vince is out on a date with Marchelus's wife and she ODs.

The next day Butch has to go back to his 'hood and get his watch that his girl friend forgot. Vince is at his house and he shoots him.
Butch then acidently runs over Marchelus and they get caught in the pawn shop. Butch then saves Marchelus and Butch flees the area.

Is that the events that happend in real time or have i missed something?

Any way i did like the film quit a bit and the further increases my love for Samual L Jackson. This probaly my fav gangster flick ever.

note: after watching the film for a second time today (look i do have a life but i was bored today, ok?) i actually realised how good the movie is. So the review you just read is not actually my full opinion any more - yes you did just waste a good 2-5 minutes of your life as that review in away was pointless. Yeah that would suck.

[Lennon]

. I mean i loved the dialog and Travolter's

What's a Travolter, sounds oddly erotic.

[king_of_movies_316]

What's a Travolter, sounds oddly erotic.

I would say you probably have some sub conscious fantasy for John Travolta. What ever floats your boat.

[honeykid]

Isn't it one of the Danube's tributries?

King, I'd have given you a +rep for your Sandler rant, were it not for two in accuracies.

The only good bit about this movie was the fact that the funny verson of Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider had a roll in it.

That completely stumped me and this;

i think that he is the most overated comedian ever.

Isn't true until Chevy Chase and Ben Stiller die.

Other than that, I enjoyed it. :up:

[king_of_movies_316]

Isn't it one of the Danube's tributries?

King, I'd have given you a +rep for your Sandler rant, were it not for two in accuracies.



That completely stumped me and this;



Isn't true until Chevy Chase and Ben Stiller die.

Other than that, I enjoyed it. :up:

Chevy Chase is OK. Not that good but i don't mind him.

Ben Stiller though is very funny.

I actually find RS very funny.

[nebbit]

Not a big Adam Sandler fan either :nope: won't be watching it :nope:

[MovieMan8877445]

You Don't Mess with the Zohan
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1/10

Today, it was on and i had nothing else to do but watch it. I didn't finish it though, but i got a brieth idea of it. To put it simply it was bad. Realy, realy bad. I mean worse than Heather Mill's public opinion rate.

Some of you may know that i hate Adam Sandler and how i think that he is the most overated comedian ever. This movie further pushs my point. The movie was not even worth giving a brieth plot out line.

This movie got less laughs than Heather Mill's has legs. I honestly could not find one bit about this movie funny at all. It was just so stupid. The plot was stupid, the jokes was stupid and the whole movie was stupid.
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I'm stumped (just like Heather Mills) on how people can get laughs about from this movie. There was a joke in this movie about pubes that was made on about 12 diffrent ocasions.

The only good bit about this movie was the fact that the funny verson of Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider had a roll in it.

In conclusion this movie was worse than my Heather Mills jokes.

NOTE: Im doing a new way of rating films. Im doing it out of 10 now, not out of 5.

Now I actually really like Sandler, his stupidity makes some movies really funny. But I have to agree with you on that rating (well mine wouldn't be that harsh), it just wasn't good.

[king_of_movies_316]

People say Adam Sandler is stupid which makes him funny. He plays the stupid guy in movies there is something about him that makes him seem to seriouse.

[king_of_movies_316]

The Big Lebowski
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5/10

This cult film directed by the Coen Bros is a bit disapointing IMO. I mean the film is pretty funny and John Goodman gives a top performance, but this movie just screws with your head when you watch it first thing in the morning. The reason? Well IMO it is so god dam confusing.

I could not get into this film at all. If the plot was a little bit simpler then yes, this would have been a top film and it was until the point when Lebowski's daughter came into the film after that i got lost.
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Over all i look at this as a wasted opertunity of a good movie - minus the trippy *****, that was stupid. And Godman's performance was very very good which i think was one of the best dumb ass fat guy performances ever.

[MovieMan8877445]

The Big Lebowski
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5/10

This cult film directed by the Coen Bros is a bit disapointing IMO. I mean the film is pretty funny and John Goodman gives a top performance, but this movie just screws with your head when you watch it first thing in the morning. The reason? Well IMO it is so god dam confusing.

I could not get into this film at all. If the plot was a little bit simpler then yes, this would have been a top film and it was until the point when Lebowski's daughter came into the film after that i got lost.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w135/Spidermania420/the_big_lebowski.jpg
Over all i look at this as a wasted opertunity of a good movie - minus the trippy *****, that was stupid. And Godman's performance was very very good which i think was one of the best dumb ass fat guy performances ever.




Why would you want The Big Lebowski to be simpler? The Coen Brothers aren't simple directors, you have to pay attention to the whole movie to get it, I suggest trying to give it another watch sometime, maybe you'll understand it more. But The Big Lebowski is freaking epic.

[king_of_movies_316]

Why would you want The Big Lebowski to be simpler? The Coen Brothers aren't simple directors, you have to pay attention to the whole movie to get it, I suggest trying to give it another watch sometime, maybe you'll understand it more. But The Big Lebowski is freaking epic.

I was watching some old interview with Tarantino and even he admitted he hated complicated movies. Movies being complicated for the sake of being complicated are absolutly pointless.

[Iroquois]

The Coen brothers are an acquired taste. I myself didn't think that much of The Big Lebowski after the first time I saw it, but after another viewing I really started to like it. I also noticed at the end of your Pulp Fiction review that you gave it another viewing and now it's gone from a 7/10 to your top 10. Maybe you should consider giving The Big Lebowski another try.

[king_of_movies_316]

The Godfather
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For years i had been hearing that the Godfather was the real "king of movies" and that some people had watched it "316" times, if you don't get it, those are references to my username. Anyway for years i had been hearing that the Godfather is the movie of all movies. But when i watched it yesterday i was actually a bit disapointed.

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But i will start off with the positives first. All performances exept for Kay's, were great. Brandow's was beyond exelent espesily the scene in the garden when he dies, i nearly started crying.

Comming from an Italian family the way some of the charicters acted were spot on. It was like Cappola realy depicted what Italian familys were like, mob or not.

It kept me seated for like three hours.

And it had Robert Duvall in it and he is one of my fav actors of all time.


Now on to the negatives. Well there is only one real negative and that is the way the plot was explaned. Up and 'til i read on Wikipedia i had no friggin idea that the movie was set over a 10 year period! I mean i was paying full close attention to the film and i still didn't pick up on it. Also there were times were i had no idea what the hell was going on, such as the scene were Michael is at the funeral and all those people were getting "taken out".

But i still got the main meaning of the film which is how Michael turned from a war hero into the head of a mob family

To sum it up, everything was good exept the way the story was told. Yes i know it deserves a bit better (if only i understood the plot) any way i give it....

6/10

[honeykid]

I'd recommend watching The Big Lebowski and The Godfather again in a few years. It's obvious that you love film and I think that you'll like them more, the older you get. I know I do.

[Justin]

If only you understood the plot..? What?

[Lennon]

The Godfather

the Godfather was the real "king of movies" and that some people had watched it "316" times, if you don't get it, those are references to my username.

REALLY?! I woulda never guessed....

[Lennon]

and for God sakes. Fix your friggin' spelling.

translate into "King_of_Movies_316" talk:

nd 4 gd saks. Fx my frekin speeling.

[meatwadsprite]

These two complex movies obviously warrant more viewings if you didn't understand them the first time.

I mean who dosen't love The Big Lebowski ?

[TheDOMINATOR]

I'd recommend watching The Big Lebowski and The Godfather again in a few years. It's obvious that you love film and I think that you'll like them more, the older you get. I know I do.

Agreed. As you get older, with more film-viewing experience and with additional viewings of movies like The Godfather, you'll be likely to both like and appreciate them more. :)

[TheUsualSuspect]

I mean who dosen't love The Big Lebowski ?

I could say that about so many movies you seem to hate. ;)

[mark f]

The Godfather is generally considered one of the best post-classic Hollywood movies with old-fashioned storytelling magic. The only thing I can think of as being "unusual" about the storytelling is the way it starts at the wedding, but even that turns out to be awesome since it's the film's longest set piece.

[king_of_movies_316]

and for God sakes. Fix your friggin' spelling.

translate into "King_of_Movies_316" talk:

nd 4 gd saks. Fx my frekin speeling.

dude i have got about 2 hours sleep in the past two days, my spelling and grammer clearly are not at the top of my worries. im glad they are for you though, but if i was you i would get a life as we have the same scenario for nearly every post i do:

- i write a review
- you then comment on how it is un-funny
- you then comment on how i spelled random words wrong
- i then give you negative rep and the whole cycal starts again

im glad you can spell properly but im sure you have more important things to do in life other than put crap on my bellow average spelling. then again do you?

[Iroquois]

dude i have got about 2 hours sleep in the past two days, my spelling and grammer clearly are not at the top of my worries. im glad they are for you though, but if i was you i would get a life as we have the same scenario for nearly every post i do:

- i write a review
- you then comment on how it is un-funny
- you then comment on how i spelled random words wrong
- i then give you negative rep and the whole cycal starts again

im glad you can spell properly but im sure you have more important things to do in life other than put crap on my bellow average spelling. then again do you?

Dude, if you've only gotten two hours of sleep in two days, I hardly think being on the Internet (let alone posting reviews on this site in the first place) should be anywhere near the top of your worries.

As for Lennon's criticism - deal with it. He thinks it's unfunny? So what? Not everyone shares the same sense of humour. As for pointing out spelling/grammar errors, this is important for one very good reason - it makes the reviews much better. If you want people to take your opinions seriously, you have to be capable of articulating them in a way that, although it doesn't have to use a lot of big words, should at least be easy to understand and does not have to cause a reader to waste time trying to understand the countless typos and become too frustrated with your expression to bother reading your reviews anymore simply because spelling and grammar are "not the top of your worries".

Giving him negative rep for pointing out problems with your writing isn't going to win you any favours either. Quit it.

On one last note regarding your last sentence - let me ask you something: eh, don't worry about it. I'm sure you have more important things to do in your life than to post semi-coherent film reviews on a random site on the Internet.

Then again, do you?

[king_of_movies_316]

XXX
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XXX is a typical bad ass action flick. Simple plot involving evil Russians. Spys and ***** loads of explosions.

The movie follows Xander Cage (played by Vin Diesal) who is a new breed of spy and has to do some action-iny stuff involving evil Russians, clearly ground breaking terrortory.

But the movie is not all that bad. It is pretty cool and has some pretty awesome action scenes. Vin Diesal gives a top noch performance and the movie has Samual L Jackson in it. The only time i wasn't enjoying the film was when the disk stuffed up during the snow boarding scene :furious:

Over all this is a typical action movie. If you want some simple action then get this film.

I give it: 8/10

[nebbit]

8/10 :nope:

[king_of_movies_316]

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?

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Unless you are a bounty hunter with no leads, the only reason why you would choose to watch this film is because.. "it has that funny guy from Super Size Me in it" ....also known as Morgan Spurlock. Well at least thats why i chose to see it.

So the film starts and it looks like the movie is going to be very andventurouse and exciting (there was all this cool CGI crap and stuff that look cool). Then the film turns *****. That simple.
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The movie turns from an exciting real life cat and mouse game were you think Spurlock is gonna actually catch our number one rival Osama, to a two hour CNN style doco on the people of the Middle East and how they are not that diffrent from us after all. If this movie was made like two months after 9/11 when we thought ALL the people in the Middle East were bad bad terroists, then this movie would be OK, because it would give the world a new insite into the Middle East and how the people there are not all bad . But this is like 8 years after and the world knows that they are not all evil terroists.

For example, Spurlock interviews an random Pakistani person and the person starts talking about how he doesn't hate the west. After the interview Spurlock starts acting as if he has made the greatest social discovery of all time. This does not just happen once though, it happens on many occasions. Spurlock actually thought he had made a genuine discovery on how all Muslims are not suicide bombers.

The film also was boring and as i said before actualy has nothing to do with finding our man Osama.

In conclusion if you want to watch something similar to this with out paying a rental fee, just watch CNN for a day.

I give it 3/10

[honeykid]

The movie turns from an exciting real life cat and mouse game were you think Spurlock is gonna actually catch our number one rival Osama.

I think you may be the only person who thought that the filmmaker was going to catch Osama bin Laden. I don't put much faith in Military Intell. but even I think that, if was as easy as asking, they'd have managed it before he had the chance to make the film.

As a secondry point, bin Laden isn't the West's #1 enemy.

[Lennon]

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/pojokstudio284/Movie%20Poster/where_in_the_world_is_osama_bin_lad.jpg

Unless you are a bounty hunter with no leads, the only reason why you would choose to watch this film is because.. "it has that funny guy from Super Size Me in it" ....also known as Morgan Spurlock. Well at least thats why i chose to see it.

So the film starts and it looks like the movie is going to be very andventurouse and exciting (there was all this cool CGI crap and stuff that look cool). Then the film turns *****. That simple.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/ProiezioniMentali/where-in-the-world-is-320x320.jpg

The movie turns from an exciting real life cat and mouse game were you think Spurlock is gonna actually catch our number one rival Osama, to a two hour CNN style doco on the people of the Middle East and how they are not that diffrent from us after all. If this movie was made like two months after 9/11 when we thought ALL the people in the Middle East were bad bad terroists, then this movie would be OK, because it would give the world a new insite into the Middle East and how the people there are not all bad . But this is like 8 years after and the world knows that they are not all evil terroists.

For example, Spurlock interviews an random Pakistani person and the person starts talking about how he doesn't hate the west. After the interview Spurlock starts acting as if he has made the greatest social discovery of all time. This does not just happen once though, it happens on many occasions. Spurlock actually thought he had made a genuine discovery on how all Muslims are not suicide bombers.

The film also was boring and as i said before actualy has nothing to do with finding our man Osama.

In conclusion if you want to watch something similar to this with out paying a rental fee, just watch CNN for a day.

I give it 3/10

A lot less spelling errors, but still some. Anyway, good job.

[nebbit]

I will give this a miss :king:

[king_of_movies_316]

Lakeview Terrace

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Lakeview Terrace is a typicall Samuel L Jackson style movie. You know the ones were he plays some racist bad ass black guy. Anyway this film is fairly good.

It follows some mix race couple who move into Lakeview Terrace, the place which i later found out was were the Rodney King thing happend. Anyway this couple move into the area and happen to live next door to a hard ass cop played by Samuel L Jackson. Trouble starts when the cop (Jackson) starts tourmenting this couple. Things build up quickly to a massive ass ending.

The film was a bit dull at times but that could be because of my crappy American Airlines's head phones that i had for the first ten mins of the film, i then got some realy good ones and the film picked up.

A good performance by Jackson, but its nothing we haven't seen before. Anyway average film and not for every one, but a very good ending that is very intense and actually punchs you in the face it is so intense. I give it 6/10

[Iroquois]

"Massive ass ending"?

You have such a way with words.

[mark f]

So the ending involves J-Lo?

[king_of_movies_316]

Drillbit Taylor

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This Owen Wilson film is your typicall entertaining Owen Wilson style film.

The film follows three nerds starting high school who start getting bullyed by two older kids (on of them being the very funny Josh Peck). Long story short, they end up hiring the fake bodyguard Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) to help protect them.

A very entertaining movie but not the most funny movie around. Owen Wilson gave a good performance. Cliched at some points. It is like Superbad mixed with Never Back Down.

Very entertaing and funny at some points. Overall i give it 7/10

[KasperKristensen]

As a secondry point, bin Laden isn't the West's #1 enemy.

Nope, the West is.

[king_of_movies_316]

Nope, the West is.

Nope, terrorists/Bin Ladin are/is,

[TheUsualSuspect]

Drillbit Taylor was not funny, at least in my opinion.

Wilson plays himself, and I never got a Superbad/Never Back Down feel from it either.

To each his own.

[king_of_movies_316]

The Butterfly Effect 2

This 2006 sequal of the Butterfly Effect minus Ashton Kutcher and other things that make movies make money (eg. money) is pretty much the crappy verson of the orig.

I don't need to explain the plot as it is exactly the same as the first one just with diffrent charicters. Although some people thought that since it did not develop the serries then the film was pointless, but that is not why i did not realy like it.

The reason being two reasons. In the first one the main charicter is nice and desides to use his power to go back in time to help his family and friends but the main charicter in this one is a bit of a ass hole. He goes back in time to mainly benifit him self. The second reason is, this film is pretty much the "buiness/work" verson of the orig. This film centers around Jack's (the main charicter) work life other than in the first one which centerd around family/friends.

Over all i still liked the whole idea of the Butterfly Effect even though in this film it pretty much was a rip off of the first. I give it 5/10

[Justin]

They made a sequel...?

[TheDOMINATOR]

They made a sequel...?

Unfortunately. I got it on a double-feature DVD with the original. I want to cut the DVD in half.

[king_of_movies_316]

Summer School
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This movie is a classic eighties high school comedy. It is a movie that fills the spot when you don't want a real non-stop laugh comedy or you don't want a give you a brain tumor because of too much dialog and emotion type drama/action either. This movie falls into one of my favorite genres known as "light entertainment" (ok, ok.... i know "light entertainment" is not a genre)

The film is about a cliched cool teacher known as Freddy (the very young Mark Harmon) that is "down" with his students. He is forced to take care of summer school during the summer instead of going to Hawaii with his girlfriend. The film follows his entertaining summer which included trying to save his own job and turn failing students lives around.

I realy did enjoy this movie because it was realy entertaining. The jokes were OK, not the funniest, but the plot and other asspects took that way (if i saw a comedy film that had no laughs at all but still had a decent plot, i would not care). Another aspect of this film that i liked were the constant refrences to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, i thought that was pretty awesome. Another weird aspect was the fact that the movie had all these actors i know but i could hardly reconize. For example Freddy (played by Mark Harmon) is also the main charicter in the TV series NCIS (it was weird to see him so young), and the pregnat women from this movie is Jigsaw's protgue in Saw and the chick from Becker.

This movie goes to my list of movies that i watch when im not in the mood for any specific genre. Overall i give this film 8/10

[king_of_movies_316]

Unfortunately. I got it on a double-feature DVD with the original. I want to cut the DVD in half.

lol

[king_of_movies_316]

They made a sequel...?

Yeah back in 2006

[nebbit]

Summer School
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This movie goes to my list of movies that i watch when im not in the mood for any specific genre. Overall i give this film 8/10
Sounds like a good http://bestsmileys.com/cleaning/1.gif movie :yup:

[honeykid]

Summer School
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I remember really liking this film, but that was probably as much to do with my undying crush on Kirstie Alley than anything else.

[Harry Lime]

Kirstie Alley eh? Has that crush subsided its intensity yet?

[king_of_movies_316]

I remember really liking this film, but that was probably as much to do with my undying crush on Kirstie Alley than anything else.

I couldn't beleve it was her when i read the list of actors in the movie. She has changed alot since then.

[honeykid]

Kirstie Alley eh? Has that crush subsided its intensity yet?

Not much. I haven't seen her for a couple of years but, the last time I saw her, I still thought she was sexy.

[ash_is_the_gal]

the beginning part of this thread is horrible. i don't agree at all with the majority of what King has said, his regard to refusing to see movies older than he is, or any of that malarkey, but the constant ridicule he has gotten from some of Mofo's best members is pretty mean, guys. i love you all to death, but you've come off worse than some of the bigger bullies i've met on a playground; you made yourselves look pretty silly.

i'm glad everyone cooled off these last couple pages, though. i don't have to go Medusa on anybody!

<3

[Harry Lime]

Well King watched Summer School which I believe was released in 1987, so it's good to see he's being less exclusive. You don't really restrict yourself to only movies made before 1992, do you King?

[king_of_movies_316]

Well King watched Summer School which I believe was released in 1987, so it's good to see he's being less exclusive. You don't really restrict yourself to only movies made before 1992, do you King?

I don't say to myself everytime i go to Blockbuster that im not going to rent a movie pre 1992, its just that most movies pre-1992 don't spark my intrest. Summer School did though.

[Harry Lime]

Raiders of the Lost Ark? The original Star Wars Trilogy? Alien/Aliens? The Road Warrior? Ghostbusters? Goodfellas? I could go on and on, none of these spark your interest? You seem to like horror films, what about the original Friday the 13th or Halloween? Oh well, you can watch whatever movies you want to watch, but you may be missing out on something great. I liked Summer School too, I wouldn't give it an 8/10, but I still like it.

[king_of_movies_316]

Raiders of the Lost Ark? The original Star Wars Trilogy? Alien/Aliens? The Road Warrior? Ghostbusters? Goodfellas? I could go on and on, none of these spark your interest? You seem to like horror films, what about the original Friday the 13th or Halloween? Oh well, you can watch whatever movies you want to watch, but you may be missing out on something great. I liked Summer School too, I wouldn't give it an 8/10, but I still like it.

lol i do like some pre-1992 movies, infact some of them are my favorite films. You mentiond the orig StarWars, i loved those films. There are alot of pre-1992 films i realy do like, but most films i like are post 1992. For the horror films, i never realy liked the originals and i am more of a fan of remakes, but there are still some good horror films around that are old.

[meatwadsprite]

You haven't seen Goodfellas yet ?

[king_of_movies_316]

You haven't seen Goodfellas yet ?

No.

[Iroquois]

I think it goes without saying that you should. Immediately.

[n3wt]

I havent seen Goodfellas either ive heared it is a great film but I havent seen it yet :(

[Harry Lime]

Well n3wt, judging by your top ten list I am pretty sure you will like it, so go rent, NOW! Seriously though, it should be the next film you watch, it's good, damn good.

[Daffodil]

lol @ some of the stuff said on this thread.

[n3wt]

Well n3wt, judging by your top ten list I am pretty sure you will like it, so go rent, NOW! Seriously though, it should be the next film you watch, it's good, damn good.
;) Im keeping an eye out for it cheap to buy and cheers for posting back!

[king_of_movies_316]

The Warriors
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I don't know if i have made a review for this film in this thread or not.

Anyway The Warriors is a top movie. The film follows a gang (Warriors) in New York City trying to make it back to their "turf" in Coney Island after being acused of killing a high ranking gang leader who called a truse. The Warriors must fight diffrent gangs on their way back to safety.

I did like this film as the plot was awesome. But there were some bits of the film which i didn't like. One bit was, was the fact that The Warriors were ment to be good guys, execpt through out the film they constantly do bad guy things. You never realy knew if they were realy good or just bastards in a bad prediciment.

Some of the fighting scenes were good and some of the gangs were pretty cool (the Baseball Fueries) but some of the gangs were also pretty lame.

Overall a good film. I think the remake will be better though when it comes out.

6/10

[Iroquois]

I did like this film as the plot was awesome. But there were some bits of the film which i didn't like. One bit was, was the fact that The Warriors were ment to be good guys, execpt through out the film they constantly do bad guy things. You never realy knew if they were realy good or just bastards in a bad prediciment.

Did you consider the possibility that it might be both? Not everyone that joins a gang is necessarily a bad guy or a good guy - when you live in one of the most crime-ridden cities in 1970s America (as the New York featured in The Warriors is), it was more an issue of self-preservation that leads youths to band together as one in order to defend themselves against other crooks (as they did in the film). Of course, gangs will always attract bad eggs - Ajax is probably the only real bastard in the film, considering how much he wants to molest any woman they come in contact with.

And of course, he gets his comeuppance when he tries to rape a woman who turns out to be an undercover cop and arrests him.

In response to your other complaint about the gangs being pretty lame - I can't really argue with that. I think Walter Hill was aiming for a rather unrealistic portrayal of gang life, hence the variety of strange gangs (such as the mimes, the Furies, the Lizzies, etc). It's almost like 300 in how it's an overly cartoonish exaggeration of reality.

As for the remake being better when it comes out...nah, I'm not even going to dignify that with a response.

Still, glad you liked it.

[honeykid]

I adore The Warriors. Me and my friends saw it when we were kids and we all instantly loved it. Still a top 100 film for me and, although I think a remake is interesting, I've always had a problem with how they were going to keep to the plot of the original, while updating it. I can see a gang of seven trying to get back to their turf in The Warriors, as there were only two guns in the entire film (not including cops) but it's going to be a lot harder to suspend belief when every gang member has a semi automatic weapon in their hands.

Also, the gangs aren't lame, they're great!.. Apart from the mines, they are gay. :yup:

[MovieMan8877445]

I really like The Warriors, which reminds me that I need to rewatch it again.

[king_of_movies_316]

The Extra

The Australian film industry is dead. Deader than death. Deader than Chris Brown's carrer. That is how dead, the Australian film industry is, IMO.

Proof? Well The Extra is my proof. This movie is crap. Plain and simple. The film follows some guy played by an Irish comedian who is actually very funny, trying to be a somebody in the movie industry.

The film is very boring. Very, very boring. I was watching the film and thinking i could not give a f*ck if the main charicter gets the girl or a movie carrer. I just did not care.

The one funny bit was the main characters acting which was funny but that was about it. So don't waste your time on this movie. I give this film 2/10.

note: In my review i stated the Australian Film Industry is more dead than Chris Brown's carrer. Although the Australian Film Industry is dead, it is not as dead as Chris Brown's carrer, nothing is.

[Iroquois]

"Dead" isn't the word I'd use to describe the Australian film industry. "Severely crippled", however, seems far more fitting.

[The Prestige]

The Extra

The Australian film industry is dead. Deader than death. Deader than Chris Brown's carrer. That is how dead, the Australian film industry is, IMO.

Proof? Well The Extra is my proof. This movie is crap. Plain and simple. The film follows some guy played by an Irish comedian who is actually very funny, trying to be a somebody in the movie industry.

The film is very boring. Very, very boring. I was watching the film and thinking i could not give a f*ck if the main charicter gets the girl or a movie carrer. I just did not care.

The one funny bit was the main characters acting which was funny but that was about it. So don't waste your time on this movie. I give this film 2/10.

note: In my review i stated the Australian Film Industry is more dead than Chris Brown's carrer. Although the Australian Film Industry is dead, it is not as dead as Chris Brown's carrer, nothing is.

Lol had to rep you for the Chris Brown comment. I ain't seen this film but I have actually heard good things about it..

[king_of_movies_316]

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
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This martial arts film is Never Back Down meets The Shawshank Redemption.

The film follows George Chamber who is a boxer near the end of his carrer who is in Russia and gets framed for Heroin possesion. He ends up in prison and has to fight to get out all the while building up a bond with one of those didn't-realy-deserve-to-be-in-jail-but-did-it-to-save-his-brother-and-has-a-dream-to-see-his-neese-before-he-dies type guy.

Good movie. Plently of fighting, a good plot and some drama. This film realy got me wanting a happy ending, which some films just don't.

I also liked this film because it decided not to the cliched story were the guy has to get out of jail to see his girl friend. In this film the main charicter had to get out of jail because it was simply a ***** hole. But at the same time there was still drama involved (the old guy having to get out).

I recemend this film to most - i give it 7/10.

[n3wt]

Sounds like a real cool film, I havent seen it but im keeping my eye out cheers dude Nice review !

[n3wt]

The Extra

The Australian film industry is dead. Deader than death. Deader than Chris Brown's carrer. That is how dead, the Australian film industry is, IMO.

Proof? Well The Extra is my proof. This movie is crap. Plain and simple. The film follows some guy played by an Irish comedian who is actually very funny, trying to be a somebody in the movie industry.

The film is very boring. Very, very boring. I was watching the film and thinking i could not give a f*ck if the main charicter gets the girl or a movie carrer. I just did not care.

The one funny bit was the main characters acting which was funny but that was about it. So don't waste your time on this movie. I give this film 2/10.

note: In my review i stated the Australian Film Industry is more dead than Chris Brown's carrer. Although the Australian Film Industry is dead, it is not as dead as Chris Brown's carrer, nothing is.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[king_of_movies_316]

Jackass the movie
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Jackass isn't what i rememberd it to be like. Sure when i sore this film a couple of years ago it was the most entertaing ***** around. But for some reason this time i watched it, it wasnt as entertaing as it used to be.

The movie isn't realy a movie. It is more a clip show of Johnny Knoxvile and co doing stupid *****. Thats fine with me though.

For some reason though, all the crazy ***** they were doing didn't do it for me this time though. It could mean that i have matured and seeing grown men shooting fire works out of their ass's isnt funny any more. What ever the reason, the movie just didn't cut it.

On a positive note though, all though there was only one time when i laughed (Johnny Knoxvile pretending to be an old person stealing from the liquore store) i still was entertained by it.

I think i'm over Jackass and im moving onto to bigger and better things (eg. the Welsh verson of them, Dirty Sanchez). Overall though it was OK, i give it 5/10.

[n3wt]

Jackass was hilarious but ive seen the stunts so many times now its got quite redundent.

Nice review as always king!

[BadaBing]

That movie was funny. I had to look away at the part where they were giving themselves paper cuts, though. It hurts just thinking about it.

[king_of_movies_316]

Fear
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This 1996 thriller is awesome. It is the best thriller i have ever seen.

The film follows Nicole Walker (Reese Witherspoon) a 16 year old girl who falls in love with a guy named David (Mark Wahlberg). Things start off good in their relationship as Nicole's family like David, exept for her dad. But things turn sour after that as we start to see a dark side of David and thats when the film realy picks up into a suspensfull thriller that climaxs at the end.

I loved this film. It kept me sitting at the egde of my seat the whole movie. One thing i realy liked about the movie was the fact that we all knew that David would turn out to be bad, but just could not believe it. Marky Marks performance was also very good.

Another thing i liked about the film was the fact that it was just intresting. It sucked you into watching it. It is one of those films were you watch five minutes of it, and then you know you are going to have to watch the whole dam thing.

A great suspense thriller that does not go over the top but still scares you. I give it 8/10.

[n3wt]

FEAR is a great film I need to get it on DVD and re-watch it.

Nice review and for reminding me that I need to upgrade this from VHS :laugh:

[nebbit]

Thanks King :) I am going to add Fear to my bigpond list :yup:

[KasperKristensen]

I think I've seen this movie a long time ago. Is there a scene where it looks like a dog is about to enter the room but then it's someone dropping the head seperated from the dog's body?

[king_of_movies_316]

I think I've seen this movie a long time ago. Is there a scene where it looks like a dog is about to enter the room but then it's someone dropping the head seperated from the dog's body?

Yeah thats the one

[n3wt]

Good scene :yup:

[Daffodil]

The Extra

The Australian film industry is dead. Deader than death. Deader than Chris Brown's carrer. That is how dead, the Australian film industry is, IMO.

Proof? Well The Extra is my proof. This movie is crap. Plain and simple. The film follows some guy played by an Irish comedian who is actually very funny, trying to be a somebody in the movie industry.

The film is very boring. Very, very boring. I was watching the film and thinking i could not give a f*ck if the main charicter gets the girl or a movie carrer. I just did not care.

The one funny bit was the main characters acting which was funny but that was about it. So don't waste your time on this movie. I give this film 2/10.

note: In my review i stated the Australian Film Industry is more dead than Chris Brown's carrer. Although the Australian Film Industry is dead, it is not as dead as Chris Brown's carrer, nothing is.


Haha. I was an extra in this film, funnily enough. :) It is a bad film, isn't it?

[king_of_movies_316]

The Number 23

This movie staring Jim Carrey is very underated. The film follows Jim Carrey's charicter who is stalked by the number 23. If i said any more of the plot i would probaly ruin it.

Anyway i very much liked this film and i was very upset (well not very upset, actually i didn't realy care that much) to here that this movie was hated by critics. I have no idea why, seriously.

It is a great physcological thriller that is like the better verson of The Shinning IMO.

Although at some points confusing, the film answers all the questions it had left open in the last ten minutes. The last ten minutes pretty much explain the past 2 hours. Which some may say is bad, the plot twist near the end was good.

One thing about the movie though, i didn't quit get how a number could kill people. Anway i recemend this to people who like thrillers as this one is up there with the best. I give it 23/10 - get it? (god i need new material)

Seriously though i give it 7/10

[n3wt]

Ive seen The Number 23 and found it ok nothing really specail it was a good thriller but I wasnt really fussed tbh.

[Justin]

Better version of The Shining? Really?

[meatwadsprite]

I thought Shining was about isolation , anyway I still congratulate you on watching a movie where numbers kill people.

[king_of_movies_316]

American Pie
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The classic teen comedy. Yes, i have finaly seen it.

American Pie is an awesome teen comedy about four high school kids who make a pact to get "some" before the end of high school. Thats pretty much the plot in simple an complicated terms.

The movie had some funny as hell bits such as all the awkward scenes between Jason Bigg's charicter and his dad. And pretty much any scene were Stiffler was talking and/or could been seen.

But the film also had a decent plot as well. It wasn't a dumb ass comedy were the whole objective of the film is to get people to laugh, it got people to intrested by just being intresting.

I actually consider this film as a dramedy.

Anyway i give this film 7/10.

[meatwadsprite]

It wasn't a dumb ass comedy where the whole objective of the film is to get people to laugh

That's what I thought it was :|

[king_of_movies_316]

That's what I thought it was :|

There was more to it.

[Iroquois]

I think KOM's referring to the fact that while Jim and Finch's own individual plotlines and characters were played for very basic humour, Oz and Kevin's plotlines were less focused on stupid jokes and more on actual character development (surprise, surprise), and as such, the "climax" (no pun intended) of their individual stories carries slightly more poignancy than the other "jokier" characters.

[king_of_movies_316]

I think KOM's referring to the fact that while Jim and Finch's own individual plotlines and characters were played for very basic humour, Oz and Kevin's plotlines were less focused on stupid jokes and more on actual character development (surprise, surprise), and as such, the "climax" (no pun intended) of their individual stories carries slightly more poignancy than the other "jokier" characters.

Yeah thats what i ment.

[king_of_movies_316]

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
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Classic American comedy and some actiiiioooon (in the way Doug Heffernen would say it). That is what this movie staring the man him self, Kevin James is all about.

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The movie follows a mall cop called Paul Blart (no surprise there) around and tells the story of how he saves a group of hostages from some bad guys in his local mall. The story line has a semi-confusing back story about codes and stuff, but if you get what i just described you should understand the plot easily.

The film is cliched a fu^k load. Like it has a fu^k load of cliches. I mean....you get the idea. But it does also have some surprises that no one would see comming.

The jokes are your classic, American style gags. You know....

Anway if you want some light entertainment, i recemend this film. If not, then go see Watchmen or some *****. I give this movie 7/10.

I was going to give it lower, but Kevin James knocked it up a bit.

[KasperKristensen]

Sounds like one of the movies you would put on when returning from a pub crawl with a massive hang-over.

I dig it :up:

[n3wt]

I cannot wait to see this movie :yup: It looks awesome and Kevin James is a hilarious guy, nice review :king:

[nebbit]

Thanks King :yup:

[king_of_movies_316]

Since i haven't done any reviews in ages, i will give breith reviews on movies i have seen recently.

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Apocolypto - A huge-ass epic movie. Good plot. It went a bit to long and the second half of the movie was just a chase scene. Still good overall. 8/10

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Mystic River - Great movie with fantastic acting. The movie could have been realy confusing, but somehow it was directed so it wasn't. Recemended for people who like inteligant films.
8/10

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Hercules in New York - This was the worst movie i have ever seen. I only watched 15 minutes of it because it was so bad. I had never realy noticed acting in a movie before as for me most movies i had seen had good acting but this was the first film in which i actualy laughed at the acting it was so bad. Honestly when i first started watching the film i actualy thought it was a porno because of the acting and cheap budget.
0/10
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Jumper - Average action film. I was intrested in the first half then i got bored watching the second half. If you want some cheap entertainment then watch this. Hayden Christensen anoys me for some reason, but his girlfriend in the film is realy hot so that adds to the movie. The movie is pretty much a cat and mouse game that goes through out the whole world.
5/10

[nebbit]

8/10

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Hercules in New York - This was the worst movie i have ever seen. I only watched 15 minutes of it because it was so bad. I had never realy noticed acting in a movie before as for me most movies i had seen had good acting but this was the first film in which i actualy laughed at the acting it was so bad. Honestly when i first started watching the film i actualy thought it was a porno because of the acting and cheap budget.
0/10
Thanks King :yup: I thought this was :laugh:

[honeykid]

On the off chance that there's someone that doesn't know this little fact, but the voice for Arnold's character is dubbed by another actor in that film, because his accent was too thick.

[king_of_movies_316]

Platoon
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This 1986 war epic was actualy pretty good for a war film. But unfortunatly i happen not to like war films.

The film follows a soilder called Chris (Charlie Sheen) and his adventures in the Vietnam war. At some points the movie is intresting, mainly the "incedent" between a character called Barns and a character called Ellias. But at other bits the movie is boring.

The ending was pretty good and surprising. But other than that a pretty bland film. I think if i liked war movies then i would apreciate this more, but because i don't i give it 4/10.

On a side note, Charlie Sheen looked exactly the same back then as he looks now on Two and a Half Men.

[mark f]

Horse Pucky. Of course, horse pucky can be used for good. Amen.

[Iroquois]

Why don't you like war movies, man? You've said it but never explained it.

Regardless, I also saw Platoon for the first time a few months ago and I'd probably rank it closer to a 6/10 or 7/10 myself - I was definitely underwhelmed but it had quite a few choice moments in it that push it above average for me.

"The only thing that can kill Barnes...is Barnes."

[king_of_movies_316]

We Own the Night
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(quick review)
This is a great movie. The film is a cop drama staring Marky Mark and Joquoin Pheonix. The plot is very good and so is the acting.

I highly recemend this film to anyone who likes drama.

8/10.

[king_of_movies_316]

Are we done yet?
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Ok, i know you are probaly thinking "why would someone even bother to watch and let alone review this peice of crap". Well your probaly not actualy thinking that......but in simple terms, this movie has recived alot of unnesersary crap.

This family comedy sequal staring the once badass-turned-america's-faverorite-family-black-comedy-guy Ice Cube and that funny guy who plays Dr.Cox from Scrubs (i forgot his name) continues on from the previouse film. The film is about the family moving to the country side. They purchase a house that looks good from the outside but just like everyone who works for TMZ, is dead on the inside. The house pretty much falls apart and Ice Cube's character must find ways of fixing the house all the while trying to connect with his family.

I expected this film to be dumb and wasn't even planning on watching it, but i gave it a chance. The film is not a masterpeice but the simple plot, easy to get jokes and err simple plot made the film good viewing.

The ending was pretty piss weak and is what you expect for pretty much every american comedy. A good thing though, was the fact that there was a cameo by Magic Johnson which was cool. I love cameos.

Overall i realy enjoyed this film and i give it 8/10.

[n3wt]

I saw the first one and wasnt impressed so I cant see me seening this one.

[Iroquois]

After a review like that, I really have to wonder what it is that you don't like about war movies...

[king_of_movies_316]

I saw the first one and wasnt impressed so I cant see me seening this one.

Yeah. I think if you didn't like the first your probaly will not this one.

[king_of_movies_316]

After a review like that, I really have to wonder what it is that you don't like about war movies...

War movies just bore me. They all seem the same.

The main reason is that the fighting scenes in the movies are realy boring.

[Pyro Tramp]

War movies just bore me. They all seem the same.

The main reason is that the fighting scenes in the movies are realy boring.

Er yeah, ok. What about Star Wars?

[king_of_movies_316]

Starwars isn't an actual war movie. When i mean war movies i mean movies about one army against another army fighting. Movies like Saving Private Ryan are what i'm talking about.

Movies like Starwars and Rambo are not what im talking about.

[n3wt]

War movies just bore me. They all seem the same.

The main reason is that the fighting scenes in the movies are realy boring.
I find fight scenes in most movies spectacular, I love watching and rewatching movies with all types of fight scenes in them. My wife is the same as you King she doesnt like fight scenes, as in one guy beating another guy but she does like good effects in films like Star Wars and of course BSG :D

[Iroquois]

War movies just bore me. They all seem the same.

The main reason is that the fighting scenes in the movies are realy boring.

Well, of course they're going to seem the same - the one thing that every war movie has in common is that it's, you know, got a WAR going on in it. That's kind of what distinguishes war movies from most others.

Plus, just because they seem the same doesn't mean they are. Platoon, Apocalypse Now and The Deer Hunter all cover the exact same war but in vastly different ways (ranging from a semi-autobiographical account of actual service to the war as an allegory for the darker side of humanity to the war's effects on the men back home).

Also, how are fighting scenes in war movies boring exactly?

Starwars isn't an actual war movie. When i mean war movies i mean movies about one army against another army fighting. Movies like Saving Private Ryan are what i'm talking about.

Movies like Starwars and Rambo are not what im talking about.

Going by that logic, Star Wars actually is a war movie - it fits your criteria of "one army against another" in that the entire original trilogy revolves around a war being fought between the Imperials and the Rebels (to say nothing of the prequels). Among other places, George Lucas drew his fair share of inspiration for action sequences from old war movies.

[king_of_movies_316]

Bruno
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Seeing as Australia was one of the first countries to have Bruno released (yeah, i have no idea why it was released here before the US either, but hey im not complaining) i thought it would give a early review of it.

The film is pretty much the gay version of Borat. Like Sasha Baron Cohen pretty much swapped over Borat with a gay dude from Austria called Bruno. The plot is almost exactly the same as Borat (the plot is, is Bruno comes to America to be famouse).

The simlirties between the two films go as far as the fact that in Borat he had a manager he had a fight with and then made up with and in Bruno the exact same thing happend (obviously with a diffrent manager).

Even though the film is similar to Borat, that does not mean it is bad. The film is fuc!ing funny as *****. The amount of discusting humor would force anyone to laugh regardless of who they are. The gay refrences and jokes keep comming and yet again Sasha Baron Cohen shows America's inner feelings towards certain things (in this case homosexuality).

I think everyone will like this film, as although the film is tasteless, it some how doesnt go too far. Is it better than Borat? It's roughly the same, execpt gayer. I give it 8/10.

[Johnny Chimpo]

I loved Borat, and I thought this movie would be exactly the same. That gave me some worries. But if you say its the same basic outline but still funny, then i'd say its worth a watch

[downthesun]

Loved Borat, loved Ali G, seen some stuff from Bruno which was hilarious. Can't wait to see this. Question is where does Baron Cohen go from here?

[king_of_movies_316]

Loved Borat, loved Ali G, seen some stuff from Bruno which was hilarious. Can't wait to see this. Question is where does Baron Cohen go from here?

Thats what i was thinking. He has no more characters left. And i think if he creates another character and movie with the whole format in which he makes films like Borat and Bruno it will become stale and un-funny.

[nebbit]

Thanks for the review King :yup: the first very positive one I have read :yup:

[king_of_movies_316]

Mallboy

The chances are, that you have't ever heard of this film. The chances are, that if you watch this film you won't understand the think accent and the chances are, you won't probably even see this film.

This Aussie film follows some kid called Shaun around and is about how he tries to change his life which is spent in the lower class suburbs of my city Melbourne.

The film was very good from my perspective and the film was shot at places i actually go to (the mall where it was filmed at, is my local mall). I could relate to many of the issues that the film brought up.

Although the film is good from my perspective, i doubt anyone who doesn't live in Melbourne, let alone Australia would either understand it or like it. For example I can't imagine Mr.Average Joe from North Carolina or somewhere sitting down and understandding the Aussie slang, humor and issues the movie is raising.


Overall a fantastic film. If you get a chance to watch it, (i doubt it's shown outside of Australia) watch it. But it really depends on who you are and where you are from if you will like it. I give it 8/10

[n3wt]

Nice review :king: I havent heard of it but it sounds interesting :yup::up:

[king_of_movies_316]

It's worth checking out if you happen to see it some were :yup:

[n3wt]

I will keep a beedy eye open for it :D

[nebbit]

Thanks King I have added it to my must see list :yup: