What was the last movie you've watched? - Version 5

Friends with Benefits

It was ok. Some laughs but a typical friends that sleep together and then realize they really do love each other in the end movie.

2/5

Captain America.


I didn't want to see this because I thought it looked dumb how they put Evans head on a little body but actually it looked great and you couldn't even tell if you didn't know any better.

good action, awesome bad guy, super hot love interest....

probably top 3 favorite super hero movie for me

The Man With The Golden Gun - 2/5

Christopher Lee's performance in it - 5/5

The Spy Who Loved Me - 5/5

immortals it was pretty good

Little Fockers

Film had nothing to do with the kids. Only watched it for Alba.

The Two Towers

Fantastic movie of course! Great acting, fantastic score, and phenomenal special FX. Stoking myself up for The Hobbit trailer next week!

Three And Out

Not a completely awful 106 minutes, but a bit of a fluff, filler type movie for when you've got nothing else to do. The cast was good enough, but the story and comedic moments were thin. Mainly watched this one for Gemma Arterton, and on that front, it did not disappoint.
Maybe I'm the only one, but a tiny bit of Colm Meaney playing his "angry Irishman" goes a long, long way. And I also kept waiting for Mac Crook's wooden eyeball to fall out.

Rise of the planet of the apes

second time I have seen it. Still one of the best films of 2011

Fright Night(2011) - 4/5

Great remake, damn fine performances, and a nice slam against Twilight in the first thirty minutes.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows- 3/5. So disappointed...

Red Riding Hood.


+Amanda Seyfried: Because regardless of the shit they put her in she can still do her job well.
+Some of the more scenic scenes and color pallet


-The movie is a huge pile of shit.
-Music can really help a movie. The music in this movie sucked and didn't seem to fit. It would fit in a teen drama lets say. But not in a movie set in this time period.
-The love interests were both lame and Peter couldn't act.
-Albeit lame I sort of dug that she could hear the wolf.
-The movie is very stylized which which helped make me gravitate towards this piece of crap but the director uses far too much of that soap opera glow effect. But like I said some of the scenes were sort of "pretty".


Side: Amanda killed that red hood

Overall: It's a terrible movie and the director shouldn't be given any more movies. But it wasn't a total waste of my time because it had just, and I mean just enough to keep me entertained.

Grade: D+

Home Alone. Best Christmas movie, IMO

50/50 is so fucking good.

JGL was great as always and a couple years ago I grew tired of Seth Rogan's shit but it worked well here. There's one particular scene with he and Bryce that is top notch. Also, Anna Kendrick is incredible in this movie. Excellent. She's da bomb.

The Adjustment Bureau (2011) - 7.5/10

I expected an action/thriller/drama movie when I saw the trailer, and surpringsly, what I got was a romance/drama movie.

It was good nonetheless, but some things were over the top weird.

Emily Blunt was lovely though.

Moonraker - 3/5. The ONLY reasons it gets that high are a very, very solid first half and Q's final line in the movie. Without those things, a 2/5, easily.

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid - 4/5

Black Swan

I quite liked this.
Wasn't nice seeing Natalie and Mila so thin.

Contagion - scary... very very scary. (in a good way).

Moneyball (that Brad Pitt movie) - interesting but ruined(ish) by its meh ending that made it an unrecommendable movie.

My Neighbor's Secret (2009) Lifetime movie. Kind of a dumb movie, but funny as hell if you watch with an open mind. lol.

"Warrior"


Holy fuck awesome!

Best fighting movie I have ever seen. Superior acting, superior action, great underdog story, great great drama and edge of your seat scenes, fast moving without losing a single bit of character building, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton killed it

I get goosebumps just typing that shit.

see it!


Bonus: Jennifer Morrison ass shots in underwear.

Red Hill


I really liked it. I seem to enjoy most aussie made films and this one was no different. Very much a western set in a small aust. town. A story of revenge


If any of you have any good aussie movies to rec let me know.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

The girl with the dragon tattoo


Everything about this movie I enjoyed. The colors, the way it was shot, how it was directed, the score, the story, the progression everything. It's a bit long but worth it. Rooney Mara is a star. She's such a great actress. And despite some of the production stills from this movie she is fucking hot as Lisbeth. She's also naked a lot so that's good news

Craig did Craig, which is to say he played his role well like he normally does but Mara was the star. Her character is so cool and badass. She's probably the best small framed female protagonist since Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars.

David Fincher is a man I can always trust to bring the good shit.

a must see movie!

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol


The cast was good and there were some funny little moments that I enjoyed but this movie was boring and yet another cliche "we must stop this missile before it hits america" movie.

I can't say i'll feel the need to ever see it again.

You should see Zodiac if you haven't yet. Another Fincher movie.

I am currently watching Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" for the umpteenth time.

Last in theater ...

The Muppets

Loved it. made me nostolgic for my childhood. Very happy they finally did the muppets right again.



Last on video ...

Attack the Block

Awesome flick. Really cool monsters ... Nick Frost!

Fright Night(1985) 5/5. How vampires should be.

Malice In Wonderland

While being darker and more adult oriented, it was still a little bit silly, a little stupid, kind of pointless...
But it was still a fun watch with a nice visual style, and I'd sit through almost anything for Maggie Grace.

I would have liked it more but was unable to get over the fact that the 'heroes' had only just mugged a lady at knifepoint - and them saying later "oh the knife was just for show, I wouldn't have used it, I was just as scared as you" <- well I didn't buy that for an instant and could easily imagine that, had she struggled, put up any resistance whatsoever, then she'da been sliced (the leader not wanting to lose face infront of his gang).

they were stupid kids who you later see are just kids and are scared and not "hard" in any way. He wouldn't have used it.

The Muppets 5/5
Third time, still as great.

The Mechanic (the new one) 3/5

Not too awful bad, some good action sequences and such, but not really a whole lot to it plot wise.

I thought some scenes were hilarious especially the end.

Nope, not convinced. He was more than happy to go after that "dog" that attacked him, so it is not a huge leap of the imagination that had she fought back that he'da used the knife to "fend her off". Do you REALLY think, if she'd said no and walked away, that they'd been all like "ok then, sorry for bothering you, have a nice day lady" ?!

Oh yes, and "being a scared kid" doesn't make you reluctant to return a treasured ring to its owner just cos "it's your ring now and is all shiney 'n stuff". :nononoononono:

Catch .44 (2011) Crappy movie. A Tarantino rip off.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Great, great movie.

Rooney Mara is the whole movie. I can't wait for the next 2.

5/5

Margin Call (2011) Way too much talk, kinda boring. Not the thriller the I expected.

Muppet
Christmas
Carol

The end.

I agree completely. Incredible movie!

Straw Dogs (2011) Pretty good movie, pretty intense. 7/10.

The Ant Bully.


This is a great example of don't judge by a book by its cover. I saw the cover of this movie years ago and said "weak animation " and the name implied something that didn't appeal to me.


well yesterday I happen to get the movie for christmas from my brother because I love animation.

and although it isn't on the level of animation of Pixar(not even close) or even that of Dreamworks it was still plenty good enough.

I liked the character design of the ants and the hornets. Both looked cool. The voice acting was good esp by Bruce Campbell who's ant was the best in the movie. The story is sort of a mix between of Honey I shrunk the kids and bugs life. It's adapted from a book though. It was full of interesting characters and problems ants face daily(water,other incects,frogs,pest control etc)

I thought it was fantastic and I am pretty snobby about animation movies because Pixar has spoiled me

ranking of movies where the central characters are Ants.

a Bugs life > The ant bully > Antz

Mission: Impossible : Ghost Protocol 4/5

Great stuff. Really strong action sequences, very suspenseful, and new twist on the "nuclear missile" thing with the villain believing what he's doing is right. No ransom, he's just going to do it.

I only wish they had gone into more development as to who the villain was, but other than that, loved it.

I watched Highlander on Christmas day. Not exactly a holiday movie, but still lots of fun.

American Beauty

Been a long time since i last watched it and it's still as good as the first time.

Straw Dogs

2/5

pretty funny stuff.

Soul Surfer

it was a nice movie.annasophia robb is just perfect in this role.the rest of the cast was ok and it moved kinda fast.lorriane nicholson is a hottie too.not the greatest movie but nice for what it was, and you cant beat anna and lorriane in bikinis. 2 1/2 out of 4.

Source Code (2011) - 9/10

Got some shit on called 'Paul'.

The film is lacking comedy.

Bad Teacher is up there for worst movie I've ever seen in my life. I'm still astonished that writing THAT BAD made it to the big screen. There is so much shit that is setup in that movie that is never paid off (Diaz stealing shit, the dolphin statue, etc.), Justin Timberlake is awful, Diaz's character has no redeeming qualities at all (compared to Billy Bob Orton in Bad Santa who actually had some redeeming qualities in the end), Segel does what no guy would EVER do in that position unless they were desperate (and he clearly wasn't), etc, etc, etc. Fuck that movie.

With Pegg and that other guy you'da thought "this will be amazing" but to me it:
JUST ...... WASN'T ...... FUNNY.

ditto

Tron:Legacy


outside of the awesome score,Olivia Wilde's hotness, and Beau Garrett's insane beauty this movie pretty much sucked.

the acting was borderline cheese.
the story was ok but who gives a fuck
the special effects were good enough i guess but the special effect of creating a younger version of Flynn was horrid looking.
the look of the movie was cool enough.

pretty much blah!

I'm rewatching my Top 10 movies of 2011.

10. Sucker Punch
09. Super 8

Lethal Weapon 3 & 4

08. Bridesmaids
07. Source Code

Wild Things

Fuck Denise Richards was hot



Wild Things 2

Fuck Susan Ward was hot BUT there comes a point when too many twists becomes silly.

^I guess Wild Things 3: The Threesome is next on your list.

06. Drive
05. Sleeping Beauty

Drive

Ryan Gosling has joined Leo and entered into "Watch everything that man does" territory for me.

indeed. He's pretty much the only actor I will watch anything he's in. He's by far my favorite. I like RDJ and Crowe as well but they both do movies I don't care for. Gosling pretty much only does good shit

Colombiana (2011) It was OK, not great. 5.8/10.

04. Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
03. Another Earth

02. Melancholia

The Tree of Life


Interesting concepts, symbolism, great cinematography and acting. It's been a long since a movie like this one, was last made.

01. Super

Tightrope (1984) Clint gets kinky...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Shame

Can't stop thinking about it. Definitely on my top ten of 2011.

Congo

Dylan Walsh's perm. Laura Linney looking fine. Tim Curry as a Romanian. Delroy Lindo stealing the whole damn movie in like 5 minutes of screen time "STOP EATING MY SEASAME CAKE". White gorillas that are highly attuned and protecting a diamond horde. LASERS THAT KILL GORILLAS. This is like...the best camp that isn't supposed to be camp ever.

Super 8

Loved the movie. Very cool coming of age flick. Alien was a little weak (metal cubes?) but everything else was stellar. Great acting from a young cast.

Fun !

The Messengers & The Ward

Both supernatural, both had hotties in the main cast (Kristen Stewart & Amber Heard) and both films were pretty good.

Stellar performances from the top 10-12 billed actors, any of them could have won Best Actress or Supporting Actress in any of the Festivals or Awards shows it was entered. Has 17 wins and 50 nominations so far.

Bonus: I was growing up during the time this was set (early 60's) so I lived it. It brought back memories of my teen years.

P.S. Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Ahna O'Reilly, Anna Camp ... All hot!

Johnny English Reborn - not funny, just not funny.

Take Me Home Tonight (2011) - 9/10

At first, I thought this would be another shitty immature comedy movie, but turned out to be great!

Also, Teresa Palmer and Michelle Trachtenberg...

Inception

Re-watched 8MM (1999) with Nic Cage from my DVD collection. Great thriller.

The Hunters

I watched this for one reason and one reason only. Dianna Agron. And of course she was angelic in every scene(well.. she was only in 3 scenes)


but even though she got second billing on the dvd she was as an unnecessary character as I have seen in a long time. I turned to my mom and said "why is she even in this movie?" and she agreed.It's like they just needed a woman in the movie. The way her and the main character meet is happen stance and they just sort of throw her in at the end just for .. fuck I dunno. For people like me to want to see it because of her?

It's no wonder this movie took so long to release after being made, no one wanted to buy the rights to this shit stain.

the acting was horrendous on all of the guys in this movie. The story was beyond fucking stupid and useless. The characters were paper thin and weak. The "action" is crap.

seriously there is enough gifs online where you'll see all of Dianna's scenes and you'll never have to want to cut into your veins with anything sharp near you like I wanted to while watching this.


Grade:F

^thanx for saving me the trouble of watching it

(maybe IMDB should include "amount of time in movie" figures when they give the cast list)

you're welcome

The Three Musketeers 3D (2011)
- painfull, not helped by the introduction scene of Milady which, if you watch it, was flat flat flat, and bland, and passionless, and dull. I'm all for remakes but when they add a whole bunch of unnecessaryness, well that's just wrong. Boooo, I say again... booooo.

Heh. I'm with Number Four all the way: I too watched The Hunters for Dianna Agron, and I agree with everything he said.

I did watch Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol today. Decent...and entertained me for a couple hours. Surpassed my nonexistent expectations.

I do want to see The Three Musketeers, but I think Fido just validated my concerns about it.

^can't wait for MI4

as for the Muskett movie - if you saw the pilot of Charlies Angels, how each of 'em got their "little introduction bit" which were meant to relate/demonstrate their ultra-coolness and ultra-expertiseness, but which just came across as "oh puhlease, I'm not buying this one iota, or even one jot (which is less than an iota)", weeeelll the start of Muskets mirrored this, and (being the person I am) the movie couldn't recover from that. Maybe it's like going on a date and the first thing she says is "by the way, I was born with a penis". Maybe other people are better than me, but that info would kinda affect the whole evening. (ish).

Scream 4 (2011) - 6/10

Cheesy and predictable movie, but let's be honest, if there is a reason to watch it, it's because there are a ton of hotties!

Sanctum (2011) - 8.5/10

Honestly, with all the bad reviews on this one, I expected something awful, but surprisingly, I really enjoyed it! I love survival movies, that also helps.

The Romantics

Wasn't good but it had Malin Akerman looking hot all through the film.

The Debt (2010) Decent, not great movie, worth watching though.

Midnight in Paris.

ok movie. cool concept.

the Woody Allen flick, right? That was another one I was planning to watch (for the cinematography alone) but never got to it.

Robin Hood (2010)

Not as bad as I thought it would be, but it still felt a little, I dunno... uneven. And historical accuracy was apparently thrown out the window. Hey, at least it wasn't a Costner movie, though.




Black Swan

What a waste of time. All the hype was unjustified. The ever boring Portman seemed to struggle just to "act" in this, and the only scene worth watching was the Kunis-eats-the-cookie scene.

Here's the thing about this movie. It is very real. It doesn't have any special effects(not that I could see). No wasted dialogue. No extra sound effects during fights. All as realistic as possible. Which is why I believe Gina Carano was cast because she uses a ton of MMA holds on her foes in this film.

Gina Carano is the main character but more so than her the main character is the camera,look of film, and how it was directed."Huh"? you must be thinking? Watch it and you'll see what I am saying.

Gina is a bad ass chick who you know can hold her own, but because the movie is realistic she isn't perfect. She gets jacked up plenty, she fucks up and slips etc. I liked that.

The film is full of veteran actors with bit roles.

To gauge Gina Carano's acting ability off this film is difficult. She played the part how the director intended her to play it. Bad ass,dry,says little. I can't really imagine her playing the role differently or her not playing this type of role through out her could be acting career. The camera spends much of the film on her face in silence which worked well because as you know, Gina is drop dead gorgeous.

Channing Tatum is the weakest actor in this film. He plays annoyed guy and sleep walks through it because that's what he does in all his roles. I feel he must smoke some weed before each scene.

I don't really have any bad things to say about this film. I didn't love it. I liked it.


Grade:B

Underworld: Awakening 3D




1. This movie is the first to use the RED EPIC digital cameras in 3D. How does it look? awesome! The underworld films have that desaturated look(or more so saturated deep tones) and thus makes this look much different than any other 3D movie I have seen. I will say they didn't take full advantage of Kate in 3D like they did Roise in Transformers.

2. The story isn't as solid as the first film but that's because the movie is progressing. The film is basically vampires and lycans take on the real world and are extracted via death. And then a rescue mission of sorts.

3. Kate Beckinsale is as stunning as ever. Let's just to her greatness shall we?

4. This is def the most badass Salene to date. She kills many with out the slightest remorse and I loved it.. although I wish there was more.

5. Not nearly as slow as the first 2 movies. Some non-action stuff but not as dull as some of those scenes in the second one.

6. No Scott Speedman, I hated his character. He was a pussy ass bitch(crap actor to boot)! Salene befriends a vampire named David who is by far a bigger bad ass than Micheal ever was.

7. The actions scenes at the beginning of the film and end are pretty awesome and well done as Salene goes all out fucking people up.

If you liked the other films you will love this one too. If not you will hate it.

Wish it was longer, felt a tad bit incomplete and rushed.


As a movie Grade:B

As a fan of the series:A

I kind of have to agree with Number Four after having seen Underworld Awakening. The story isn't as good as in previous movies, but this movie's Selene is much angrier & much more of a bad ass. This story is much more action driven, and it really does help that Kate Beckinsale is as ridiculously smoking hot as ever.

However, this movie felt a bit more like a money grab than previous incarnations. As a fan of the series, however, I wasn't really disappointed. [Admittedly, they kind of set up the possibility for another Underworld movie, though.]

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Cool movie.

Winnie the Pooh

the one released in 2011.

I forgot how stupid Pooh is He's soooooo stupid which makes him adorable and lovable. And funny.

It's a splendid film that takes you back to your childhood which we all need sometimes.

if you watch it be sure to let the credits roll to end, funniest part of the movie can be seen there.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind - man has encounter, builds a hill, goes to hill, 5 notes played over-n-over-n-over again, man abandons wife+kids to swan off round t'universe with little people and a Stretch-Armstrong - big load of meh.

Beastly

I liked it but it should have been longer. Some things seemed rushed and it's an opportunity lost.

Tango and Cash

awesome movie

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

produced less than 1 year after the actual battle officially ended and still well during war time, it's interesting to see how the US wanted the public to think things were going.

a lot of USA #1, and not so much factual truth. still, a very cool old war movie.

127 Hours

I kept nodding off during it but catched the cutting off arm bit.
I remember the fuss about it being graphic and shit but those people have never seen a Saw movie.

^quick ques: were those text bits at the end (telling us of how his life went after reaching safety) impossible to read (them being white on an almost white background), or is my tv just pants.

They were clear to me.

darn it.

You didn't miss anything. The pictures told the story.

The first three Die Hard movies. Never a bad thing.

sanctum


The dialogue,acting, and line reading was so atrocious I had to turn it off.

Cobra

good old action movie plus my favorite actor Stallone

Classic but cheesy, I have that one in my collection.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Daniel Craig version) - how I feel about the movie will be determined when/if they make the next book.

Hanna

awesome movie ,badass eric bana and saoirse ronan.wished they got more into the backstory of her birth.felt a little rushed at some parts but still good nonetheless.3/4

Excellent movie from Eastwood's direction and whole presentation to Di Caprio's acting, he nailed it once again. I can't understand why the oscars snubbed his performance.

I don't like political movies. Most have an agenda and are boring as fuck. This one wasn't. This one was awesome. The best and probably the only political movie I have seen(although it's more about the game of politics more so than politics) that I would actually say I liked thoroughly.

First off. Clooney directed the hell out of this cast. I mean this movie is a who's who of great actors and they all bring their A game. Ryan Gosling and Evan Rachel Wood stole the show IMO and their scenes together were great. Hoffman and Giamatti both brought their usual skills to the film. Clooney was usual cool Clooney. I don't enjoy most of his movies and he's been in some of the worst(that horrid men who stare at goats for example) but this one....

The film was crisp and had a nice pace. Building tension nicely.

I see the hype this movie has gotten. Def one of the best films of 2011(top 5 for me)

Grade:A

The Abominable Dr. Phibes - 4/5

Wrecked (2010) - 5.5/10

A man trapped in a car wreck at the bottom of a ravine must overcome incredible odds to survive.

It was mostly boring and confusing, although the ending does answer some of it. Do yourself a favor and put 1h30 towards something else.

Final Destination 5 (2011). Nothing special, was better than the last one at least.

The Ward

Scared the shit of me few times and the ending ... Carpenter is back in town !

Our Idiot Brother was awesome. Best-looking cast of the year: Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel, Rashida Jones, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer.

Rudd plays hippie Ned who gets sent to prison for selling pot to a police officer and subsequently thrown out of his house and has to go back to live with his family whose lives he proceeds to systematically destroy through niceness. Rudd is great and the scene where he finally explodes is amazing. It's pretty precious, cliched, and a little too hipsterish, but I completely loved it.

DO NOT find yourself in a wolves den. You will die. Fuck you will die so hard.

This movie was pretty awesome. It's about a group of plane crash survivors who not only have to battle cold and snow white outs but also a pack of wolves. The cast is terrific and every single one of them does an amazing job. The movie is shot very real. It looks sort of gritty and lots of camera shaking(which I don't like but it sort of works here because of how the movie is shot) . The movie isn't pretty you could say. Just raw and real.


Grade:A

The Rock

Tied as one of my favourite films. Just fooking awesome.

The Perfect Student (2011) Average film at best, the best thing about it was Natasha Henstridge and Josie Davis.

Moneyball for the third time. It just gets better

Attack The Block. Quite good. Though I understand some complaints people have had over the kids not being likable, I didn't feel the same way. Moses in way reminded me of Snake Plissken, except maybe a bit kinder of a person, but the similarities are there, for me at least.

Rise of the planet of the apes


loved it.the whole thing had me freaking out.tom felton played a great asshole and frieda pinto looked beautiful.the apes were scary as shit and caeser was just pure awesome sauce.gonna have to buy it soon.3.5/4

^they never acknowledged the fact that they terrified(?) their mugging victim, and were all like "why were you afraid, we weren't going to cut you or nuttin, we were just as scared as you" (bull). And the leader saying "I wouldn't have cut you" I don't believe for one instant. Had she stood up to them and fought back, would they have simply run off ? I don't think so. The leader would have sliced her from belly to neck so to not lose face in front of his crew. And that oik who kept onto the ring even after hearing just how much it meant to the lady, lovable, methinks not.
Yes the gang did some heroic stuff, yes she would have died without them, but I never felt they were sorry for putting the lady thru that ordial, so this movie left me feeling icky.

And that's where the Snake Plissken comparison comes in. An outlaw in it only for himself, not willing to do anything for anyone unless forced to. Snake may be put in the protagonist position, but he did something to become a wanted felon, and he was considered extremely dangerous. The deleted footage opening of Escape From New York is a bank robbery, the crime he got caught for. I'm willing to bet had he been put in a position where he had to kill one of the other humans in that bank, he would have. He may be facing something worse, but Snake Plissken is not a nice man. The same can be said for Moses.

I'm not trying to change any opinions on the matter. That's just how I see it.

that movie is 100% awesome. I loved Moses esp at the end.

Interesting.

Thinking back to the Death Race 2 opening act, with Luke Goss, bank robber, 'forced' to shoot a guard to enable his escape, and how I had no problem with 'getting past his wanton destruction of life' whereas the oiks from AotB will forever in my mind be unforgivable mugging oiks who just need to be slapped, even after saving the planet from being massacred+eaten by horny fuzzballs.

Drive 5/5. AMAZING. SUPERB. Not enough positive things can be said.

I have watched moneyball 4 times since being released on bluray.


Here's what I like(love???) about it. I am re-reviewing it from whatever i said before.

+Brad Pitt is cooler than a polar bears toe nails in this film.
+Jonah Hill is great in his dramatic turn.
+The score
+the pace
+the story
+the whole cast
+the relationship between Billy and his daughter
+the story
+it's about baseball's inner workings
+the look
+how it's directed
+it's just as good as the book which is also greatness

Here's what I don't like

-I haven't had time to see it 100 times

GRADE:A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

^what about the ending ?

what about it? you never answered me on what part you are referring to?

staying with the a's?
in his truck listening to song?
them losing?

it's a perfect movie. I have zero complaints.

my bad.

Welcome To The Rileys - 4/5. Did not expect this to be any good. Happily proven wrong.

I am in no way a found footage film fan. But this one is easily the best one I have seen. It was really well done and the concept is slick. The three actors all do a great job.The special effects are really really well done and awesome.

Grade:B+

Bad teacher (2011) - 8.5/10

Hilarious!

An Invisible Sign

The story sucks and i think i only liked this because of Jessica Alba

Did a double feature at the local multiplex last night.

First movie was:

The Big Lebowski- I've probably seen it a dozen times, but never on the big screen. The big chain here is having a digital film fest all week so I jumped at the chance to see this, so much better on the big screen with nearly 200 other people.

Second movie:

Chronicle

Surprisingly good, much better than I was expecting.

The American

It was slow as all hell, and very little action for an "action thriller" movie. A bit of a departure from Clooney just playing a slightly modified version Clooney, this.
While it wasn't quite what I expected, and the pacing was sluggish, I still liked it and would definitely watch it again.

Conan The Barbarian (the original one)

awesome classic movie with one of the best soundtracks ever

Priest

Pile of shit.

^the people over at downinfront think of it as Surrogates 2

Drive

Just awesome.the whole thing all the way thru.the acting,story and and characters were amazing. 4/4

Journey 2 The Mysterious Island:

Vanessa Hudgens...sweaty cleavage...tight vest top...tiny shorts...in 3D

that is all

kill the irishman:

it was a good movie, 4/5

Trust

Clive Owen stars as the father of a teenage girl who falls in love with an online predator who ends up raping her. Very Good movie, seems pretty realistic in its presentation.

Not gonna lie, I had high expectations for this movie. A survival movie with Liam Neeson, how awesome would this be?

Well it end, I left the theater kinda disappointed... I mean, it was an okay movie, but I felt like it was missing something as a whole. Character development maybe?

Liam Neeson was great though, he alone deserves a 10, but I didn't care much about the other characters, and in my mind, you should in a survival movie.

I still give it a 8/10.

Tower Heist
Pretty much a spoof of Oceans Eleven. Had some funny moments, but still another not too good of a movie when Ben Stiller plays a normal guy. He needs to stick to goofy characters. With Mathew Broderick and Eddie Murphy, this movie could've been funnier.

5/10

Red Sonja
wanted to watch all Conan-like movies but could'nt bring myself to watch it whole
1/5 and that 1 is for Arnold

Safe House.

Kept me entertained for two hours, even if I saw the entire movie coming. Decent action flick.

Jurassic Park


Held up nicely over the years. Looks good on bd.

Killer Elite (2011). It was good, not great.

V for Vendetta

Absolutely awesome movie

5/5

Safe House

4/5

4 only because of Denzel. It has potential to rival Training Day, but I think Training Day will still win out in the long run. You can't cast anyone else but Denzel in roles like this. It really shows for all the forgettable movies that tried.

50/50

Very, very good movie. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is really an incredible actor.

Intermission (2003)

Dark Irish comedy. I found this to be a very enjoyable watch. Great cast, great acting. Loved the way the story weaved in and around the cast. IMDB has this at 6.8 out of 10, and I say that's well too low. Give it a watch.

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987). lol. Not a great movie by any means, but entertainment nonetheless.

Air Force (1943)

followed a B-17 bomber named the Mary Ann and her crew during America's entry into WWII. LOVE black and white war movies

Justice League: Doom.

The latest iteration of the animated Justice League movies. 'Twas fun.

I thought the first movie was one of the worst films of all time and it contains the worst scene of all time.

I do not read the comics.

But... I was stoked to see this because of who directed it. The Great duo of Neveldine/Taylor who do so many innovative things with their camera work and overall look of their movies while remaining on smaller budgets than most big action films. They are super creative. I love super creative people. If you watch any of their extras on crank,crank2,gamer you too will probably become fans of these two as well.


The look of the movie was good. The camera work had that famous Neveldine on skates behind the action guerilla style these guys love to employ. The CGI when purely ghost rider was good but pretty shotty when he's sort of transforming and then bouncing back to normal. I thought he looked pretty bad ass esp when cocking his head back and forth in a sort of curious/menacing way.

The kid in this movie wasn't an annoying little shit like most kids. His mother was super hot. Johnny Whitworth was one of the main bad guys and as usual he was super cool(he's sort of like Timothy Olyphant in a way. he's just fucking cool)

My main problem with the movie was the story. It was fucking weak. I am not a fan of stories like this one. The scope is too big and the resolution comes too easy which makes the pay off seem cheap because it shouldn't be so easy.My only other problem was Nic Cage when he would go all zany wild man on us and it wasn't needed in this movie.The movie is tongue in cheek a lot of the time which is fine because Neveldine/Taylor do that well but it was a bit over the top when he was being "crazy". It was like watching Andy Samberg's version of Cage on snl.

The action was good and some of the 3D effects were well done and used the medium well. All the scenes with the monks were sort of lame but the setting and buildings were cool. The animation stuff was really cool looking.

Most of this movie was a fun entertaining ride. But a few things were meh. If you like the comic or some how liked the huge pile of shit that the first one was you'll like this. This one was 100 times better than the first.

Grade:B-

Iron Man 2

3/5

I wanted to see Ghost Rider, but after the initial movie and the studio's refusal to do the Ghost Rider story justice, I felt it wasn't right to pay money to watch it.

in the comics does he have to safe a kid who's the son of the devil and does he face a bad guy who everything he touches turns to death?

Underworld - Awakening

Very disappointed. Not sure if it was the non-Wiseman direction, the editing, the low scope of the storyline, the ~60min run time, the.. the.... erm, methinks I've run out of possible reasons for me not having a good time, oh yes one more, the constant wondering about "was the original Michael actor actually in this movie" cos every shot of him was either from a distance, gave the distinct impression of being a poorly done CGIed version or a standin in poorly done makeup.

Grade: FAIL.

he was full CGI. He was not in the movie at all.

Bad Teacher

This movie sucks. It does have some funny moments but the main character is deplorable and you want her to fail which is pretty bad if you hate the main character.

jason Segal is funny, but isn't funny or likable in this movie.
Timberlake is funny, but isn't funny in this movie. His character is fucking horrible.
Diaz is ok i guess but like I said her character is a cunt and you don't care for her at all. I was hoping she would get murdered or something so the movie would end.


Grade:F

I thought as much. Probably a money thing or a "what!! you want me to travel all the way to Canada(?) just for 2 days of shooting, not on your nelly" thing.

I don't specifically remember; it has been quite some time since I've read the Ghost Rider comics.

However, from what I remember, they've wrongly twisted around the Ghost Rider's story, connection, and to a degree, who/what he is.

Speedman actually is friends with Wiseman and If i recall he told Speedman he wasn't going to need him for this one and i also think he was shooting something else.

^that sounds better :), maybe if they get another movie (chance'll be a fine thing based on the Awakening ickfest) he'll be back.

As to other films - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Versions
- maybe I need to google this, but the movies did come across as very very white.

And why wouldn't they be? Tolkien's books are based on European mythology.

I guess mythology from a long-long time ago because iiuc Europe nowadays is a bit more colourful. - maybe the DownInFront team will go into this during their March10th trilogy commentary feast.

I thought more about this. I am changing my grade to a C.

Recoil with Steve Austin - just don't bother, just don't, even with Serinda Swan in it, just leave it on the shelf and buy something else.

Gone.

I saw this purely based on Amanda Seyfried being the star.

I wanted to like it and it had some nice things going for it(the Portland backdrop, some nice camera work, nice visuals) but this is one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen. So glaringly stupid.

I mean when I notice without a hint of effort that Jill(Seyfried) comes home and her sister is studying hard for an exam and can't be bothered to look up, and then the next scene JIll is leaving for work(in the same time frame) and yet "your car is blocking mine" ohhhh really? how fucking convenient that your sisters car can jump over yours in the drive way like car checkers. I normally don't notice or care about mistakes like that but it's only done to later say "well the kidnapper saw my car and must have thought it was me that was home and not my sister' because of course Jill just takes her sisters car. It's just the cheapest form of fucking directing, shameful and lazy.

There are other things like that you scratch your head and wonder wtf.

Then there is how easily this little blonde chick escapes and out runs the police time and time again.

the ending is sooooooooooooooooooo anti-climatic.

but the biggest fucking crime this movie commits is this...wes bentley's characters is by far the most useless character in movie history,and this movie is filled with characters like the main detective's partner who do nothing to propel the story.But back to Bentley he does nothing but throw a couple of morons sitting in the audience off by acting all wes bentley like and being creepy so some idiot goes "oh ma, it must be him, he must be the kidnappa ummm yep sure is". There is no fucking reason, NONE why he is in this movie, why he wants to help Jill in the most unconvincing way, and why he's even on this non case. I seriously don't know why the film wasted money on a semi name actor(since most people know who he is) to be in this movie when they could have spent that money on a better script.

and what is Amanda Seyfried doing? she is picking some awful roles. This isn't red riding hood bad because like I said it did have a few nice things but it's the same level of stupid. She's too talented to be in movies like this!

oh and that gets me to my final point, Amanda Seyfried... I don't feel like she brought her A game in this. I guess maybe that's the way the director wanted her to play the part and she does come off as a bit crazy so you are wondering the whole time if she really is.. but I dunno.. I feel like she probably realized this movie sucked so didn't try. That said she still out acts everyone in this movie. She was OK, but then again my hatred for this dumb shit may be clouding my judgement on her performance.


I would give this movie a C+ if the script was even average but because this movie is so stupid and threw in random characters who did nothing at all to add to this film this movie gets
Grade:F

My mom "that seemed like a movie that could have been made for TV".. that about sums it up.

Just got done watching My Week With Marilyn. Pretty good, actually. One of the better movies I've seen in awhile.

Trespass (2011)

What can go wrong with a cast consisting of Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman and Cam Gigandet? Well, according to this movie, everything can go wrong.

This may just be the biggest pile of crap I've seen in a year. No suspense whatsoever, dumb story, no character development, stupid dialogs... I could go on and on.

It's no surprise this basically went straight to DVD, I would have walked out the theater.

Grade: F-

Lethal Weapon 1, 2, & 3 (on Encore Action)

The Bodyguard

I watched this for the first time last night.
It's an alright film but didn't think much of the ending.

I've decided to rewatch the Star Wars saga in order. I've gotten through The Phantom Menace & Attack of the Clones thus far.

I've done that a few times.

Shoot 'Em Up - 5/5 Great fun movie. Great satire of over-the-top action movies done with a sincere love for the subgenre. Love it more every time I see it.

Tenacious D

absolutely awesome metal movie by Jack Black

4/5

Return of the Jedi - 4.5/5

It had been years since I had seen this movie, and upon rewatching(the original theatrical version), I think, while nowhere near the masterpiece The Empire Strikes Back is, ROTJ is better than the original Star Wars, at least to me. Really the only thing that bugs me about the movie is the relative quickness that Han forgives Lando in, but since Lando is so awesome, I can let it slide.

There are so many things that I am shocked still strike me as hard after all these years, Yoda's death, the final confrontation between Luke and Vader, The evil of the Emperor, the rescue of Han Solo, it all still works magnificently.

The light humor works as well, especially against the high stakes of the movie. It's just a real good movie and a very satisfying conclusion the to Star Wars Trilogy.

I also have found I have zero issue with the Ewoks. None.

The Whistleblower (2010). Pretty good, not great.

seeing someone die via carrot is cool.

It is. And besides that, the cast.

Drive Angry: 3/5

I thought I would hate this movie. But honestly it had a lot of good ideas put forth in it and the vibe of the movie clicked with me. Had a very 70s exploitation movie feel to it, which really added a lot to it.

I'd say the biggest drawbacks to the movie were the 3D, that though I understand what it was going for it just didn't work for me, as I'm not a fan of modern 3D or really 3D in general. But I give it points for at least being GOOFY 3D. The other would be the total lack of Nicolas Cage freaking out. I always love good Cage freak-out, and I was kind of bummed to not get one.

The real star of the movie for me ended up being William Fichtner as The Accountant. The guy makes the movie. So ridiculously good in what easily he could have slept through.

Not the best movie, but far from the worst I've seen. Though it did have it's fair share of problems.

Magic (1978)

Good to see Seann William Scott get a good starring role.


I have wanted to see this movie ever since I heard about it because I am a big Scott and Baruchel fan. Plus it was co written with Goldberg(Rogan's writing partner)

it def was funny and was a super enjoyable and likable movie.

Scott makes his character super lovable and endearing.The teams goalie is hilarious(he's hooked to Percocet). The fights are pretty legit and Scott is a bloody bloody mess. It also has Alison Pill(drummer from scott pilgrim) as the love interest

the story and such is a simple one but it's just a likable movie that's all I can say.

I will probably buy it when it comes out on bd

my only complaint is Baruchel's character. A cussing loud mouth douche bag who's not funny at all. He def needs to stick to the nice guy roles.

also this movie is brutally violet

Grade:B+(maybe an A)

They based it on you???
kidding.

Maybe

Did somebody maybe leave out a "N"? Or did you actually mean to say it's THIS COLOR? [/hijack]

Back to topic, I've just re-watched "Black Snake Moan"



And am now watching a Mexican flick from about 10 years ago called "Y Tu Mama Tambien"

yea missed the N

Here's a few more you might like.

Star Wars: A Porn Parody

Freakin Hilarious. Better than Phantom Menace lol

^watching my colonoscopy was better than the Phantom Menace.

Rewatched Heathers.

Goddamn, I still love that movie a lot. 'Let's just hope she's rubbing noses with Jesus!'

I wanted to make a review, but this one was spot on so I'll simply borrow it.

The only thing I will change is the grade: A-

When I read the critics on this movie, I expected to see a great comedy...

Well let's say I might have laughed 3 or 4 times in the hour and a half that I watched, simply couldn't take it anymore.

Felt more like a boring soap opera then anything else.

I certainly don't understand how this piece of crap got all the praise it received.

Grade: D

From what I hear, the ladies seem to like it. Personally, I'm not really willing to subject myself to it.

Chain Letter

Rubbish.

Dream House (2011). Nothing great, kinda dumb.

Not much to say except it was a really really good movie.Very strong performances by all.

Grade:A

Hannah

Wasn't as good as i had expected but still good.
I wouldn't buy it though.

Justice League: Doom


4/5

Good stuff. Some flaws though. The flaws are not with the voice-acting which is great, nor the methods used to take out the JLA, which actually work better in two cases than in the original story, those examples being Superman and Green Lantern's take downs.

Weirdly, my issue comes with Green Lantern. The voice acting was good, however, as this is a JLA movie and not a GL movie, I question the use of Star Sapphire in this just because of the personal nature of her feud with Hal Jordan, especially when they get into what the feud is, but very vaguely. They count on everyone knowing the history between GL and Sapphire like it's as well known as say Superman and Lois Lane or Batman and Catwoman. That was enough for me to bring it down a bit, because I feel such thing might be unfair to someone who bought this and isn't familiar with Green Lantern or his world.

Worth the price though.

Jack and Jill
sucks.

By far the worse movie Adam Sandler has ever done. And what a waste of Al Pacino's time.

0/5



The Descendants
Fairly good movie and acting . Reminds me of how movies used to be made.

4.5/5

first off Sarah Butler is suppppppppper fucking hot. Phenomenal body and Alessadra Ambrosio level beauty.


this movie is pretty brutal on both ends(her pain, their pain) but god it was great to see her get revenge

there were some things that made you go "no way she could do this or that" because she's a petite chick but.. whatever.

If you like brutal revenge..check it

I watched 2 Headed Shark Attack

Topless chicks, Brooke Hogan's tits, AND A 2-HEADED SHARK~! Tremendous.

Drive Angry

Almost watchable, but completely, stupidly, ridiculously bad. Amber Heard looked great, if a little thin. Cage was... Cage. 3D may have helped it on the big screen, but nothing helps it on the small screen. Meh...


Wild at Heart

I had forgotten just how freakin' weird this movie was. I had also forgotten just how Freakin' HOT Laura Dern was in it. Lynch kinda sucks, but he has his moments. Minus Cage singing, it was a decent watch.

Never Back Down 2


It's not a very good movie. I watched it because i'm on an MMA kick and loved the first one. This one has pretty much all the same character types as the first and they didn't even try to hide it. The action scenes were good but not nearly as well shot as the first film. I was entertained.

Evan Peters was his usual awesome self.
Michael Jai White out acted the entire cast, which is pretty sad when Michael Jai White is the best actor in the movie
Jillian Murray looked as beautiful as ever.

I was super stoked to see this movie because it was from the director of Wall-e, Andrew Stanton and stars Taylor Kitsch aka Tim Riggins

so was I left happy or sad?

Happy

The movie starts off a bit slow and there are some spells where I yawned but what do you except from a long movie with a ton of back story to rip through? That's the only negative(which really isn't negative) I can really say.

The main antagonists were ok but flimsy. But we came to see a hero over come odds didn't we?

the scope of this movie is quite large and thus needs a larger than life hero, it does. Taylor Kitsch's Carter is likable,charming, and a bit like Han Solo. The character designs of all the mars characters is super great. The Thark's are Superior to the Avatar smurfs. They actually look legit and real and not like CGI. The little Thark dog that follows John is cute and hilarious.

The story is good and supports the action.

There is enough humor in this movie to keep things light and fun.

but the best thing I can say about this movie is this..
Lynn Collins is as beautiful in this movie as any woman has ever been in any film ever. I mean I would stay on Mars and fight wars that are not mine either if she asked me to.And her stomach is drool worthy. The little red tattoos her people have is sexy too.

The action is solid and big. The 3D is used correctly and makes the film even bigger because you see the vast landscapes.

I look forward to the sequel

Grade:A-

Best things:
-Lynn Collins beauty
-Riggins!
-Amazing CGI
Worst things:
-The horrible promotion of this film which will cause it to possibly bomb and rob us of a sequel.

Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury

Man that was a fun movie. I"m usually not a big fan of the Parody movies but this was just so nuts I couldn't help but love it. Kevin Sorbo as a Vietnam Vet poolboy going to war with Mexican poolboys head by Danny Trejo is outstanding.

the poster and still of this movie make it seem like she would get caught on a mountain hiking.. much different.

I really enjoyed this. I enjoy cat and mouse movies.

Melissa George Melissa George in spandex 90% of the movie


Grade:B

The Roommate

Not good but it introduced me to Minka Kelly.

first off I am not a fan of the horror/scary film genre because I feel most these days are cliche and poorly acted. So I am not going to pretend I am some horror expert. That said I really enjoyed this movie. For one it takes a different and makes it feel in real time with any cuts. I feel the focus of a scary movie is to feel scared or give you chills from the suspense. The latter happen for me in this one. Plus the whole time you know there is some sort of twist coming and when it finally hits you are a bit surprised but look back and think yea they did leave a lot of bread crumbs for us to come to the conclusion. I honestly loved the conclusion because it's a logical one rather than a supernatural one(I actually thought the conclusion was going to be the same as an supernatural episode lol)

The other thing is that the camera is on Elizabeth Olsen 99.8% of the time so every thing she does she has to sell so we feel what she feels. She is a pretty amazing actress. She shows so many emotions and just kills it.Had the lead actress been weak this movie would have sucked but she made this movie off her performance.

As a non fan of the genre I loved this movie and it's one of my favorite "scary" or "horror" movies, although it was a more suspenseful movie in my book.

Most critics didn't like the end, here's the rottentomatoes consensus



I thought it made the movie much better and unique since like I said it was more practical.

Saw Silent House over the weekend as well, and a big time horror fan, and have to agree it was unique and steered from the usual horror genre.

But in my option I would give it a Grade: C, not liking it, but not hating it as there has been more horrible flicks out there. The camera work was unique and the low budget look gives it even a more creepier aspect. All the jump and tense scenes were there, in the beginning you are into it, then in the end you are like WTF. And not a huge fan of Olsen, but a fan of this genre... she delivers a good performance and really makes you feel for her or feel as if you are right there with her experiencing what's happening.

Death Race 2000: 4/5. One of the best 70s exploitation films I've ever had the pleasure to watch. Pure entertainment all the way through.

Lost In La Mancha: 5/5. Great documentary about Terry Gilliam and his quest to get his Don Quixote film made. A must watch for any aspiring filmmaker just to see how easy things go wrong and out of control, and not have it really be anyone's fault. Wonderful.

Very nice review!

I haven't seen the film yet, but I want to. And the books are great, too.

thanks my friend

The Adventures of Tintin 4/5

Very strong return to big time adventure from Spielberg. THe animation was amazing, the action sequences were awe-inspiring, just wonderful stuff. The only drawback I would give it is that Captain Haddock seems to be more of a main character than Tintin. But still, great stuff.

^hey, I've just finished that movie too. And while yes, there was some amazing/mindblowing action sequences, I can't see myself ever wanting to give it a rewatch.

Great acting on all parts.

Elizabeth

21 jump street




grade:A

What Terra said

I saw 21 Jump Street this afternoon, and it's Good fucking Arrows!

One creepy aspect though was the fact that in the movie nobody commented on the romance between Jonah Hill's 25-year old cop and Brie Larson's high school student. They kind of handwave it with Larson mentioning she's 18 and a graduating senior, but any other movie (Pineapple Express?) would have at least had one character go "dude, she's still in high school."

I watched Reservation Road which made me cry like a baby

turned it off after 15 minutes. Fucking terrible. Bad bad bad jokes, horrible chemistry, shit direction.. ugh... fuck.. I actually had hope for this.

I'll take no strings attached any day.

Green Lantern (2011)

Saw it on HBO last night. It had it's fair share of problems:

- The immortals come across as afraid and not very bright
- GL "bootcamp" lasted all of 5 minutes, if that
- The other GL's dispatched killed way too easily, making them look inpet
- The CGI on the suit made his body narrow and elongated...
which, in turn, made his head look copied and pasted in a non-matching scale (too big)
- Hal is afraid of EVERYTHING in this move, but sure, I'll buy that the ring chose him... if you insist
- More plot holes than I can even begin to mention here



Despite all this, somehow, I still kinda liked it. Maybe it was the uber hot Blake.

5/10

You have confirmed what I figured.it's crap. thanks, I shall very much avoid.

Tintin in 3D : 4/5

That's what happens when you watch a movie with Justin Timberlake in it.

Colombiana-Pretty good.little cliche but not bad.Zoe is awesome and sexy as hell .missed some plot holes but it still works. 2.5/4

Cowboys & Aliens- Awesome! could of used a little tweaking but still good.will buy when get the money. 3/4

Midnight in Paris

9/10

Alright so The Sitter was fucking terrible.

Right from the opening scene you see that it's going to be a wacked out comedy and that's fine if it's funny, but the jokes became repetitive and the stuff that's supposed to gross you out or say "WHAT THE FUCK?!" are just stupid.

great movie, better if you have read the book. the movie was a little short on character development, and background on the world which is understandable I guess since it was already 2 hours and 20 minutes long.

8.5/10

I couldn't have asked for a better movie. It was superbly executed, the acting was there on all parts, it followed the book brilliantly, and it gave the whole spectrum of emotions.

Jennifer was amazing amazing amazing.
Harrelson and Banks were brilliant.
Kravitz was probably my favorite in this movie besides Jennifer.
Tucci was a scene stealer.

The pacing was very good IMO. The story of course was amazing. The acting was just so on and there were many scenes where I got a bit choked up.

I would have liked to have seen more scenes with Cinna and Katniss because to me that was the best chemistry in the movie(although Jennifer played well off of both Rue and Prim), it helps that Jennifer is best friends with Kravitz daughter It was one of my favorite relationships in the book as well.

The love story in the book was more intense than in the movie but it was good here too.

Grade:A+
you see this twilight? this is how you make a movie based off a popular book, and this is how you cast a film, with actors who can act and directors who can direct.

Alien

Moves at a snail's pace and not much happens. I can see why it's so popular but it just moves so slow and I never really feel the suspense they were going for. I think i'll like the second one more(which i'll view shortly)

and Jones the cat..why would you bring Jones the cat on the ship? Don't you know bringing a cat is only going to lead you into an aliens grasp?

True Lies

wanted to see it original not with the damn dabing ...
great funny movie with Arnold

3/5

Great movie. I was surprised by how well it's directed and by the actors. For the fans (like me) of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare's authorship this movie is a must.

I'm 75mins into No Strings Attached *yawn*

Parked (2010)

Check out the trailer, great watch, filmed in Ireland

7/10

And NSD had Ashton Douchebag in it.

Anyway: Haywire. Decent enough, and FAR worse ways to sepnd 1.5-2 hours then seeing Carano kick ass.

Next up:
The Avengers.
Too bad Expendables 2 is only PG-13

Scre4m

Liked this. 2nd best film in the set after Scream.

Sucker Punch

How in the world could such magnificent eye candy ,such action sequences, and such a great soundtrack leave me with the feeling of "meh..." when it's over?
Oh, that's right, the script/story was a jumbled pile of poo and I wasn't allowed to give a fuck about any of the characters (and their lack of development).
Most of this cast can act, and act well. I've seen it. However, it appeared as though Snyder wanted none of that in this particular little imagined world.

Hard to care when most the movie takes place only in her mind.

Yep. I also loved it. I read all the books & I thought they did the best job possible in transferring it to the screen. Yes they left a lot out, but there is only so much you can do in 2 1/2 hours. The casting was spot on, exactly how I pictured them as I was reading. Jennifer Lawrence deserves another Oscar nomination (probably not since the movie is actually financially successful). Best of all, it crushed Twilight's numbers opening weekend...SUCK IT TWIHARDS!!!

Spielberg and his team did an amazing job. They stayed faithful to Herge's writing and managed to compress 3 stories into a beautiful animated movie.

Super

Meh

I've seen this movie twice now and I think I liked it even more a second time. I love directors who are artists themselves and are all about bringing well thought out visuals to the viewer. People can bash Underworld films all they want but Len brought a distinct visual style to those films that made them more enjoyable than they would have been if he were a typical director. The director of this film is similar. very visual and practical effects over CGI. He brings a super sleek desaturated look to this movie. The sets are amazing as well. And in this type of movie you need strong visuals to sell what they were going for. The monsters were legit scary looking too. I wouldn't ever want to run into one.

The cast is good minus Cam Gigahisface...

anyways yea, I love this movie.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - 3/5

Underwhelmed. A bit overlong. I also didn't care for Lisbeth at all. I found the part of the story concerning the mystery far more intriguing than anything involving Lisbeth's life, which just seemed to drag the parts of the movie I found interesting down. Though she gets easier to take when she actually has something to do that's relevant to the plot.

Not bad, with some good performances. Just didn't wow me.

^maybe the wow is just delayed a bit. After you've seen the two sequels it might just jump on you

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo(Swedish version) - 4/5

Everything I disliked about the Fincher version is fixed in this. I actually gave a crap about Lisbeth, it worked for me so much better.
The structure is so much stronger. So much better.

The Swedish version outdid Fincher's for me. Everything was better for me in it.

The problem with this movie is I've only left it 20 minutes ago and I have already gone from thinking "it's about as good or a bit better than the first" to "meh, that movie sort of sucked" ... so imagine how i'll feel in 20 more minutes...


The problem with this film is the characters.

This movie is about Perseus just like the first one. I am supposed to care about him, believe in him, look up to him, want to go to war with him. Except I don't. I don't care about him or any of his stupid family or friends. Maybe it's a poorly written character or maybe Sam Worthington's acting just doesn't portray hero ish qualities. But I just do not give a fuck about him. He's not a hero. Maximus, that's a hero. Spartacus, that's a hero. And the actors who portray make me believe.

Then this movie has its token useless character that big budget popcorn flicks love to add. In this case it's Andromeda who does nothing at all in this movie to make me think she was worth writing into the script. And I love me some Rosamund Pike, I want to bone that chick until my heart expires, but she was useless. She didn't help and her stupid army didn't help. When you go to war with demons and other hellish creatures an army with swords and spears is as inept as JJ talking to girls.

The big bad bad bad monster we are supposed to fear.. .just like the kraken in the first is easily dispatched by a hero who I would wipe my ass with.

I am a big Neeson fan, but not even he's that great in this.

Ralph Fiennes.. mehhhhhhh

The best part of this movie aside from Pike eyecandy is Bill Nighy who plays a cooky Hephaestus who you can tell is enjoying his role and his few scenes are the best in the movie.

Édgar Ramírez was decent as Ares. Glad to see a Bourne baddy get another role

I didn't find the backdrop in which are characters travel through very interesting either. I was bored most of the movie.


Grade:D-

Our Idiot brother (2011)

Grade:

Robin Williams is back!! Amazing acting, great movie. It has been a while, since I last saw him acting only the way he knows best! Fantastic film, dark comedy, insightful, at times uncomfortable. Highly recommendable!

Green Lantern.


I didn't want to see this at all for 2 reasons.

1.Thought that by the trailers that there was tooooo much CGI like for example his suit.

2.Ryan Reynolds although I like him I don't like him in the lead role of movies.


so...

1.I see why they used CGI on his suit, it worked(except his mask was gay)

2.I didn't have a problem with him as Hal Jordan.

I figured there was 10%chance I would like this. I enjoyed it. I was entertained. I thought the big bad was lame as fuck and was defeated far too easily and he never once made me think "oh no".I liked the big big Lantern who first trained Hal.Blake Lively was hot as fuck and played the same role she always plays.

Movie wasn't in the same class as the superhero movie standard Iron Man/TDK/X-Men First class. It wasn't even in the 2nd tier of super hero movies but in the third. Much better than shit like the first hulk, the fantastic four movies and shit like that. I was surprised I enjoyed it.


Grade:C+

note: I don't know the Lantern history very well so I have no idea how good it does of the mythology. But the script was pretty basic paint by the numbers.

Saw Safe House tonight..decent movie..reminded me a bit of the Bourne movies..I'll give it a solid 7 I think.

One for the money? More like One for the garbage

Don't let the sexy cover fool you...


I actually don't mind most of her movies, even the ones that are considered bad are entertaining. How many bounty hunter movies do we need? This movie is terrible on all levels and her accent is horrid(not sure how accurate it is). She's super hot as a brunette and all but PASS

Grade:F


Does this movie suck Katherine?

Just finished watching Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides.

I thought it was the funnest one since the original. After being infuriated and wore out by the length and convoluted nature of the third film, the streamlining of plot and characters was a breath of fresh air. Penelope Cruz has great chemistry with Depp (and is smoking hot), Ian McShane pulls off a mean Blackbeard, it was good seeing Stephen Graham from This Is England/Snatch/Boardwalk Empire, and as always Geoffrey Rush steals every scene he's in. I was disappointed that there wasn't the hinted sea battle with the Spanish and the CGI snake Cruz wielded at Depp and the camera was the most patently fake computer effect I've seen in years, but otherwise I was pleased.

Fast Five

Decent film but i remember when street racing was a heavy feature in these films. Should have called it The Brazilian Job.

Wrath of the Titans

Not great by any means but plenty enjoyable enough. Some decent action, fantastic FX, and neat monsters. Better than the first by quite a margin. Loved the Bubo in-joke.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Didn't like it, thought it was boring.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, attacking someone because of it will not be tolerated.

Bridesmaids

Meh... Not as funny as had been led to believe, but not completely horrible either. Still, not good enough to watch more than once.
When the best part is the still hot as fuck Wendy Wilson coming out to sing at the end, that doesn't speak so well for the rest of the movie.

Borrowing this, if you don't mind, Minotaur.



I wanted to finish the book before watching this, and it's nice to finally see the characters and location that you portrayed, on screen.

They did a mighty fine job on that aspect, but especially with the characters! My highlights are:

- Haymitch: quite a character, and I must say, Woody Harrelson played that part BRILLIANTLY! Exactly how I pictured him.

- Peeta Mellark: Played by Josh Hutcherson, who really gave justice to this character.

- Ceasar played by Stanley Tucci.

The girl who played Prim has a bright future ahead of her. Loved the emotion she had everytime she was on screen. I could name everyone out there basically, they all did a superb work!

As for the story... yes, there were important details from the book that were left out. It would have made some parts more emotional, but as others said, there is so much you can do in 2h30 of screen time.

The only bad review I would have would be the way they handled some of the scenes, camera wise. Some were too shaky, while others were filmed too close. Still, it's a minor detail to the overall movie experience.

Grade: A

Battle Royale: Director's Cut 5/5

Perfect. Wonderful. Beautiful. I need to rewatch this. It's been years since I saw it last, glad I saw it again.

Despite this movie's asshole being completely destroyed by critics and fans alike I still wanted to see it because.
a. Cool concept with a different type of alien invasion.
b. I love disaster movies
c. Good twenty something cast
Emile Hirsch- always good.
Olivia Thirlby- and has proven she can act
Max Minghella- From the social network, and in this movie he gets his social network stolen
Rachael Taylor- and she uses her actual accent
Joel Kinnaman- the tall dude from the killing


Not exactly sure why this movie has so much disdain for it. The first 2 acts are pretty good and the third act is sort of just meeeehhh mostly because of a character doing something both stupid and makes you wonder "would she really do that? I don't think so, stupid writing". It was far from a great movie but it was entertaining and fun. The ending could have been better but whatever I downloaded it for free so I won't complain

If you like these types of movies I don't see why you wouldn't enjoy this one. But if you want a good(well great) alien invasion movie following a small group of people than watch attack the block instead.

Grade:C+

The Hitcher (1986). One of my favorites in my DVD collection, 80s classic.

Hell yes, 100 times better than the "remake" a few years ago.

Battle Royale II: 3/5.

Good, but no where NEAR as good as the first one. Movie had some serious balls though, I give it that.

Both were good, both had flaws. The 2007 remake had Sophia Bush, whose character had much more motivation to be involved than Jennifer Jason Leigh's character. That (the waitress getting involved with the motorist) was a huge weakness.
Hauer and Bean both were great in their roles as The Hitcher. Hauer had the eyes going, and the hint of homosexuality between Hauer and the motorist was a big factor in creating tension in the Hauer version.
Bean plays his role equally as well, but it is written differently than the original. Much of the suspense of the original is replaced by gore. While Hauer's Ryder concentrates on Jim, Bean's Ryder seems to be more fascinated with Grace (Sophia Bush). This homosexual tension in the original is replaced in the remake by heterosexual tension.

To sum up my feelings, I'm glad Sophia Bush didn't get torn apart by trucks.

Based on Augusten Burroughs' 2002 memoir about his childhood.

A very underrated and unappreciated movie...I simply loved every moment of it. Annette Bening once again steals the show with her performance.

Man On Fire

This was the film that made me fall in love with Denzel Washington

American Reunion

it was funny as shit, prob the best one in my opinion

Fag!

Great movie.

One of the few remakes that blows the original out of the water.

I've got a lot of love for Denzel. He's the man.
Mila knows


Last night i watched Battle: Los Angeles
Way better then Skyline but not as good as Blackhawk Down. I'd put it on a par with Falling Skys

I saw American Reunion. I really liked it.

Hall Pass

I think it was supposed to be a comedy. Either way i fell asleep for about 30mins during it.

saw that Mean Girls was on TV last night, so I watched it for old time's sake.
I'd forgotten what a cleavage-fest that movie was

...and it was great to see Lindsay Lohan back before she became...well, Lindsay Lohan.

Seven Samurai.

Classic. No birds in it. Well, no worthwhile. There's an owl.

Anyway, I love old samurai flicks. I'll make sure my next film includes boobage. Only fair.

Thor

Wasn't bad. Nothing special.

Watching Real Steel right now. Evangeline Lilly is REALLY cute.

Freddy vs. Jason
pretty entertaining even tho that much blood wasnt necessary

4/5

The Hunger Games. Jennifer Lawrence should stay a brunette!

Friday The 13th 2009 remake

good day to watch that i haven't seen the original but since I say Freddy vs Jason and all the Nightmares From Elms Street i wanted to see this ... pretty entertaining even tho i am not fan of these movies thanks to these I'm starting to like them

4/5

Bad Ass and Contraband - big bunch of mehness for both of them.

re: Freddy vs Jason -

re: Friday 13th (2009) -

defn recommend you checking out the WHOLE original series (movies 1-11)

complete shit along with the "Nightmare" remake also.

yeah the nightmare remake was ultimate shit ..
ok downloading the series now

Sleeping Beauty


= Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Rock on.

btw: if you end up thinking Jason (pre2009) is literally the most awesomely awesome thing in the world, ever... literally - then you might like to seek out: "CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES - the Computer History of Friday The 13th" (not including 2009 dumpfest). It's by Peter M. Bracke and Tital Books. And it is a beast of a book - easily usable to squish small puppies. Cover price has it at £35 but I eBayed my copy for ~£10 (much to my joy and the sellers 1/joy).

Saw this last night. Fucking AWESOME.

Friday The 13th Part 1

great but little disappointed that the killer aint Jason ... but now I understand the beginning of the remake ... going to watch part 2

I'm surprised you didn't know Ms. Voorhees was the killer in the first one. lol. They mentioned it in Scream. I love the first four Friday films, those are the best ones.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Probably the most slept-on Apatow movie, but it's easily my favorite. The movie is just great and for their jokey nature, the songs are surprisingly well-written. And the all-star version of the title track is amazing.

Midnight in Paris. Not a bad film. I'm going there in the Summer, so it piqued my curiosity.

Thanks for the Friday 13 spoilers



SEE THE RAID!

I normally wouldn't give out spoilers, but I figured everyone knows Friday The 13th, it's been out for 30 years.

sorry

Friday The 13th Part 2
awesome ... loved the final battle and how he looked unmasked ... wonder what happened with the girl after that

Friday The 13th Part 3
on this one i liked how the final battle was more from the Jason view than the victim and finally he got that mask

waiting till part 4 downloads

Well let's start with the good shall we? well um...... ummm. Well the character Snow was cool..Maggie Grace was hot even with short chopped hair... and that's about it.

shit shit script
super far fetched
played like a video game
the bad guys were incompetent
meh.. I don't really want to go on..

skip it.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

JOKING Hence the

See The Raid.

Sherlock Holmes A Game Of Shadows (2011)
- while not as good as the first, this is by no means a bad movie. Defn going to see it many-many more times.

re: See The Raid - I plan to, I plan to
re: forum posts -> IHMO any post with a smilie is not meant be taken seriously.
re: Friday 13th Part3 - this is the one with the corkscrew, right ?!

I hear what you're saying but if it has big guns and big explosions then I'm seeing it anyway.

btw: a space prison ain't all THAT far fetched.

the action isn't all that well done.

far fetched as in some of the stuff that happens(mainly near the end)

The Descendants. I give it a 6/10, good, not great. A little depressing, not surprising since it was made by the same guy who did Sideways, it had that somber feel to it.

Can't be much more farfetched than say Sucker Punch.

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

It's like they ran out of time for the ending and rushed it. Leaves you with an unsatisfied feeling.

Warrior


pretty good.the fighting was good but felt a little lacklusrer in acting and story.tom hardy is awesome.i give it a B+

lackluster in acting? how? everyone brought it for that movie, it was incredibly well acted.

sucker punch was a fantasy set in her head, so it's fine.Not set in reality. Try again

Cabin in the woods.


first half of the movie is sort of cliche cliche boring boring horror movie, then.... it takes a turn..and it gets pretty interesting. I wouldn't call it a good movie, but it was ok.

wait for it to come out on video before seeing.

Not by the 3 main guys but the supporting cast.the wife ,kids and few other guys brought each scene lower.

When I first learned they were making another sequel with all the original characters, I was so happy as the American Pie series represents my favorite comedies of all time.

Normally when you expect a lot from something, you come out disappointed and let down, but this wasn't the case.

The plot is simple, but like in the previous ones, highly effective! The characters are the same we loved years ago.

I'm glad Jim's dad had a bigger part in this movie, the guy is pure comedy gold! He probably caused the most laughs out of them all.

The new girls were hot, I mean, can't go wrong with Katrina Bowden! Add to that Dania Ramirez, Autumn Dial and Ali Cobrin (Man she is HOT!), you got a winning recipe!

I had fun, and laughed during the entire movie, that's what a good comedy is all about. Those who were fans of the original American Pie movies won't be disappointed. Is it better than the previous ones? I believe it's equally as good as the first and second.

Hoping for another sequel, they brought good memories back!

Grade: A

Just watched Twelve...

I swear I'd change teams for Chace Crawford. Emma Roberts was also her ultra cute self in this movie.

I don't even remember the kids and jennifer morrison was fine. None of those characters were on screen enough to matter.

your original post made it seem like the whole movie was poorly acted

Hostel: Part III

Absolute crap... and predictable from beginning to the end. Looked more like a B-movie then anything else.

Grade: E

B-movie, not B rated
See The Raid.

Fixed.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Good movie, almost as good as the original.

The Sitter. Eh, it was OK, kinda sucked towards the end.

American Reunion


Katrina Bowden

Mena Suvari

the rest of the movie: Meh!

shit acting, shit chemistry, shit writing, same old same old. The writers forget that its fans are not in high school anymore and thus humor should progress so some degree?

Thor


Last one I had to watch before Avengers. I enjoyed it. I am no Portman fan but by the end of every movie I love her she's too pretty and cute to deny. I thought Chris Hemsworth was good and it's funny because he sounded just like Russel Crowe in a lot of scenes. Those accents coming out

they need to give Sif her own movie, Jaimie Alexander is tooooo hot.

My only complaint is how stupid it was as the bridge is falling Odin magically wakes up, has enough time to gain his senses, get dressed and get to the end of the bridge which is on the other side of the kingdom juuuusssttt in time I hate when illogical shit like that is thrown at the audience.

This would rank as a second tier super hero movie. Top 5 Marvel.

oh and I thought Jane Foster was like en EMT or nurse or something? Now she's magically some astrophysicist.

I don't have a grade for this film at this time. I must ponder.

This post was brought to you by Jaimie Alexander hotness

Contraband


It was alright. It had a good cast like Beckinsale,Ribisi, and Ben Foster but it was a pretty sloppy script. It was entertaining for someone stuck in a hotel room for 4 days.

btw NO idea why Beckinsale was blonde in this.. she's superior as a brunette.

I just saw The Hunger Games. I liked it. I thought it was very good.

Like Crazy


Much like the relationship in this film it was a roller coaster. The chemistry between the leads is very intimate and believable. The way their performances carry the movie is sort of unique for a love story. It was very organic. That said the ending was ambiguous which can work sometimes but usually irks me. In this case the ending happened, I drew my conclusion and I was sad for it.

Both Felicity Jones and Yelchin were great. Even in a supporting role Jennifer Lawrence was great. She conveyed true heartbreak in the small amount of time she had to show it.

first half of this movie was an A. The second half was a C. It sort of leaves you depressed because like what happens with the couple in this movie happens with most of us in relationships.


Grade:B


Felicity Jones is a star.

Just re-watched "16 Candles" on HBO. Classic fun, and Molly Ringwald sitting on the hall floor in the school building showed off some great stems!

Nasty

Just Watched "The Haunting Of Molly Hartley" and seriously can't think of a worst movie, it's pure

UnderWorld Awakening.

meh

Try watching "Alone in the Dark" ... worst movie I've ever seen.

Tara Reid is described as "a young genius anthropologist with an incredible memory." We know she's a genius because she wears glasses at the beginning of the movie. Of course, she sheds her glasses a few scenes in, and never dons them again.

I shall one-up you. Bad Girl Island. Worst movie of all time. I win.

Contraband

Another meh.
Pretty much what you would expect in a drug smuggling (or do something highly illegal and dangerous) to save your family's lives movie.
Kate Beckinsale is wasted in this. They could've saved money and put any other actress that needed such a role.

The Hunger Games.

Two thumbs up

The Avengers: 5/5


Just got back from an advance screening...and HOLY SHIT, it all worked.

The plot moved along perfectly with very few little hiccups. The FX were top notch, from what I could tell since I saw it in damnable 3D. But things looked good.

The action was great. No hero outshined any of the others, it felt like a true team effort.

The performances were all there, for the most part. I openly admit, i feared we would get a replay of "Iron Man 2" style boring, silly Tony Stark from Downey this time. But unlike in that abomination of a sequel, Tony Stark as a character delivers on everything, as do all the characters. It's wonderful to see Black Widow put in the movie and for her to not only actually serve a purpose, but for Scarlett Johansson to actually have some room to give her a character.

If there were any speedbumps. they are things I can not reveal without spoiling the movie, or simply things that bugged me. Mind you, that does not stop the movie from being mindblowingly awesome.

But if one must know, I still think it's kind of sad Norton did not come back to play Bruce Banner. Ruffalo is fine, but for Banner...I think Norton just did a better job as the character.

That said, the Hulk model is absolutely wonderful to look at.

If you love the Avengers or just have always wanted to see a hero team-up in live actin, this is the movie. There are so many great moments, I'm at a loss to count them all.

MUST SEE.

Safe

I enjoyed it. Some really good hand to hand mixed with hand gun scenes. Fun movie.

Avengers: Worth paying the extra to see it in 3D, or not worth it?

You should really ask someone who even likes 3D. But it is post conversion and not done very well in that, in my opinion.

So what I'm getting is that while it may not be worth the extra few bucks to see it in 3D, it's DEFINITELY worth the regular movie price?

Definitely.

The Pirates band of misfits.


I love stop motion animation. But I was largely bored and didn't laugh much.It's a nice movie and all but I actually found myself bored through much of the film.

Grade:C

Bad Teacher

It's not an awful film like i have heard people say.
I found it mildly entertaining but the ending was lame.

No! Though I should probably thank you for lowering my expectations. It looked so promising, even if they haven't done anything great since Chicken Run.

Edit: I take that back - the Cracking Contraptions series was good.

I'm not even a baseball fan, but I loved the movie!

Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill were awesome. I normally don't really like Jonah Hill, in comedies, but in a serious role like this one, he hit an home run with a little mix of humor thrown in there.

The movie is longer than most movies out there, but it doesn't feel too long. Once the main story starts, it's great until the end.

Grade: A

and that's what ruined the movie it for me

Once again the ending is how it was in real life since the movie is based on real events.

Sort of difficult to review this movie.

Liked:
Let me start by saying Segel and Blunt have amazing chemistry and you buy their love in this movie. Both basically play themselves. Both have that lovable adorableness to them. Blunt is simply perfect in this role because she's playing Emily Blunt. I would cast her in all romantic comedies.

So So:
This movie was never laugh out loud funny but had its moments. Kevin Hart gave me the biggest laugh of the movie. Considering Segel was a writer on this I suspected it to be funnier since it was he and Sarah Marshall director/writer handling it.

Bad:
The movie is simply too long. It's 2 hours and 3 minutes which for a romantic comedy drags on.


Grade:B

Kevin Hard- Laugh at my pain

Probably his best stand up to date.

The Avengers




HOLY FUCK!!!!!!!!

I left the theater thinking only one thing.. that that was the best action movie I have ever seen.

This movie did everything right. Problem with films with a ton of superheroes is having useless characters and overshining and the writers having no clue what to do with everyone. WELLLL... Not for Joss and his team. Every hero every character played a role in this movie, everyone had equal time to bad ass up and show off their awesome. They gave depth to characters without using flashbacks which was cool to see. Like we know Hawkeye and Black Widow have a history without having lame flashbacks or scenes giving that history layers. Every hero is amazing in this movie.

The movie also doesn't feel like 2 hours and twenty minutes. It flies by. Wall to wall action, greatttttt dialogue(esp via my bff Tony Stark), great villain, great job on all actors parts, insane insane insane amounts of destruction and CGI done to absolute perfection. Hero on Hero battles all incredibly done and visually appealing(for example..no shaky camera)

and the eye candy? Scarlett has many good ass shots in this movie, and 2 ammmmaaazing jaw dropping ass shots(at least for a booty connoisseur like myself). Cobie is just too beautiful and lovely in her tight little shield suit. Both are bad ass in this movie esp Scarlett who does some super cool shit, her scenes were some of my favorites.

and Hawkeye.. goddamn what a bad ass he is.

there was at least 10 times during the avengers where the entire theater was .

I can't honestly think of one movie with even close to as much action as this movie, and well done action at that.



Grade:A+

THIS!

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol--saw it last night. Yay for second-run theaters!

Tom Cruise tries to recapture the glory days. Paula Patton is drool-worthy, as is Léa Seydoux. Jeremy Renner's part in this movie plays like a precursor to his role in The Avengers. The End.

I give this film a B. I tend to grade on a curve anyway, but this movie did well for a film that could have had a lot more inside jokes than it did. I didn't leave feeling like I had to have seen the first three movies to get the context. If I had extra cash lying around, I'd buy this movie even if I didn't buy the whole M:I series, which I would because I'm a completionist at heart.

Double dipped a matinee today. Avengers followed by Hunger Games.

Avengers

I agree with the past replies, except one small thing.
Otherwise this is definitely the best Marvel movie, slightly surpassing Captain America only for the number of superheroes involved and tons of action.

A+ or 5 stars


Hunger Games:
It was an ok movie. Not bad, but I really don't see the super craziness about it. Maybe the romance is too romanticized by women and girls? It also felt very predictable. Jennifer Lawrence is adorable in this and somewhat shows why she was an Academy Award nominee (though this isn't exactly an Academy Award possibility, if that makes any sense). A way better actress than most young actresses around her age.

B+

Dark Shadows - 2/5

Got a free screening to this. Sucked. Big time. Burton has NO idea what tone he wants of the movie. And the movie has no idea what plot it wants to follow.

The strongest character by far is Angelique, played by Eva GReen. The woman gives one Hell of a performance in this movie, outshining everyone else by far.

There are some interesting things visually, but even by Burton's standards, it looks pedestrian. Though in a way, I like that it's different, the colors somewhat muted. And interesting things are done with camera placement.

But that doesn't make a good movie, and neither does a wonderful performance by a gorgeous woman. Avoid Dark Shadows. Unless you can get in for free. In that case, have at it.

Well I finally saw The Avengers today. Cool movie. Lots of action. Some nice laughs here and there. And Scarlett Johansson's booty looked very nice in that catsuit. I'm glad I stayed until after the credits. That was a fun surprise.

The Avengers

Viewing number two. Still fuckin awesome.

Donnie Brasco (1997). Pacino and Depp flick.

Avengers 9.5/10

The Suburbans - meh, but JLH was cute.

Super 8

What a load of shit.

Saw The Avengers. It had some good action and a few good laughs. But, ultimately, I felt like I had seen it already. There's been so many of these comic book movies, and they all seem to take place in New York. I mean...damn, how many times can one city be torn up, only to look pristine in the next comic film? Go destroy LA, Chicago or Houston already and leave NYC alone!

The only character I truly loved in the movie was Iron Man because RDJ plays it absolutely perfect. I also loved Scarlett's ass. Twas amazing on the gigantic screen. Her character was decently good, as was Captain America. Hulk was...Hulk. Thor I enjoyed, even though I had never seen his feature film. I'd rank Hemsworth second behind RDJ in this film. I'm not a huge Samuel L Jackson fan, because his "bad-ass-ness" is overrated. But he was pretty good as Nick Fury. A good role for him.



I was entertained by the movie, but it didn't leave an impact on me like the original Spider Man (remember when Toby Maguire was Spider Man? ) or the first Iron Man. Those movies told great tales and left me wanting more. My test is: when I see the film, do I immediately think I can't wait for this to come out on DVD/Blu-Ray! ? The afore-mentioned movies I bought on day one. The Avengers? I might pick it up the week it comes out. Is it life-or-death if I do? No.

Grade: B

As for the scene after the credits

"Dark Shadows"

-Depp is worth the price of admission, as is Eva Green's cleavage!

"Cabin in the Woods"...not particularly scary, but it IS a whole lot of FUN!

Second best comic book movie ever! Still doesn't touch The Dark Knight, but it was insane amounts of fun.

Joss Whedon knocked it out of the park! We've seen movies with too many villains nose dive (Spiderman 3), a movie with this many heroes could have easily done the same thing. The characters each seemed to have a balanced portion of the story-line, even the "mortals" (Hawkeye & Widow). Probably most important of all, this is the BEST the Hulk has ever looked on screen.

A+

you're a failure.

Yeah, because I don't fall into the same trap as everyone else

I never saw Captain America or Thor, so excuse anything I said about either of them that didn't sound knowledgeable

I'm not a comic book reader, so I've enjoyed seeing these movies to discover the stories of the characters depicted. Unfortunately, it prevents me from being well-versed on them as many may be. But there's been so many of them made lately that I had to take a break (thus I skipped Captain America, Thor, Green Lantern and the most recent Hulk).

I liked the movie....good action, some funny parts, etc. Just didn't live up to the hype (and there was a lot of it these last two weeks). I would've thought this was this generation's Casablanca

Nothing I mentioned though has much to do with being a reader, it was information provided on screen in Avengers. I purposely avoided using the comics...

you would probably be well served by watching the other films first, as they give you a great idea of who each character is and what leads them to join. All of their lead up movies are well done and good(although Kho would argue that iron man 2 sucked )

of the ones you said captain america is a must see, a great great movie. Thor is good and entertaining as well.

Duff, WTF man?
You are treating this movie as a first run kind of movie. While it is true that it is not necessary to watch the previous movies, it is a much better experience if you do. Or at least know something about the characters. Like Captain America isn't just some random dude with a C and plain shield.
Geez, you might as well watch Star Wars Return of the Jedi first without watching the 2 prior films.

The Avengers, for the 3rd time (2nd in 3D).

Not done watching it yet. Too awesome!

I haven't been to the movies three times in the last few years, let alone once in the last couple years.

Scream 4

I enjoyed it. Cheesy fun and nice eye candy, other than Hayden looked like a boy in it with the short hair and biker jacket.

Bringing Down The House.

Journey 2 - The Mysterious Island

You'd think, how could they go wrong with The Rock and Vanessa Hudgens in a wife-beater t-short. Well the makers did... by the bucket load. Just say NO.

I just finished watching it.
And I disagree.
Granted it won't win any awards other than kids themed awards. It is decent for what it is, a fantasy story geared toward kids. Nothing like Harry Potter. Although I will say the first Journey was much better. Except this one has Vanessa Hudgens looking very hot the whole movie. But this one seems like they rush through it instead of getting more involved in the Island.

Grade: C

Maybe I'm just 30+years away from its target audience.

Having just finished watching it, I think I agree with Carlito. It's a solid kids' fantasy adventure movie, one that an adult would probably find pretty lacking. However, between Dwayne Johnson being funny [in an unintentional way, at least to me] & Vanessa Hudgens looking way hotter than I had anticipated, it was watchable and didn't keep me completely bored....

Would you consider Land of the Lost to be in the same kids fantasy adventure genre ?, cos that one I love (and not just cos of Anna Friel ).

It kind of sounds like it, though I've never seen Land of the Lost.

Avengers


like everybody else i loved it and would watch it a hundred more times and will buy it when it comes out on dvd.it all worked well together and had my attention all the way thru.everyone played their part great and it had great acion and funny one liners...oh and scarlett ass!!A+

The Dictator. My God, the funniest movie I've seen in ages. It had so many moments I can't even begin to remember them all. Will definitely see it again or buy it the day it comes out on Blu.

Anchorman

Not as funny as it used to be.

X-Men: First Class

I guess I shouldn't have listened to the hype, because this one didn't quite stand up. Just too many things that didn't work, or could have/should have been done better.....
- Magneto hates the man who "created him" and everything he stood for. Has to kill him to avenge his mother's death, yet turns out to be almost exactly like him. Same seeming loathing of humans, same ego, very similar eventual goals.
- Mystique was welcomed, the way she was and basically raised as an actual sibling, by Charles. Yet the first chance she gets, as her brother lay crippled, she abandons him because he once told her to put clothes on and would not date her.
- They realize they have to go to war against dangerous, unknown mutants who appear to have full control over their powers... so they recruit a bunch of "kids who aren't ready", instead of seeking out more experienced, capable mutants.
- Some of the dialogue was just cheap and felt thrown in there, it made some of the characters hard to like. The casting was questionable... January Jones, Zoe Kravitz, completely horrible. And Kevin Bacon as a supreme villain... not buying it.
- Although I do realize this was a reboot of sorts, the continuity of it and where it relates to the rest of the X-Men franchise was just about as bad as it could possibly be, with little or no effort given to make it "clean" and plausible or believable.

Now, having said all that... I still quite enjoyed this movie. The characters that were allowed to develop were good, and the relationships between them were also good. Watching the story develop was fun, and then... about an hour in, for about 15 minutes, I kept glancing at the Fast Forward button. But that passed, and the rest was very watchable. James McAvoy, no surprise, was outstanding. Michael Fassbender wasn't bad at all (pun optional). Jennifer Lawrence was gorgeous and great, and I really wanted to see more of her, au naturale (blue). Rose Byrne was beautiful and capable, as she always is. This is a movie that I will definitely watch again, and maybe find fewer faults, and enjoy it more, with each new viewing. Definitely one of the better entries in the comic-turned-movie genre, I would recommend it. 7 1/2 out of 10.

**waits for comic movie buffs to shred this review**

This movie is currently bombing. Reason why is because the trailers are largely shit and make this movie look horrid. Once you find out from the trailers this movie is about aliens and it's more or less an invasion movie you take that for what it is.

I went and saw this movie for 2 reasons.
1. Taylor Kitsch is the man
2. I like to see a good amount of big budget movies because I'll either be entertained or have something to shred apart.

Taylor Kitsch is this movie. He's a star and it is sad he's getting saddled in these big budget movies with horrible marketing because he's great in both(John Carter the other) and yet it may lead to him not getting huge leading roles in the future. He's charming and funny. He's actually quite funny in this movie. But if you know Tim Riggins you know dude is funny.

And the movie is very fun and entertaining. Not a single annoying cliche character(Like they could have made Rhianna the Michelle Rodriguez type but luckily didn't) and it mixes action and fun times. There are some corny scenes but that are forgotten quickly. It's a big dumb movie but in a good way cause it knows what it is.

I am actually a Peter Berg fan. He's directed a bunch of great movies(the rundown,friday night lights,and the kingdom). He's in a Micheal Bay like role in this movie as far as direction and massive budget are concerned goes but he does it better than Bay IMO.

Was this a good movie?

Considering that's it's a big loud action movie then it does what it needs to, so take it for what it's worth.

I expected complete crap but maybe my low expectations helped this movie in my own head.

I enjoyed it. If you haven't seen Avengers at least twice and need another action movie to fill some time go see it.



Grade:B


oh and there's super hot Brooklyn Decker to drool over

Hostel (2005). Just bought on DVD.

Watched John Carter. I understand why it bombed the way it did at the box office. Still, Lynn Collins is undeniably hot....

Black Christmas (2006).

"Horror" Movie with a hot cast: Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert and so on. I'll say if you're a huge fan of any of them go watch it, only if you're a HUGE fan

Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

It was an absolute mess. Wasn't expecting it to be that bad. Everything that made the first film fun wasn't there.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was worse than Megan Fox, which itself was quite hard to do.

So disappointed.

The Avengers - I loved every second of it.

Men In Black 3.

I enjoyed it.

John Carter

I fell asleep around the 1 hour mark. Woke up to catch the last 10 minutes. Didn't even bother to rewind. So boring. 3/10.

The Dictator

Funny movie. Feels sort of like You Don't Mess With the Zohan combined with a dictator Borat. If you didn't like either, then skip this one.

B-

The Dictator

Hilarious shit! Best comedy so far this year.

Tactical Force: This is pretty awesome. Stone Cold and Black Dynamite (and two other people) are a SWAT unit that do things their way. In fact, the opening scene is Austin reenacting the Super Market Brawl. No "price check on a jackass", though a guy does "WHAT" him a few times. Tons of damage was done to the store, and hostages, and criminals, so they are all suspended and forced to do a training exercise in an abandoned warehouse.



I dig the shit out of Austin's movies. They're like the best possible Steven Segal movies. He doesn't have a lot of range, but he picks perfect roles for him.

Coogan's Bluff (1968) Pre Dirty Harry flick for Eastwood. Not great, not bad.

Alien 3(assembly cut not the theatrical)


Maybe it's because I'm a visual person but this one was way better than the first 2.

the first one was mostly boring, not much seem to happen. I was like "ok... is something going to happen?" . Calling it a classic just seems wrong. Maybe a classic in the sense that it broke some new ground or something. But boring.

The second one was riddled with horribly cliche and annoying characters. So much so I turned it off. Bill Paxton..most annoying role he's ever done and one of the most annoying ever.

This one, although remastered held up over the 20 years since its inception. I am a David Fincher fan and I hoped that even in his younger years he still had an eye for visuals and how he shot his scenes. And he delivered. I also liked that this one although it had some slow parts wasn't nearly as boring as the first. And I liked that none of the characters annoyed me so much I wanted to kill myself.

my only problem with Aliens 3 is the audio. In scenes where there are echos(most of the scenes before the Xenomorph pops up) it is incredibly hard to hear the dialogue. I even turned to my brother and said "this audio is really pissing me off"

I don't care that alien is "classic" and that the other half of people liked the second one more. I liked this one the most and it appealed to me far more. I dug it. Also see the alien much more.

Grade:B+

Chronicle.

Um, good story Idea, poorly made. One time rental at best, not worth buying.

Alien and Aliens.

Alien was a devastatingly dark and beautiful sci-fi film. Excellent pacing, good characters, great sense of atmosphere. Much like Ridley Scott's other sci-fi classic, Blade Runner, this film has a subtlety to it that makes it work incredibly well. Let's not forget H.R. Giger's legendary creature design and set design.

Alien Grade: A+

Aliens was fun, but pretty much what you'd expect from a James Cameron film. Lots of military people running around with guns, the creatures showing up very early on (no buildup like the first film), incredibly laughable dialogue (game over, man!) and the film runs about half an hour too long. It's a watchable film to be sure. Just, IMO, not as good as the first. All that being said, the battle with "mother" at the end was pretty damn incredible.

Aliens Grade: B

Sort of curious about Aliens3 and Resurrection. Will probably cue those up next.

Thanks, Jared! I'm fairly pumped to see this one now.

I've read positive reviews of the workprint version of A3 elsewhere too. Glad that it lives up to its reputation and that it's not a mere curiosity like the Blade Runner workprint.

I think the main problems with this film when released were A) the studio released their own cut of the film. That cut has since been disowned by Fincher. B) The bleak change in tone from the first two films.

Most audiences hate when a film that doesn't have a happy ending. The same fate befell Gilliam's Brazil.

Tactical Force

sorry Abe, but that was terrible. No redeeming qualities.

F

it's good stuff I think you'll like it. It would have been cool to see them run around the world you see in the beginning instead of just the prison though. The world looks like it could have some good dark/wet/crazy adventure on it.

I finally saw The Avengers over the weekend. Awesome stuff.

Dark Shadows, I just learned last week that a friend of mine is a brother in law to Chloe Moretz's aunt and Chloe's mother is from my home town. It'll be a while before Chloe makes her debut here at SP. Cool flick, weird n wacky.

Pirates Of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Finally got around to watching this. Ok movie, but nowhere near as good as the first 3. Needless to say I will NOT be adding this one to my collection.

Grade: c--

I know what I'll be watching that tonight.

Oh man! I hate when the film entices you with a world like that and turns the movie into a bottle episode instead.

Well then, we can't be friends anymore

Thief

Son of a bitch, this is a god damn movie. A lot of people say Raging Bull is the last movie of the 70s, first movie of the 80s. I think Thief is the first movie of the 80s, last of the 70s. It has the feel and look of the 80s, but with a ton of 70s movie style. And it was fantastic. There were so many great scenes and shots. The whole opening was so good. The zoom into the lock that was an actual real zoom into a real lock was cool as fuck. I had never even heard of this until recently when people were talking about how this movie Thief did Drive much better back in 1981.

And I loved this. It was pretty much perfect. Even Jim Belushi was good in it. Everyone was good. Jimmy Caan is a guy I've never figured out. How his career never really took off the way it seemed like it would. He obviously wasn't Pacino's level of actor, but he was for sure leading man/action star material after The Godfather. But he's just as good here as he was as Sonny, probably better. Tuesday Weld was such a beautiful woman. I usually don't even care for the petite blond type, but she was radiant. I'm smitten with that grandma now. Has she kept it together at all?

And that was Michael Mann's debut film? Holy shit. Has anyone made that good and polished of a film in their first attempt? That was top, top level directing, cinematography, interesting editing. This is a great movie and you should see it if you haven't. It's on Netflix. The end with Caan being a god damn man and tying up the lose ends with the best possible Pink Floyd knock off playing over it was excellent.

The wife and I went to see this yesterday. We have seen every episode of the original Dark Shadows, and we both LOVED it. Just watch the trailers first, and don't expect a remake. The trailers tell you it's a spoof.

Killer elite

Run of the mill. Unoriginal and uninspired. I've already forgotten about it.

I seem to have an affinity for Aussie made films. I never dislike them. So I guess Australia produces not only hot women, awesome accents, kick ass kangaroos , but also great movies.

This movie is weird. I like weird. I think people will either like it or hate it, get it or be like huh?

I LOVED IT!!!!!!!

This is the most endearing film I've seen in a long time. It's a wonderful little love story.

Ryan Kwanten seems to have a innocent charm about him. And Maeve Dermody has the same. She also looks like she could be Emily Blunt's sister.

I loved the way this film was shot, the tone, the pacing, the acting, the soundtrack. I can't say enough.

Grade:A


listen to this. If you like it you'll enjoy the movie

OK Terra, we can be friends again now

I just watched Griff the Invisible, and pretty much agree with everything you said.

Fantastic movie, that EVERYONE should go watch.

Marvel's The Avengers
Notice how they stuck "Marvel's" in the title so we wouldn't forget where it came from?

As someone who has read the comics and worked in a comic shop in the mid-1970s, I swore off comic book adaptation flicks with the first X-Men movie. I simply don't like the way Hollywood too often changes character backstories, and in the case of a superhero ensemble, sometimes teams up characters who never appeared in the comics together. Hollywood thinks it knows best, despite the fact there are some damned good comic book writers out there.

So, I had to see The Avengers because it was getting so much hype, and because it was scripted and directed by the great Joss Whedon, who I still respect all the way back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the TV series).

I was not disappointed! In fact, this movie exceeded my expectations. Please let Joss do the next one!

It helps a few bits in the flick if you've seen other Marvel movies (which I mostly haven't), and/or read the comics. But it's not necessary.

(500) Days of Summer
I'm a huge Zooey fan, but I had this DVD for at least a year before I opened it up. She can make some horrible choices for movies to do, but I don't think this is one of them. Yeah this is another stupid romance comedy, but it worked for me.

For me Zooey is always cute, especially in her Siri TV ad. She's cute in this movie and does some neat eye movements. You can't have eyes that big and blue without making use of them somehow.

The added/extended scenes do help flesh out the movie as long as you remember what the original ones were.

With only about 3 scenes, Chloë Grace Moretz almost steals this film. She's quite a talent.

Dragonslayer
On Amazon Prime. I've seen it at least a handful of times. So what? I saw it again. One of the best dragon and sorcerer movies I've ever seen.

The Hunger Games
#1 at the box office until The Avengers came along. At this point it is tailing off and there were only two dozen people in the theater, which had a smaller seating capacity than probably any of the others in the local AMC complex.

No surprises in the plot because you knew Katniss wasn't going to die in the games. The surprise was who else survives. Lots of heart-tugging moments during the game. Yeah, I was affected by them even though I'm a guy -- so what?

Jennifer Lawrence is visually captivating in this film, and does some great acting with facial expressions when she doesn't have any lines to speak. She's probably going to win an Oscar some time -- of course she's already been nominated for Winter's Bone. Was that a hot red dress she wore to the Oscars, or what?

Fantastic and very passionate review, man.

Thief is a great film. Really wish that the folks at the Criterion Collection would get a proper version of this out on blu-ray.

And Tuesday is definitely lovely.

I thought it would be your cup.

Best worst movie

the description made it seem like it was a movie about how filmmakers don't go out of their way to make a bad movie but it happens, and how does it happen?
sounds interesting right?

what it ended up being about was the worst movie ever(troll 2) and how it's got a huge cult following for being so bad it's good..

it was blah.

The Raid: Redemption - makes The Expendables look like a Care Bears movie. (or something like that)

care bears are violent vile creatures, you must have missed the directors cut

darn it.

I guess for the version I saw they'd trimmed out all the furry buggers being sniper shot - the best way to stop a care bear stare.

I've wanted to see this movie since I heard about it. Sounded like a cool concept. Plus Michelle Monaghan and Gerard Butler? Can't go wrong right?

It was pretty good. Not what I expected I guess considering the title but a good movie. Some scenes tug hard at the heart strings. One of the kids you fall in love with. Does a good job of taking us through the two worlds of Sam(MGP) and spans a few years.

Grade:B

Body Double (1984) for the millionth time.

We Bought a Zoo


Man... This movie was funny and sad and charming.

One of my favorite Matt Damon performances. He balanced a man who is lost and sad while remaining happy for his kids quite well. You could see it in his eyes. It was a great performance.

There is a brief appearance by a tortoise too

Grade:A

Great review, made my mouth water. Queuing it up on Netflix now!

Snow White & The Huntsman - 4/5

Was not expecting to enjoy this, but man oh man was this a fun movie across the board.

Great performances across the board, but the real star is Charlize Theron who is quite honestly beyond description with how good she is. She has truly created a frightening and lasting villain within this piece.

But as I said, the acting is good throughout. Chris Hemsworth has a long future ahead of him, and a deserved one. He's great and also creates a role unique in something that could have just been im doing a Thor impression.

Kristen Stewart similarly does a good job, which I know some will find it hard to believe since the stench of Twilight will follow this woman for the rest of her career. But like the other non-Twilight movies she's done, Kristen Stewart does excellent work in this movie as well.

A very solid movie that shocked me in it's quality. Highly recommended.

Yeah, I liked her in The Runaways so anything outside of Twilight that she's in I might be interested in.

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and I recently saw...

Hysteria (2012)

Starring Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, and Rupert Everett.

If you want a change from the typical Hollywood flick, the blockbusters, and the blockbuster wannabes, this British film might be a good choice. However, because this is what some consider a "film," you won't see this showing at many cineplexes. I saw it at an art house. "Hysteria" makes it sound like some routine horror flick, but it refers to what 1880s medical science called a variety of female psychological ailments (in the context of the film: not getting enough sex and certainly not being able to "come").

This film is set in 1880's London, and is about doctors, female orgasms, and the invention of the vibrator. Toss in an early women's rights movement for spice.

The movie moves seamlessly between drama and humor. You wouldn't consider it a typical formula movie, but all ends well in it with a couple surprises you might have seen coming if you paid attention. I won't spoil it.

In 14 days the movie has made just $283,697 in the U.S. but an additional $3,916,164 overseas. We Americans generally give films short shrift like that. I should be living in Europe. (note: the film has picked up a bit at the box office since I composed this post (yesterday), so it may hang around for a bit longer)

Most of us who have seen "Secretary" (2002) and her other movies know that Maggie Gyllenhaal is one talented actor. In this film, she pretty much steals every scene she is in. She plays the part of the social activist, and with buckets of verve that get you sucked in.

For more details (and spoilers), you can go to Roger Ebert's review. URL not allowed in the post, so just go to rogerebert.suntimes.com, and search for "Hysteria."

If you go see the film, stay through the credits for a slightly interesting and amusing look at a handful of vintage vibrators.

Transformers 3

Worst one of the 3.

24 Hour Party People

This one is a must for music fans. 24 Hour is Michael Winterbottom's take on the story of the budding Manchester music scene that included bands such as Joy Division and Happy Mondays.

Journalist and Factory Records founder Tony Wilson (played brilliantly here by Steve Coogan) is the narrator for the tale. Winterbottom's direction is tight and he never shies away from the seedy side of the story. Editing is top notch and the cast is great all around. There are a ton of cameo appearances by other famous Mancunian artists.

As you'd expect, the soundtrack is excellent!

The DVD is out of print, but still available at reasonable prices. The transfer looks pretty decent. Another film that deserves a stellar Blu-Ray release

Grade: A+

Finally saw "The Avengers"

Great movie from beginning to end. Ruffalo as the Hulk is the best one by far. Loved his character.

Starring the super adorahot Sara Paxton. Which is why I watched.

This movie is a slow burn horror flick. There are a couple of times that I got goosebumps from the "scares" so that was good. The movie is sort of slow moving but entertaining enough. If you want a lot of scares look elsewhere. But if you want some suspense of sorts and a slow build then you may like it.

Highly entertaining! Johnny Depp and the rest of the crew delivered once more in a Burton film. The music and the flamboyant re-enactment of the 70s is great! It only lacked a proper plot development. It seemed a bit off at times (I blame the bad script for that). Overall another Burton classic.


PS: I have watched the original series, so I am aware of the story, the characters etc, but I am one among of a few who didn't jump on the bitching bandwagon. Making comparisons, is of no use. I just enjoyed the movie for what it is.

Kick-Ass (2010)

Yeah, I'm 2 years behind on this one. Saw it on a DVD rental and had to drive about 15 miles to find a copy of it anywhere.

From the movie's hype I was looking to a lot of Hit Girl, but that wasn't the case. This was more of Kick Ass's movie. But Chloe Grace Moretz steals the movie anyway.

DVD extras are almost non-existent: no extended or cut scenes. There's supposed to be 18 minutes that were cut from the theater release and those aren't included. Boo for that!

I also read the movie's Wikipedia entry and it listed all the differences between the movie and the comic -- which I didn't read, so I watched the movie for itself. Looks like it was a small miracle this flick got made at all the way they wanted to. I can't see Hit Girl as a teenager, which is what some studios wanted.

I was thoroughly entertained by this flick. It's funny and the action scenes are amazing.

Now we have Kick-Ass 2 to look forward to:

Inception

My second viewing and it's such a great film.

Avengers.

Was very impressed.

Shock Corridor- 5/5

What a brilliant film. Set up as a simple who done it, this masterpiece by Sam Fuller goes far deeper than such a set-up would warrant. Happily the audience reaps the benefit of this.

Wonderful performances and a haunting story.

Batman: Year One

Excellent, as DC animated stuff usually is. Eliza Dushku voicing Catwoman

Wrath of the Titans - I was sure, before the movie came out, that there was a big hullabaloo about Gemma Arterton not being able to return due to scheduling conflicts and that Rosamund Pike had replaced her. And all thru Wrath I was puzzled at (1) why was Rosamund a Queen and (2) how come she was speaking as a Human and not one of the Immortals. Turned out the Gemma Arterton character, Io, wasn't even IN this new movie, and that Rosamund was replacing the "gal who was offered up to be Kraken nibbles".
As for the film ... meh. Preferred the first one.

Prometheus 3.5/5 Visually wonderful with strong performances. The script falters a little

Drive - 5/10

God knows how that movie had such great ratings. I really like Ryan Gosling, he was good in it, but the movie was nothing close to something worth watching again.

Preface: I wanted to see this movie more than almost every movie coming out this summer. I was super hyped. SUPER.


What I liked:
Noomi Rapace- She was 50 types of awesome. Not only is she stunning to look at but she was this movie. Take her out and I dunno.... Also her in that bandage outfit is going to be hard to top as the hottest thing put on film this year. Holy shit her body is insanely fit and perfect.

Visuals- The cinematography was very very nice and well done. The beginning sequence was beautifully shot.

Idris Elba- Brought his staple... coolness.

Backstory- I was happy to see where the aliens came from and what the trunked thing was from Alien.

Conclusion- It was a decent conclusion and did a good job showing where the movies came from(sort of..at least the creature part)


What I didn't like

Casting- I love Charlize Theron as much as the next guy and she looked super hot in this film with some nice ass shots..but what was the point of having her in this film? she was pointless and didn't bring anything to the story or anything. I assume they put her so that at least one of the crew was unlikable to the viewer but... I just didn't see the point of having her. I guess her having the medical pod was her biggest contribution to the movie. Guy Pearce... why the fuck would you have Guy Pearce in your movie if you're going to make his old as fuck? why not just hire an actual old guy? It's like they thought "hey last cast a name actor and slap old guy makeup on him" btw that old guy makeup looked pretty shitty. I knew it was a young guy. Stupid. Making Fassbender a robot is sort of a waste of his talent. Most anyone can play that role.

Pacing- Much like all the alien movies this had some slow parts that became too boring and made me sleepy. The whole first act was sort of blah boring time.


Character development- I honestly didn't give a shit about a single character in this movie except Elizabeth Shaw(Noomi). They had almost no development and were expendable.


Side Note:Logan Marshall-Green could be Tom Hardy's brother.

Overall: I liked it but didn't love it. It failed my expectations.


Grade:B

Night Of The Living Dead (1968)

Still one of the best zombie movies ever!

As for me:

In Time (2011)

Yep, I'm behind the times (heh) again, and this was a DVD rental.

Amanda Seyfried running around in a hot red wig and short skirts. You don't need anything else! And Justin Timberlake is proving to be a very fine actor, although there's not much for him to do in this flick.

They killed off Olivia Wilde too fast, but she looked amazing.

Mostly predictable movie (except I was surprised when Justin capped those four thugs) but who cares. It's an amazing concept to gamble or trade or steal minutes and hours and years either off or onto your own life.

Miserably for me. First flick I was looking forward to in years.
Shame.

The Muppets - STILL 5/5

Still delivers the world's third greatest gift, laughter.

Primal

sucked.


F

Snow White and the Huntsman

Another chance for Kristen Stewart to distance herself from Twilight, which she pretty much does even though the part doesn't have that many speaking lines. She looks great, even when her clothes are all dirty from falling around in the black forest.

Chris Hemsworth as the huntsman. No Thor hammer, but he does wield a mean battle axe. And he gets some lines to speak, which he had precious little of in The Avengers.

Charlize Theron as the evil queen is great, going just over the top which is right for this kind of movie.

Kudos to the production designer. The movie is a visual feast, even in the black forest, and especially in Sanctuary (place of the fairies). The castles are really neat, but who would put a castle below a ridge -- that's the good guys' castle. Take high ground and the castle is yours.

Props also to the composer. The sound track fits very well.

Bit of a stretch when the good guys charge what is now the evil queen's castle. They're severely outnumbered. Lots of them die. But this is fantasy, so they win of course.

For me the ending was a bit awkward and jerky. I was expecting a bigger payoff and celebration.

Still, this is good escapist fair. But for me it wasn't as good as some reviewers made it out to be.

In 2 weeks this flick has made $184,719,145 on a $170 million production budget. But it's already fallen off 59% from its opening week and was on one of the smaller screens at the local 7 screen plex. It may not be around much longer.

I liked it more than I thought I would.

It answers many questions and brings to light many more. The level of insight, philosophy, and the ambiguity of this film is amazing, and just what I expected to see.

You might find the following interesting ->

Look on the left-hand-side at #34.

The discussion by Teague, Brian, Dorkman, & Trey brings up some good points but sometimes they get far too serious and high brow about a movie that's just a (yet another) retelling of the fairy tale. While the movie does have some holes and WTF moments, it's just a fable.

They're right about the scenes that remind of us LoTR and Joan of Arc. I saw that too.

That page mis-spells "huntsman" a few times as "hunstman" and "hunstmen"

They start wandering away from the movie itself around 25:00 so I turned them off. Heh.

I also skimmed Dorkman's separate review, and he again gets far too serious over a movie that really shouldn't be taken seriously.

with them all being in the film making industry, as writers, directors and special effects artists - their commentaries are definately.... I know hi-brow is the wrong phrase to use but I'm thinking of a commentary I got from a different place, for DOA (with Sarah Carter) and within 5mins(ish) they were discussing female vaginas(sp?) (as opposed to male vaginas, I guess) - seriously !! - which is the kinda polar opposite of what the DownInFront crew do. Maybe thought-worthy is the phrase I was after.
btw, methinks all the "not taking the movie so seriously" might have taken place on the message board that they have running whilst doing the live podcast.

As for my last movie - that was Constantine, which just happens to have (imnsho) one of their best commentaries - was quite chuffed to find one of my fav movie described by them as a prime example of a Perfect Movie. - maybe if they ever get round to doing D.O.A. they'll think that one is one too.

I saw the Prometeus, it`s such a special film with such a special plot.. I am in love with it, really.

30 Minutes or Less, I enjoyed it maybe 7/10 or so.

Excellent movie! And Aubrey Plaza is great in it. Not to mention hot!

that's not even out yet right? how did you see? I want to see it

It's out in limited release.

http://safetynotguaranteedmovie.com/openings.html

Men Behind the Sun, recommended by a friend...
It's gruesome at times but for a low budget flick it's put together pretty well.

Thank God for Wes Anderson. Another gem!!

Watched 2 films while on holiday:

Jeff, Who Lives at Home: I was expecting a lot better than what I saw. I didn't entirely see the point of the film, or didn't care for the message the film showed. Either way, not great.

This Means War: Wasn't expecting much when I watched it, and that's exactly what I got. Poor effects were quite noticeable, and some of the lines came off a bit stale.

Psycho (1960).

I started it but couldn't finish it. Thought it was terrible.

The Cake Eaters. Kristen Stewart looked too thin, but perhaps appropriately given her role. It was generally pretty tedious as a whole, but it still managed to hold my interest.

Men In Black 3. Thought it was sorta clever, sorta funny. Better than MIB2, but paled in comparison to the original. Lady Gaga being revealed as an alien, called "Lady Gaga" was a nice sight gag.

C+

Sherlock Holmes:Game of Shadows.


I didn't love the first one despite having an awesome cast and my main homey RDJ.


I didn't love this one either. I liked the same things as the first and disliked the same things. I will say it was better than the first one.

the main problem is that a large portion of the movie is boring. I actually dosed off for a spell. But then I awoke to a super duper deluxe dose of awesome....

many many many people don't like slow motion in movies.. me? I dig that shit esp if it's done well.. and the slow motion scene where Sherlock,Watson,Simza, and gang are running through the woods avoiding bullets,cannons, falling trees and various debris was sooooooooooooooooooooooo fucking cool. It was some of the most well done slow motion i've ever seen. It was visually amazing.

Beside that scene the best thing about this movie is these 3..



the story was boring but the script had some humor to it. Also some of what was coming next was too predictable. Like when the bad professor opens the note in the final act I said "check mate bitch"... next scene... chess play and metaphor

They'll make another one..and i'm sure it will be a bit of a bore as well with some nice fight scenes and a hot chick..but that's it.

Grade:C+

God Bless America.
Kinda like Howard Beale with guns.
I was surprised to learn it was written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait.
Not terrible, if you are one that really gets tired of pop culture.

This is Robert Rodriguez's first full length film that he did with a mere 7 thousand. I heard about it through Kevin Smith's spoilers when he interviewed Rodriguez.It is what inspired Smith to make Clerks. Anyway.... It once again proves that if the director knows what he's doing it doesn't matter what his budget is... it will be good. It's a simple story with heart and some humor. It also has a sweet tortoise

this movie was awesome. It was made in 1992 and I enjoyed it... I think if you know me that says a lot

you can watch it for free on Crackle.

Grade:A

Fair enough to each their own , If you're someone that doesn't like Mcbride or Swardson prob won't help for anyone here.I also thought Aziz and Eisenberg worked pretty well as friends here.

I blindly bought the bare blu-ray of sherlock game of shadows, I didn't love the first but need to see it again. I will check this out within a few days.

Bridesmaids

Rubbish. Seriously, how can this be labelled as the female version of The Hangover? Couldn't be any more different.

I agree, I would give that one a 4/10 or so if that.

+1
Aside from some Wiig moments, it was really bland.

Attack The Block

alot better than i thought it would be but could of been a little better.the cussing did get annoying after a while and the the main boys too.they just wouldn't shut up and their bad-boy attitudes got tired quick..i could watch it again and maybe like it more. 2/4

Sherlock Game of Shadows, 7.5/10