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Lol ya lucky he's good. If you haven't seen The Beach he's in it and plays a different character. The movie is pretty different as well.

We'll I just watched Scott Pilgrim rules the world and I be thinking about watching it for a while now. I heard all the reviews were great but it just seemed weird so I always passed. Today I'm tired as hell and figured why not. Big mistake. Sucked. I have no idea what's going on or what's the point really. They had comic book style edits sorta so I guess that's what made it cool and get good reviews. Idk wasn't for me.

I saw The Beach but I don't remember it exactly lol. Haven't seen Scott Pilgrim, but after I read that I think I'll pass.

Yesterday I watched The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, great performances by Casey Affleck and Brad Bitt. 8/10

Also watched Natural Born Killers, awesome movie a must see. 8.5/10
 
PAID IN FULL Good movie good story line acting is ok aswell
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rapper cameron
mekhi pfeiffer
9/10


ong back This is very good movie excellent fight scenes for those who havent seen it and the sequals aparts from ong bak 3 which wasnt that bad
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tony jaa
thai movie
10/10


Warrior King One hell of a martial arts film when it comes to continued fighting highly recommended film story line is ok but i watch it for the fights
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tony jaa
thai movie
10/10

IP MAN Overall great movie great performances all round and great fight scenes and deep story
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Donnie yen
chinese
10/10

chernobyl Diaries well not bad typical movie teens go to pripiyat theres mutants there that kills all of em ending not that great
5/10
 
We'll I just watched Scott Pilgrim rules the world and I be thinking about watching it for a while now. I heard all the reviews were great but it just seemed weird so I always passed. Today I'm tired as hell and figured why not. Big mistake. Sucked. I have no idea what's going on or what's the point really. They had comic book style edits sorta so I guess that's what made it cool and get good reviews. Idk wasn't for me.
It plays to old school videogame tropes. If you weren't a gamer in the 16 bit era many of the sight gags seem stupid. If you are under 30 or not a nerd you were not their target audience because you didn't grow up with all your videogames looking like that.

Personally, I loved the film, love the game, and love the comic. I'm also a big fan of Michael Cera.
 
It plays to old school videogame tropes. If you weren't a gamer in the 16 bit era many of the sight gags seem stupid. If you are under 30 or not a nerd you were not their target audience because you didn't grow up with all your videogames looking like that.

Personally, I loved the film, love the game, and love the comic. I'm also a big fan of Michael Cera.

My sister said she saw it and she plays no video games at all or cares for comic books etc and she like it. I think this movie is a really personal thing. It was just weird to me because it was trying to be like regular real life than suddenly this comic book stuff. I don't just wasn't for me. A waaay better movie that is similar is Kickass.
 
My sister said she saw it and she plays no video games at all or cares for comic books etc and she like it. I think this movie is a really personal thing. It was just weird to me because it was trying to be like regular real life than suddenly this comic book stuff. I don't just wasn't for me.
My wife said the same thing. The story goes just like an old-school side scrolling video game. Not sure where you get the part about trying to be like real life. Last time I was dating I never had to fight of evil exes. But, maybe that's what life is like in Canada (referencing where the story is set, not your location).

A waaay better movie that is similar is Kickass.
It was enjoyable, but it felt like a fantasy kids version of Watchmen (how I thought of the comic as well), or maybe a younger version of Mystery Men, which is by far the best comedy superhero film.
 
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My wife said the same thing. The story goes just like an old-school side scrolling video game. Not sure where you get the part about trying to be like real life. Last time I was dating I never had to fight of evil exes. But, maybe that's what life is like in Canada (referencing where the story is set, not your location).

It was enjoyable, but it felt like a fantasy kids version of Watchmen (how I thought of the comic as well), or maybe a younger version of Mystery Men, which is by far the best comedy superhero film.

Lol I meant real life as in like everything but that. It's a normal movie thab these random comic book style events happen. Idk clearly it's just a me preference thing as many people seem to really enjoy it.
 
Cocaine Cowboys & Cocaine Cowboys 2 I pretty much consider this the same movie since it's really the same story but from 2 totally different perspectives. Oh man you must watch them. It's a documentary on the US cocaine traffickers of the 70's and 80's when cocaine first came to US soil. I have seen many movies before and you would think a script thought up by many high paid writers would be amazing, but it is nothing compared to real life stories. I promise you if I went to Hollywood and pitched exactly the stories that happened in this movie they wouldn't make it because it's so insane no one would believe it. After you watch both these movies I suggest you watch The True Story of Killing Pablo to give you the full spectrum of what was going on. Trust me you will not be wasting your time.
 
Pulp Fiction
My very first time watching this movie and it was actually pretty dang good.

Dead Space Downfall
Decided to watch the 2 deadspace movies in preparation for DS3 this week. I thought this was actuall a good movie considering it was a low budget annimation.

Dead Space Aftermath
This was not good at all.
 
Parker- This runs along a similar vein as The Transporter and Crank in the fact that it is typical Jason Stathem fair. However, the story takes a "Robin Hood" approach to his character in that, in his words, "only steals from those who can afford it."

Getting screwed out of $200,000 causes him to get mixed up with the Chicago mob. Parker's helpers in the job at the Ohio state fair needed the money to rob some rich lady's jewels to score upwards of $50 million. When Parker wouldn't take, he gets shot and dumped. Then it leads to Palm Beach where the four remaining helpers robbed the jewels and it leads to a big gun fight.

Overall, it felt too much like The Transporter, but with a nice coat of paint. Jennifer Lopez was fantastic as a real estate agent who later blackmails Parker, and the comic relief was provided by a dog.

Grade: B-
 
Passion of Joan of Arc - Breathtaking performances with masterful close-ups, very great film. 👍

Man With a Movie Camera - A Koyaanisqatsi-esque film featuring no plot, but instead just a bunch of interesting footage accompanied by a soundtrack. What sets this film apart from others of this type, aside from its age, is that some of its footage shows a "man with a movie camera" filming the footage of the film. It's a very enjoyable watch, and it's got a fantastic soundtrack to boot.

M - An incredibly engrossing crime film about a child murderer. Riveting performances will send chills down your spine.

Baby Face - Movie about a woman who sleeps her way to the top of a company starts off great, but the climax is incredibly sappy and unbelivable.

Little Women - The book might be good, but this movie wasn't... characters were completely uninteresting and one-dimensional. Not completely static, but whatever change they underwent often felt contrived. The story probably works better in the book where they've got more time to elaborate on the characters, but here the characters and the plot just ring false.
 
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The Hitcher (Robert Harmon, 1986) -- A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked, framed for the hitcher's crimes, and has his life made into hell by the same man he escaped. One of the better brain-off movies from the 80s that doesn't have you thinking too much about plot holes or plausibleness of the scenes, but is just a fun terror-fest, featuring Rutger Hauer in a really scary role that has made him one of the best villains in cinematic history. The french.fry scene is one that has stayed with me since I first saw this movie (late night HBO in 1989-ish). The end is fantastic and it's something that you want to do through the entire movie. 7/10


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Baxter (Jérôme Boivin, 1989) -- The interpretation of the story of three families, from a dog's prespective. In one the dog feels trapped, in the other one the family has a baby and he's jealous and in the third one he thinks he's found his soulmate, who turns out ot me much more evil than he could be. It's a very unique movie in that it's shot from a dog's perspective, but instead of anthropomorphizing the dog, it actually captures its perspective. In doing this, the movie captures the difference between human behavior that comes out of malice, and the dog's instincts that come out of the need to feel better. By creating this contrast, the film does an excellent job of holding up a mirror to the darker elements of human nature. Ultimately, I personally don't like movies where animals suffer and that's the main reason I can't score this one very high, but I'd actually recommend it. 5.5/10
 
Total Recall 2012
After hearing all the negative feedback about this movie I decided to avoid it. I decided to rent this over the weekend and it was a lot better than I expected. I personally enjoyed most of it more than the original.
 
The man who fell to earth.

Very unusual movie with a terrific mesmerizing pace and great performances. David Bowie is great.

Now there's a movie you don't hear talked about much anymore! I've seen it twice, and while not a great movie, certainly unique and worth watching for anyone interested in getting a sense of alt culture in the 70's/80's.

Made some friends watch it once, unfortunately they all fell asleep about 20 minutes into it!:lol:
 
Now there's a movie you don't hear talked about much anymore! I've seen it twice, and while not a great movie, certainly unique and worth watching for anyone interested in getting a sense of alt culture in the 70's/80's.

Made some friends watch it once, unfortunately they all fell asleep about 20 minutes into it!:lol:

Haha my friends don't have the patience as well.
 
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Bully (Larry Clark, 2001) -- Based on a true story. Naive teenagers plot to murder one of their own, who has been too much of a bully to them. From the same director who brought us Kids (1995) comes a movie that indeed pushes the envelop about as much as that movie did, yet this one is actually based on a true story and from the accounts I've read, it's actually very accurate, although much as hard to watch as the one I mentioned before. The teens portrayed in the movie seem very current in that same aimless way as they seem nowadays, in the sense that they have sex almost on a constant basis, drink, smoke weed, drop acid, and have reckless, meaningless lives.

Much has been said about how crude and violent and exploitive this movie is, yet despite the amount of sex and nudity in this movie, it actually caprures the reality of today's troubled youth - how sex and drugs are pitiful attempts at giving meaning to their lives. Bully is an excellent exploration of the youth of today's dark and troubling times. Much like Kids, it's a movie that's meant for intelligent discussion, beyond the usual controversy and rage that is ordinary for movies like this. Albeit, very hard to watch, 8/10


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Død snø (a.k.a. Dead Snow) (Tommy Wirkola, 2009) -- A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies. Not much more to say about it, except it has all the ingredients a zombie movie must have: horrible acting, needless sex, improbable settings, and lots and lots of gore. The plot is very linear and draws a lot from the typical slasher movies, but turns pretty wildly with the addition of Nazi zombies (WTF, right?), yet it manages to be well written an directed. It goes to show that foreign horror (especially European) is loads better than most American trash released nowadays. Død snø is a shining example that is simple in its execution, with a group of like-able characters, a witty script and much disemboweling and de-limbing. 6/10


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Happiness (Todd Solondz, 1998) -- The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil. Little did I know a movie with such an optimistic title could turn out to be so sad and depressing, dealing less with actual happiness and more with the things people do to obtain it, and the things they avoid to er... avoid it. At many times I almost turned it off because it's very, very sick and condoning of horrible circumstances, to which there doesn't seem to be a happy ending. I do get all the references to the quiet desperation that living on one's own came come to be and how sad and empty life may seem, but I really couldn't stand most of it. Acting is superb, but the 'evil' parts really overshadowed it. 5/10
 
The Usual Suspects - Lots of big time actors in this all playing a group of high end thieves. Starts off where they all just happen to come together in a police line up and that's when the fun begins. The movie takes many twist and turns, more of a mystery than a normal robbery movie. You never know what will happen next or who is telling the truth. Just when you think it's all figured out everything you thought was wrong and a new trail begins.

Great movie that had me captured the entire time. Constantly wondering what direction it will go next. If you enjoy mystery movies mixed with a little action you will seriously enjoy this one.
 
Guess it was your first time watching it? Can't really see it twice with the same effect. But the first time through, freaking classic, one of the best movies ever made.

checking imdb.... yep, #26 on the top 250 list, not bad at all. Best Screenplay Oscar and Best Supporting Actor for Spacey.
 
Shoot 'Em Up - Staring Clive Owen, Paul Giamani and Monica Balucci, this is a very tongue-in-cheek, bad pun spewing piece of crap. But...it's fun to watch. It made me laugh at just how stupid it was and there were some great lines. 3/5.

7 Seconds - Starring Wesley Snipes....I don't know what to say about this film simply because I have no idea what was going on half the time. Heck, it took me half the film to piece together that Welsey's character's name was Jack 'cause they kept talking about him in a really confusing way. As if we hadn't met him yet. It's full of random scenes and WTF scenes (like how did he back up and over a police car?) It was such a terrible terrible movie. It's not like Shoot 'Em Up that's stupid but fun, it's just stupid. a 1/5.
 
Django... pretty fun! But, all the fuss? Not seeing that. At times, weak acting, others, over melo soundtrack, writing... but that was part of the whole concept I guess. Woth seeing, but Oscar? Best movie ever? Nope. 7/10, again, nice movie, should see, but nothing that will be remembered 20 years hence.
 
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Django... pretty fun! But, all the fuss? Not seeing that. At times, weak acting, others, over melo soundtrack, writing... but that was part of the whole concept I guess. Woth seeing, but Oscar? Best movie ever? Nope. 7/10, again, nice movie, should see, but nothing that will be remembered 20 years hence.

I just saw this yesterday! I enjoyed it and it reminded me of like a western pulp fiction however now quite as good. I thought the acting was very good especially the doctor guy. Something about him was always fun to watch. Probably since you didn't know what he would do next. I would rate it 7.8/10 overall as it's definitely better than the usual Hollywood crap, but just a couple more tweaks to push it into that amazing movie category.
 
Dredd: Good action, some good dialogue but in the end the bad guys made a bunch of really terrible, not well thought out decisions and plans and they lost. And I mean these plans were pretty stupid. Lessons learned: Don't use a judges gun against them, do your research if you're a corrupt judge, and if you're on the 200th floor of a high rise, probably not a good idea to link the detonator to your heartbeat when you can easily be thrown out a window. Also, if you're the bosses right hand idiot, don't get caught. And it probably would've been easier to kill the right hand guy the judges captured. At least, you'd think. They didn't want him to talk so kill him. 3/5.

Ted: This was meh. It was a long Family Guy episode without being nearly as funny. I also don't know what was up with the drugs other than to explain why Ted and Mark were so effed up constantly. It might've explained their stupidity, but, then Mark's character was dating Mila Kunis, so...yeah. It was kinda funny, but not worth watching back to back. It's a movie, if you owned, you'd watch maybe once a year. 3/5
 
Hanzel & Grettel: Witch Hunters...

Now that' my type of films. It has it all: Action, weapons, blood, good actors, good soundtrack... blood... and, yes! Almost forgot. Blood :dopey:

It's a 5/5 for me...
 
Silver Lining Playbook... all I knew was it had won an Oscar for its actress, and heard a brief description of mental illness and relationships and DeNiro, thought it might be interesting, so...

Ugh. Terrible. So shallow and stereotyped, stupid feelgood rom-com. How was an Oscar awarded to something in this. My biggest gripe, at the end, their dancing was terrible. But then again, everything else about this movie is contrived, so what should I expect? Mmm... maybe 4/10. You won't kill yourself rather than finish it, but there are many better ways to spend your precious time.
 
Silver Lining Playbook... Ugh. Terrible.

And thus, we disagree. I gave it a 9... review up soon.


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Sennen Joyû (a.k.a. Millenium Actress) (Satoshi Kohn, 2001) -- A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career. Despite being an animated movie, there are levels of realism and fantasy in it that bend the limits at times, especially when telling a story and blending it with real-life occurences. It also happens to be an animated movie for adults, not because of some nudity, but just because the topic is mature enough. Great story, great characters and at times you forget it's an aniimation and become absorbed by the story itself, which is tremendous, improved greatly by the excellent soundtrack. Definitely one of the animes you must watch. 7.5/10


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The Time Machine (George Pal, 1960) -- A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species. Far from going 30, 50 or 100 years into the future as most time machine movies go, this guy actually movies about 800,000 years into it, and the result is somewhat underwhelming, given today's movies about the future, but also plausible, since they see the Earth as almost eliminated and now born again, so to speak. Thankfully there isn't much in the sense of crappy future technology, but just something around the style of living in caves again, yet modern. OK, I guess you'd just have to see it. It's still an interesting and fun movie that is very light and is the typical Sunday morning movie. Do gooders travel in time and do good in the future as well, not much to it. 6/10


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Bijitâ Q (a.k.a. Visitor Q) (Takashi Miike, 2001) -- A troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures. One of the most unacceptable movies plotwise and with scenes that are extremely cringeworthy, yet it strays as far from art-house as possible, makign it liveable, yet absurd. Incredible amounts of black humor and very risque scenes are what made this movie work, even with its scenes of incest, necrophilia and extreme violence, the fact is that it never tries to make it seem real, though it does, but it always remains a comedy. Not a movie I'll watch again anytime soon, yet I'm glad I did, as I've tried watching other 'envelope-pushing' Japanese movies and haven't been able to stand them, such as Tetsuo: The Iron Man and 964 Pinocchio. 6.5/10
 
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Lincoln. Not a bad movie. History was accurate, acting was great, scenes were okay. Although, the audio/the actors voice (playing Lincoln) could barely be heard in A LOT of scenes when Lincoln is fussing with his wife. Tommy Lee Jones (always fun to watch) did a great job. A great movie, but not for all audiences (if you're not into history). 7.9/10

Argo. Action packed, history almost accurate, overall scenes were great. Audio/image great. Again, not for all audiences for the reason stated above. Then again, you dont have to know history to enjoy this movie.... 8.5/10

Twelve Angry Men (198x, forgot the year) GREAT MOVIE! Really gets you thinking. The acting is amazing, the plot is a bit predictable but you still enjoy it, the dialogue is decent with a couple of good lines. 9.8/10
 
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