What movies have you seen lately? Now with reviews!Movies 

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DOA: Dead or Alive

Ok I never expected this to be anywhere remotely good, but I was with a group of people tonight and we wanted to see a film. First off let me say the dialogue, acting, cinematography, and plot are all atrociously bad. The sound and special effects aren't really better either. However, there is a lot of mindless action and a good number of hot chicks beating the crap out of one another. It's very loosely based on the video games (yes there is a beach volleyball scene too!). All in all it's not a bad martial arts film if you are expecting nothing but mindless action and hot chicks, but really it needs a lot to be a good film all around. 3/10.
 


Neco z Alenky (A.K.A. Alice)(1988) -- A surreal and very disturbing take on Alice in Wonderland, directed by Jan Svankmajer, also known as the father of surreal cinema, to the point that when he was temporarily banned from film-making by the Czech authorities. Terry Gilliam draws a lot of his creative from Svankmajer, as does David Lynch. The movie itself I've already said is disturbing, but I think it's probably one of the most accurate take on the whole Alice in Wonderland story... the movie actually looks like a dream. Also, there's loads of stop-motion animation. 7.5/10
 
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Ya that's pretty much how we were too, it was that bad, but come on hot chicks can really pull a film though.
 
Watched Meet Bill tonight, primarily because of Alba. It wasn't terrible, but it was def. one of those time waster movies with a bit of a weak plot. Halfway through, I knew anyone here would def. probably hate it.

But, a decent movie. No strong plot, but no terrible acting from the main 2 stars. 7/10.
 
Cloverfield - 4/10

Really, really... that's what all the hype about this was? wow... I mean copy War of the
Worlds (Tom Cruise) and slap "Cloverfield" on it and there you go. Geez... What made it worse is when I called it that it looked like a bad remake of Godzilla and the producers said that was there intention to have the US have their own Godzilla like Japan. Oh oh... then the spider like crap, what a cop out... That was the only time I was "scared" because I hate spiders. I can't believe you guys paid money for this and I'm so glad I didn't have to.
 
YSSMAN
Was this supposed to be a kids movie? It really didn't feel like it...

To be honest, I really enjoyed myself while watching the movie. It was funny, it was sad, it was heartwarming, and in the end I came way from it feeling very "good" in general. I can't remember it being outright panned when it came out, but I don't remember all of the reviews being overly positive either. Perhaps it is my emotional issues that got in the way of making this movie feel like something better to me, that, or I'm just liking strange things these days... But as of now I'd say its one of the most underrated movies from the past year or so.
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I enjoyed Stardust too. It had a very Princess Bride feel to it where it is obvious that it isn't supposed to be serious, but all the characters act like they are.

My biggest complaint was that it was a touch predictable.
 
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Cloverfield - 4/10

Really, really... that's what all the hype about this was? wow... I mean copy War of the
Worlds (Tom Cruise) and slap "Cloverfield" on it and there you go. Geez... What made it worse is when I called it that it looked like a bad remake of Godzilla and the producers said that was there intention to have the US have their own Godzilla like Japan. Oh oh... then the spider like crap, what a cop out... That was the only time I was "scared" because I hate spiders. I can't believe you guys paid money for this and I'm so glad I didn't have to.
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I dont agree with your statement. Cloverfield does share similarities to Godzilla but because of the 'blairwitch' style in which it is filmed, it makes it a whole lot more convincing. In cloverfield it has very clever clues placed throughout the film (e.g.
Meteorite in the background at the end that shows how it was awakened
) It isnt like they were face to face with the monster all film long like Godzilla performing things that would never happen. The spiders were apprently parasites from the Cloverfield, but I thought the whole 'get bitten by one and it'll blow you up in a few minutes' thing was a bit crap.

I really liked Cloverfield, personally :)
 
Alex.
I really liked Cloverfield, personally :)
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I liked it enough to buy it on DVD. All the DVD added was that the monster's name is Clover (behind the scenes) and it is a male baby that is just running scared (commentary).


My biggest issue, though, is that for a movie that was intended to make us love the monster the way Japan loves Godzilla it had very little focus on the monster.

I did like the whole idea of a disaster from the average guy's perspective. It could have worked even if it weren't a monster movie. It just didn't fit with the goal of the film.
 
FoolKiller
I enjoyed Stardust too. It had a very Princess Bride feel to it where it is obvious that it isn't supposed to be serious, but all the characters act like they are.

My biggest complaint was that it was a touch predictable.
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I fully agree. I definitely noticed the Princess Bride vibe. Good easy watch.



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Redacted (2007) -- The fact that Briam De Palma directed this made me watch it, as did the fact that it criticised the war in Iraq... I thought it would be an objective approach. I was disappointed. For starters, it gives you one of those "this might or might not have happened" stories but it later gets quite confusing because it's pictured as a French documentary and as a video journal carried out by a soldier.

This movie is very anti-war and will probably be one of those "loved around the world, hated in the US" type. In the end, the movie is moving and pushes you to think about what the US is really trying to achieve in Iraq, questioning topics like democracy, freedom, humanity, etc. Still, it falls short of being conclusive and at a bit over 83 minutes, doesn't really go much into depth. 6/10



Dawn of the Dead (2004) -- I have to say I thought this movie was going to be more of the same predictable crap... and it was, but in a good way. Instead of leaning towards absurd terror/horror, this is mostly an action movie with zombies. So once the whole mystery as to the why is down the toilet, the movie rarely relies on dark passages and strange shadows; but rather on action sequences. Not at all scary, save for maybe a couple of parts, but more of a thriller type.

Also, good to see Sarah Polley. I thought she acted really well on Go and The Sweet Hereafter and she kinda dropped off the map since then. The rest of the cast are what you'd expect and there's also a highly sarcastic and funny guy... fun for everyone! 7.5/10
 
Rambo (2008) - A pretty good movie with alot of action...aw heck HILARIOUS action! Believe it or not during any of the fighting/shooting scenes I was laughing my ass off at the effects, especially when Rambo uses the big gun on the truck. I would definitely watch it again just for the sheer hilariousness of it! 7/10
 
Batman Begins - 5/10

Meh... still don't get the hype over this and it still doesn't make me want to see TDK. I still think they should've left it at Keaton batman and that's it.
 
You should check out TDK when it comes out, it's actually a good movie with some comedy (mostly from Ledger) and IMO it's better than Begins.
 


Brokeback Mountain (2005) -- MEH!

I'd like to nominate Ang Lee as the most overrated director of the last 10 years. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was alright, but anything done after has been a big MEH, including this one. I have nothing against homosexuality and never felt uncomfortable about it when watching the movie; I just took it as a romantic movie where the relationship was socially forbidden. Well acted and everything, but the story itself seems just done for shock value while the soundtrack is annoying, monotone and uggh.

The added problem with it is that if you don't like it, people will automatically think you're a homophobic or something... oh well, such is life. 6/10



Amores Perros (a.k.a. Love's a Bitch) (2000) -- I've always liked movies where a common event unites different stories... or rather, the setting is attractive, since I've seen a few movies with said setting that sucked. This is maybe the best Mexican movie in history and it's even better because it doesn't copy any of the gringo styles.

The movie itself is about different people and who make different choices in their relationships, trying to make their life better, and as is usually the case, life screws them over; or rather, we are more prone to screw our life over for "love" than anything else.

The movie also has a bunch of wounded/dead dogs, which is something I usually can't swallow... so I just looked the other way when it was happening and tried to ignore it. But other than that, the movie is very, very good. 8/10
 
Live Free or Die Hard 4/10 More ridiculous than the previous Die Hard movies. The whole 'fire sale' computer invasion concept seemed more 'James Bond' than 'John McClain' but oh well. Stunts were silly, shootouts were beyond silly and way to fake and I hated most of the characters. At the end of it, I wanted pretty much everybody to die, hard. Still, explosions and gun-play are purty, even if it's beyond fake.
 
Tom Servo
The added problem with it is that if you don't like it, people will automatically think you're a homophobic or something... oh well, such is life. 6/10
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Couldn't agree more. While it was 'ok', generally I found it largely uninspiring and over-hyped. And what's worse, I'm supposed to like it, or so I'm told. Anyone who calls me homophobic obviously has an irony deficiency.
 
Solid Lifters
Live Free or Die Hard 4/10 More ridiculous than the previous Die Hard movies. The whole 'fire sale' computer invasion concept seemed more 'James Bond' than 'John McClain' but oh well. Stunts were silly, shootouts were beyond silly and way to fake and I hated most of the characters. At the end of it, I wanted pretty much everybody to die, hard. Still, explosions and gun-play are purty, even if it's beyond fake.
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I thought it was alright... except for the part of the plane. I was expecting an overhyped computer mayhem, and I got just what I expected.

@Jon: That's exactly what I was told among my friends when I commented I didn't like it... damn people.
 
Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay: 8.5/10

It was a hilarious movie but that's all I could get out of the movie I started watching it at like 2am.

On Die Hard: I agree that it was pretty good and I also agree that the only part I found really wacky is the F-35 part.
 
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Tom Servo
Brokeback Mountain (2005) -- MEH!

I'd like to nominate Ang Lee as the most overrated director of the last 10 years. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was alright, but anything done after has been a big MEH, including this one. I have nothing against homosexuality and never felt uncomfortable about it when watching the movie; I just took it as a romantic movie where the relationship was socially forbidden. Well acted and everything, but the story itself seems just done for shock value while the soundtrack is annoying, monotone and uggh.

The added problem with it is that if you don't like it, people will automatically think you're a homophobic or something... oh well, such is life. 6/10
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I don't know if Brokeback Mountain is bad, per say, but it is boring.

If it featured a heterosexual relationship then the critics would have agreed.
 


Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand (a.k.a. Turtles Can Fly) (2004) -- If ever there's been a movie that is definitely not for everyone, this one might be it. Set in Khurdistan, among a small refugee village on the Turkey-Iraq border, the story is about a 13-year-old boy who is coming of age in the middle of the days previous to the US-Iraq war. The boy falls in love, finds truth and is haunted by another boy who can apparently predict the future. The cast is mostly young kids and the movie is quite disturbing. It's quite hard having to see young kids harbouring thoughts about life, death, suicide, poverty and abandonment, yet the kids here do it perfectly... kinda puts things into perspective when you realise most of them are really not acting that much. 8/10

Khaneh siah ast (a.k.a. The House is Black) (1963) -- This isn't a movie per se... it's a short; running at just 20 minutes it's a glimpse of life in a leper colony in Iran. The script is very ironic, and the movie splices images of lepers with highly-religious words... which adds to the irony of having these people read passages of the Kuran (sp?) thanking a god that forces them to live through painful physical suffering everyday of their life. 8.5/10



The Prestige (2006) -- This one was really great. There's so much going on with is and the twists and turns about it make it a movie you really have to concentrate on watching (at least I had to) but then again, Nolan likes to do it that way. Really focuses on the whole concept fo misdirection: what the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes. I also thought Christian Bale acted quite well... Hugh Jackman loses his accent a couple of times throughout the movie, but the end result is amazing. 9/10
 
You Don't Mess With the Zohan - Wanted to get out last night and the movie theater is the only good option on a Sunday night. It's a very silly movie, I don't remember Sandler doing a movie so exaggerated like this before, but me and my girlfriend had some good laughs with it which was all we wanted from it. 7/10
 
hmmm... it's not really fast paced action, but I enjoyed it. I had also had about 3 pepsis before, so the caffeine jolt was probably a big help in the slower scenes.
 
FoolKiller
I don't know if Brokeback Mountain is bad, per say, but it is boring.

If it featured a heterosexual relationship then the critics would have agreed.
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I don't think so at all.

I think both of you some how missed the point. Ang Lee was trying to create a minimalistic classic love story, that just so happened to be about two men. It's a character study. I think the acting was superb. The cinematography and direction was inspired. Very similar style of filming to David Lynch's "Straight Story". Simple minimalistic look at part of someones life. If done well (as it was in Straight Story) it can be very memorable........ Well, to some anyway.

Definitely in agreement about "The Prestige" (Just bought it on Blu-Ray the other day). I love Nolan's style. I tend to favor directors that give the audience credit for their intelligence, instead of trying to spoon feed everything, ala Hollywood.



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