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[Diego440]

The Kingdom (2007) -- Probably one of the most stereotyped movies ever. Jamie Foxx does his best Denzel Washington impersonation and everyone else acts like you'd expect: Jennifer Garner is the tomboyish but sensitive girl, Chris Cooper is the redneck with a brain, Jason Bateman is the comic relief who gets his ass kicked and so on. The initial credits are awesome, though... kinda inspired me to do a compilation of awesome initial credits. Still, 6/10



Annie Hall (1977) -- Very funny (and probaby best) Woody Allen movie. The funny parts are creative and the role is typical Allen. Very entertaining to say the least... Also, it's IMDb's #127 in the Top 250. 8.5/10

 

[livemusic]

Good Luck Chuck - My girlfriend asked me to get this because her boss said it was very funny. At the beginning I was liking it but after the first twenty minutes it gets pretty bad. That guy tries so hard to be funny but he's not! And Jessica Alba is way too skinny. 4/10

 

[FoolKiller]

So, the wife was out of town, that is when all the bad horror films come out.

Saw 2 - 5/10
Two movies in and I still do not see what makes these good. I predicted everything that would happen every step of the way. Please, people, stop watching these things so they will quit making them. I am undecided if I will even bother with the last two.

Tamara - 4/10
Never heard of it and it was in the horror section of the Playstation Store video rentals. Teenage girls dies in a prank gone too far. Turns out she's a witch and comes back to get revenge and win the heart of the teacher she was obsessed with. It has the brother of the guy that played Cyclops in X-Men. He can't act either. Extremely weak plot, poor acting, poor writing, etc. It actually felt like the end result when Spike or some other cable channel airs a B-rated sexual thriller and edits out all the nudity. Yeah, that bad.

And finally, the best of my trilogy:
Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe - 3/10
Vampires? Check. Vampire hunters? Check. Spaceships? Uh, wut? I'm not sure what was worse: the fact that they attempted to make it like Firefly/Serenity with vampires or that Michael Ironside actually played the role of the vampire leader. If you are looking for pure cheese then this is made of pure win. Otherwise give it a pass.

 

[V1P3R]

Yeah... I saw Ever After again since I ran out of ideas on what to watch. I didn't think it was THAT bad, only movie with Barrymore I'll probably watch that's for sure.

Yes, it is good. Just don't see any of the sequels. They all suck, as did the TV show.

They had a TV show too? wow... lol

Journey to the Center of the Earth - The huge problem was that nobody told me that this movie was: 1) 3D movie 2) Kids film

lool, Guess you never caught the previews eh?

Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe - 3/10

If you are looking for pure cheese then this is made of pure win. Otherwise give it a pass.

That title alone sounds like FAIL.

 

[a6m5]

I loved Kingdom(just bought it used), I don't think I've ever seen any Woody Allen films(I'll work on that one), and I bought a used copy of "In Bruges", due to its popularity on this thead.

Saw 2 - 5/10

First one, I found it promising. After the second one, I never bothered with the series again. I felt insulted that they followed it up with that garbage. My friends tells me that the third was actually pretty decent.

lool, Guess you never caught the previews eh?

Nope.

Oh, I almost forgot. I did see a film called EVIL To Kako. I'd have called it garbage, but whatever. It's an indy zombie film, and the only decent thing about this flick was the SFX. Horrible acting, casting(except for a couple ), directing, plot, cinematograph...... never mind. That last one doesn't even belong in there. AVOID at all cost. "F+"

 

[Diego440]

Lord of War (2005) -- Being a graphic designer, the only reason I wanted to watch this one was because of its awesome poster. The movie is like Blow and all those other anti-hero movies of the kid from Brooklyn (or thereabouts) who makes it big in the world by doing illegal stuff. Well directed, well acted and well done, but nothing groundbreaking and a tad predictabl, especially if you've seen other movie in the genre. Directed and written by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, S1m0ne), who although has been making films since 1997, is still considered an "up and running" filmmaker. He also wrote both those movies as well as The Truman Show. 6.5/10

 

[V1P3R]

Tropic Thunder - 4/10

Well... it wasn't actually that bad. Low expectations FTW! Anyway, yeah... didn't lose as many brain cells as I thought I would. Was it funny... ? not really.

 

[nk4e]

Tropic Thunder - 4/10

Well... it wasn't actually that bad. Low expectations FTW! Anyway, yeah... didn't lose as many brain cells as I thought I would. Was it funny... ? not really.

My cousin says that they try to hard..so I think its going to be a rental for me.

 

[V1P3R]

Yeah, I actually believe that sadly... Anyway, I'm sorry if you pay any money to see it then. lol Thankfully I didn't.

 

[buickgnx88]

Hey, I enjoyed it so much I saw it in theaters twice!

 

[Duke]

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs - 1966 Staring Vincent Price, Fabian, Franco & Ciccio. A mid-60's version of the Austin Powers movies.

I don't know which came first, but there is also Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (sensing a pattern here?) I've been very surprised not to see either of them show up in MST3K.

 

[Solid Lifters]

I don't know which came first, but there is also Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (sensing a pattern here?) I've been very surprised not to see either of them show up in MST3K.

When I checked for a clip on YT, I saw some of Bikini Machine and it appears to be in black and white. So, since Girl Bombs was in color, and in HD (I'm surprised by that), I'm betting it came later.

 

[Diego440]

Shoot 'em Up (2007) -- Worst. Movie. Ever.
Discontinuity, nonprobability, and amazing attempts at insulting everyone's intelligence. Seriously, this is the worst movie in the history of filmdom. Such a waste of talent! All in all, I'm sure I could gather up a list of at leats 20 items where I describe why I didn't like it, but frankly, the movie isn't worthy of even that. I'll give the main reasons, though: I really hate the movies where the same old story of the "hero" can shoot a fly on a wall from 3 miles, but the bad guys couldn't hit the hero if they had the gun pressed against his temple. Also, Monica Bellucci is awesomely hot, but here she looks like a 50-ish crackwhore. 2/10



The Fountain (2006) -- Having Pi and Requiem for a Dream in my Top 20 list since they came out, I couldn't wait to watch Aronofsky's latest work. With that said, I have to say it wasn't what I expected. Aronofsky's work tends to focus on one theme during the whole movie (Pi was about the mind, Requiem was about the gut), and this one's about the heart... so as you'd expect, the subject has been overworked in a crapload of films. Still, the story was a bit hard to follow at times and the flashbacks/forwards were hard to keep track of. Anyhow, it's great to see Aronofsky dealing with such supernatural subjects, although I hope he goes back to his previous work instead. 8.5/10

 

[buickgnx88]

Shoot 'em Up (2007) -- Worst. Movie. Ever.

Haha I loved this movie just because it was so random and because of the amount of guys that get shot. It's one of my favorite movies to be honest.

 

[Danoff]

Shoot 'em Up (2007) -- Worst. Movie. Ever.
Discontinuity, nonprobability, and amazing attempts at insulting everyone's intelligence. Seriously, this is the worst movie in the history of filmdom. Such a waste of talent! All in all, I'm sure I could gather up a list of at leats 20 items where I describe why I didn't like it, but frankly, the movie isn't worthy of even that. I'll give the main reasons, though: I really hate the movies where the same old story of the "hero" can shoot a fly on a wall from 3 miles, but the bad guys couldn't hit the hero if they had the gun pressed against his temple. Also, Monica Bellucci is awesomely hot, but here she looks like a 50-ish crackwhore. 2/10

Thank you. Here was my take:

It had it's funny moments, but it was mostly just mindless "wouldn't it be cool if" idiocy with some bad acting and stupid plot devices for good measure. Jumped the shark during the skydiving scene. I'd rather have re-watched Resident Evil: Extinction (which also sucked).

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Ok, more movies to review:


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

👎👎

I saw this out of morbid curiosity after seeing Southpark rip it to shreds. What an awful movie. The new kid wasn't bad in it, but there was nothing to work with. The plot was very linear. Jones runs from one fight/chase scene to the next. Nothing happened in parallel, everything was predictable, and many times we were asked to suspend disbelief a little too far.

Also, how many times can they do the bad-guys-use-jones-to-lead-them-to-the-artifact routine? Unless you want to see just how bad it is, avoid like the plague.


About a Boy

👎👎

I posted a separate review in its own thread.

Bad Boys

👍👍

This is a movie that knows what it is and what it's supposed to deliver. It wasn't particularly inventive or original, but it was fun.

Top Gun

👎👎

The last time I saw this flick I was a kid - and I thought it was great. Tom Cruise was so cool, Val Kilmer was a bad guy, and the aerial fight scenes were awesome. Upon viewing as an adult, suddenly Tom Cruise is a jackass, Val Kilmer is the good guy, and the aerial fight scenes look fake and coreographed.

It's a good flick as long as childhood has turned half of your brain off. Otherwise yuck.

Rounders

👍👍

Despite Malcovich's (I have no idea how to spell that) horrible Russian accent (why do movies insist on making him murder an accent), this was a good poker movie. A lot of the card references, slang, and strategy were actually accurate. It takes poker strategy a bit to the extreme, but the principles are solid. Definitely worth a rent.

Edit:

Superbad

👍👍

Very funny flick. Reminded me of Super Troopers, which I also liked. The fat kid (don't remember his name) is very funny. I've seen him in several movies now and he's been great every time. I think he's going places.

 

[Diego440]

Ladybird Ladybird (1994) -- One of those critically acclaimed movies that get remade by Hollywood and are complete rubbish afterwards. This one hasn't been remade afaik, but I wouldn't be surprised. It's directed by Ken Loach, that's another point in its favor; and although highly dramatic and tear-jerker, it was alright. 7.5/10

 

[Pupik]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

👎👎

...What an awful movie. The new kid wasn't bad in it, but there was nothing to work with. The plot was very linear. Jones runs from one fight/chase scene to the next. Nothing happened in parallel, everything was predictable, and many times we were asked to suspend disbelief a little too far.

Also, how many times can they do the bad-guys-use-jones-to-lead-them-to-the-artifact routine? Unless you want to see just how bad it is, avoid like the plague.

I finally saw this one last week...I wasn't impressed nor thrilled, but it was about what I expected after 19 years since that last one. Remember how you felt smarter or braver after you saw the other three? That didn't happen this time, I felt dumb and guessed at about everything that was going to happen after the first five minutes.

The sad part is, I mentally sequestered myself from learning anything about the movie before and after it's release.

Spoiler

• I didn't see the THX 1138 reference. Maybe the license plates on the cars during the initial credits?

• Making the space ship at the end be the Millenium Falcon would have been so campy-cheezy-product-placement-awful, but at least it wouldn't have been a big "Huh?" at the end.

Still, I wanted to see it, and wanted to like it. That didn't happen. But I discovered my wife hadn't seen Raiders of the Lost Ark...you think you know a woman for 11 years, and then...

Top Gun
...It's a good flick as long as childhood has turned half of your brain off. Otherwise yuck.

I caught it on TV a few years back; I thought it was pretty good when I was 12. It's amazing how you think things are cool and fresh when you're young.

Very representative of mid-1980s movies, though...we'll be seeing it on re-runs forever and ever for that reason alone.

 

[FoolKiller]

Very representative of mid-1980s movies, though...we'll be seeing it on re-runs forever and ever for that reason alone.

I have apologized to my dad for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man, and Voltron already.

 

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[555]

Saw V - The worst one, but i still like them. 6/10

Awake - Just aweful. How Hayden Christensen can get work i don't know! At least Terrence Howard is always watchable. 4/10

Street Kings - Very cliched, pretty dumb and how any of the characters believe Keanu Reeve's stories in the film is beyond me baring in mind i don't believe a word he says. Forest Whittaker over acts alot. But overall i enjoyed this. 7/10


Shoot Em up is quite possibly the most fun i have ever had at a film. It's not exactly trying to be serious is it. It's the biggest dumbest action movie ever and it knows it!

 

[a6m5]

I watched In Bruges tonight. The most popular film in this thread, maybe last couple of pages. I guess my main complaint about this film is that I keep on pronouncing the "s" at the end(in my head), but seriously, that is about it. This is a quality film, and what was that? This is the directorial debut for Martin McDonagh? Unbelievable.

I don't want to get too much into the plot, as it is very easy to give away some of the twists in the storyline. Basically, Farrell is a rookie assassin who screwed it up. He is told by his boss to leave London ASAP, and head to Bruges with his partner(Gleeson), into hiding.

The star of the film, Colin Farrell. While he isn't the most popular, or best actor around, "Bruges" I thought is the best I've ever seen him in. Last time I saw him this good I believe was the first film I saw him in, "Tigerland". Brendan Gleeson is money as usual, Ralph Fiennes, I really liked him in this, too. Contrast of his moral, honor, basically his "good" side and his dark side made his character "Harry" a pretty interesting one. But just as valuable to this films are the actors I had never seen before. Girl who played Chloe, Farrell's love interest, good actress, beautiful in kinda unique way. Owner of the Inn, the pregnant lady, there were two things in the film that she pulled that I just did not see coming, and you'll end up loving her for them. The little person actor, he added whole another dimension to the film. He made the film weirder, funnier, basically more interesting.

As TheCracker touched on in his post, there is little more violence/blood stuff in here than most viewers are used to. I thought that was perfectly OK. If anything, it gave the film a little more edge, not that it needed it.

This film isn't just comedy, action, drama, thriller, etc., it's everything coming to one. It can be silly at times, or very deep movie that makes you think. At least many of the characters do. I rarely got bored watching this film with all the changing of the pace in both the story & the characters.

One of the best films I've seen this year. Great execution on every aspect by the rookie director, I'm gonna have to give it an "A" 👍

It's a good flick as long as childhood has turned half of your brain off. Otherwise yuck.

How many movies can you actually like, if you can't at least turn some part of the brain off? Seriously, if I took every movie that seriously, I'd quit DVDs.

 

[YSSMAN]

Two movies today:

Quantum of Solace

It was pretty good, not great, but otherwise enjoyable. My full review is in the QS thread, but the gist of it is that they tried very hard to make it more like Bourne, which I didn't care much for. You either make a Bond movie or a Bourne movie, you can't have both.

...Otherwise, its a great way to spend an evening. There are a few moments that are worth the entry price, you'll know 'em when you see 'em...

Cloverfield

I finally got around to watching the whole damn thing. It was decidedly meh. I hated the characters, and was really only in it to see things go to hell. Even that was full of meh. Word is that they're doing a sequel, hopefully with less shaky cam (which made me feel a little motion sick), and more characters I can give a damn about.

 

[FoolKiller]

Cloverfield

I finally got around to watching the whole damn thing. It was decidedly meh. I hated the characters, and was really only in it to see things go to hell. Even that was full of meh. Word is that they're doing a sequel, hopefully with less shaky cam (which made me feel a little motion sick), and more characters I can give a damn about.

Better yet, make it about Clover, not everyone else. I liked it, but their stated goal was to make a Godzilla-like icon for the US and it failed miserably at that.

 

[bergauk]

I saw Religulous and Role Models the past week. Both were very good. I highly reccomend seeing Religulous though. It makes you really think and thats something you hardly ever get to do in the theater. Also It'll probably be you and like two other people if you go and seee it. I can't be bothered with doing a review right now as I'm in school. Possibly when i get home.

 

[Solid Lifters]

FAIL-SAFE - 1966 Drama/Thriller Staring: Walter Matthau, Henry Fonda, Larry Haggman, Sorrell Booke and John Connell

A movie about the President of the United States who plans and executes a scheme to kill the First Lady. He creates the perfect scenario for murder by sending six unreachable jet bombers loaded with two 20 megaton nuclear bombs to bomb Moscow. He appears to aid in the bombers destruction, but fails on purpose to make Russia an offer to blow up New York, which just so happens to be visited by the First Lady, in exchange for the desecration of Moscow.

Well acted and directed film plagued by a stupid and ridiculous plot. 4/10

 

[buickgnx88]

Man, that plot sure is different than the book, which has the better plot of course.

 

[peeweegary]

just saw Quantum of Solace
It was welll average. It wasnt as enjoyable to watch as the last bond movie i've seen(the last one from pierce brosnan). The movie felt like it was all action but no information.

 

[YSSMAN]

Better yet, make it about Clover, not everyone else. I liked it, but their stated goal was to make a Godzilla-like icon for the US and it failed miserably at that.

The thing was, I just couldn't take to the monster. I think if it looked different, maybe I could. But it just wasn't scary... At all... Hell, a giant squid would have been cooler at this point.

 

[Jondot]

I'm rather late to the hype wagon, but I just watched Juno and I loved it 👍

Arguably the best thing I've seen this year (although that's not saying much). And I've now developed a strange attraction to Toyota Previas.

 

[Solid Lifters]

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! - 1966 Comedy Staring: Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith and Jonathan Winters

A Russian sub gets stuck on a sandbar near a small US East Coast vacation island and men are sent out on the island for a boat to help them get unstuck. The word gets out that the Russians have invaded and chaos ensues.

Traditional family comedy from the early-to-mid 60's. No bad language or sexual innuendos. I don't know how a movie like this will hold up to today, but I enjoyed it. Classic comedy and fun for the entire family.

The plot and story will be too simple for most people's tastes, but I don't think that should really matter, given what this movie is. The jokes aren't 'gut busters' but they don't need to be, in this case. The jokes remain steady throughout the entire movie.

I enjoyed how the movie accurately displays how stupid and easily panicked the average citizen can be. Maybe, that's a too much of a cliche... nah. 7/10