Last movie you watched and your critique of it

[Unbreakable Will]

Pan's Labyrinth, too. I could rave on about how beautiful and fantastic it is, but last night when I was tipsy I said something that was actually really accurate:

I think Pan's Labyrinth has the mood that Tim Burton tries to go for nowadays, and fails every single time to achieve (Except for Big Fish.)
Y-you don't like Tim?
BLASPHEMY! :mad2:

I watched a movie on Comcasts On Demand last night; Dead End.
Older film, 90's or late 80's I think, and wasnt half bad if you concentrated on the dialogue. It really went downhill after the smart-ass brother died because he was the best character imho. The ending sucked, the 'resolution' didn't make sense at ALL. So i'll give it a 3/10.

[Araciel]

Daybreakers

Not a bad movie, and shouting out 'You just got Willem Dafown'd' got a few laughs...

But I find that when humans seem to have supernatural sneaky powers when put up against vampires.. I just have to groan a bit.

[Rye]

Watched Pan's Labyrinth. Was expecting something in the end to tie everything together but it never came. Pretty disappointed. Sure it had pretty good effects but what was the point of her magical world? To escape the boring bad life she had? Meh.

Well, for one thing it contrasted with the human world to show that, despite all the monsters in her fantasy world, the humans in the film were still capable of behaving more savagely. The lack of closure is quite intentional; it's not as if stories like that which occur in the real world have closure either; this verisimilitude is one of the reasons I hold the film in such high estimation. In the end it's not even clear whether the fantastic events were intended to be real or simply a coping device her mind created to escape the brutality of her real life.

My favorite thing about Pan's Labyrinth is that I don't know whether to feel terribly sad at the end or happy for Pan. Leaving an event up to a reading or viewer's imagination can bother me sometimes, but I always love when the interpretation of mood is left entirely for your decision.


An Education

3/5 for the film, 11/10 for Carey Mulligan's performance. I was utterly captivated by it. It wasn't the most dramatic performance or the most thrilling or funny, she just simply lit up the screen in a way I've rarely seen before. She was magnetic. It was like watching Audrey Hepburn reborn.

Ahh, I still have to watch this! I saw a poster for it in the theatres in England, but Hux wouldn't see it with me. Shlup sent to it me and I've not gotten around to sitting down and seeing it yet (same with Precious, it's sitting in my torrent folder waiting for some love.) It got a hella good review on Rotten Tomatoes.



Pan's Labyrinth, too. I could rave on about how beautiful and fantastic it is, but last night when I was tipsy I said something that was actually really accurate:

I think Pan's Labyrinth has the mood that Tim Burton tries to go for nowadays, and fails every single time to achieve (Except for Big Fish.)
Y-you don't like Tim?
BLASPHEMY! :mad2:


I really love A Nightmare Before Christmas - I don't know anyone who disliked it. But every movie since that one (with the exception of Big Fish - I'll explain), has been really poor and vapid, because it's just him trying to rebottle the NBC glory, and it's just not working and it never will. I almost had to stop watching Sweeny Todd, it was such a poor work. I am so tired of seeing previews of movies with fake gloom, tired creepiness, and the butthumping of Johhny Depp. Isn't Johnny Depp tired of playing the same unimaginative characters? I thought he had more depth to him.

I watched an older movie a few months ago that had Johnny Depp - I had entirely forgotten that I even liked him as an actor until I saw it. It was called Chocolat and he was this pirate in an little french village. It was cool and I liked how he had a much more subtle way of acting in it. It wasn't the best movie, but I rather liked it, and I liked his role in it.

And coming back to it; I absolutely love Big Fish, it is one of my favorite movies. I think it is one of the most touching movies and it never fails to make me cry. It has such a big heart, like Amelie. It has his style of quirkiness, but it has warmth, originality, and an actual soul to it. The day Tim Burton stops trying to every single character in his movies ever another Jack Skellington is the day I'll see a movie of his again. I'm hoping that his talent and potential won't be wasted anymore.

EDIT: Whoa, I didn't mean that to sound so srs business. Sorry if that sounded crazy or anything. I just get really passionate about this because Tim Burton has this potential to make really beautiful movies like Big Fish, and he squanders it and it makes me grrrrrr!!! :kaoangry:

[Shiny]

I concur with Rye about the Big F and the Pan's Lab connection. However, I think many of Tim Burton's movies were good. He's definitely an acquired taste, but I'd be hard pressed to find anyone who says Edward Scissorhands wasn't a good movie. I'm also fond of the Pewee movie he made. :shiny:

[LunarWeaver]

Anybody who likes Pan's Labyrinth should check out The Devil's Backbone. It is also written and directed by Guillermo del Toro. He once called them siblings in some interview, if I remember right. He said Backbone is his masculine "boy" film and Pan's is his feminine "girl" film. The Devil's Backbone isn't as good as Pan's Labyrinth, but it is magic realism too and still a really good film.

The last movie I watched was a Swedish movie called Patrik 1,5. It was sort of cute but really predictable, so 3/5 (lolscores).

[Marshall Banana]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VY0zMyGcu8" target="_blank">Leprechaun.</a> <img src="http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m285/fofonda/pixel/usagi/p-usau-n.gif" title="Never again!" />

[Madame Adequate]

This isn't my fault, Monda!

[Marshall Banana]

Stay away from me.

[Miriel]

La Vie en rose

2/5 for the movie, 9/10 for Marion Cotillard's performance. I have such a girl crush on Marion, I just think she's such a beautiful woman. But yeah, she completely disappeared in her role. She was unrecognizable sometimes. I didn't actually like the movie so much but Marion was lovely.

[Rye]

I watched that movie recently too! Yeah, it's pretty good, but I just love that girl so much that I'd watch anything she made. She's in a movie called Jeux D'enfant, and I really enjoy her in it. Try it! I think she's also in A Very Long Engagement, though a small role in it. She and Audrey Tautou are my favorite french actresses.

@Shiny - Oh, Edward Scissorhands is brilliant! I was more referring to his more uber-commercial Hot Topic humping sort of movies, like his new version of Willy Wonka, Sweeny Tod, The Corpse Bride, etc, etc.

[The Man]

I actually think Big Fish and Pan's Labyrinth are kind of similar in some ways. But yeah, Big Fish is unquestionably the best Burton film I've seen. I'm looking forward to Alice though.

I have The Devil's Backbone in my unwatched DVD pile. I really should remedy that given how much I loved Pan's Labyrinth.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Make the Yuletide Gay - A romantic comedy set during the holiday season (no :bou::bou::bou::bou:, eh?) that deals with what happens when the boyfriend suddenly arrives at the doorstep for the holidays and you're in the closet. It made laugh and left me with a feel-good feeling at the end. I guess why I liked this movie so much is that I can relate with Gunn's worries about coming out of the closet as well as Nate's parents' total "don't ask, don't tell" policy towards his sexuality. Oh, and there's a lot of sexual innuendos that are the large part of the humour. Such as in one scene where Nate enters the kitchen in the early morning while Gunn is out jogging with his dad. Gunn's mom's back is turned to Nate and she says she "Getting my beaver ready for Christmas", Nate's reaction is total shock followed by a confused "Excuse me?" In response she turns around holding what appears to be a stuffed beaver. It made me laugh. That and the whole play on bunkbeds and sexual positions. lol.

7/10 Not an amazing movie but one I really enjoyed. :)

BTW Pan's Labyrinth is totally amazing.

[LunarWeaver]

I watched Yuletide Gay today too :O The two leads were pretty bad actors and the jokes referring to sex that weren't actually sexual became old really fast, but a few of them did hit home. It was a cute movie, I guess, in that feel-good way, and it's nice to see a teh ghey movie that isn't all about taking clothes off hot people and sex montages at least. The parents were totally sadistic considering the ending if you really think about it, though. What a warp. I'll go 3/5

[rubah]

My parents and I watched Silence of the Lambs last night. I reaaaaaaally enjoyed it, even though it had some disgusting parts (and some of those weren't even the flesh eating parts).

The only thing that kept me from really really loving it was jodie foster's accent.

"dana scully doesn't talk like that!"

[Croyles]

I just watched Sunshine, by Danny Boyle.

This movie did quite well when it came out but not THAT well. Its rated highly by most critics, but not too high.

Well I have to say this is probably now one of my favourite movies ever. If you need a movie to have a break in tension, then this probably isnt for you, but I just loved it. Im a sucker for movies that start of slow and just keep building tension from there with a very steady pace.
I found this film so eerie it brought goosebumps under my skin. Its not exactly a 'scary' film, well it IS scary but I would compare it to Silent Hill's (the game) disturbance factor rather than shock value.
The cinematography and soundtrack in this are so good I kept getting cold shivers throughout.
I think some people were put off by the 'God' aspect of the film, but I suggest not looking too much into that or trying to figure out what the filmmakers were intending to convey. I suggest to just make up your own mind about it and enjoy the incredible scenes this film has!

Also despite that it is apparently impossible for the sun to be infected with a Q-ball and a few other tidbits, you can still tell the enormous amount of research gone into physics and space they have done.

Amazing film! I dont care if other people found that last act stupid, I dont. I certainly found it better than Slumdog Millionaire.

[rubah]

The Shining.

This was actually the first time I'd ever seen it, so of course I had twenty years of pop culture references guiding me through it.

Yet, nothing had prepared me for the wonderful relief of Wendy and Danny surviving!

I was on the edge of my seat for a while xD

[Shiny]

Descent

5/10

Where to begin. Well, this film is about rape and revenge. It stars Rosario Dawson -- one of the only people I actually recognize in this film aside from people she's worked with on Rent. At first she's an intellectual who calls Jared, the other main character on his b.s. Jared is basically a dude who stalks and her, hits on her, and then rapes her. Don't worry, I'm not spoiling anything cuz the trailer reveals what he does. It shows Rosario's descent after that. She becomes hollow, solemn and goes on a journey to seek revenge. You can physically see her changes as well as how she responds to her environment.

With Jared, you see that he is extremely insecure and mocked by his fellow football players which is why seducing and dominating women appeals to him. I think the film did a good job at developing major characters, but a horrible job with editing. I watched the edited rated R version. The original was NC-17 and I'm told that it was much better than the piece of crap I watched. The editing for the version I saw was absurd. It would stay on shots too long. A person would be talking and you wouldn't see them so you'd rarely know wtf was going on. All in all, I would've probably liked the film more if it had been the original NC-17 version.

[Wolf Kanno]

Just watched Coraline last night. Might fine film, I wish they made more children's movies like this cause it really felt like a modern day Grimm's Fairy Tale. The film is eerie and creepy throughout and funny enough I sometimes found the real world of Coraline to be just as disturbing as the fantasy one she visits. Overall, visuals were great, cast was fun, and the music was really good. :cool:

[Croyles]

Moon

Really great film that was slightly hampered by my expectations going in. I wasn't aware it was going to be a character piece. I will have to watch it again and will probably enjoy it a lot more. It really is good, I just wasn't in the mood at the time.

[NorthernChaosGod]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

I'm not even very sure how I feel about it. It certainly wasn't a bad film, but I wouldn't say it was very good either. In any case, I did enjoy it.

[Rostum]

Moon

Really great film that was slightly hampered by my expectations going in. I wasn't aware it was going to be a character piece. I will have to watch it again and will probably enjoy it a lot more. It really is good, I just wasn't in the mood at the time.

Just watched this too. Thought it would be something like 2001 Space Odessey, but really wasn't - which was great. It was a fairly brilliant movie, to be honest.

9/10

[Mo-Nercy]

Ong Bak 2

Note that this is not the other Tony Jaa film made straight after Ong Bak which had come to be casually known as Ong Bak 2 as it's actual name is Tom Yum Goong/The Protector/Warrior King.

I'm not sure if they used the same choreographer as the previous two films for this one, but the fighting style is notably different. Perhaps it is a reflection of the different setting of the film (in imperial Thailand as opposed to modern times) and that's why a lot more of the fighting is with weapons. But the fact that so little of the fighting contains Muay Thai is a bit of a let down because, in my opinion, that's what Tony Jaa does best. The fight's aren't bad though; Jaa is definitely proficient and believable with a katana, three sectioned staff, scimitars and everything else he picks up. He evens gives the drunken fist style a bit of a tribute.

I've jumped straight into reviewing the fighting because that's all this film is. Jaa has absolutely no dialgoue until about an hour into the film when he says something like "Release the slaves!" and it doesn't really pick up after that. And about three-quarters into the film, you look down at the remaining time showing on the bar and you realise that not even Jaa could fight fast enough to end the film. And so the film ends in a cliffhanger and you're made to wait for Ong Bak 3, in which, according to it's Wiki article "Tien's [Jaa's character's] legs and arms will be damaged by torture and require Jaa's character to fight with some sort of boneless action". Doesn't sound like a return to the hardcore elbowing and kneeing action from Ong Bak and Tom Yum Goong. In fact, it sounds a little lame.

The only reason to watch these movies is for the fight scenes. And the one's in this film don't compare to those of Jaa's previous Thai blockbusters, but they're enjoyable enough.

6/10

[krissy]

edge of darkness

pretty good, solid movie. channels the fugitive a lot which is a good thing.

8

[Necronopticous]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3WaD6Jl0zU">Raging Phoenix</a>. JeJaa is amazing, and the parts where she's kicking ass are awesome. The other guys were okay, but I watch JeJaa Yanin movies to see JaJaa Yanin. Boring melodramatic plot with the worst possible setting for the last act. Not as good as Chocolate, but Chocolate didn't have a scene with JeJaa wrapped in nothing but plastic wrap, so there's that.

[krissy]

She needs to get better writers because she deserves it.

[Necronopticous]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS4VVUYsK44">Caché</a>. I wanted you to be present.

[Bunny]

I saw When In Rome with my girlfriend the other day. Predictable, but cute. I have a huge crush on Kristen Bell.

[G13]

Gamer. Not as good as I thought it would be. Felt like they were going for a "Hey, check out this trippy movie. We'll confuse them 'til the end..." but I was still confused at the end, mostly because the plot is all over the place. It had some really great action scenes though. If you want to watch an action movie where a guy gets his family back from a terrorist I'd recommend Commando over Gamer.

5/10

[Croyles]

Gamer. Not as good as I thought it would be. Felt like they were going for a "Hey, check out this trippy movie. We'll confuse them 'til the end..." but I was still confused at the end, mostly because the plot is all over the place. It had some really great action scenes though. If you want to watch an action movie where a guy gets his family back from a terrorist I'd recommend Commando over Gamer.

5/10

Id recommend Taken.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Gamer. Not as good as I thought it would be. Felt like they were going for a "Hey, check out this trippy movie. We'll confuse them 'til the end..." but I was still confused at the end, mostly because the plot is all over the place. It had some really great action scenes though. If you want to watch an action movie where a guy gets his family back from a terrorist I'd recommend Commando over Gamer.

5/10

Id recommend Taken.

Taken is good stuff.

[NeoCracker]

From Paris with Love

I must say I went in thinking it would be terrible. Since I decided to see at least one movie a month, and there were no good movies other then Sherlock playing, which I'd already seen, I picked the one I though would be the worst (Other then New Moon), and it was this or Edge of Darkness.

I must say I was surprised, it's actually a rather good film. At first it seems like it's just another run and dun action movie with the saner agent and the crazy one, but they are both rather likable characters, and the plot actually gets a couple good twists in by the end, so the story is solid as well. SOme really nice action scenes too, even if it goes the 'bad guys can't shoot' direction a few times. :p

Overall, 8/10.

[Croyles]

From Paris with Love

I must say I went in thinking it would be terrible. Since I decided to see at least one movie a month, and there were no good movies other then Sherlock playing, which I'd already seen, I picked the one I though would be the worst (Other then New Moon), and it was this or Edge of Darkness.

I must say I was surprised, it's actually a rather good film. At first it seems like it's just another run and dun action movie with the saner agent and the crazy one, but they are both rather likable characters, and the plot actually gets a couple good twists in by the end, so the story is solid as well. SOme really nice action scenes too, even if it goes the 'bad guys can't shoot' direction a few times. :p

Overall, 8/10.

Wouldn't surprise me that it was pretty good. Same director as Taken.

[Rye]

An Education

5/10. Probably doesn't even deserve that. It was contrived and lead up to absolutely nothing. The whole time I thought something sinister was going to happen, and nothing did. It was ridiculous.

On the other hand, Carey Mulligan is Audrey Tautou with Audrey Hepburn's spirit breathed in. The resemblance is actually a mix of both actresses, but you can see Hepburn just living in her through the acting. It was an absolutely pleasure hearing her speak and watching her move. Best new actress by miles.

Either way, it didn't fit. The movie should have been made to be better for Mulligan, or they should have gotten an average actress for such a bland movie.

Also props to Dr Octopus' acting - never seen a Dad's role actually be played quite so well.

[Madame Adequate]

I just watched An Education with Rye and my assessment is pretty much the same. They had two absolutely stellar actors - Mulligan and Molina - and a host of passable to rather good ones, and they did absolutely nothing with them at all. We both felt that something very weird or sinister was going on, the atmosphere certainly indicated it, but it was utterly prosaic and banal.

I do hope that Carey Mulligan stars in a lot more though, because she is absolutely delightful and I barely cared that the movie wasn't much cop. As Rye just said to me, we have no idea what it was actually trying to say.

[Rye]

Yeah, I think the problem is, is that it just didn't have a message. At all. I mean, what was that movie trying to say? I honestly don't get it. It could be STAY IN SCHOOL! or FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS SCHOOL IS 4 SQUARES just as easily as the other, and both are tenuous at best. I'm not even that critical of movies; I'm generally pretty easily pleased. But that just bothered me!

Also: I wish I had the magical ability to go from looking ten years old to a gorgeous European socialite by putting my hair up and trimming my bangs. Seriously! I dunno how she did it.

[Shiny]

Just watched Coraline last night. Might fine film, I wish they made more children's movies like this cause it really felt like a modern day Grimm's Fairy Tale. The film is eerie and creepy throughout and funny enough I sometimes found the real world of Coraline to be just as disturbing as the fantasy one she visits. Overall, visuals were great, cast was fun, and the music was really good. :cool:

I saw this as well and I thought it was creepy too. I only expect that from Henry Selick. I thought the stop-motion animation was fantastic and not choppy in the least. The story was okay for what it was. I didn't read the novel, but it had a decent plot. Some of the characters were a bit too odd looking for my taste. All in all, decent film with a fitting musical score.

6/10

[BG-57]

Condorman.

This may require some explanation. I was watching Spoony's review of Captain America and my childhood memory was jogged to some farce involving a nerdy comic book artist getting mixed up in international espionage and actually trying to become one of his fictional superheros. Except his dumb luck is amazing and he gets a budget to build his super vehicles.

It's light and silly, but it held up better than I thought, except for some of the costumes. One wonders whether the CIA would really fund this nut all for one defecting spy, it seems way too much trouble. That's the main problem with the movie, its too much trouble for any of this to happen.

I was surprised to see Michael Crawford in this, right before Phantom of the Opera, but this role has more in common with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

I wanted his Mach 5 ripoff car. :D

[Araciel]

I saw the Bourne Identity for the first time finally... Good movie, but it kinda' rips off an idea I had for a book... Although I'm sure the idea has been used before...

Also I watched Antwon Fisher today *tear* when he goes back to his auntie's house.. OMG BAWWWWWW

[NorthernChaosGod]

Sherlock Holmes.

Very rad movie. It was pretty interesting to see Holmes and Watson brawling, but not really a stretch. The chemistry between the two characters was amazing, each of their interactions with each other were great to watch. I think the main cast all did stellar jobs as well.

[Wolf Kanno]

Just saw Sherlock Holmes this past weekend and really enjoyed the movie, I love the banter and whimsical humor of the whole film. Excellent music that really fit well with the film.

Last night I watched one of my favorite films of all time, Grosse Point Blank. I am Martin Blank in my head, and this film has some great dialogue and wickedly dark humor as well as a sweet 80's soundtrack. John Cusack is one of my favorite underrated actors. For those who don't know, GPB is a film about a hitman who goes back to his ten year high school reunion. That's the initial premise but its pretty damn funny and amusing.

[Madame Adequate]

Ponyo.

One of the most delightful movies I've seen in a long time. It is unbelievably endearing, and an absolute pleasure to watch. The plot seemed a bit schizo (I suspect something was either cut, or was lost in translation) but it didn't matter because every scene was both beautiful and endearing, or hilarious, or all three.

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv298/ryechuuu/ponyovsbaby2.jpg

[Rostum]

Ink
YouTube - Ink Official Trailer 1 (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBGeErufQdY)

9/10

Very beautifully presented, and in some cases quite quirky. I would honestly believe it is dealing with some themes that's far ahead of it's time in the main stream of film. It has a lot of influence from out of body experiences, other realities (e.g. the astral plane), and lucid dreaming. It's quite a remarkable and interesting experience, worth a watch and if you are interested in any of the topics I mentioned above it just may hit close to your heart.

[Rostum]

Moon
YouTube - "Moon" - Official Trailer [HQ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twuScTcDP_Q)

9/10

This was a great movie, imo. The atmosphere was very engaging, and you really felt so empathetic towards all characters including the robot. It had a twist that didn't have an "Oh!" moment, but rather something that ticks in your head throughout. A must see!

[G13]

Gamer. Not as good as I thought it would be. Felt like they were going for a "Hey, check out this trippy movie. We'll confuse them 'til the end..." but I was still confused at the end, mostly because the plot is all over the place. It had some really great action scenes though. If you want to watch an action movie where a guy gets his family back from a terrorist I'd recommend Commando over Gamer.

5/10

Id recommend Taken.

Taken is good stuff.

:eep: I think maybe the joke was missed. It was that Commando sucks too. (A crappy movie over a crappier movie)

[Depression Moon]

Beyond The Valley of the Dolls- An old 1970 film about a group of three women becoming rock stars and how they deal with fame, sex, lesbianism, drugs, love, and acohol. Usually old movies have slow pacing. This one didn't but overall it wasn't that good of a movie. I kept my attention, but there wasn't anything that was really interesting, clever, cool, or emotional.

This movie also has one of the weirdest and distateful endings ever. One part includes a man dressed in a cape and purple tights, kneeled over a sleeping naked woman and sticks a gun in her mouth. When she wakes up and screams when she sees in front of her, he pulls the trigger.

Ugh, yuk 5/10.

[BG-57]

It's even creepier if you know about Sharon Tate.

Saw Wolf Man. Suprisingly faithful to the original. Very much a Victorian morality tale, although gorier. Nicely moody and atmospheric. At times it seeemed to pay tribute to an American Werewolf in London.

[McLovin']

Ink
YouTube - Ink Official Trailer 1 (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBGeErufQdY)

9/10

Very beautifully presented, and in some cases quite quirky. I would honestly believe it is dealing with some themes that's far ahead of it's time in the main stream of film. It has a lot of influence from out of body experiences, other realities (e.g. the astral plane), and lucid dreaming. It's quite a remarkable and interesting experience, worth a watch and if you are interested in any of the topics I mentioned above it just may hit close to your heart.

Probably the greatest movie I've ever seen. Thank you.

[NorthernChaosGod]

:eep: I think maybe the joke was missed. It was that Commando sucks too. (A crappy movie over a crappier movie)

You suck. :|

Be nice please. Just because people don't like what you like, doesn't mean you should insult them. ~Shiny

[Depression Moon]

It's even creepier if you know about Sharon Tate.



I was wondering if you were talking to me since this is an old movie and I figured no one else saw it, but after googling that name and looking at the wiki page, DAMN, just damn!

[Agent Proto]

I finally got to see Avatar today. I actually enjoyed it and found it very entertaining. It was definitely worth watching in 3D!

[BG-57]

It's even creepier if you know about Sharon Tate.



I was wondering if you were talking to me since this is an old movie and I figured no one else saw it, but after googling that name and looking at the wiki page, DAMN, just damn!

In a strange way, you can consider yourself lucky. You saw the movie more or less as intended, without the extra layer of knowledge about the fate of one of the actors. It's like blithely going to see the Dark Knight without knowing anything about Heath Ledger.

[G13]

Beyond The Valley of the Dolls- An old 1970 film about a group of three women becoming rock stars and how they deal with fame, sex, lesbianism, drugs, love, and acohol. Usually old movies have slow pacing. This one didn't but overall it wasn't that good of a movie. I kept my attention, but there wasn't anything that was really interesting, clever, cool, or emotional.

This movie also has one of the weirdest and distateful endings ever. One part includes a man dressed in a cape and purple tights, kneeled over a sleeping naked woman and sticks a gun in her mouth. When she wakes up and screams when she sees in front of her, he pulls the trigger.

Ugh, yuk 5/10.

Yeah this movie was weird. I watched it when I was like 13 and only 'cause there was boobs in it. Although I did find it interesting to see that's where the bit before Smoke Two Joints came from.

[NeoCracker]

I got around to seeing Coraline at my sisters.

First I'll say, while the 3D was good, it wasn't particularly spectacular. I don't really understand why people went on about the 3D in this movie. It was little more then an interesting addition, though I wouldn't have paid more extra for it for any reason. And the spider Web scene? No where near as awesome as many claimed.

That being said, this is an amazing movie. The animation and graphics are solid, and the actual designs of characters and world are gorgeous, and down right creepy when they need to be. Any credit this movie deserves graphic wise doesn't go to the 3D effects, but the actually environments and animations themselves.

The story was dark for a kids movie, and manages to remain gripping since the beggining with a great plot and wonderful characters.

9/10

[BG-57]

Oops, I didn't read the title carefully enough. Sharon Tate was in the Valley of the Dolls, while Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a parody by Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert.

[LowCaloriePie]

Night of the Hunter. Amazing.

[McLovin']

The Truman Show

Fantastic movie. Jim Carrey plays a really good role in this one. I loved the ending.

9/10

[BG-57]

Shutter Island. This is a good movie that is a victim of a bad ad campaign. The trailer makes it look like a spooky atmospheric horror movie when in fact it's a very serious psychological study. The visuals are well done and forboding but it's more about the interiors of the mind than externals. I wasn't prepared for that so the movie caught me off guard.

If you really want to see a spooky atmospheric horror films set in a mental hospital, rent Session 9, which was filmed in a real abandoned mental hospital, which gives a whole level of dread that a movie filmed on a set would lack.

[Araciel]

The Hitcher with Sean Bean...

What a :bou::bou::bou::bou:storm of a movie.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Ong-Bak

Great martial arts film with really amazing fight scenes.

[Necronopticous]

First I'll say, while the 3D was good, it wasn't particularly spectacular. I don't really understand why people went on about the 3D in this movie. It was little more then an interesting addition, though I wouldn't have paid more extra for it for any reason. And the spider Web scene? No where near as awesome as many claimed.
It was stop-motion.

[Jiro]

I watched Gamer and it was badass

[Rostum]

First I'll say, while the 3D was good, it wasn't particularly spectacular. I don't really understand why people went on about the 3D in this movie. It was little more then an interesting addition, though I wouldn't have paid more extra for it for any reason. And the spider Web scene? No where near as awesome as many claimed.
It was stop-motion.

Yup. It's probably one of the most beautifully animated stop-motion picture I have ever laid my eyes on.

[McLovin']

From Paris with love

Awesome. Travolta is on a Samuel L. Jackson level of badass.

[Bunny]

Ninja Assassin.

The title lead me to believe it would be completely corny and boring, but it's actually a pretty solid movie. It won't be winning any positive awards anytime soon (or ever), but it was enjoyable and entertaining to watch. It gets cornier towards the ending, but that really doesn't bother me all that much. I'd probably recommend it to anyone who has some time to kill and doesn't mind watching over-the-top violent movies.

It was better than Kill Bill.

[Rantz]

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Because of temporary technical limitations I had to watch it in b/w! Didn't really matter though, I had a blast. It was quirky and hilarious.

[McLovin']

Shutter Island

Just a mesh of random weird crap that totally makes the move incredibly predictable. If you've seen "Identity" with Kevin Cusack then you've seen a much simpler version of Shutter Island.

Waking Life

This movie is done in that live action style (like A Scanner Darkly) and is about a guy who falls asleep but then whenever he wakes up, he's waking up in a dream and he doesn't know how to stop it. Basically the guy goes around and talks to the dream people and has these REALLY DEEP philosophical conversations with them. Watch this if you're into that sort of stuff. Also some weed or something would totally make you enjoy this movie more.

[Shiny]

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Because of temporary technical limitations I had to watch it in b/w! Didn't really matter though, I had a blast. It was quirky and hilarious.

B&W sucks and only works for noir films.

I watched what-cha-ma-call-it. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. It had some funny parts, but I got bored in others. I think it had scene that had the most uses of the f word out of any scene in the history of comedic films. But yeah, tbh, I think the only really good Steve Martin movie is The Jerk. Anything else is pretty crap.



This movie is done in that live action style (like A Scanner Darkly)
I think that's called rotoscoping. That's as much of a bish to do as stop motion.

[Shoeberto]

(500) Days of Summer

Excruciating and brutal from the introduction all the way until the credits roll.

An immediate addition to my list of favorite films.

[G13]

Legion. It was an interesting movie. Reminded me a lot of The Terminator though. Hopefully the sequel will pull away from that.

7/10

The Book of Eli. Fucking awesome. I recommend this movie. It was badass. It wasn't action packed but the story was like Fallout meets the bible.

10/10

[Kossage]

I saw Red River. The cast did a fine job portraying their characters but John Wayne and Montgomery Clift were easily the best of the bunch. The relationship between them was very touching and it was heartbreaking and awesome to see John Wayne turn into an antagonist halfway through after some clever plot twists. Cinematography was superb with clever camera angles and magnificent vista and group shots among other things. The plot itself was quite enjoyable although the ending was too abrupt to my liking. Dimitri Tiomkin's score was rousing with its great themes and fine use of choir and orchestra among other things. The film is definitely worth a watch if you enjoy westerns and an intriguing storyline with a fine cast.

[Slothy]

First I'll say, while the 3D was good, it wasn't particularly spectacular. I don't really understand why people went on about the 3D in this movie. It was little more then an interesting addition, though I wouldn't have paid more extra for it for any reason. And the spider Web scene? No where near as awesome as many claimed.
It was stop-motion.

It was also presented in 3D in theaters (the kind with the over-sized glasses) which I think is what he's referring to. Although his use of the term graphics later in that post is somewhat confusing, I still don't get the impression that he actually thought it was CG.

[Shiny]

(500) Days of Summer

Excruciating and brutal from the introduction all the way until the credits roll.

An immediate addition to my list of favorite films.
That was my take on it as well. I'm like "Wow, this is so messed up. I love it!"

[cloud21zidane16]

I saw One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for the third time. Its a very funny, serious and sad film all at the same time. Classic film that many have seen but if you havent I would easily recommend it.

[Bunny]

Taken: A good movie despite it's fairly easy-to-guess plotline. The acting was fairly solid and the action scenes were pretty cool; Liam Neeson should be my father because that would be very awesome.

Up In The Air: Not as good as everyone says, but still a fairly decent movie. Maybe I'm bias because of my dislike for Non-Ocean's Eleven Clooney, but I just really don't like the way he acts in the majority of his recent movies. It was still a pretty good movie, though I think that has something to do with Jason Reitman's involvement rather than Clooney's.

[I Took the Red Pill]

does anyone else feel like george clooney is becoming that guy who is permanently george clooney in every movie he's in now. like you don't really see him as an actor playing some arbitrary fictional character, you see him as george clooney playing george clooney, the same situation one encounters with tom cruise or christopher walken or something

idk

[Croyles]

does anyone else feel like george clooney is becoming that guy who is permanently george clooney in every movie he's in now. like you don't really see him as an actor playing some arbitrary fictional character, you see him as george clooney playing george clooney, the same situation one encounters with tom cruise or christopher walken or something

idk

I agree. Its a little sad to see. Although to me he is still in the 'same character everytime but still enjoyable to watch' category like Christopher Walken and unlike Tom Cruise.

[Shiny]

Taken: A good movie despite it's fairly easy-to-guess plotline. The acting was fairly solid and the action scenes were pretty cool; Liam Neeson should be my father because that would be very awesome.

Up In The Air: Not as good as everyone says, but still a fairly decent movie. Maybe I'm bias because of my dislike for Non-Ocean's Eleven Clooney, but I just really don't like the way he acts in the majority of his recent movies. It was still a pretty good movie, though I think that has something to do with Jason Reitman's involvement rather than Clooney's.
Wait, so you think Taken is a good movie and Up in the Air a fairly decent one? What in the world.

[McLovin']

Taken: A good movie despite it's fairly easy-to-guess plotline. The acting was fairly solid and the action scenes were pretty cool; Liam Neeson should be my father because that would be very awesome.

Up In The Air: Not as good as everyone says, but still a fairly decent movie. Maybe I'm bias because of my dislike for Non-Ocean's Eleven Clooney, but I just really don't like the way he acts in the majority of his recent movies. It was still a pretty good movie, though I think that has something to do with Jason Reitman's involvement rather than Clooney's.
Wait, so you think Taken is a good movie and Up in the Air a fairly decent one? What in the world.

Liam Neeson. <3

[Bunny]

Taken: A good movie despite it's fairly easy-to-guess plotline. The acting was fairly solid and the action scenes were pretty cool; Liam Neeson should be my father because that would be very awesome.

Up In The Air: Not as good as everyone says, but still a fairly decent movie. Maybe I'm bias because of my dislike for Non-Ocean's Eleven Clooney, but I just really don't like the way he acts in the majority of his recent movies. It was still a pretty good movie, though I think that has something to do with Jason Reitman's involvement rather than Clooney's.
Wait, so you think Taken is a good movie and Up in the Air a fairly decent one? What in the world.

Yes. As I stated previously, my opinion may or may not be colored by a bias hatred against George Clooney in a non-Ocean's Eleven capacity.

[Necronopticous]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v6-T52zLO0">The Fantastic Mr. Fox</a>. Really great.

[Jiro]

Surrogates. The concept was only half finished and it felt lacking.

[Croyles]

Alice in Gothland.

Burton...... PLEEEEEEEAAAAASE STOOOOOP!

[Marshall Banana]

I didn't like Burton's Alice in Wonderland either.



http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m285/fofonda/disney/alice_facepalm.jpg

[Shlup]

Precious.

I, uhm... wow.

[Rye]

I've been meaning to watch Precious. I wanted to read the book, but I can't stomach ebonics, even if it's purposeful. Supposed to be a really powerful movie, I've heard.

Watched Coco Before Chanel. Fairly OK movie, but only because of Audrey Tautou being the best actress of this generation. It did have some very lovely cinematography.

[rubah]

Cemetery Man - It started off very charming, began to get disturbing, and ended up wtf?

I liked it overall, though

[Bunny]

I watched Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen out of sheer boredom yesterday. Let me say one thing about Michael Bay:

He can't direct himself out of a wet paper bag.

Seriously, one of the worst movies I have ever see. The plot was completely incomprehensible, the acting was atrocious and the fight scenes weren't even choreographed halfway decent. The movie I watched several years back about the girl whose vagina swallowed people whole (pre-Teeth was better than this piece of trash and it was completely D-List.

[NeoCracker]

FInally saw Inglorious Bastards, and I must say it was an incredible movie. Acting was top notch, story flowed nicely, and many times I found myself laughing aloud.

Definately one of the best Movies I'd seen in a while.

[Unbreakable Will]

Alice, Wonderland, Mad Hatters, Tim Burton and talking animals you say?
Wonderful movie, 10 out of 10 imho. Burton's best work, excluding Nightmare Before X-mas, it was great. Entertaining for kids and adults and an amazing subtext message. I highly suggest that you guys see it.

[Shiny]

Star Trek

6/10

Admittedly, I'm not big on Sci-Fi movies and especially not big on the Star Trek series, but I did enjoy this. It was a bit cheesy to me at first, but then it got boss. Like many people have said before me, they picked a perfect person to play Spock and I was pleased with Leonard Nimoy's cameo appearance.

[Araciel]

I think Karl Urban as Bones was the best casting I've ever seen.

[McLovin']

Star Trek

6/10

Admittedly, I'm not big on Sci-Fi movies and especially not big on the Star Trek series, but I did enjoy this. It was a bit cheesy to me at first, but then it got boss. Like many people have said before me, they picked a perfect person to play Spock and I was pleased with Leonard Nimoy's cameo appearance.

Zachary Quinto's eyebrows should win an oscar.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Up in the Air - George Clooney plays George Clooney in, what I thought was a very well-crafted script with realistic dialogue and situations. I didn't think I'd like it at first, but I came away from it satisfied. 8.5/10

The Hurt Locker - Man the tenseness in the movie is almost too much to take at times. Unfortunately I felt little to no attachment to any of the characters, and found myself not really caring what happened to them in the long run. Well crafted movie overall, but, in my estimation, nothing too memorable. 7.5/10

[Wolf Kanno]

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Pretty good Wes Anderson film, a little weirder than his usual stories but the witty dialogue is there and this film more than others was very touching. Really one of those interesting stories about the twilight of a legends career. Bill Murray was fun as usual and Owen Wilson finally showed he can actually act like someone that isn't himself! Awesome music of course.

Alice in Wonderland - I liked this film, but then again, I'm a Tim Burton fan so its difficult for him to disappoint. I feel the movie works cause its not a re-telling and Wonderland really works with Burton's quirky style. I really felt the March Hare and Red Queen steal the show. In regards to Depp doing Hatter, I felt it was definetly over-hyped. He wasn't bad or anything but it does get annoying he keeps getting top billing despite clearly being in a supporting role. His Hatter is amusing but I feel he's not really better than any of the other performers in this film.

[Shiny]

Up in the Air - George Clooney plays George Clooney in, what I thought was a very well-crafted script with realistic dialogue and situations. I didn't think I'd like it at first, but I came away from it satisfied. 8.5/10

The Hurt Locker - Man the tenseness in the movie is almost too much to take at times. Unfortunately I felt little to no attachment to any of the characters, and found myself not really caring what happened to them in the long run. Well crafted movie overall, but, in my estimation, nothing too memorable. 7.5/10
Wow, that's actually exactly how I feel on both movies. Though I would give The Hurt Locker a lower score because the characters are boring as hell.

[Vermachtnis]

Zombieland - 4/5
It was really fun. Those kids had a lot of bullets.

[Mo-Nercy]

Ponyo
Great stuff. Standard Miyazaki scoring applies. 10/10.

[Merk]

Finally watched Donnie Darko. I was very annoyed the first time around, but then enjoyed all of the foreshadowing the second time around.

[Raistlin]

Dead Snow: a movie from some northern European country about Nazi zombies. Yes, you read that correctly.

This scene pretty much says how the movie is: so one of the main characters gets bitten on his forearm in a fight with one of the Nazi zombies. After they (him and his friend) finish off that group of zombies he, thinking he will at some point become a zombie due to the bite, CUTS OFF HIS OWN ARM WITH A CHAINSAW AND CAUTERIZES THE WOUND BY SHOVING HIS STUMP INTO A FIRE HOLY :bou::bou::bou::bou:. Then immediately after that a hidden Nazi zombie jumps partway out of the snow right in front of him and bites him in the crotch.

Final rating: 194574302057/10

[Shiny]

I was looking at that Dead Snow movie on On Demand and it explained the synopsis. After just reading it I was like, "What the hell."

[Raistlin]

It is amazing. But probably not as good without friends and alcohol.

[LowCaloriePie]

I want to punch Tim Burton in the face right now.

[Necronopticous]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG4AV6kLrKY">Thirst</a>. Well, it started off promising. Park Chan-wook should stick to revenge.

[Jiro]

Zombieland - 4/5
It was really fun. Those kids had a lot of bullets.

I enjoyed the rules popping up as well. Same scoring for me I suppose!

Repo! The Genetic Opera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo!_The_Genetic_Opera). I only watched parts of this but jesus it was insane. I don't know if it was good or it was just the novelty that won me over, but you all need to watch this xD

[Shiny]

Alice in Wonderland

3/10

Basically, I share the opinion of most people in this thread in regards to Alice in Wonderland. It was just pretty crap. I usually adore Tim Burton films, but this was just ugh. The cheesiness factor, the boringness factor. It was just meh. I think instead of re-creating stories that have been done countless times before, he should probably begin to work with people who can write original screenplays like Edward Scissorhands.

[Mo-Nercy]

Alice in Wonderland

3/10

Basically, I share the opinion of most people in this thread in regards to Alice in Wonderland. It was just pretty crap. I usually adore Tim Burton films, but this was just ugh. The cheesiness factor, the boringness factor. It was just meh. I think instead of re-creating stories that have been done countless times before, he should probably begin to work with people who can write original screenplays like Edward Scissorhands.
Yeah, I've been hearing a lot of people were disappointed by it. I haven't taken any interest in it whatsoever, but am I right in saying it's actually not a re-telling of the original story of Alice in Wonderland and it's actually a sequel?

[BG-57]

Yes, but it briefly reenacts some of the events in the book.

I've had issues with most of Tim Burton's live action movies. Visually they have always been wonderful eye candy but the stories have rarely matched them. His best movies have been animated. Ed Wood is my favorite of his live action movies, followed by Sleepy Hollow.

[Wolf Kanno]

Serenity - Decent sci-fi movie with some decent fight scenes and wonderful one-liners. I get the feeling I would have gotten more out of the film if I actually watched Firefly but I sorta felt like we were seriously dropped into the middle of things. Mostly, I'm annoyed that its never explained why River was taken by the Alliance and turned into a living weapon. Its sorta just seems to be there simply as an excuse to move the story forward and is never elaborated on. I can't really give it a score cause I feel like I'm missing the big picture and if I were a Firefly fan, I'd be able to follow it better and enjoy it more.


Memories - This is a pretty sweet anime film by the guy who did Akira, its three animated short stories and each one is radically different from the other but compelling in their own ways. The first story is probably my least favorite, its actually quite good but not as enjoyable as the other two stories. The second tale is probably my favorite and easily the funniest tale that really brought back fond memories of some of the weird anime you could get a hold of in the late 80's and early 90's. The last tale tells the simplest story but its really the background events that you see as the main story goes along that paints a much more sophisticated tale than the other two. Its also unique cause its animation style feels more like something out of European animation than Japanese. Overall, it was a great film with three stellar stories behind it. :D

[The Man]

Serenity is much better after you've watched Firefly, which you should do as soon as possible as it's one of the rare television shows that lives up to the hype. For one thing, the Alliance's interest in River is much better explained in the series; it's pretty much taken as a given that you'd know why they were after her when watching the film.

[Wolf Kanno]

That's what I figured, which is why I didn't really want to judge it too harshly.

[Shiny]

Punch-Drunk Love

8/10

Hrm, well I have seen this movie before, but I was too young at the time to get the wittiness of it. Philip Seymour Hoffman as usual is great as his d-bag of a character. This movie is a great quirky, romantic comedic. It's up there with 500 Days of Summer. The script is probably my favorite part about it. The lines are just like "wut" at times. I loved it despite the fact that Adam Sandler can be annoying in other movies like that crappy one, You Don't Mess With the Zohan.

[McLovin']

How High

So freakin funny. Loved it. 5/5

[G13]

The Time Traveler's Wife

Wicked badass. It's a chick flick yeah but it's time travel man! Really, really great. 10/10

[Bunny]

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, which is loosely based off the book of the same name by Tucker Max. It is, quite possibly, one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Seriously. Absolutely no redeeming quality to the entire film whatsoever.

0/10.

[Freya]

Ninja Assassin - It was pretty bloody and badass and I want to beat people up now.

4/5 cause of all the awesome ninja fights

[Unbreakable Will]

Zombieland - 4/5
It was really fun. Those kids had a lot of bullets.

I enjoyed the rules popping up as well. Same scoring for me I suppose!

Repo! The Genetic Opera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo!_The_Genetic_Opera). I only watched parts of this but jesus it was insane. I don't know if it was good or it was just the novelty that won me over, but you all need to watch this xD
Repo! The Genetic Opera is the :bou::bou::bou::bou:. No questions asked. :colbert:


The Time Traveler's Wife

Wicked badass. It's a chick flick yeah but it's time travel man! Really, really great. 10/10
It was good...I cried at the end...brutal.

[BG-57]

The Five Deadly Venoms. A martial arts classic. When I saw this for the first time at college, it was the humorous bad dub. Now that I've seen the Chinese language version I can better appreciate the artistry that went into it.

A dying martial arts master sends his novice student to check on five former students, all of whom have mastered a technique based on a poisonous animal: snake, scorpion, centipede, gecko, and toad. Naturally some are using their powers for personal gain, so it pits the good ones versus the bad ones.

It's both literally and allegorically about poison: the way that people can easily be bought and corrupted by wealth and power.

[Shlup]

Alice in Wonderland - 9.5/10, suckers

It was pretty and neat and Alice was a badass and everything was fancy and big mushrooms and dorky gingers and it only didn't get a perfect score because of the Hatter's freaky ginger make-up.

[Merk]

I just saw Memento, it was a cool story told in a cool way. (915/1000)

[G13]

The Time Traveler's Wife

Wicked badass. It's a chick flick yeah but it's time travel man! Really, really great. 10/10
It was good...I cried at the end...brutal.

Y'know, if the ending is really sad I shed a few tears too but as sad as it was I didn't cry. I... I think I've finally become a man!

[McLovin']

How To Train Your Dragon

This was such a cute movie. Pretty good overall. 4/5

[Mo-Nercy]

Case 39

Awful film. Being a social work student, I can tell you all that the interventions are horrible. I hate how social work is always negatively potraryed in films, and I watched this hoping that it wouldn't be the case because the main character is a social worker, but no.

My girlfriend watched it with me and she's not a social worker, and her unclouded judgement is that it was stupid movie too. Not scary at all.

1/5

[Lightening]

Alice in Wonderland

6/10

The beginning and end part were really neat and awesome, outside the horrible popping dance in the end, wtf was that? The queen was very nicely done.

[Shiny]

The Crazies -- Crap. The original Romero version is probably infinitely better. The scene with the saw and the doctor was tense and interesting at least. As for the the acting, it wasn't the worse in horror film history. 4/10

Whiteout -- Crap. The only thing I can say it excels in is being incredibly mundane. And what's with Kate Beckinsale always doing movies with snow in them? I didn't even bother finishing it because I stopped caring. The characters are not endearing enough and it's difficult to figure out what exactly is going on at a givern time. 3/10

The Bad Mother's Handbook -- The only reason I watched this is because an RP fan told me to. I usually hate British films except for amazing ones like Shaun of the Dead. This was a made for t.v. movie and upon looking at it one can tell. It had some random instances where techno music would just start playing for seemingly no reason, but really enjoyed it in all of it's simplicity. I am actually surprised I enjoyed it since half of the time I wanted to destroy the people because I thought their accents were annoying. But chyeah, nice little story, eccentric characters, and witty dialogue. 7/10

Repo Man -- In progress. So far it's intriguing. A plot containing characters that repossess people's organs, as gross as it sounds, is at least an original idea.

[McLovin']

Blow

A Johnny Depp movie with him playing George Jung, the dude who basically created the cocaine industry in America. Great movie, sad ending. Worth a watch. 8/10

[NorthernChaosGod]

Wall-E

Great movie and hella adorable. Pixar rules.

[Rebellious Eagle]

Clash of the Titans
Well, it was actually very good, aside from the fact that the directors totally screwed over mythology (if you ever see it, you'll know what I mean). The special effects were awesome, especially the Kraken, although the lightning looked pretty fake. Lots of action and battle scenes with some gore. Giant killer monsters were very well animated, too.

[qwertysaur]

I watched My neighbor Totoro the other day. still has the magic that makes it a delightful adventure fit for all ages. 11/10

[Kuroshima]

Avatar

You know how good it feels, when you pwn someone who is better than you in a game? Ya, that's how I felt watching this movie haha. :zombie:

[JKTrix]

How to Train Your Dragon - IMAX 3D

Good fun. No talking animals, no pop culture references. Great flight sequences, often from a familiar and effective 'video game' perspective. Pretty good soundtrack too.

Probably my 2nd favourite Dreamworks-animated film, just behind Prince of Egypt.

[Momiji]

Clash of the Titans, 3D. The acting was meh, the battle scenes with less significant enemies were too long, the battle scenes with the Kraken and Hades were way, WAY too short, and there really weren't enough 3D special effects to make it worth the extra money. I was incredibly disappointed.

[Croyles]

Clash of the Titans, 3D. The acting was meh, the battle scenes with less significant enemies were too long, the battle scenes with the Kraken and Hades were way, WAY too short, and there really weren't enough 3D special effects to make it worth the extra money. I was incredibly disappointed.

I think id rather watch the original, with shoddy special FX and all.

[Sephiroth]

Kame Hame-Ha!

Dragon Ball Evolution

I didn't expect too much of it. I knew it is hard to make a good movie about a manga or fighting story like Dragon Ball. The only really good fighting game movie is Mortal Kombat but now I have watched Dragon Ball and it is really entertaining. Of course they had to change some things for the story and so there are even plotholes. But that's not the point. The movie itself deserves more than people want to admit. Who really thinks this movie should be like the original manga/anime which means you have to watch Goku 30 minutes while he just stands there to get his Ki higher or wants super mega special effects should simply give them enough money to do so. The story itself is good enough. You cannot use exactly the same story the manga has. Not if you begin with the adult Goku. And the manga introduces the 18 years old adult Goku in the Budokai Tenkaichi. This would be boring for some people as well.

Not to forget I love the final attack of Piccolo and Goku.

[Momiji]

I just got done watching Paprika, my first exposure to Satoshi Kon's work. I enjoyed it quite a bit, too. Beautiful and bizarre. I can't really say anything negative about it outside of the fact that it confused me a lot at a few parts, but I'm guessing that within the context of the film, that was sort of intentional.

[Marshall Banana]

Dolls. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hjKgWyCt4I)

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m285/fofonda/pixel/usagi/p-usau-n.gif

[Quindiana Jones]

Shutter Island

A good film. Not as twisty as the director thinks it is (every next step is pretty obvious), and you already know what the major twist will be about 10 minutes in. Nonetheless the journey there was good fun and very interesting. Whoever did the music, however, needs to be shot in the face. And I genuinely mean that. It was hideous and almost ruined the film.

Kickass (I watched this twice in two days)

Yeah. Watch this film. Watch it now. Stop reading these :bou::bou::bou::bou:ty little reviews and go out and watch the bloody film. It's fucking perfect.

Those are movies that I paid to watch. My friends and I usually sneak into a second movie, however, to get back at the extortionate cinema. It's awesome. The films we snuck into are thus:

Clash of the Titans

THERE IS NO CLASHING OF ANY TITANS IN THIS FILM. The mythology is false, but they said that it wasn't based off the mythology and that they just took some names out and made whatever the hell they wanted, so you can't fault them that. The acting was bad. The action was average. The script and the entire plot was average. Anyone who can figure out what the fuck Perseus' accent was supposed to be actually wins the universe. Overall, it's an extremely average crappy action film. I wouldn't pay to watch it, but I didn't so it's cool and I could watch through the whole film.

The same cannot be said for The Bounty Hunter.

I honestly can't think of words to describe what an awful film this is. We walked out 20 minutes in because it was absolutely terrible in every way possible. It's so bad that I WOULDN'T WATCH IT FOR FREE. Seriously. Eurgh, it's just awful.

[BG-57]

Donnie Darko.

Wow. This is an impressive film. Keeps you second guessing to the end, and even then, there are two possible ways to explain what the heck was going on. Thematically it most reminds me of Jacob's Ladder, although more ambivalent theologically.

Frank was one of the coolest characters I've ever seen.

[kotora]

2001: A space odyssey

not sure what to think of it. Visually a great movie, but the plot kind of went down the drain at the end.

[LowCaloriePie]

2001: A space odyssey

not sure what to think of it. Visually a great movie, but the plot kind of went down the drain at the end.

There was a plot? :roll2

[Vyk]

Right now I'm in the middle of an 80s movie marathon evening. And watched The Monster Squad for the first time ever. Its kinda like if the Goonies had to face down Dracula and a horde of cliche but well-created movie monsters (a swamp monster, a werewolf, a mummy, and Frankenstein monster). Really good stuff, and the fact that I loved it leads me to believe there was just something about 80s cinema that did something right in my eyes, and my love of 80s movies isn't just nostalgia. I wonder what it is we lost over the years

[kotora]

2001: A space odyssey

not sure what to think of it. Visually a great movie, but the plot kind of went down the drain at the end.

There was a plot? :roll2

well there was the thing with the whole mystery about the monoliths, and what happened after the computer was shut down etc.

[Wolf Kanno]

Clash of the Titans: Remake of a cheesy 80's film loosely based on Greek Myth and featuring stop motion animation. The remake has full cgi and while the monsters are impressive (well, except Medusa) this movie actually cuts away more of the plot than the original did.

Why is Hades the bad guy? He actually enjoys being the ruler of the underworld specifically because he doesn't have to deal with Zeus and all the other idiots on Mt. Olympus. The bother who was pissy about getting screwed was Poseidon and he's easily the biggest asshole of the male gods in Greek Myth.

Outside of some witty puns and small jokes the dialogue and script for the film is just as cheesy as the original, even Liam can't save the script from how bad it was. Not to mention they changed the whole ending and created a bull:bou::bou::bou::bou: happy ending.

Watch it for the monsters and fight scenes. Not for the acting, plot, or love of Greek Myth. God of War is more accurate than this film.

[Unbreakable Will]

Dolls. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hjKgWyCt4I)

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m285/fofonda/pixel/usagi/p-usau-n.gif
:onoes: ventriloquist dummies scare the hell out of me, those do too.


Donnie Darko.

Wow. This is an impressive film. Keeps you second guessing to the end, and even then, there are two possible ways to explain what the heck was going on. Thematically it most reminds me of Jacob's Ladder, although more ambivalent theologically.

Frank was one of the coolest characters I've ever seen.
I smurfing LOVE Donnie Darko, I'm interested in watching S. Darko (a sequel) but Im afraid it might ruin the original for me. Anyone seen it?

[Quindiana Jones]

Yeah, S. Darko is a sack of :bou::bou::bou::bou:e really. It's unnecessary for everything.

[NorthernChaosGod]

S. Darko is like the same exact movie, but done terribly.

[BG-57]

Given how much closure the first movie has, any sequel is unecessary anyway.

As for 2001, read the book if you want answers. The movie adaptation is more about questions.

[Bad Wolf]

The last two movies I watched were Run, Fatboy, Run and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. The former was funnier than hell, and I had never seen the latter all the way through, though I knew what happened in it.

KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHN!!!!!

[Rad Bromance]

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Not terrible but not very good either, and certainly does not do the original justice.

3/5

[Sephiroth]

S. Darko is like the same exact movie, but done terribly.

Call Daveigh Chase terrible and she will kill you in 7 days.

[NorthernChaosGod]

S. Darko is like the same exact movie, but done terribly.

Call Daveigh Chase terrible and she will kill you in 7 days.

Samara can suck it.

[Vyk]

I actually really enjoyed S.Darko. Its not Donny. But it struck a lot of the right notes for me. But you probably have to be in the right mindset. I think a lot of people who hate it didn't want a sequel and were looking to hate it from the onset. Yeah, Donnie tied everything up. But its not trying to go back and answer questions or anything

[McLovin']

Hot Tub Time Machine

This movie was so funny. Completely crazy but funny. I love the black guy so much.

[Shiny]

Afterlife

6/10

Mmm, well, so many things to say. First of all, this is a thriller and like most thrillers it will leave you going, "Wait...what." It's one of those psychological thrillers with subtley and moments where you don't really know what's real and what's fiction. However, even with that, you could still probably guess in the beginning of the movie what was going on before it even got to that point. I'm starting to notice a trend of psychological thrillers that I've also noticed with films like Shutter Island, is that they give TOO much away.

Basically, they hint too much. It seems that in today's cinema there's no The Sixth Sense nor is there a Psycho. There were also lots of awkward mistakes, but the oddest were the plot holes that's some how okay in today's cinema because it's a thriller. No, you don't need everything explained to you point blank, but logistics are a must. I felt like this was trying too hard to confuse people and have it go around in circles and the whole time I was sitting there frustrated because I knew damn well WHAT THE DEAL WAS. And the deal is...no, you have to go see it.

I can't promise that you'll like the movie and it's gratuitious use of nudity -- no it's not sexy because Christina Ricci is a creepy bish and so is that little demented kid. However, I can promise that you will have moments where you think one thing is one way and then it automatically changes and will keep changing throughout the remainder of the film, but just pay close attention and you'll get it unless you're retarded. Bottom line: Good edge of your seat thriller, but by no means as good as The Sixth Sense or the original Psycho.

[NeoCracker]

I saw three of the strangest movies the past couple days.

Four Rooms
One of Quinton Taratino's older movies. Mind you, I'm not really a fan of his movies, but this one is amazing. It's about a bellhop who has 4 different rooms to deal with on New years, and he is the only one working.

He deals with a coven of witches, a crazy guy with a gun, two misbehaving kids, and a movie star. The movie is just flat out hilarious, with one of the most satisfying ending's I've seen for a while. This is one of Taratino's only two movies I enjoy, the other being inglorios Bastards. If you are into darker kinds of humour, you'll get a massive kick out of this movie.

Pootie Tang
...This is just freaking hilarious. It's crazy, over the top, and at times cheesy as hell. definately not for anyone, but I loved every moment of it.

Frankenhooker

I :bou::bou::bou::bou: you not this is a real movie. A guy's girlfriend is killed by a runaway lawnmower and he brings her back to life using the body parts of hookers, and it was glorious.

Definately a bit twisted in it's humour at times, but damn it's another one that had me laughing the entire way through it.

[kotora]

Dr. Strangelove

I guess it was pretty amusing. And like most of Kubricks movies it has that timeless feel about it that still makes it understandable for people that didn't live in that particular time period.

[Araciel]

Date Movie

There was one really funny part, and other than that it was alright. Good plot for such a movie and lots of surprisingly good supporting parts played by random bigger names.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Reservoir Dogs

A brilliant movie, probably my favorite Tarantino film to date.

[Wolf Kanno]

Four Rooms
One of Quinton Taratino's older movies. Mind you, I'm not really a fan of his movies, but this one is amazing. It's about a bellhop who has 4 different rooms to deal with on New years, and he is the only one working.

He deals with a coven of witches, a crazy guy with a gun, two misbehaving kids, and a movie star. The movie is just flat out hilarious, with one of the most satisfying ending's I've seen for a while. This is one of Taratino's only two movies I enjoy, the other being inglorios Bastards. If you are into darker kinds of humour, you'll get a massive kick out of this movie.


Man I haven't watched that movie in years but lord was it funny. :D


Recently watched Death at a Funeral which is a British comedy that's getting an American remake in another week. Very good movie which the remake will have a difficult time living up to. Sure the main plot twist is a bit predictable but it doesn't make the movie any less funny when its revealed. Its a great character piece with a handful of different scenario's all happening at once. ;)

[Chloe.]

I went to see Kick-ass earlier today. It was pretty funny but more violent than I expected. :jess:

I would give it like 7 or 8 out of 10.

[baiyan76]

i have checked it’s really great

[Mo-Nercy]

Date Movie

Tina Fey is smurfing awesome. I thought this was a really funny movie and if I hadn't spoiled it for myself by wiki-ing it 10 minutes before it started while the commercials were running, I would've laughed more at the comedic twists.

8/10

[rubah]

Star Wars
(Episode IV, A New Hope)

downloaded the non-Special Edition version, and saw for the first time Han shooting first, no Jabba, etc.

the obvious greenscreening, inconsistant pronunciations, etc were still offputting, but infinitely endearing at this point, so I could enjoy the tricks of the dialog, follow the action during what I used to consider boring parts, and so forth.

etc I like ANH

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I hadn't actually watched this movie in many years. I was newly impressed by the ingenuity and wit found in so much of the dialogue, and I was careful to observe statements that would later be retconned (Luke's father and his relationships to both Owen and Obi-Wan), as well as plot threads that were pared down from their original writing and production—either to be abandoned (Luke's friendship with Biggs) or embellished in the sequels (Han's debt to Jabba).

The special effects are still so impressive for 1977 as to renew my conviction that overwriting them with 1997/2004 effects is a misguided endeavor at best (and artless and disrespectful at worst).


etc I like ANH

I like HAN <img src="http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e200/grokyou/lucas/sswrotjhanidleb.gif" title="Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.">

[Shiny]

Komodo vs. Cobra

3/10

This movie is so funny! Two giant reptiles fighting while campy actors shoot really tiny guns at them that don't even do anything. The special effects are spashully bad. The acting is horrid and it looks like it was filmed with a tourist's consumer camera. I don't even have to say anything about the storyline. The title should give away that it's ridiculous. It's indeed dire, but worth a watch if you're up for a laugh. The only reason I didn't give a one is because I recognized an actress from it and the sound effects -- although subpar were not the worst they could have been.

[McLovin']

Date Night

Watched half of it. Not one laugh. The jokes were nothing special.

[Bunny]

Astro Boy

It was a good movie but won't win any awards from the academy or anything. I only really watched it because I like Kristen Bell far more than the healthy requirement.

[Araciel]

The Losers

It was a loser, despite having a few funny parts and good action.. For some reason I just couldn't get too into it.

[Mo-Nercy]

Just got back from watching....

Iron Man 2

Look, I'm very biased toward superhero movies. I love most of them. And the first Iron Man film was right up at the top of that list. Unfortunately, we all know the plight of sequels and this film is no exception to the trend.

My main peeve with the film is the lack of action. And when the biff did come around, it wasn't spectacular. Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow gets the best fight scene of film, and that's not good enough for a movie full of big armoured suits and mechs. I was also keen to see Mickey Rourke's Whiplash play a big part of film and though plot-wise, he did, the pacing of the film leaves him only with a big entrance and big exit. The demi-villian of Justin Hammer seems to get more screen time than Paltrow, Johansson and Cheadle. We almost see as much of him as Downey himself and that just doesn't make sense to me, especially since he's mostly around for comic relief.

Only the presence of War Machine makes this a decent watch.

3/5

[Croyles]

Aww shame was looking forward to it! I'll still watch it though and see for myself.

[Shlup]

The Young Victoria was good,, but probably only if you're into that period of history. I now desire my very own Prince Albert <s>in a can</s>.

I'm going to go see Iron Man 2 next Friday so I'm going to pretend I didn't read the above review. D: I loved the first one!

[Jings]

Napoleon Dynamite

First watched a couple of years back and thought it was an inane piece of garbage. Rewatched it a couple of nights ago and it took on a whole new form of brilliance. Jon Heder does an excellent job as the goofy, socially inept Napoleon. My favourite character was Uncle Rico, his longing to return to his glory days of playing football was always funny to watch, especially when he demonstrates his abilities by throwing a steak at Napoleon's head.

Of course the plot is almost non-existant as you would expect in a movie like this. It also has that unique brand of humour that makes it impossible to tell whether someone will love or hate it when they watch. In my case it happened to be both.

[BG-57]

The Hangover.

This was a funny, if raunchy film. But I'd put it in the same category as American Pie and There's Something About Mary, where you really care about the characters.

They explain about the tiger but never the chicken.

[Aydin]

So, I went to a friends house and finally saw...

Avatar

I can't lie, it was an excellent movie but with a few downfalls. Of course, the main downfall is the lack of originality. It is easily recognized as a cowboys vs. indians movie...

The events in the movie was unrealistic. Think about it! If those such things happened in the future, how would the general public possibly support them?

Probably the biggest downfall is the fact that it was so overhyped. At the time the movie came out, I heard from multiple people claiming that it was the greatest movie of all time. In reality, Avatar was no where near the greatest movie ever.

I didn't see the movie in 3D which is alright because I hate 3D effects but the movie in 2D alone was stunning!

overall, I liked this movie but it was no where close to being the best movie ever.

3.5/5

[kotora]

The events in the movie was unrealistic. Think about it! If those such things happened in the future, how would the general public possibly support them?

like what, the big evil American corporation oppressing poor little indigenous tribal people for profit? Because stuff like that happens all over the world and the 'general public' doesn't give a :bou::bou::bou::bou:.

[Jiro]

Snakes on a Plane - It was ridiculous as expected. I think the company I had while watching it made the film that extra bit enjoyable, but being as soft as I am I couldn't help but cringe at several parts. Still, the notable lines in the film are exciting.

300 - I love this movie. It makes me feel warm inside. There is such a high concentration of badassity in it that it's almost crippling. And David Wenham is a fucking babe. Also his speech makes me all emotional.

Iron Man 2 - I agree mostly with what Mo-Nercy said a few posts up. There was a lack of action. Scarlet Johanssan's fight scene was amazing, she kicked far too much ass. However I found the development of the new core far too unbelievable, but I'm not a sciencey kind of guy. Also the line referencing crocs almost ruined the entire movie (I hate those things), but the appearance of Samuel L. Jackson and the damn fine suits Robert Downey Jr. wears (not even including the Iron Man suit here) saved the day.

[Quindiana Jones]

There was a reference to crocs?

[Croyles]

Iron Man 2 - Pretty boring. Now before anyone says "Stark was really that eccentric in the comics and there were whole issues dealing with that alone", your not the first person to tell me, but do we really need a movie that shoves it down our throat for most of the running time? By the time it got to the action scenes I just didnt care anymore. I wouldn't even mind the lack of action if the plot was good, but there really wasn't anything to keep my interest, as the funny rapid-fire banter got old quick. The villian also seemed pretty underdeveloped, especially since his slightly exagerated motivation was revealed much later than the start of his so called 'revenge'.
I even saw it at IMAX. Sound a video quality were amazing but if the film doesn't do anything for me there I doubt i'll be buying the blu-ray.

A movie that was MUCH MUCH better is:

Kick-Ass. What an amazing movie. Its a near real life take and play on what it takes to become a superhero, dealing more with the consequences (getting stabbed and beaten up). I loved how it started as a comedy, to black comedy, to action/drama.
I was really surprised how invested I felt at the warehouse rescue scene.
The movie also had a slight Tarantino vibe to it with the re-use of other peoples music, which might turn some people off, but I thought they were excellent choices for the scenes and my heart was pumping as a result.
Also, I love Sunshine, 28 Days Later and John Murphy's soundtracks for those movies so it was an awesome bonus.

[rubah]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

I was about halfway through reading the book, and last night, I realized I had the avi on my old harddrive, so decided to watch it.

It kinda got on my nerves in parts, being slow or the drug-induced actions were frustrating, but the effects were very well-chosen, and I laughed when I saw that Terry Gilliam had directed it xD Spot-on!

[Jings]

In the Company of Men

Story of a complete bastard and another, relatively less so, complete bastard. They both decide to date a deaf co-worker just so that they can hurt her feelings somewhere down the road. She ends up falling in love with the complete bastard. The relatively less so complete bastard ends up falling in love with her. Everyone ends up having their heart broken, except the complete bastard who actually profits out of the entire affair.

That about sums it up. It was a decent watch.

[Croyles]

In the Company of Men

Story of a complete bastard and another, relatively less so, complete bastard. They both decide to date a deaf co-worker just so that they can hurt her feelings somewhere down the road. She ends up falling in love with the complete bastard. The relatively less so complete bastard ends up falling in love with her. Everyone ends up having their heart broken, except the complete bastard who actually profits out of the entire affair.

That about sums it up. It was a decent watch.

That sounds horrible... :|

[Necronopticous]

In the Company of Men is a fantastic film. Good choice.

[Momiji]

Whisper of the Heart.

A polished gem's life cut short.

[Levian]

saw 2 movies last night..

Moon (2009)

I'm fascinated by movies with a very small cast and I'm also very fascinated with movies with a very small set. This movie had both, so that was awesome.

8/10

Kick-ass
Awesome! I'm not a fan of superhero movies in general, so I really enjoyed this one. Greatness. Great soundtrack too, I rarely notice soundtracks in movies so that's gotta count for something.

9/10

[~*~Celes~*~]

2012

Saw this on Saturday. I liked it quite a bit. John Cusack has always been one of my favorite actors :D

[Miriel]

Alice in Wonderland

What an awful film. The only saving grace about it was Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. As much as I'm getting tired of the Burton/Depp/Carter menage a trois, I have to admit that both Depp and Carter were perfect for their roles. And they were both captivating while on screen. Everything else was a hot mess.

4/10

[Hot Shot]

The Breakfast Club 6/10

It was an ok movie, but the way it ended was just sooo cheesy and unrealistic.

[Shlup]

Robin Hood was almost unbearable. Robin Hood didn't become Robin Hood until he was like 50? Really? Russel Crowe is officially the most boring man ever. Lady Marian has embarrassed my entire gender. The merry men and Prince John were the only entertaining characters in this movie.


Alice in Wonderland

What an awful film. The only saving grace about it was Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. As much as I'm getting tired of the Burton/Depp/Carter menage a trois, I have to admit that both Depp and Carter were perfect for their roles. And they were both captivating while on screen. Everything else was a hot mess.

4/10

IT WAS A GREAT MOVIE AND YOU ARE A SAD PERSON.

[Momiji]

Oh yeah, I saw Zombieland yesterday, too. It was stupid to the point that it was funny. Not funny enough to have me rolling in laughter, but funny enough that I wasn't bored. 6.5/10

Whisper of the Heart was so much better. :p

[Marshall Banana]

Russel Crowe is officially the most boring man ever.
No, I love him. :kaocry2:

He looks like an older version of Jeremy. :kaoclove:

[Shiny]

Alice in Wonderland

What an awful film. The only saving grace about it was Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. As much as I'm getting tired of the Burton/Depp/Carter menage a trois, I have to admit that both Depp and Carter were perfect for their roles. And they were both captivating while on screen. Everything else was a hot mess.

4/10

IT WAS A GREAT MOVIE AND YOU ARE A SAD PERSON.

Don't kid yourself. I'm a Tim Burton and even I admit it was horrible. Not that I was expecting it to be amazing anyway.

[McLovin']

Dazed and Confused

9/10

What a fantastic movie. Should have found this sooner. Cool overall theme and stuff. Good stoner movie.

[sephireland]

Robin Hood. Complete bore. 3/10 :(

[Araciel]

Robin Hood was a passable reimagining of the first part of Men in Tights.

[Shoeberto]

Reverse chronological:
Ong Bak - The Thai Warrior
Great action scenes. Normally martial arts film lose my interest quickly, but it was so kinetic and fast-paced that I was enthralled. Very good party movie.

Wild Zero
Another great party movie. Extremely silly and fun. It immediately went on the list with The Room as something that's hilarious to get drunk and make fun of, except with this one it's obviously intentional.

The Science of Sleep
The visuals were pretty fascinating, but the protagonist ended up being totally removing any chance of me sympathizing with him. His craziness ruined any of the romance for me. I went in hoping for an experience similar to Eternal Sunshine, but just ended up pretty disappointed. A lot of good ideas, but poorly executed.

[BG-57]

Eternal Sunshine is a hard movie to beat. Joel and Clementine are such quirky and likeable characters you can't help but root for them.

Saw Robin Hood. Odd that the old Errol Flynn version was bursting with fun and energy and the more recent adaptations (like RH:PoT) are so gritty and downbeat. Well acted, although I'm not sure to what end. Feels like the entire movie is a set up for a sequel.

[Mo-Nercy]

Ong Bak - The Thai Warrior
Great action scenes. Normally martial arts film lose my interest quickly, but it was so kinetic and fast-paced that I was enthralled. Very good party movie.
Ong Bak is definitely the best modern day martial arts film I've ever seen. Tom Yum Goong/The Protector is very similar in terms of the style of the fighting scenes, but much better as party movie. When watching it with a group of a dozen guys, every 5 minutes we felt compelled to scream "Where's my elephant!?" at the TV. =\

Ong Bak 2 isn't as good though. :(

[Necronopticous]

The Science of Sleep
The visuals were pretty fascinating, but the protagonist ended up being totally removing any chance of me sympathizing with him. His craziness ruined any of the romance for me. I went in hoping for an experience similar to Eternal Sunshine, but just ended up pretty disappointed. A lot of good ideas, but poorly executed.
The Science of Sleep is worlds better than Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind could ever hope to be.

[Rye]

I tried to give Science of Sleep a try because I loved Eternal Sunshine, but I never really gave it a proper go and I got distracted a few minutes in. Gotta try again sometime.

[Shiny]

An Education

6/10

It was okay. I love the opening with all the fancy credits. Carey Mulligan was very good and Peter Sarsgard (despite me not believing his British accent at all) had the character's persona down to a tee. It's really hard for me to get in to British cinema if it isn't horror or comedy, or comedy horror, but this managed to keep me interested. The twist (although not entirely unexpected) was also interesting. And for once a British film that doesn't look like it was shot with a cheap camera.

Oh, I like The Science of Sleep, but I still think Eternal is better. Maybe because it has Beck and Kate Winslet in it.

[Shlup]

The Science of Sleep
The visuals were pretty fascinating, but the protagonist ended up being totally removing any chance of me sympathizing with him. His craziness ruined any of the romance for me. I went in hoping for an experience similar to Eternal Sunshine, but just ended up pretty disappointed. A lot of good ideas, but poorly executed.
The Science of Sleep is worlds better than Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind could ever hope to be.

If by "better" you mean better at putting me to sleep. Science of Sleep was endlessly boring.

[Imperfectionist]

I just got back from the cinema, I saw Four Lions.

It's a brilliant film that's rare in the fact that it can make you feel several emotions all at one time. Hilariously funny, but really sad and shocking too. Highly recommended :)

[Wolf Kanno]

Just got back from Iron Man 2 and unlike most of the people in this thread, I actually liked it.

I found the plot to be interesting and liked the fact there was multiple scenario's going on. I also don't mind the supposed lack of action (odd, I remember the first film having just as much as this film...) but this may be in part because I actually like Tony Stark as a character as opposed to Iron Man the super hero. So a film focusing more on Tony and issues with a Billionaire owning the strongest weapon on the globe was far more entertaining to watch unfold than Iron Man beating up a bunch of people.

I like how this film gave both Tony Stark and Iron Man there own personal villains to watch them deal with, it made the film flow better for me cause personally, I never felt Iron Man had too many great villains anyway. The heavy foreshadowing of the Avengers film was pretty fun as well. The soundtrack is also awesome. :cool:

[NeoCracker]

Last two movies I watched were The Re-Animator, and Bride of the Re-Animator. Awesome films, the both of them.

The dialogue and character of Dr. Herbert is simply spectacular, and every moment he is on screen is a sight to behold.

Both leading characters in these movies play their parts perfectly. The biggest flaw in both films, however, is the lead female, and any scene they are the spotlight in. Neither one is interesting in the slightest bit.

[Miriel]

A Little Princess

10/10

One of the best children's movies ever! I watched it and bawled as a kid. And then I watched it again last weekend and I'm 23 years old but I still cried. Like 2 different times. Plus, the visuals are just stunning. The way they used light, aahhh so gorgeous!

[Shiny]

The City of Lost Children


8/10

Brilliant film! Very original script complete with clones, Santa Claus, a talking brain, ingenious children, and Ron Perlman. If you have seen the director's other film, Amelie, it's definitely very different from that. It's like a bizarre whirlwind of black comedy meeting fantasy. It's also one of the most visually stunning films I've seen.

I've seen some people compare this film to Pan's Labyrinth, and although both films feature the cute little girl protagonist who gets thrown into a fantasy world, the two films are not one and the same. Regardless, I recommend it despite the highly annoying clones. It's not my favorite foreign film, but definitely worth a watch.

[McLovin']

Soloman Kane

Cool perspective on religion. Great action. Liked it a lot.

8/10

[Jiro]

Prince of Persia

Holy fuck. It was awesome. Not even just for the references I picked up. I mean there was real merit in the film. Some of the shots at times were weird, but it was a seriously excellent film.

I also ended up loving Jake Gyllenhaal as the prince too. He grew into the character very well. The other characters were all very well done too, imo.

[Mo-Nercy]

Death Race

I'm often guilty of loving films that most others would say are horrible. No exception here! There's not much substance to the story. The characters are one dimensional - embarassingly so at times.

But hey. Cars, guns and women. And the guy that played Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat films.

3/5



Oh and Jiro, it's good to hear to the praise for Prince of Persia. I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch it. I'll check it out.

[The Man]

Crazy Heart.

Why doesn't more country music sound like that?

Also Jeff Bridges is god.

[Unbreakable Will]

Running Scared: Really good, smurfing weird though. A good 3/5

American Beauty: This movie was actually really good, I went in all biased and came out ecstatic. 5/5

[Spiffing Cheese]

I just watched The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Totally cheesy, but I liked it, and the storyline with the little girl with leukaemia was heartbreaking and very well acted. :D

[blackmage_nuke]

Just watched Disney's version of Hunchback of Notredame. I thought the music and animation was great but I really didnt like how Esmerelda ended up with the Handsome Captain and Quasi got shafted (though really I blame the gargoyle's for getting his hopes up). I think the only way to have a "happy" ending was to let Esmerelda die so there would be ambiguity to who she wouldve ended up with. The rest of the movie delt with rather adult themes so i dont see why they couldnt have killed Esmerelda. I dunno the disney ending just didnt seem very "Disney" to me.

[Shiny]

Resident Evil CG

2/10

For starters, the CG was nothing spectacular. After seeing something like Final Fantasy: Spirits Within and Avatar this move's CG looks like child's play. The ending like most Resident Evil endings concluded in a cliche massive explosion. It was great to see familiar characters like Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy, but I wasn't impressed by most of the voice acting. I'm pretty sure I heard Steve Blum too, and I don't see him as good in anything but as Spike Spiegel.

Some of the rest of the voice actors went a little overboard and it came off as a bit cheesy. The sound effects were top notch and the fire looked great. It seems the one thing they know how to do well is making stuff blow up, but there story telling continues to suck even after the omg my brother is that terrorist twist. It was especially disturbing when Leon noted that the terrorist turned monster wanted to mate with his own sister because they share dna... Yeah, I wouldn't recommend it. I actually prefer the mostly horrible live action movies with Milla Jovovich over this crap.

[PeneloRatsbane]

I watched Up in the air last night...

I thought George Clooney was brilliant in it, really gave a good performance. I spotted the twist a mile off but i think you were supposed to as its hinted at during the film. The girl playing the character Natalie was very good as well. Very enjoyable film.

8/10

[NorthernChaosGod]

Tron

Awesome movie. :cool:

But you all should know that already.

[Agent Proto]

Yesterday I watched <i>Prince of Persia</i>. My brother said it reminded him of <i>Disney's Aladdin.</i> Not sure what the hell he smoked there, but I didn't think so. Sure it had building jumping, and sand people, but the two films are too different. One is live action, the other is animation. One is based of a video game, the other had a video game based on it. There's more to go, but I will say that I really enjoyed the movie and its element of changing events through time. :D

[Necronopticous]

Among others,

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqTw2dtVQzw">Che</a> Part 1 - 4 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqTw2dtVQzw">Che</a> Part 2 - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB4FAoWXoSQ">Man, Woman, and the Wall</a> - 4 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWbdn5YfMJs">The Stoning of Soraya M.</a> - 3 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzpzpe_8gHQ">Funny Games</a> - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtuKpUSJ2GA">Exte</a> - 3 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYrNwO7-AVI">The 5 Obstructions</a> - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzFq5hOlZ5s">Yojimbo</a> - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHIRcbAMFHo">Sanjuro</a> - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Xes0ZpDPs">Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo</a> - 4 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq7NQ0qs7N0">The Cat Returns</a> - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNCBd2DaSpc">The Piano Teacher</a> - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHmPPORS_5s">Code Unknown</a> - 4 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czqrtq3S8hw">A History of Violence</a> - 3 stars
<a href="http://pequenoscinerastas.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/bennys-video07093316-49-16.jpg">Benny's Video</a> - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc4y-asVh3c">Ikiru</a> - 4 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBn4cvHKPUc">Rashomon</a> - 4 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZmqsVs9V8">Samurai Rebellion</a> - 5 stars
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1GWMU87Csg">The Seventh Continent</a> - 5 stars

[Shoeberto]

Chinatown
Brilliant. Jack Nicholson was fantastic. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." 9/10.

Mortal Kombat
Brilliant. Johnny Cage was fantastic. "Finish him." 6/10.

[Shiny]

Both versions of Funny Games are amazing.

[Crossblades]

Iron Man 2. Just saw it for the 2nd time over the weekend, because my dad didn't get a chance to go with me the first time I saw it. I didn't think it was better than the first one, but it was still a good movie nonetheless. 7.5/10

[Necronopticous]

Both versions of Funny Games are amazing.
Michael Haneke is incapable of making anything short of brilliant.

[Levian]

I've been in a bit of a retro mood the last two days.

Casablanca - Having heard the quote "We'll always have Paris" made the ending very predictable fairly early in the movie. Bogart had some nice quick snappy dialogue that was fun, and I have to say it was the highlights of the movie for me. Still, the fact that they made this movie during the war is quite awesome. 6/10

Some Like it Hot - I decided to see this movie because I realized I had never seen a movie with Marilyn Monroe. Much to my surprise Jack Lemmon turned out to be most awesome part about this movie and I simply loved it. Jack Lemmon is a genius and I can't wait to see more movies of him. 8/10

Ilsa - Uh, this is a very weird movie! I'm impressed that this was made in the 70's. It's just so obscene. Not sure it's possible to even rate this movie xD It was entertaining in a sick way, I suppose.

[McLovin']

Prince of Persia

While entertaining and all I noticed that its exactly like The Mummy or Pirates of the Caribbean. Its like Jerry Bruckheimer uses the same formula for each movie "high paced, lots of action, cocky male main character," and obviously a love interest who is forced to work with the said cocky male main character.

3/5.5

[Jings]

Little Miss Sunshine

Very entertaining movie I thought. Although I hesitate to believe that it's possible to drive your bus over a thousand miles without the use of a clutch. :p Oh and the little girl is extremely adorable.

[Edge7]

I saw Prince of Persia and Shrek 4 with a group of friends. I thought PoP was ok, but I personally loved Shrek. The last movie I saw though was The Prestige featuring Christian Bale with another one of my friends. Freggin' blew my mind at the ending, we talked about the movie for an hour, and this was at 5:00 in the morning t'boot.

[Quindiana Jones]

Moon.

Watch this film. It's fantastic.

[PeneloRatsbane]

I saw Prince of Persia and Shrek 4 with a group of friends. I thought PoP was ok, but I personally loved Shrek. The last movie I saw though was The Prestige featuring Christian Bale with another one of my friends. Freggin' blew my mind at the ending, we talked about the movie for an hour, and this was at 5:00 in the morning t'boot.

I loved the Prestige too, but nobody I know has seen it.

[Marshall Banana]

Necronopticous and I watched Samurai Rebellion last night. It's so good.

[qwertysaur]

Last night I watched Lilo and Stitch. I realized it has been years since I saw it and I needed to correct that. I never realized how depressing it is for most of the movie and all the details on how Lilo and Nani were thrown into a horrible situation that neither was able to handle. For all the crazy antics and hilarity that Stitch brings, it was surprisingly mature and it completely changes the way I look at the movie. Definitely recommend anyone who has never seen it or has not seen it recently to watch it.
9/10

[Shiny]

The Book of Eli

7/10

Even though the coloring of the film was highly unrealistic, it looked great. Unlike in The Professional, Gary Oldman wasn't completely campy; which was refreshing. If you like dystopian films you will probably really appreciate the settings in this film, but I can't promise you'll appreciate the religious plot. If you don't believe in it's message then hardly anything will be believable in this film. None the less, it's still entertaining. Also the soundtrack was amazing. Atticus did a great job developing an original score for the film. This song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1xI0LZ6YhA) = yum.

Unthinkable

7/10

The beginning was a bit odd and confusing. The viewers will know just as much as Carrie Anne Moss' character. At first it looks like it's just going to be a film about a American terrorist making who claims his bombs will detonate if his demands are not met. It ends up turning into a film about morality, righteous, and how it conflicts with the need of survival. Samuel L. Jackson is once again amazing at being evil like he was in Lakeview Terrace.

[Araciel]

Alice in Wonderland

smurf you tim burton...It wasn't as bad as I thought, and some of the voice actors were rockin' choices, but ultimately, I have fallen asleep trying to watch it twice..just can't get into it

Maybe I should have seen it 3D.

[Quindiana Jones]

The Man From Earth.

A group of people in a room. Talking. Pretty much the entire film is set in one room. Talking.

And it's fucking fantastic. The idea itself is magnificent, even if the acting is nothing to write home about. It's not amazingly magnificent, but it would be ruined if it was. It's not supposed to be a film, as such. It's supposed to look like a group of people in a room, talking. And it does!

[Shiny]

The Road

6/10

A friend of mine had recommended this to me, so I decided to give it a shot. This film must have received very little advertising because if it weren't for her, I wouldn't have heard about it. The dark setting really sets the tone for this dystopian film. Viggo is great in his role and it even appears that he pulled a Christian Bale and ended up losing an unhealthy amount of weight for the role. The boy who plays The Son was very annoying and whiny though.

[Bunny]

Seriously Moonlight

I need to stop watching movies simply for the inclusion of one actor or actress. One of the most horrific experiences of my entire life.


Quin, The Man from Earth was fantastic.

[Quindiana Jones]

Totally. I can't remember who it was on EoFF who mentioned it and made me fancy it. Was it you, Bunny? Was it?

[Bunny]

I might have mentioned it before.

[Mo-Nercy]

The last movie I saw though was The Prestige featuring Christian Bale with another one of my friends. Freggin' blew my mind at the ending, we talked about the movie for an hour, and this was at 5:00 in the morning t'boot.

I loved the Prestige too, but nobody I know has seen it.
I've seen it. I thought it was awesome too. You can pick right from the beginning which of the two magicians is going 'win', but it's a real ride seeing the film twist to that point.

[Meat Puppet]

no country for old men
omg awesome

[Quindiana Jones]

The last movie I saw though was The Prestige featuring Christian Bale with another one of my friends. Freggin' blew my mind at the ending, we talked about the movie for an hour, and this was at 5:00 in the morning t'boot.

I loved the Prestige too, but nobody I know has seen it.
I've seen it. I thought it was awesome too. You can pick right from the beginning which of the two magicians is going 'win', but it's a real ride seeing the film twist to that point.

I love how, throughout the whole film, they're telling you exactly what's happening via Caine. Yet, as he also tells us, we refuse to notice it because we're too thoroughly convinced. It's freaking genius. :D

[PeneloRatsbane]

Letters To Juliet
Jeez this one is a stinker and a half! My eyes rolled so many times whilst watching this that they damn near span out my head. I'm all for the occassional romance film but this was bottom of the barrel trash.
But jeez Amanda seyfried has massive cans, thats all i'm taking away from this film. Seriously could have been writtern by can of corn, with help from a block of cheese.
2/10

[Miriel]

The Shawshank Redemption

Ok, so I've been hearing people talk about this movie forever so I finally gave it a watch last night. Wtf? Seriously soooo boring. I fell asleep at one point. Bad acting too.

1/10

[Shiny]

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

3/10

It wasn't that funny despite Simon Pegg being in it.

This Is It

4/10

It's a good thing this was it because if I had seen anymore I would've vomited. Michael performed most of his classics, but it seemed really short. Since it was only a rehearsal he didn't give his all. It's a shame because it looked like it would have been a really great concert, but it made for a mediocre documentary-like movie.

[Rostum]

The Shawshank Redemption

Ok, so I've been hearing people talk about this movie forever so I finally gave it a watch last night. Wtf? Seriously soooo boring. I fell asleep at one point. Bad acting too.

1/10

Are you serious or just trolling? Your post is probably the ultimate fail.

Ok so it's a troll post. That makes it even more fail I think.

[Ouch!]

The Shawshank Redemption

Ok, so I've been hearing people talk about this movie forever so I finally gave it a watch last night. Wtf? Seriously soooo boring. I fell asleep at one point. Bad acting too.

1/10
I... what?

[Imperfectionist]

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

3/10

It wasn't that funny despite Simon Pegg being in it.

It's very different to the book, they changed it really badly. The book ain't that great either though to be honest.

[The Space Pope]

I ALSO DID NOT CARE FOR THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION THEREFORE I MUST BE EITHER TROLLING OR INSANE

Alien - Every bit as good as I heard. 8/10

Good, Morning, Vietnam! - Seen it before years back, still holds up. 8/10

Team America: World Police - Like a mediocre, politically charged episode of South Park except even less funny and and 40 minutes too long. 5/10

[The Man]

Re-watched Up last night. Still great.

The Prestige was awesome.

[Freya]

Ponyo

Ponyo is a little brat. How many people did she end up killing? lol Cute movie though loved the HAMMMMM thing. Great Ghibli film

[Necronopticous]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipivUGVydMY">Return to Oz</a> - Absolutely terrifying.

[Shlup]

Yeah that movie is badass.

I finally watched Nick and Nora's Infinate Playlist. It was entirely meh and generic.