Movies You Just Saw 2 (400+ Reviews! 300+ Movies!)

[bigHEADinc]

Review a movie you just saw, it's as simple as that... (Special Thanks to Deadpool & Karisma for helping me save this list)

MOVIE NAME - REVIEWER 1, REVIEWER 2, ETC.
[Rec]-4real
10,000 B.C.-4real
1408-TTKC
16 Years of Alcohol-Loki
2001: A Space Odyssey-Bob Schlapowitz
21-bigHEADinc
27 Dresses-paperstreetjesus
3:10 to Yuma-Grendel, Doctor Doom,bigHEADinc
30 Days of Night-ellisdee, Grendel
300-Transgressive Aktion Portraits
40-Year Old Virgin-bigHEADinc
88 Minutes-MCMGM
A Guy Thing-bigHEADinc
A Lot Like Love-bigHEADinc
A Sound Of Thunder-Tyler Perry's redunbeck
Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe-DSR
Across The Universe-Widow's Peak
Airheads-bigHEADinc
Alien Hunter-Rube
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem-bigHEADinc, Doctor Doom, mrrotton,Paul Servo
All Monsters Attack-El Pollo Guerrera
Alvin & The Chipmunks-bigHEADinc,Millie D
American Dreamz-Tyler Perry's redunbeck
American Gangster-lucaspunkari, katelin
American Splendor-bigHEADinc
Amistad-texaswhopper
An American Crime-bigHEADinc
Angus-bigHEADinc
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters-Grendel, The Sam08
Art School Confidential-pixiesfan
Atonement-bigHEADinc, Doctor Doom
Audition-Steelers4life87
August Rush-EvilMasterBetty
Baby Mama-bigHEADinc,EvilMasterBetty,Millie D
Bad Boys 2-EvilMasterBetty
Bad Tate-KOW
BASEketball-bigHEADinc
Basketball Diaries-bigHEADinc
Batman Begins-lucaspunkari, Virt
Battlefield Earth-bigHEADinc
Be Cool-Virtbag
Be Kind, Rewind-bigHEADinc,Andy Duke, jobberjoe
Bee Movie-bigHEADinc
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead-bigHEADinc, thepaywindah
Belleville Rendez Vous-Joker
Benchwarmers-Libertine,Paul Servo
Bend It Like Beckham-bigHEADinc
Beowulf-Millie D
Beowulf & Grendel-Millie D
Black Sabbath-El Pollo Guerrera
Black Sheep (2007)-bigHEADinc
Black Snake Moan-bigHEADinc
Black Sunday-El Pollo Guerrero
Blade Runner: The Final Cut-Bob Schlapowitz
Blair Witch 2: The Book of Shadows-El Pollo Guerrera
Blood Feast-KOW
Boys Don't Cry-bigHEADinc
Breaking The Rules-Tyler Perry's redunbeck
Bubba Ho-Tep-bigHEADinc
Bug-TV's Steve Wilkos
But I'm A Cheerleader-bigHEADinc
Cannibal Holocaust-Gojira
Capricorn One-captainmetal
Chaos-Grendel
Charlie Bartlett-bigHEADinc
Charlie Wilson's War-bigHEADinc, comahan, Gojira
Children of Men-comahan
Choas Theory-bigHEADinc
Cloverfield-lucaspunkari, The Solomonster, 4real, bigHEADinc,Millie D
Cobra Verde-Joker
Commando-Joker
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind-bigHEADinc
Daft Punk's Electroma-The Sam08
Dan In Real Life-bigHEADinc
Dark City-Valentine Michael Smith, Millie D
Dawn of the Dead-Doctor Doom
Dead or Alive-Grendel
Death Proof-Gojira,Transgressive Aktion Portraits
Death Race 2000-irontyger
Dedication-bigHEADinc
Definitely, Maybe-EvilMasterBetty,bigHEADinc
Devour-Deadpool
Doctor Who: Invasion of Time-Doctor Doom
Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood-The Sam08
Doomsday-ronnierocketago
Downfall (Der Untergang)-Gojira,T-Dog
Dragon Tiger Gate-El Pollo Guerrera
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story-bigHEADinc
Drillbit Taylor-bigHEADinc
Dude, Where's My Car?-bigHEADinc
Dukes Of Hazard-bigHEADinc
Dumbo-Gojira
Eastern Promises-bigHEADinc
Ed Wood-bigHEADinc
Ed Wood-Doctor Doom
Empire Records-bigHEADinc
Enchanted-bigHEADinc, Virtbag, Tyler Perry's redunbeck
Enemy of the State-ChibiDiablo
Equilibrium-bigHEADinc
Eragon-Grendel
Escape From New York-Gojira
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex-The Sam08
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed-Redunbeck
Extreme Ops-Tyler Perry's redunbeck
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer-Adam Clark
Fargo-bigHEADinc
Fever Pitch-bigHEADinc
Fido-bigHEADinc,Transgressive Aktion Portraits
Flash Gordon-Doctor Doom
Forbidden Kingdom-Palatial Regalia,bigHEADinc
Forgetting Sarah Marshall-EvilMasterBetty,Virtbag,Millie D,bigHEADinc,4real,DJ Peapod
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus-katelin
Futurama: Beast With A Million Backs-bigHEADinc
Futurama: Bender's Big Score-bigHEADinc
Get Smart-Virtbag
Ghost Dog-personman01
Glengarry Glen Ross-bigHEADinc
Go-W.R
Godfather Part II-Gojira
Godfather Part III-Bob Schlapowitz
Gone Baby Gone-bigHEADinc
Good Night And Good Luck-Gojira
Gummo-I'm The Cool One
Hairspray-Millie D
Halloween (2007)-tapyaout33," MNM's Official ""Fixer""", El Pollo Guerrera
Hard Candy-bigHEADinc
Harold & Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay-bigHEADinc,Millie D
Harold & Maude-bigHEADinc
He Was A Quiet Man-personman01
Heat-bigHEADinc
Heathers-KOW
Henry & June-Tyler Perry's redunbeck
High School Musical-Virtbag
Hindenburg-Gojira
History of the World, Pt. 1-The Sam08
Hitman-bigHEADinc, Grendel
Horton Hears A Who-bigHEADinc
Hostel-Deadpool
Hot Fuzz-Indigo
Hot Rod-4real
House Of 1000 Corpses-El Pollo Guerrera
House of Wax-Lithium
Howard The Dunk-Doctor Doom
Hustle & Flow-bigHEADinc
I Am Legend-cart, Near Fantastica, mrrotton, Muskrat
I Know Who Killed Me-MNM's Official ""Fixer"""
I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry-dazz,Virtbag
In The Name Of The King-Millie D
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-Virtbag,Doctor Doom,bigHEADinc
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-Millie D
Indiana Jones And The Raiders of the Lost Ark-Millie D
Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom-Millie D
Into The Wild-Widow's Peak
Iron Man-Bob Schlapowitz,bigHEADinc,Grendel,Millie D,Joe Freakin' Perry,Gojira,duomaxwell022112,Paul Servo
Jackass 2.5-Bradley
Jesus Camp-personman01
Jumper-bigHEADinc,Doctor Doom, 4real,Rube,Millie D
Juno-bigHEADinc, KingPopper, Vanilla Gorilla, drthv8r, Woody, DJ Peapod, A Dubya, dsr, Virt, 4real, Millie D,EvilMasterBetty
Jurassic Park-Bob Schlapowitz
Kill, Baby... Kill-El Pollo Guerrera
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang-bigHEADinc
Kite Runner-bigHEADinc, Andy Duke
Knives Of The Avenger-El Pollo Guerrera
Knocked Up-bigHEADinc
License To Drive-renzino
Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou-bigHEADinc
Little Children-jzbadblood
Live Free or Die Hard-drthv8r, Gojira
Look Who's Talking-bigHEADinc
Lucky Number Slevin-Gojira
Mannequin-Redunbeck
Mannequin 2: On The Move-Redunbeck
Margot At The Wedding-bigHEADinc
Meet The Spartans-4real
Melinda & Melinda-Some Ben Guy
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey-bigHEADinc
Michael Clayton-bigHEADinc, comahan, Pax
Midnight Run-DiG
Miracle Mile-captainmetal
MirrorMask-Widow's Peak
Moving Violations-renzino
Mr. & Mrs. Smith-bigHEADinc, ringrust
Mr. Woodcock-Millie D
My Super Ex-Girlfriend-EZ Does It
National Treasure 2-Doctor Doom, Millie D
Network-bigHEADinc, Millie D
Nightmare On Elm Street 2-Doctor Doom
Nightmare On Elm Street 3-Doctor Doom
Nightmare On Elm Street 4-Doctor Doom
No Country For Old Men-bigHEADinc, comahan, Doctor Doom, imisswwf, Millie D, Grendel, lucaspunkari, Bob Schlapowitz, katelin,Transgressive Aktion Portraits,MiLo Duck,Doctor Doom
Ocean's Thirteen-bigHEADinc, Millie D
Oldboy-bigHEADinc
Once-The Widow's Peak
Once Upon A Time In Mexico-Doctor Doom
One Last Thing...-bigHEADinc
Ordinary People-Radio Clash
Patch Adams-Radio Clash
Pistol Whipped-Palatial Regalia
Pitch Black-Grendel
Planet Terror-Transgressive Aktion Portraits
Platoon-paulbearer
Powder-Flying Leg Kicks
Rambo-bigHEADinc, lucaspunkari, Joe Freakin' Perry,Virtbag,Grendel
Rear Window-Gojira
Redbelt-thepaywindah
Resident Evil: Extinction-Grendel
Return of the Jedi-bigHEADinc
Return To The House On Haunted Hill-Rube
Ringu-ssnakebite
Robocop-Gojira
Rocket Science-Tyler Perry's redunbeck
Rocky Balboa-Joe Freakin' Perry, Paul Servo,
Rumor Has It-Virt
"Run, Fatboy, Run-bigHEADinc"
Runaway Train-Joker
Save The Last Dance-bigHEADinc
"Saw IV-MNM's Official ""Fixer"""
Semi-Pro-bigHEADinc, lucaspunkari, 4real
Serenity-Grendel
Seven Samurai-dsr, uwf circa 1986,
Sex: The Movie-Tyler Perry's redunbeck
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Game
Shafted-Millie D
Shawshank Redemption-bigHEADinc
Shoot 'Em Up-Bob Schlapowitz
Sleuth-bigHEADinc
Sling Blade-JMontoya9189
Slipstream-Millie D
Slugs-Golden Spike
Smart People-bigHEADinc
Smiley Face-bigHEADinc, Millie D,Palatial Regalia
Smoke-personman01
So Close-personman01
Southland Tales-Millie D,Grendel,
Speed Racer-Virtbag
Spice World-bigHEADinc
Spider-Man 2-The Lego Pig
Star Trek: First Contact-Doctor Doom
Strange Wilderness-bigHEADinc,DSR,Millie D
Stranger Than Fiction-Transgressive Aktion Portraits
Street Kings-4real,Avalanche Alvarez,Millie D,
Street Trash-Golden Spike
Streets of Fire-captainmetal
Suburban Commando-Redunbeck
Sunshine-personman01,Gojira
Super High Me-bigHEADinc,Millie D
Super Mario Bros.-The Sam08
Superbad-dazz, bigHEADinc
Superhero Movie-4real,MaxxAwesome
Superman 3-General Zod
Superman 4-General Zod
Superman Returns-Bob Schlapowitz
Superman: Doomsday-Doctor Doom
Sweeney Todd-bigHEADinc, comahan, Doctor Doom, EvilMasterBetty
Teeth-bigHEADinc
Terminator 2-Sunny4Life
Terror of Mechagodzilla-El Pollo Guerrera
Texas Chainsaw Massacre-Grendel
The Air I Breathe-personman01
The Amateurs-personman01
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford-bigHEADinc,
The Bank Job-Millie D
The Black Hole-wildojinx
The Brave One-Millie D
The Break-Up-Virtbag
The Brothers Solomon-The Sam08
The Bucket List-bigHEADinc, Tull
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian-Bob Schlapowitz,
The Condemned-Doctor Doom
The Cottage-4real
The Covenant-MiLo
The Darjeeling Limited-Widow's Peak
The Departed-Erisi,EvilMasterBetty
The Descent-wolfmoon103100
The Devil's Rejects-El Pollo Guerrera
The Dog Who Stopped The War-ThrowBack_Kanuck
The End-The Sam08
The Eye-Bradley
The Game Plan-bigHEADinc
The Girl Who Knew Too Much-El Pollo Guerrera
The Golden Compass-4real
The Grand-bigHEADinc
The Guyver 2: Dark Hero-Avalanche Alvarez
The Hammer-Virtbag
The Happening-Gojira,4real
The Host-Gojira
The Incredible Hulk-Virtbag,Transgressive Aktion Portraits
The Kung Fu Master-El Pollo Guerrera,
The Last Boy Scout-personman01
The Last Emperor-Transgressive Aktion Portraits
The Lawnmower Man-Tyler Perry's redunbeck

[bigHEADinc]

The Machinist-bigHEADinc
The Mist-Doctor Doom
The Namesake-bigHEADinc
The Nines-bigHEADinc
The Orphanage-Bob Schlapowitz
The Perfect Storm-Bob Schlapowitz
The Prestige-Gojira
The Producers-Grendel
The Prowler-renzino
The Rapture-Redunbeck
The Slums of Beverly Hills-bigHEADinc
The Ten-Millie D
The Tube-El Pollo Guerrera
The TV Set-Virtbag
The Untouchables-bigHEADinc
The Water Horse-dazz
The Wizard-bigHEADinc
There Will Be Blood-bigHEADinc, clifford, Commander A,DSR,Transgressive Aktion Portraits,lucaspunkari,Widow's Peak
TMNT-MachismoMark
Top Gun-Grendel
Transformers-Virtbag
Trantasia-Millie D
U2 3D-marvelocity
Ultimate Avengers (2006 Cartoon)-Joker
Untraceable-4real,EvilMasterBetty
Up The Academy-El Pollo Guerrera
V For Vendetta-bigHEADinc, rra
Vacancy-bigHEADinc
Vampire's Kiss-DSR
Vantage Point-bigHEADinc
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story-Virt, shaman90, EvilMasterBetty
Wallstreet-bigHEADinc, rra,
War-Paul Servo
War Of the Worlds (1953)-Gojira
Waterworld-Grendel
We Own The Night-bigHEADinc, rra, Bob Schlapowitz
What Happens In Vegas...-bigHEADinc
Wild Hogs-Virtbag
Witless Protection-Millie D
Wizard of Gore-KOW
You Don't Mess With The Zohan-Millie D
Zeitgeist-Joe Freakin' Perry
ZPG: Zero Population Growth-Redunbeck

IT'S AN APATOW TRIPLE FEATURE!!!!

40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN
This was the first time I was really exposed to the Apatow crew. I remember seeing the poster and the trailers for this and thinking "This is going to be absolutely terrible." Like the rest of America, I was blown away by the whole thing. Carrell, in an act that he's been re-doing over and over again since this movie, plays up the lovable loser really well, although it borders on crazy sometimes. The biggest stars of this movie, to me, were Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen. Both made me laugh the hardest. My only real problem is the fact that it runs a too long. If it were tightened up a bit then it would be perfect.

**** out of *****

KNOCKED UP
The two guys I loved the best from 40 Year Old Virgin are front and center in what I consider to be the best Apatow crew movie. Rogen and Rudd are at their comedic best here, especially in the Vegas on Shrooms sequence. Add to that the great supporting cast led by the beautiful (And spectacularly funny) Leslie Mann. Even Katherine Heigl has a surprising chance to shine in a movie filled with people who can easily command the screen. The movie itself is hilarious yet surprisingly touching and heartfelt.

***** out of *****

SUPERBAD
What I love best about the Apatow movies is that, while they all essentially contain the same people, they find ways to showcase different people in each. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera pop out of the screen together. It's a pairing that I could only wish make a big-screen comeback. Again, another movie where there's so much talent, so many laughs, and, like the rest, a surprisingly touching story. The only weak portion is really the "Meh" second act that seems like it's going nowhere but the rest of the movie more than makes up for it.

****1/2 out of *****

[bigHEADinc]

EMPIRE RECORDS
There are those movies that seem to perfectly encapsulate the time period they're from. Empire Records is definitely one of those. With an amazing and packed to the brim soundtrack (Featuring your favorite Alternative bands from the 90s including the Gin Blossoms, The Cranberries, and Sponge) and a surprisingly talented and diverse cast (Ethan Embry, Liv Tyler, Robin Tunney, Renee Zellweger, Rory Cochrane, and Anthony Lapaglia), the movie really has nowhere to go but up.

Don't get me wrong, the movie has it's faults if you really want to find them. From goofs to inaccuracies to flat-out "There is no way that exists anywhere" type fantasy of the movie world (A job that lets everybody goof off? Really?) but that's if you stare too hard at it. It's a fun movie with a great soundtrack that just is the epitome of all the stereotypes in the mid-90s. This movie, like Dazed & Confused, will always be paired with the time it's supposed to represent, and I for one have no problem with that.

**** out of *****

[REDUNBECK~!]

Okay, the link for "Sex: the movie" going straight back to Henry & June was funny.

[bigHEADinc]

Apr 17, 2008 23:55:27 GMT -5 REDUNBECK~! said:

Okay, the link for "Sex: the movie" going straight back to Henry & June was funny.

You know, while I was updating the list I mostly just looked for the bold titles and whatnot as mostly everybody followed the "Title, Review, Rating" template. I stand by my list and will leave it, honoring your wit. I commend you sir.

THE UNTOUCHABLES
With a great cast, good-to-great director, and a superb reputation, The Untouchables had all the potential to be a great movie for me. The visuals were great and really felt like the time period. Problem is, so much of the movie fell flat for me.

The story was "Meh" at best for a movie about one of the most notorious members of the mafia ever. Robert Deniro's interpretation of big Al also fell a little flat... In fact, Sean Connery was the only real consistent member of the cast.

Also, the score was too loud and obnoxious, taking away from various scenes. And the train station gun fight seemed, oddly enough, like a parody of the battles in 300.

*** out of ***** (Mostly for Sean Connery)

[El Pollo Guerrera]

You missed linking to my review of "Black Sunday".

I'm just sayin'...

[Virt McGirt]

I just wanted to say how cool this thread is. I feel like a legit movie critic now, despite the fact that my reviews are usually like 2 or 3 sentences ;D

[bigHEADinc]

Apr 18, 2008 2:25:41 GMT -5 El Pollo Guerrera said:

You missed linking to my review of "Black Sunday".

I'm just sayin'...

Taken care of...

Apr 18, 2008 4:56:27 GMT -5 Virt McGirt said:

I just wanted to say how cool this thread is. I feel like a legit movie critic now, despite the fact that my reviews are usually like 2 or 3 sentences ;D

Good, then keep contributing!

[Deleted]

Jesus Camp

This is a documentary made in 2006 whose goal was to capture "an honest and impartial depiction of one faction of the evangelical Christian community."

The directors followed the members of a pentecostal children's summer camp called, "Kids on Fire School of Ministry" and documented how they're taught about God, religion and key political issues like aborition and evolution/creationism.

Some the activities at the camp include praying to a cardboard cut out of President Bush and a guest speaker showing plastic dolls that represent unborn fetuses in order to sway children to pro-life. The children are seen on multiple occasions speaking in tounges and weeping in the midst of what I can only describe as an orgy of wailing children.

What's even more disturbing is the rhetoric of the camp's organizer who believes that we should be training Christian children to be God's Army and equates what she's trying to do with how Muslim terrorists train their children to be warriors, the parallel would be comical if it wasn't so apt at times. [GOD WARRIOR! lulz]

This movie is fairly even handed and doesn't appear to skew the issue. Most of the subjects of the film supply enough ammunition to make any evangelican Christian look a few bricks shy of a load.

The most reprehensible part to me was how the parents and member of the church not only used children to support a cause that a child really has no grasp of (ie preaching a 10-year old about the sin of abortion), but they blantantly admit it in order to further their cause.

I think this film is important for people of all faiths (or lack thereof) to see because its an example of the trouble that will arise when you mix faith and politics, especially when it involves children.

The film is bookened by a Christian radio show host who emphasizes that this religious movement is growing in numbers and in influence and he fears the day when they gain the kind of political and social power they desire.

The two paths cross when the camp's director calls into the show and delivers one of my favorite lines. She basically says that even though we live in a Democracy, its not always good because the minority has a say in what happens and thats not always a good thing. I'm paraphrasing here, but if you watch the film you'll catch it.

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

August Rush

First off, let me say that finding this movie is a pain in the ass. Apparently Blockbuster feels the movie is too expensive to carry so they only have like 5 copies. So after purchasing it for my GF, we watched it.

What followed was some weird mishmash of music, romance, suspense, child exploitation, and a 10 year old black kid doing his best Jeff Jarrett impression.

The movie just seemed too incomplete to me and has WAY too many plot holes. I won't really spoil it, but trust me you'll be questioning a lot of this film. This is like the female equivalent of the male action movie. You have to just shut your brain off and let it tug at you heart, which it actually does.

The acting is somewhat good outside the male lead. He's pretty bad. The best performance is definitely Robin Williams, the homeless man who takes homeless kids in with talent to help them realize their talent...and to help him make money. His character is a lot different than you expect.

The music though is really good, so that's a plus. Only watch if you have a date who loves movies that are sentimental.

3/5

Juno

I commented a lot in another thread about this, so let me summarize.

The acting is top notch. Ellen Page is fantastic. There's not really much to say about her that hasn't been said. She really came off as this weirdo who listens to strange music and has a huge attitude. Michael Sea is great. Even Jennifer Gardner is really good. So the acting isn't a problem.

The direction is great too. Yes it feels like an indy film, but it's got an endearing quality to it.

However, the writing fails to really live up to the hype. Outside of Juno, who was a great character, everyone else seems to fall flat with maybe one or two exceptions.

This movie is still good, don't get me wrong, but it was nominated for an academy award and, if I'm not mistaken, won writing awards. I guess it's just how you look at it and how you feel about indy movies in general. I think that it could have been well written without beating you over the head with the indy stuff and by just adding some depth to Jason Bateman.

It's worth watching. It's pretty funny and has great performances. However, it might require you to get past the dialog.

3.75/5

[bigHEADinc]

DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY

Fact: November 27th was the birth date for several great men. It includes Jimi Hendrix, myself (bigHEADinc), and this man, Bruce Lee. I like to think of ourselves as the HOLY TRINITY OF AWESOMENESS™.

I loved Bruce Lee growing up. I have a cousin who was obsessed with the guy and whenever I was over there we'd end up watching Bruce Lee movies and then play fighting for 2 hours before we got yelled at. When I first started this movie up I was watching it as the same person who really enjoyed a masterpiece like Eastern Promises. The writing was hackneyed, the acting a bit wooden, and the fights just seemed way too over-the-top... And then it hit me...

This isn't just some biography movie. This is the story of Bruce Lee reconstructed as a Bruce Lee movie!

The fight choreography, the dialog, etc. all seemed like another Bruce Lee movie and it dawned on me that this was the perfect way to go with showing Bruce Lee's life. I mean, anybody can show Bruce injuring his back by training, but isn't it way sweeter (And almost more truthful) to think about Bruce getting injured because he was upholding his own ideas and wanting to teach Americans? It's that type of bending that this movie does and it turns it from a simple biography flick into a competent Action Movie/Love Story... That's what they don't tell you, though, is that this truly is a love story but with the occasional fighting.

Credit has to go to Jason Scott Lee who did his absolute best Bruce Lee impression throughout the film. Finding out that he wasn't a trained fighter prior to filming made me respect his performance even more. The fight scenes, while seemingly ripped straight out of Bruce Lee movies, were good-to-great.

Overall, this isn't about telling the story of Bruce Lee's life as a person but more of expanding on the mythos of Bruce Lee's identity. Like separating a wrestler from his character, this movie was about the character of "Bruce" and boy is it a grand, fun popcorn flick.

***1/2 out of *****

If you are interested in Bruce Lee, the person, then I can wholly recommend Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. It's a satisfying documentary about the man and includes almost an hour of previously hidden footage from Game Of Death.

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Oh my God you HAVE to see this movie. This movie is absolutely hysterical. I don't think i went more than 5 minutes without laughing.

Jason Segal is great as the out of shape loser that somehow got the huge TV star of the most unintentionally funny crime show ever. Kristen Bell is also good as Sarah Marshall and actually doesn't take it to a stereotypical big tv star. Mila Kunis also makes the jump from TV to the big screen. But Russell Brand steals the show here as British rocker Aldous Snow. Every time he's on screen you know he'll have some good lines.

Like most other Judd Aptow movies, the supporting cast is all outstanding and is filled with a lot of Aptow regulars, such as Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, and Bill Hader. Also, the new additions are great as well.

The story is a nice "What goes around, comes around", letting it go trip through the lives of Sarah and Peter. But what really makes it great, and is a trademark of Aptow films (except maybe Drillbit Taylor and, obviously, Walk Hard) is that the story makes sense. The reason why the break up makes sense. The reason why you like certain characters at the end makes sense. No one really comes off as fake or unreal and nothing that happens really seems that unusual given the circumstances.

If you love Aptow films, there is absolutely no reason you should not be at a theater right now watching this. It's much better than Knocked Up in that it doesn't devolve into a chick flick and forget the funny in the last 10 minutes. But this movie does have heart. This is more the male equivalent of a chick flick than anything they've done so far.

This is a must see movie.

4.5/5

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

One can make the rather convincing argument this is the greatest album of all time, ever in the history of recorded music. One could make an equally compelling argument this movie is the worst movie of recorded history.

The film opens with George Burns explaining about Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band and how they always pulled the people together, during two World Wars and such and such. Eventually, the band leader dies. Enter Frampton and the Bee Gees who created a new Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. They play some Beatles tunes. Mean Mr. Mustard arrives in town as the Club Band leaves to steal the original instruments of Sgt. Pepper's, which are kept in what I assume was City Hall on wax figurines of the original band. He does this through the commands of his bitchin' yellow van with a video screen with horrible computer voices of the F.V.B. Anyway, he steals the instruments, and Heartland (the City where Pepper's is from) falls in chaos. More Beatles tunes. Then More Beatles Tunes....and then a few more. A final showdown between the FVB (Future Villian Band played by Aerosmith) and Frampton and the Bee Gees ensues......and well, I don't wanna ruin the end, but it might be the dumbest ending to anything ever and that includes the Mae Young oregnancy angle.

Totaly piece of shit....out of 5 stars, I'll give this a generous half a star. If only for Aerosmith's performance, Steve Martin's film debut and some awful acting by Alice Cooper.

Avoid at all costs.

[REDUNBECK~!]

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

When they said "no intelligence" I didn't think they were talking about their own film. But in the immortal words of Jefferey Jones in Amadeus "Well, there it is". Hysterical, moronic, and a waste of time.

And that's about all I can say within teh rulez.

[Palatial Regalia]

Smiley Face (2007)
Anna Faris plays Jane, a stoner actress living in California. After getting stoned in the morning, her roommatescupcakes prove to be too much temptation and Jane eats them all to discover they were pot brownies.

This movie follows much the same formula as Harold & Kumar. Stoner gets stoned, has an objective, and sets out on a misadventure to complete said objective. On paper this might sound like a good idea, but on-screen it translates into a bunch of scenes were Jane is wasted and goes whoa. Since this is the only role Anna Faris can seem to act at least in this movie we have reason for her characters sheer retardation. She takes acting stoned way too far and it brings the movie down with it. Normally I'm pretty keen on Anna Faris but this is the first movie I was actually turned off by her character
.
All admit some parts had me laugh uncontrollably but I know those scenes wont amuse some people.

2.0/5

[Bob Schlapowitz]

Superman Returns

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS!
Taking place after "Superman II" (and basically removing "Superman III" and "IV" from continuity.), The big S returns to Earth after spending five years in space. This is a film that I feel is treated a little unfairly. It is not nearly as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. Kevin Spacey makes a great Lex Luthor, while Brandon Routh does a decent Christopher Reeve impersonation. Kate Bosworth is pretty bland as Lois Lane, however.
The first half of the film is a whole lot of fun. Basically a homage to the earlier Superman movies. (Several quick references are made) But after a while two things drag this movie down. The first is the revelation that Superman fathered Lois Lane's son. The second is that the movie is just too damn long! It runs longer that it should by about twenty minutes or so. Overall, it's not bad at all, but could have been so much better than it turned out to be.

6/10

[Virt McGirt]

Apr 18, 2008 8:14:57 GMT -5 bigHEADinc said:

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Apr 18, 2008 4:56:27 GMT -5 Virt McGirt said:

I just wanted to say how cool this thread is. I feel like a legit movie critic now, despite the fact that my reviews are usually like 2 or 3 sentences ;D

Good, then keep contributing!

Ok then:

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Very Rated R, but, very funny as well. Apatow and co. have done it again (I just wish they could've done it without "Captain Winky")

**** and a half * out of *****

The Hammer
A much different type of comedy, but every bit as funny. And, "apropo of nothing, prostitution should be legalized." (You'll get that once you see the movie ;D)

***** out of *****

[TOTB - Think Outside The Box]

1408

This John Cusack vehicle is far from your "normal" thriller. Based on a short story by Stephen King, 1408 tells a tale of a paranormal analyst/author (Cusack) who goes cross-country to supposed haunted hotels and places of interests. Most places he visits turn out to be frauds, so he "spices" them up, to write books on his haunting adventures. Now, he gets a postcard in his mailbox, telling him to visit The Dolphin Hotel, specifically room 1408. After doing some research, and realizing that some strange things have happened with the people that stay in room 1408, Cusack visits The Dolphin, and meets the Hotel Manager, played by Samuel L. Jackson.
The Manager warns our paranormal author that 1408 is an "evil f***ing room", trying to dissuade Cusack from staying in the room, even stating that no one even lasts one hour, let alone one night.
This review will be spoiler free. All I can say, from here on in the movie, DO NOT BLINK. There are so many twists and turns, it will look like a Vince Russo-fest (hee - not really). It is great fun though. I highly recommend this movie, if not just for the sheer enjoyment of a thriller. **** out of *****.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

"TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA" and "ALL MONSTERS ATTACK"



All around Kaiju fun.

"Terror of Mechagodzilla" is about an alien plot to destroy and rebuild Tokyo by using a disgraced scientist's monster controlling device to guide Mechagodzilla and Titanasaurus. Godzilla shows up for no real reason (other than destroying Tokyo is ITS job) to stomp them into the ground. More a story about the humans trying to stop the aliens' plans, but still a bunch of fun. Recommended for a rainy afternoon. (Warning: there was one scene of female nudity)

"All Monsters Attack" is more akin to "Home Alone" than the other movies of the series. Ichiro is a young boy whose parents are always away working, so he goes home after school (after running from bullies) and dreams of flying to Monster Island, where he befriends Minilla, Godzilla's child. His belief in the 'teachings of Godzilla' help Ichiro when he gets into real trouble... namely, a couple of bank robbers hiding from the law. A cute family story, but all the Godzilla footage is recycled from earlier films. Still fun to watch, though. Recommended if you want to keep the kids occupied for a while.

[REDUNBECK~!]

Suburban Commando

Sixteen minutes.

Sixteen God damned minutes.

That's exactly how long I was able to tolerate Hulk Hogan's stab at creating his own space epic, Suburban Commando. And in that sixteen minutes I saw enough to know I wouldn't miss anything by not watching the rest of the film. Also in that sixteen minutes, I witnessed the deaths of the careers of Shelley Duvall and Christopher Lloyd who presumably were blackmailed into taking roles in this film. Never has a first sixteen minutes of a film been so devestating.

Hogan plays an interglactic bounty hunter from some other planet named Shep Ramsey. Not some alien name like, I dunno, Abraxas or Glaknoid. Nah, he's just Shep. Shep introduces himself to the film by senselessly murdering stormtrooper rip-offs as he makes his way to the bridge of Princess Leia's battle ship, on loan to the evil Emperor who's name is not worth knowing. The president of some planet is being held hostage there and I guess it's up to Shep to save him. So what does Shep do when he finally makes it to the bridge? He immediately turns and runs and jumps down an air shaft, dropping bombs along the way. Then he jumps into an escape pod and flies away as the ship is blown to hell.

He forgot to take the president with him.

Next we see Shep in his own ship talking via videophone (oooooh) to his boss, who just says "Eh" to the news of the president's death. The point of invading that ship in the first place remains unknown. Like the big dumb lug he is, Shep angrily smashes his ship's powercore when he recieves the order to take a vacation (he's a real workaholic I guess). Now he has to land on the next available planet and recharge his batteries, which will take six weeks which I'm sure is just enough time for him to have a wacky adventure that I will never, ever see.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Christopher Lloyd is a spineless wimp who works for peanuts as an architect or something. Shelley Duvall, his shrill, annoying wife (a stretch for Ms. Duvall, I'm sure) demands that he ask for a raise. Flash forward to the office and Lloyd fails to ask for a raise and he doesn't get any credit for his latest blueprints, which he spent "all weekend" drawing up. We know this is a lie because earlier we had seen him welding. Or, more specifically, using a welding torch to melt a skateboard. I don't know what purpose that serves.

Well, anyway, Shep lands in an abandoned gay disco, steals clothes from a man who is mean to his pet dog, and heads out to find an apartment. At this point, I gave in. It may have only been sixteen minutes but damn did it feel like an eternity. Every scene was so agonizingly slow, so poorly scripted and acted, so lifelessly directed, so filled with wretched SFX and so ploddingly edited that I could feel myself aging as the years passed and this film refused to move along. Some might say that anyone who walks out on or fails to finish a movie has no right to criticize it because they didn't see the whole thing, but I ain't one of them. This was torturous, just like every other Hulk Hogan movie (Mr. Nanny or Secret Agent Club, anyone?). And you know what? I can not withstand torture. I'm the spy who gives in and divulges all the secrets five seconds after the first round of waterboarding. And if someone wanted to know my secrets, Suburban Commando would be the perfect way to draw them out of me.

I would ask how a movie could be so stupid and so awful, but then again I saw Hulk Hogan listed as "Executive Producer" and, well, that's how. They say steroids shrink your balls but someone should fund a study on whether or not they shrink your brain too. I suspect the answer is a resounding "yes" and this movie is supporting evidence.