Grendel
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by Grendel on Mar 2, 2008 15:30:43 GMT -5
Okay, I didn't watch 30 Days of Night this morning, but I caught a little movie called Chaos. It starred Jason Statham and Ryan Phillippe as cops trying to solve a crime.
I'd like to start off by saying that it was an okay movie, but I was able to figure out what was going to happen long before it did. And I wasn't even paying close attention because I was playing some Lord of the Rings Online. But then again that seems to be my mutant power.
The movie starts out with a bank robbery and goes from there. There are some twists and turns that Vince Russo would be proud of, but nowhere near the idiocy of the twists and turns in the movie War with Jason Statham.
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Post by Benjamin Boone on Mar 2, 2008 17:03:14 GMT -5
I just watched Melinda and Melinda after about 3 years of sitting on my shelf unopened (I bought it when Media Play went out of business). And you know what? I am not familiar with Woody Allen's work, but I enjoyed it. A little slow in the middle and kind of artsy fartsy, but that's alright, it wasn't pretentious at all. What really suprised me is how well Will Ferrell did in his role. We all know him as the raving lunatic in his movies, but he did a very commendable job showing restraint and showing character. Quite brilliant of how 2 producers (I think producers) argue whether a story about Melinda should be a romantic comedy or a tragedy. Both stories weave in and out perfectly. My rating: **** out of *****.
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Post by bigHEADinc on Mar 3, 2008 10:52:43 GMT -5
Just back from the pictures, where I saw 'There Will Be Blood'. A good movie, I really enjoyed it, not a fantastic movie by any means, but one I would definately recommend. Daniel Day Lewis was amazing, but even moreso, the score. My god, the score I thought was FANTASTIC. 8/10 By the way, of the films I have seen so far in the cinema this year, this is how I rank them; No Country for Old Men; 9/10 There Will be Blood; 8/10 Cloverfield; 7.5/10 I am Legend 7/10 Juno; 7/10 Rambo; 5/10 (as a film, I still enjoyed it though!) I predict you will dwell and think about TWBB for several days.....and that's when the magic happens. You know, you told me the same thing and all I can think of about the movie is the milkshakes thing...
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Grendel
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Post by Grendel on Mar 6, 2008 18:39:20 GMT -5
Okay, I just watched 30 Days of Night and it was a decent vampire flick. I have to say that I liked it, and can recommend it for anyone else who likes vampire movies. Now I want to read the graphic novels ...
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Post by Flying Leg Kicks on Mar 6, 2008 18:56:58 GMT -5
Powder (1995) - Sucked out loud. I just looked up the info on the director too.
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Post by bigHEADinc on Mar 6, 2008 20:24:19 GMT -5
Powder (1995) - Sucked out loud. I just looked up the info on the director too. Really? Maybe I just haven't seen it recently enough but I loved this movie... I haven't seen it in 10 years though, I just know this was the first movie to make me want to cry (In a good way, not that "Man this movie is so bad" way, like Battlefield Earth)...
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Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by Jiren on Mar 6, 2008 20:29:28 GMT -5
Star Trek: First Contact
Although not as good as "Wrath of Kahn" it's still a fantastic entry into the Trek Franchise.
What really helps is the Borg who are creepy villains & without a doubt the second best villains in Trek (Klingons are #1).
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Grendel
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Post by Grendel on Mar 6, 2008 20:36:14 GMT -5
Powder (1995) - Sucked out loud. I just looked up the info on the director too. Really? Maybe I just haven't seen it recently enough but I loved this movie... I haven't seen it in 10 years though, I just know this was the first movie to make me want to cry (In a good way, not that "Man this movie is so bad" way, like Battlefield Earth)... I never wanted to cry, but I thought that it was an alright movie.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Mar 6, 2008 23:57:15 GMT -5
Powder (1995) - Sucked out loud. I just looked up the info on the director too. Ugh. That movie is horrible. The creepy back story just makes it worse. I caught up on a few movies from last year: Across the Universe: What do you get when you cross clichéd 60s melodrama, hallucinogenic special effects and the entire Beatles catalog? A complete mess of a film that is enjoyable only for the familiar tunes and a few unintentional moments of comedy. Once: This is a great "little" film. The story of two musicians who find a bond through music is told through minimal dialog and the infectious musical soundtrack. The Darjeeling Limited I really wanted to like this film, but it really bored me. I have enjoyed Wes Anderson's previous films, so this was a real disappointment. And I'm still trying to figure out the purpose of Hotel Chevalier.
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Post by Harmonica on Mar 7, 2008 0:01:42 GMT -5
Sling Blade (1996) Great film and I recommend everyone to see it.
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Post by Virt McGirt on Mar 7, 2008 0:37:53 GMT -5
Rumor Has It (2005) I laughed more than a straight man probably should've, but I know I'm not gay, cuz I walked away from that movie (well, figuratively) wanting to f*** Jennifer Aniston way more than Mark Ruffalo!
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Mar 7, 2008 1:27:46 GMT -5
"The Kung Fu Master" (here's a link with picture from taiseng.com , the company that brought it to North America) There's nothing I love more than a good martial arts flick, so when I saw this sitting in the bargain bin of Blockbuster for $5, I had to pick it up. I've seen Donnie Yen in a few movies ("Hero", "Iron Monkey", "Comet, Butterfly and Sword", and "In The Line of Duty 4"), so I know that he's no slouch with his fists. I look on the back and the box says 200 minutes, 2 disc special set. How could I lose? Oy. This show was (what appears to be) a made-for-television drama about the son of a government official returning home to start a martial arts school for the local poor people. The main focus is on the strained relationship between father (a Han working for the ruling Manchus) and rebelious son. What the son doesn't know is that the father is also a rebel, leading a cult on a plan to kill the Emperor. As the son's actions send events spiraling out of control, the Emperor arrives for a visit, the son's friend loses everything, villagers are punished... The main reason I got this was for the fight scenes, and I was sorely disapointed. Every fight was sped up, giving the scenes a 'Keystone Cops' feel. So, I was left with 200 minutes of drama with fight scenes that felt like I was fast-forwarding through. If you want to see a historical drama about the class war between the subjigated Han against the arrogant Manchu Dynasty, go right ahead. If you want a good ol'fashioned kung-fu movie, avoid.
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Post by REDUNBECK~! on Mar 8, 2008 0:56:32 GMT -5
The Lawnmower Man
So you take a retard, you strap him into a VR helmet, you show him 3D Kabbalah symbols and...He becomes a genius and, later, a god. Yes, The Lawnmower Man is awfully stupid but it's also awfully charming in it's pure unbridled dorkgasmic cheesiness. Computer geeks in 1992 probably spooged themselves when they saw The Lawnmower Man's vision of Virtual Reality and all it's powers and though we know by now just how far-fetched these dreams of VR magic were, it's still fun to look back at the crazy shit we were led into believing was just around the corner.
The Lawnmower Man is basically Flowers for Algernon without the rat. A scientist uses VR technology to make his retarded gardener smarter, with the unexpected side-effects of telepathy and telekinesis turning the once mild-mannered lawnmower man into a power-hungry madman. Much cheesiness ensues as CGI insects, CGI fire, and CGI Jeff Fahey's Head terrorize the town. It's all wacky and ridiculous but if you shut your brain off and just let it wash over you, The Lawnmower Man is fine entertainment. Think of the best Sci-Fi Channel Original Movie you ever saw, and that's about the level The Lawnmower Man aims for, and it reaches it's target.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Mar 8, 2008 3:15:22 GMT -5
Don't forget... Stephen King successfully sued to have his name removed from this movie, because there's about five minutes in the movie that roughly mirror his short story of the same name and New Line used that to release the movie in theatres as "STephen King's The Lawnmower Man".
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Grendel
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Post by Grendel on Mar 8, 2008 21:21:38 GMT -5
Don't forget... Stephen King successfully sued to have his name removed from this movie, because there's about five minutes in the movie that roughly mirror his short story of the same name and New Line used that to release the movie in theatres as "STephen King's The Lawnmower Man". Wasn't The short story The Lawnmower Man about a Satyr that cut your grass, the only stipulation being that you didn't watch him? Anyhow, I watched the movie Azumi last night. I believe it's a Wuxia Pien film from director Ryuhei Kitamura. It revolves around a group of orphans raised to be assassins who are sent after Japanese Warlords. I think it's a pretty good film, I give it an 8/10.
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Post by thesam07 on Mar 8, 2008 21:32:17 GMT -5
Don't Be A Menace To Soith Central While Drinking Your Juice In the Hood (1996) The Wayans brothers do a parody of Boyz in the hood. Pretty funny, even if it is a Wayans Brothers movie. **.25 stars out of *****
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Post by Virt McGirt on Mar 8, 2008 21:50:50 GMT -5
Juno (2007)
***** out of *****
Even if teenagers may or may not actually talk like how they did in the film, I still enjoyed it immensely. (My favorite part being when Juno tries to "school" her prospective baby daddy *Jason Bateman* on the merits of '77 era Rock n Roll ;D)
Edit: And, bonus, I don't have to wait long to share it's greatness, cuz it's out on DVD in like a month!
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Mar 8, 2008 21:57:43 GMT -5
Hostel **1/2 out of *****
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but the things I heard about it being more of a soft-core porn movie then anything else were true.
Devour * out of *****
Terrible. Just terrible. It's about the Devil and a some Satanists (as in actual worshippers of Satan, not the other kind which worship the self) creating a video game to try to find the son of the devil that was taken at birth and raised up in a small town. It's dumb. Real dumb, but I had fun watching the parts where the monster shows up.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Mar 10, 2008 2:33:39 GMT -5
"Halloween" (2007)
As a fan of the original, I'm surprised to say that I didn't hate Rob Zombie's version... I actually liked the first half. Focusing on the 'origin' of Michael and his time in the psychiatric hospital made the movie feel more like an expansion of the story and not just a remake (which, I guess, was Zombie's intention). The second half, however, did just feel like a re-hash. I'm glad that they did 'speed up' the return of Michael, because I just could not come up with any sympathy for any of the future victims. Especially the new girl who played Laurie: in the original, Jamie Lee Curtis played a sweet innocent girl with questionable friends, but this new girl was just... there. Not really a character, just a body.
Other notes:
- I was kind of expecting to see a commercial for "Captain Spaulding's" during the horror movies on TV. - It was great to see Sid Haig and the other actors from Rob's other movies in this. - Malcolm McDowell was great, and Tyler Mane was scarier without the mask than with it.
Anyways, not a great movie by itself, but a good companion to the original, so a partial recommendation? How about 3 out of 5.
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Post by 4real on Mar 10, 2008 11:06:54 GMT -5
Seen three films this week and this is how i would rank em.....
Semi-Pro
Why o why did i let myself get dragged into this? Sure it has it's moments, but i still can't stand Will Ferrell.
*
Juno
What can i say? The trailer makes this look like one of the most boring and unfunniest films you've ever seen. But it's amazing. The dialogue is stunning. The music is crap mind, but everything else is great.
****
Untraceable
Horror movie featuring Diane Lane who is investigating a killer who kills via his own website. The more hits he gets the faster his victim dies. Cool idea, shame the acting is wooden as anything.
Diane Lane (better in this than her short appearence in the apalling Jumper) holds the film together. The killer is convincing though. Not bad even if there is a touch of Saw about it.
***
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