comahan
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Post by comahan on Jan 10, 2008 18:23:38 GMT -5
Just saw Charlie Wilsons War, ***3/4 (or, 7.5/10)
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Post by Joker on Jan 10, 2008 18:40:05 GMT -5
Commando
80s action with Arnie at it's simplest.
There's no real way to be critical of a film that's about as deep as a puddle. Ignoring plot depth, this is a cracking action film with more guns, explosions and over the top violence than you can shake a bazooka at.
Arnie is at his best, blowing bad guys up and giving out more one liners than a Roger Moore Bond film. (Excuse my friend, he's dead tired!) Meanwhile Bennet the main villain despite dubious fashion stylings is hilarious as the commando gone bad. (I don't need the gun John! Arrrggghhh!) Throw in a an air hostess who has to endure this mania and a selection of goons that have no chance against John Matrix it's all very entertaining.
Overall - Great Idiotic fun. ****
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bigHEADinc
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 10, 2008 19:44:47 GMT -5
Commando80s action with Arnie at it's simplest. There's no real way to be critical of a film that's about as deep as a puddle. Ignoring plot depth, this is a cracking action film with more guns, explosions and over the top violence than you can shake a bazooka at. Arnie is at his best, blowing bad guys up and giving out more one liners than a Roger Moore Bond film. (Excuse my friend, he's dead tired!) Meanwhile Bennet the main villain despite dubious fashion stylings is hilarious as the commando gone bad. (I don't need the gun John! Arrrggghhh!) Throw in a an air hostess who has to endure this mania and a selection of goons that have no chance against John Matrix it's all very entertaining. Overall - Great Idiotic fun. **** Commando is amazing... BLACK SNAKE MOANSamuel L. Jackson's best movie to date (although his performance in Coach Carter rivals it), Black Snake Moan has an awesome soundtrack, great interplay between Christina Ricci and Jackson, and, as a cherry on top, Ricci's breasts multiple times. The scene with Jackson and Ricci in the kitchen, while Jackson is singing, one of the strongest scenes in cinema this year. **** out of *****
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Post by paulbearer on Jan 10, 2008 23:21:24 GMT -5
Platoon (great acting by Defoe & Berenger....it gets unintentionally funny when Sheen lloses his temper and shoots at the feet of a suspect Viet Cong...lol)
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thepaywindah
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Post by thepaywindah on Jan 11, 2008 0:22:16 GMT -5
Anybody seen BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD?
Directed by Sidney Lumet, it stars an ensemble cast of Philip Seymore Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, and Rosemary Harris. In over-simplified terms, it's a movie about a robbery. But there's far more to it than that, and in the interest of preserving the experience of viewing it, I'll say no more. Only that it was the best film I saw in 2007, outside of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN.
If you like strong character work, see it.
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bigHEADinc
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 11, 2008 0:38:56 GMT -5
Anybody seen BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD? Directed by Sidney Lumet, it stars an ensemble cast of Philip Seymore Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, and Rosemary Harris. In over-simplified terms, it's a movie about a robbery. But there's far more to it than that, and in the interest of preserving the experience of viewing it, I'll say no more. Only that it was the best film I saw in 2007, outside of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. If you like strong character work, see it. Oh my god, yes! I was gonna review this earlier and totally forgot. It's so absolutely amazing. Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman blew me away with their performances, but Albert Finney made the movie. I actually enjoyed this movie a lot more than No Country For Old Men, if that means anything... ****1/2 out of *****
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bigHEADinc
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 12, 2008 2:55:21 GMT -5
THE GAME PLAN Ask anybody and they'll tell you that I'm the biggest Rock mark to ever mark a Rock... If that even makes sense... Regardless, I love the man they call Dwayne and have seen all of his movies...
Except the Scorpion King... I watched the first half hour on TNT or something and couldn't bring myself to watch the rest...
But that's not the point. I was bored and the local dollar theater had his latest movie, a Disney movie, showing on 50 cent night. I blazed up, snuck in a cream soda, and settled in for Rock hijinx.
The movie definitely wasn't meant for me. The whole movie was schmaltzy, over-the-top Disney acting with happy endings and wacky situations. Rock plays a mix of T.O., Joe Montana, and Elvis Presley, with his greedy yet amazing playing on the field, taking his own touchdowns before passing to open players. Of course, he finds out he has a daughter and is forced to not be so completely stupid and try to raise a kid.
It goes every single way you expect it to. I will hand it to his co-star, 9 year old Madison Pettis, who was able to make a splash even when sharing the screen with The Rock.
Again, this movie wasn't for me, but you might like to watch it with your kids...
*1/2 out of *****
EDIT: I walked out before the completely predictable ending...
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bigHEADinc
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 12, 2008 13:30:34 GMT -5
OCEAN'S THIRTEEN The gang is back for one more caper. After the absolutely abysmal Ocean's Twelve, they come back to form here. While the story and actual heist isn't nearly as inventive as the first one, this is exactly what Ocean's Twelve should've been. Everybody does their jobs, and Al Pacino makes you want to rip his face off for what he does to Reuben.
Also, Ellen Barkin is f***ing hot.
*** out of *****
Just for comparison... Ocean's 11 - ****1/2 out of ***** Ocean's Twelve - ** out of *****
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jobberjoe
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Post by jobberjoe on Jan 12, 2008 15:17:57 GMT -5
saw The Orphanage yesterday- well made- but with a typical plot tried to watch the Colossus of Rhodes on DVD- even with the Sergio Leonne direction- the dialogue ruined the flick-ended up watching it with commentary instead
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Post by -Lithium- on Jan 12, 2008 16:13:26 GMT -5
Good Luck Chuck.
Wasnt that bad like everyone says...
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rra
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Post by rra on Jan 13, 2008 0:40:41 GMT -5
Good Luck Chuck. Wasnt that bad like everyone says... "It's gone from SUCK to BLOW!" Thank you SPACEBALLS.
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rra
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Post by rra on Jan 13, 2008 11:38:08 GMT -5
YUMA was really good, and the original is quite good too. Didn't bother with EXTINCTION. I mean, its more stupidity from Paul We Suck Anderson and his woman. Whatever. Yeah, but there's something about zombie movies, and Milla Jovovich kicking the crap out of zombies .... Yeah, I know the feeling. That numbing sensation is called LAME.
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bigHEADinc
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 13, 2008 12:44:30 GMT -5
Yeah, but there's something about zombie movies, and Milla Jovovich kicking the crap out of zombies .... Yeah, I know the feeling. That numbing sensation is called LAME. Is that what they call it? I could never figure it out... Considering it's on TV right now, and i've seen it entirely too many times... SAVE THE LAST DANCEBack when this movie first came out, I was friends with a lot of girls, all of whom wanted to see it multiple times, listen to the soundtrack all day, and act like they knew how to dance. This required me to learn how so that I could stand in with the women when they either had no one to dance with or if a guy was getting a little too creepy with them. What does this have anything to do with the movie? It was all the goddamn movie's fault. Add to that the endless amounts of stereotypes and "racial harmony" that they try to promote. The movie sucks, but your girlfriend might love it... * out of *****
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Jan 13, 2008 12:47:09 GMT -5
The Guyver 2: Dark Hero. Sweet jesus marimba, that was some horribleness.
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bigHEADinc
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 13, 2008 12:49:13 GMT -5
The Guyver 2: Dark Hero. Sweet jesus marimba, that was some horribleness. Was that a sequel to the live-action stuff? If so, no wonder it was horrible...
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Jan 13, 2008 12:50:30 GMT -5
The Guyver 2: Dark Hero. Sweet jesus marimba, that was some horribleness. Was that a sequel to the live-action stuff? If so, no wonder it was horrible... Yup. Fell asleep during certain parts of the movie. Funny, those where the best parts of the movie. It was bad though.
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bigHEADinc
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 15, 2008 13:35:55 GMT -5
THE WIZARD Wow, this movie has not stood the test of time too well. Outside of the parts we all know ("The Power Glove... It's so bad.") are a bunch of parts that we've rightly forgotten. The stand out of the movie is definitely Jenny Lewis, playing the know-it-all kid without making you want to punch her...
*1/2 out of *****
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gimmieabreakbrain
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Post by gimmieabreakbrain on Jan 15, 2008 16:22:19 GMT -5
One last one before I go home... SMILEY FACESmiley Face stars Anna Ferris as a stoner who gets the munchies and accidentally eats all of her roommates' hash cupcakes, effectively getting her wayyyyyyyy too high. When she's forced to replace the cupcakes, she can't make up enough scratch to pay her drug dealer (played by Adam Brody), so she ends up on a crazy misadventure to complete a list of tasks... I'm a stoner, and I love Half-Baked, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, etc... But this movie was ridiculous... The jokes are half-assed and Anna Ferris' "High Girl" looked like she was trying to imitate Jim Breuer from Half-Baked... It had some good parts, but the sum isn't nearly as good as the parts... *1/2 out of ***** lol just wrote i saw this one too. i liked it. it was pretty funny and she's hot.
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bigHEADinc
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jan 15, 2008 18:19:19 GMT -5
ANGUS Angus tells the story of a high school Freshman named Angus Bethune; an overweight, sweaty, but ridiculously intelligent kid who only wants to just feel normal for one day. As a joke, Angus was chosen as the Winter Ball King and his life long crush was chosen as the Queen. Alongside this, Angus also has a grandfather getting married to a woman half his age, a mother who is a touch overbearing (Played awesomely by Kathy Bates), a best friend who is the physical opposite of Angus named Troy (played by the same guy to later become the Sherminator in the American Pie movies), and an acceptance from a local school for advanced kids.
The movie itself has a deeper connection with me, though. Me and my cousins were real close growing up and, after seeing this movie, me and my cousin were nicknamed Angus & Troy, due to our matching statures to the characters in the movie. We kept those nicknames for a long time, but it was a nice connection for a good portion of my life.
As for the movie itself, I can't recommend it more. It's a coming-of-age flick that doesn't feel like a coming-of-age flick, without trying too hard to be funny or edgy. It all just feels so honest and straightforward that, even when they touch cliched territories, it still held it's own to be interesting, funny, and touching all at the same time. The performances of the cast and the solid script elevate this movie in my eyes above so many movies from the same time period. The music is an awesome mix of alternative music from the mid 90s (Including Green Day, The Goo Goo Dolls, Everclear, Weezer, and more) that really puts the movie into a solid place.
It is an absolute travesty that this movie has yet to make it's way to DVD as it is easily one of the most classic teen comedies to ever be made.
****1/2 out of *****
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Jan 15, 2008 18:58:56 GMT -5
Last night I watched 'Hindenburg' (1975) starring George C Scott, Anne Bancroft and a young William Atherton.
The movie was pretty bad. Lots of unintentional comedy and bad German accents (Well Scott and Atherton did not even try to put on accents even though they were playing Germans). Well I stayed to the end to see how they did the big crash. Well this is what happened the film suddenly goes from color to B&W and they just incorporate footage from the actual crash into the film. So two hours to get to some archived footage.
Oh and the story involved a plot to destroy the Hindenburg by an Anti Nazi. You don't need a Spoiler Warning to work out how that ends up.
Any I laughed at the end even though I was not supposed to. You see at the end they were listing the characters with their pictures like this:
Detective Smartalec.. Dead Resistance Guy... Dead Gestapo Guy... Dead Captain.. Survived First Mate... Survived Waitress... Dead
and eventually it gets to a picture of a 'Dog' in which the super serious voice over informs us that has Survived and I cackled.
You see Dogs always have to live in Disaster films.
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