Movies205's Reviews and Discussion Thread

[Movies205]

This thread use to be something a little different but now it something new... For every movie I watch(and I watch a lot) I shall post a review, here are the following movies I have watched and reviewed so far with links to the review

Movies205's Reviews!
40 Year Old Virgin, The (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6530492&postcount=368) 7/10
Aristocrats, The (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6520218&postcount=342) 9.5/10
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6124089&postcount=49) 7/10
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6031457&postcount=16) 8/10
Bewitched (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6122069&postcount=48) 6.75/10
Beyond the Sea (2004) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6087093&postcount=31) 5.5/10
Blow (2001) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6297084&postcount=127) 7.5/10
Brothers Grimm, The (2005) (http://superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6586397&postcount=617) 8/10
Buffalo '66 (1998) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6543498&postcount=386) 7.5/10
Cape Fear (1991) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6089111&postcount=37) 6.5/10
Cocoon (1985) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6344815&postcount=286) 7/10
Devil's Rejects (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6329289&postcount=143) 5/10
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6162687&postcount=99) 7.5/10
Dr. No (1962) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6539416&postcount=380) 8/10
Dukes of Hazzard (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6439993&postcount=301) 6/10
Edward Scissorhands (1990) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6303110&postcount=130) 9/10
Evolution (2001) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6024269&postcount=10) 7/10
A Face in the Crowd (1957) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6083438&postcount=23) 10/10
Fantastic Four (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6143135&postcount=63) 5/10
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6201256&postcount=106) ?/10
Field of Dreams (1989) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6440240&postcount=304) 7.5/10
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6549507&postcount=387)
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6302955&postcount=129) 5/10
Hotel Rwanda (2004) (http://superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6090359&postcount=40) 10/10
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6259665&postcount=115) 8/10
Independence Day (1996) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6173144&postcount=100) 6/10
The Island (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6297421&postcount=128) 5/10
Labyrinth (1986) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6098332&postcount=44) 6.5/10
Land of the Dead (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6035983&postcount=21) 4/10
M (1931) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6083998&postcount=26) 6/10
The Machinist (2004) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6201057&postcount=104) 7/10
The Magnificent Seven (1960) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6083686&postcount=24) 7/10
March of the Penguins (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6440049&postcount=302) 7.5/10
Midnight Cowboy (1969) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6556046&postcount=493) 8/10
Mission Impossible (1996) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6149207&postcount=92) 6.5/10
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1993) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6095825&postcount=43) 9/10
Must Love Dogs (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6441085&postcount=315) 7/10
Mystery Alaska (1999) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6569895&postcount=615) 6.5/10
Oldboy (2003) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6141760&postcount=60) 8.5/10
Overnight (2003) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6514196&postcount=335) 6.5/10
Platoon (1986) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6269321&postcount=124) 8/10
Red Eye (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6603637&postcount=620) 6.5/10
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6440832&postcount=314) 8/10
Scent of a Woman (1992) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6149579&postcount=94) 7/10
Sixteen Candles (1984) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6087203&postcount=32) 6.5/10
Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6570913&postcount=616) 7.5/10
Strangers on a Train (1951) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6124785&postcount=52) 9/10
Suspiria (1977) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6608710&postcount=644) 8/10
True Romance (1993) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6095238&postcount=42) 7.5/10
Taxi Driver (1976) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6130220&postcount=59) 7/10
The Transporter (2002) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6102129&postcount=45) 6.5/10
The Transporter 2 (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6611439&postcount=648) 8/10
Upside of Anger, The (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6514290&postcount=336) 8/10
Waterworld (1995) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6317644&postcount=142) 6.5/10
War of the Worlds (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6094945&postcount=41) 6.5/10
Wedding Crashers (2005) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6303255&postcount=131) 7.5/10
Wrong Man, The (1956) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6514385&postcount=337) 7.5/10


AVG Rating: 7

Other movies I have seen but haven't rated:

Movies watched but not reviewed yet:
Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese)
Dial M for Murder (Alfred Hitchcock)
Advise and Conscent (I forget )
Foreign Correspondent (Alfred Hitchcock)
Get Shorty


Feel free to recommend movies for me to watch that you think are good


Other Movies that need to be watched that I have

Netflix:
Dances with Wolves
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah
Suspiria

Blockbuster:
Moonraker
The Man with the Golden Gun

Other User Reviews
Starman (1984) (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6203923&postcount=107) 10/10 - LastSunrise1981 (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/member.php?u=17048)

[Wilhelm-Scream]

uh,neat.I predict that you will gain weight in the next month.

[The Amazing Lee]

It's funny cuz it's true :(

[Spidey-Bat]

Don't you rent movies?

[huskerwebhead]

Me and my brother keep talking about sitting down and watching the LOTR Extended Editions back to back and we can't even bring ourselves to do that in one day. Good luck!!

[U.S War Machine]

Theres alot of good movies you need to watch that you have there.

[OtepApe]

Me and my brother keep talking about sitting down and watching the LOTR Extended Editions back to back and we can't even bring ourselves to do that in one day. Good luck!!

Me and my mates did that, it was brutal. I think it was around 11hours 10 mins in the end. Don't make the same mistake I did though, we started watching it at 11pm, not good.

[Movies205]

uh,neat.I predict that you will gain weight in the next month.

Nah I've switched to a vegetarian diet and have been bike riding every day...

[Wilhelm-Scream]

won't bike-riding cut in to your dvd-viewing. :(
Well,I guess if you don't watch all the extras you'll be all right.

[Movies205]

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Evolution
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Rating: 7/10

This movie is quite frankly SOLID. It's just a fun movie but at the same time I have to say it does feel like a ghostbusters movie from time to time which isn't nessarily a bad thing. Orlando Bloom's acting seems a tad out of place from time to time, I don't know where he's going whether he's the air-head scientist, the womanizer, or all that just a facade. I think some jokes just aren't funny such as Julianne Moore's character being a klutz. Also I was bother by the fact that Ducuvny(SP) ex-wife was brought in so briefly, and the cop character was somewhat expanded upon and then just left for dead. Also the score was hit and miss, sometimes it was great and other times it wasn't. The CGI Was a bit rough in some places but over-all solid. I loved all the different creatures and how the science actually made some sense. Though over-all I love the film, it has so much energy and characters that are just made for us to love, and some great film moments and quotes. I love when right after they slay the flying dragon thing they all just cock there shotguns and the music starts playing that was awesome. Some favorite quotes

[Dr. Paulson is going to pull the alien bug out through Harry's rectum]
Nurse Tate: I'll get the lubricant...
Dr. Paulson: No time for lubricant!
Harry Block: There's ALWAYS time for lubricant!
---
Harry Block: So, do they give the Nobel Prize out in yearly payments or is it just one lump sum, like the lottery?
Ira Kane: Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Harry Block: Oh, I'm not getting ahead of myself. I've very concerned about the potential tax consequences.
---
Ira Kane: You wouldn't understand.
Dr. Allison Reed: No, how could I? I'm just a humorless ice queen in desperate need of a good humping.
----

Some great one-liners I have to say

Date Watched: June 24, 2005

[Movies205]

won't bike-riding cut in to your dvd-viewing. :(
Well,I guess if you don't watch all the extras you'll be all right.

I don't really watch DVD-Extras I occasionally do, there fun to have when you get bored but with this many movies who would have the time?

[Wilhelm-Scream]

some movies I only buy for the commentaries, like, a really crappy movie, but the director *****es and talks **** about the cast/crew the whole time.Entertainment.

[theJust]

wow a bragger, instead of posting that u have stuff to do, turn your computer off, and go do it

[Dark Donnie]

some movies I only buy for the commentaries, like, a really crappy movie, but the director *****es and talks **** about the cast/crew the whole time.Entertainment.
example?

[Movies205]

wow a bragger, instead of posting that u have stuff to do, turn your computer off, and go do it

Yeah I do like bragging about my collection :) I admit it, I think it's pretty self-explantory when someone makes a thread going off about how they ave 37 unwatched DVDs, but I mean who really cares? Are you telling me you haven't bought something or have stuff that you are excited about so much so that you just want tell people about it. I mean I just realized that I have this many dvds that need to be watched so why don't you stop being a deuche bag that wants attention and get the hell out cuz no one cares. Or perhaps you can join in the discussion and be an actual asset to the community instead of just an ass

[Movies205]

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Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)
Directed by Tony Scott
Rating 8/10

Truth be told I liked this entry into the series better than the first something that doesn't happen often, I think it works better as a drama with comic relief then the otherway around. First off I like how they brought back all the characters from the first(minus the leading lady from last time) for the sequal and came up with a plausible idea for Axel to return to Beverly Hills. I like how they didn't rehash a lot from the first film of the cops hassling Axel, instead shifted the gears towards his 2 beverly hills cop friends being hassled. Over-all the story focused more on the solving the case. Now the problem with BHC 2 is that it doesn't manage to get over the hill that most sequals find themselves daunted by which is it doesn't bring anything new to the table. It's pretty much the same premise of the first film, it of course manages to mask the problem which is why the movie turned out so well by tottally not focusing on Axel folley being in a different enviroment like the first film did and just soley focuses on the case. Of course this still leads to some problems such as the Rosewood/Taggart relationship which is the same exact thing from the first one and it feels like sort of a been there, done that thing. Of course they try to spice it up a little bit by making Rosewood even odder and Taggart even more strict which I think did not work very well, in the first film there was a balance between these guys but by pushing the extremes one becomes extremely lame(taggart) and the other just stupid(Rosewood). Also the ending is so remarkably similar to the first one. Also the characters haven't evolved at all since the first one, everyone is the same and stays the same through out the movie except for the now traditional Rosewood/Taggart stand up at the end, that the reason this movie shines so much is how well crafted it is. It starts off with the robbery and then one of axel's friends down in BH getting shot , there's a shrowd of mystery on the whole thing, and then as the movie progesses the shrowd of mystery just starts to disappear and Axel Folley is such a fun character that it just so much fun to be there right along side him as he figures out the who, what, when, and where too this case. So that's why I give it 8 out of 10 stars because it's very well crafted, but it's a bit hollow on character development and feels a little too much like the first one.

Date Watched: June 25, 2005

[Makeshift Celebrity]

Yeah I do like bragging about my collection :) I admit it, I think it's pretty self-explantory when someone makes a thread going off about how they ave 37 unwatched DVDs, but I mean who really cares? Are you telling me you haven't bought something or have stuff that you are excited about so much so that you just want tell people about it. I mean I just realized that I have this many dvds that need to be watched so why don't you stop being a deuche bag that wants attention and get the hell out cuz no one cares. Or perhaps you can join in the discussion and be an actual asset to the community instead of just an ass

You've got to be kidding me. He's the one that wants attention? HA.

[CorporalHicks]

watch collateral first

[Movies205]

watch collateral first

I saw it in theaters and I liked it so I picked it up on DVD but I haven't watched it yet hence why it's on the list. It's a good movie :up: I watched Gangs of New York and Muppets Christmas Carol yesterday....

[Van_V]

You misspelled douche.

[Movies205]

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Land of the Dead (2005)
Directed by George A. Romero
Rating 4/10

If you're a gore hound then you'll love this movie for everyone else I suggest looking for another movie. First off I really wish I could say there was a plot to this movie or some kind of struggle per chance but there really isn't since these things take up probably less than 15 minutes of the movie, all it is for one hour and a half is zombies eating people, zombies getting shot, and ****ty one liners. Dennis Hopper's character comes off as merely something tacked on to fill up time since his character really isn't essential to anything other than to just piss people off. All of the characters are flat and 2 dimensional. You really could give a **** about any of them pretty much taking away all of the horror that there could possibly be. Secondly the zombies themselves aren't out scary, especially the smart ones, I actually started sympathizing with them as the movie progressed. Also the concept of the movie is great but is hardly taken anywhere. So if you just like random gore for a hour and half this is the movie for you, but for the rest of us Romero has let us down.

Date Watched: June 26, 2005

[Movies205]

I return boys and girls with many more movies to rate...

[Movies205]

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Face in the Crowd
Directed by Elia Kazan
Rating 10/10

Amazing movie folks! This stars Andy Griffith and was coinsidently his debut role and saddly one of the few actual movies he starred in after this he mostly did a lot of TV for whatever reason. This movie deals with the theme that the people on TV have the power to control the masses and actual records how it change the scape of politics. To delievar this message the story follows how a drunken bum found in some hick town's jail manages to become the single most powerful and popular man on televesion, his name is Lonesome Rhodes, this is the character Andy Griffith portrays. This film greatest strength is how well it shows the change in Andy Griffith character since it begins with him being "just a simple country boy" to raving pompous ass who cares only for a power. It shows how Lonesome Rhodes becomes sort of a black-hole and how everyone around him then become sucked in and are changed in to cold unfeeling people as well. It's amazing film since it shows what powers does to you and to those around you. The performances are excellent, it goes without saying that Andy Griffith gives a great performance but one of my favorite characters in this movie was the quiet writer who seems to be just rolled over by the great steam engine known as "Lonesome Rhodes" and delievars one of the most powerful monologues that the silver screen has ever seen. So I give this movie a big recommendation!

Date Watched: June 29, 2005

[Movies205]

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The Magnificent Seven
Directed by John Sturges
Rating 7/10

I had the pleasure of watching Magnificent Seven untainted and what I mean by that is, I haven't seen Seven Samurai before. Seven Samurai was made in 1954 and directed by Akira Kurosawa, it is hailed to be one of the greatest, if not THE greatest movie of all time. Now The Magnificent Seven is the high-budget american remake of that, it was made in 1960. Now I woudn't call TMS ground-breaking, nor would I call it great, what I would call it is a good film something that's far over-look today since most of the movies that come out are not good. First off I think the acting is reasonably solid, I particularly enjoyed any scene with Yul Brynner. Now one of my minor quibbles with the film had to be the fact that I just don't think everyone got enough time nor did we even manage to get any sort of character development out of Yul Brennor's character, he play the lonesome badass type , though it doesn't hurt the film at all, there's no scenes where you really feel for his character since he never really has a struggle to contend with unlike some of the other characters. As for the other characters there was enough for most of them to get the point across but to me it was too little, I would of like a little more to chomp on. Another point to bring across is that all the characters were quite 2 dimensional except for the youngest cowboy. See that's where a movie ranks between a great movie and a good movie. This movie had a good story but to me it didn't have the characters to bring it into "great" status since they were all 2 dimensional and none of them grew except for the youngest cowboy. But this movie has some nice-pay offs at end, I can see how another version of this could be better, I'd say if the characters were better than this certainly could be a great movie. So if you just want relax and just watch a good old western I'd recommend The Magnificent Seven, I'd even recommend it if you didn't have anythign to watch, it still is a good movie.

Date Watched: June 29, 2005

[U.S War Machine]

Watch Monty Python And The Holy Grail or Animal House:cool:. There both classics

[Movies205]

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M
Directed by Fritz Lang
Rating 6/10

NOTE THIS MOVIE IS IN GERMAN AND IS SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH

M is the first serial killer movie but imo it's very boring and slow. Now the problem with this film is it doesn't have a main character of any sort it just kind of jumps around all over the place. It starts off with the disapparence of a little girl, and then it goes off about how other girls have gone missing, and it starts just showing random events displaying the towns paranoia and how there suspecting everyone. Then it jumps to a mobster meeting as well as a police meeting. The reason it's a boring film is because there's no main character of any sort, no one to feel bad for, sympathise for, or to actually care about. The story itself is not bad, it's kind of like Seven. Seven is another movie that was made in 1995 that starred Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, and was about two detectives trying to track down a serial killer. But with that movie, it makes you care for the two detectives, one has been push over the edge and has had enough and the other is an over-zealous rookie so you feel for them, and it's a thrill ride seeing them work together and trying to track down the serial killer. Now with this movie, you never see the serial killer till the end, so you can't find any interest in him, and there are no main characters really which to speak of that have any character development, sure there are all different characters which further move the plot but they come and go. But on the positive side I thought the story had some very good ideas such as the police tighten in security and had more raids looking for the killer which was bad for the mobsters so they went out in search of him as well. Also I think the ending is great, it's gripping, chilling, and thought provoking, but the rest of movie is so boring I can hardly give it a good grade soley on that principle. If your a film buff then you owe it to yourself to check it out, but anyone else go rent Seven :o

Date Watched: June 30, 2005

[Movies205]

Watch Monty Python And The Holy Grail or Animal House:cool:. There both classics

I've seen them both, I just haven't gotten around to watching them on DVD yet. Actually I watched half of MPaTHG on DVD but I never finished it, but it's a hilarious movie I agree.

[Movies205]

Don't you rent movies?

I rent a ton of movies, I just found out on my rental card(or my family's I should say but I watch 90% of all of these) there are 1113 rentals on the card and we started I'd say 4 years ago(maybe less) that's like 1 rental day :)

[Super_Ludacris]

lot a time on your hands

I will try to watch this weekend (aside from Live 8):

The Manichist
Man on Fire
Manchurian Candidate

any others?

[Movies205]

lot a time on your hands

I will try to watch this weekend (aside from Live 8):

The Manichist
Man on Fire
Manchurian Candidate

any others?

I've seen both Man on Fire and the Manchurian Candidate(original and remake), if it's the remake don't bother it's rather tame, I'd go with the original though it has a rather slow pacing, I didn't think the new MC was as good nor was an effective movie but I haven't seen it since it was in theaters. Man on Fire is a solid movie, my only qualms with it are that the editing is far too styalize'd and gets distracting and while I applaud Tony Scott for having the balls to take so much time to show the relationship between the girl and Denzel, it's too much time but it's a very solid movie. As for the Manichinist I haven't gotten around to seeing it yet since I haven't heard any real strong things about it. Hope that helps :)

As for suggestions I give the basics of every genre if you haven't seen them then go see them now

Action & Superhero: Robocop
Sci-Fi & horror: Alien (A tad slow but awesome movie)
Fun: Top Gun
Romance: Graduate
Drama: Citizen Kane

As for new films, I'd recommend Lady Killers in case you haven't seen it, it's hilarious :)

All these movies are classics in one way or another :) I'd also recommend Face in the Crowd since it's a sweet movie.

[Movies205]

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Beyond the Sea
Directed by Kevin Spacey
Rating 5.5/10

The first half sucked, second half was decent, and the ending didn't make one bit of sense, well folks let's just say this one's a doozy! First off let me say Kate Bosworth was a bit wooden at times in her performance but it was over-all solid, John Goodwin is so under-used it's pathetic, Bob Hoskins is the shining part of hte movie every time he was on screen it was a delight and he's on quite a bit, the lady who play the mother was way too dramtic, so over-all the acting was decent. Now if you may have notice I left out the leading actor, Kevin Spacey, this is the first time age has ever really been a factor but let me just say you can't have a 46 year old man play a 20 year old part, it just doesn't work it comes off as creepy. This really effected all the beginning scenes with Kate and him because it just look so wrong because it was this guy pretending to be 20 with this really young girl. That was one of the many negatives of this film the whole shifting time periods the aging doesn't look good at all on some of the actors. As for his acting it feels very wrong I have to say the whole movie, to me Kevin Spacey does not look the part at all of a hit pop star so it didn't agree the whole film, also his lines at time felt wooden to me, it wasn't till the second half where the character has a change/mid-life crisis in which it seems plausible for Kevin Spacey to play Bobby Darrin as well as there looks match so in the second half you get use to him, so over all the acting is decent but nothing special. So about the movie itself though the first half is just this big old train-wreck that was moving at about 500 mph! It's also like the first half and the second half are two completey different movies isnce there told in two very different styles for no apparent reason either. The first half starts off in what can only be assumed at the end as something that never happened since Bobby Darrin's on the set of a movie depicting his life except he's playing himself in the movie. It then flashes back to when he was a boy, and how he was told he'd die by the age of 15. Now my main problem is how things are altered to fit some fantasy reality, they even say this. With people dancing in the street, people singing, etc etc. Now my main problem with this movie is it so unfeeling this first half all you do is sit there as song after song, dance after dance goes on till the first hour goes by and you've realize that bobby darrin's mom died, he's become a big star, and he got married. But you really don't care because it was all gone through and past by really fast with no real feeling. Then all of a sudden the movie stops singing and dancing and actually starts beign a movie in the second act, and you start to get character development and actual story you care about. Then comes an ending which tottally makes no sense at all! So I have to say that second half while good, is nothing truely spectactular, and the first half along with the ending bog it down so much that I could hardly even recommend this as a rental but if you see it on TV perhaps it'd be worth your wild to sit and watch it.

Date Watched: July 1, 2005

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Sixteen Candles
Director: John Hughes
Rating: 6.5/10

So I finally watched Sixteen Candles and you know what it's a good effort but it comes up short and somewhat dated. I think the acting is very solid between Molly Ringwald and Anthony Micheal Hall but my problems come more from the direction. The movie can still be enjoyed today due to it's strong story and characters. But something that gets tiring(probably because it wasn't funny the first time) and makes the film dated is the director's reliance on sound effects and at the time well known movie and tv theme songs at certain points in the movie. Like when ever the chinese exchange student in the beginning talks a gong is sounded, or whenever michael anthony hall does something a certain theme song is played(which i don't even know where it comes from) I think these things detract from the movie because the actual action isn't amusing or even entertaining enough to stand on it's own so the director sticks this bit of music in to fluff it up a bit, IMO it makes it weaker years later. Also the story feels to me very cramped at certain part, it doesn't have a lot of breathing room, I mean it jumps around all too much and takes place all in the span of a day, to me with that kind of pacing at times you lose interest. But I think the characters themselves are so strong and have problems we can relate to. Such as molly ringwald's character wishing to be prettier and to "fill out" and get the popular jock, Anthony Michael Hall's simple quest to get laid, and perhaps to even some the Jock's quest for something more. To me this is what makes the movie so good how these characters sort of just bounce off one another so well creating some ironic twists and turns. Over-all a solid outing but to me could of been better.

Date Watched: July 1, 2005

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M was great. You're the first person I've heard of who has both seen and not liked it a bunch. Also.. the interview with Fritz Lang is cool.

Sixteen Candles. Hahaha. Aww. That comes on tv every so often. It's a cute 80's movie.

Straw Dogs I just saw recently. Weird. It's Dustin Hoffman like you've never seen him before. There's one moment that had me seriously cracking up (in a very serious movie...) but.. I won't spoil it. (Actually, it might not even be funny to anyone else. :confused:)

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See the Machinist. It's a better Bale movie than Batman Begins, and I liked Batman Begins a lot. It's a toss up between this and Empire of the Sun for my favorite Bale flick.

[Dr Magneto Doom]

Hitchcock:

Strangers on a Train - Two-Disc Special Edition (1951) - 5/5
Dial M for Murder (1954) - 5/5
Wrong Man, The (1956) - 3/5
North by Northwest (1959) - 5/5

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Collateral (2004) - 4/5
Devil's Advocate, The - Special Edition (1997) - 4/5
Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (161 Minute International Cut) (1966) - 5/5
Last Samurai, The (2003) - 4/5
Minority Report (2002) - 3/5
Shawshank Redemption, The - Two-Disc Special Edition (1994) - 5/5
Straw Dogs - The Criterion Collection (1971) - 5/5
Vanilla Sky (2001) - 3/5

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M was great. You're the first person I've heard of who has both seen and not liked it a bunch. Also.. the interview with Fritz Lang is cool.

Sixteen Candles. Hahaha. Aww. That comes on tv every so often. It's a cute 80's movie.

Straw Dogs I just saw recently. Weird. It's Dustin Hoffman like you've never seen him before. There's one moment that had me seriously cracking up (in a very serious movie...) but.. I won't spoil it. (Actually, it might not even be funny to anyone else. :confused:)

FINALLY Someone comments on something, I like to have movie discussion. M is not a bad movie but it had no real characters I could sympathise with nor a real main character hence making the movie flat for me but it did have some great ideas and what not hence why I gave it a 6/10. Straw Dogs I picked that up mainly cuz it's CC going out of print and it was such a great price I figured what the hell! Anyway next review is Cape Fear.

Hitchcock:

Strangers on a Train - Two-Disc Special Edition (1951) - 5/5
Dial M for Murder (1954) - 5/5
Wrong Man, The (1956) - 3/5
North by Northwest (1959) - 5/5

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Collateral (2004) - 4/5
Devil's Advocate, The - Special Edition (1997) - 4/5
Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (161 Minute International Cut) (1966) - 5/5
Last Samurai, The (2003) - 4/5
Minority Report (2002) - 3/5
Shawshank Redemption, The - Two-Disc Special Edition (1994) - 5/5
Straw Dogs - The Criterion Collection (1971) - 5/5
Vanilla Sky (2001) - 3/5


Dr Magneto Doom I've watched half of those movies you rated and I'm in agreement with your ratings, I got post a review for Dial M for Murder it just hard to write a good review.

See the Machinist. It's a better Bale movie than Batman Begins, and I liked Batman Begins a lot. It's a toss up between this and Empire of the Sun for my favorite Bale flick.

I'm a fan of Bale so next time I'm in blockbuster I'll check it out :)

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Cape Fear
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Rating: 6.5/10

This is probably Scorsese most commericial film and it was actually made out of a deal with Universal, you see Universal paid for Last Temptation of the Christ(1988) as long as Scorsese would do them a more commericial picture. With that said I don't think Scorsese style lends itself to well to the horror thriller genre, don't get me wrong it's a good movie but Scorsese has sort of a very real life documentry style especially with larger than life people which works great with characters like Henry Hill(Goodfellas), Jake La Motta(Raging Bull), Howard Hughs(Aviator), and even Travis Bickle(Taxi Driver) that when he's focusing on a rather small time guy like Sam Bowden(Nick Nolte) it doesn't fit as well. I love how the script pokes a little fun at the ironies of our justice system, how the criminal can prosecute the victem and what not, I like the characters, I think Deniro's acting was great but at times a little too much especially at the end, everyone else was great as well. I don't bring up cinematography too much because usually it doesn't matter but I will say this I thought the cinematography in this movie was great, the angles were fantastic, and really help to evoke emotion. Now the score I thought was rather bland and generic, and far too over-powering in some places which only brings it out more. Which is one of a few problems I had with the movie, next I couldn't say I really cared for Nick Nolte's character all that much, there's nothing there really to care about. Plus the movie itself is kind of flat over-all it isn't really that scary nor thrilling, till a couple of parts because most of it is just Deniro just harassing NIck Nolte's character he doesn't do much(except for a couple of parts which are really creepy as hell), so the movie itself seems kind of tame at times. So what you're left with is an okay movie, just below the line of good but certainly not bad, it's a movie that gets slow at times but at other times will enthrall you and has some great acting I have to say in it, so perhaps worth a peek but nothing to go out of your way for.
Date Watched: July 2, 2005

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If your a John wayne fan then watch Rio Bravo thats a good western one

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If your a John wayne fan then watch Rio Bravo thats a good western one

I have Hotel Rwanda to watch mainly cuz I like to watch my Netflix movies as soon as I get them and then send them back but I'll watch that next :)

Status
Movies watched but not reviewed yet:
Taxi Driver (Directed by Martin Scorsese)
Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese)
Dial M for Murder (Alfred Hitchcock)
Advise and Conscent (I forget :()
Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson)
Get Shorty (Barry Sonnenfeld)
True Romance (Tony Scott)

Other Movies that need to be watched that I have

Netflix:
Hotel Rewanda(Don't know)

Blockbuster:
Labyrinth(Jim Henson)
The Goonies(Richard Donner)

(I just wanted to see if I could name allt he directors off the top of my head :D)

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Hotel Rwanda
Directed by Terry George
Rating 10/10

Hotel Rwanda hits it out of the park, this is a fantastic movie everyone should go out and see it right now, and it actually makes me more mad at the oscars because Sideways, Aviator, and this movie all were a 100x more deserving of the best picture oscar than the Million Dollar Cliche was none the less though that's all water under the bridge now I suppose. The movie itself is about the mass-genoside that happened in Rwanda and how one man manage to save 1200 of these people. Perhaps what's so great about this movie is that it takes it time, it shows us why a man would take these risks, it shows that this man is like any of us, how he just like anyone else can get wrapped up in things like money and status and then shows how those things can be taken away in an instant but what can't be taken away is love and how strong that is. The acting is damn strong, and I honestly have to say Don Cheadle's performance was excellent and I have to wonder whether or not he deserved the oscar instead of Jamie Foxx, but that is something so very close who's to say who should of won it. The supporting cast are amazing as well, I think Nick Nolte did a great performance as the UN General who could do nothing but stand by and watch this horrible masscre. The rest of the cast was great as well especially the actress who played Don CHeadle's wife. There were also two very small memorable roles by Jean Reno and Joaquin Phoenix. I like how the film showed some class and taste in how much they show of the killing, it show just enough to show how bad but it did not rely on that to make you feel emotion. I was actually teary-eyed at the parts when the family was together, this is what makes this movie good because it has a group of characters that you learn to love as the movie progresses and you actually care for. This is an amazing film and I give it a 10/10. I just looked it up and it seems this was not nominated for best picture which is a damn shame since IMO Million Dollar Baby shouldn't of even been nominated in the first place I'd take Finding Neverland over that, but even so either FN or MDB should not have been nominated since Hotel Rwanda is better than both of them.

Date Watched: July 2, 2005

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War of the Worlds
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Rating: 6.5/10

The proper name for this movie really should of been "HELP!!! I'm RUNNING FROM GIANT ROBOTS FOR 2 HOURS WHILE MY LITTLE GIRL *****ES AND MOANS!!!" That is essentially what it is, I have to say this is certainly not a bad film but it isn't a great one either, it's solid, forgettable but if you happen to be in a video store one day, you can't go wrong by getting it. First off I applaud Spielberg and the rest of his team for taking a new direction with the alien invasion movie which is not following a macho bad ass save the world but simply a dead-beat dad just trying to save his children. As for acting there nothing that spectactular here, it doesn't take much to pull of Cruise or Fanning's parts but I have to say Tim Robbins was awesome it was a delight seeming him on screen. Also I find the whole dead-beat dad angle somewhat super-ficial kind like there tellling you he's a dead-beat dad but there's not really much there to show it, there's not a whole lot of character development here either, like I said before it essentially just Tom Cruise and his children on the run for 2 hours from a couple different kinds of aliens and things. But what makes it good is the tension that Spielberg is able to create, from the simpliest of things whether it simply be lightning or them hiding out in a basement while one of the robots searches around. Plus I think the special effects are top notch, and some of the scenes are simply jaw dropping, but because of that I believe this definately has low replay value. Also I don't like the look that Spielberg employ for the troops for some reason everytime they were on screen it came off as unbelievably fake, these men did not look like soldiers to me for some reason. Also I didn't like the ending, it was far too ambigious for people who knew nothing about the story. Plus I don't agree with it, the common cold attacks only human species, just as animal viruses only attack specific animals, it has to mutate before it can attack another organism plus these organisms are so different, it surely wouldn't be just in a couple of days that the common cold would affect them. So if you want see something that looks really cool and will get your heart pounding then go see this moive but don't expect anything really deep or amazing.

Date Watched July 2nd, 2005

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True Romance
Directed By Tony Scott
Rating: 7.5/10

True Romance is an awesome movie but it's not without it's flaws. But none the less it stands as now a personal favorite and I have to say is the ultimate guy film. First off I like the movie's very simple premise and kind of fairy tale plot, now I suck at condensing plot's in an easy to read summary so I'll borrow it from IMDB.com, upon even reading those none of them quite hit the mark because it impossible to really describe the plot of this movie without giving it away but this is the one I like the best and it was written by Micheal Duminy.

Clarence Worley, a penniless hipster in Detroit with a love for Elvis meets a mysterious hooker paid to meet him named Alabama on his birthday in a theater at night. Falling in love, he makes it his mission to dispose of her past, namely her violent pimp, Drexl Spivey. Defeating him and unknowingly taking a vast fortune of Cocaine, the two fight to sell the white gold in Los Angeles as Drexl's associates fight to reclaim it in a bloody romantic thriller full to the brim with style.

It should be noted that this was a script written by Quentin Tarrantino, he sold it for the bare-minimum price you could sell a script at the time(This is set by the Screenwriters Guild) that being $50,000, and he used this money to fund his first movie Reservoir Dogs. Now IMO I like QT better as writer than a director(please debate this, that's the point of a forum, we all have different opinions and ideas and it's fun to share them) mainly because he can't keep it together, he goes way over the top and it detracts from the film, Tony Scott masterfully directs this with just enough gore and violence to keep your heart pounding but not to much that it becomes ridiculous. My problem with the movie is the fact that there are so many big named actors in it with such small parts that you expect a lot more from them so by the time the movie is over you feel a little disatisfied with the movie. This is especially true with Christopher Walken he comes on for just one scene and seems that he's going be there the rest of hte movie, and then he disappears without an explanation. I think this really hurt the film the villian of the film or antagonist I should say keeps on changing the entire movie there is no constant, first it's a drug dealer, then some wierd ass silcian torturer, then some big ass thug, then the cops, and it never stays with one which in a way makes the movie feel hollow. Things sometimes in the movie are far too convienient such as when Dennis Hopper dies and he doesn't tell where his son went, he just happens to have it on his refrigerator which tells the bad guys where to go, not only does it make Dennis Hopper death tottally in vain(and makes you feel cheated), it makes the movie feel rushed only furthering the fact that it makes the movie feel hollow. Also all of the character are full too 2-dimensional there's hardly any character development at all, but Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette give wonderful performance and make such a sweet couple that's it's a constant delight to watch them on screen together. Also Micheal Rapaport and Bronson Pinchot were great in this film, there both very under-rated actors. I think the gun fights, violence, torture, and all of that jazz is awesome in film because it's tottally no-holds bar and we don't see that too often these days. And one last thing the whole supporting cast is so under used I mean between Dennis Hopper, CHristopher Walken, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Garry Oldman, and Val Kilmer there screen time is like less than 20 minutes I think some of them only got like 5 so that made me a little sad especially since they got top billing over Micheal Rapaport and Bronson Pinchot and those two had bigger parts. But in conclusion this is a solid film with high replay value but I can't help but be left with the feeling at the end of wanting a little bit more.

Date Watched June 27,2005

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Muppet Christmas Carol
Directed by Brian Henson
Rating: 9/10

A Muppet Christmas Carol was made in the wake of Jim Henson death, Jim Henson Company knew they needed to prove that the franchise was alive and well and so with the backing of Walt Disney they made one of these strongest Muppet Outings in my opinion. Let me express something real quick first off I'm an AVID muppet fan so much so that I paid 30 dollars for this movie to be imported so I could watch it in widescreen on DVD, it's actually an incredibly rare find. Another interesting tid-bit is that Jim Henson was planning on selling JHC to Disney before he died but then with his unexpected death Disney call the whole thing off(years prior, JHC actually tried to by Disney!). Anyway so about the actual movie, this was the first muppet movie to have a human main character and the muppets as a supporting cast, it'd be a bit incorrect to say this was the first movie of the muppets that was a retelling of another popular story since the muppet had been doing that in one form or another for quite awhile. Now first off Micheal Caine is wonderful and he's great in this film but one complaint many muppet fans have and somewhat rightfully so is that this movie is really Micheal Caine and the Muppets instead of being a Muppet movie. Though this is true, Micheal Caine is great so it does not detract from the film at all but only makes it better. One of the great things about the Muppets are there musical numbers(something sorely missed in there new movies and what not) and the music in this movie is fantastic. Another aspect that this movie nails so well are the muppets themselves, the muppets are so inately great because they are great characters. Each one has there own stregths and weaknesses, hopes and dreams, and even struggles and when you put all of them together, you get some great character interaction that the audience really can feel for and relate to and that something else sorely missed from the new muppet productions. Now I think it's pointless to go over the story because it's a story everyone's heard a hundred times but it such a great story and with the muppets it's made even better. So if you want a good story, with good characters, wackey antics, and great songs then this is the movie for you.

Date Watched: June 25, 2005

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Labyrinth
Directed by Jim Henson
Rating: 6.5/10

This will probably cause some controversy since I know many people are quite fond of this movie, and I'm not saying it's a bad movie but rather a solid effort but it falls short. As some may know if you read the last review I'm an avid muppet fan and Jim Henson fan but it is my belief that Jim Henson was a visionary not a director, though they can go hand in hand they are not the same thing all the time. A director understands what a movie is and the importance a various things, understands pacing, and all that, he does not need to know how to make an awesome score or cinematography he needs to know how to use them. Jim Henson is not a great director, his son is but he is not. His pacing is terrible, the music is a mixed bag of nuts, the lighting and look of the film is uneven at time, some of the effects are far too raw, the humor doesn't click, and some of the scenes are quite useless. But what does shine is what Jim Henson was great at, great characters, ingenius story, an amazing world and creatures, and most of all there's some heart to it. One of things I liked best about the movie is how Henson pokes fun at popular fairy tales and myths, such as fairies being pests and when Jareth says if Hoggle gets kissed he'll make him prince of the bog of eternal stench. I like the imagination and this huge world that Jim Henson has created and all the creatures that populate it. Now the problem is the direction, Jim Henson fails to create any real tension perhaps it's because of the boring cinematography and bland score, but you just sit there and just admire the pretty puppets but not the actual stories. Also the music itself isn't very good, I mean how much David Bowee can one actually take? Also I thought parts of the script were very weak specifically when ever the gang on into trouble how they got was always way too coincidental or pretty lame. I felt as if mostly everything in the movie wasn't take to it's full potential. I really blame it on poor direction. Don't get me wrong this movie is packed full of great characters, a good story, some great ideas, and some good moments but it's bogged down by a bland score, poor direction, bad comedy, and lack of tension. I'd recommend the Adventures of the Baron Munchausen(EXCELLENT FILM) over this, none the less if you happen to be in the rental store then it's worth a quick peek.

Date watched July 3, 2005

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The Transporter
Directed by Louis Leterrier & Corey Yuen
Rating: 6.5/10

Okay before I start this review, I need to address something that was actually brought up on Ebert and Roeper, all movies are graded differently, you wouldn't grade a drama the way you grade an action movie and so on and so forth. The transporter is old school action, half-way decent story, decent character, bad ass main character, complete action the way through. Old school action is a little tricky to pull off because it has it's pit-fall first off the cheese-factor you can't go too bad ass or it just becomes extremely campy, The Transporter handles this moderatly well but it still runs into some cheesy moments hence that's one deducted point, 2nd is the believablity factor even though it's an action movie, it still needs to be believable to some degree, I think this movie just pushes it to the limit at times where it becomes pretty laughable, the villians are very two dimenional but it's an action movie so it doesn't really matter all that much, the plot is very cliche with the usual predictablity, it doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it damn certainly entertaining but sometimes it feels more like direct to video than a real movie. THough the biggest plus is the action and this movie does delievar I haven't seen such over-the-top mayhem in so long, it's pretty awesome. Jason Statham is always a pleasure to watch especially as the bad-ass hero but everyone else is pretty forgettable, and also the leading lady gets a bit cringe inducing at times with her crappy ass english. So in conclusion it's a solid action movie probably with high replay value if you like this sort of thing but if you're not into action I'd pass this at all costs.

Date Watched July 3, 2005

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Labyrinth
Directed by Jim Henson
Rating: 6.5/10

This will probably cause some controversy I, wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

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I, wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

Good :) I actually like Dark Crystal a lot but that has some severe pacing problems, it gets really boring in some spots. But Jim Henson is such a visionary that these worlds that he creates are amazing.

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Bewitched
Directed by Nora Ephrom
Rating: 6.75/10

Bewitched is an original idea that plays it by the numbers. So what we get is a decent movie but I can't rank it a 7 because that's good status nor can I rank it 6.5 because that's mediocre, it's one of the few movies that is right below good and right above mediocre. The cast is great, this is the second film where Will Ferrel plays a somewhat serious role(in comparrison to his other roles) and he still has a long way to go before he can be called a good actor but he's getting there and all the comedic parts he nailed. Nicole Kidman was great, I'm always amazed by Kidman's versatility and the way she played this character is far different from anything I've ever seen from her that it took me off guard and took some time getting use to but she does a wonderful job and is a delight to watch. Micheal Caine is great along with everyone else. What did make me sad was how little Stephen Colbert was given since this man is HILARIOUS and he's given practically nothing in this film. Some of the bits in this film I think are classic and hilarious, I swear if anythign else you'll find yourself laughing not constantly but through out the movie. The character interactions in this movie are one of its greatest assets, I particular found Michael Caine interaction with any of the characters hilarious. Now some things that bog this down it follows the standard chick flick formula which is girl has problem, girl meets a guy that's interwind in this problem and usually she can't have this guy for some reason, they fall in love, the guy is clue'd in on the problem and storms out, and then at the end they get together and do traditional kiss and they live happily ever after. That basically sums up the plot of every chick flick there is and this saddly is no diffferent. So the film in that sense feels like "done this and done that" and kind of ruins any sort of tension the film going for because you know what's going happen. 2ndly the movie is really disjointed, it ends up having two different plots. It's very complicated to explain but what happens is that you end up with two different resolutions so halfway through the film it feels like the movie is going end and this tottally kills the pace. Also you have to suffer through quite bit of the usual chick flick sappy crap, not an over-bearing amount to which it's not enjoyable but enough to drag the rating of the movie down. This movie even though it follows formula has a lot of heart and you really feel for the characters through out the film that all the superficial sappyness and how it followed a well worn path really doesn't matter, so in conclusion if you want see an entertaining flick with some heart then go see this but then again I wouldn't go rushing out to see it. It's worth a rental though.

July 5th, 2005

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Bad Day at Black Rock
Directed by John Sturges
Rating: 7/10

Bad Day at Black Rock is a solid film and you wouldn't go wrong seeing this film. The movie is about a war vet who travels to the town of Black Rock in search of a Japanese man, but he finds something else entirely. Bad Day at Black rock has some excellent acting by the late Spencer Tracey and the the supporting cast is equally solid. The story is good as are all the characters. The main problem with the film is that there is no tension and you lose interest because the actual secret is very easy to guess so the whole movie you're just kind of waiting for spencer tracey to finally get it. So there's not much I can say since it's a very solid film but to me that one piece was very poor writing and kind of brings the film down to a seven. Though I do recommend it since it is an entertaining film and it's very different.

Date Watched July 4th, 2005

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Watch some John Carpenter films, you'll be horrified.

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Watch some John Carpenter films, you'll be horrified.

Halloween is a personal favorite of mine, Escape from New York is over-rated but charming in it's own way, but I still need to see The Thing, Fog, and Big Trouble in Little China.

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Strangers on a Train
Directed By Alfred Hitchcock
Rating 9/10

Alfred Hitchcock is quickly becoming one of my favorite directors of all time because his movies are so much fun. Strangers on a Train is how two men on a train who've never met each other start talking, now both of them have something in common, they both have people in there lives that'd be better off dead. Now one of them isn't quite right in the head his name is Bruno and tells the other(Guy) of this scheme of how they should "trade" murders, now of course Guy takes this as a joke and gets off the train. Well Bruno didn't and he does his end of the bargain and then in return expects Guy to do his end which of coures he refuses, which then leads to Bruno pressuring him the whole movie to do it. First off I love the plot of the film it's something I've never seen before but at the same time this film is very similar to "Dial M for Murder" in the sense of how it's set up. For you see this is a thriller movie, and where it draws all it's suspense is seeing Guy struggle under the immense pressure he is since he such an innocent guy but as every second passes everyone seems to paint him more and more guilty, this is wonderful story-telling and then at the exact right time when the pressure is too much Hitchcock brings in his lady friend to bare the load. So the story is top notch! Now the acting is splendid. Robert Walker performance as Bruno is probably what makes this movie as fun as it is, his performance as the demented killer who has in his mind been wronged is just utterly delightful because he is tottally believable. Every time he talks it's evokes the exact emotion it should, you get so much information just from his tone it's amazing. Then of course everyone else was great too. To me the ending is just too out of place if anything, the fact that the cop is shooting at a carosel full of kids, and the carosel goes spinning out of control is far too corny, then my only problem with hitchcock is I think his endings are far too fast and this is no exception. But over-all this is a great film that I suggest everyone watch!

Date Watched July 5th, 2005

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If your a Bat-fan, I suggest seeing The Man Who Laughs (1928). It was the inspiration for Joker's appearence. Even if your not, I found it to be a good, enjoyable oldie flick.

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If your a Bat-fan, I suggest seeing The Man Who Laughs (1928). It was the inspiration for Joker's appearence. Even if your not, I found it to be a good, enjoyable oldie flick.

Very cool, is it a silent film? Because the first talkie was The Jazz Singer in 1927.

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Very cool, is it a silent film? Because the first talkie was The Jazz Singer in 1927.

It was silent. It had music and sound effects though.

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It was silent. It had music and sound effects though.

Yeah well Orchestrated Music has been around since 1918 when it was introduced with the movie Birth of a Nation.

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Halloween is a personal favorite of mine, Escape from New York is over-rated but charming in it's own way, but I still need to see The Thing, Fog, and Big Trouble in Little China.I rented The Thing last night and watched it. Woo it was pretty scary I jumped on some parts. Good alien movie though, and Escape from new york and Big trouble are good ones too. I rented Escape From L.A. so I need to watch that.

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I rented The Thing last night and watched it. Woo it was pretty scary I jumped on some parts. Good alien movie though, and Escape from new york and Big trouble are good ones too. I rented Escape From L.A. so I need to watch that.

Escape from L.A. is essentially what Evil Dead 2 is to Evil Dead 1 which is a higher budget remake of the first one(YES I KNOW THAT IT'S A SEQUEL AND THE REASON IT RETELLS THE BEGINNING IS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SECURE THE RIGHTS TO THE FIRST ONE!) except Evil Dead 2 brings something new to the table which is comedy and it does it so well that it stands apart from the first one and is praised. While Escape from L.A. the small parts I've watched of it and from what I heard is the same exact thing except cheezier and with a bigger budget hence why people rip into it a lot.

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Taxi Driver
Directed by Martin Scorcese
Rating 7/10

This is one of those movies that is a product of it's generation and it's pretty hard for me to get into it. The movie is about a demented taxi driver named Travis Bickle. One of the main drawbacks to this movie for me is simply I could not find interest in it, I did not find the main character very interesting. One thing I did like was how Travis Bickle interacted with everony else, he was the odd man out. Over-all I just found the movie kind of boring and it didn't interest me, so if anything I'd discount this review.

[Movies205]

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Oldboy
Directed by Chan-wook Park
Rating: 8.5/10

Oldboy is a very different kind of film because it's not character driven but it's the mystery that drives it. You'll find yourself glue to the screen not because you care for the character but because the story is so engrossing and Chan-wook Park has laid out a fabulous mystery before us. It is almost the perfect thriller, it keeps tossing you pieces of the puzzle through out the movie, but the problem is there pieces that don't connect so the entire movie you're trying to figure out how one thing is connected to each other so as the movie goes on and you get more and more pieces to it, you start to figure it out and then at the end it's one of those blow your mind kind of ending because you find out you were buildnig the whole god-damn thing upside down. But the reason it isn't perfect is because the movie stands more for the mystery and not about teh character, this is what you find yourself far more engrossed in, and once you figure it out, you really would like it just to end. The problem is after he get out of his "prison" there isn't much there to connect to, the main character becomes somewhat of a hollow being bent on vengence, sure he shows some emotion with mido but over-all you really can't learn to can't for the guy. Now I've read a couple of reviews that bring up the fact that it's style over substance so when I went in I was expecting something like Hero, but this is simply not the case here. You're not going see any real fancy camera tricks, or beautiful cinematography, what you're going to get is a well crafted mystery. The fight scenes are somewhat awkward and not very enthralling to say the least, not that I was expecting matrix style fighting or anything but this film would of benefitted from getting a better choreographer which would of bumped up the cool factor. Also all the little love scenes which are made useful at the end were kind of boring especially the sex scene, like I said before this movie is more about the mystery then the character so I didn't really care for that stuff. I mean there are some nice bits of seeing how a man would react if he was kept from the world for 14 years but to me it wasn't that interesting. Now don't get me wrong it poses some very provoking philosophical questions about people especially one line in the movie that said quite bit but in the end it's about the mystery. Now something that should be mention is that like I said before the ending is mind-blowing and it's one of those movies that after you see it, you're just going keep pondering about for a while, which to me is something I love, a movie that gives me somethign to think about. So in conclusion this movie is damn well worth going to the theater to see or rushing out to buy it on DVD when it comes out.

Date watched July 9, 2005

P.S. Big thanks to kritic cuz I never would of gone out to see this movie at midnight in the city if he hadn't recommended it and it was a terrific film :up:

[Murray]

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Taxi Driver
Directed by Martin Scorcese
Rating 7/10

This is one of those movies that is a product of it's generation and it's pretty hard for me to get into it. The movie is about a demented taxi driver named Travis Bickle. One of the main drawbacks to this movie for me is simply I could not find interest in it, I did not find the main character very interesting. One thing I did like was how Travis Bickle interacted with everony else, he was the odd man out. Over-all I just found the movie kind of boring and it didn't interest me, so if anything I'd discount this review.
Blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This movie (to me anyway) is EXTREMELY entertaining and has one of the coolest characters of all time in it. Plus did I mention it also has what is arguably considered the best screenplay of all time? THe fact that you criticized it because it was *boring* is just, omg, you are such a product of the 80s its not even funny.:(
Did you even finish the movie? My bet is you thought, this is boring and didnt even sit through the best part, which is the jaw dropping unbelivably well-done ending.
I have to agree with what tulikua called you that one time, Ilovesuckymovies205.

[Movies205]

Blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This movie (to me anyway) is EXTREMELY entertaining and has one of the coolest characters of all time in it. Plus did I mention it also has what is arguably considered the best screenplay of all time? THe fact that you criticized it because it was *boring* is just, omg, you are such a product of the 80s its not even funny.:(
Did you even finish the movie? My bet is you thought, this is boring and didnt even sit through the best part, which is the jaw dropping unbelivably well-done ending.
I have to agree with what tulikua called you that one time, Ilovesuckymovies205.

First off I don't mind people disagreeing with me it's what we call opinions, JollyJohnny. But I don't like to be critized for my opinion because it's just as valid as yours. Secondly I don't like assumptions to be made because you can't deal with someone else not liking your favorite movie. Yes I sat through the whole movie and personally I thought the ending was too far out in left field. The character is all right IMO he's just a loney man who has a very pathetic position in life so he decides to take on the job of saving a life from the scum, and he goes on a bloody rampage, I mean to me I jsut don't really care for teh character, there's not big deep message here, it just came from a time when being an isolationalist is in. And on that same coin this is from a different generation then me so it harder to get into. Though I didn't even say it was a bad movie because I openly said it I'm just not interested in the material and I can see some very good things about it and it's value to american cinema, I'm just not interested so calm down.

With that said I'm a huge fan of Raging Bull :)

[Movies205]

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Fantastic Four
Directed by Tim Story
Rating 5/10

You know it's interesting for me to watch movies now a days because I remember discussing about these movies when they were first announced, I remember back when Fantastic Four originally was going to be directed by Peyton Reed and I remember the huge amount of backlash that this movie recieved prior to anything being shot when Tim STory was annouced as the new director. My mentality is always wait and give it a chance, and I was actually one of the people defending the choice but you know what... boy was I wrong for defending story this has got to be one of the most mediocre superficial movies ever. It's not terrible but it's not good, it is tottally mediocre hence the 5. First off I want to say I really like the way they did the thing, I thought that was done really well. Also I like how they actually had Johnny fly and was tottally enflamed unlike way back when there was rumors of him just being able to have his finger tips on fire. But other than that the effects are really cheezy and look cheap. All the effects look like they were for TV the worst is Reed Richards because it's such bad CGI... Actually that's the entire movie BAD CGI! Dr. Doom is cheesy as hell, my main problem with the mask is there is no emotion, that's what makes a mask cheesy because that's all it is, it should have been an extension of Dr. Doom himself. Of course the script is no winner either, with most of the lines coming off as forced and superficial it gives nothing for the actors to work with. Now I really must say this Jessica Alba is HOT but who CARES, why don't they give this to an actress who has some ability at acting, someone who can make us actually feel some pain for the character instead of coming off as some hot ***** who's high maintenance. Now I liked Micheal Chilkis along with the rest of the cast but the script gives them nothign to work with so they came off as terrible. Now talking about the script, didn't the screen-writers take Superheros 101, the origin only suppose to take up the first half-hour to a hour, then they actually do some crime-fighting, not the WHOLE FRICKIN MOVIE! Dr. Doom should have been left out and they should of used Mole-Man. Though the movie has some charm and the people behind this movie had the right idea. Such as they kept the Ben and Johnny feuding in tact and that it was a family but you know what the big problem is the movie lack any heart so it all was superficial. So folk pass on this :(

Date watched July 9th, 2005

[Spidey-Bat]

Have you seen all 3 Monty Python movies? (Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and Meaning of Life)

[John Constantine]

First off I don't mind people disagreeing with me it's what we call opinions, JollyJohnny. But I don't like to be critized for my opinion because it's just as valid as yours. Secondly I don't like assumptions to be made because you can't deal with someone else not liking your favorite movie. Yes I sat through the whole movie and personally I thought the ending was too far out in left field.

The ending got me confused at first as well. But then I thought, could all of that stuff at the end just be a dream?

:confused:

[Movies205]

The ending got me confused at first as well. But then I thought, could all of that stuff at the end just be a dream?

:confused:

Well I was reading the IMDB.com boards after I watch the movie and somebody said Martin Scorcese said it wasn't a dream or anything, it was what it was, which make sense since there was rumblings about a sequal a couple of months back but I don't think it'd work cuz that was a very 70sesce movie. So you see Oldboy, you usually get a lot of these foreign films on dvd.

Have you seen all 3 Monty Python movies? (Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and Meaning of Life)

Only see Holy Grail but really want see the others because I really loved Holy Grail.

My next 3 movies on my netflix queue are FEar and Loathing in Los Vegas, Ed Wood, and Edward Scissorhands :up:

[John Constantine]

Oh god, I hope there isn't a Taxi Driver sequel. Why would they even have that? Especially after like 30 years. Dumbest idea ever.....


And no, I haven't seen Oldboy....yet :o

[Spidey-Bat]

Only see Holy Grail but really want see the others because I really loved Holy Grail.

My next 3 movies on my netflix queue are FEar and Loathing in Los Vegas, Ed Wood, and Edward Scissorhands :up:

I saw Holy Grail months ago and watched Meaning of Life with my friend yesterday. Loved both. But Meaning of Life, at times, was more bizarre than watching Batman Returns on crack. Still hillarious. Definately see it if u loved Holy Grail.

[Movies205]

Oh god, I hope there isn't a Taxi Driver sequel. Why would they even have that? Especially after like 30 years. Dumbest idea ever.....


And no, I haven't seen Oldboy....yet :o

Well Deniro career has been on the rocks lately but the talk of the town is Good Shepard will change that, it'll be quite horrible if Deniro and Scorese are both up for the director oscar next year and Deniro wins :( I can't believe SCorese didn't win for Aviator, that was bull**** since htat was an awesome film :(

[Mr.Webs]

http://members.cox.net/wisesage/hotelrwanda.jpg I'm so happy that this film is finally getting some deserved recognition around here. It's an awesome film, with solid acting from everyone in the picture.:up:

And, while I don't agree with your opinion on Beyond The Sea, I really can't argue either.:o You brought up some really good points about the pacing and how they went about telling Darin's story, but that still doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the film.:up:

Oh, and while I was wary of Spacey playing Darin, I must say, it was quickly forgotten when I started watching the film.:o :joker:

[Movies205]

I saw Holy Grail months ago and watched Meaning of Life with my friend yesterday. Loved both. But Meaning of Life, at times, was more bizarre than watching Batman Returns on crack. Still hillarious. Definately see it if u loved Holy Grail.

Next time I'm in blockbuster(I get free older movie rentals) I'll def. pick it up. Have you seen the show? Is it any good?

I'm so happy that this film is finally getting some deserved recognition around here. It's an awesome film, with solid acting from everyone in the picture.:up:

Most definately, very powerful story and I hate how people say it's propaganda or something because the strongest aspect of the film isn't even the event itself, but Don Chedle's performance and how one man went all out to save his family and people he didn't even know, I mean you really could feel for these people. Amazing film :up:

And, while I don't agree with your opinion on Beyond The Sea, I really can't argue either.:o You brought up some really good points about the pacing and how they went about telling Darin's story, but that still doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the film.:up:

Oh, and while I was wary of Spacey playing Darin, I must say, it was quickly forgotten when I started watching the film.:o :joker:

I agree with that last part like in the second half and in the later days it felt pretty good but for me it was too awkward seeing a 50 year old man dressed up as a 20 year old trying to get with a 20 year old girl. As for enjoying the film some of it has to do with preference, I don't mind singing and dancing but for a biography, I don't think it was good and also the movie itself couldn't make up it's mind like I said in the review.

[Tanin]

I'd love to read your review of Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock.

You have a distictly different taste in movies then I do so reading your reviews is quite interesting. Please keep it up.

[Movies205]

I'd love to read your review of Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock.

You have a distictly different taste in movies then I do so reading your reviews is quite interesting. Please keep it up.

Well I've just started watching Hitchcock films and I love them, before I bought this set I had only seen Psycho and Rebecca. I haven't seen Psycho in a long time so I rather not comment on that but Rebecca was fantastic. But I'll probably be seeing psycho again in november because Universal releasing a mega set of all there hitchcock films(For like the 2nd or 3rd time) and I'll probably be buying it hence why haven't go out and seen it again lately because I'm just waiting till november. Thank you for the encouraging words as long as people read them, I'll keep on writing them.

[Movies205]

The next couple of reviews are

Independence Day
Dog Day Afternoon
Scent of a Woman
and then the ones I have listed on the front page...

[Mr.Webs]

To each their own, dear Sir.:up: :D

Oh, and Dog Day Afternoon and Scent of a Woman is the ****.:o :up: :D

Yeah, I'm a Pacino fan...how could you tell?:hyper:

[Movies205]

To each their own, dear Sir.:up: :D

Oh, and Dog Day Afternoon and Scent of a Woman is the ****.:o :up: :D

Yeah, I'm a Pacino fan...how could you tell?:hyper:

As am I but I was expecting a little bit more of Scent of a Woman, I thought Pacino over-acted his part and it felt a bit hollow at times, but over-all a solid film that I'm probably going rate around 7/10.

[Mr.Webs]

As am I but I was expecting a little bit more of Scent of a Woman, I thought Pacino over-acted his part and it felt a bit hollow at times, but over-all a solid film that I'm probably going rate around 7/10. Understood, I would probably give it the same rating...maybe a tad higher.:)

But, you have to admit, Dog Day Afternoon is an awesome film. Next to The Godfather Part I, it's indeed my favorite Pacino film.:up:

[Movies205]

Understood, I would probably give it the same rating...maybe a tad higher.:)

But, you have to admit, Dog Day Afternoon is an awesome film. Next to The Godfather Part I, it's indeed my favorite Pacino film.:up:

Dog Day Afternoon is a sweet movie, but Sidney Lumet is a sloppy director especially wtih continuity between shots, now I'm not one to nit pick at these things but it so blatently obvious that I must mention it.

[Mr.Webs]

Man, now I really need to rewatch it again so I can agree with you or not.:o ;) But, I do remember that the movie did have some sloppy editing, so you're most likely right.

[Movies205]

Man, now I really need to rewatch it again so I can agree with you or not.:o ;) But, I do remember that the movie did have some sloppy editing, so you're most likely right.

There coming out with a SE I believe of Dog Day Afternoon if you like it that much

[Mr.Webs]

There coming out with a SE I believe of Dog Day Afternoon if you like it that much Cool, thanks for the info.:D

[Van_V]

I'm glad you saw and enjoyed Oldboy, but still bewildered at the utter stupidity of giving Transporter the same score as Taxi Driver. Wow.

[kypade]

why if it isnt you...

[Movies205]

I'm glad you saw and enjoyed Oldboy, but still bewildered at the utter stupidity of giving Transporter the same score as Taxi Driver. Wow.

If you wish to pick a fight, you won't find no such quarrel with me. Like I said before I'm willing to and I want to discuss any of my reviews with anybody but I don't tolerate people insulting my opinion since it's just as valid as yours. I found the Transporter more entertaining does that make me stupid? That I'm a 17 year old boy who likes action films? Secondly I don't compare films unless there in the same genre, Taxi Driver and Transporter are two vastly differently films. ANd if you actually read my review for Taxi Driver(if you could even call it that), I even said it was a personal preference and that I just didn't find the source material interesting. So would you like me notify the mods for flaming or are you going either leave or stop.

[U.S War Machine]

Tell me movies how did you like the Magnificent Seven, and how many more western movies you got.

[Movies205]

Tell me movies how did you like the Magnificent Seven, and how many more western movies you got.

Well I did write a review about it :) But for the short and sweet version I thought it was a a solid movie, not great but good. I loved all the scenes with Yul Brennor he was great in the movie and it had a good story. I have Rio Bravo and Good, Bad, and the Ugly. So what other westerns should I see?

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The Magnificent Seven
Directed by John Sturges
Rating 7/10

I had the pleasure of watching Magnificent Seven untainted and what I mean by that is, I haven't seen Seven Samurai before. Seven Samurai was made in 1954 and directed by Akira Kurosawa, it is hailed to be one of the greatest, if not THE greatest movie of all time. Now The Magnificent Seven is the high-budget american remake of that, it was made in 1960. Now I woudn't call TMS ground-breaking, nor would I call it great, what I would call it is a good film something that's far over-look today since most of the movies that come out are not good. First off I think the acting is reasonably solid, I particularly enjoyed any scene with Yul Brynner. Now one of my minor quibbles with the film had to be the fact that I just don't think everyone got enough time nor did we even manage to get any sort of character development out of Yul Brennor's character, he play the lonesome badass type , though it doesn't hurt the film at all, there's no scenes where you really feel for his character since he never really has a struggle to contend with unlike some of the other characters. As for the other characters there was enough for most of them to get the point across but to me it was too little, I would of like a little more to chomp on. Another point to bring across is that all the characters were quite 2 dimensional except for the youngest cowboy. See that's where a movie ranks between a great movie and a good movie. This movie had a good story but to me it didn't have the characters to bring it into "great" status since they were all 2 dimensional and none of them grew except for the youngest cowboy. But this movie has some nice-pay offs at end, I can see how another version of this could be better, I'd say if the characters were better than this certainly could be a great movie. So if you just want relax and just watch a good old western I'd recommend The Magnificent Seven, I'd even recommend it if you didn't have anythign to watch, it still is a good movie.

Date Watched: June 29, 2005

[Van_V]

If you wish to pick a fight, you won't find no such quarrel with me. Like I said before I'm willing to and I want to discuss any of my reviews with anybody but I don't tolerate people insulting my opinion since it's just as valid as yours. I found the Transporter more entertaining does that make me stupid? That I'm a 17 year old boy who likes action films? Secondly I don't compare films unless there in the same genre, Taxi Driver and Transporter are two vastly differently films. ANd if you actually read my review for Taxi Driver(if you could even call it that), I even said it was a personal preference and that I just didn't find the source material interesting. So would you like me notify the mods for flaming or are you going either leave or stop.
Wasn't picking a fight, I said I was glad you liked Oldboy. I'm trying to be nicer to you this time around. And I didn't say your opinion wasn't valid. Just that I think it was stupid. If you're going to make a big Movies205 review thread, you're just gonna have to deal with the different opinions. If you don't want people to agree/disagree, post your reviews on a webpage, not a messageboard. You post in public, you're game for this sort of thing. Sorry, just the way it is.

And for the record, the fact that it IS a personal preference of Transporter over Taxi driver is what makes me think your taste is horrible. But that's just my opinion, so, carry on.

[Movies205]

Wasn't picking a fight, I said I was glad you liked Oldboy. I'm trying to be nicer to you this time around. And I didn't say your opinion wasn't valid. Just that I think it was stupid. If you're going to make a big Movies205 review thread, you're just gonna have to deal with the different opinions. If you don't want people to agree/disagree, post you're reviews on a webpage, not a messageboard. You post in public, you're game for this sort of thing. Sorry, just the way it is.

And for the record, the fact that it IS a personal preference of Transporter over Taxi driver is what makes me think your taste is horrible. But that's just my opinion, so, carry on.

I can deal with other people's opinions but the fact of hte matter is all you posted was "but still bewildered at the utter stupidity of giving Transporter the same score as Taxi Driver. Wow." There no discussion there just an insult, the reason I'm posting them is so people will disagree or agree but in a civilized tone and with some intelligence. It's not very intelligent to take another review to bash my review of a completely different film, it would be intelligent to say "I like this film because of such and such, I Don't get why you don't" But as I said in my mini-review that I can see the merits of why it's a good film but I'm just not interested. Now as anyone can see from this thread I can accept other people's opinions except when there degrading and insulting because that's not the atmosphere I want to produce with this thread where people are scare to give there opinion because someone like you is going belittle them or call it stupid. So if you'd like to try again please do. Now I'm not saying you should agree with my tastes but the fact of the matter is you were insulting. If you don't think you were and you want to continue to carry yourself like that then so be it but please don't post in this thread, thank you.

[Van_V]

I was insulting your taste, not you, get over it. Does Transporter vs. Taxi Driver really need an explanation? The answer, is no. And other people don't need to worry about me belittling them. If I disagree with them on something I think is a bit off, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, hell maybe I'm completely wrong and they can help me see a different point of view. But you, I know you too well for that. http://photobucket.com/albums/v61/mayhem84/cheers.gif Don't take everything so seriously, man.

[Holly Goodhead]

Fantastic Four - Was more of a comedy than a superhero film. Chris Evans naked = A+ 8/10

Batman Begins - Dragged on at times, kind of got boring. But other than that it was a good movie. 7/10

High Tension - I figured out she was a lesbian, but I didn't think she would turn out to be crazy, and the killer. 9/10

War of The Worlds - Finally! Spielberg makes an awesome movie. I loved it. I totally forgot that I hated Tom Cruise while watching it, and Dakota Fanning is awesome. 10/10

[Movies205]

I was insulting your taste, not you, get over it. Does Transporter vs. Taxi Driver really need an explanation? The answer, is no. And other people don't need to worry about me belittling them. If I disagree with them on something I think is a bit off, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, hell maybe I'm completely wrong and they can help me see a different point of view. But you, I know you too well for that. http://photobucket.com/albums/v61/mayhem84/cheers.gif Don't take everything so seriously, man.

Perhaps it's because I know you too well that I take this too seriously... But alas let us put this to rest.

Fantastic Four - Was more of a comedy than a superhero film. Chris Evans naked = A+ 8/10

Didn't you think everything was a bit superficial and forced though?

Batman Begins - Dragged on at times, kind of got boring. But other than that it was a good movie. 7/10

I'd agree with the rating but I think the story over-all was kind of lame myself.

War of The Worlds - Finally! Spielberg makes an awesome movie. I loved it. I totally forgot that I hated Tom Cruise while watching it, and Dakota Fanning is awesome. 10/10

What with all the Tom Cruise hate, I mean so many people just passionately dislike him.

[Movies205]

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Mission Impossible
Directed by Brian De Palma
Rating: 6.5/10

This film to me had no real substance or character dept. There is nothing here about the main character Ethan Hunt, all of the actors have really nothing to work with and seem to be going through the motions. Brian De Palma's direction is what keeps this movie a float, the thing about Brian De Palma is he's a master at his craft but he hasn't evolved at all in his whole career as a film maker so all his films seem to come off as hollow since there not really dept to them other than fine editing, cinematography, and all the things that make a movie look good(I haven't seen the Untouchables yet). And this movie is no different, the movie visually looks great, the editing is great, the pacing is fine, music is on que, cinematography is great, all the stuff that makes a movie look good is there but there's no heart or soul to this film. The characters are cardboard cut-outs, the movie is far too short which lends itself to an over-simplified script which leads to the waste of Jon Voight, Jean Reno, and Ving Rhames. Like I said the script gives absolutely nothing for the actors to chomp on most of the lines go like "We have to do this and that to get this" to me this movie would of been far better if they had added some character development. Also I like how De Palma tried to keep the mood of the TV show in tact but sometimes it came off way too cheezy. But over-all I have to say the movie is very well made but it has no heart or dept which is what really kills it so it feels very hollow. I'd go with Goldeneye, if you want to see a spy movie rather than this.

Date watched July 9th, 2005

[Movies205]

All this arguing over the transporter along with the review of Mission Impossible has got me thinking that I did rank Transporter a bit high, so I've dropped it down to a 6.5.

[Movies205]

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Scent of a Woman
Directed by Martin Brest
Rating: 7/10

Martin Brest has fallen on hard times as of late, his last film was one of the most widely critized movies I've seen in my lifetime, Gigli and at one point was number 1 on IMDB worst 250 movie list it has since drop to number 45. But reguardlesss of that fact Martin has manage to produce a couple of good films the two most noteable though are genre defining Beverly Hills Cop and widely acclaimed Scent of a Woman. Scent of a Woman also was the movie that finally won Pacino the oscar this was his 8th nomination. That's just some interesting background on this movie and the people involved in it. My thoughts on the film in short are that it was a solid film but it had it's problems. First and foremost I thought Pacino over-acted it at parts but at other parts was right on target, so over-all he was solid. I thought Chris O'Donnell did a decent job along with everyone else in the cast. Now the plot of the movie is that Chris O'Donnell attends a very expensive prep school on scholarship so the night before the last day before thanksgiving weekend, he sees a couple of kids doing something to a lamp-post, now the boy he's walking with identifies them, but then a teacher comes by and they run off. The next day you find out the boys were setting up for a prank on the headmast, now obvious the headmaster wants to find out who did it so he turns to O'Donnell's character and the other boy, and says that if they don't fess up he'll have them both expelled. Then he bribes Charlie with the fact that if he does fess up then he'll get him a free ride through Harvard. Charlie says no but the headmaster to think about it, in the meantime he gets job taking care of an old blind man for thanksgiving vacation, what he doesn't plan for is that this old blind man takes him to New York City where they taste Life's Finer pleasures. Now one of my main problems with the movie is "Charlie's Problem" it's too ambiguous it's not black and white but shades of grey especially something that's a background problem. Now first off I can understand not wanting to snitch but the fact was that the kids doing the prank were *******s to begin with and weren't even really good friends with him. Secondly they make it out like it's a bad thing that he snitches, first off Chris O'Donnel did nothing wrong to begin with and these kids weren't even nice so him just telling the truth is not wrong. So I found it somewhat hard to really sympathize with Charlie and it only made the end less powerful. Secondly the movie has a very similar feeling to all the other movies like it and you can already tell what the ending is from a mile away. But what makes this movie is the interaction between Slade(Pacino) and Charlie(O'Donnell) because it's like Pacino is the possible future of Charlie if he chooses the wrong path so it's very interesting. And I just love how it depicts how we'd all like to end our lives, which is sleeping in a 5 star hotel, drinking the best alcohol, driving a ferrari, sleeping with a beautiful women, etc then just dying but as it shows this is all superficial and is not what will truely make your life complete, and it's nice to see Slade's redemption at the end. So what I'm trying to say what makes this movie great is how Charlie and Slade need each to redeem themselves. But the premise is forced which makes the movie come off as a bit hollow. But hte movie is very solid over-all, and you wouldn't go wrong checking this film out.

Date Watched July 9th

[U.S War Machine]

Well I did write a review about it :) But for the short and sweet version I thought it was a a solid movie, not great but good. I loved all the scenes with Yul Brennor he was great in the movie and it had a good story. I have Rio Bravo and Good, Bad, and the Ugly. So what other westerns should I see?True Grit, I think you'll like that one:cool:http://www.mvps.org/st-software/Movie_Collection/images/4627f.jpg

[Spidey-Bat]

So what other westerns should I see?

Shanghai Noon, although not really a Western, is pretty good and funny. I bought it without seeing it first (saw the sequel, Shanghai Knights, though) and enjoyed it.

[Movies205]

Shanghai Noon, although not really a Western, is pretty good and funny. I bought it without seeing it first (saw the sequel, Shanghai Knights, though) and enjoyed it.

Yeah I've seen that it's good :up: There was originally plans for a whole trilogy but I guess they couldn't get funding for a 3rd film.

[Spidey-Bat]

It's probably best. Knights was a good ending to the story.

[Movies205]

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Dog Day Afternoon
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Rating: 7.5/10

There is something I've noticed about Sidney Lumet and that is he's a very sloppy director. There some glarring continuity errors in between shots such as a crowd going from being 500-1000 people to just 50, the editing not too hot, and I don't like the production values. Sidney Lumet to me doesn't put a lot of effort into the little details, and his film come off as somewhat cheap to me. But what makes Sidney Lumet such a note-worthy director is his ability to drive home a point or theme, that really sticks to you after the movie is done. The movie is about a man named Sonny who tries to rob a bank, and what was suppose to be a simple job became a much more complicated hostage situation when the cops arrive quicker than planned. One of the most interesting points of the movie is this huge media frenzy that's caused because of this and how Sonny becomes sort of a hero. There are literally hundreds of people that stand outside the bank cheerign for Sonny. The theme of this movie is that it's pretty much impossible for some people get a good job due to there status and because of that Sonny is forced to rob a bank and in doing so becomes the public's hero. Al Pacino perfomance is great like usual, everyone else is pretty decent. I love the struggle you see Sonny goes through, because essentially he's a nice guy who's just doing what he's got do. It was a nice choice by the writers of this film to have his partner in crime psychotic but it never really taken to it's full potential but acts a nice contrast to Sonny. I think the film gets a bit muddled by sending mix signals about Sonny, the whole film sets him up generally as a nice guy but then it interjects parts where his wife and other people saying mean things he does. See this is what I mean about Sidney Lumet being a sloppy director he doesn't take things to it's full potential and leaves lot of things hanging, and introduces stuff that doesn't need to be introduced. In the end this is a good movie but is brought down by sloppy direction none the less it's definately worth a peek.

Date Watched July 8th, 2005

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Independence Day
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Rating: 6/10

Roland Emmerich is a mediocre film director with films ranging from mediocre to crap under his belt. This movie has way too many character in it perhaps it's because they couldn't make the film itself interesting enough so they loaded it with tons of characters. So the actual movie to me feels rather short because it covered too wide a range of characters. Did anyone really give a **** about the red-neck family and the drunk ass dad? Did anyone really care about the President's Wife or Will Smith's stripper girlfriend, to me these are all things that should of been left out. Because in the end all you're left with is the beginning annililation scene and the final battle, everything else is pretty small. Actually I think the first 30 minutes is the best part of the movie, it's quite a thrill ride as everyone sort of scrambles about to figure out what's going on, and this one cable guy does figure it out. WHile the rest is meandering crap except for the ending I think the end is kick ass. Part of the problem lies in how fragmented the movie is, it's like the film-makers were like "well... what else can we do besides have them blow **** up and have a cool ending... well we could add in a bunch of use-less characters". Though I have to say I love the end, after you sit through an entire crappy movie, you do get a kick ass ending. The acting is surprisingly good, you can't go wrong Jeff Goldblum, and I enjoy Bill Pullman as the president. I haven't really found an alien invasion movie I've liked yet, Signs, ID4, and War of the Worlds have all been pretty crappy but I did enjoy ID4 the most. I suppose I better check out Tim Burton's Mars Attacks. So in conclusion another mediocre movie from Roland Emmerich with some redeaming qualities to it.

Date watched July 9th, 2005

[Holly Goodhead]

i really liked Tale of Two Sisters, i think it was a korean horror film, except i didnt understand the ending. but other than that it was really good.

[Movies205]

And so it returns...

Things that need to be reviewed

Edward Scissorhands
Donnie Brasco
Howl's Moving Castle
The Machinist
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

[Dark Donnie]

And so it returns...

Things that need to be reviewed

Edward Scissorhands
Donnie Brasco
Howl's Moving Castle
The Machinist
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
have you seen Donnie Brasco?

[Movies205]

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The Machinist
Directed by Brad Anderson
Rating: 7/10

So I finally got around to seeing this film and I remember there was a lot of griping around here that the Oscars neglecting this film and most noteably Christian Bale's performance. Now Christian Bale is a wonderful actor but there isn't much here that really says this is worthy of an oscar. I mean I give props to Bale for his dedication and the loss of I believe it was 70 pounds for the movie because it really added to the film. And his performance was good but it was nothing earth shattering and this is because he's not given much to work with which is fine since that's what type of movie this is. And then the rest of the movie as a whole is solid but nothing oscar worthy. On to the film the story revolves around Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) a factory worker who hasn't slept in over year. Now this is a film about a man who loses grip with reality and forms some massive paranoia. Some problems with the film are you question whether or not it's bull****. For example Trevor says he hasn't slept in a year is this even possible? At one point in the film he just walks in front of a car on a purpose, gets hit really baddly, like flys right over the car, and although he looks badly bruised he's walking around the rest of the film and talking and being fine it's just these little things which won't break the film for me but there far too subtle to simply say it's just a movie. Then the main twist is far too predictable so the whole movie becomes somewhat anti-climatic this also ties into the "Deja Vu" factor. A lot of the movie feels like you've seen it before so you could skip the entire movie except for the last 15 minutes and probably figure out the entire movie and not miss much. Also at the end I got the feeling that this felt like a poor man's fight club. Now don't mistake me they tackle two entirely different issues one is about guilt and the other is a satire but there delievary of these messages are very similar. I thought over-all the acting was very poor except for a few people but over-all a lot of the actors just weren't that good. I also didn't like the look of the film in terms of the color tones and the over-all image quality to me came off as rather cheap. But looking past all that the film got a good story with a good main character and it does well with pacing and tension. This film does what many other films fail to do which is it doesn't skip directly to story it makes you care for the character which in a way kind of ignores the problem of it being predictable because you're willing to stay to see what exactly happens to the character evne though you already know what's going on. It's worth a rental, but not a buy, and not a second viewing.

Date Watched July 13th 2005

[Movies205]

have you seen Donnie Brasco?

Yes and I loved it :up: I have to write a review now

[Movies205]

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Rating: ?/10

I have no clue what the hell I watched, when I think back to this movie I still am perplexed by it(which is not unusual for Terry Gilliam Films) so much so that I'm most likely going buy it and watch it a hundred times till I figure it out. So how do I rate a movie that I have no idea what it was about other than trying to find the american dream... I don't. The thing about this film is it's through the perspective of people on drugs 24/7 so as such the story follows the same pattern as they go on many wackey and crazy adventures you have really no idea what is going on or who people are. I mean every scene is just another wierd drug trip. I never would of guess that it was Johnny Depp in the movie if I wasn't told he does a marvelous job as does Benito Del Toro. The film also has a great look, I just love any Terry Gilliam film as well as any Tim Burton film because they have great visual styles. But other than that I can't say much other than I enjoyed it but have no ****ing clue about what it's about... I definately need to buy this film.

[LastSunrise1981]

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Starman
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, and Charles Martin Smith
Director: John Carpenter
Rating 10/10

Well, just recently we watched a movie called Starman and it's directed by John Carpenter. Let it be known it's my first time or rather was my first time seeing it, and quite frankly, when I saw the title I expected a really pathetic and stupid story about an alien.

Of course, I was wrong and was blown away by the performances of Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, and Charles Martin Smith. They truly bring their characters to life and offer some touching, humorous, and serious dramatic moments in their particular scenes.

The story is a simple one. An alien from a solar star civilization receives a message from Earth and decides to come down in peace, unfortunately the government shoots down the flying saucer and the formless alien(only seen as a blue light) happens on a grieving widow who recently lost her husband. He takes the form of her husband and sends a message to his clan, or whatever you call a tribe of aliens, which basically states if he doesn't get to Arizona within 3 days he'll die from the Earth's atmosphere.

This film is quite the departure for John Carpenter. It's not that much of a departure, but it's a departure from the usual style that he's known for. Of course mainly being known for horror, action, or mainly just sci-fi films without a love story.

Don't let the concept of love story fool you. This story is actually very touching, humorous, and realistic. For me, it made me believe that it could actually happen and that maybe, just maybe there are aliens in human form(insert illegal immigrant joke here) among us.

Jeff Bridges plays this role perfectly. You actually believe he's an alien with his limited amount of english and his mannerisms. However, Karen Allen is quite amazing too and she's plays the role of the first hostile hostage, then upgrades to a trusting hostage, and falling in love with her "husband" all over again amazingly.

There's one great scene where she asks him what is it like in space(his planet). It has to be seen to be appreciated and understood.

I won't get into details. But the ending is probably the most touching, powerful, and yet sad moment in cinema history. I don't care what anyone says, I got choked up during the ending with the music and the acting between Bridges and Allen.

Charles Martin Smith played Toad in American Graffitti plays a scientist/agent from the SETI. He's mainly the one who wants to do the right thing, but always is looked down upon for wanting to help the alien visitor. There's a brilliantly acted scene between him and Bridges near the end.

Overall I give it a 10/10. Just a great movie.

There's one touching scene that involves him bringing back a dead deer, carrying Jenny Hayden(the widow) from a burning fire after the cops shot her, and one hillarious scene where he follows her into the womens bathroom.

Like I said, great movie and I recommend it. It's one of John Carpenters most underrated films of all time.

[Holly Goodhead]

i keep watching asian films and have no idea whats going on, but i still like them for some reason. :confused:...

some cool asian films ive seen so far: Battle Royale, Versus, Tale of Two Sisters, Oldboy

[Mr.Webs]

I'm sorry, but this is where I totally (but respectfully) disagree with you. The Machinist had a predictible ending? Okay, one can say that The Sixth Sense had a predictable ending, or The Village, or Fight Club...but The Machinist? Sorry, but I don't think so.:o

[Holly Goodhead]

or some good french films, Amelie, High Tension, Swimming Pool

[The Watchman]

Dear Movies205, I thought you were dead. I'm glad you aren't. :up:

[Holly Goodhead]

says you

[Van_V]

Then the main twist is far too predictable so the whole movie becomes somewhat anti-climatic
They didn't try to hide the twist. The point was watching his reaction to learning it slower than the audience does. Way to miss the point.

[Movies205]

Sorry Guy I've been away visiting a college

I'm sorry, but this is where I totally (but respectfully) disagree with you. The Machinist had a predictible ending? Okay, one can say that The Sixth Sense had a predictable ending, or The Village, or Fight Club...but The Machinist? Sorry, but I don't think so.:o

I meant in the sense of that he was crazy and all of it was in his head to me it felt anti-climatic but this is a matter of opinion and perspective since I wasn't talking about the reason he was going crazy but the fact that he was crazy, not that the film-makers seem to be trying to hide that fact but to me it felt anti-climatic.

i keep watching asian films and have no idea whats going on, but i still like them for some reason. ...

some cool asian films ive seen so far: Battle Royale, Versus, Tale of Two Sisters, Oldboy

Battle Royale is number 20 on Netflix after a bunch of Akira Kurosawa films. But I don't have that problem of not understanding what's going on, perhaps you don't have the subtitles on :D

or some good french films, Amelie, High Tension, Swimming Pool

I'll check them out thanks :up:

Dear Movies205, I thought you were dead. I'm glad you aren't.

Thank you, community has gone down the crapper, IM me

They didn't try to hide the twist. The point was watching his reaction to learning it slower than the audience does. Way to miss the point.

And to me that wasn't very interesting because it been done before and there's not much that can be done with that principle, but I give it props for the enviroment and tone.

[Movies205]

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Howl's Moving Castle
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Rating: 8/10

I've only seen one other Hayao Miyazaki film that was Spirited Away, and what I've learn from seeing two of his films is that he is a master of his craft. First off Hayao Miyazaki understands his craft, he understands that cartoons are not just a method to tell a story because it's impossible to do it in live-action so the point of a cartoon is not to make it as photo-realistic as possible ala Final Fantasy Spirits Within but it's an abstract of life. Because Miyazaki understands this he is able to create the beautiful and lush worlds of fantasy, he is able to evoke emotion just from the color scheme, make you know whether a character is good or evil from how they are drawn and how they are color, to me one of the reasons Miyazaki is so effective is that he's taken the time to master his craft. Another thing is Miyazaki manages to create these wonderfully fabulous worlds that are so full of imagination and wonder your left in awe. Then of course are his strong characters and relationships. If I had to say anything Miyazaki's films remind me of the golden age of Disney back when Disney use to put out quality product before it was just make cute characters put them on the screen in a generic plot line with a generic villian. Now specifically about Howl's Moving Castle, first off I really like the main character. Because everyone can relate to her, I mean every guy knows of a girl(or girls) who seem to have no self-esteem when it comes to there looks and girls can relate to her. Then on top of that it's a girl who has a responsibility to keep a store running mainly out of respect for her father but in the end this keeps her from having a life. So right off the bat we have a wonderful character who just in dire need of being swept off her feet and thrown in a mystical and magical world. Of course that's what happens except and evil witch turns her into an old lady first. She'll then find Howl's Moving Castle and meet up with a lot of great characters like Calcifer(Billy Crystal) a light hearted fire demon who's is trapped inside the castle, a little boy who's a wizard in training in desperate need of motherly figure, and Howl a spoiled wizard with a good heart but has a terrible problem. Part of what makes this movie good is that you have these great characters who all in one way or another need each other so there interaction though out the movie is a delight to watch. I like the world which is created in this movie how Wizards are able to metamorphis into birds but at a price of possibly forever becoming one. I like how the world is at war and how there sort of a grand chancelor for wizards and what not. But here in lies the problem this movie is about the characters dealing with there problems, but for some reason in the back drop there is an ongoing war. Now if you were to take this war out of the movie, the movie wouldn't of suffered at all because the movie has absolutely nothing really to do with the war other than the characters being stuck in the middle of it. This is where the movie really suffers because the plot of movie gets rather confusing because the war is never ever really fully explain, the way magic world works is never explained, why wizards are just turning into birds and just forgetting who they are isn't explained, there just so much left in the air. But the movie doesn't suffer that much because like I said the movie not about the war but rather these characters and how they are sort of a family with some deep problems that need to be solved. Then another slight problem is Howl himself his motivation changes very rapidly and he goes from being a spoiled brat to being a noble hero for no reason, his character was somewhat inconsistant through out the movie. Then the ending was incredibly rushed, somehow a war is ended in five minutes, and everything is magically solved all within the span of five minutes, it's not the most satisfying of endings. But on the flip side the animation is beautiful, Disney has done another wonderful job of dubbing in terms of voice acting except for Howl who's voiced by Christian Bale because in the cartoon he looks like a 17 year old kid but is being voiced by a 35 year old man but still a very good voice dub. So in conclusion, you definately should see this film but don't feel bad if you find yourself scratching your head wondering "what the hell" over some of the things in this movie.

Date Watched July 14, 2005

[Van_V]

And to me that wasn't very interesting because it been done before and there's not much that can be done with that principle, but I give it props for the enviroment and tone.
See, you're still missing the point. You said it felt like it was trying to be Fight Club, but it wasn't. It wasn't a twist or a surprise ending, you pretty much know what's going on from the beginning (you don't exactly know his motivation, but you do know what's happening). The point is watching what this does to the character, as he goes nuts while it slowly unwinds. That was the point, and that was nothing like Fight Club or Memento. Ah well, I guess I'm the bigger idiot for even coming into this thead again. Carry on with whatever it is you do.

[Movies205]

See, you're still missing the point. You said it felt like it was trying to be Fight Club, but it wasn't. It wasn't a twist or a surprise ending, you pretty much know what's going on from the beginning (you don't exactly know his motivation, but you do know what's happening). The point is watching what this does to the character, as he goes nuts while it slowly unwinds. That was the point, and that was nothing like Fight Club or Memento. Ah well, I guess I'm the bigger idiot for even coming into this thead again. Carry on with whatever it is you do.

I never said it was trying to be like Fight CLub, it just came off as a poor man's fight club. And like I said that wasn't interesting, your problem is you can't accept other people's opinions. Which I don't really care but you see to just keep going on about how I'm idiot because I don't agree with your opinion. Who really cares about how he deals with being crazy, it's all the same, he ****s up a lot while everyone stares at him awkwardly just like every other movie about crazy people. HEnce why it becomes anti-climatic because WE'VE SEEN IT ALL BEFORE so we're just waiting to find out why. But like I said before it manages at creating a good atmosphere with a pretty decent main character, which makes the rest of the movie interesting but none the less nothing new. Now you want call me stupid so be it but I'm pretty sure that's a pretty valid reason, but knowing you, you'll just repeat the same thing over and over again....

[ImTheWombat]

you should watch one of my favorite movies, Body and Soul. Its out on DVD and, for a movie fro mthe 40s, it has a pretty good transfer. Its an old boxing flick with some film noir aspects. Pretty damn good.

[Van_V]

If you would actually name another movie that it was like other than the tired cliché of we've seen it all before, then maybe I wouldn't think you're a posturing idiot trying to come off as some intelligent movie reviewer. Hell, there probably are some movies out there that have similar ties, but the only way you yourself know how to review movies is by repeating movie clichés that you've heard or read about. But that's just my opinion, and I guess according to you we have to accept everyone's opinion as valid, right?

[Movies205]

If you would actually name another movie that it was like other than the tired cliché of we've seen it all before, then maybe I wouldn't think you're a posturing idiot trying to come off as some intelligent movie reviewer. Hell, there probably are some movies out there that have similar ties, but the only way you yourself know how to review movies is by repeating movie clichés that you've heard or read about. But that's just my opinion, and I guess according to you we have to accept everyone's opinion as valid, right?

I'm not trying to come off as anything I'm just posting my opinion, but I'm just retorting what you said, yet you take it as I don't accept your opinion. As for accepting everyone opinion, ya I think you do if they provide a good reason. I accept your opinion but I'm still going post why I disagree. To me it seems like you want to argue, I want talk movies...

Also if you notice the only one that ever reverts to insulting has been you, I wonder why, perhaps it's because you don't really care about talking movies but trying to bring me down for some reason.

[Movies205]

you should watch one of my favorite movies, Body and Soul. Its out on DVD and, for a movie fro mthe 40s, it has a pretty good transfer. Its an old boxing flick with some film noir aspects. Pretty damn good.

Cool I'll check it out :)

[Van_V]

I'm not trying to come off as anything I'm just posting my opinion, but I'm just retorting what you said, yet you take it as I don't accept your opinion. As for accepting everyone opinion, ya I think you do if they provide a good reason. I accept your opinion but I'm still going post why I disagree. To me it seems like you want to argue, I want talk movies...

Also if you notice the only one that ever reverts to insulting has been you, I wonder why, perhaps it's because you don't really care about talking movies but trying to bring me down for some reason.

I said why I think Machinist works. I never said you HAVE to agree with me, I just stated that you're missing the point (do I really need to insert "in my opinion" into every sentence? And you're the one that referred to yourself as an idiot first. I simply reiterated in the following post.

[Movies205]

I said why I think Machinist works. I never said you HAVE to agree with me, I just stated that you're missing the point (do I really need to insert "in my opinion" into every sentence? And you're the one that referred to yourself as an idiot first. I simply reiterated in the following post.

So be it, I mistook your comment

then maybe I wouldn't think you're a posturing idiot trying to come off as some intelligent movie reviewer.

Ah well, I guess I'm the bigger idiot for even coming into this thead again. Carry on with whatever it is you do.

My apologizes if I was wrong to assume that you were calling me an idiot.

[Movies205]

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Platoon
Directed by Oliver Stone
Rating: 8/10

Platoon is a very strange beast indeed since it one of the few action oriented movies that doesn't let the action consume the movie, and actually the best parts of the movie are usually when the guns aren't blazing. It's main emphasis is how the war dements people and destroys there soul. First thing you notice about the film is the amount of acting talent on board even in the minor roles even an young Johnny Depp. Now my problem with the movie lies with how loose the plot structure is and how little focus there is on the characters, you have all these characters but most of them are rather two dimenional and there is no dept to them. But even though there all 2-dimensional the cast in this film are all so wonderful that it's delight watching all of them in this movie. My main problem is it's more like a documentry and it's like they just went to the Vietnam War let the camera just roll. Now on the same token that's pretty amazing since this is a war that ended twenty-thirty years ago(at least when the film was made) and it's like a snap shot of that time but none the less this is a movie and sometimes it feels more like a documentry. The plot is extremely loose since it kind of more focus on the plight of Charlie Sheen's soul but not really. The characters themselves most of them stay the way they are throughout the movie except there are some great character scenes between a lot of the characters, but in the end there are just way too many characters and most don't go anywhere other than dying. What makes the movie great is all the various aspects of war it shows such as the main theme that they were fighting a greater enemy which was themselves. This movie in my opinion gives a viewer probably the best idea of life in the army which is what makes it so interesting that in so many ways it becomes more like a documentry than a movie. But there is a strong main character we can identify with another great facet of the movie is Charlie Sheen's character who is the "crusader", the morally pure character. A man who did not need to come to war but felt the need to serve his country. NOw because of this I didn't like the scene where Sheen's character is messign with the vietmanese man telling him to dance because I think if they left that out it would of made the ending all the more powerful since it shows that war destroys people's souls. What makes this good is that Oliver Stone understands the power of film, it shows the depts of war, and the images he shows on the screen are measure just right as to make our emotions soar so even though this movie has some problems, the ending alone and the parts with williem dafoe are so moving that I'm willing to over-look those things.

Date Watched July 21st, 2005

[U.S War Machine]

Plattoon was a great movie:up:

[Van_V]

So be it, I mistook your comment





My apologizes if I was wrong to assume that you were calling me an idiot.
Your first quote came after you called yourself an idiot, the second one doesn't actually refer to you as an idiot.

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Blow
Directed by Ted Demme
Rating: 7.5/10

I dug this film but it was definately saved by it's direction and acting since the script is not that great. Since there really isn't much to tell, it's one of those things that'd be a good magazine article but was stretched out into a book. Since nothing really amazing happens, it feels more like JOhnny Depp was in the right place at the right time rather than he's something special. Most of the characters come and go without really anything to them, especially Penelope Cruz, she literally does nothing in the film except for at the end when she just acts like the *****-ass wife. I like the father and son interaction that was one part of the movie that shines sincei t shows the motivation for the main character and I really dug the mother character and how much of a ***** she was. If anything I like how human the characters were and how it wasn't like these were uber slick men but just real people. But at the same token what you get is something that just seems very ordinary. Then the ending just makes the movie feel like a 2 hour long D.A.R.E. commericial, at the end it just feels like something so ordinary. Just some guy who ran drugs and ends up in jail that sums up the whole movie. I mean there were some nice touches with the whole money means **** and the whole father/son aspect but the rest is rather "been there and done that". So why do I give this such a high score? Because I thought Johnny Depp, Ray Liotta, Paul Reubens, and Rachel Rachel Griffiths were great, I liked these characters. And it's facinating to see the rise of this kid to one of hte biggest drug dealers in the country. Add that to the fact that the movie was tightly shot and edited it flowed very nicely, and I enjoyed it a lot.

[Movies205]

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The Island
Directed by Michael Bay
Rating" 5/10

Man... WHAT A LET DOWN! I'm big fan of Micheal Bay, if you've read my past reviews you'll know that my guilty pleasure is action films so it's natural that I love Micheal Bay since he's made some of the best since the early 90s. Now I was excited for this film since it seemed that Micheal Bay was ready to step up to the plate and do something a little deeper, evolve if you will as a director but saddly this outing seems to be going the way of Kevin Smith's evolution a mediocre at best film that is bombing out at the Box Office. Though in fairness to Kevin Smith I really liked Jersey Girl and I'd classified that as good but the Island is... mediocre. The first half of the movie is actually surprisingly good with it's only problem being that it's a bit slow. But the minute they start using minature pac-mans to take a brain-scan, you know the movie has gone straight down the crapper! I mean WHAT THE ****? Why in god names in the future would they use little minature balls that walk to go through somebody's eye, and up the blood stream to the brain to take a scan, and then have the guy piss them out. I mean couldn't a simple cat-scan do? :confused: Also part of the reason the first half is slow is because you already know what the secret is about the Island. But other than that I think Micheal Bay does a wonderful job of showing how naivie all the people in the institution are and how shelter they are, and does a great job of unraveling the mystery, but once the mystery is unraveled it turns into one stupid long ass chase scene. Now the head honcho of the institution hires of course a bad-ass mercenary team to bring back the missing "products". Now oh my ****ing god this mercenary team must of been the cheapest of the cheap because they are so ****ing stupid. Not only do they shoot into open crowds and even kill quite a few innocent people, but there incompetence is unmet. One of them is stupid enough to stick his hand into a hole in the door where he thinks the products are, he then gets his hand staple to the door the stupid ****. THen all of sudden the mercenaries instead of capturing them decide there going kill them because no one's going ask questions about an elite squad of mercenaries shootnig into open crowds, destroy major highways, and defacing a major office building. All the while you have ewan mcgreggor saying as many cliche and stupid one liners as one can think of and of course the classic "I got get me one of those!". Scarlett Johansson should of had her paycheck for this movie address to her rack because that's the only reason she was hired for this movie. I mean I think Scarlett Johansson is one of the few good actresses in hollywood and the most she is used for is eye candy, I mean don't get wrong she's hot but it's a shame she'd waste her time on this crap. Anyway after a car chase that is almost identitical to the one in Bad Boys 2, they find themselves high up in an office building but outside on this huge letter that is attach to the building, I'm sure you've all seen it in the previews. Well these HIGHLY TRAINED mercenaries just think it's a grand idea to just shoot the hell out of it with no mind to the actual innocent people inside or the ****ING painters outside, and well of course the letter has to fall and Ewan Mcgreggor and SCarlet are just miraculously saved by out of no where a net that just comes out of no where. The movie just keeps getting stupider and stupider till you think you're watching something by Uwe Boll or some other stupid monkey, I mean Ewan Mcgreggor out of no where has memories which aren't explain at all. Well lots and lots of stupid **** happens till we finally get to the end when Ewan and Scarlet decide to return back to the institution to save there pals. Also at the SAME EXACT moment the head of the mercinary goes to retrieve his paycheck, now here's the kicker the head honcho just says job well done, I mean they only BLEW UP half of LA, killed one man directly link to the institution, and destoyed so many cars that it'll be all over the news for at least a week, yet he's done a great job and no one's ever going connect them to the scenes of the various crimes, then to top it all off you find out that the head of the mercinaries who was said to be an ex-marine in the beginning of the movie was actually some kind of slave when he was a kid and all of sudden feels bad and rushes to the aid of the clones, I MEAN WHAT THE ****! Here's a guy who the entire movie felt not one shed of guilt over killing these guys or even innocent people but now he feels bad. Then the kicker is at the end of the movie when the head-honcho who has tons of security decide to take out ewan mcgreggor himself and of course he dies and everyone is freed. The movie is just full of ****! Oh and did I mention that what the institution been doing is highly illegal and not one person from the US has ever bother to check the institution. This movie is such a crock of **** that it'll probably find itself in 50 years on an MST3k type program. What's worse is that this was a great cast and none of there talents are used at all. Anyway don't check this out unless A you plan on walking out after the first hour or you want stare at Scarlett Johansson huge rack for 2 hours.

Date Watched July 24, 2005

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Herbie: Fully Loaded
Directed by Angela Robinson
Rating: 5/10

Perhaps this movie should have been called "Herbie: Been There and Done That" since that basically sums up the whole movie. I went to see this for three reasons, one it was free, two my favorite teacher's best friends wrote it, and three I like the cast. Well on point one I got my money's worth barely, point two they should be ashamed, and point three well they did a good job. I mean it seems like there's a "template" for these types of films where the studios just seem to fill in the various things in various places then get a couple of comedy writers to write in some new jokes, get a director who has some sense of style usually the MTV variety and then throw it out to the public but in reality it's just the same old ****. Well let me lay it out for you there this really hot chick she has a hidden passion for race car driving but oh big surprise her Dad won't let because he's afraid of losing her(but he lets the brother drive WTF?) so she just pouts a lot like the ***** she is till she runs into Herbie which she also *****es about a lot till Herbie hooks her ungrateful ass up and what the hell does she do? She sells the god-damn thing out and of course she really feels bad about it and then comes to it's rescue when oddly enough it's enter into a demolition derby, they make up and then they kick ass in the end. Throw in the standard inferrior male who wants to work that piece but too much of a ***** ass to step up to the plate, add in the macho stereo-typical bad guy, then a bunch of lame-ass motor-cross stunts that are impossible but look cool, a lot of cliche sight gags by herbie... and well you get this steaming pile of ****. But hey it manages 5 points, how does it do that? I give 1 point for Lindsay Lohan's rack and because she's hot but I have to take away that 1 point because she's a horrible actress..... I give 3 points for the support cast, let's admit it guys Matt Dillon kicks ass as does Michael Keaton! Then of course Justin Long is great too. I give one point for Herbie himself because I like how they did him, no matter how cheesy he was, I couldn't help but laugh because it was fun. And then lastly another point because I actually enjoy parts of the movies, these were the parts when Lindsay Lohan wasn't talking, and Herbie took front stage. So in conclusion don't see this movie :(

Date Watched July 27, 2005

P.S. THE POSTER SUCKS! :mad:

[Movies205]

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Edward Scissorhands
Directed by Tim Burton
Rating: 9/10

Sometimes the simplest of movies are the easiest to make, Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands is so well package that it's hard to pick any faults with it other than it's predictability. First off this is the first time I've seen it which might set the rating higher than it should be, I don't know but I've never seen anything quite like this. I love it because it's a modern fairy tale that doesn't shy away from having adult themes and being dark much akin to Brothers Grimm's fairy tales. Also I like how the movie doesn't get hung up on the "How", like how Edward Scissorhands came to be and various other questions of the sort because it adds to the mystery of the film and keeps it in line with it's fairy tale nature. That's what makes this movie so great is that it's not really abstract, it doesn't deal in shades of grey, everything is so black and white. There is the innocent and naive Edward who does nothing but show his love and compassion for the town but in the end is used to purport evil purposes. I also love Tim Burton's direction, the way he sets up the town is great. How everything looks nearly the same, how everything is so complacent, the neighbors all gossip, and everything so perfect, and how Edward sort of just throws everything off heel. Also I like the color scheme of the movie, I like how Tim Burton shows the castle in sort of these low grey colors as if to show the lonelyness, then the town is all sort of bright but still dull, overall it just some great direction. All the characters are great and there some really great acting, JOhnny Depp does a wonderful job. Also the way Edward looks is really cool as well as when he's doing his cutting jobs those are awesome My only beef with the film is that you can knid of see where it's all going but at the same time that's part of the fun. And also the ending is perfect and so in tone with it's sort of fairy tale approach. Over-all great film :up:

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Wedding Crashers
Directed by David Dobkin
Rating: 7.5

What can I say this is a solid film that is just hilarious but in the same old package. Though you don't notice this till later on in the film but it follows the chick flick formula oddly enough except with the guy in the girl position, guy has a secret or some kind of problem meets girl through this secret or problem doesn't tell girl usually he can't have this girl but he falls for her and she falls for him but she finds out at the end, they split up, he goes through depression and they get togethere again at the end. Though it doesn't hinder the film that much there are just these long sappy serious moments that just suck. But needless to say that doesn't occupy the film that much and most of it is hilarious. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn have great chemistry and are just hilarious together. Christopher Walken though I have to say is not really used at all in the movie and seem to be under-used. The whole rules thing is played out great and very slick. The nessary and usual cameo of one of there comedian buddies is hilarious as well. The whole film is just really funny. The wedding scene has a very good pay off but the ending is a bit too cheezy. Over-all the movie is just hilarious except for the sappy parts and trite formula, this movie is a must see!

Date watched July 25, 2005

[Movies205]

I've tried to catch up a little bit but now I have left...

Donnie Brasco
JFK
Wall Street
Cinderella Man

And what ever on the front page...

[The Watchman]

****ing Cinderella Man went out of my theatre too damn quick :(

[kypade]

its been out for like...2 months:0

[The Watchman]

I'm an important person, I have things to do, like sit on my computer and masturbate while I type on a message board, I can't be bothered to go to these fancy theaters and watch their movies, they should mail them to me.

[Movies205]

I'm an important person, I have things to do, like sit on my computer and masturbate while I type on a message board, I can't be bothered to go to these fancy theaters and watch their movies, they should mail them to me.

Netflix :confused:

[Dr.Fear]

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Edward Scissorhands
Directed by Tim Burton
Rating: 9/10

Sometimes the simplest of movies are the easiest to make, Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands is so well package that it's hard to pick any faults with it other than it's predictability. First off this is the first time I've seen it which might set the rating higher than it should be, I don't know but I've never seen anything quite like this. I love it because it's a modern fairy tale that doesn't shy away from having adult themes and being dark much akin to Brothers Grimm's fairy tales. Also I like how the movie doesn't get hung up on the "How", like how Edward Scissorhands came to be and various other questions of the sort because it adds to the mystery of the film and keeps it in line with it's fairy tale nature. That's what makes this movie so great is that it's not really abstract, it doesn't deal in shades of grey, everything is so black and white. There is the innocent and naive Edward who does nothing but show his love and compassion for the town but in the end is used to purport evil purposes. I also love Tim Burton's direction, the way he sets up the town is great. How everything looks nearly the same, how everything is so complacent, the neighbors all gossip, and everything so perfect, and how Edward sort of just throws everything off heel. Also I like the color scheme of the movie, I like how Tim Burton shows the castle in sort of these low grey colors as if to show the lonelyness, then the town is all sort of bright but still dull, overall it just some great direction. All the characters are great and there some really great acting, JOhnny Depp does a wonderful job. Also the way Edward looks is really cool as well as when he's doing his cutting jobs those are awesome My only beef with the film is that you can knid of see where it's all going but at the same time that's part of the fun. And also the ending is perfect and so in tone with it's sort of fairy tale approach. Over-all great film :up:

i agree with your rating. great movie, thats why i love tim so much.

[The Watchman]

Netflix :confused:
Damn your sensicallnes!!!

[Movies205]

Damn your sensicallnes!!!

Stop making up words this is a non-retarded thread :mad:

[Fonzie]

Stop making up words this is a non-retarded thread :mad:
It is????:eek: Why am I always the last one to find out about these things?:down

[Movies205]

It is????:eek: Why am I always the last one to find out about these things?:down

You're not on the mailing list :(

[Movies205]

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Waterworld
Director Kevin Reynolds
Rating: 6.5/10

Wow... I was expecting utter crap the way people talk about this film but instead I found a cool little film, it's not great but not even really good but still cool none the less. First off thought the concept was cool enough even if somewhat implausible. Also it has an amazingly cool feeling only 175 million dollars can buy and by that I mean all the extravagant helicopter shots are cool, I mean the part where the "smokers" are enclosing on the little trading posts and you can see it from over-head is cool. ALso all the action is very well done and is great. For some reason I love Costner's boat to me it's just really cool how it opperates and sails, the movie just reeks of coolness. What doesn't work though are the incredibly lame smokers in the sense that they seem to have come out of a saturday morning cartoon and are just as incompetent. And Dennis Hopper is just as hammy and to boot has only one eye. Secondly the world itself is never fully explain like the idea of soil being worth so much also the owrld feels so incredibly small. I mean the only people you find on WaterWorld are on one little island thing, the smokers, and a couple of drifters. To me you don't see enough of this world becasue the whole point of the movie is it's a world covered in water. Another problem is the whole thign comes off as cheap for some reason perhaps one of the problems is the horrible continuity between shots. Kevin Costner character his gills and the fact that he's a mutant is barely used other than for him to score some ass, I mean I like in the beginning when he was an ultra fast swimmer because of his web feet that was cool but he never uses that ability again. Secondly his character is too much a bad ass without feeling that it somewhat laughable when he tries to show emotion because it's just so cheezy by that time. The whole idea that our cities are underwater revelation was far from shocking or even moving as it was suppose to be because it was quite obvious since hte beginning and again the world wasn't exposed enough for us to care or know why we should care. So over-all just a fun cheezy flick that should be seen at least one by everyone, definately worth a rental! :up:

July 29th, 2005

[Movies205]

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Devil's Rejects
Directed by Rob Zombie
Rating: 5/10

Wow.... Let me just say Horror is by far one of most interesting and diverse genres I mean you have your comedy horror, Evil Dead 2, you have your paranormal horor Exorcist, you have your slasher horror Halloween, you have your Zombie horror Night of the living dead, then of course there's a special place for 70s horror. Now this movie is a throw-back to such classic films as last house on the left, TCM, and what not. This film is a throw-back to 70s horror movies, problem is there's little to no plot. I mean there are all types of things that could possibly be the plot, but none the less the movie never manages to really get a solid plot other than a whole lot of blood-shed. It really feels like a really long epilogue to House of a 1000 Corpses but having never seen that movie I can't be too sure. Now one could argue that this is a movie about a family who kills people but there's no really development or problem here other than there on the run from one crazy cop but other than that the movie just meanders on for 2 hours where they just torture and kill people. The cop I guess is the only thing closest to resembling a plot where he chasing the family because they killed his brother, none the less it's just really all very stupid and cheezy. I mean he hires these weird street thugs to bring in the family but they are just so over-the top. I mean the whole movie is just way over the top and it takes itself way too seriously. I mean at the end Rob Zombie tries to make some amazing point to say torture isn't right no matter who it's against but when that family gets the **** kicked out of them, stapled, nailed, burned, and mamed I was so happy and satisfied because that's what the ****s deserved, so Rob Zombie utterly failed there. So that's where the first 2 stars come from that amazingly satisfying scene where they get torture and I probably give it a six had they not escape because that was so stupid, I could of stood for another 10 minutes of torture to these people that would of been awesome, like I would of had them kill each other. The other two stars comes from the scene where they leave the girl in the apartment wit her boyfriend's face on her and she goes crazy runs out and gets hit by a truck that was cool. Then I give another star because it's a hilarious film because it's so bad. I'm not so much offended at the gore or anything like that but that Lion Gate would actually waste there money on a piece of **** film like this.

Date Watched July 29th, 2005

[ImTheWombat]

Damn your sensicallnes!!!

Is that Cole Burns in your avatar?

[The Watchman]

You know it. :up:

[Movies205]

You know it. :up:

I thought it was from Scanner Darkly :(

[The Watchman]

Sorry to disappoint, although that movie looks fantastic.

[Movies205]

Who's cole burns though?

[The Watchman]

From 100 Bullets

[Movies205]

From 100 Bullets

Ah I haven't read a comic book in so long, I bought Batman and Robin All Stars though :(

[The Watchman]

It's a rule, you have to buy Frank Miller Batman or your hair falls out. I need to cut back my pull list, I'm spending way too much lately, but my list seems to get bigger and bigger, I drop one and pick up two.

[kritic]

i have been making a list of comics i want to list, and then plan to pick them up in trade paperback form

true story

[kypade]

sorry kritic, want here....try now?

[The Watchman]

i have been making a list of comics i want to list, and then plan to pick them up in trade paperback form

true story
I was thinking of moving to only trades, but some of my titles don't come out regularly in that form :(

[Carmine Falcone]

EDIT

[John Constantine]

I was thinking of moving to only trades, but some of my titles don't come out regularly in that form :(

I'm thinking of just getting Hellblazer and Punisher now. True story.

And anything by Grant Morrison......:o

[kritic]

why do you say true story? i say true story, retard, don't say that.

hellblazer sucks

[The Watchman]

I think you'd be doing yourself a disservice.

[John Constantine]

Not really, because then this would give me a chance to pick up stuff like Invincible and Walking Dead.

I'm getting sick of this Infinite Crisis/HOM **** anyways. HOM less, but with the amount of money I spend on Infinite Crisis stuff, I could probably get all the back issues of Invincible......

[John Constantine]

why do you say true story? i say true story, retard, don't say that.

hellblazer sucks

John Constantine >> Spider-man

It's true :up:

[The Watchman]

Not really, because then this would give me a chance to pick up stuff like Invincible and Walking Dead.

I'm getting sick of this Infinite Crisis/HOM **** anyways. HOM less, but with the amount of money I spend on Infinite Crisis stuff, I could probably get all the back issues of Invincible......
I think DC is owning right now, HoM sucks balls. Invincible is good, but I wouldn't stop getting some DC Vertigo and Marvel titles.

[kritic]

John Constantine >> Spider-man

It's true :up:

you are such a homp, it's not even funnay

i am reading birthright, its pretty good, the art is awesome, except for the often times when the artist totally ruins facial expressions.

walking dead is cool too, and i need to read the invinincbles I dow... purchased with my heard earned American economical money

[The Watchman]

you are such a homp, it's not even funnay

i am reading birthright, its pretty good, the art is awesome, except for the often times when the artist totally ruins facial expressions.

walking dead is cool too, and i need to read the invinincbles I dow... purchased with my heard earned American economical money
Birthright was mediocre the whole way through, then the ending really blew me away.

[John Constantine]

I think DC is owning right now, HoM sucks balls.

It's annoying though spending all this money on just one cross-over. So far, there's Identity Crisis, then Countdown, then the four tie-ins to Infinite Crisis, then the actual Infinite Crisis, then the weekly 52 comics that ties up all the loose ends. Then the JLA arc that's like the "direct sequel" to Identity Crisis. And that's not even counting some of the other comics out there that are also Infinite Crisis tie-ins that you have to read in order to get the whole story (coughcough*Sacrifice*coughcough). It's getting tiring.

At least with HOM you don't really need to read any of the tie-ins to get the whole story.....

But anyways, I'm getting sick of all of all these cross-overs anyways. The reason why I started reading comics again in the first place was because they were slowly phasing this **** out.

[John Constantine]

you are such a homp, it's not even funnay

i am reading birthright, its pretty good, the art is awesome, except for the often times when the artist totally ruins facial expressions.

walking dead is cool too, and i need to read the invinincbles I dow... purchased with my heard earned American economical money

I don't really want to read Birthright because it seems like they're trying to incorporate stuff from Smallville to the Superman mythos....:confused: :(

[The Watchman]

It's annoying though spending all this money on just one cross-over. So far, there's Identity Crisis, then Countdown, then the four tie-ins to Infinite Crisis, then the actual Infinite Crisis, then the weekly 52 comics that ties up all the loose ends. Then the JLA arc that's like the "direct sequel" to Identity Crisis. And that's not even counting some of the other comics out there that are also Infinite Crisis tie-ins that you have to read in order to get the whole story (coughcough*Sacrifice*coughcough). It's getting tiring.

At least with HOM you don't really need to read any of the tie-ins to get the whole story.....

But anyways, I'm getting sick of all of all these cross-overs anyways. The reason why I started reading comics again in the first place was because they were slowly phasing this **** out.


I totally get that, I'm not a crossover guy either, but the IC thing doesn't bother me so much, because I'd be buying most of it anyway, even if it didn't connect, good stories with good creative teams I like what they're doing with the continuity and all that, Marvel on the other hand is dropping the ball bigtime.

[The Watchman]

I don't really want to read Birthright because it seems like they're trying to incorporate stuff from Smallville to the Superman mythos....:confused: :(
Not true, there are certain similarities, but it's much more influenced by pre-crisis, and Waid has stated that he had many or all of these ideas before Smallville ever saw air.

[John Constantine]

I totally get that, I'm not a crossover guy either, but the IC thing doesn't bother me so much, because I'd be buying most of it anyway, even if it didn't connect, good stories with good creative teams I like what they're doing with the continuity and all that, Marvel on the other hand is dropping the ball bigtime.

I dunno, I'm finding them equal. I'm actually liking some of the stuff Marvel's doing just as much as DC - Young and New Avengers, Punisher, Astonishing X-men, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Marvel Team-up, Runaways(Although I'm getting that in digest form :o). They do have a ****load of good books out there now that I'm enjoying. And the best thing is, I don't have to read like four other books to get the whole story.

I'm also enjoying some DC stuff as well, but it really hasn't blown my socks away like it seems to with others :confused:

[kritic]

you need to read zombie king, the first 2 panels are worth it. doc frankenstein is also better than I thought it would be, and I will continue to read it

[CASHMERE]

Charlies Angels Full Throttle.

[Movies205]

Sup! So what's happening in the Comic World anyway?

[Movies205]

Birthright was mediocre the whole way through, then the ending really blew me away.

Birthright was cool for hte first 4 issues went downhill after that, it was decent.

[Movies205]

It's a rule, you have to buy Frank Miller Batman or your hair falls out. I need to cut back my pull list, I'm spending way too much lately, but my list seems to get bigger and bigger, I drop one and pick up two.


Was the issue any good? I'm too lazy to read it :(

[Movies205]

Charlies Angels Full Throttle.


For the record, Cashmere Kill this thread, if you noticed I came in 15 minutes later after the thread was already dead

Charlies Angels Full Throttle.

If I remember correctly the movie was all right but really lame :(

[The Watchman]

Was the issue any good? I'm too lazy to read it :(
Yeah, it was pretty good if a bit gratuitous.

[John Constantine]

All-Star Superman does look like it will rock. Morrison/Quitely :cool:

[The Watchman]

Anything involving Morrison is sure to kick ass.

[John Constantine]

I'm most excited about him writing Wildcats with Lee pencilling :up:

Speaking of which, you ever read Wildcats 2.0 and 3.0?

[kritic]

hey wildcats sucks

[The Watchman]

I'm most excited about him writing Wildcats with Lee pencilling :up:

Speaking of which, you ever read Wildcats 2.0 and 3.0?
No, Wildcats sucks.

[John Constantine]

You obviously haven't read Wildcats 3.0. Joe Casey turned a book that was originally an X-men clone into one of the most original comics I have ever read.

And with Grant Morrison/Jim Lee being the creative team for the new relaunch, the book will kick some even more ass in the future :up:

[The Watchman]

Morrison on Detective with Kubert:up:
WildCYouNextTuesday with Jim Glee :down

[John Constantine]

No, Wildcats sucks.

Honestly. Read Wildcats 2.0/3.0. You loved Sleeper didn't you? Well Wildcats 3.0 kicks Sleeper's ass times a thousand.

It's nothing like it was when it was in Image. They totally changed the tone of the book....

[The Watchman]

Nothing is better than Sleeper.

[John Constantine]

Morrison on Detective with Kubert:up:
Wild**** with Jim Glee :down

Nah, Wildcats with Morrison is totally going to kick Detective Comics :o

Seriously, pick this book up :mad:

http://dccomics.com/media/covers/1482_400x600.jpg

[The Watchman]

Are you getting Invincible?

[John Constantine]

Nothing is better than Sleeper.

Wildcats 3.0 is. It's like the same tone as Sleeper, except Wildcats 3.0 has a better storyline. And it has Grifter. Grifter beats Holden any day of the week :o

[John Constantine]

Are you getting Invincible?

Yes, I am. And Walking Dead.

Seriously, pick up Wildcats 3.0. Have I ever steered you wrong with a comic before? :confused: :mad:

[kritic]

runaways, what a load of crap that was

[The Watchman]

Yes, I am. And Walking Dead.

Seriously, pick up Wildcats 3.0. Have I ever steered you wrong with a comic before? :confused: :mad:
I can't remember.

[John Constantine]

runaways, what a load of crap that was

Runaways was cool :confused: :(

[John Constantine]

I can't remember.

Because I haven't :)

I would even recommend Wildcats 3.0 over Hellblazer. That's how much I liked that book :up:

[The Watchman]

Maybe you should change your name to Wild****

[John Constantine]

No, that's how much I loved that title.

Read this review of one issue:

http://www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/snapjudgments/032403/wildcats30-8.shtml

It was like the best book out there when it came out. It makes Sleeper look like Ultimate Spider-man :o :)

[The Watchman]

I'll think about it...

[John Constantine]

And here's a review of the first TPB:

http://www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/snapjudgments/081803/wildcatsbrandbuildingtp.shtml

You know how you've pimped out Invincible to me to near insanity? Well consider my Invincible Wildcats 3.0. That's how strongly I feel about the book :up:

[The Watchman]

Ok, I'll add it to the list, but do I need 2.0 to understand it, or does it stand on its own, and is each arc a .0 or is it the relaunch or whatever, give me a point of reference.

[John Constantine]

Each .0 is a relaunch. The original Wildcats was the X-men rip-off from Lee. It got cancelled and when it relaunched it became Wildcats volume 2 (or 2.0). It sets up some of the events that happens in 3.0, but I can honestly say that 3.0 stands out on it's own. Wildcats 2.0 is pretty good, but it's still pretty generic (IMO). Wilcats 3.0 was when the title totally kicked ass :up:

And here's the review of the second TPB. Yet another positive review :up:

http://www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/snapjudgments/022304/wildcatsfulldisclosuretp.shtml

[The Watchman]

How many of these damn tpbs am I in for now? :(

[John Constantine]

Well there are only two Wildcats 3.0 TPBs....:confused:


And Hellblazer.....if you still want to get that :o


But remember, I'm getting like Invincible, Walking Dead, and that Adam Strange TPB :mad: :(

[The Watchman]

Ok, fair enough, is 3.0 an ongoing also, like after I buy the two trades assuming it's good...

[John Constantine]

Well it did get cancelled a year ago (due to low sales) :(

But there are another 12 issues after the two trades to get......

[The Watchman]

So it sucked?

[John Constantine]

Of course it didn't...:confused:

It's just that it had low sales, but everybody who read it said it was one of the best comics out there. I think it had to do with everybody thinking it was still like the old Wildcats book. I even thought that until I picked up the first TPB and was totally surprised that it was entirely different.

But remember, Sleeper was almost forced into cancellation as well due to low sales....:o

[The Watchman]

But remember, Sleeper was almost forced into cancellation as well due to low sales....:oI'll buy it if you lol me.

[John Constantine]

Hey, that's not fair! :mad: :(

Besides, isn't me getting those books you recommended enough? :(

[The Watchman]

Yeah, I'm just busting your balls, I already added it to my list.

[John Constantine]

Sweet! :cool: Get it soon. Trust me, you won't regret it :)

[The Watchman]

If I do I'm flying to Canada and killing your dog. :up:

[John Constantine]

Just like what I will do if I don't like Invincible :up:

[The Watchman]

I feel I've hyped it up too much, and I don't live in Canada.

[kritic]

why the hell didnt you tell me to buy Wildcats 3.0 when I was buying trades?

god I hate you so much

[John Constantine]

I feel I've hyped it up too much, and I don't live in Canada.

I know, I'll go to wherever you are at the moment and kill your dog and your cat :up:

[kritic]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009CTTMO.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[John Constantine]

why the hell didnt you tell me to buy Wildcats 3.0 when I was buying trades?

god I hate you so much

I did actually. But everytime I tried to tell you how good the book was you kept saying "Wildcats sucks" :confused:

So it's not my fault, it's yours :o :)

[The Watchman]

Good luck, the only thing I own that comes close to being a cat is my pocket pussy.

[The Watchman]

I did actually. But everytime I tried to tell you how good the book was you kept saying "Wildcats sucks" :confused:

So it's not my fault, it's yours :o :)
I'm betting the Losers is 100x better than Wildcats sucks.

[John Constantine]

Good luck, the only thing I own that comes close to being a cat is my pocket pussy.

Then I'll just burn your comic book collection :up:

[The Watchman]

I'd rather you just kill my mom or something.

[John Constantine]

I'm betting the Losers is 100x better than Wildcats sucks.

Losers is good, but it gets tiring after the first arc.

Wildcats 3.0 maintains it's intrigue all the way :up:

Plus the covers for Wildcats 3.0 are way better :o

[John Constantine]

I'd rather you just kill my mom or something.

After saying that, I think I'd rather burn your collection :up:

[The Watchman]

Losers is good, but it gets tiring after the first arc.
This scares me a little bit, because it may invalidate your opinion:( The Losers: Trifecta was the best trade...

[John Constantine]

This scares me a little bit, because it may invalidate your opinion:( The Losers: Trifecta was the best trade...

Which one was that? I kinda lost focus on Losers after a while :confused: :(

But really, Wildcats 3.0 >>>>>>> Losers :up:

[Movies205]

You still reading ever title on the shelf, Jack?

[John Constantine]

You still reading ever title on the shelf, Jack?

Not really....I don't think I ever did :confused: :o

[Movies205]

Not really....I don't think I ever did :confused: :o

Heh, ya but do you still pick up all the vertigo and wildstorm books?

[John Constantine]

Nah, I've stopped reading Wildstorm books a while ago (but I'll probably pick up the Morrison/Lee Wildcats book in 2006).

And Vertigo, I just pick up Hellblazer, Swamp Thing, Lucifer, BOM, Y, Fables, and 100 Bullets....

[Movies205]

Nah, I've stopped reading Wildstorm books a while ago (but I'll probably pick up the Morrison/Lee Wildcats book in 2006).

And Vertigo, I just pick up Hellblazer, Swamp Thing, Lucifer, BOM, Y, Fables, and 100 Bullets....

Did Swamp Thing get better? And did they get a better artist? Y and Fables are two books I've wanted to pick up for the longest time.

[John Constantine]

Nah. To be honest, Swamp Thing's getting worse. I don't see it lasting long. But apparently, a new ST movie is coming out, so I dunno.....

[Movies205]

Nah. To be honest, Swamp Thing's getting worse. I don't see it lasting long. But apparently, a new ST movie is coming out, so I dunno.....

Swamp Thing the movie can be cool if they don't bother with Len Wein's original stories and just focus on Alan Moore's run. I mean the problem with swamp thing is that Alan Moore did everything that you can do at least in my opinion though I haven't read Veitch's run yet so who knows but I mean what makes him so cool is the fact that he was a plant who thought he was a man.

[John Constantine]

Veitch's run actually composed of two things: The first half was about Swamp Thing and Abby trying to conceive a child. The second half was Swamp Thing going back in time to encounter different DCU characters.

At times, I actually considered Veitch's run to be superior to Moore's....:o :(

[The Watchman]

Did Swamp Thing get better? And did they get a better artist? Y and Fables are two books I've wanted to pick up for the longest time.
I don't know whats stopping you, these are two book I cannot see anyone disliking unless they were a mongoloid.

[The Watchman]

Jack I just checked, in the Invincible HC you get issues 1-13 and some bonus stuff, in the regular trades vol 1 is issues 1-4, then vol 2 is 5-8 then vol 3 is 9-12, so the hardcover saves you money in the end.

[Movies205]

Veitch's run actually composed of two things: The first half was about Swamp Thing and Abby trying to conceive a child. The second half was Swamp Thing going back in time to encounter different DCU characters.

At times, I actually considered Veitch's run to be superior to Moore's....:o :(

Very cool, It makes me sad there's only one veitch trade out :(


Watchmen, I read a trade of Fables and it was really cool (oddly enough it was in my school's library) and I read an isseu or two of Y Last Man and thought it was awesome.

[John Constantine]

Jack I just checked, in the Invincible HC you get issues 1-13 and some bonus stuff, in the regular trades vol 1 is issues 1-4, then vol 2 is 5-8 then vol 3 is 9-12, so the hardcover saves you money in the end.

Yeah, I'll probably end up getting the HC instead :o :(

You better as hell be getting the two WIldcats 3.0 trades though :mad:

And Hellblazer :mad:

:mad:

[Movies205]

I still have yet to read V for Vendetta :(

[The Watchman]

Yeah, I'll probably end up getting the HC instead :o :(

You better as hell be getting the two WIldcats 3.0 trades though :mad:

And Hellblazer :mad:

:mad:
I am, very soon hopefully, I want to get the Planetary trades first, then that.

[The Watchman]

I still have yet to read V for Vendetta :(
It's good, but not Watchman good...

...freudian slip, Watchmen good.

[John Constantine]

I still have yet to read V for Vendetta :(

At least you're not going to be pissed about the movie then...:confused:

[Movies205]

It's good, but not Watchman good...

...freudian slip, Watchmen good.

Watchmen is pretty sweet, too bad there not making the movie it seemed like they had a lot of good people behind it :(

[John Constantine]

I am, very soon hopefully, I want to get the Planetary trades first, then that.

Bah, screw Planetary. Get Wildcats first! :mad: :(

[Movies205]

At least you're not going to be pissed about the movie then...:confused:

I remember constantine, I was excited to see it till you told me to read Dangerous Habits :(

[John Constantine]

I remember constantine, I was excited to see it till you told me to read Dangerous Habits :(

The only thing they got from the comics was the name. And even then, they ****ed up the pronounciation....:(

[Movies205]

The only thing they got from the comics was the name. And even then, they ****ed up the pronounciation....:(

It sucks because it didn't bomb so we'll probably see a sequel :( I wonder what other tales they'll butcher, I wonder what Alan Moore or Garth Ennis's opinion of the film was?

[The Watchman]

Watchmen is pretty sweet, too bad there not making the movie it seemed like they had a lot of good people behind it :(
I think it may have been a blessing in disguise.

[Movies205]

I think it may have been a blessing in disguise.

If the movie was bad then who cares but if it was good, then kick ass :up:

[John Constantine]

It sucks because it didn't bomb so we'll probably see a sequel :( I wonder what other tales they'll butcher, I wonder what Alan Moore or Garth Ennis's opinion of the film was?

Actually there was an interview with the WB head a couple days ago and he said there may not be a sequel due to the film not doing as well as they thought during it's theatrical run. But that may change with dvd sales :confused: :(

Alan Moore probably hates it. He wanted Sting to play Constantine from the start and WB basically said "Alan Moore doesn't know how hollywood works. Sting sucks as a choice because he can't act". I dunno about Ennis, but knowing him, he probably doesn't like it as well? :confused: :(

[The Watchman]

I don't want anything to taint Watchmen :(

...but I truely do believe Greengrass would have done a dman good job.

[The Watchman]

Actually there was an interview with the WB head a couple days ago and he said there may not be a sequel due to the film not doing as well as they thought during it's theatrical run. But that may change with dvd sales :confused: :(

Alan Moore probably hates it. He wanted Sting to play Constantine from the start and WB basically said "Alan Moore doesn't know how hollywood works. Sting sucks as a choice because he can't act". I dunno about Ennis, but knowing him, he probably doesn't like it as well? :confused: :(
Sting... :confused: Brilliant writer, but what a jackass.

[John Constantine]

Sting... :confused: Brilliant writer, but what a jackass.

Considering Alan Moore based John Constantine off Sting looks-wise and attitude-wise, I think he has a pretty good point.....