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Old 07-16-2007, 05:31 AM
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The Stendhal Syndrome ~ first time I have seen this one, and its surprisingly straight forward for a Argento film....lol....it fits all together very well, yet still has that dreamlike quality about it often.....but I wasn't buying Asia Argento in the lead role. She did well at the end.....but up until then, she seemed out of place maybe because she just seemed a bit young to me. Some very uncomfortable scenes, and also of course, some good visuals. Not my favorite Argento film, but definitely not bad. Worth a look.


The Departed ~ excellent. One of Scorsese's best, though I still prefer Goodfellas.

The Prestige ~ very well done, though I personally had a bit of a problem relating to either of the characters. But a good cast giving some really strong performances, and a wonderful look.
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Old 07-16-2007, 07:09 AM
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Hard Candy.
Not bad...gets pretty tense in parts.
Half way between wanting the male lead to get some pain on account of the guy we know he's supposed to be, and rooting for him to somehow kill the girl, who was annoying, smug, and...looked like a boy...
I suppose there's some kind've lesson to be learned here in regards to the "perils of the internet", but no conclusion a person with any self respect and/or
on the opposite end of the spectrum - a person with any good sense wouldn't have come to, eh?


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Not sure if it's only me here, but the whole "operation"? I saw the conclusion miles off, fit in so easily to the character they established.
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I kind've would've been happier if they both went over the edge...






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Overall say 6.7/10, if you've seen it before, seems not much point in seeing it again.



Watching "Lord of War" at the moment, which I'm quite liking thus far.
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Old 07-16-2007, 08:10 AM
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Shaun of the dead...
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Old 07-16-2007, 08:17 AM
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Seraphim Falls

I was a little slow in getting to this one. It presented little new in the genre except possibly a heightened level of moral ambiguity. Great performances some good gore and one WTF shot that really excited me. The Devil in the end took me out of the picture, but I'll forgive it.

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Old 07-16-2007, 08:38 AM
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Catching up on the all-timers #5...

The Exorcist. 09/10

"The most terrifying movie ever made" might sound like an over-hyped tag to today's viewers, but I can see what kind of impact it made back when it was released. The whole atmosphere of the possession affecting the normal life of a common, everyday mother & daughter is shocking enough...and the subsequent exorcism, plus some of the really intense visuals...can shake the hardest of hearts.

Too bad the sequels couldnt replicate the sheer visual impact of the original, or the Exorcist franchise would have been unparalleled in the horror genre. This is THE milestone in on-screen visual terror, oft repeated but never bettered. Ever.
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Old 07-16-2007, 08:41 AM
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The Messengers (2007) 7/10
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Old 07-16-2007, 09:42 AM
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The Devil's Backbone. Excellent film.
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Old 07-16-2007, 09:45 AM
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FINALLY a rating i can agree on. HALLELUJAH!!!
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Old 07-16-2007, 05:02 PM
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Purgatory, and Apocalypto.
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Old 07-16-2007, 07:07 PM
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Shadow of the Vampire.


Clever, but not exactly what I had hoped. Once again, great concept, not terribly well executed. Willam Defoe was great though.
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