Gladiator...

"Kiss the Girls" (1997)..a pretty good serial killer movie 7/10

"Scary Movie 2"....worst of the 3...no continuity..some funny scenes though ......3/10

Looney Tunes: Reality Check


"21 Newly Made Cartoons". Disgraceful. The animation looked like it was made in Flash, the actors doing the voices were awful [Esp. Tweety and Bugs], absolutly nothing like real Looney Tunes. I laughed once or twice, I guess, but overall it wasnt even up to Space Jam standards, which is saying something....

Stander


Pretty good film. The robberies got a tad repetitive, and the story dragged in places, but it kept my interest. Tom Jane was great, as was the rest of the cast. Overall, I enjoyed it, and will likely watch it again.

48 hours
another 48 hours

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bwind22
[B]It's a Wonderful Life

Over-rated and too long in my opinion. This is a classic Christmas tale that seems to show it's age as it is simply far too uninteresting for me every time I see it.

C [QUOTE]

Wow. To each his own, but...wow. I think just the opposite, this movie only improves with time, and I love watching this, not as a Christmas tradition, but as a brilliant movie all around- great acting, great pacing and great directing. One of the greatest movies ever made, but that's one man's opinion.

Last night I watched War of the Worlds (2005). Very good, especially the second time. Not a movie I would have bought on my own, although I saw it and liked it in theaters, but I got it as a gift and am glad of it. I do think this movie really does a great job of bringing out a crazy blend of emotions.

Creep. Eh, it was pretty decent. Franka Potente's character seemed to be some sort of harbinger of death, as nearly everyone she spoke to in the movie ended up being killed. Kind of silly in places, but not bad. 6/10

The new guy, pretty funny for what it was

Just watched "toolbox murders", I guess it was the remake, it seemed fairly recent, it was just on in the background...didn't seem that great.

Son of the Mask - My expectations were so low that this seemed much better than I thought it would be. Interesting development of the mythology behind the various comic/s/movies...completely different kind of film to the first one, while not as good, was still alright.

The Shawshank Redemption

Crash

Wow...this movie was incredible. I will be shocked if it doesnt get at least 1 Oscar. One of the best movies Ive seen in a long time, all the performances were top-notch, the plot was thought-provoking and moving...everything about this film was great.







Alone in the Dark

Well, it wasnt as bad as I expected. The actors sucked and the dialogue was always laughable ["Dont be insane!" being my personal favorite], but for a mindless action flick, it wasnt too bad. The creature effects were surprisingly good! Overall, it was good for what it was.

40 Year Old Virgin Unrated- This movie was hilarious, especially the chest waxing scene

Sweet Home Alabama
The Notebook
Don Juan

...See what my gf has done to me, I guess I do have a soft spot in me cause "The Notebook" brought a tear to my eye

I agree, crash was amazing

High Tension....yes I am slow at seeing things lol...

I thought it was great! I could see how alot of movies stole from the original here now that I saw this. It actually made me tense..and I am a real hard ass at this point...have seen it all!

The Blob, 1958 original.
I had seen part of it on tv, satellite channel called Scream. I was impressed and later bought The Blob as part of a 3 dvd set of 'classic' horror movies. $7 at zellers
:D

Tais-toi!
AKA Ruby & Quentin

Great fun...for those of you that can deal with subtitles, it's worth a watch, definately. Nice blend of action and comedy, actually had me laughing out loud, so seldom for a comedy these days.
Definately Gérard Depardieu in his most likeable role (IMO)...damn, I finally start to like the guy, and he announces his retirement from acting, I'll have to check out more of his french titles. Jean Reno as dour and dry as usual, on par with most of his comedy film career, he's also very funny here. The two actually make a great pairing in this almost anti "buddy" film.
For fans of either actor, you won't be dissapointed.

The other 2 movies wouldnt happen to be Horror Express and Teenage Zombies, would they? I bought that quite awhile back...gotta love Zellers!:D :D

The Evil Dead

Final Fantasy - Advent Children 9 / 10

Dead and Breakfast


Finally got around to seeing this, and it was definatly worth the wait! Funny, freaky, AWESOME gore....one of the best horror flicks Ive seen in ages!

I just finished watching Cry_Wolf, amazing movie. I was expecting it to suck, but the ending twists were just so good. I'm a complete sucker for endings like that - Saw, Saw II, The Skeleton Key, and now this. I highly reccomend it.

^ I really want to watch Dead & Breakfast, watched the trailer are looks rather good. I've only neard good things about it as well. Can't find it anywhere, though :(

the sorcerers

Yesterday I watched King Kong (1933), Re-Animator, Silence of the Lambs, and The Sting (one of my all time favorties).

It was a good movie day.

Got a Blockbuster near ya? I rented it from there

Yeah, I looked. Surpsingly, our Blockbuster is going out of bussiness. Something about investing too much on their online rentals. Anyways, looks like I might have to be getting used to a new rental store or invest in some online deals myself. Any recc. on Canadian online rentals?

Today I watched:

Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog's documentary about Timothy Treadwell. If you don't know, Treadwell was a... researcher, of sorts... who lived with wild grizzly bears for thirteen summers. In the end, a bear killed and ate him, and his girlfriend. Using Treadwell's own footage (the man obsessively recorded himself) Herzog paints a compelling picture of a deeply disturbed man. Highly recommended. 9/10

Bloodline, a rather interesting slasher flick. The big twist at the ending was a nice touch, but it won't come as too much of a surprise. 6/10

The 1973 film "Don't Look in the Basement". It was cheesy and amateurish with horrible acting. However if you are into B or Z horror flicks you should check it out....it might help if you are drinking.

LOTR 3

Saw a few decent ones this last weekend....
"I Spit On Your Grave"
"Last House On The Left"
"Zombie" uncut
"Fantasic 4"
"War Of The Worlds" (and damn if that 11 year old Dakota Fanning gives a brilliant performance!)

Others that were either okay or for laughs....
"Amittyville 2 & 3"
"I Drink Your Blood"

Others that were just God awful....
"Flesh For The Beast"
"Virgin Among The Living Dead"
"Prophecy 4 & 5"

@ "I Spit On Your Grave"
Couldn't watch it, just like parts of Cannibal Holocuast. The rape scenes are far too horrific in their own sense. Couldn't live with myself if I did watch them >_<

I just finished The Descent. Here's what I blogged about it:
"Note to self; Don't ever FUCKING go into a cave. This movie, even temporary, has made me afraid of the dark. I have lived to see a true horror movie, and it's one of the best. I walked into this hearing only good things, but I was not enthusiatic about viewing it - that quickly changed. It's a genious film, and I'm guessing my heart stopped about 9 times, and I swore outloud just as much as the characters did. Wow. The special effects were top-notch, and the 'monster' wasn't CGI! Props to that, it was SO well done - every detail. Looked so real. The gore was also very well done, though it wasn't the main focus. It was a film that might confuse you, as it's underground in a dark cave, incoherent surroundings - some of the frames were impossible to see because it was engulfed in pure black. Atmosphere though, that's what it was. The frames you couldn't see anything in, you weren't meant to. Definately watch it, The Cave is just an american rip-off. Why are all good horror movies foriegn? Because Hollywood has discovered horror, and cheerleading schoolgirls have become it's biggest fan."

Star Wars 3

Personally, I think online rentals in general are overpriced. I did deal with Zip.ca for awhile though, and they seemed good. Fast shipping, pretty good sellection...ad you get a 2 week free trial:D. I quit once that ran out though, so I dont know how the prices are...

Don't be Afraid of the Dark

Yeah, I gotta admit, that movie was quite raw. But then again, it's a movie, it's acting. But ya gotta appericiate how girl served her rapists with savage revenge. The 'dismember scene' was extremely brutal. In fact, that scene is almost as harsh as the scene in "Cannibal Ferrox".

I just saw Wolf Creek last night.

Ehhhh...it was aalllright, I guess. A LOT of buildup for not very much reward. I thought the acting was pretty damn good by all the characters. When one of them (I won't spoil who) was being killed, her screams were so real and horrifying that it kind of added to how disturbing the scene was. I think we're all completely de-sensitized from watching horror movies, but performances like hers can kind of snap us back for a moment.

Storyline was just decent, though. Killer wasn't all that scary of a person, I think it's better to NOT reveal who the killer is until maybe the end.

7/10

Fun with Dick and Jane

The Exorcism of Emily Rose [Unrated version, if there's any difference]


I was truly surprised by this film. I was expecting typical Hollywood horror garbage, but instead got a smart coutroom drama, with only some elements of horror. Being a huge fan of courtroom dramas, I thought this film was very well done, however it suffered for every minute spent out of court. Emily herself was annoying [to say the least], but the rest of the cast was pretty good, esp. Campbell Scott and Tom Wilkinson.

Overall, Id say dont pass on this just because it looks like typical Hollywood crap. It has some elements of Hollywood crap, but all-in-all, it's a good film.

I watched the 1988 movie Memorial Valley Massacre. It's so bad it was good.

A shameless bit of Lynch worship called November. As said above, the director obviously wants to be David Lynch very badly, but he needs to work on the transparency of his plot and the overall sappiness. Not very good at all. 3/10

Re-Animator


What a great movie! Dont have time to say much about it, but the gore was great, the ending was really cool [if maybe a bit predictable], and Jeffery Combs was awesome as always. If you havent seen it....buy it!!!

Told you...

...last movie I saw was King Kong (2005). See my full review in the thread under 'Modern', but to wrap it up in one word:

Amazing.