Chinatown.

Casino Royale- 9/10

Glue. I don't know what to write. A spanish language film chronicling the life of a teenage boy in a small town. There is no "traditional" beginning, middle or end. There is no sequence of events leading up to a climax and resolution. The film begins and the films ends, but not at any significant point. It merely does so. It consists of numerous moments, some seperated by mere minutes, and others by days or weeks. Essentially it's a coming of age story.

So we got a massive amount of snow overnight (which is still continuing, and not slowing down...) and I'm pretty sure all my plans for tonight have been canceled. I for one am not digging out my vehicle and shoveling an endless driveway just to get on the roads (which aren't plowed anyway... hurrah for living outside the city limits!) Coming home would be hell, as you'd not only have drunks, but drunks on bad roads. Ouch.

I'll probably catch some films tonight, then.

Assault On Precinct 13 (Original).

Pranks - 5/10


The Evil Dead - 8/10

So, I'm snowed in... taking this opportunity to have a mini-marathon. All of the films I have selected share a common theme: direct-to-DVD (and from 2006/7.) Unlike most, I really dig these films. There's just a certain charm to them.

First up, Storm Warning. It's absolutely nothing new, nothing original. It's a re-hash of the "couple gets lost, encounters a group of hillbillies, insults them, the hillbillies start playing sick games with the couple, torture ensues, then the couple fights back..." storyline. Nothing new at all. We've seen it a million times, and we'll see it again. It wasn't even the best incarnation of this storyline... but you know what? I liked it. I guess it's trying to be a rough adaptation of Goldilocks? That's what some comments on IMDb led me to believe, and there is even a direct reference within the film's dialogue. The film tries to be shocking. When the hillbillies start torturing the couple, they pull of the male's towel, and force the wife to strip. It was sort of like that hotel scene in The Devil's Rejects - or at least I think that's what the director was attempting. Something that makes you sort of... uncomfortable. Well, this whole film really seemed to be wanting to shock you, to make you uncomfortable... but it was mild. Really mild, I thought. I've seen worse in many other films, so what I did see here didn't really effect me. They should have turned it up a few notches. They can't use the ratings-held-us-back excuse, since this is direct-to-dvd, and therefore exempt from classification. There was two good scenes of gore, one involving a trap which was rather elaborate.

Timber Falls is up next.

I am Legend.

I ve stopped having expectations for any movie, so I went to watch this with an open mind, which helps me enjoy a movie without getting too technically involved in it.

First off, Will Smith. The guy tries his hardest to be The Lone Ranger of the post-Apocalyptic world, yet falls several metres short of Vincent Price in an all-too similar role about 40 years back.

The premise is great, and the narration and direction are really tight. The setting of crowded New York gone totally people-less, and Will Smith's desolate wandering was the highlight.

What the movie lacked, was substance. It all seemed bleak in the end, especially after the infected started pouring onto the screen. Somehow unintelligent nocturnal creatures (grossly reminding of 28 Days characters) didnt fit the entirety. The climax seemed hasty too, but it was a decent ending.

What could have been a real amazing movie experience, turned out to be only a decent watch.

Rating - ***

Last night of the year turns out the Worst night for a horror fan!:mad:

The Fear (1995)

>>: F

BOO! (2005)

>>: D+

adaptation.- 8.5/10 or so

such an effing great script. it's totally meta and serious, yet really playful and humorous. again, spike jonze flawlessly translates kaufman's ideas to the screen. great performances all around too, which is especially meaningful here having not only one, but two nicholas cages.

agreed.

i was so happy to be impressed with this one, since even though i was excited about it, i had a feeling it was going to disappoint.

burton is definitely back in his groove.