Hellsing

I saw the original for the first time a couple months ago and thought it was GREAT, really looking forward to this one.

The Breakfast Club 3 / 10

"Ghosts That Still Walk." This was a special purchase, a study in lameness from 1975 featuring music from "Spider Baby" of all things! A movie about murderous ghosts, but actually they never succeed in killing any of the characters, so I guess they're...lazy?

This is one of those perplexing "why was this made?" movies.

I was told that if you were a fan of the original, you might not like the remake. I'm guessing they are two very different films. I can't see me liking the original more then this, so I won't be going back to watch it and confirm that. After seeing this, it will probably be an even bigger letdown and thus I won't be able to rate it fairly.

Last seen movie
 

I saw the hills have eyes part 2 at my friends house this afternoon I was'nt expecting much meh it was ok.

Vulgar

I had heard a lot of bad things about this one so I kind of lumped it with Jersey Girl in the Kevin Smith movies I'll never watch catagory. Netflix gave me a chance to see this one and I was really surprised by it. I really liked Vulgar, the brutality and the humor were well balanced I thought and it really was nothing like I expected. A lot of Smith fans won't like this, hell a lot of people won't like this but I thought it was great.

Star Wars 6: Return of the Jedi

This is my second favorite of all six, and it's way better than empire strikes IMO, like people say.

10/10

The Flight of Dragons 9 / 10

And the first 30 minutes of Dreamworks Over The Hedge (2006) on YouTube 10 / 10

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You gave a movie less than a 7? Are you feeling OK?

:p Im just messin with ya:p

I don't know what's crazier! A rating below a 7 from Amalthea or the movie he/she picked as the one to buck the trend. Breakfast Club a 3????

Running Scared

This was pretty good but not as good as it hyped itself to be. "Running Scared makes Kill Bill look like Sesame Street." HA! Not quite. There were some cool scenes, but it dragged too. This doesn't come close to Kill Bill, so they really should have stayed away from that comparison, but it was alright.

B-




American Wedding

Excluding Band Camp, this is the worst of the American Pie movies. The Stifler character changed from more of a popular dickhead to a semi-retarded reject, which wasn't neccesarily a change for the better or the funnier. I didn't miss Chris Klein or Tara Reid or anyone else, but the franchise justs seems to have run out of gas.

C-




Happy Gilmore

Ahhh. Adam Sandler at his finest. This was an instant classic, as well as being very widely quoted, and it's for good reason too. It's still funny throughout and there's lots of guest appearances from comedians who have since come in to their own.

A-

You really didn't think "Running Scared makes Kill Bill look like Sesame Street." rang through? The intensity of scenes is what it is referring to, not the directing/acting, or even story or effects. Just the intensity. The atmosphere. You have to admit it did have a gloomy atmosphere going for it, one which definately wasn't present in Kill Bill.

Hellraiser

she's all that................the heart of teenager flicks

since comedy central cut good parts out.......5.5/10

i say give jersey girl a chance ..

i held off myself but when i finally saw it - i'd be lying if i said i didnt enjoy it.

good performances - typical 'real story'

see it for carlin if nothing else .. .......... scratch that - liv tyler was excellent as well..

Yeh I agree with you on that. My girlfriend at the time got this out and I was "oh fuck here we go :rolleyes: but I ended up really enjoying it. It had really likable characters and was well acted.... sure it had all the cliches these type of films have but whatever. Not something I'd buy but I'll definatley watch it again if its on TV or if another pretty girl lures me into the realm of romantic flicks :) shit...... I even watched Dirty Dancing with that lady (I'd like that hour and a half of my life back :mad: ).

Im watching the shitty Anaconda sequel right now. Its so exciting I jumped on the computer :)

and for the record the Breakfast Club is a solid 10/10 for me. I love that film and have lost count of the times I've seen it. John Bender was a very bad influence on me :D

Nope. Not even close. Intensity, action, violence or otherwise, Kill Bill owned Running Scared. That movie had no business making any comparison between itself and KB. If they were only talking about one specific thing, then they should have specified instead of just making a blanket statement because the way it comes across in their ad is that "this movie is more kick ass than Kill Bill!" and that's just not accurate.

Ladder 49


Yawn. This movie was one corny scene after another until we mercifully reached the end. I wasn't impressed or entertained. There are better movies about firefighters out there than this one.

D+



BloodRayne

I have never played this video game so I didn't really know what to expect but there was a decent amount of gore and the plot was fairly engaging. All in all, this seemed like one of the better game-to-film adaptations around, but that's not to say this is a groundbreaking vampire film or anything. Better than I expected, but still not great...

C+

The Eye

The Eye

This was a very atmospheric, creepy thriller. I realize it's not Japanese, but it's still going to draw comparisons to Ju-On & Ringu because it's an asian ghost story, so let me cut right to the chase and say I liked this a lot better than I liked either of those films. Well acted and just an overall cool feel to this film.

B

Bill's Gun Shop
Underworld 2

The Return:

I'm OK! :D

The Omen

One of the better remakes lately. 3.5/5.

Cry_Wolf

Carlin's in it? That's all I needed...

Hey, maybe I can pass this off as a chick flick and tell the wife I put something for her on my netflix list ;).

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Law & Order meets the Exorcist, almost literally. I try to avoid listening to a bunch of peoples thoughts anymore on movies before I see them. Of course, unless your reading reviews, 95% of peoples thoughts are either "It sucked" or "It ruled" Yeah, thanks for the review, pal.

Anyways, I'd heard mostly negative opinions on this movie. Everyone said it was boring with too much build up & dialogue. That alone made me want to see it. I really liked the approach they took. They turned what could have been another demonic good vs. evil tale into a modern day struggle of belief vs. science.

There is element of the movie that I thought seriously brought it down (see spoiler section after the rating). Although it didn't ruin the movie, I think taking it out would have made the difference between a cult classic and a movie which will be forgotten within the next 5 years. 6/10


*MASSIVE SPOILERS*
The whole cloaked figure/3a.m. schtick almost ruined this movie for me. It took what was a powerful psychological drama/thriller about questioning old beliefs in a modern day and tumbled it down two to three notches. I'm a man who likes to think about things like that, and by throwing that in your face, I felt that the director has decided for you if the story was real or not. Otherwise, this movie would have recieved at least 7.5/10

2 birds, 1 stone - a proven formula :)

i think you'll enjoy it.

last movie : Da Vinci Code

fought sleep for the duration of this lacklustre film.

totally devoid of emotion or energy.
the only person who gave what you would call a performance is Sir Ian MCKellen who was the only one who looked like he was into making the movie. the rest were flatter than a 3 day old open bottle of ginger ale.

other people must have found the plot more interesting than i as well ...

i couldnt get my head around some old man, gutshot, making up puzzles and shlogging around the louvre writing notes.
i know he's a man with a mission but come on !

still - plausibility wasnt the real issue with this one .. it was just the flaccid performances and flatlining pace.

on a couple of attempts i was embarrased at the attempt to provide emotion and climax by music alone.

this folks, is a non-movie...

Suspiria


Ever since I bought it for $2 on VHS, this has been one of my favourite horror movies. It was the first Italian horror Ive seen, and unfortunatly is still the only Argento film Ive had the pleasure of viewing. If the rest of his film are as brilliant as this however, I'm really missing out!

A little tidbit that Ive always found interesting about this film is that it was originally written to star children. The producers wouldnt allow this, so Argento cast adults, but did not re-write the script. This really enhances the surreal feel of the film, as many of the lines seemed very out of place coming from women in their 20's.

The real strength of the film lies in other ares however. First, the lighting and use of colour. As mentioned, Argento gives the whole film an eerie, dreamlike quality through various devices, but the most obvious and effective is the lighting. Always unnatural and unsettling, it creates a wonderful atmosohere.

Add to this the amazing Goblin score and the wonderfully orchestrated deaths, and you have a movie sure to creep out most anyone. Highly reccomended.

9/10

i'm one of the few who didnt like it ... i prefer his giallo to his pure horror (even if susperia had giallo 'sensibilities'


i thought the music was a 9
the performances were a 4 (i never liked jessica harper)
the plot was a 3 (witches ? WTF)
the cinematography was a 9


so its a pretty film with a hollow centre (for me)

i'm suprised you havent seen Deep Red (Profundo Russo)
which is public domain and on a lot of those horror compilations you like.

(personally i suggest getting it on Anchor Bay and avoiding the cheap releases - it's worth it)

I have it, I just havent got around to watching it yet:o. I probably will after exams are over...

on a horror collection ?

Yep. If I saw the Anchor Bay version anywhere cheap Id pick it up...but Im waay to cheap to order it. Besides, the version I have cant be TOO bad...

Well,i'm fixing to watch Evil Dead 2 for the first time so,that will be fun.:)

I just got to see X men 3 last night. It was the last show,and we had the whole theater to ourselves. I liked it. I know it could have been better, but I go to the movies to be entertained and I was surely entertained.

i'm just thinking it may be full screen which - given the cinematography in this film - would be a shame ..

i believe the anchor bay version restores a few deleted scenes as well ..

I've seen the Anchor Bay extended cut (basically the European cut) of Profondo Rosso, and it does feature numerous scenes that were cut from the American release, either for time or to get an R-rating (Carlo Rambaldi built some of the gore effects). It really is a cooler version, and yes, it's definitely better in widescreen.

i remember at least one of the scenes restored was a dialogue scene that was subtitled as one of the actors spoke only italian.

i think...

"Dead End" - awful, awful movie. The only thing keeping it from being a complete waste of time was Lin Shaye ("Something About Mary") as the grief stricken mother. Otherwise, avoid at all cost!

I think I need to be like POsher and have my own review thread, lol. My opinions seem to differ the most. I thought Dead End was great.