What'd you do? Call in sick today or something? You've got like 24 hours worth of movies listed there.

:p

j/k I'm assuming this a bit of a backlog?

LMFAO!!! I watched 6 movies on Tuesday and 4 movies on Wednsday. The rest are over the course of the weekend.

I take it school's already done for the summer where you are? Or are ya just cuffin' to watch movies?:p

Today's my last day....but I have a Math exam:(

Crazy canadians... still in school.

Crazy canucks! Someone tell 'em it's summer, eh?

Just finished watching langoliers and beyond re-animator

loved reanimato, know it by heart now, but forgotten how good langoliers actually was, OK, no horror movie, but still good

Bronson Pinchot's performance was excelent!!! just see the movie for him alone

Scream 10/10

Boo 8/10

Creep 9.5/10

2001 Maniacs 3/10 (and that's being generous)

Satan's Little Helper 7.5/10

I post these on my LJ, so references to certain names refer to my friends IRL who read these. So... ignore them. :)

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Ultraviolet (2006) (Chose not to rate)
I was intrigued by this when the trailer first hit Apple. When it premiered, I checked RT and the rating was rather low - but since it's a collective, it usually is low for a lot of movies. I then checked the more viewer-friendly IMDb - where critics don't exist, only wannabes like myself. It was low there too, and only negative reviews existed. I'm glad my views on films vary a lot - because, since I experienced this in the past, I gave Ultraviolet a chance, thinking it may apply here as well. Eh, not really... but I am glad I watched it. It's not as bad as people make it out to be, average... below par. Let's just say it's comparable to a few notches below what Aeon Flux was. It does, however, have more redeeming qualities.

The reason I chose not to actually rate this, is because... I can't. I just... can't decide really, it's difficult. Star ratings are so limited, anyway, and often don't reflect the written part... so, hell.

I'll start with the bad, and that's pretty much everything evident in the very first scenes. I was thinking of shutting it off, because honestly the beginning is amateur on so many levels. Bad CGI, bad direction, bad writting, bad delivery, bad acting... egh. It did get better, and for that, I'm glad. The most painful scene to watch was the motorcycle chase/fight... it hurt, really. I didn't even pay attention to the bike or flying bullets - just the very, very, very badly animated CGI cityscape background. To make it worse, the greenscreen work wsn't all that either. Were highschool Volunteers used for this section? Kaitlyn... did your little Rogers group have a hand in this?! Hehe, okay, not... but it really is that bad.

This had a hand in what I thought was the reason for using the stylistically blurry video. To make the CGI seem more well blended. Well, it may have - or like I now think, it could have just been a style thing. You really don't notice it after a while, and it's not needed for my first presumption after the effects get better in the latter half.

Speaking of style, the film pours of it. Not WOAH style, but decent enough. The direction gets a lot better during the second half, as do the effects and background and general futuristic setting. This was a very good thing. Sadly, the writing stays pour. Not so much in actual plot or scenes, but dialogue. The lines that you could tell were meant to be hard-hitting, came off as just plain "mental" (If you haven't seen the film or trailer, you won't why it's in quotations). Bad writing guys... shame, shame. Don't misunderstand this, it's really only these one-linears that are terrible, the rest is okay, passable.

The plot was... well... it had potential. With some cleaning up, reorganization, removal of scenes, and re-writtening those previous mentioned lines - it could have great. I enjoyed the story itself - something about a vampire and a dying human. It's just... sort of beautiful. Something I didn't expect of this film. I like how they label them "vampires" (the journalists in the film refer to them as these, to gasin readers) and give them some charateristics rather then following the typical things and making it seem like a "monster" movie. NOT a fan of those. Okay - back on track. If they would have cleaned this up, it could have been solid, emotional, and all that - but it came off as disconnected, disjointed, sort of all over the place and used some moments too much. The heartwarming moments were overkilled, oddly placed, in sandwhiched between "pissed off" fighting.

Speaking of heartwarming scenes and pissed-off fighting... some of these scenes were very well done, direction-wise. The car chat with the boy and Violet was a rememberable one for me. As was the fight in the white room, the fight with the flaming-swords, and the "church" scene with her cross-shaped weapons. After the first few fights, they actually get good.

Back to the style (Yes, okay, I'm as disjointed as the movie. I do my entries in stream-of-concious, so sorry if it's everwhere.) - I didn't think the film had a lot of budget - but the latter parts seemed like it did alright for itself in the money-department. Looked good, solid, and even threw in some nice futuristic items. The print out cell phone? GENIOUS.

Oh, and I honestly hope they used a different special effects crew for the first section of the film then the second. They had to. The effects in that first part? OH THEY ARE BAAAD. Her anti-gravity belt, while being quite cool, had a very annoying, ugly, and plain out power-rangers "initiation" sequence. Zoom in on the buckle, sent some drawn orange sparks, some lights, balls of energy, and some clicking here and there and bam. NO MORE GRAVITY!!! Yeah...

The little boy, also in RUNNING SCARED and a few others, did a good acting job, but got pregressively worse near the end. Mila did what she usually does. Look sexy. Some of her scenes seemed a little off character... and not so well executed. But, hey... she's skinny. Don't hold it against her.

Not reccomended... well... yeah okay, not.

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Boo and Creep are good? Heard average to bad things about them. Maybe I'll check them out now...

2001 maniacs, I thought was good. A fun comedy that went far in what it showed. The whole PART OF THE SHAFT OF BUDDY'S PENIS SHOWING was completely unexpected, lol.

Wow. My ratings would have been the exact opposite. I thought Boo was nothing more than an excuse to use the twitchy ghost effect disguised as a movie.

2001 Maniacs, on the otherhand, I thought was good clean gorey fun.

I'll give it to you on Boo. There is a lot of the twitchy special effects, and the ending is subpar. That being said, I didn't expect anything when I saw this movie, so I was pleasantly surprised. I'll lower my rating to a 6.5. :D

I am not, however, backing down on 2001 Maniacs. It's nothing more than a comedy. Granted it has blood, guts, and gore, but there was nothing remotely scary about this movie. (Of course, you will say the same thing about some of the movies I find scary! :) ) The redneck, backwoodsy humor got old after about 10 minutes. If that kid and his sheep ran through one more scene...I would have thrown something at the TV!!! I did like Robert Englund in it, even though he was one of the most over-the-top characters. And I did like the ending. It didn't go out the way a lot of horror movies (excuse me, comedies) do. I stand by my initial rating of 3 and the caveat of it being overly generous.

Of the four movies I rated, Creep and Satan's Little Helper were the two I actually liked best. I know that doesn't show in the ratings, but I'm new at this. ;)

Just to let you know, 2001 Maniacs never tried to be scary, that was not it's intent. It was a comedy through-and-through.

This weekend is movie mania for me, since summer has come in full swing. No more school, whoo! I do have a wedding to go to, however, which I really don't want to go to...

MONSTERS CRASH THE PAJAMA PARTY

a classic of horror cinema

Believe me. I learned this one the hard way. One day I'll learn my lesson. Hope you see some good movies over the weekend. Maybe you can recommend a few good ones for me.:D

Ahem. My top ten.

There may be hope for me yet, Posher. I've seen all of 'em.:)

I never pass up an oppourtunity to pimp A Face in the Crowd, so I'mma back up Return's and Austin's statements (and say that 9/10 is a bit low)

Walk the Line

I should start out by saying a few things. First off, I'm definitely a fan of Johnny Cash, and if you aren't you likely wont share my opinions on this fine film. Second, the isn't much in the review that hasn't been said before...but it's my review, so sue me.

Now, let me get this out of the way: The actors are phenomenal. All the praise, awards and nominations were wholeheartedly deserved. Phoenix does an incredible job as Cash, as does Witherspoon as June Carter. They are very believable together and both do a great job. There was some great work in the supporting cast as well, for example Tyler Hilton as Elvis Presley. He didn't have very much time on screen, which I think is a shame.

Next, the music! On top of being great actors, Phoenix and Witherspoon show that they really have pipes! Not only are they very good singers, the sound very similar to their real-life counterparts. I almost felt like singing along at a few parts...but then I realised that I'd probably scare everyone away.

The only thing I didn't particularly care for was the directing. It seemed very bland, and on top of that the editing was pretty bad in places.

All in all this is a great movie to see, even if you aren't a Cash fan. Highly recommended.

8/10

She's the One

Thought it would be a boring chick-flick, rented for the wife... turned out to be a lot better than I expected. I actually liked this one.

V for Vandetta (*****/*****)
Reccomended.

I won't say much about the film itself. It is timeless, I believe, and something everyone should see. Regardless of whether they decide in the end that it is a good film, or not. I can say I teared up a few times for the sheer sake that I felt like I needed to. Not because it was sad, emotional, or for any other reason then this. Because it was the truth.

Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, and ideas are bulletproof.

Mr. Ebert stated that the film's ending was not a nessacity, and he would have liked it otherwise for the signifance of the building. I, for one, disagree. If this did not happen in the film - V would simply by another form of the government. A let down. And we've all had enough of that.

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On a different note, on the IMDb discussion boards there has been speculation to whether or not V was gay. There have been more disagreeers then ageers, and many stating the claims he might be gay are "homophobic" and "unjust". While I myself percieve these very comments to be unjust. People are quicker to say he is not, then to say he is. And why, might I ask? Why claim a remark when it is you who may truly that way? Personally, I believe that one of the brother's who wrote this film intended it to be this way. V was gay. While the other, may not have shared this viewpoint. Thus it is left to interpretation. This is what I have to offer.

The concetyration camp V was contained in served as a camp for a special type of person. It is not directly stated which "type" of people were helf here - but due to latter events I have come to the thought of it being homosexuals. How? Through the story of Veronica. She refers to the people at the camps as "us". She was gay herself, as were some of the other members in that camp. The "us" could refer to another type of person that she might also happen to be, yes. But her girlfriend is taken also, and as well - we are shown a male couple being invaded in their home, and taken from their beds. The fact that V shares on odd connection with the TV presenter - the egg dish. This also backs up the theory. He tells Evey that in his perfession, it is assumed that they would entertain young girls and women - and that he cannot have what he truly desires. A man, I was left to fill in the blank. He shares the same views as V, and perhaps shared more at another time. When Evey is released from her confinement, she leaves - lingering in the face of V, for a goodbye kiss. He does not waver, however, and something in his expression (body, as we do not see his face) can suggest a sadness. He doesn't want to offer a kiss that does not mean something, as he does not love Evey in that way.

That's what I gathered, but as I stated, perhaps the remaining brother decided it should be otherwise - as in the end, V reveals his feelings. Whether being romantic, or just a gesture as to the bond of the couple, we are unsure.

The case for V being Gay, and those in it as well is also backed up by the revalation that a certain church following confessed and was charged with the entire incident. The church who know tries to defy gay rights. Is this the next step?

V makes you think, and for not giving solid answers. For that, I appreciate the film even more.

Watch it.

Hey filmmaker2,

Sorry for taking so long (hectic work week). I found it on a free horror gif website.

I just watched Return To Oz. I really liked it, as a separate movie from the original Wizard. It was a little odd and off kilter and I dug that about it. Faruiza Balk plays Dorothy and I've always liked her. If your a rabid fan of Wizard, you probably won't like this but if you appreciate odd little spinoffs, this is pretty cool.

Domino

Midnight Run: Excellent action comedy, Bob De Niro and Charles Grodin play off each other extremely well.

Panic Room 7.5/10

Very worth the 3.3 bucks I paid.

near dark and the hunger
 

just watched "near dark" and "the hunger," after all these years of putting them off. i liked both, leaning a little more towards near dark. i liked the clash in lifestyles each group of vampires led. both are very believable in terms of how a secret society might go about their business, trying to exist among the masses. i think that both movies succeeded in their absence of "traditional" vampires - vampires w/ fangs. it allowed the characters to develop and seem more believable. so w/ that i'll pose a question: fangs or no fangs?

true romance......heads down

great movie .. solid comedy

i finally found this on DVD .. its a great twisted movie ... a little too scary for small kids.

I made something slightly nifty. It's a selector. You load in a list of unwatched movies, and put certain weight on specific titles (for me I used the titles suggested in my other thread) - and then visit the selector page and it randomly picks 3 movies for you to watch. The number can be changed lower, of course.

http://joshaube.chapterfain.com/selector/selector.php

I just delete what I watch off the list, and poof.

Okay, got these for tonight.

Creep
Identity
Room 6

Last Horror Movie
Wasn't what I expected but I did like it a lot... I just wish there were more problems for the killer. It all just seemed too easy.

Just out of curiosity... have you seen 2000 Maniacs?

The Pink Panther (2006) (***/*****)
A lot of times, comedies aren't that great. They throw in all of the funny scenes in to a trailer, leaving nothing redeeming in the movie itself, and hope for big box office numbers. They get money, regardless of if the film is considered "funny" or not afterwards. Just look at Date Movie. The Wayan Bros. are complete hacks in my mind, just look at their new movie. It's shameful.

Anyways, I was getting to the point that this movie does not suffer from that. In fact, every scene I laughed out loud at (not a lot, but hey...) was not even glimpsed at in the trailer - and those shown in it happened to be some of the more generic and bland laughs. So I was glad for that.

Also a few scenes in the movie made me wonder if I had accidently stumbled into the deleted scenes. They were pointless, unessacary, and not even that funny. The scene where he causes a city-wide blackout served no purpose and could have been cut in to the film at ANY point. That would have made a decent TV spot, because it's a standalone.

Steve Martin is one of the better actors in comedy today, not the best but I would consider him up there. Of course I don't count Will Farrel as a comedy actor because I simply despise everything he's in for the sheer fact he is not funny, just stupid and he annoys me. But hey, seems people like that. Whatever. I'll get to the point - he does a great job in this movie. Completely unlike anything he has done in the past,t hat I have seen. His accent is amazing, and I was suprised he kept it intact completely through the film. I won't compare him to Peter Sellers, because I haven't seen any of his work. But I'd say he did a good job regardless.

If you like comedies, check it out. Not sure if I could reccomend it otherwise. Not a real big fan of this type of stuff myself anyway. It kept me entertained, but then again - I got a little tired throughout. I thank the 90m time limit, though.

No, I haven't. Would that have helped?

Last seen movie
 

I justed watched old school again.
Great movie. :D

Chicken Little 9 / 10

Clue

Funny as hell still.

When I was going up the stairs,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today,
I wish, I wish he'd go away.

Identity (*****/*****)
I have two things to say about this movie. One, I can't believe that this isn't somewhere on the Top 250 list - of course not at the top, but damn... it should be on there somewhere. Second, this is the type of film that just gets better upon second viewing.

I actually have three things to say. The third - a film is referred to in the movie about 10 people on an Island. Even though they reveakl a twist, and a significant one I would believe, I would like to see it. Anyone know the title? I'mm dig through IMDb.

The rest of what I wanted to say, I won't. It's too revealing to the ending, and that's unfair. I'll be vague though, since it might bother some people to not have any clue. The film is smart when it comes to the focus of certain characters. I can't say anything else.

Except... RECCOMENDED.

Frankenstein

Damn cool. Made me feel sad :(

Which version? '31?