Elysium (2013). Great Sci-Fi film with awesome effects, but needed a writer to match it. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

CBGB

The bands looked goofy (think the only guy that looked authentic was the dude playing the part of Cheetah Chrome) but I enjoyed this one a lot. Alan Rickman gave a decent portrayal of Hilly Kristal however. This flick seemed to get a bunch of negative reviews but whatever despite only covering a slice of the history I thought it was a decent watch. Had to go throw on a Dead Boys record afterwards!

Famine by Ryan Nicholson. Unlike the rest of his movies, this one is mostly a comedy, even a kind of self-parody, I think.

Cosmopolis - david cronenberg.
Interesting film - even better was the bonus feature that was practically a feature length doc in itself

Shoot em up
One of my favourite go to films when I need something light but engaging

kill the Irishman

Good flick - good performances

Watching Battledogs right now.

"Saving Mr. Banks" 7/10

Not a helluva ride, but fairly amusing (and a little sad) story.

Emma Thompson shined as the uptight and totally unbearable P.L. Travers (author of Mary Poppins).

Loved that one I really should watch it again. It just seemed to slip under the radar for most people.

I loved the restrained performance by the lead ..

everyone else was solid too

Mud (2012)

Good, solid performances in a good movie.

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane--felt like an Abercrombie & Fitch commercial and the kills weren't that creative, but at least the ending had a twist.

We Are What We Are--Enjoyed it.

Requiem for a Dream--watched it yesterday, still haven't completely processed it yet, though.

Heartless (British one, 2009). It's a kind of a fake-horror movie where hero's fantasies mixed with purposeful lie of his surroundings leads to a number of weird events and terrifying images. But sadly it fails. The movie doesn't hold that strong level that it actually needs. First 40 minutes are good enough but the rest 60 are complete WTF.

Dead Man Down

streaming on netflix

pretty good revenge thriller

Les Misérables

It was good, I dug the cast and of course the story was well written, the only issue I had was the length. I wasn't turned off by the fact that it was too long, it was the fact that the length combined with some disjointed transitions irked me. As a whole I enjoyed it though, I just don't know if I'd watch it again.

I love me some Dead Boys.
Their debut is one of my all time favorite albums.

Wolf on Wall Street.

All I can say is wow.

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Enjoyed it quite a bit. More on the lines of first film than the second.
Sci-fi lovers will dig the first 30 minutes, before the bounty hunters make their entry.
For all those who dig giant creatures, get a load of that huge, fierce Alien-esque mo-fo at the end.

* * * ½

it's practically a remake of the first one … but i really dug it ..

They did a nice job on the landscapes - FX, etc

Yep. The cinematography is excellent. Needs to be seen on a HD 50" screen (minimum) with surround sound, preferably in the theater.

Yeah saw Riddick recently too.
I actually preferred the second one, which many a fan seems to have deemed as the worst...I think that I just enjoyed the setting and the epic scale.
I see the third as you guys have said, much more towards the tone of the first.
It was stripped back, which was also good in another way.
Core character was showcased a little more, always liked the way he played with humans.
Not sure how to even rate it compared to the other series - like, I wasn't disappointed in any way, it was fun to watch.

If you're interested in the character, there's a double pack containing both of the games available on steam now. Pretty cheap. I liked 'em.

Watched "The People under the Stairs".
Could not remember this at all, always a pleasant surprise.
Sure, it's a little absurd. Acting is a bit questionable, but I dunno, I found something kind've charming about this ridiculous tale.

Elysium.
I liked some parts.

Frankensteins Army

Loved this movie. Not usually a fan of the found footage stuff but it works very well for this film. And some of the monsters are truly awesome.

"The Human Race" 6-7/10

A Nice low budget effort that i sure would like to see a sequel to. A sequel that starts exactly where this one ended. ::cool::

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Had high hopes and it didn't disappoint. Scott Cooper follows up Crazy Heart with another character driven powerhouse of a film.

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Fun-filled stuff.

Angra would have a boner if he watched this - Segal and DeNiro together!


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Carlos Esteves looks identical to Charlie Sheen, i know they are brothers i think they are i know hes related to the Esteves'.

Any who, i'm watching 2 guns. But i am having a real hard time getting into it. However Mark Wahlberg tho, he's so easy on the eyes.

Was that a joke? You do know Carlos Estevez is Charlie Sheen right? That's his real name

I did enjoy this though I was a little disappointed after dying for Worse Case Scenario to be made - so I was more than a little hyped for this one.

I have to agree the creatures looked amazing, but their near invincibility ruined the suspense for me and when they were pursuing the soldiers brought scooby doo to mind at least once :)

I have a hard time believing that i wood.

Segal.... Brrrr.. Yikes.

dying to see this one - can't find it up here so far

Ecstasy

Pretty average and didn't really grab me.

American Hustle

This had a great cast which saved it's fairly tired storyline. Entertaining stuff.

Had a bit of an eclectic rainy Sunday viewing yesterday

started with "My Favorite Year".....O'tooles great in this and it holds up pretty well

"Dead Snow" ...second viewing of this one...fun gory movie...waiting on the second one

"We're The Millers".....aight....thought it would be funnier

love this movie ... one of my all time favourites.

I need to see it again

The Piano Teacher--would've liked it if this film was a little more noir, but that's just me.

Hansel and Gretel Get Baked--Yeah, not much to say about this one. But still, what's with the recent flood of all the Hansel and Gretel "horror" movies lately? I've only seen two so far, but I do know of a few others that were released roughly around the same time. Can't we ever have a "classic" movie version of a fairy-tale instead of all the useless, modern retooling? I mean, from the little I know about Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothers Grimm, the original stories are far richer and much scarier than the remakes. But again, that's just me, lol.

Day of the Dead (Remake) - SLIGHT SPOILERS

I should have looked into this one more. I still haven't seen the original and I thought this was a sequel to the Dawn of the Dead remake because of Ving Rhames. The look of the movie is similar but when they didn't start at the end of that movie I knew someone pulled a fast one on me. It's not a good movie. More like a late night time waster. The zombies, if you can call them that, have the trait I've tried to avoid. Namely the zombie that still retains human feelings like in that recent zombie movie that I can't remember the name of. They also have super powers. The only thing the movie got right were the female actresses. Also, the usual token comedy relief Black Guy that is rarely funny actually has a good line or two towards the end. I don't get why movies insist on having this same character in horror movies. This bunch of clips sums up the situation.

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But avoid this one.




Venom or Attack of the Voodoo Possessed Tow Truck Driver -

Yes that second title is more representative of the movie and it's as bad as it sounds. This is another Agnes Bruckner horror movie which should be good but it isn't. It also has Laura Ramsey who was in The Ruins. We get to see her in a bikini again. Plus Meagan Good, an actress who is always sadly under used. The movie does have a good swamp setting. There are a some creepy shots of swamps and a house deep in the swamp. I've always liked swamps. I remember driving pass them when I was growing up wondering what's out there. The water is always so still with the moss on top. I did an experiment in school once with pond water and once the sand and dirt settled it was full of organisms. A swamp setting should make for a perfect horror movie. There is another one that's supposed to be horrible called "Creature." I want to see that movie for free one day.

Venom started off ok for the most part. It could have been worse. But once it became obvious that the movie was going to take the bad horror movie route of monster kills all the kids for no reason that I recall. And the rest of the town's people, cops, etc. would disappear. It was just a matter of waiting for it to end. And they have the nerve to leave it open for a sequel too. Don't bother with this one.

"Lone Survivor" 7-8/10

Black Hawk Down in the mountains.

I was just about to post something similar to that effect. If it hadn't had been for the cast and the acting I don't think i wouldve liked it at all.

Im almost halfway through the movie and i can only agree with you. So far the only interesting thing about it has been the cast. Feels like a really boring version of Casino, even tho the story is completely different.

Seen Bound yet? Highly recommended.

About 15 years ago, yes. :D

It was so-so.