Blazing Saddles is easily my favorite comedy of all time...and, to boot, one of my favorite films in general. Pure farce brilliance.

1408:Unrated

I've seen a lot of movies lately but really... almost all of them have been Christmas flicks. Except for Behind the Mask/Leslie Vernon.

Prince of Darkness

Inland Empire.
wasnt a fan. Alkytrio was right, the digital film thing is kinda ugly, and it was too long, and didnt keep my attention.

You know, I don't think it's very funny...

"Escape From New York" (1981)


one of my all time favorite Sci-Fi action movies

1408

Review coming soon.

Straw Dogs (1971)

Electrifying. One of the most important films of the 1970s, but very difficult to watch. Most of you have already heard me kiss his ass countless times, but it's worth kissing again: There is no actor I like to watch more than Dustin Hoffman.

Dr. Giggles

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A well-shot, but quality lacking, slasher film about a crazed son of a doctor who was stoned for killing seven people. There were some nice kills, but Dr. Giggles' one-liners became excrutiatingly painful, that it was almost unbearable. Also, I was hoping of something along the lines of The Dentist (a far superior movie), about a respected Doctor who slowly goes insane, eventually snapping on those around him. But, I didn't get it. Oh well. Some nice kills and good-looking movie, but unbearable at times.

2.5/5

EdTV

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A comedy version of The Truman Show, but far superior. It's not all comedy, which I like. There is a lot of drama mixed in there as well. A nice balance of laughs and tears. The reason I feel this is superior to The Truman Show is because Show focused more on a man's realization of being filmed and watched. It's a great thriller (I feel it's a thriller in my mind), and a great performance by Jim Carrey. But, what makes EdTV better is that the main character, Ed (played magnificently by Matthew McCoughnahey), agrees to do this 24-hour tv show, but soon starts to regret it. The ones around him are being hurt and embarrased live on tv, and he can't get out thanks to his contract. He tries his best to get away from it, but it isn't possible. There are some great laughs in here, but the drama really shows. I won't lie, I had a few tears in my eyes. I just found it so sad, and I really felt bad for Ed, which is a good thing. I just view this film as a great, overlooked dramedy. If you haven't seen this yet, go get yourself a copy. You won't regret it!

5/5

goodness gracious, one of my all-time favorites. it's so unbelievably intense. it just pulls you in and makes you forget you're even watching a movie.
good choice!

bug
this was second time watching it, and was just as impressed as the first time.
a word of caution, however: DO NOT watch it with friedkin's commentary. it's pretty wretched. all he does is describe what's happening on screen. it's completely aggravating.

The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)

It's certainly a very long picture, but it's also a very rousing one, and still rings true as a grand tribute to our beloved war veterans.

the great mouse detective

i watched this one with my little cousin, but i forgot how fun it is.

The Italian Job

The Deaths of Ian Stone
I wanted to like it, I really did. It started off pretty good, too. But unfortunately, it kept getting worse and worse. In the last quarter, it not only got boring, but cheesy as well. Shame. Had an interesting concept...

"3o days of night" 7-8/10


Very violent and without a hint of humor.

I liked it.

Lord of Illusion - 7/10

Run Lola Run :)

SO so so so good.

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I recently saw Paprika, which has now become possibly my favorite anime movie.

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The theme is, essentially, the ability to enter dreams through a new scientific invention... And then the dreams begin to interlace with reality... Nothing new, but the animation is stunning and the writing is fantastic... Definitely whimsical, melancholic, dark, and refreshing at the same time. I definitely recommend.

A/A+

Napolean Dynamite

7/10

Run Lola Run is great. Just finished Stardom. Interestingly done. It begins like your average movie. The characters are filmed, seemingly unaware of the camera. 5 minutes later, you are zoomed into what essentially is the lens of a video camera. From there forth, the film consists entirely of television-like filmed material. Interviews, documentary segments, talkshows, advertisements, etc. 5 minutes from the end, you are zoomed out of the lens, and the finale is delivered like the introduction. It's only then you truly realize what the zooming in of the lens meant. The material within the middle all relates to the life of this one woman. It's interesting how, through these superficial bite-sized television segments, just how much characterization can occur. You get a sense of herself, her life, her family, her friends... it's really well done. Much like The Whalestoe Letters (the novel, if you've read it) which consists entirely of letters written by a single women; begging the question... are the characters portrayed real? Are they as written? Or are we only seeing a biased image? In this sense the film was excellent. The concept and delivery. Content-wise, it was alright. Nothing overly special, but it was a nice Canadian flick.

"Wrong turn 2" 7/10


Slightly better than the first for 1 reason only. Henry Rollins. He owned this movie.
The rest of the cast looked like they were in a different/worse horror movie.

Resident Evil: Extinction. In the process, half-way through. My god, this is quite bad. I think it merits a spot on the worst list. I refuse to believe that they went with the "an-ally-is-infected-but-doesn't-tell-anyone-until-it-is-too-late" scenario AGAIN!!! SERIOUSLY. That just blows me away. And I love how the lead walks around the desert, alone, all dramatically. She hops off of her bike, and strikes a pose. Or struts along in the sand. I feel embarrassed to watch this, I really do. And that crow scene? OH MY GOD... I really... I just don't know. Who wrote this? It's of an elementary level. NO ONE can suspend their disbelief this much. It's almost as bad as the government gathering teenagers to detect signals, or robots having lips in this past summer's Transformers.

PS. Unlike most, I didn't loathe the first two installments.
From what I recall, anyway. My taste has changed dramatically.
The first had a certain atmosphere.
The second had some good action.
The third... is just shit. So far, anyway.

EDIIIT.

Okay, I just pissed myself laughing. Was this movie suppose to come with 3D glasses? The scene in which the scientist injects himself with 32 tons of antidote and becomes some hideous creature, and ATTACKS the screen with poorly CGI'd tentacles... COME ON. That was just, hahahahaha!!!

You know, I haven't seen either of these films... But they seem to be getting some attention around here... I'll have to check them out.

Hmmm. I actually didn't think that this movie wasn't that bad. I mean, it wasn't amazing, but I thought that it served well as a decent action/horror flic. Now, I hadn't seen either of the first two movies, so I'm not sure if that would affect my viewing of the third. However, I thought that the post-apocalyptic themes were handled really well, as well as the bad ass Mila (though I can agree that she was DEFINITELY posing a bit)... The crow scene I actually thought was fairly well done... I liked the concept of the animals feeding on the infected corpses and then becoming infected themselves... The scene obviously borrowed a page from The Birds, but I thought that the scene did siege very VERY well.

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But, I agree, I am SO sick and tired of people trying to hide bites in zombie films... They're going to find you out. KILL YOURSELF NOW.

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I just watched the movie Little Monsters - free On Demand!

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I used to watch it all the time when I was younger... I find the sets of the "underworld" as well as the cheesey costumes to be FANTASTIC... But I am NOT sure that it's stood the test of time.

But, still. The nostalgia.

B-/B

If you're a gore fan u should definitely give them a view.

Maybe my opinion will change by the end, who knows. I did just catch the massive zombie raid scene, and it was pretty well done action-wise. Still... eh... btw, did this movie get a major budget cut? It looks fairly... cheap(er).

LITTLE MONSTERS!!! Loved that flick. Rented it every weekend at this old, old VHS rental place nearby. It was open for a few months, and then shut down. I was sad. That and The Wizard. Some of my favourite childhood flicks.

You wont.

That movie just sucks all the way through.

No Country For Old Men (2007)

The best movie of the year, and one of the best movies in many years. Surely filmmaking can't get much better than this nowadays. Or, actually, ever.

Into The Wild (2007)

This was very, very good. It had a few sections where it really dragged, but the cinematography was magnificent and the acting strong.

Also, these two films contained two of the best endings I've seen all year.

The ending was alright. The fight wasn't as climactic as I had hoped. But I enjoyed the multiple Alice zoom-out scene. The effects got a tad better toward the end, as well. But still... meh. It just wasn't all that good. This was the first film in a while where I didn't exactly pay full attention - thus the reasoning of my posting here half-way through.

Alky, you have me really wanting to see both No Country for Old Men and Gone Baby Gone.

Take my word for it! They really are the two best films of the year, and I say that with sincerity.

bwahahahaha... Yes, that part was very, VERY bad (omitted because I was worried it would be a ~spoiler~)... During that part, my boyfriend (HUGE fan of the films and who had dragged me there) turned, and, as though in an effort to justify, said, "It is precedented."

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hahaha

I thought my small group of odd childhood friends and I were the only ones who had seen this film... I LOVED it as a child... My boyfriend just now watched it for the first time. He wasn't that impressed. Should've seen it at age 10.

And The Wizard... Ohhhhhhh, yes. I LOVED that film. I remember being SO excited for Mario 3 to come out.

Flight of the Navigator was huge for me, too. I wanted that little alien that he got to take home with him.

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Love Little Monsters. One of my favorites growing up, and still is (nostalgia, as you say).

Shane (1953)

One of the defining classics of the American western.

no way, i used to watch that all the time too.
last year i found the dvd for like 5 bucks so i bought it and watched it, and yes, was a little bit disappointed. but it's still, like you said, nostalgic and fun.

Little Monsters is an amazing movie. My favorite growing up also.

Howie Mandel is the shiznit!

Superbad...

Howie Mandel is spectacular in that film... "NEED EM NEED EM GOT EM NEED EM GOT EM NEED EM NEED EM"

Turns out he's, like totally OCD in real life... He refuses to use public restrooms and has one of those fancy Japanese toilets in his house.

Yup when he meets people he has to "give them pound" instead of shake hands.