"Ratatouille" 5/10

Like many other cartoon movies, this one didn't manage to keep my attention.

It was well made, but the story just wasn't very exciting, wasn't very funny, and the young garbage boy annoyed the hell out of me.

alright, sorry, ive gotta ask..
is that Van Damme in your sig?

yea....................

Dog Solders loved it 10 /10

Freak Out ~ mostly terrible, and so often misses the mark, but some of it of it was actually pretty funny.

Evil Bong ~ this movie could have been so much stupid fun, but alas.....no....though Bill Moseley showing up for like two seconds was an amusing surprise.

Little Miss Sunshine ~ I really enjoyed this one, very good cast, and at times it was very funny.

Some spoilers...

PS. I'm one of the few who don't hold the original Halloween on as high of a pedestal as most. It's a (very) good film, yeah, but I don't think it's the be-all-and-end-all. I much prefer Black Christmas. Yes, I said it. It hurts when people give Halloween the credit for being the "first slasher" when Black Christmas actually deserves that title.

Halloween (2007). I really, really, really wanted to like this film. I am one of the few who like Rob Zombie's directorial style. However, this film was a mess. It was as if they crammed an original movie into a remake of the first film.

It would have been far superior if they made an original movie from the backstory, to the time he escapes. And then a second film, a retelling of the first. Even at 2 hours, the film seemed short. Too much trying to be told, in too short of a time period.

I'd really like to see a full-blown backstory film, much like Zombie did here, only tightened up. I really dug how Myers created all of those masks, and hung them on the walls of his cell. I liked his family situation, although the father was a tad overdone. I was really pissed when Myers killed the janitor who has looked after him.

In the "second" part of the film, the retelling of the original, I found myself really liking the new Laurie. Not in connection with the old Laurie, of course, they aren't anything alike. If they were to be compared, it's a complete bastardization. But as a new, separate, character I enjoyed her. The addition of the two kids who were being babysat was possibly the best change Zombie made. I don't know why, but I loved them.

I can also admit that I really, really, really liked the ending. That russian roulette scene. Excellent way to end it.

I kind of hated the new Loomis, as well. And I think Laurie's friends should have been fleshed out a little more. They were just introduced, and then killed off. It was lame.

So... in the end... it was worth watching, in my opinion. It's just... not even close to being as high-quality as I had hoped. It's an uneven, messy re-imagining that should have had another year or two in the reworking-stages. I think the problem people have with it is: they either hate Zombie's work (white trash, brutal, dirty, sexually raw... gritty...) or they compare this with the original Halloween. I don't think the two should be connected. Yes, this version is a complete bastardization if you consider it a remake of the first. It changes everything, and completely disregards John Carpenter's characters and series of events. It's sort of a spit in the face. But I didn't really see it as "Oh, they remade Halloween." I just picked it up and said "Oh, a new Rob Zombie flick..." And I enjoyed it, to a certain degree.

Revenge of the Nerds III: Most hate it. It was made for TV. I thought it was better then the second film.

From Dusk Til' Dawn- 9/10

This movie is just..... the epitomy of awesome.

American Gangster - 8/10

Great Film...Ridley Rocks!!!! A fine vision into the life of Frank Lucas. Scott gives us a relevant and real-life look into the narcotics business top-to-bottom and across the board. Denzel, Crowe, and Brolin were brillant. Definitely lived up to the hype.

Army Of Darkness


one of the greats

Blood Diamond

Minority Report (2002)

Terror Train (1980)

3:10 To Yuma (1957)

The Ninth Gate (1999)

Rush Hour. I'll watch the second installment tomorrow, after my last exam (thank the good lord.) I have a ton left to watch... so I'll try and pile through that all tomorrow night.

Is Blazing Saddles a... sequel... or connection... or a tie-in? It starts off very abruptly as if we are suppose to know these characters from another place. I... uh... can admit to having seen absolutely NO westerns... so... if they are blatant parodies and thats the point, um, maybe this isn't for me?

From what I can gather, Blazing Saddles is pretty much just a spoof of all of the old westerns. It's not really connected to anything.

Nope, it's a one and only. If you don't like westerns, this humor probably won't appeal to you- it's like the Scary Movie of westerns...except it's smart...and, well, funny.

My suggestion: Watch a bunch of classic westerns (The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Once Upon A Time in the West, Shane, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) and then watch this.

I'd add El Dorado and Rio Bravo to that list.

Inland Empire
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>>: D

The Girl Next Door (2007)

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After losing her parents in a car accident, Meg..a teenage girl & her little sister Susan came to live with her aunt Ruth's family. But Ruth was an insane lady who decides to discipline the girls under sadistic torture. Moreover, she encourages her three young sons & their neighborhood friends to share & join in her game of brutal punishments.. specially with Meg who kept tied-up in a basement and abused by the boys in all way. Except David who lives next door and developed a friendship with the girl, was very unease about this sinister events but quite helpless to do anything.

Overall... yes, this is indeed a HORROR movie that based on a true story.

>>: B+

Pirates of the Caribbean- At worlds End

AWESOME movie but then again I enjoyed the first 2 so I just had to see the last one.

rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

classic. yukon cornelius is really funny.

Sounds like a real feel-good movie

Resident Evil: Extinction

I like how it was much more enjoyable than Land of the Dead. Time for Romero to retire.

We Are Marshall
Storm of the Century

Rush Hour 2. I have absolutely no idea what to watch next.

Two favorites....
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Casablanca

Saw Thh Golden Compass on Saturday.

Good, but muddled. Too much happened too fast and the whole thing felt rushed...

That said, great visuals and finally a Nicole Kidman performance that didn't make me want to tear my eyes out and my ears off...

Also, Dakota Blue Richards was extremely charismatic for a kid so young. Definitely a young actress to watch out for in the next few years...

Death Proof

Not bad, but not what I expected.

Planet Terror

All I can say at the moment is:

Wow.

Foolproof. Nice little Canadian action / heist thriller. Has touches of comedy, and surprisingly... a nice little twist near the end. I was pleased with it, nothing great, but a solid watch.

Pumpkinhead 3: Ashes To Ashes

Not a terrible movie...I've seen worse. But as far as being a Pumpkinhead sequel, it was a disaster. I didn't find the second one as bad as everyone else, but this one I agree with.

"3:10 to yuma" 6-7/10

Damn, how did they come up with such an unconvincing story??

Good acting though. Bale is always a pleasure to watch, even though this was one of the worst movies he's ever been in.

Aliens- 10/10

blue velvet
7.5/10

I love Blue Velvet. Actually, I love most of what David Lynch is involved with.

The Sweetest Thing. Love it, much like I love Charlie's Angels. I don't care what anyone says. Sometimes you just need a movie that makes you smile. This is one of those, along with the aforementioned, The Stepford Wives and John Tucker Must Die. There are a ton of others. While they aren't the best things committed to film, so what... it entertains me. It cheers me up. Sometimes that's what films are meant to do.

Cabaret (1972)

Have you seen the original Stepford Wives? It'll make you wanna kill the remake.

Return to House on Haunted Hill

Worthless return.

>>: C-


I haven't seen the remake but original Stepford Wives was a very nice movie. Bryan Forbes beautifully portrayed the twisted ending.

Anchorman.

The Breakfast Club.

I saw a few parts of it when it aired on Mpix a few years ago. I heard that it was far better, but also far more serious / eerie (is this true?). The thing I enjoy about the remake is the quirkiness, the silliness... just how... camp the whole thing is.

Wow, considering you give 10's to nearly everything child-related, then you must've REALLY hated The Jungle Book. That's equivalent to a 2/10 on a normal scale.