Phantom of the Opera! with Lon Chaney.

Aliens of the Deep.


Jimmy Cameron's IMAX documentary...the name and the first 15 minutes made the premise gleefully delicious, and the rest of the 75 mins didn't. For the most part, it was talk, talk and more talk inside the subs between Cameron and his film-making crew, and crew from the NASA.

The so-called ocean "Aliens" don't make a show till late in the second half, and even then, they are offered bare minimum screen-space (about 8 mins or so). Overall, I was pretty disappointed by this one. Marine engineers and explorers might go ga-ga over it, but I was left wanting.



Rating - * * ½

funny games remake (2008)

i went in expecting to be disappointed on a few levels, but came out feeling very pleased (well...as "pleased" as one can feel after watching this movie). i definitely wasn't disappointed. i mean, it's not as good as the original probably for the simple fact that it's not the original, but it was still extremely effective. the performances were good, too (naomi watts was great).

i think fans of the original will be satisfied.

Blood Simple - 9/10
I was in a Coen Brothers mood today. I love this film. It never gets old. Later, I will probably watch No Country For Old Men....AGAIN!!:D

Horton Hears a Who


wasn't looking forward to this one ... getting really sick of jim carrey and steve carell ... and i didn't much enjoy them in this one either...

BUT........


the visuals were stunning .. especially the whoville scenes.

otherwise - seeing people/creatures fall down, drop things, eggagerated movements ... the same old shit shown in every single god damn animated film in the last 5 years was all right there again.

speaking of which - there was an ad for Ice Age 3....

i'm sure it will disappoint as well.

Wedding Crashers


I have heard that Horton was pretty good and the wife wants to see it too so at least I know the visuals are good.

The Full Monty (1997)

The Frighteners.

The Untouchables.

Daughters of Darkness

atmospheric vampire movie with no fangs, very little blood, and lots of boobs.
didnt build up any tension or provide any scares but it had that european 70's vibe that i like. (and a couple of very attractive ladies)

Seraphim Falls

hmmmm..

I kind of enjoyed the 1st 2/3s of this movie until it hamfistedly attempted to transcend the genre (western) into some kind of fantasy morality odyssey
/play.

Oh Brother Where Art Thou achieved this much more deftly.

(took me until half the movie was over to realize it was Pierce Prosnan and not Dennis Quaid.)

so it wasn't a bad film - untill the end - but it wasnt a good film really either.

see 3:10 to Yuma instead if yer hankrin' fer an oater.

When Harry Met Sally

Cloverfield

Mulberry Street

not a bad little zombie movie







cept without zombies

10,000 bc

not a great movie but there are some great cgi creature sequences ...

a couple were amazing


anyway - my kid liked it -

I actually thought Tooth and Nail was pretty good.Granted it could have been done alot better but I liked the concept of it all.

The worst of the After Dark films I've seen so far is Lake Dead.God awful writing and godawful acting.

I havent seen many of the after Dark films but what I have seen didnt blow me away.Wasnt Penny Dreadful in the series?That was pretty inane.
Just watched Black Sheep.

previous year

Disney's Peter Pan
Curse of the Devil (Naschy)

I, Robot

Invasion of the Blood Farmers

Holy moley, this film was even weirder and funnier the 2nd time I watched it...some really demented moments in this awful, clunky movie. Whew!

Gotta love old school cheese!:D

No Country For Old Men (2007)

Once Were Warriors.
This movie is really, really good. It's violent and there are very disturbing scenes dealing with different kinds of abuse, but it's a really interesting look into a culture that I've never been exposed to before. The story is engaging, and the acting is pretty good too. The guy who plays Jengo Fett in the newer Star Wars movies is one scary guy.

Clerks.....

Plan 9 from Outer Space.
it was a fun watch. i enjoyed Prince Of space more though.

The Hamiltons
this sadistic torture fad is getting old real fast. stupid twist towards the end.

ENCHANTED




hey....the wife wanted to watch it

actually it wasn't bad.....Disney kinda poking fun at themselves.

yeah i didnt mind it - of course they could have gone a lot farther is they really wanted to give the gears to themselves - but it was fun.

i was disappointed at the poop joke ... it was a rip off of the shrek gingerbread man gag.

The Boss of it all


Funny strange more than funny ha ha, but of course it is Lars...


7/10



Predator
8/10

Awakenings

7.5/10


The Hitcher (Rutger version)

7/10

a friend made me watch this... awful film just awful! and i love everything... i really love really bad films but this was just bad.

Doomsday.

Detailed review later in my Movie Reviews thread...but this one kicks some major ass! A great throwback to the actioners of the 80s like Escape From NY and Mad Max, it was a fun ride from start to finish.

Plenty of gore, splatter, cheesy moments and some awesome cinematography and neat direction (although it did have some minor script flaws)...this is one movie which BEGS to be seen on a cinema screen (ala Grindhouse) for the experience to be believed.


Rating - * * * *

good...I had high hopes for this one:)

it looked sorta lame by the poster and the trailer, but i do like Neil Marshall. ill check it out.

Gotta admit I was afraid it might turn out to be a dud...but I was glad to be wrong this time.

Can't wait for the DVD now.

The 13th Warrior

it bombed in the reviews, but hey, what do they know?

Just watched -

Aftermath Population Zero - Nat Geo Docu about the Earth if Humans dissapeared suddenly
Perverted! - pretty funny movie done in tribute to Russ Meyer and very Mudhoneyish

Doomsday sounds promising... won't be as dope as 1990: The Bronx Warriors I bet :D

Last watched...
The Loveless
John Rambo

Eh...never cared for em. I m one of those see-it-and-judge-yourself types.:cool:


Nowhere near it. Think of a cross between Escape From NY, Mad Max and The Warriors, with a nudge to 28 Days Later.

Does the recipe sound delicious?;)

yes. yes it does.

can't wait to see this one, especially after your review, __v__.

--------------------------------------------------------

videodrome (1983) and network (1976)

-what you might call a small "media under the microscope" marathon. both great films (especially network), and both frighteningly appropriate today.