The fountain
wow. probably the most visually stunning film i have ever seen. Aronofsky is a true visionary.

from dusk til dawn. it was crappily dubbed though. they said motor scooters instead of motherfuckers. hilarious.

You're joking, right?

They say motor scooters in the movie...

my bad if its supposed to be like that. ive never seen it not on tv. :D
cause frankly, it's not great enough to buy or anything.

motorscooters. what is that even supposed to be slang for?

whoops, next page...

the x-files: i want to believe (2008)

okay, so:
i'd been waiting quite some time to see this. i've been an "x-phile" ever since 1993, so needless to say i was pretty excited to see not just mulder and scully, but the whole x-file world alive and back up on the big screen again.
and i was not disappointed.
carter and co. stay true to the roots, the core of the show in this film. mulder and scully are stubborn to a fault, but passionate. the air is filled with a tinge of melodrama, but it wouldn't work any other way. it's not perfect, and that's part of what gave the show and this film its distinct charm. there's beauty in imperfection.
i've read a lot of reviews that complain that the storyline is "wafer thin," but i'd rather compare it to jam on toast (this is a terrible analogy), a thin layer of thriller with a thicker, deeper crust of "human interest"/character study beneath it. it plays out like a puzzle, and you get bits and pieces of this puzzle as you go along, almost right along with the investigation itself. you are there, yourself, deciding what you think is true and what is not.
overall, it's altogether understated, but still feels epic. the pacing feels strange at times, even at the end, but there's always something there that makes it work. finally, the ending feels right, providing a warm endcap that puts the rest of the film (which is fairly cold) in a final, solid perspective.
all in all it plays like a long (although it doesn't feel especially long), deeper-than-usual episode.
satisfying, and itself satisfied.
fans i think will have a blast, and non-fans i think probably won't love it, but will appreciate it as a smarter, above average thriller.
and, of course, there are some treats for the fans in there as well.

if this is the end of the x-files, then carter, duchovny, anderson, and co. should take a bow. they deserve it.

A-

got half way through the Rob Lowe version of Salem's Lot.

have to say that so far it's pretty good. although modernized it follows the book pretty faithfully - captures the pacing to a T.

(salems lot is the only s. king book i care for)

Lowe himself does a very decent job - and i've liked the efforts of all of the cast so far.

Tarantino wrote it...

"The dark knight" 7-8/10


Yes, Heath Ledger was without a doubt the highlight of this movie. And Two-face was very well made. Other than that... meh..

I liked "Wanted" better. :o

the dark knight, awesome movie... great overall...been awhile since i have waited in long line to see a movie and it was well worth it

Metropolis(1927) 10/10

Dawn of the Dead(1978) 9.5/10)

Blah...:rolleyes:


The Dark Knight.


Went to see it again...and I stand by my 5-star rating.

Enough said.

I still think that movie looks like total shit from the trailers.

It wasn't great, but highly entertaining.





Seven: still creepy as hell after all this time.

Like the kind of entertaining everyone said Transformers was? Because I hated that too...

I'm pretty sure i would've thought the same as you if i'd seen a trailer for it first. But i didn't. So i got into it with no expectations whatsoever, other than i knew it was some kind of action movie and it would quite possibly suck.

So i was very pleasantly surprised.




The Dark Knight, on the other hand, has been so overhyped, especially in here, so it would take a miracle for me to get blown away about it. So I wasn't.

Thank you everybody.


In all fairness i have to say that i've never been a huge fan of super hero movies. So on that note i guess TDK is one of the better ones. The best Batman for sure, which not saying a whole lot coming from me. :D

Duh...just admit already that you were swept off your feet. :rolleyes:


:D

No.

I liked the fact geeky, shit upon guy gets his dogday:)
AND, I think this a good style of flick for A.J....she kicks ass and looks good doing it:cool:

The Dark Knight movie has got my fantasy world booked for at least 2 years:cool:

Just thought I'd put that in for the females that hasn't seen this yet;)

No, that was the most disappointing about it.

It was ok good, but i was never blown away by anything that happened in it. Maybe a little about the introduction of Two-face coz that came as quite a surprise to me.

I have a question about that scene by the way.

How does the two-face story in TDK fit with the two-face in "Batman forever"? Or doesn't it? I really don't remember. Maybe BF just didn't have any background story for Two-face..

Batman Forever showed the creation of Two-Face on a news story containing footage from the courtroom (with all kinds of fancy angles you wouldn't get if you were just filming the proceedings.) The one in Forever is the same as in the comics, acid splashed in his face.

So The Dark Knight is actually a whole other story just containing the same characters. Brilliant.. :rolleyes:

Hahahaha.... You are so my new hero. :D

Rec.
Good film, but slightly predictable towards the end.

Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield
I hated this movie the acting was horrible.

Surf's Up 9/10

April Fool's Day (2008)

Ugh....Awful.

"Messiah of Evil" 5/10

Felt like a mild version of Fulci's "The beyond/Seven doors of death".

classics
 

its been awhile but, i used to watch all the classics back then they were in black n white, man they were great.:)

So is the script.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare With Commentary.

Damn, you're that influenced by what other people say? Maybe you should do nothing but seek out unheard of movies from now on... :p

Doomsday

This one surprised me....it seemed to get a lot of bad reviews....I thought it was pretty good. It went from Road Warrior to King Arthur back to Road Warrior....also it had a Frankie Goes To Hollywood song in it.....whats better than that


friday night....just popped open a beer and put on this after Doomsday.

http://www.sofacinema.co.uk/guardian...5752-large.jpg

Can't i do both, please? :(

Deception (2008)

http://entimg.msn.com/i/150/mo/OneSh...eption_150.jpg

Common plot...predictable twists, overall it was highly disappointing.

>>: D


Taken (2008)

http://entimg.msn.com/i/CS/058452h1.jpg

A former spy (Liam Neeson) goes on a frantic quest to rescue his only daughter who has been abducted by slave traders while in a vacation in France. Fairly made action flick.

>>: B-

"Hancock" 7-8/10

Had the potential to be one of the greatest super hero movies of all times, imho. But it lacked 2 important factors. A better story and a colorful vilain.

But the idea was very good and refreshing and Will Smith is always a pleasure to watch.

Fixed it for ya.

Classics? What does your silly ass know about" The Classics"?
Your name is Freddy69, your grammar sucks, and your sig says FUCK OFF!!!!!
So.... I'm guessing you're 14.....RIGHT? :rolleyes:

Super High Me - 6/10
Pretty funny and informative stoner flix. Now I want to move to California.....Thanks Doug Benson.

Jackass. :D