Nekromantik - This one was original to say the least. In my head, I always have an image of how a movie is going to play-out before I see it. I knew what this movie was going to be about, but for some reason, I thought the content would be mild. Instead, it was way worse. Some freaky-decayed corpse-banging goes on in this one (along with other insanely bizarre acts that I won't describe). I was kind of disturbed by the animal cruelty towards a particular bunny. Anyhoo. it was gross but at the same time I sadly couldn't stop watching every minute of it. Do not eat at least an hour before viewing. 5/10.

Taxi Driver - This is the role Deniro was born to play. It really captures a reality that many amongst us face ; the fine line between being an average Joe and going out of control when faced with loneliness. I don't think that it's the best movie ever made like some people have described it. Still, out of all of the films I've watched, it's top 10. 9.5/10.

Showed Will Funny Games and he loved it. Apparently cops love movies that are plausable crimes. Tonight i'm showing him The Strangers. We'll probably end up watching The Warriors, since that's his fave.

Anyone whose fave is The Warriors has good taste!

La Règle du jeu (The Rules of the Game) (1939)

Incredible. Fluid camera-work dances through an wildly complex tangle of hollowed relationships and cross-relationships. Disguised as a "country house farce", Renoir actually plays with critical themes under the surface regarding the French ruling class.
Virtuosic filmmaking for sure.

Wall-E.


Terrific animated entertainer. I really loved the ease and fluidity of the animation Pixar has been doing since Finding Nemo. It allows the characters to show a lot more depth and emotion in their animated histrionics too. Wonderfully warm story, best to be seen on a widescreen TV with sorround sound, and holding your family and kids close to you.

3rd best effort from Disney after The Lion King and Finding Nemo, IMO. I highly recommend it to everyone who will be on the lookout for a holiday season movie this Christmas.



Rating - * * * *

Lord of War

Suspenseful, gritty, well acted, but ultimately empty.

You had me at empty. :D

Tropic Thunder
It was alright I suppose, but not as funny as I'd havee expected.
The Jack black character was just stupid.
Ben Stiller missing his trademark freakout, and not really throwing too much wit around, while RDJ was actually pretty funny.
Wouldn't advise against watching it, but wouldn't buy it myself.

The Orphanage.
Much more effective than The Devil's Backbone, and that says something.

Ong-Bak - It's all about the ass-kicking Muay Thai and stunts in this one. Tony Jaa is amazing. Can't wait for the sequel to come out. 9/10.

Vacancy 2 - The content is very similar to the original film. Very unnecessary prequel to say the least. Still, it kept me sort of interested until the end and had decent atmosphere. 6/10

i liked it a lot - but i still prefer Devil's Backbone ...

WALL·E (2008)

Even better the second time.

Same here, while I really liked The Orphanage I found it a bit more predictable and a tad less atmospheric than Devil's Backbone. Both are fine movie though and I highly recommend them.

I've been rewatching all the friday the 13ths so in the last couple days I've seen parts 1-7 and 10... and parts of 8 and 9

this one suprised me ..


the ads made it look like absolute shit. i dreaded seeing this one.
all that was hyped was this contrived cutsey shit that was a total misrepresentation of the film. as it turned out the movie was really well done.


they did the same thing with ratatouille as well ... shitty moronic ads - great movie

Yeah, I definitely agree. I was pretty unimpressed with Cars, and when I saw the trailer for Ratatouille, I didn't think it was going to be any better. I loved it, however, so I was a little more anxious to see WALL·E.

I'll look forward to great work from them in the future, now.

Roger And Me (1989) - 8/10.

My favorite Micheal Moore documentary.

Let the Right One In - Wow. I'm still reeling from what I just watched. It's filmed beautifully, the writing is never off, but those kids just make the movie. They are simply perfect in conveying a budding romance of the purest kind. I doubt the actors cast in the remake will be able to capture the easy chemistry between the two. The violence, though brutal, is never gratuitous or out of place. Amazing film.

And now I can truly join in on the remake hating.

and i saw Bolt

way better than expected. nice animation .. and a really funny hampster.



then we watched Master of Disguise.
i cant stand Dana Carvey - the movie is awful but my kid was laughing so that made me laugh

I am really glad to see that. It needs to be seen and appreciated by everybody. One of the best and underrated foreign flicks of this year.



Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Made for 5 yr olds who would gape at the 3D animatronics on screen and clap every 15 minutes. Stick to the 2D version if you are watching at home. 3D has absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever. And Brendan Fraser has gone down yet another notch in this - at least in The Mummy franchise he was tolerable.

Like newb said "You are better off wearing a blindfold for this one."


Rating - * *

My Name is Bruce

Fun as hell to watch and PACKED with movie references. To top it all off there was a VERY entertaining Q & A with Bruce where he touched on the ED remake, ED 4, Freddy/Ash/Jason, and a lot more. Fun stuff.

There's a lot to be said about the mood and atmosphere of a film. There can be plot holes and situations that aren't explained/conveyed well enough in a film, but if the mood is set up just right, these things can be overlooked, imo. This film is heavy with melancholy, and it makes it beautiful to watch the story unfold (which is why I fell in love with All the Boys Love Mandy Lane). But yeah... it's a film to be seen, definitely.

Excellent.
Goodness, I haven't been this pumped to see a movie in quite some time.

Body Heat.


Nothing better to remove the bad taste of a shitty flick, than a sizzling fast-paced entertainer. All those who thought Basic Instinct and Sharon Stone made them sweat, oughta check this one out and have a spoonful of Kathleen Turner. Oh boy!

Wonderful acting, great script and decent direction. Recommended to all the fanboys who love a lot of steaminess, seduction and twists in their movies.



Rating - * * * ½

So what did he have to say about the ED remake????

I like to recommend you Eden Lake...another survival horror with as usual an upsetting & shocking ending and far better than The Strangers and to some extent it even goes ahead of the Funny games remake also.

Last seen:
A night of dreadful low budget Horror movies::mad:

Son of Sam (2008)

>>: F


Dying God (2008)

>>: D

me too.:)

I went to watch Quantum of Solace last night. It was pretty good and pacy.

A Bridge Too Far (1977) - 8.5/10.

Awesome WWII flick. Great ensemble cast.

He said that he doesn't think it will be anytime soon and even if it does there will be no place for him. He said he's not going to be the old man in the bait shop warning the teens that the cabin is haunted.

He could still play Ash!

There's only one other person I can think of that could play Ash and that's Jim Carey, and even at that, It wouldn't be the same without Bruce Campbell.

Last movie I watched was Hancock.

Wasn't a bad movie, I quite enjoyed it which is good since I hate super hero movies.

Twilight.

i've never seen more teenage girls in one place at the same time...

We wouldnt have gone on our own but it was PG so i gigured my kid would like it - and he did enjoy it.

i thought it was .. ok.. at least it avoided most of the vampire cliche's we've seen in the last few years .. (cgi, blue tint, leather)

it was more love story than anything but it wasnt anywhere near as bad as i was expecting.

goth kids - stay home... it wont be your thing .. no brooding in graveyards ... no long stringy black hair ... no fetish outfits.

more like "90210 of the Damned".

Seriously?

Home for the Holidays - A very underrated little movie that you can easily (too easily, in fact) relate to.

Leon The Professional.

My 24 year old daughter [she has read all the books ] dragged my 17 year old son to a midnight screening of this last Thursday.....he wasn't too impressed. He said all the girls in the audience were giggling at the stupidest times [ he hasn't read the books..so he didn't get the "in jokes" ] plus he thought the effects were pretty lame.

The line from the trailer, "You brought a snack", is more cliche than anything you just listed.

Road to Perdition- Good but not great IMO. Good cinematography and acting for the most part. I just found that Tom Hank's character was kind of dull. 7/10

Million Dollar Baby - Excellent movie. Great acting, direction and character development. For those who haven't seen this yet: do it. 9/10.

In The Heat of the Night.


Amazing flick which literally blew me away. Being a late 60s flick, it is rooted in the realistic racism of those times, but Poitier and Steiger make us feel as if we stand there ourselves, facing the fidgety heat which hits us like waves.

Wonderful atmosphere, and a great mystery whodunnit to boot. Highly recommended to everyone who loves atmospheric flicks - Fortunato, NE, Rod, Alky, Return, Urge, Newb, Hellfire, Chrono, etc. All of you need to see this one.



Rating - * * * * ½

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008)

>>: C-