Movies of 2008

After seeing the preview for this I was like 'meh whatever'. Dad decided to go to the movies to see it and I looked it up and saw it was with a handheld camera about a monster in the city, so I almost didn't go as I thought this was going to suck badly. As soon as it started though, I realized I was going to love it. Just the fact that they introduced the characters for as long as they did, and the way the movie progressed from there. I was literally on the edge of my seat and when it finished I was amazed that a new movie could be so awesome. It really is amazing.

I knew nothing about Iron Man when I saw this. As it was 1) new, 2) action movie and 3) based on a comic, I expected it to suck major balls. I was hugely surprised that it didn't. I liked it straight away, mainly due to Robert Downey Jr and the character of Tony Stark and the fact that he suited the character perfectly. The time he spent making the suit, I got slightly bored because I had no idea what was going on, but after that I started really enjoying it. I don't really like action movies, but I did like the action scenes in this. Besides that, it was funny, the actors were mostly good (I don't really like Gwyneth Paltrow, but she didn't annoy me too much) and it was actually not boring, unlike The Extremely Overrated Knight.

So, I enjoyed it. I didn't think I would as new movies suck, but it was fun. It was very unrealistic, but who cares? There's good unrealistic and bad unrealistic (ie Indy 4), and this was good. It doesn't shout in your face "Hey! Look, we're doing impossible stuff!" which they pretty much did every 5 seconds in Indy 4.

Anyway, I didn't like the ending because it was too Hollywood and the computer taking over idea has been used enough, but other that it was enjoyable. The action scenes were good and the movie was fairly intense, which I don't usually find. Some people compare this to I, Robot and North by Northwest and that it's just a rip off, well, maybe so, but they both sucked and I liked this so sometimes rip off's can work.

While I like these kind of movies, they generally drag out too long and get lame. The acting was pretty bad, but it was fun enough. The ending was extremely retarded and predictable (in a way), but whatever.

I didn't really go crazy over the first one and so wasn't really interested in seeing this. But it wasn't too bad. The effects were mostly pretty bad, as are all effects these days, but the 'forest God' thing did look pretty cool. The creatures and stuff in it also looked cool, but CGI (etc) makes them look out of place. It seemed to drag on a bit near the end, but other than that it was fairly enjoyable.

I was actually pretty bored for the most part. But that is probably because I don't really like movies that are based around another culture (I dunno why, I just can't make myself care enough). So I was going to rate it lower, but there were things I liked about it.

I did like the plot, the way Jamal knows the answers to the questions due to random things that happened in his life (coz I like that kind of thing). Dev Patel was actually pretty good considering the only other thing he has been in is 'Skins', which I watched the pilot of a year ago and was really lame.

Anyway, although I was bored I did like the ending, which although I knew the outcome (because it's obvious) it was still pretty intense and I was getting fairly anxious, which was odd. I didn't really like the soundtrack, the music used just annoyed me, but then I don't really like that kind of music.

Though it wasn't really my type of movie, I think it's worth seeing especially if you're into other cultures, which I'm clearly not. Danny Boyle's just all kinds of awesome as well.

As I keep saying, I hate animated kids movies. I only watched this to try and catch up on some new movies, since I watch too many old ones. Anyway, surprisingly, I enjoyed it. It was a little boring plot-wise, but it looked good and there were a few funny jokes. I cracked up at the 'facial nerve' bit, which contributed to its higher rating as I haven't actually laughed out loud during a new movie in a while.

Really, the movie was horrible. But for some reason I enjoyed it. The acting was pretty bad (and I usually like Liam Neeson). I kept calling Liam's character 'Jack' (Jack Bauer) but that may have been because George was around (favourite character! George FTW!). Yeah... anyway, although lame, I liked the scene where Maggie Grace got taken by the pedo's. Also, I generally don't want a happy ending, but I did want one during this movie, for some reason.

I seem to be one of the few who didn't mind the original Hulk movie. So I didn't think this would be any good, but I did enjoy it, which was a surprise. Since I can't remember the original one, I'm not making any comparisons. Now, while the film is enjoyable, there are a few things majorly wrong it.

Firstly, the CGI. I couldn't believe how bad it looked. I am generally against CGI anyway, but sometimes it is used well. Here, it looks horrible, so horrible in fact that I couldn't help laughing every time they showed the Hulk.

Secondly Liv Tyler. Wow was she horrible. I don't like Jennifer Connolly, but she was nowhere near as horrific as Liv Tyler was. I don't really like her in anything either, but she was really out of place and brought the movie down a bit.

Thirdly, the 'Hulk's' talking. I don't know if they do this in the comic or whatever, but it was seriously lame. It sounded so stupid and I have no idea why they even included speech.

Overall thought was good, although unless you read the comics (which I haven't) or have seen the original, it probably wouldn't make too much sense as it doesn't really explain anything that happened before, and while it does have a few 'flashbacks' at the beginning, it doesn't really help it work as a standalone movie.

I put this off for ages (it was the Top 250) for two reasons, 1) it was a kids animation and 2) the previews looked stupid. I didn't find the film overly entertaining, but it was extremely 'pretty'. I don't generally like this kind of animation, as although it looks nice, I prefer the look of old school cartoons (ie proper ones), but visually, it was amazing. And it takes a while to get in to it. Although I thought the plot was a good idea (I'm a fan of dystopic type futures), the movie itself was boring but this was due to it being a kids movie and also the fact the main characters weren't human (non-human characters annoy me).

In short, it is definitely worth a look, purely because it looks nice and the underlying message is very 'In the Year 2525' which I like, but it is quite boring and seems like it goes for ages.

First of all, it's a new movie so I pretty much expect to be disappointed. While it wasn't a good movie, it was fairly enjoyable and I was able to sit through it without getting overly restless, which is always a good thing.

I generally hate this type of comedy and from seeing the poster, I knew pretty much everything that was going to happen. But, I was bored and needed something short to watch so I could get back to Prison Break.

There were actually a couple of funny lines. Not a huge amount and only so far as getting a 'heh' from me, but I was able to sit through it without getting too bored, until the ending which was really lame.

It was pretty lame as you would expect a new/new horror/remake/remake of an Asian horror movie, but it was ok. The effects were horrible, especially the fire which was extremely bad and cartoon-ish. The acting and casting was pretty bad too. I didn't really like Kiefer Sutherland in it, but that's probably because I kept thinking 'Jack Bauer would own this demon!'. He seemed a bit dodgy though.

This is the most overrated movie of all time. I didn't know much about it before hand except that Heath Ledger was supposed to have been good (although I don't like him) but I loved Batman Begins which was the main reason I saw it. I was extremely bored throughout the whole movie, and was yawning most of the way through it. The only two parts that got me interested were 1) the body hits the window, I was just about asleep and it made me jump and 2) when the button to blow the hospital didn't work because that was funny. I hate Katie Holmes, but she was way better than Maggie Gyllenhaal who had no chemistry with any of the cast and gave a horrible performance. Batman's voice was too deep, which distracted me most of the time. The plot and action scenes were a waste of time. Heath Ledger wasn't as great as everyone says, but he was ok. Just because someone plays a 'crazy loon' doesn't mean their perfomance was good. I prefer Jack Nicholson's Joker by far.

So, in short, this movie is a complete waste of time and if you want to see a good superhero movie watch Iron Man and don't bother watching this. Anyone who actually enjoys this has been brainwashed and their opinion should be ignored.

It actually took me 5 days to watch the first 10 minutes because every time I started watching it, I got bored. Finally though I needed to watch a movie and it was the shortest one I had.

It started off really badly and in the middle it was alright for a bit and then got lame again. The jokes weren't funny at all, save like one line which I don't remember.

They didn't have any chemistry until about halfway through the movie either. The characters were also extremely unlikable and boring. I didn't think much of the acting either. Um... also the makeup effects at the beginning on Patrick Dempsey were really creepy. I wouldn't have gone anywhere near that guy.

So, I didn't like it but there were a few little things that were ok. I hate romantic comedies so I generally stay away from them unless it's the only thing around.

I watched this as there was a twist. I failed to see a twist at all. I will assume they meant the end was the twist, but it wasn't at all. Why else was he visiting the people? Seriously, if that's a twist... that's lame. Anyway, the movie was fairly uneventful. It was ok for a drama, and although I'm not really into underlying messages and rubbish like that, this one's was alright.

I'm not really into mindless, unrealistic action movies but sometimes I can enjoy them. I liked the first three Indiana Jones movies, but this one, really, was ridiculous. While it was somewhat enjoyable, it was so unrealistic that it did make less so. The other ones are unrealistic sure, but this one is unbelievable, aliens, seriously??? I did like the fact that it looks the same as the Indy movies, but it just doesn't feel right. It doesn't help having to watch Cate Blanchett attempting to act.

I'm not going to say too much, as there isn't much to say.

Firstly, there was no chemistry between Uma Thurman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, or Uma and Colin Firth for that matter. Actually, the only two that had any kind of chemistry was Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Colin Firth.

I don't like Uma Thurman, the only things that I like her in are Quentin Tarantino movies, otherwise she's absolutely horrible. Colin Firth was probably the strongest actor, but he kept bothering me because he had a weird look on his face.

It wasn't very funny, two lines, I think got an almost-chuckle out of me, but you know, if you can count how many times you laugh, that's not a good thing.

So my main complaint is the complete lack of chemistry. I hate romantic movies anyway, but you can't like them if there's no chemistry. I always thought it would've made more sense for Uma and Colin to stay together and Jeffrey to go back to Vanessa from Six Feet Under (can't remember her name in this).

I will add, if you watched it/want to watch it for the same reason I did, then it is worth watching.

It was extremely boring. The leads had no chemistry and weren't interesting characters anyway. It wasn't funny at all and I hate romantic comedies. The only thing I have to note is: in the scene in which Heigl is at her boss' office, her phone rings. My dad said "that's the man I love", guessing what she was going to say/thinking, so we have since then had a joke about my dad being in love with James Marsden.

The plot sounded interesting, due to it being similar to a zombie movie. But, it was so frickin' boring, I wanted to kill myself. Pretty much nothing happened, except people pooped on the floor, some people offered themselves up to be raped and the one person that could've done something, didn't really do much.

It moved slowly (and nothing happened anyway), and the stupid shots of white annoyed the flip out of me. The acting, wasn't too bad from the leads, but was horrible from everything else.

When I first found about it, it was on Flixster, and before reading the plot I clicked not interested due to the fact I hate Brad Pitt. Later, I read the plot and thought it was interesting and then realized it was the same movie. Anyway, it was extremely boring. Some people like watching 3 hour movies that are full of 'messages' and symbolism and rubbish like that. But I enjoy movies that are actually enjoyable. I don't like either Brad Pitt or Cate Blanchett; they are horrible actors and are extremely hideous, but ignoring all that it generally dragged on and nothing happened. I did like the idea, of a guy aging backwards but instead of really focusing on that it was just a romantic drama, about a guy who moves around a lot. So ignoring the extremely long runtime, and the boring-ness, there were a few things I liked, but it was mainly just the plot idea rather than the actual movie. If I was able to look past the idea, I would have given it a lower rating because I was really bored the whole way through. The only time I got excited was when they played 'Twist and Shout' because I love The Beatles and get excited whenever I hear them.

So, in short, it's really boring and pretty much a waste of time. If they shortened it by an hour and made it less drama-ish and romantic and slow, it might have been more enjoyable. I wish I'd read the book instead.

I did read and like the books, but the movie sucked extreme balls. 1) Worst acting I have ever seen. 2) No chemistry between characters. 3) No relationship or story build up between characters. The movie seemed to span like 3 days and they were like "you are my life", "i can't live without you" etc. It doesn't make any sense why they love each other so much. If I hadn't read the books I would've given it a lower rating, but since I know what happens in the middle of it all, it's got a higher rating. Also, they hardly showed the Cullen family at all. Rosalie had like one line and that was supposed to tell us how hostile she was towards Bella. Seriously, wtf? The only reason people like the movie is because they like the book. All they see in the movie is the book and look past all the bad parts, which is everything.

Here is pretty much the whole movie: Bella - "you're a vampire", Edward - "Yep, boo! Scared ya, huh?" Bella - "No I'm not scared I love you and can't live without you, never leave me. I must be with you always" Edward - "Alright. Crap, this guy wants you and he'll never stop" Bella - "Damn" Edward - "We must send you away" Bella "But I can't live without you" Edward - "We'll see each other again" James - "Get here or I'll kill your mum, don't tell anyone you talked to me" Bella - "Ok *is there* I'm here give my mummy back or I'll tell on you!" James - "Rawr! *bites hand*" Bella - "WAH! It hurts, Edward save me" Cullens - "*eat James*" Bella - "I fell down steps because I'm so clumsy, oh hang on the movie only showed me tripping over one step what happened to all those references in the books?" Me - "What the hell happened to everything in the book? Last time I checked, Edward and Bella had chemistry? Also, I'm sure the Cullens were supposed to be an attractive bunch, not extremely ugly" Audience - "BEST MOVIE EVER!! EDWARD IS SOO HOTT!" Jasper lovers - "Na-uh Jasper is hott" Me - "Was Jasper even in the movie? Oh yeah, he had like ONE LINE!!"

I can't be bothered going on a huge rant about how lame it was so I'll just quickly point out those bits.

1) Acting/casting. Morgan Freeman is fine in anything, no complaints there. Angelina Jolie has never made a good movie, nor acted any better than 'less than average' so she's a complete waste of time. The main guy, might've been alright save the dialogue.

2) Humour - it wasn't funny at all. I could tell it was trying to be funny, but it wasn't, it was just horrible. The 'I'm sorry' repetition was extremely stupid, along with the other attempts at humour, save for maybe the dude's best friend getting whacked with the keyboard but then they ruined it with CGI.

3) CGI - WTF?? I hate CGI and this was one of the many bad uses of it. Everything looked fake, and the rats UGH. I hate CGI animals, damn it!

4) The directing/camera work - was horrible. I realize the slow motion had to be there, but it was used badly. And the slowing down of the voices was really stupid as well.

In short, it pretty much all sucked. The start was alright, but it just went downhill from there. Although the ending was good, it was still performed badly.

So, I wanted to see this because it had a high rating on IMDb. When I finally got it, I watched a minute and thought it was stupid and stopped watching. After my brother said it was alright, I decided to watch it. It went for 2 hours, but it took me about 4 hours to watch it because I was so damn bored, I kept getting distracted and doing other things.



So, it wasn't funny at all and it was extremely boring. I watched Good Luck Chuck the other day and thought that was horrible, but that didn't drag on anywhere near as much as this did. The only time I laughed was when they were getting his belt off.



I don't like new comedies anyway, but I loved Superbad (yeah I don't know either), and so was hoping this would be similar but it was horrible. I would say to not even bother seeing this because it was seriously a huge waste of time.

Firstly, this was frickin' horrible. It wasn't funny at all, the acting was bad, the casting was bad and it was just annoying. I haven't seen the original show and I'm not a fan of any of the cast so that probably affects my rating a bit. The only reason I watched it was because I happened to be in the lounge room when my brother and dad decided to watch it and as I want to watch as many movies as possible, I decided to stick around *facepalm*. I should've stared at the wall instead.

It sounded sort of lame, but it had time/space continuum stuff so we watched it. And it sucked. The plot was nothing and the main guy was just really creepy and the girl was lame and I just wanted them both to die and leave me alone.