Daelmidus
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| Movie: | Gladiator, Braveheart, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Jurassic Park, The Matrix, Back to the Future, Donnie Darko, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, The Classic Star Wars Trilogy |
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| Actor: | Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Bill Murray, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett, Robin Williams, Ian McKellen, Mel Gibson, Christian Bale, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dustin Hoffman. |
| Director: | Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, George Lucas, Chris Columbus, David Fincher, Robert Zemeckis, John Hughes, Tim Burton, The Farrelly Bros, Guillermo del Toro, Bryan Singer and The Wachowski Bros. |
| Quote: | "What we do in life, echoes in eternity" - Russel Crowe in Gladiator |
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My name is Mike and I'm from the Winter Wonderland known as Sweden. I'm a down-to-earth, open-minded and easy-going guy who loves to have fun and just enjoy life in any way I can. I'm also a huge movie-buff and love everything that concerns films and film-making, which is why I'd call Flixter my second home. Besides movies I'm also into writing and drawing, as I'm an artistic person and have been for as long as I can remember. Writing, however, is my one true passion and I aim to work as a screenwriter or novelist someday in the future. But whatever unfolds, I'm sure my love for the movie world will always remain constant and strong :-) You can also visit me at Elfwood: http://www.elfwood.com/~daelmidus P.S. Please don't post me any widgets as I find them incredibly annoying. To me it's just spam I haven't asked for. Furthermore, don't send me friend requests unless you're serious about it or at least have a decent profile that shows a bit of who you are as a person. Otherwise don't bother. ## Some movie-watching statistics ## Number of movies seen in total: 1238 Number of movies I want to see: 116 Number of 5 star ratings given: 6 Number of 4½ star ratings given: 21 Number of 4 star ratings given: 184 Number of 3½ star ratings given: 553 Number of 3 star ratings given: 387 Number of 2½ star ratings given: 69 Number of 2 star ratings given: 13 Number of 1½ star ratings given: 4 Number of 1 star ratings given: 2 Number of ½ star ratings given: 0 |
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Say Anything...
PG-13
A well-written, yet pretty typical 80's dramedy, starring a very young and spirited John Cusack. Altough there wasn't really much of a plot, I still found myself thoroughly enjoying it, thanks to the wonderful authenticity in the acting and dialogue, which has always been the signature for any work by director and writer Cameron Crowe. It may not be as brilliant as some of his other films, like Almost Famous and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but it's still a solid and watchworthy movie, that reminded me once again of why I love the 80's so much. Because altough they didn't have things like Youtube, cell phones or TiVo back then, it surely made up for it with the consistently high quality of its music and films. Of course, I was only five when this movie came out...but the fact remains the same ;-)
El Orfanato (The Orphanage)
R
Due to the fact that I'm pretty jaded nowadays, horror flicks (and particularily newer ones) seldom have any big or lasting effect on me. This movie, however, was a definite exception. Because not only was it well-acted, beautifully scored and skillfully directed, but it actually managed to scare the living daylight out of me. Not once, but several times. Having said that, I'm both happy and regretful that I saw it. Happy because it was so much better than I had expected, yet regretful because I'm now gonna have trouble sleeping for the next few nights. Then again, I suppose that just means that the movie served its purpose. It also taught me that Spanish film-making is not to be underestimated, nor looked upon with the slightest ounce of prejudice. Because where its Hollywood counterparts have a tendency to fail, this one certainly suceeded with its brilliant combination of psychological horror, engaging melodrama, a believable plot and last but not least, a great ending that actually makes a lot of sense. In other words, a must-see!
Step Brothers
R
Silly, random and childish, yet pretty funny overall. As compared to other Will Ferell flicks, it's definitely somewhat better than Talladega Nights and Anchorman, while being in league with movies like Blades of Glory and Old School. In other words, a pretty average comedy, that neither lets you down, nor serves to "wow" you. Not a bad choice though, if you're in the mood to leave your brain at the door for a while, and let loose your inner child :-)
A Christmas Story
PG
Maybe it's a bad idea to watch this type of movie before the winter season has even begun, but I just couldn't help myself, as I had been wanting to see this for quite some time. Now that I have, I was neither disappointed nor very enchanted by it. It may not be as good as other movies of its sub-genre, like Christmas Vacation or the first two Home Alone flicks, but it's definitely a decent family movie, that is harmless enough to be viewed by anyone. It could have done without the slightly annoying voice-over though, because I think it ruined more than it helped the story.
Tropic Thunder
R
This movie left me with very mixed impressions. On one hand, the first half was pretty much your average Ben Stiller comedy, as in mediocre and annoyingly uneven. But on the other hand, the second half (as well as the film's hilarious intro) was so fun and action-packed, that it completely compensated for all the previous misses. Granted that the jokes ranged from everything between hilarious to downright lame, but overall, I still found myself laughing out loud more often than I thought I would, and so did my buddy that I saw it with.
Another thing I loved was the wonderful cast, because Stiller surely rounded up a lot of A-list names for this one, all of whom got their fair share of screen time to shine. And thank god for that, because for a while there I feared he would go greedy and take up most of the space, which wasn't the case at all here. At any rate, when it comes down to it, this ended up being my favourite comedy of the year so far, despite its mediocre first half.
Oh, and one last thing...see if you can spot Tom Cruise, because he does a role here that is pretty much as far away as you can get from his usual repertoire. So far in fact, that he's now earned back my respect for him as an actor. You'll know what I mean when you see it ;-)
Batman Gotham Knight
Unrated
As if The Dark Knight wasn't enough to put me in a Batman craze, along came this film as the icing on the cake. For those who are familiar to or have seen The Animatrix, I can inform that this one is built on the same exact concept, meaning it's not a full-length movie per definition, but a series of short animated films made by various artists and directors. Most of them were good both story- and animation-wise, while others (altough thankfully in a minority here) didn't really interest me at all. In that sense, this is in many ways a mixed bag, altough one that, as a whole, can only be described as very cool and visually impressive.
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The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
PG-13
My favourite movie of all time (so far in my life that is). Even if it isn't perfect, I still feel it's a 4.9 out of 5. I'm a real sucker for the Lord of the Rings and fantasy in general, but this one is very special to me. Kudos to Peter Jackson for making such a great adaptation to screen. It really deserves its 12 oscars. Love every second of it, from start to finish. One of the few full pointers I've ever given a movie, which is saying a lot.
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Braveheart
R
Epic movies don't get much better than this. Mel Gibson may be a nut to some, but he sure knows how to make quality that counts :-)
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Gladiator
R
One of the best movies ever made in my opinion, second only to Braveheart and The Return of The King. It's got everything you could want in a movie like this: great music, wonderful acting, superb directing, action and story. If you haven't seen it yet you have certainly missed something :-)
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
PG
Definitely the best one in the old trilogy, even though A New Hope and Return of the Jedi follows very close behind.
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I'm Not There
by Karineposted 46 minutes ago -
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Hahaha ah that is so sweet:) thank you xoxox
I'm sowi I have 1:(
The 1 with the spicy hair;)posted 3 hours ago -
Såå många ord i recentionerna, men jag såg att du gav den många stjärnor iaf :) Tror den hamnade på listan över pretto-filmerna som skulle visas iaf. Får väl se om jag orkar titta då ;)
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to b honest ive been up to no good lol jk jk jk jk! na im just keeping up in my church and school and my favaorite sport that i play is starting up here in a few! o and homecomming is this weekend, plus my birthday is next week:}
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