| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
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| Stomp the Yard - PG-13 | cut | December 22, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Death Note (Desu nôto) (TV SHOW) - Unrated |
Sheer brilliance... based on the Manga series of the same name, Death Note is a deliciously twisty, thrilling and well made movie. My exuberence is due to the fact I hadn't heard of or read manga or even seen the anime prior to watching this, which I guess isn't necessary a bad thing! Light, the films main protagonist, receives a note book with which he can bestow death upon anyone simply by writing their name in its pages, he transforms himself into Kira, the ultimate anti hero by eliminating many of Japan's criminals. the cgi death god character is very good, although I may have seen better - and with Light's taste for murder spiralling out of control, he becomes embroiled in a titanic battle of wits against the enigmatic master detective, L. A brilliant character and easily my favourite - he's quirky, has substance, depth and character, I'm a fan already, lol! The characters are interesting from the start and the storyline, compelling and clever. Just when you think you've picked out a plot hole they're neatly explained and reasoned away in a nice neat package. Congrats to the writers and director for making the transition from Manga/Comic to film successful. By the way... the sequel is even better, if that's at all possible. Definitely one for my collection. Sheer brilliance |
December 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - PG-13 | This poor movie chose the worst moment to exist. Even if the book was published in 2000, the movie won't be safe of dumb, illogic comparisons with... well, everything! Vampires are fashionable right now, thus becoming annoying, repetitive, overrated and cliché. But this movie act | September 25, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Fame - PG | GOOD PARTY? | September 25, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Orphan - R | LIKE YES? | September 25, 2009 | N/A | |||
| G-Force - PG | NO LOOK | September 25, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - PG | YOU FOR KNOW SEEN WATCH LOVE DOING LOOK BY | September 25, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It - PG | good teen movie . pretty good overall. i thought it was good movie to pass the time and was NOT scary at all . really great actors in it :) i luved it love cody and emily! they should make another one! | June 25, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Boy Culture - Unrated | male prostitute with the enigmatic name of X (Derek Magyar) carefully avoids personal intimacy and affection, and is only interested in sex when he's being paid for it. X | June 19, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon - PG-13 | Oh my lanta all those people saying you cant skate are just little wanna bes who really cant skate so they tell the good skaters that they cant so they feel good about thereselfs cuz they THINK they hurt someone else...well i think your a pretty darn good and hot ass skater! Love, Sky (: | June 17, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Terminator Salvation - PG-13 | Out of the whole movie I'd say the ending scenes were the best. Otherwise, I didn't care for any of the main characters... I found Spencer to be very irritating"... | June 16, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Drag Me to Hell - PG-13 | June 15, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Meet The Fockers - PG-13 | June 15, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Up - PG | June 15, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Austin Powers in Goldmember - PG-13 | June 15, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - PG-13 | June 15, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Twilight - PG-13 | the movie was nothing like what i expected it to be. the books are way more better. i think edward n bella should have been someone else. someone who can like the characters better | May 31, 2009 | N/A | |||
| X-Men Origins - Wolverine - PG-13 | I am truly disappointed that they have, for the time being at least, decided to stop making X-Men films. While I still don't think they've gotten one quite perfect, I love the films and the X-Men universe. With such a deep roster of characters, the series could last for decades... I have almost no idea what the plot is( except that its supposed to be his origin ), or the actors involved, and thats exactly the way I prefer to be going in to the film. I refuse to watch the trailer. I want to soak up every scene from beginning to end,with no spoilers whatsoever. | April 30, 2009 | N/A | |||
| 17 Again - PG-13 |
a "star vehicle" is a film basically tailored to it's pop star's strong points (i think) and so zac efron, the latest hollywood manufactured wonder boy, comes down from vidal sassoon to stupify us with his manufactured zing. could this be the next brad pitt? thomas lennon alone...
Zac, I like ur film, its like back to 5 years ago |
April 30, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Tuck Everlasting - PG |
SUCH a good movie! I admit, this is something that girls will naturally like more, but my husband didn't mind it. Visually beautiful, just from the scenery, and what I REALLY appreciated was how closely the movie stayed true to the book. Granted, she was 5 years older in the movie, but it was better this way. I like the book, LOVE the movie. I'm not a fan of The Gilmore Girls, either, but Alexis Bledel really did a good job! The chemistry between Winnie and Jesse was very real.
And... if you want in on a secret... this is one of like 3 movies I've ever cried at. Honest! When Miles recounted his story, it was too much. The only part... they should have included that frog like they did with the book. I was disapointed. The frog played a big part, all things considered! |
February 20, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Disaster Movie - PG-13 |
oh, you are so wrong. I guess you're the kind of person who dislikes South Park. weirdoI wish there was a way to rate this as "VEHEMENTLY Not Interested". Of all the clips, trailers, and posters I've seen, not a one of them seems to be parodying an actual disaster movie (save one lame teaser poster that was a send-up of The Day After Tomorrow- a movie that was released FOUR YEARS AGO, and which nobody really gave much of a crap about anyway). The spoofs are all focussed instead on every other film that's been released in the last few months- as if they were afraid they might miss a really GOOD pop culture reference if they left anything out. What the hell is wrong with these people? Do they really think this is funny? Or do they expect people to show up in theaters just because they have characters that LOOK like they're from a popular movie?
Somebody kill these people. Please. It got old even when they were still making the Scary Moviesyou dickheads who send stupid messages like the disaster movie is not funny go stick your head in a bin and stay there because yousad ppl obviously dnt have a sense of humour because this film is one of the funniest films joining epic movie date movie scary movie etc are well funny your going too far ppl dissin this film cut the crap tht your saying and get a life and a sense of humour you dickheads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!unlike prev 'movie'. this one is less funny. the jokes r sick and less humor sense. the plot just doesnt seem necessary and...it's sick..just sick. i like superhero movie, meet the spartans & scary movie 3~4...but this.... is just boring although i like few skit there.Stupid n' cute but still. I guess it's not the greatest thing ever. I really love Nicole Parker though! She's absolutely funny as ... I don't even know what. Plus it was great to see allot of the mad tv cast in this film. Is it possible that this is worse than Meet the Spartans?? I think it could be. Probably the worst spoof in the series and ever frankly, its just shit from start to finish, nonsense, and not funny. Only half a star cos you have to give it something on here and the reasonably amusing Sex in the City rip, the Carrie rip was actually pretty good. The title is Disaster Movie. Apt. The first word in the film is "Shit". Just abouts sums it all up. Worse than Meet the Spartans and Epic Movie. All the same disgustingly lazy references. It's not a spoof, it just references stuff. Doesn't even have enough faith in it's "look-a-likes" so everybody has to declare who they are supposed to be. Once again jokes go on and on. Apparently 3 super-heroes getting hit by cows is going to be funnier than just 1. It's the painful rape of cinema. The laziest film ever made. Only a couple of attractive women have anything to offer. May Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer be tortured, raped, along with their children and their children's children. just suck no plot line just a bunch of scenes mix together to make us believe there's a story to all this |
February 13, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Brideshead Revisited - PG-13 |
This was a stand-out film in terms of production value. The story is all-too-familiar for those who are acquainted with the characters from the PBS series...but the lush production mounted and filmed is worth the trip to the cinema.
Much like last year's Atonement, Brideshead Revisited relies heavily on its countryside palacial scope of its setting. Sumptuous cinematography, costume design and lighting all make for a very beautiful picture. On the acting side, all are respectable--but it's Emma Thompson who really stands out as the iron-fisted matron of Brideshead. Her disdain oozes with every back-handed compliment or shred of seemingly civil dialogue spoken by her character. The story of unrequited love-lost is classic and plays out like a typical Merchant Ivory epic--although this technically isn't one. Definitely worth seeing on the big screen. A solid period piece despite its sad attempt to market it as something more contemporary and along the lines of a cheesy sequel to Cruel Intentions. That it is, most definitely, not. Brideshead Revisited is another period drama offering, this time from Director Julian Jarrold. Having never watched or experienced the series I came into the film from the trailers with a heightened interest of wonderment. Was expecting to be either really disappointed or really impressed. Thankfully with Brideshead Revisited it results in the latter of the two. Wonderfully it begins where it ends and we experience this wonderful life of a certain man, Charles Ryder and his entanglement with the Flyte Family. The times and era is displayed perfectively throughout the film and it provides bedazzlement and awe throughout. ''I want to look back and say that I didn't turn my back, that I was happy.'' There are some beautiful locations and costumes on offer in Brideshead, not to mention stunning locations which include Morocco and Venice. In fact the only thing that matches the quality of the scenery is the music and respective array of casting. We have some fine performances on offer here. Matthew Goode is Charles Ryder, and he's a handsome, artistic, talented young man who wants to become a painter. Goode's acting is a bold effort that succeeds in being both believable and effective. With more power comes the lust for more and this is conveyed wonderfully as the drama unfolds. Hayley Atwell as Julia Flyte again shows a penchant for Period films since her recent Duchess days and shows us a new and intriguing period. Ben Whishaw as Sebastian Flyte also shows he's got a knack for Period dramas, I loved him in Perfume and he was reasonably good in Layer Cake etc... Whishaw single-handedly kills two birds in one stone, acting as a fresh character who's both homosexual and an alcoholic. A very impressive feat, yet he's not the biggest chain of the story just a vital part of it to begin with. Other old hands like Emma Thompson & Michael Gambon give quality solid acting performances as you'd expect from these veterans of the screen. ''You banish me from your house, you poison my friendship with both your children...'' There's some nice twists and turns here on offer and some fine complex relationship triangles on display. Ryder's lust for more and what he wants inevitably always ends up backfiring thus leaving us enthralled by the nature of his ambitions and greed. From an artists opinion there's alot of eye candy here that's equally jaw dropping. Ranging from statues, windows to mosaics and church implements that beg to be drawn and studied. Overall, Brideshead Revisited is one of those films you may ask at the end of it what the point is, So I will ask that. What was the point? Well to me the point is this, and thats the wonderful journey and experience we the audience have just witnessed. It's a blessing to see such characters being brought to life, and it gives me an incentive to read Evelyn Waugh's 1945 Novel.Based on Evelyn Waugh's 1945 classic British novel, Brideshead Revisited is a poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to the Second World War. 2008 is almost drawing to a close and my next film to watch at the cinema was Brideshead Revisited. A film which was a re-working of a TV series and a novel. Both I haven?t seen, so I went into the film with a relatively open mind. Read many negative reviews, commenting on the lack of plot and one which is slightly constrained in it. To be perfectly honest I seemed to have watched a different film entirely to many people. Brideshead Revisited is a brilliant film indeed and wonderfully made. The film opens up with Charles?s narration, which is the centre of the film. With beautiful opening in World war 2, giving us an indication of what's to come. Perhaps there could have been more emphasises on Charles?s background as a soldier, little more about his personality after everything at Brideshead and him as an older man. Perhaps that could have given us as audience a little more to work with, in terms of adding meaning to his character and working out what kind of a man he is now. I would also like to have seen more build up to his relationship with Sebastian and Julia, giving us time to understand each character better. But for some unknown reason the fact that wasn?t done works and becomes a very enjoyable film. Acting, In Brideshead Revisited is perhaps one of the strong points of the film. Emma Thompsons excels as lady Marchmain, with enough repression and awkward expressions to create a great performance. Most likely she?ll be considered for an Oscar in January?s nominations and no doubt receive a BAFA nomination this year. Ben Whishaw was absolutely marvellous to watch as Sebastian Flyte, totally different to roles that I have seen him in and hopefully more to come. I hope he gets some kind of recognition at the BAFTAS this year, perhaps a best actor nomination but he?ll probably most likely get unnoticed. Matthew Goode seems to me to be the perfect actor for the role, who is just an absolute delight to watch on screen. I hope to see more of him in future roles. Also worth mentioning Michael Gambon as Lord Marchaim in a supporting role. The film draws upon class very slightly. As Sebastian?s family draws in the middle class Charles into an awkward world of the Marchmains? Catholic faith. Charles soon learns of the Marchmain?s faith almost eating many of the films up insider, so to speak. Sebastian?s constant drinking is a reflection of strong Catholic upbringing that he and Sister Julia had. The film depicts the downside of faith that can happen, often not depicted in many films |
February 8, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Duchess - PG-13 |
the name of Diana Spencer, the late Princess of Wales, comes to mind, then the makers of The Duchess can rest easy. They've made a delightfully gossipy, dutifully swanky costume biopic, but more importantly, they've accomplished their goal of making the unorthodox life of the 18th-century noblewoman Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, relevant to a 21st-century audience of filmgoers who cheer for romance even while armed with skepticism and copies of magazines reminding them how so many "fairy-tale marriages" go bust. The film is based on Amanda Foreman's marvellous biography "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire."
As it happens, Georgiana Spencer - Diana's great-great-great-great-aunt - married William Cavendish, the fifth Duke of Devonshire, in 1774 when she was 17 and he was 26. It was an era of impossibly tall wigs and tight corsets - and the women didn't have it easy either. But with Knightley in the title role, something interesting happens: the 23-year-old, Middlesex-born's sporty, modern-girl attitude, her Vogue-worthy eyebrows, and her athletic build (no matter how impressively those long limbs are encased in complicated gowns of satin and silk) lend an attitude of now-ness to a production that wants to be part historical biopic, part tabloid-relevant. The director, Saul Dibb, has a background in documentary filmmaking, and that shows in every frame of this film. Knightley is not a very deep interpreter of her roles (whether in Atonement or Pride & Prejudice, arguably the best work she's done so far), nor is she as "hip" as Kirsten Dunst and the rest of the in-crowd who cavorted in Sofia Coppola's fashion-forward Marie Antoinette with downtown élan. But that hardly matters in The Duchess. Playing a vivacious colt brokered by her savvy mother (Charlotte Rampling) to a very rich suitor whose chief marital demand is the production of a male heir - not so easy an assignment, as it turns out - Knightley grins or blushes becomingly. She reddens even more erotically when swooning for her own great love, the politician Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper). And that pink-cheeked simplicity works to the film's advantage. She's the people's princess. Georgiana is actually the least compelling character in this saga - certainly as played out by Knightley against the charisma that Atwell and, especially, Fiennes bring to their roles. Dibb, who shares screenwriter credit with Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen, has a nice eye for vignettes that convey the loneliness that can eat the soul, whether at dinner, in bed, or amid sumptuous displays of pomp and circumstance. Atwell, who plays Julia Flyte in the new Brideshead Revisited, creates an utterly seductive, independent-minded Lady Elizabeth Foster. '"Bess'" was one of English history's most colourful risk-takers, a divorcée who began as Georgiana's great friend, caused that same friend agony when she became the Duke's mistress, and then stuck around the mansion for more than 25 years beloved by them both. But it's Fiennes who owns The Ducthess from head to toe. He develops a beautiful, wordless vocabulary of hurt, frustration, sadism, lust, discomfort, arrogance, remorse, and unanalysed pain for his Duke. He speaks with his body what the script cannot formulate about what it's like to be a man apart. He creates particulars of time, space, class, and personality with one crook of a finger, one twist of a wrist. I call that nobility of craft; he's the actors' princeThe Duchess dramatizes a portion of the true story of a headstrong young aristocrat whose surname is Spencer. The lady, played by Keira Knightley with full awareness of the charms of a demure head tilt, is famous for her glamorous beauty, her influential fashion sense, and her celebrity friends; the gentleman, played by Ralph Fiennes with exquisite nuance in a compassionate depiction of male inexpressiveness, is rich, powerful, and from a renowned British family. The lady is more adored by those around her than by her husband, a socially awkward older man more at ease with pets than with people; the gentleman remains attached, throughout most of the couple's long, incompatible marriage, to another, more worldly woman (Hayley Atwell), ignoring his wife's distress about the ménagereally enjoyed this film, and i wasnt expecting to. the story had problems: first, the story was more about a mothers love for her children than it was a love story, but we had very little interaction between the duchess and her actual kids. second, the film seemed like it struggled with its identity and was unsure of its own plot. third, the film was billed as being about the "duchess of fashion" but this story line was absent from the film almost entirely. but despite these glaring problems, the story that we did get was engaging and it painted a haunting and accurate portrayal of the disgusting nature of 18th century british culture. the people in the film are all disfunctional but are portrayed as by-products of their culture. the decisions by the duchess to put her children first were spot on and made the character more sympathetic. |
February 3, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans - R |
Not too pumped to see it in a theater. Was never too thrilled with the previous two movies. Maybe when it comes to DVD, or if I hear a lot of good thingslove the underworld films but im confused how comes bill nighys character is bac he got killed lol n they dnt hav kate its probs goin 2 be very shit den Got me interested in tthe first half, and then the action starts... yup, second class-type fights bores me.
I'd still rather see Bill Nighy drunk and singing Christmas songs in 'Love Actually' than this Good, good I hope this will be a hit- I have very high expexctations for this. YAY!! I had no idea they made a third... I' m wishing would like to been thier at the centre to watch this film.Coz i'm loved a lot of this film.I'm liked actress&actor starring ations this film. I'm wishing would like to been thier at the centre to watch this film coz I'm had to knew about oneself falling in love with this film & a lot liked with 'em actions on this film.I'm loved she actress & he actor actions on this film "damn i was really looking foward to seeing selene and michael again. kate really made this film for me but seeing that its a prequel i cant really complain. i wish she was in it still. she my fav. underworld's my fav. movie manWhat the hell does anyone know why kate is not playin the character anymore but everyone else is in it lol kate made the underworld films I was really pumped to see this film but now cause kate is not in it im could not really care if it did not see it now I just saw the trailer and i think this going to be the best movie in the Underworld trilogy. I simply cannot wait!!!Would be amazing just like the first two.Plot: "Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans" explores the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans |
January 19, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Inkheart - PG |
So performances, firstly Paul Bettany as Dustfinger, almost proves to be about as half annoying as he was in A Knights Tale, he just seems to be typecast and miscast these days, Inkheart is a perfect example of this.
Brendan Fraser as Mo, seems to be the same problem, he always goes for these family father type role figures, whether it be Mummy or Journey to the center of the Earth, you know exactly what to expect if he's in it. Which isn't necessarily a good thing. Helen Mirren is no Gandalf, Andy Serkis seems to be having too much fun as Capricorn, Jim Broadbent looks like a weathered old leaf and some girl, Eliza Bennet shows us an awful dress and deep voice in a bizaare final showdown. We even get Rafi Gravon showing us some Prince of Persia antics. Whats funny about Inkheart is the fact it has all these famous stories, and it has creatures, people and monsters coming to life from a silver tongued reader. We see flying monkeys from Oz, A croc from Peter Pan, even a Minotaur. Sadly some concepts and ideas aren't elaborated on. For instance when character's swap over, one thing comes into our world, while another is swapped. The explanation or elaboration for this is left strangely missing. Inkheart at it's heart is a film for the family, there is no doubt. It's hardly deep or educational nor is it new or ground breaking. Upon reflection it is fun and the time flies by while watching it. While a dark nemesis at it's peak called the Shadow was abit Lord of the Rings or Never Ending Story inspired I suppose it can be forgiven for not hiding it's efforts to emulate them. Andy Serkis getting his just desserts also seemed to be a rip off of Philosophers Stone, which was amusing if what something of a parody of misconception again on strains of originality. If you have children or young friends then this would be a good watch for any fantasy appreciative fan, while also giving some escapism to boot. Overall the effects are without fault, the music accompanying does its job, and the cast turn in so-so acting and charismatic efforts. A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero. Brendan Fraser: Mo 'Silvertongue' Folchart I lose count at the amount of fantasy films that seem to be churned out of film studios nowadays. After LOTR and the HP series escalated in showing public interest and a great source of inspiration, film studios are capitalizing once again on this genre. Unfortunately resulting in fantasy blunders like Eragon, a mediocre Narnia series, or the below average Golden Compass. So where does Inkheart fall and fare among all these clones and repetitive efforts? I'd say it lands squarely into being not something of greatness, but rather mindless fun like City Of Ember was. |
January 19, 2009 | N/A |
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