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Taken
PG-13
why do all the "kidnapped daughter" movies have the most annoying, spoiled, self-indulgent snobs for daughters (that probably deserved to be killed, blah)? Great thing the movie doesn't focus on them, but the super hero dads that you tend to sympathize a lot more than the daughter. Taken is like a classy Bruce Willis movie, but nothing like James Bond LOL. The thrills are there and that is what one goes to watch.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PG-13
Special effects meets supermodels, pose, pose, pose, turn. So many things things that I hated about this movie, but there are enough explosions to keep you awake for 2 and half hours. I want to watch Star Trek again.
Funny Games
R
This movie is a failed attempt to prove a point, when it could of just been a smart slasher movie. The only thing it proves is that its a small step ahead of the same slasher movies out there (and that Haneke as filmmaker is amazing).
Body of Lies
R
flows to the verge of pointless... I used to have an appreciation for the Ridley and Tony Scott films but its been a different plot with the same redundancy.
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The Dark Knight
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This is the reason I go to the movies and watch them on the big screen. To experience movies like this one!!!
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Killshot
by Edposted 3 days ago -
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MirrorMask
by EdMirrormask is one of the strangest and most imaginative films I've seen in a long time. It begs comparisons to an earlier Jim Henson film called Labyrinth. Both movies are about a troubled girl on a quest to save a kingdom, meeting all sorts of creatures along the way. In Mirrormask, however, the creatures are CGI creations of all sorts. Cats with human faces, duck-apes, and an Irish bird man are just some of the fascinating inhabitants the girl, Helena, faces in her journey through this incredibly bizarre world. There are definitely some magical moments, but the film does get carried away by its animation. While this movie is aimed at kids, it will attract people with a wild imagination. It isn't quite Labyrinth, but it's a consistently engaging film, alive with creativity.
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
by EdTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen sucks. I imagine a lot of people will tell me that it doesn't. I'll ask them why, and they'll probably say things like: because it's non-stop action, the CGI is awesome, and Megan Fox is hot. Yes, Megan Fox is hot, but what does that have to do with the movie being a piece of shit?
I hate this movie and I pity all the so-called filmmakers involved in making it. I grow furious at the low intelligence of the audience who will eat this whole thing up as the best thing since sliced bread. I like being mindlessly entertained. But this is not entertainment. It is a product, designed to make its producers richer and you poorer.
Let's put it this way. When you see an explosion on film, or hear a loud sound like a gun burst through the speakers, you're brain gets excited and your heart rate goes up. All this movie does is bombard you with scene after scene of explosions. To passive moviegoers, all this movie is doing is spoonfeeding you images crammed with CGI, bangs, and booms to keep you on an adrenaline high. If that's all you want, then I guess this might be safer than inducing speed.
Storywise, the movie makes no sense. I will not talk about the plot because that would mean the movie would require a plot, which it doesn't. Transformers appear out of nowhere, some are never even established as to what side of the fight they're on. They're just shooting at something. Some key characters will be in a scene one second, disappear for minutes, and then reappear at an opportune moment. Can Michael Bay and his team of shitty editors really be so incompetent as to misplace a giant robot? On top of that, there is no sense of space as to where any character is at any moment. There is no fluidity in time. Apparently it takes a giant robot transformer fifteen minutes to destroy the top of a pyramid.
I hated all the human characters, especially Sam's parents. What kind of parents parade their son around a campus asking girls to have sex with him while he's in a committed relationship? Tyrese Gibson has one line that he says a total of five times: "This shit is messed up." Even Josh Duhamel barely has anything to do. Oh, and there are two "rasta" transformers who are the worst CGI created characters since Jar Jar Binks.
Oh and to all the Optimus Prime fans, he dies thirty minutes into the movie. He comes back at the end, but you're stuck with 80% of the movie without him.
Do yourself a favour. Don't waste your time. There are so many better movies playing right now. Why flock to the worst one?posted 7 days ago -
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Drag Me to Hell
by EdBeing a die hard horror fan, I'm not saying it lightly when I say that Drag Me to Hell is the best American-produced studio horror movie since The Sixth Sense. (While I did love The Ring and The Others, they don't really count since The Ring is a remake and The Others is also a Spanish film.) I could predict every scare and every twist, but director Sam Raimi executes the scenes in such a brilliant way that they still managed to freak me out. Believe it or not, this movie is actually scary!
I liked Alison Lohman as the everyday nice girl who tries to be a bitch just once, and gets literally condemned to hell as a result. Some scenes are a bit too cheesy, but the whole thing is just so much damn fun that I really couldn't fault Raimi for going a little overboard. After all, he did make Army of Darkness and Spiderman 3.Hey, you should really see this!
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The Lookout
by EdWhen you have great character suspense pieces like this one, you sometimes question the need for big dumb action flicks.
Joseph Fordon Levitt is quickly on his way to becoming the next Johnny Depp. He gives a subtle and brilliant performance as an ex-hockey player who has no short term memory. The film follows a Memento-like plot, but The Lookout is a character study first, a heist thriller second. Scott Frank blends these two aspects perfectly to create one hell of a film.
From the opening sequence to the last, The Lookout offers tense, well paced action. The film takes its time getting to know every character, which also allows for great supporting performances by Matthew Goode, the great Jeff Daniels, and Isla Fisher. When Act Three begins, you will be stuck to your seat until the credits role. The Lookout is smart, suspenseful, and downright awesome!Hey, you should really see this!
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Hostel
by EdThere are two aspects to analyzing film: what the viewer gets from the film, and what the filmmaker intended the viewer to get from the film.
Eli Roth's Hostel is a four star satire on the American horror film. It criticizes, especially in its first half the viewer's obsession with sex and female nudity, so much that it shows T & A almost every few minutes. Then it gives you heaping amounts of gore, stereotypical villains, idiotic, unlikeable main characters, and a climax that is completely ridiculous but strangely cathartic. You could look at every scene as being self referential and self deprecating.
However, that is an analysis of the film. It is not what the filmmaker intended. Go search any article about writer/director Eli Roth's intentions for Hostel and you will find a douche bad bragging about how much he loves filmmaking breasts, and how he wanted to make a movie that was simply as gory as a film can get. He genuinely thinks that the film he is making is a landmark horror film and is not in any way a satire on the genre.
The film is actually a zero star horror movie. It is predictable, exploitive, boring, and ugly. Thus, I'm pulling the same card Roger Ebert did for his review on The Hudsucker Proxy and finding a middle ground: 2 stars.posted 13 days ago -
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The Proposal
by EdRyan Reynolds walks away with this movie. He creates a really likable character, and his blend of humour and sarcasm is pitch perfect. Sandra Bullock is surprisingly fun to watch too! She shares great chemistry with Reynolds. That is the key for any romantic comedy to work because this film wouldn't be half as funny or as cute as it was without the successful performances by these two leads.
I can't really say much about the plot. It's filled with ridiculous situations and character arks that don't quite make sense. Delivering exactly what its trailer promised, the film is generic in every sense of the word, but it works because we buy into Sandra and Ryan, especially Ryan.posted 13 days ago -
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
by EdThere's an inherent problem with the film's plot. It requires way too much suspension of disbelief. Like how no patrolling gunman can notice a laptop on the floor next to a kid talking into a bluetooth set. Or how a whole swat team of snipers are ordered to stand down when they can easily position themselves into taking over the train.
But Tony Scott just adds to the mess. He uses the same annoying zoom-pan-digital swoop style that takes away from the tension between Travolta and Washington. He uses a hackneyed script by Brian Helgeland that resorts only to cliche plot twists and an ending that seems like it's supposed to signify something, but what that would be doesn't come across.
The set up is interesting, but the pay-off never satisfies. Thus, The Taking of Pelham 123 remains another half-assed, disposable action flick that hopes to make a few million in its opening weekend and then fade into obscurity.posted 15 days ago -
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The Hangover
by EdThe Hangover is as funny a film as you will see all year. The premise itself is something everybody in the audience can relate to, although I doubt the majority would have experienced anything quite like this. The jokes are laugh-out-loud hysterical! I think there might be some underlying tones about what friends will do for each other, but I might be stretching that a bit. Just go in and have a great time, because this is one comedy that will stay with you like herpes! (Watch the movie; you'll get it.)
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posted 20 days ago -
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Up
by EdUp is simply wonderful! It goes to show that whenever a Pixar movie is playing in theatres, there is no better movie to see.
A balloon salesman decides after a bad confrontation with a construction company to fill thousands of balloons with helium and sail in his house along the clouds to his dream destination - Paradise Falls. With the company of a small, plump Asian boy, the man embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. The jokes are hysterical, the premise is heartwarming, and the film goes to show that old people can kick ass every so often.Hey, you should really see this!
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Terminator Salvation
by EdTerminator Salvation is saved by Sam Worthington and Anton Yelchin. Two great performances overshadow Christian Bale's Batman-esque, over-the-top, scene destroying portrayal of John Connor.
Despite its flaws, T4 is an extremely fun movie with awesome action sequences that reminded me of the great 80s post-apocalyptic flicks Mad Max and Escape From New York. There are some really nice touches that will please fans of the original Terminator films, such as a scene where Kyle Reese learns to attach his shotgun to his wrist, as well as a CGI appearance by a key character to the first three films.
While the story ultimately remains undeveloped because of the kinetic, non-stop noise of guns firing, the character played by Sam Worthington is a most sympathetic one. The story of John Connor actually takes a back seat to this character, which is great considering Sam Worthington is the reason to see this movie. A huge step forward for the franchise and I eagerly await T5!Hey, you should really see this!
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The Hangover
by Ed
The Hangover is as funny a film as you will see all year. The premise itself is something everybody in the audience can relate to, although I doubt the majority would have experienced anything quite like this. The jokes are laugh-out-loud hysterical! I think there might be some underlying tones about what friends will do for each other, but I might be stretching that a bit. Just go in and have a great time, because this is one comedy that will stay with you like herpes! (Watch the movie; you'll get it.)
Hey, you should really see this!
posted 21 days ago -
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Up
by Ed
Up is simply wonderful! It goes to show that whenever a Pixar movie is playing in theatres, there is no better movie to see.
A balloon salesman decides after a bad confrontation with a construction company to fill thousands of balloons with helium and sail in his house along the clouds to his dream destination - Paradise Falls. With the company of a small, plump Asian boy, the man embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. The jokes are hysterical, the premise is heartwarming, and the film goes to show that old people can kick ass every so often.Hey, you should really see this!
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Terminator Salvation
by Ed
Terminator Salvation is saved by Sam Worthington and Anton Yelchin. Two great performances overshadow Christian Bale's Batman-esque, over-the-top, scene destroying portrayal of John Connor.
Despite its flaws, T4 is an extremely fun movie with awesome action sequences that reminded me of the great 80s post-apocalyptic flicks Mad Max and Escape From New York. There are some really nice touches that will please fans of the original Terminator films, such as a scene where Kyle Reese learns to attach his shotgun to his wrist, as well as a CGI appearance by a key character to the first three films.
While the story ultimately remains undeveloped because of the kinetic, non-stop noise of guns firing, the character played by Sam Worthington is a most sympathetic one. The story of John Connor actually takes a back seat to this character, which is great considering Sam Worthington is the reason to see this movie. A huge step forward for the franchise and I eagerly await T5!posted 21 days ago -
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À l'intérieur (Inside)
by EdUnrelenting and completely tense. I can't talk about this movie without giving anything away, and believe me, you won't want to know the slightest bit about this movie. This is as horrific as a film can get, yet it is as brilliant as any horror film that has come before it. It takes the idea of motherhood and turns it onto its head.
The directing duo of Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury show a real command of the set, staging the action in places that show how small and crammed the interior of the house is, and how escape is almost impossible. They also understand how to create a narrative that is basic and doesn't rely on heavy handed plot twists like Alexandre Aja's abysmal High Tention. Real horror is simply told but challenging to watch. Inside does this brilliantly.Hey, you should really see this!
posted 37 days ago -
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The Foot Fist Way
by EdLike Napoleon Dynamite, this is another MTV produced indie comedy that just falls flat. The film is all one joke and the joke is only mildly funny the first time you here it.
Danny McBride plays a karate instructor who takes out the failings of his private life out on his students. He's dry and blunt. Sometimes, you want to sympathize with him, because he cares for his wife, who is constantly cheasting on him. But other times, you feel like he deserves it, especially after he sexually harrasses one of his students and allows a kid to snort cocaine. I don't get the appeal of a movie like this.
The extra star is because I like Danny McBride. As much as I hated his character, I liked him.posted 37 days ago -
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Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans
by EdDefinitely the most enjoyable Underworld movie, Rise of the Lycans focuses on Lucien and Sonja. Their story was pretty much told in the first Underworld, but here it"s told in a bit more detail. You get to see Victor for the evil jerk off that he has always been. MIchael Sheen gives a great performance! I know acting is not a requirement for this film, but he's such a great actor. He draws you into the story. I would have loved to see a film series about just his character.
Great fight sequences. Nice werewolf morphing sequences, and a fitting conclusion make this a good rental, especially if you're a fan of the Underworld series. Just don't expect to see much Kate Beckinsale. Remember, this story takes place before she was around.posted 37 days ago
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