| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (500) Days of Summer - PG-13 | July 25, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Ugly Truth - R | July 25, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Orphan - R | July 25, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| G-Force - PG | July 25, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Cheri - R | July 8, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Whatever Works - PG-13 | July 8, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| My Sister's Keeper - PG-13 | July 8, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Public Enemies - R | July 8, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Brüno (Bruno) - R | July 8, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Push - PG-13 | July 8, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Alice in Wonderland - Unrated | July 6, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Away We Go - R | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Dance Flick - PG-13 | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| My Life in Ruins (Driving Aphrodite) - PG-13 | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Star Trek - PG-13 | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Terminator Salvation - PG-13 | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Land of the Lost - PG-13 | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Hangover - R | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Up - PG | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Imagine That - PG | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - R | June 9, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Batman Begins - PG-13 |
Swear to me!
This Batman movie shows the whole story of how Bruce Wayne became Batman. We see why Wayne is afraid of bats and how troubled he was over his parents' deaths (which he feels is his fault). Once an adult, Wayne leaves the country and the family business to do some searching and in the process becomes a student of Henri Ducard's, played by Liam Neeson, and learns different types of martial arts. When Wayne returns to Gotham, he realizes he needs to do something about all of the crime going on in the city. With the help of Alfred, played by Michael Caine, and a worker at Wayne Enterprises, played by Morgan Freeman, Bruce Wayne becomes Batman. Unfortunate for Batman, police are against him. They don't like how he's "taking the law into his own hands." Me, I think they're a little jealous. There is one officer though, Gordon, played by Gary Oldman, that trusts Batman and thinks he's doing good. Scarecrow, played by Cillian Murphy, is the villain in this movie. What is his weapon of choice? Not a knife or a gun, oh no. His weapon is a gas that causes people to go insane by them seeing their worst fears. Pretty clever, if you ask me. Scarecrow's alter ego, Jonathon Crane, is a psychiatrist who works at Arkham Asylum. Scarecrow is able to liquefy his worst fears gas and put in into Gotham's water supply. Then, Henri Ducard gets his hands on a huge humidifier stolen from Wayne Enterprises. The humidifier is turned on, people start to lose their minds, Arkham residents are released, and the trouble starts. And of course, there has to be a touch of romance. The love interest in Batman Begins isn't your normal damsel in distress. It's the smart district attorney, childhood best friend of Bruce's, Rachel Dawes. However, this great character is played by the not-so-great Katie Holmes. This movie has a great cast and a great director, Christopher Nolan. Nolan really captures the darkness of Batman that we have needed to see so very badly. He did a fantastic job with re-introducing Batman. I could not be happier that the part of Bruce Wayne/Batman was given to Christian Bale. This film introduced many people, including myself, to Bale. Bale really has three characters in Batman Begins. There is Batman, the masked man fighting crime and cleaning Gotham's streets. There is also the Bruce Wayne most people of Gotham know, the playboy who goes and buys things that are not for sale. And finally, there is the real Bruce, the man only Alfred and Rachel know. Bale has quite the range of characters in just this one film. And he potrays all of them marvelously. All in all, the second best superhero movie to date, following its sequel "The Dark Knight." A must see. |
June 9, 2009 | N/A | |||
| American Psycho - R |
I have to return some video tapes.
Bale's character Patrick Bateman is this amazing, psychotic, rich yuppie living in 1980's New York City. He works on Wall Street at Pierce and Pierce and has an expensive apartment filled with expensive things. When he's not going off to have dinner with the guys, what does he do in his spare time? Finds women and kills them (and a lot of the time he has sex with them before their horrible death). But are these disturbing murders of his actually taking place? Christian Bale is flawless in this movie. There was not one moment where I didn't believe he was Patrick Bateman. Bale really captured the Bateman from the Brett Easton Ellis book. The scene that sticks out to me the most is when Bateman calls his lawyer. Bateman leaves a message confessing to all of the crimes he has committed. During the call, Bateman completely breaksdown. He begins the message calmly and as he keeps going, he starts to get nervous, then he's crying, then he's almost trying to lighten the situation up by laughing, and then he calms down again to end it. It's a rollar coaster of emotions and Bale is there one hundred percent for the ride. Christian Bale really brings Patrick Bateman, this deep, dark, twisted, psychotic, and corrupt character, to life. Along with Bale there is this remarkable supporting cast of Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon, and Chloe Sevigny. A great cast all around. I'm very happy I saw the uncut version of this movie. The sex scene with the two prositutes is actually quite important. It's in that scene that I truly got a grasp on just how self centered Patrick Bateman is. You get the whole picture of him in that scene where he is flexing his muscles and looking at himself in the mirror while having sex. All in all, this is the movie that made me realize just how great of an actor Christian Bale truly is. |
June 9, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Green Hornet - Unrated | May 3, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Funny People - R | May 3, 2009 | N/A |
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