Matthew's Recent Reviews
Run Fatboy Run
PG-13
It's all been done before, I knew it'd be nothing original before I watched it, but it still proves to be quite a heart warming film. Peggs performance is great and it is genuinly funny, but it was Dylan Moran's performance that made it for me. Lines like, "That was the second most disgusting fluid I've ever had in my eye" just cracked me up. Run Fatboy Run certainly has it's funny moments but, overall, it's fairly forgettable to tell the truth - it's just nice. Worth a watch.
Drag Me to Hell
PG-13
Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell - overhyped and sadly a bit of a let down. I'm not a big fan of horror movies but I'd been looking forward to Drag Me to Hell. I guess I'd been hoping for a return to old school horror, another classic like Evil Dead. However, this certainly isn't the case. The 'over-the-top' horror is neither amusing or very scary, the special effects are poor and the story lacks any real form of originality (For example, the ending will come as no surprise if you're paying any attention to the film. It's very predictable, yet presents itself as some kind of engenius twist). It may have earned a little respect from me if the special effects had, at least, been old school... but no, they're CGI (and poor CGI at that). On the plus side, the acting is fairly good and the visuals (aside from the special effects) are impressive. Overall, it's over the top and silly - in a bad way. In terms of horror films, I think it deserves two and a half stars as it certainly holds its own amongst a lot of other films in it's genre, but it's certainly no return to the days of Evil Dead. Jumpy in places and a fairly decent horror movie, but nothing special.
Matthew's Favorite Movies
True Romance
R
There's not many films I'd give 5 stars, but this is undoubtedly my all time favourite film. It has everything, a great plot, all star cast, action, romance, comedy - I fell in love with it immediatly. What sucks is, it's very under rated. I don't know many people who have even heared of it. Written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott, you MUST see this film. It, quite simply, rocks.
Inglourious Basterds
R
"You probably heard we ain't in the prisoner-takin' business; we in the killin' Nazi business. And cousin, Business is a-boomin'." I can't recommend this film enough. I had high expectations before I saw it but... wow! Quentin Tarantino has always been in the business of making original, daring films, but this one tops them all. With a big "fuck you" to history, he throws the rule book out the window and places his fictional characters into the second world war - therefore allowing them to change the course of history as we know it. Despite it's subject matter, it's an extremely funny film and Tarantino certainly knows how to draw the best performances out of it's amazing cast. Under no circumstances are you permitted to let this film pass by. "So Matt, I take it you like this film? I'd go as far as to say you thought it was amazing?" "That's a bingo!"
