| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Rock City - R | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Go - R | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| 9 - PG-13 |
Never before has a movie been so respectful with its audience, never looking down on them or thinking they are less than morons. This is one gutsy, s.o.b. film: with the full knowledge of the tons of kids and money in merchandise (toys and games) they were going to lose, they still managed to pull this off - a movie with no concessions and no sugary fairy dust, just pure post-apocalyptic action, gruesome visuals and extraordinary imagination beyond all expectations. I'm glad and at the same time disappointed by the respect they had for the original short film. Yes, they respected the original plot and expanded it in clever ways but, c'mon! It felt so freakin' brief. The good thing? It doesn't matter. The screenplay is so round, so tiny, so perfectly written, it takes you to a roller coaster ride and never lets go, til the end. The characters are lovable and real (they are, after all, all that's left of the human soul/spirit) and the action sequences are so goddamn well directed and crafted. Shane Acker is a truly genius on his way to the top. Just wait. You'll see. I loved how the small mature details like corpses and drug-use (the magnet, anyone?) reminded us that we were not watching just an animated film, but a full time tiny masterpiece, beyond filming techniques. The Over the rainbow scene is probably one of the top scenes of the year. Maybe even the decade. It is out-of-this-world fantastic. |
December 28, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Student (El estudiante) - Unrated | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| 2012 - PG-13 |
Probably one of the most hilarious comedies ever made. You just can't stop laughing the whole time. The sad news? It's also the worst piece of crap ever filmed and released in the history of mankind. My sister, a woman who will sit through anything, no matter how awful, started booing after 40 minutes. My mom fell asleep after 10 minutes. My dad kept saying: "Damn, that dude is a better driver than Jason Statham in The Transporter!" and, well, you get the idea. |
December 27, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Spun - R | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Clash of the Titans - Unrated | Whoever decided Louis Leterrier (Danny the dog and The Transporter 2) should direct an epic, greek-mythology-based film starring soon-to-be-legendary Sam Worthington as Perseus, and Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes as Zeus and Hades, is an absolute genius. I'm counting the days to see this blockbuster masterpiece. When it comes to big guns action flicks, there's no one like Leterrier. | December 27, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Tau ming chong (Warlords) - Unrated |
Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro together?! Holy shit. |
December 27, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Red Cliff (Chi Bi) - R |
An epic war film starring Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro?! Count me in! |
December 27, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Away We Go - R | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Life Before Her Eyes - R | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Repo! The Genetic Opera - R | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Avatar - PG-13 | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| I Love You Beth Cooper - PG-13 | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch - R | December 27, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| House of 1000 Corpses - R | December 18, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo (Raging Sun, Raging Sky) (Enraged Sun, Enraged Sky) - Unrated |
The ultimate love story. A timeless classic. |
December 17, 2009 | N/A | |||
| District 9 - R |
A contemporary classic for the ages. We're watching history in the making, like those people who saw those movies back in the day. |
December 17, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Grown Ups - Unrated |
I totally get the fact that real life BFF gang Sandler, Schneider, James, Rock and Spade get together to make a comedy about stranded friends who get together after a couple of decades. I do get it. But if Sandler had recently lived the wonderful experience of creating a black but touching comedy about friendships (past and present) with Funny People (his best performance to date), why didn't he give this movie a dramedie turn and create the ultimate bromantic comedy of the decade?! Instead, the trailer reveals what we've always seen in any of these guys careers (specially the low/embarrasing parts) and doesn't offer anything new other than the extraordinary Maria Bello and the you-were-doing-so-great-lately-dammit Salma Hayek apparently hitting rock bottom in lame, offensive roles. I get it, but I don't like it. It could've been an extraordinary film, a new turn on old friendships and comedians doing touching work. But, nah! This is just another Sandler comedy, and not the classic kind, but the lame-Chuck & Larry kind. |
December 12, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Dear Pillow - Unrated | December 10, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Scènes de lit - Unrated |
I got my first approach to François Ozon's cinema tonight, when a friend and I saw his short films on DVD one after the other. When the Scènes de lit series came along, I was already hooked on his beautiful close-ups, his extraordinary direction and his witty, sexy screenplays. But when the last bit of this particular collection came along, I was a huge fan. From the hilarity of Black hole and the sexy cheerfulness of Heads or tails to the subtle sensuality of Madame and the icky dialogue in Mr Clean, every single piece of this flawless machinery works perfectly for the greater good and the machinist, Mr Ozon, knows his game so brilliantly that he's able to put his soul into several one-minute films and make them unforgettable, he makes you beg for more and he lures you into his realm with such dexterity, it's unbelievable. My favorite? The sexual simplicity and tenderness of The Virgins. It will haunt me til the end of time. |
December 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Brüno (Bruno) - R |
There are two things Borat fans should know before seeing Brüno: there are less vignettes and everything feels twice as staged. With Borat, everything felt like an actual documentary, not far from Michael Moore's antics if we consider he is a character making real people uncomfortable. Borat's thin, soft plot line (reporter travels to America, falls in love with Pam Anderson, looks for her, finds love with local prostitute) never got in the way of the satire and the rawness. Well, with Brüno we have a stronger try to actually develop a major plot line, resulting on a weaker story and less sense of reality. The brilliance and intelligence of Baron Cohen (a Cambridge graduate) are shadowed by his own extravagance and over-the-top character and he loses the fight against his own Brüno. Still, there are unforgettable, memorable, classic scenes like the final Straight Dave fight (outrageous, embarrassing, disgusting... and I'm, of course, talking about the redneck audience's reaction) or Paula Abdul or the whole Baby OJ saga (including future child molesters posing as stage parents saying anything to get their kids a job in showbiz), those are more than enough to balance Brüno's lack of reality with rough comedy, just the way we like it. |
December 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Time to Leave (Le Temps Qui Reste) - Unrated | After becoming a hardcore Ozon fan, this is the film I'd love to see the most. Can't wait. I'm a sucker for "You have (insert mortal disease here) and you have to change" movies, seriously. Don't know why, it's in my blood or something. And if you throw Ozon into the equation, I'm on my knees. | December 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| X2000 - Unrated |
Haunting, every single frame is a new delightful visual surprise of highly erotic power and dexterity. François Ozon in his freest, purest, most creative and craziest state. Ozon creates a wonderful morning after atmosphere that lures you into the next vignette, waking up to a new millennium, discovering this new world of possibilities along with the lead character. Rich and beautiful. You can literally make a capture of ANY scene and hang it on your wall. |
December 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon - PG-13 | December 4, 2009 | N/A |
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