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| Movie: | Pirates of the Caribbean 1,2,3, V for Vendetta, Underworld, Elektra, Hairspray, The Dark Knight, Wanted, Eagle Eye, The Painted Veil, 21 Grams. |
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| Actor: | Jennifer Garner (there's a list over yonder if you care to look) |
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| Quote: | "You best start believing in ghost stories Miss Turner...you're in one!" - POTC 1, "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people" - V for Vendetta,"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you...stranger." - The Dark Knight, |
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T.V.: ALIAS, Prison Break, NCIS, 30 Rock, Scrubs, The IT Crowd, Family Guy, The Mighty Boosh, The Chaser's War On Everything, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 06/07.
Music: Delta Goodrem, Fall Out Boy, P!nk, Boys Like Girls, Kelly Clarkson, The Cab, We The Kings, Hey Monday, Paramore. Books: Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling), Twilight (Stephenie Meyer), His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman), Geoffrey Malone, Billie Letts, Jodie Picoult. ++++: movies, new dvds, superheroes, villains, action movies, happy endings, movie marathons, glowsticks/party poppers/sparklers and the like, writing in wet cement, electric blankets, downloading, staying up late, connect 4, swings, chocolate milkshakes, cornflakes with honey. ----: school, various people, the things various people do, studying, Extra spearmint chewing gum, the Harry Potter movies, early mornings, hayfever, James Joyce's movie reviews, smoking, the word 'ranga', dvds without subtitles. I absolutely loathe those stupid chain messages saying a clown will rape you if you don't pass the message along or any along those lines (even if they're ones meant as a compliment). If you're stupid enough to actually believe that someone will murder you in two hours then you don't deserve to be allowed to use the internet. DON'T call me sexy, honey, princess etc. or I won't even bother replying to you. DON'T ask for my e-mail cause you're not gonna get it or a reply. DON'T send me widgets please. They're stupid, look bad and are a waste of time. Top 5 movies that I'm looking forward to the most in 2009: -Changeling -The Wrestler -Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -Terminator: Salvation -Watchmen |
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PG-13
Pure entertainment. Heavy on the action, CGI and suggestive shots of Megan Fox, with some comedic moments and more emotional parts. Little plotline. Take it for what it is - an action movie about giant robots.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
PG-13
My favourite ending in the series. I loved it! Bill Nighy is fantastic as Davy Jones, Keira Knightley is getting better, Johnny Depp is great (once again) and I think even Orlando Bloom is becoming a bit less wooden.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
PG-13
It confuses me that people can find this confusing. To say I LOVED it is a bit of an understatement. Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Keira Knightley were m favourites, Bill Nighy was great as per usual and even Orlando Bloom improved a little. Loved all the action, but mostly I loved Jack Sparrow :)
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The Dark Knight
PG-13
This was awesome. I overuse that word but it really was. Fantastic acting all round, huge stunts, great action scenes accompanied by a soaring score. Why aren't you out watching it now?
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21 Grams
R
This. Was. Fantastic. I loved every minute of it. I can't get over how good the performances were from Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio del Toro, especially the latter two.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
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My Sister's Keeper
by mA very heart wrenching movie. Very moving. Cried throughout the movie. I think fans of the book will be happy with this. Follows closely to the book. Not just scenes or lines but how you'll get Anna's side or Jesse's side. Of course there are some scenes that had to be left out, but thats understandable. However the ending is completely different from the book. But truth be told, I like the movie ending better. I thought it fit really well. I loved the cast for this. The actor who plays Jesse ( the older brother) looked a little young, but he did a great job regardless. I really liked this film. And I recommend you to go see this. Just make sure you bring some kleenex.
A tearjerker for sure!
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Bambi Meets Godzilla
by CalBambi Meets Godzilla! The title outlines the plot of this very short 90-second cartoon quite efficiently, thus reiteration would be redundant. It's basically 10 seconds of actual action sandwiched between the opening and closing credits.
This is a classic cartoon unmatchable for its sheer audacity and imagination. I mean, who would've thought anyone would ever make a movie about a Walt Disney character coming across the mammoth creature of myth!? It's just totally out of the blue and random, and in turn utterly brilliant. The artist behind this exceptional creation apparently made this little film for a school project when his originally-planned live action movie was not going to be completed on time.
In 1994 this hilarious gem of a film was voted as #38 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. This was very well deserved. Surely you can spare 90 seconds of your time watching this concoction of subtle comedy ("Bambi's wardrobe designed by...") and just good old-fashioned laughs. One shot, one main gag. Nuff said.
You'll find it right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAVYYe87b9w
In 1999, another artist created a sequel - Son of Bambi Meets Godzilla.One shot, one gag, 90 seconds of film.
This is Bambi Meets Godzilla, a film I found because of the wonderful quickrate system on Flix. Upon reading the title I knew I had to see it. It was totally my kind of thing.
Guess what? It's on YouTube.
I ask you all to indulge in this hilarious short. It'll put a big smile on your face.
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
by m
There was lots of explosions and cool special effects. For the most part, I liked the script, there was a couple of cheesy lines here and there (mostly from the Transformers), but funny overall. I enjoyed watching it, but I have to say that I liked the first film better. Here were some of my fave parts and if you don't like spoilers then don't read on. Isabel Lucas as a Transformer was genius. Maybe not her acting, but the idea that they could hide as human too, didn't see that coming. The part where Sam almost dies. I mean I love Shia and all, but it totally had my heart wrenched. Again just totally shocked me. I think it would have been a cool ending.
All in all, it was good. I liked the movie. Do you have to think much? No. Was it better than the first? No but don't let that discourage you. I'm sure many people will have a good time watching this movie.I liked the movie, truly did but I like the first more.
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Key Largo
by xGaryA ruthless mobster and his gang hold a group of hotel guests hostage during a hurricane on the Florida Keys. Another Noir from John (The Maltese Falcon) Huston featuring the classic pairing of Bogart and Bacall, this film does not quite live up to the promise of these ingredients, but that's a hell of a pedigree to live up to. Making Bogart a do-gooder war hero and Bacall a doting widow takes the edge off their usual cynical, hard-bitten sparring and this overly wholesome approach means that the crackling chemistry they have shown in their other films is compromised. Robinson and Claire Trevor as his soused moll provide the best moments, and his sneering diatribes against Bogie's moral stand are great. The hurricane enclosed setting makes for a nice pressure cooker environment in which the protagonists show their true colours and puts an interesting spin on the usual Noir ingredients. Maybe not the most original or inventive examples of the genre and it misses the firecracker dialogue of the likes of The Maltese Falcon, but it is still effective, atmospheric and constantly entertaining.
Not quite as good as The Big Sleep or The Maltese Falcon, but still great.
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On the Waterfront
by xGaryA longshoreman and ex-boxer has a crisis of conscience when the gangsters who control the union murder a fellow dock worker. On The Waterfront is one of those films that is almost famous for being famous. Nearly everyone can recite Brando's most quoted line, but this infamy means its reputation precedes it which can obscure just how good a film is. And this is not just a good film, it's an incredible one. Brando's powerhouse performance has also overshadowed those of the other members of the cast, but Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint are all worth far more than just an honourable mention, and the classic "I coulda been a contender"scene is just one amongst many memorable and powerful moments; Karl Malden's speech that provokes Terry's change of heart, the discovery of his brother, the confession to Edie in the boatyard...the list goes on. Examinig many themes in a multi-layered story of corruption, redemption and one man standing up for what is right, On The Waterfront is one of the true greats of American cinema.
One of those films a true cinema lover just HAS to see.
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Dog Day Afternoon
by DinaSonny:"So what country do you want to go to?"
Sal:"Wyoming."
Sonny:"Sal, Wyoming's not a country."
The dialogs in Dog Day Afternoon are witty clever and above all.. very funny
Priceless, but so are the performances and not only by Pacino and Cazale (a tremendous loss that he died young) but the whole supporting cast were up to the task..
True story or not, the director Sidney Lumet succeeds in portraying all the conflicts and emotions that went on that afternoon, and the result is a movie that's truly a pleasure to watch..Hey, you should really see this!
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Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior)
by xGaryMad Max 2 is one of that rarest of breeds; a sequel that actually surpasses the original. Like Desperado and Evil Dead 2, it is a big budget reinvention of the previous film rather than a true sequel per se. Mad Max was a powerful if flawed film that never quite lived up to the promise of its explosive action sequences. Once again, the film opens with an exhilarating hi-octane chase as Gibson's post apocalyptic man with no name stumbles upon an oasis of civilization under siege from a group of road predators. The film almost resembles a zombie film, except in this future where gasoline and ammunition are worth more than human life, the human race are being preyed upon not by undead monsters, but other human beings. The Australian outback makes a beautiful but believably desolate future wasteland and Gibson revisiting the part that made him a star has never equalled the grit and charisma of his performance here. The peripheral characters don't get much of a look in and the dialogue is suitably minimal, setting the stage for the true star of the show; the action. The brilliant production design which creates a similarly believable patchwork of scavenged technology became the blueprint for post apocalyptic science fiction; every sci fi film that followed copied it. The fantastic stunt and road level camera work makes for some visceral chase sequences in which vehicles and their occupants are smashed, crushed and sent pirouetting through the air with a sense of real time physics; there are no glossy Hollywood style slow motion pyrotechnics here; just an orgy of automotive destruction! A worthy addition to the tradition of Yojimbo and A Fist Full Of Dollars with a science fiction spin.
Easily the best of the three.
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Name the Taylor Swift Songposted 29 days ago -
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Its probably crap...but whatever!
Which Disney Princess are you?posted 36 days ago -
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Der Name der Rose (The Name of the Rose)
by xGaryIn this adaptation of Umberto Eco's celebrated novel, Franciscan friar Sean Connery investigates a series of bizarre murders in a monastery in the 14th century. Aside from the rather unusual subject matter, this is a unique film in that it does not feature the usual starlets and pretty boy actors populating a glossy Hollywood-ized version of history; it actually looks and feels like a working Medieval abbey. And as such, the monks will win no beauty competitions! Most of them would look perfectly at home adorning the abbey walls with the rest of the gargoyles! This just adds to the already potent atmosphere, and in one of his best roles, Sean Connery commands the screen as well as the able supporting cast including the ever reliable Ron Perlman as the demented hunchback. The story explores the theme of religious intolerance and climate of hysteria in which a reasonable minded man of learning can find it impossible to function within; "justice" is doled out by self-appointed prophets who dare not be opposed on pain of death, and blind faith and superstition replace logic and reason. Let's face it, things haven't changed much over the centuries. Add some wonderfully literary and witty dialogue and fascinating historical insights, and you have a film that works both as an excellent adaptation and a satisfying murder mystery.
Don't fancy yours much!
posted 36 days ago -
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Boogie Nights
by xGaryBoogie Nights charts the rise and fall of a fresh-faced young bus boy with a "gift" who is discovered by an adult film maker in the 70s. P. T. Anderson's comic valentine to 70s porn obviously has a similar format to the likes of Goodfellas, but its much lighter tone leaves room for a lot of laughs as well as the inevitable drug-fuelled downward spiral to degradation. Initially, it's all outrageous fashions, parties, pretty girls and fast cars, and the naivety of these times is brought through really well; the extended family is like an "adult" Brady Bunch, and Wahlberg's innocent charm is infectious as they are little more than children playing at dress-up. While screwing, of course. There is also a lot of Spinal Tap in the mock documentary and Dirk's hilarious attempt at pop stardom, and Anderson has fun recreating the amusingly shoddy production values of 70s porn (think the video to "Sabotage" with innuendo!) . There are deeper themes in amongst the excess of course; the impact of technology on all their lives as well as the inherent dysfunctionality of relationships based in an environment where physical intimacy is so prevalent it loses all meaning; Julianne Moore's dual role as mother/lover is particularly ambiguous. The fun and games contrast with the particularly grim violence of their lowest ebb when their masks begin to slip, but your affection for this gang of emotional misfits makes for a nicely ironic upbeat ending. It obviously owes a lot to Scorsese and Tarantino, but it is a very worthy addition to their tradition.
Another winner form PT Anderson.
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Name The Simpson characters ;)posted 38 days ago -
Come see this movie with me...Hey, you should really see this!
I'm trying hard not to compare it to 'Shawn of the Dead',.. but they are both funny films and very enjoyable, and worth seeing.
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Terminator Salvation
by mIt was good. Filled with lots of action. There were some parts that didn't feel very Terminator-esque to me. Like John Connor was surprised when it turned out Marcus was a Terminator. It's like, that shouldn't be such a shock that they can look like humans. But he seem surprised. Or like the giant Terminators just reminded me of Transformers. Other than that, I think overall the acting was good. I definitely want to see more of Anton Yelchin. He was probably my favourite character in the movie. Plus he's cute, so it helps. I think they did an amazing job with the special effects. Not just the explosions, but in case people didn't hear Arnold does make a cameo in the film and he looks so young. I mean like 80s Arnie young. I was sitting there totally amazed by how young he looked. He looked like he was right out of the first movie. So overall, it was good, but I love the originals more.
80s Arnie rules!
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