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| Movie: | The Godfather Part II, The Dark Knight, Fight Club, Catch Me If You Can, The Prestige, Gone Baby Gone, Finding Nemo, The Shawshank Redemption, Ocean's Eleven (Remake), Saving Private Ryan, The Man In The Iron Mask, I Am Legend, Rain Man, The Butterfly Effect, The Lion King 1 1/2, My Best Friend's Wedding, Remember The Titans, The Bucket List, 3:10 To Yuma (2007), Ratatouille, In Bruges |
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| Actor: | Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, William Fichtner, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Will Smith, Casey Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Willis, Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Director: | Christopher Nolan, David Fincher |
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"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent - The Dark Knight "It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything." - Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden - Fight Club |
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Always up for a good movie... my whole point of being on Flixster is MOVIES!!
Rating and reviewing them, discussing them with people who agree with me on this particular point, I mean afterall this is a movie site.. So unless you are here to actually rate and review movies PROPERLY (and no... "cool", "great" and "sucks" don't really qualify as reviews to me), I guess I won't exactly be interested in adding you !!! I don't want to chat with anybody on YAHOO or MSN so don't bother to offer yours or ask for mine.. I'd like to enjoy using the site for what it's meant to be used for, "movie stuff" I'd love sharing recommendations,quizzes, anything that has to do with movies... that would be great.. And please, what's with the widgets?? They bug the hell out of me!! I'd really appreciate not posting them Anyway I guess that's it, have a nice day :) My Rating System  Couldn't even finish it
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More of My Favorite Quotes.. *LINES FROM MOVIES* "Never show anyone. They'll beg you and they'll flatter you for the secret, but as soon as you give it up.. you'll be nothing to them. The secret impresses no one. The trick you use it for is everything"- Christian Bale as Alfred Borden The Prestige "I grew up in Dublin, and I love Dublin. If I had grown up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might impress me. But I didn't, so it doesn't." Colin Farrell as Ray In Bruges "F*cking A! You gotta take a side. You molest a child, you beat a child, you're not on my side. If you see me coming, you better run, because I am gonna lay you the f*ck down! Easy."- Ed Harris as Detective Remy Bressant- Gone Baby Gone "I ran. I ran until my muscles burned and my veins pumped battery acid Then I ran some more" -Edward Norton as the narrator Fight Club "Why so serious?" Heath Ledger R.I.P. as The Joker - The Dark Knight "Y'see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little...push."- Heath Ledger R.I.P. as The Joker - The Dark Knight "I make him an offer he don't refuse" Robert De Niro as young Vito Corleone The Godfather II "Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest in Monte Carlo and came in third; that's a story."- Bruce Willis as Mr.Goodkat Lucky Number Slevin "A man can be an artist in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasy's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece. " Christopher Walken as Paul Rayburn - Man on Fire "When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church. When I was your age they would say we can become cops, or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?" - Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello - The Departed "You know, we are sitting here, you and I, like a couple of regular fellas. You do what you do, and I do what I gotta do. And now that we've been face to face, if I'm there and I gotta put you away, I won't like it. But I tell you, if it's between you and some poor bastard whose wife you're gonna turn into a widow, brother, you are going down."- Al Pacino as Lt Vincent Hanna Heat *OTHER* "Don't blame yourself for what you can't ignore." - Haxer "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke "Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down." - Jimmy Durante "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Dina's Recent Reviews
American History X
R
In one word.. Overrated!!
Now Edward Norton's performance shines, everything else about the movie.. average!
Dull plot, I mean it's trying to be powerful but it just isn't!
Very ordinary script, nothing special there and the supporting cast wasn't that impressive either..
A few good scenes here and there, yet a lot of unnecessary ones specially in the second half..
Add to all that a predictable ending, and this is hardly the "masterpiece" it's being made out to be!!
In Bruges
R
I owe it to a friend on Flixster that I watched this great movie.. Otherwise I would have probably overlooked it for a while before eventually giving it a shot..
The trailer is a bit of a disaster, good thing I never judge a movie neither by the trailer or the poster!!
This is the first time I like Colin Farrell in something, because it's the first I time he proves he can act in my opinion!! So I guess given the right role he is pretty good!
A slick dark comedy with a killer sense of humor..
Striking dialogue, almost every line is quotable!
Now what really made the movie for me was Ralph Fiennes's astounding impersonation of Harry, although he only appears for the second half he totally steals the picture..
Not to be skipped, probably one of the best movies of the year!
Inside Man
R
Clever.. Different..
One of the better heist movies I've seen..
The whole cast was great but it was Clive Owen who was beyond perfect in his role
An action movie is the last thing I'd call it, it was more of a suspense drama.. And though you'd think an almost "action less" bank robbery can't possibly work it does..
Strong, interesting script that keeps you engaged all the way through..
The soundtrack -though I didn't really see how Chaiyya Chaiyya was related- was quite good
So great cast, good direction, multiple twists.. Definitely worth a watch
88 Minutes
R
I haven't heard good things about this movie but I always have to see for myself..
This time what I heard was right, and I hope it doesn't go the same way with Righteous Kill since it's the same director and there have been some negative reviews..
Back to 88 minutes.. Al Pacino is a great actor but having him with almost the same expression throughout the whole thing doesn't exactly help the extremely weak plot and flat script!
Predictable and boring that you get to a point you're just watching to reach the end..
You keep waiting for something exciting to happen, but no.. instead you're eventually left wondering at the end "Is that it?!"
And I thought this was a thriller!!
Changing Lanes
R
This had the potential to be a lot better but never came through..
Now I never expect much of Ben Affleck -an image he manages to hold on to with his performance in this one - but I'm disappointed to say this wasn't one of Samuel L. Jackson's most impressive roles either.. He was just OK
The story isn't very creative, alright.. still it could have been exploited better; at least that's the idea I got in the first 20 minutes or so then it all started heading towards average..
War (Rogue Assassin)
R
I'll give it one thing.. Great twist ending ! But of course not enough to make up for the rest of it..
Jason Statham was great as always, what a waste to have him in this !!
Dina's Favorite Movies
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The Dark Knight
PG-13
A five star rating doesn't even come close to describing how great this movie actually is..
For one thing it was 2 and a half hours and it felt like time just flew by, now that alone speaks for how capturing it was.. The plot, the conversations, the performances.. even the soundtrack was brilliant..
Heath Ledger as The Joker.. his absolute best, but sadly the word "yet" is not in order here.. It truly is a tremendous loss..
I've never been so captivated by an actor on screen before, Ledger's Joker has marked my first incident of the sort !!
Of course, who deserves the most of the credit would have to be director Christopher Nolan.. He totally surpassed what he did in Batman Begins and created the perfect sequel..
It's going to be extremely hard to top this one though..
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Catch Me If You Can
PG-13
Once again Dicaprio proves what an amazing actor he is.. It wasn't an easy role and he was just perfect ! The best Spielberg movie I've seen so far, very interesting storyline perfectly executed.. I think it's a must see
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The Prestige
PG-13
One of the many things I loved about this movie is the way it represented its time.. totally sophisticated in my opinion ! The acting, spectacular of course.. and not only by Christian Bale whom I think is one of the best actors ever !! And once again I was very impressed by Christopher Nolan's work.. so all in all I obviously loved it
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Gone Baby Gone
R
Definitely going into my top 10 !! Great by all means... Everything about it was perfect, the plot, the topic it handled amazingly, the extraordinary acting by the whole cast, and the many twists which in my opinion totally impower a movie.. I was amazed by Ben Affleck's directing potential, I never thought of him as a good actor though !! But Casey's performance, just wow !! Ed Harris of course manages to sort of steal some of the scenes he's in..
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PvtCaboose91posted 7 hours ago -
hey, once again it feels like its been a while since weve spoke. I dont know whats getting into me.
But I was just looking at your profile and I noticed your picture from Prestige. Im not sure if we discussed it before (and forgive me if we have) but I love that movie. I swear I just get so into it. I loved Christian Bale. And its one of the few flicks that actually shocked me at the end and i hadnt guessed what was going to happen.
So how have you been?
Sarahposted 9 hours ago -
I recommend you see...
The Incredible Hulk
by FabioIf you want to see a really and entertaining action flick of Hulk, here is, and much better that the 2003 Hulk that was really boring and no entertaining, but this is exceptional, this movie has 3 action sequences,at the beginning, at middle and the amazing Abomination vs Hulk incredible battle of about 26 mins!
Great visual effects and good performances of Edward Norton, William Hurt (playing and acceptable General Ross) and Tim Roth as the villain.Hey, you should really see this!
posted 14 hours ago -
I recommend you see...
Hey, you should really see this!
posted 14 hours ago -
I recommend you see...
No Reservations
by FabioThis film is about an obsessive chef clashing with a carefree chef who invades her kitchen after a horrible accident killing her sister.
Wonderful film. Catherine Zeta great and beautiful as always. Aaron Eckhart terrific and that little Abigail Breslin is simply fabulous in this movie.Hey, you should really see this!
posted 15 hours ago -
Haha, we fought over a movie... what was it? ::thinking::
OOOOh yeah, Identity.
This is a little bit different because it's considered a classic. But to be fair, I haven't seen this movie in approx 8 years. I really don't even remember a lot of details. I gave it such a high rating because I remember I liked it and I have several friends who include it in their favorite movies. I just recently bought the DVD and have it in my stack of "to see" DVDs
Maybe after I watch it, then we can battle :)
I just watched Walk the Line... great freaking movie. I had no desire to see it really, but I'm glad I did.posted 18 hours ago -
I recommend you see...
Seed
by Cal"I want you to find him, I want you to KILL him, and I want you to put him in the ground so he can never come back again."
Uwe Boll's movies are bad. They are the god-awful creations of a hack director with a disgusting ego whose answer to criticism is to challenge his critics to a boxing match. Boll's movies have made me sick because they are an immoral waste of money, celluloid and time.
The first few minutes of Uwe Boll's Seed made me sick to my stomach. But it wasn't because of the bad filmmaking being offered...it's because in these opening few minutes Boll has inserted REAL FOOTAGE of ACTUAL ANIMAL TORTURE! He forces his audience to endure REAL FOOTAGE of animals being smacked on the ground until bones are broken, being skinned alive, or being trodden on by malevolent humans. Boll defends his decision with a disclaimer at the beginning of the film, claiming that he's making a statement about humanity. Somehow Boll's disillusioned brain thinks this is justification to use this repulsive footage. But this is a MOVIE Mr. Boll! This is MOVIE for ENTERTAINMENT! How is animal torture entertainment?! If we're speaking in terms of Schindler's List or war movies, the graphic violence is fake and therefore justified. In Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, a few minutes of real news footage depicting the atrocities in Burma was included at the beginning. But this doesn't show anything being killed! It shows the aftermath of battles very briefly. It also HAS RELEVANCE to the rest of the movie. Animal torture being shown to "make a statement about humanity" in a stupid, mindless horror gore-fest is totally unnecessary.
I never thought it'd be possible, but Uwe Boll has hit an all-time low. Not only does he make woeful movies, but now he prefaces them with real footage of animals being savagely tortured. And this is only the first 4 minutes...
Here's an interesting fact that adds insult to injury: Uwe Boll has pledged to donate 2.5% of the film's profits to charity to help animal rights groups. 2.5%!?!? That's all he could possibly spare?! Considering the director's reputation, I doubt the film will be very lucrative. I believe charity could be looking at about $10. If Uwe Boll deeply cared about animals like we've been led to believe he does, why not donate all the profits to charity? But no - the director's bank account is more precious than his morals.
The first few minutes of Seed are bad to the extreme. But what follows is so incredibly terrible that words fail me.
The plot (if one can possibly call it that) concerns a serial killer known as Seed (Sanderson). Over the course of six years, he's killed 666 people. (How's that for subtlety?) The police capture him (in one of the most bumbling, perplexing, clumsy and incompetent raids in cinematic history) and he's sentenced to execution. The electric chair, though, isn't up to the task. After two jolts of electricity, Seed is still alive. The prison staff are too scared to give him a third shock, fearing the evocation of state law that would set Seed free. So they bury him alive in a flimsy coffin, with his hands tied feebly (the way his hands are tied wouldn't even be able to restrain a dead man). They also bury him in a shallow grave. Oh, and they don't bother to make sure he dies. They just hope he won't escape. Guess what? Seed escapes his grave and wants to go kill some people. Oh joy!
Seed is 100% unbelievable. Every scene, scenario and character is so preposterous that it's impossible to believe a word of it. Boll wrote the script himself. The concept which had potential is wasted as the film disintegrates into utter silliness. For example, Seed claws himself out of his shallow grave, is able to swim off the island that imprisoned him (this island is like Alcatraz, i.e. impossible to escape via swimming), mysteriously gets the addresses of the cops that wronged him, and is strangely able to travel from A to B without people noticing him. This killer is bulky, well-built and always dons grubby clothing. How can one possibly miss him?! It's also interesting that the killer's victims never seem too fazed about being killed. They lay back and accept their death. And, typical for an Uwe Boll movie, the lack of research shows. While the cops raid a house supposedly inhabited by Seed they don't use their radios, they don't appear to yell for any help, they don't hold their pistols correctly, they don't move correctly, and they are never careful like cops are trained to be.
I have no idea why, but Uwe Boll decided to revive the dying genre of torture porn. Personally, I detest the torture porn flicks such as the awful Hostel movies. I'm also not a fan of the Saw series, which is gradually declining in quality. Seed is Boll's answer to the most legendary horror movies. Elements of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are even incorporated. Heck, one scene is even inspired by Kill Bill! Here's the worst part: it never makes a lick of sense. The pacing is sluggish, the editing is choppy, and the structure is messy. Locations aren't even properly distinguished. As a result, I was confused and disorientated.
Another Uwe Boll tradition: cinematography is woeful. It's obvious the director tried to imbue the film with shaky cam resembling The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or something. But typically, Boll never has a sense of visual elegance. His shots are always disorganised and shaky.
Boll even damages the film's credibility very early into the film. The cops are hunting Seed. The unimportant cops of course get killed very easily. Seed uses stealth and clever tactics to kill them. Then it comes time to kill the hero. Naturally, the hero takes him down no sweat at all. Seed doesn't use any tactics when fighting the hero and is taken down within a single minute. Righto...
Uwe Boll filmed Seed back-to-back with Postal and boy is it obvious!! The acting is appalling. None of the actors are suitable for their respective roles. They're all wooden. For 90% of the movie it's as if they're sleep-walking and/or on autopilot. And of course, Boll focuses on his gore effects more than anything else. Boll once criticised Eli Roth and called him a retard for making the same shitty movies over and over again (Pfft. Like Boll can talk). Yet Boll is so disillusioned that he thinks Seed is somehow better than Hostel. It's worse!!! Seed is a mindless gore-fest featuring oodles of unrelenting, unnecessary gore. When Seed kills his victims, it doesn't even seem like there's a reason for him to be doing so. The timeline is so disorganised! However...I can't believe I'm going to say this...but the gore is actually done impressively. There are a few scenes that encompass some really realistic blood and gore. However, this compliment is easily undone as there is never a point for the gore to occur.
Too many things are going on in the film's 90-minute duration. We're supposed to care about the hero and his family situation, and somehow we're also supposed to case about Seed as well. But Seed has no depth, and the hero is a cardboard cut-out. The characters fall flat.
There's also a distinct lack of suspense and tension during the gory scenes. The cinematography isn't exciting, the actors look bored and the music isn't at all effective. Altogether, the film is just plain boring and ineffective. The only thing it effectively does is disturb. We watch footage of Seed letting a crying baby, a family dog and a young woman decay into bones. That's disturbing stuff. What's also disturbing is people invested time, money and effort into making this movie. After those cinematic travesties known as House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne (and its sequel), In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and many more, Uwe Boll is just digging a bigger grave for himself. When I watch a horror movie I want suspense and gore that works in an actual context. What I don't want is completely unnecessary real footage of animals getting skinned and their skulls crushes.
Seed is too unbelievable to make a statement about humanity (Boll's objective) and too disturbing to be entertaining. We're therefore left with this pile of shit. In a nutshell: Seed is absolutely fucking woeful!This is a warning to all...
Seed is the most repulsive, disturbing and utterly immoral film I've ever seen. Let me outline the first 2 minutes for you:
REAL FOOTAGE OF ANIMAL TORTURE permeates these opening few minutes. We watch as a helpless dog, skinned alive with bones showing, struggles to stay alive. We also watch as a helpless white wolf gets a knife stuck through its leg. There's also the grand finale: another dog getting its skull crushed as someone steps on it. This footage is 100% genuine. Do you like watching animals snuffing it in horrifying ways?
What follows isn't any better: every scene is 100% unbelievable. It's stupid to extremes.
You don't need to read any further.
Seed must be avoided like the plague.posted 19 hours ago -
Studying gets so dreary and boring after a while. I medically NEED caffeine boosts. In a day I usually have a coffee and a drink called Mother. The amount of caffeine in one can of Mother would equal 8 cups of coffee. That stuff keeps me awake almost all day. I thank god it exists :)
You're entitled to your own opinion mate. Some will love a movie, some will hate it. I respect your opinion, so let's leave it at that.
I'm watching True Grit right now. I simply can't get enough of John Wayne these days. I've seen 4 of his movies so far, and this is the fifth. I have another by my TV I have yet to watch, and two waiting for me at the library. I hope to see all of John Wayne's movies eventually.
~Calposted 20 hours ago -
well yea indeed. finished uni...tryin to get back to real life but i'm still struggling. what about you ?
posted 20 hours ago -
Hey there. I'm alright I guess. Bit exhausted from work, and mentally exhausted coz of all the studying I have done and still need to do. First exam this coming Friday.
Wow, you didn't like it? I admit it's a tad overrated (its spot on the IMDb Top 250 is ludicrous) but it's still a good movie through my eyes. Very powerful.
~Calposted 22 hours ago -
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It's so that bad! Not even joking... don't waste your time. Please...
What's with the diss on American History X... do we need to fight again?posted 2 days ago -
I recommend you see...
Taken
by ThelmaExcellent thriller about a dad who hunts down men who have kidnapped his daughter. Disturbing content at times, where young girls are kidnapped and sold into the sex trade.
Hey, you should really see this!
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Yay you liked Sweeney Todd! That's a film that very quickly made it into my Top 10. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are a legendary partnership.
The Assassination of Jesse James is also decent.
I've written extensive reviews for each if you're interested.
I am dreading my viewing of Seed though. At the beginning there's a few minutes of real live animal torture! The f**ker known as Uwe Boll says that "he's making a statement about humanity". What a pile of shit. He's an insensitive hack and a repulsive person.
~Calposted 2 days ago -
Ah fair enough. There are stacks of movies I still need to rewatch as well. Next year it'll be my year off so I'll spend a lot of my time rewatching films and stuff. Should be fun.
What have you got planning for future viewing? I'm hoping to watch Roman Holiday and Seed (I know Seed will be shit...which is why I'm watching it).
~Calposted 2 days ago -
Seriously? Well, great minds think alike my friend.
I remember watching In Bruges about 4 times in a few days. I always have a great time watching it. The humour is particularly amusing. Like Colin confronting the fat Americans. Lol. Funny thing is...his advice was right, because we later find out the guy had a heart attack.
Thanks. I'll need the luck.
I shall certainly watch Gone Baby Gone asap now :D.
~Calposted 2 days ago -
I at least saw Paycheck for free. My Uncle taped it off TV, said he absolutely loved it, and lent it to me. So the only thing I paid for it was my time.
Last time I take recommendations from my Uncle. Lol.
I heard about Gone Baby Gone. I can't wait to see it. I'll be having renting sprees at my local video store when school concludes. Should be great!!
~Calposted 2 days ago -
Hehe, it's fun and interesting making up metaphors like that. Tis pretty fitting, eh.
I was so close to giving In Bruges a full 5-star rating...but there were a few daft moments. Such as all the violent occurences like Ken leaping off the bell tower, and there's never a policeman in sight. Not even a siren.
Oh well, it's still fun.
I hear you about studying. My end of school exams start in a week. *sigh* So nervous.
~Calposted 2 days ago
