| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
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| Capitalism: A Love Story - R | October 2, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Invention of Lying - PG-13 | October 2, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Zombieland - R | October 2, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Whip It - PG-13 | October 2, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Extract - R | September 6, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Gamer - R | September 6, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| H2: Halloween II - R | August 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Inglorious Bastards (Quel maledetto treno blindato) (Deadly Mission) (Counterfeit Commandos) - R | August 25, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Inglourious Basterds - R |
What can I say about "Inglourious Basterds"? Well it is another Tarantino classic. This isn't a WW2 movie made by Tarantino, its a Tarantino movie set in WW2. He definteley makes it his own. THe characters are classic Tarantino. We can add a few more classic characters to his long list of classic characters. Brad Pitt is hilarious as Aldo "The Apache" Raine. He is a very eccentric good ole boy from Tennessee. Til Schwiger is just a badass as Sergeant Hugo Stiglitz. He just has this unstableness in him that is great. Like Mr. Blonde in Germany. Eli Roth is great as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz, filling him with a jewish rage towards the Nazis. Then the two fresh faces are the best performances in the movie. Melanie Laurent is superb as Shosanna Dreyfuss. You can tell she is damaged from the massacre of her family, and when she gets a chance to exact revenge she doesn't hesitate. But the man who steals the show is Christoph Waltz as SS Colonel Hans Landa. He is calculating, vicious and very cruel to his prey. He is a smiling maniac. Every scene he is in is so tense. Thats one of the great aspects of this movie. There are so many elements that are done right. He has tension, he has action, he has brutal violence, he has black comedy in almost every scene. This is very much a Tarantino movie. I loved it and it is tied with Kill Bill for me. Maybe in time, it'll rank higher. 9.5/10. Also have to give props to the voice cameos of one Samuel L. Jackson as a narrator and to one Harvey Keitel as the voice of Aldo's superior. |
August 24, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Funny People - R | August 2, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Aliens in the Attic - PG | July 29, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Collector - R | July 29, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Terror from Beneath the Earth - Unrated | July 29, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Whatever Works - PG-13 | June 19, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Moon - R | June 14, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - R | June 14, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Hangover - R | What to say about "The Hangover"? It's absolutely one of the funniest movies I have ever seen in the theaters. It's great to know someone other than Apatows crew can make funny movies. Cause this is one of the best. Todd Phillips come back from Mediocrity after "Starsky and Hutch" and "School For Scoundrels". Easily better than "old School". The cast is great. Bradley Cooper is a great leading man. Ed Helms is great as the arrogant kind of guy. And Zach Galifinakis is pure win in this movie. He owns every scene. The jokes just come non stop. I laughed through the entire thing. Amazing. | June 13, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Land of the Lost - PG-13 | June 4, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| X-Men Origins - Wolverine - PG-13 | I'm gonna say I liked Wolverine. It was the greatest movie ever, defintely weaker than the first two X Men movies. I will also say that you shouldn't watch the first two before seeing this one if it's your first time seeing Wolverine. It's not bad like Punisher Warzone or The Spirit. It's just much weaker than the others. But it is better than X3. I think the biggest weakness is that it is too fast. Everything happens so quick without much explanation or depth. The adamantium scene should have been more emotional and vicious but it was glossed over. Wolverines reason for doing what he does in the movie is very weak. The story is the weakest part of the movie, with some horrible lines of dialogue in second. But the acting was surprisingly decent. We all know Hugh Jackman was born to play Wolverine. Liev Schreiber was surprisingly really good as Victor Creed/Sabertooth. Not to say he's bad, but he did much better than expectations. Danny Huston plays Striker differently than Cox but we can just say the time difference explains all that. I like Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, but he needed more time to shine. The weakest acting comes from Daniel Henney as David North/Agent Zero, Lynn Collins as Silverfox, and Will I Am as Wraith. But the best newbie in this, after Victor, is Wade Wilson/Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds was born to play Deadpool and it really shows. Not to mention he gets the best action scene out of all the mutants in the mutant unit in he beginning. He just needed to be in it more. If so, he would have surpassed Victor as the best new actor in the series. All in all, it was entertaining with some good action and some good performances. But it's the decline in quality that makes me hope that Marvel gets the movie rights back from Fox. Oh and two words that just make me cringe. Adamantium bullets. | May 12, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Star Trek - PG-13 | Well, it seems like the impossible has been done. JJ Abrams and his crew of miracle workers have managed to make a Star Trek movie I like. I've never been into Trek. Not my cup of tea. But it seems it was only because they never had JJ Abrams make any of them. He comes in here and lays waste to preconceived notions that its all talk and no action. This movie is an epic. Abrams creates a beautiful universe full of life. The colors are phenomenal. The action is amazingly well done. There's a beauty to the action. The acting is all great. Pine is wonderful as James Kirk, playing up his arrogant and cocky side. Zachary Quinto is good as Spock, only problem being his voice isn't as imposing as Nimoys. Pegg was great in his short role as the quirky scotsman, Montgomery Scott. John Cho was good as Hikaru Sulu with a brief action scene. Anton Yelchin was alright as Pavel Chekov. Zoe Saldana was really good as Nyota Uhura. Eric Bana was good enough as villain Nero. But my favorite character has to be Karl Urban as the very cranky doctor, Leonard McCoy. The story here is good enough and it resets the series without getting rid of the past history. That quite an accomplishment. I think my favorite part of the movie is the fact that there is a sense of wonder in the movie. It's like we are treading unchartered territory. It's a true blockbuster and it makes me excited for the future of Trek. I hope this franchise lives long and prospers. | May 10, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Expendables - Unrated | April 13, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Terminator Salvation - PG-13 | March 17, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Watchmen - R |
It was considered the un-filmable graphic novel. When it first hit the scene with the first in a 12 part miniseries, it set the comic book world on fire almost instantly. It was viewed as a classic in no time at all. The book was created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you should stop reading this review because you are a dumb fuck and go off and do something else. What I'm talking about to those in the know, is "Watchmen". "Watchmen" is a genre defining book. It easily sets the benchmark for graphic novels. It's so powerful that it's on Time magazines Top 100 Novels of the last century list. Not many graphic novels are on that list. It's loved throughout the world. And in today's day and age of adapting any comic book you can get your hands on, it's no wonder that "Watchmen" was bound to be made. But "Watchmen" was optioned almost 20 years ago. It went through numerous phases and scripts. It went through many different directors, the most famous being Terry Gilliam and Paul Greengrass. It became known as one of those movies that was always a rumor. Everyone thought it needed to be made by a film maker with a certain pedigree of making deep movies. So in a twist of fate, a director was picked top make it that everyone thought was wrong. Zack Snyder is by no means a bad director. He actually has quite a decent resume before being signed for "Watchmen". He made one of the best remakes of recent memory with "Dawn of The Dead". He also did the unthinkable with making a hugely successful sword and sandals epic with "300". "300" was the movie that, shockingly enough, proved that he was capable of making "Watchmen", at least in a way. It was certain he would do panel for panel shots. But would it have the heart? In this fan's eyes, I think it did. Starting off with The Comedian's murder in his penthouse and going into a phenomenal credits sequence, we are guaranteed for a treat. Snyder has a phenomenal way of making a movie look really good. He has a great eye. After this credits sequence, we are off and running with the story many know and love. I'll start of with the performances. The standouts in this movie are Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jackie Earle Haley, and Billy Crudup. Haley is brilliant as Rorschach. He is wonderfully psychotic as the masked vigilante. He's even better when his mask is off. And his final scene is so heartbreaking, a testament to his acting. Billy Crudup is amazing as Dr. Manhattan. The way he makes Manhattan seem so disconnected is wild. That voice is so odd. In my opinion, the star of the show is Jeffrey Dean Morgan. As The Comedian, Morgan puts on a powerhouse performance. He is a despicable man with almost no remorse of his actions. But there is a certain sadness behind his eyes. He someone to stop him. He is quite the complex character. Patrick Wilson is good as Dan Dreidberg. He plays the schlub well. Matthew Goode is decent as Adrian Veidt. The problem with the character is more the directors fault. The way they film him is a problem. And Malin Ackerman is decent too, but she has her weak moments. The story is almost the book to a tee. There are some things taken out and the end is changed exponentially. There are two problems with the ending I have. Spoilers ahead. One, I really wish Manhattan was the one who had the last words with Veidt instead of Dan. Two, I wish they showed the destruction they explosions had, like the book when it shows the corpses lining the city. But apart from that, I think it nails the story and many of the themes. Some of the weakness include some weak acting, some ending troubles and some music choices. It doesn't help when you're trying to have a serious movie and you play 99 Luft Ballons for no reason. Also, the sex scene was beyond hilarious. And playing Hallelujah was just an absolute mind fuck. But I give them props for using Unforgettable, The Time They Are A Changin, and Hendrix's version of All Along The Watchtower. The action sequences were made alittle more actiony for the story, but it works really well. The prison scene is good as is the Comedians death. I think all in all this was the best film adaption we could have gotten. I'm really anxious for the directors cut which has 30 more minutes. |
March 10, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Låt den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in) - R | Coming in Netflix. Can't wait to watch it. | March 9, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Role Models - R | Just hilarious. Simple as that. Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott are always great. I think we all know the premise, so I'll skip it. The characters and situations are what makes it funny. Also rounding out the hilarious duo is Christopher Mintz Plasse and Bobb'e J. Thompson. Plasse is pretty funny as dork Augie Farks and Thompson really is like a mini 80's era Eddie Murphy. The movie is vulgar, but it has a heart. Also the LARPing at the end was hilarious. Especially the group they form Kiss-My_Anthia. It was just hilarious. | March 9, 2009 | N/A |
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