My Favorite Movies

Amazing film. I am happy that Mickey Rourke won the Golden Globe for best actor. I would love to see him win the best actor oscar at the Oscars. I am not sure if that will happen. I have a feeling the Academy might side on Sean Penn for Milk. I thought Rourke's performance in the Wrestler was better than Penn's performance in Milk. Being a wrestling fan and having gone to conventions and local matches, I totally understand the wrestler's type of life, especially ones that are out of the WWE. I feel really bad for all the older wrestlers that go to conventions and no one goes to them for autographs or even to say hello. It was great seeing wrestlers Ernest Miller, Blue Meanie, and WWE current wrestler R-Truth (also know as K-Kwic) in the film. Marisa Tomei and Even Rachel Wood give great supporting performances. I knew the area in NJ where they were shooting the film. I was also happy to see an actress friend of mine, Elizabeth Wood, make an appearance in the film. Elizabeth was in my feature length improv film David's Apartment. In the Wrestler, Elizabeth was in the scene at the bar and she givies Mickey Rourke and the woman with the blond hair that he is flirting with, their
drinks. She looked great on the big screen. Overall, the film is definitely worth checking out. One of my favorite films of 2008.

This film took me by surprise. I love the tv show and the film was just as funny.

One of the best war films made.

This was a really good film. I am shocked that the film got snubbed from getting nominated for the Academy Awards. The film should have gotten nominated for best picture, while Craig for actor, Schreiber and Bell supporting actor, and Zwick for director. I thought this was Daniel Craig's best performance yet. He was much better here than as James Bond. The film also deals with a question of which brother had the right strategy to lead the people, Craig or Schreiber. There were some similarities to another Zwick film, Legends of the Fall. Some similar elements include the 3 brothers, war, and even the ending was similar. Despite the similarities, they are both great films. I definitely recommend Defiance.

Best of the trilogy. They shouldn't have made the other 2 sequels.

This was a really great film. A great acting ensemble. This was like Usual Suspects meet Saw. I didn't see the twists coming. I definitely recommend this film.

Best Robert Rodriguez film he has made so far.

This film really delivered. The film kind of reminded me of Pulp Fiction with a bit of Carlito's Way in it. Colin Farrell was amazing in the film, even hilarious at times. The on screen chemistry between him and Brendan Gleeson kind of reminded me of the Sam Jackson/John Travolta on screen chemistry from Pul Fiction. Gleeson is also great in the film. Fiennes is great as their villainous boss. The ending kind of reminded me of Carlito's Way. I still don't understand why the Golden Globes put this film under comedy. The film is not a comedy but has a lot of funny moments in the film. Farrell did deserve his Best Actor Golden Globe for the film (although to me, it is not a comedy). The film should have been nominated in a bunch of categories at this year's Oscars. Either way, I do recommend In Bruges.

I was impressed and blown away by this film. I didn't like 300, but I ended up liking Watchmen. I never read the graphic novel before seeing the film, but I ended up getting sucked into this world on the screen. The film had a style like Matrix or Blade Runner. Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan were fantastic in the film. What was weird was that some of the costumes kind of reminded me of other superheros. Such as, the niteowl reminded me of a Batman costume. Haley's costume reminded me a little of The Shadow's costume and a little of the Spirt's costume. Matthew Goode's costume reminded me of Chris O'Donnell's Robin outfit. Malin Akerman's costume reminded me of Carrie Ann Moss's costume in the Matrix, except here in yellow and black. To me, it was predictable who the killer was, and major family relation was also predictable to me. I think Snyder should have lessened the gore in the film. The ending, which I found out is different than the graphic novel, kind of reminded me in a weird way of the ending of the Dark Knight. Overall, the Watchmen was a very entertaining film.

Classic. I am still shocked to this day, that it didn't win best picture.

Classic.

This, so far, is one of my favorite films of Summer 2009. Better than Star Trek and Wolverine. It is also one of my favorite films so far of the year.

Congrads to McG for reviving and taking the Terminator franchise to the next level. The film does pay homage and connect with all 3 Terminator films. The film in a way reminded me of the 2 Matrix sequels as well as The Road Warrior.

Sam Wothington and Anton Yelchin steals this film from Christian Bale. Thank you James Cameron, for recommending Worthington to McG for the role of Marcus. His performance kind of reminded me of Mel Gibson's Mad Max role from The Road Warrior. Yelchin is much better here than in Star Trek. Yelchin really captures the essence of the character of Kyle Reese and what Michael Biehn originally brought to the role.

Bale is ok as John Connor. I have seen him play this type of role before in Reign of Fire. Here Connor is more in the background of the action as the story is more focused on Marcus and Kyle Reese than Connor.

The sound/sound effects for the film was amazing. The music score also was great.

I did like how they used the famous phrases "I'll Be Back" and "Come With Me If You Want To Live" in the film. I guess the next one will have "Hasta Lavista Baby". I did also like that they used the Guns N Roses song "You Could Be Mine" from Terminator 2 in this film.

Also it was great seeing Arnold's appearance in the film. Here the special effects to pull that off worked so well, as compared to the same type of effect with a famous X Men character in Wolverine (which basically didn't look good at all).

I do think that the ending that they chose for the film works well. It is much better than the proposed ending that was leaked out..

The Terminator is back!

Great film. The cast was great all lead by Downey. The screen chemistry between Paltrow and Downey was perfect. Definitely check it out.

Another home run for Robert Downey Jr. He shines in the role of Holmes. I like his take on the character. I could have also seen Johnny Depp or the late Heath Ledger doing a similar take to the character. Jude Law is fantastic as Watson. Law and Downey have great on screen chemistry. A new great dynamic duo. Mark Strong is fabulous as the villain Lord Blackwood.

Storywise, I felt that Young Sherlock Holmes has a much stronger story than this film. That film told an original story of the origins of Holmes and Watson and how they met and their first adventure. Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Barry Levinson, they gave a sense of wonder and awe to the world of Holmes that sucks in the audience. Ritchie doesn't do that here. Instead Ritchie does get the audience involved into Holmes's world, as a dirtier, grittier, and darker world he lives in. The film is fast paced, entertaining, and action packed.

The only negatives: 1) Rachel McAdams, I felt was miscast as the female lead. She didn't have a good on screen chemistry with Downey. I think Sienna Miller would have done a better job in that role. 2) It would have been nice had the rumor buzz back in August didn't spoil that a major character in the Holmes world would make an appearance in this film.

Still, I liked the film. I look forward to the sequel, even if they cast Brad Pitt in it as the villain.

Really great film. Definitely the best film that David Mamet directed. Chiwetel Ejiofor gives an amazing performance in the film. Emily Mortimer was great too. I thought the casting of Tim Allen was a weird choice, however, he did really good in a role that I could see Bruce Willis playing. Well acted. I definitely recommend this film.

Good animated film, which is fun for the entire family. Definitely see the film in 3D. I was surprised that Inside the Actor's Studio's host James Lipton did a voice role as well as former wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage". The film sort of reminded me of The Truman Show, but animated.

This is now, my new number 1 favorite film of the summer and one of my favorites of the year. It is like the film "The Break Up" meets "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". It is very original in terms of the style of this film. Gordon Levitt and Deschanel both shine in this film. Also they have a great supporting cast behing them. Geoffrey Arend reminded me of Curtis Armstrong in Risky Business and Matthew Gray Gubler reminded me of Eric Christian Olsen. Mika Kelly is also great in her one scene. The film has a great soundtrack. I loved the sequence where the song "You Make My Dreams Come True" is played in the film. I also thought the spoofing of the French New Wave films, in this film was hilarious. I thought the animation that was done in the film was great. I definitely recommend this film.

Really good Christmas movie and good date movie.

Hilarious film. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Justin Bartha shine in this film and have great on screen chemistry. This is definitely "Bachelor Party" for a new generation. What I really liked about the film, was the twist concept. That is, usually the films about Bachelor Parties, show the actual party. The twist here, is that they don't show the audience the party. They leave it to the characters to discover what happened at the party. This is definitely a film, that is perfect to see with a group of friends at the movie theater.

This is one of John Cusack's best performance that he has done so far. He should have gotten an Oscar nomination for the film. I don't know why the studio didn't push for him to get the nomination. The 2 actresses that play his daughters in the film, also shine in the film. I was really surprised that Clint Eastwood did the music score for the film. I definitely recommend the film. This is Cusack at his best.

Good and exciting film. It did feel like Enemy of the State meets WarGames or I Robot. I was surprised by who ended up living and who gets killed. Billy Bob Thornton was ok in a role that would have gone to Tommie Lee Jones. Also I was surprised that Juliane Moore was the voice on the phone. The first 20 minutes felt a bit slow but it picks up right after that.
Overall it is a good film to see in theaters.

Great scifi film.

This is Judd Apatow's best film that he has made so far, in my opinion. Adam Sandler gives one of his best performances on screen. He plays a character that is not a nice guy, but he makes the audience sympathize and care for him. That was kind of like what John Travolta did in Saturday Night Fever and Mickey Rourke just did in The Wrestler, of making a character who is not a nice guy and making the audience sympathize and care for him. Rogen is good in this film. I think this is also one of his best performances so far. Rogen and Sandler have great on screen chemistry. Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman does great supporting work in the film, as does Leslie Mann. The cameos by all the celebs are hilarious, especially the Eminem and Ray Romano confrontation. The ending kind of reminded me of the ending of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. I definitely recommend Funny People.

I loved the tv show and animated film and was really impressed with what Michael Bay did in the film. I wasn't thrilled with the changes to Megatron's character and the parents were very annoying.

Washington vs Travolta. This film is an exciting thrill ride. Both Washington and Travolta shine in this film. I think this is one of Travolta's best as a villain. I liked the clock/timer that is used in the film, giving it a 24 type feel to the film and added suspense to the film. Turturro, Gandolfini, and Guzman give solid supporting performances. The finale reminded me of the finale in the film Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas and Robert DuVall. I am not sure if the film is better than the original, but it is definitely worth seeing.

Next to High Fidelity, this is one of Jack Black's best performance.

Pixar hits another home run with Up. I definitely recommend that people should see the 3D version than the 2D. The music score is also very good. I have a strong feeling that the film is gonna win the Oscar for best animated film. There were some scenes that reminded me of another Pixar film, The Incredibles, especially the Movie tone news segment and some scenes in the jungle. I really liked the montage in the beginning of the feel between him and his wife. It was really well done and moving.

One of Hugh Grant's best performances. Both him and the kid were amazing in it.

Really good film. Clint Eastwood gives a really good performance in the film. I hope he gets an Oscar nomination for it. I also thought that
Bee Vang and Ahney Her did good supporting work in the film. They had good on screen chemistry with Clint. Great screenplay. If this is Eastwood's last on screen appearance in a movie, than he definitely goes out with a big bang with Gran Torino.

This film really surprised me. It has been a long time since I have seen Christian Slater in a great film role. Slater does an amazing job in this film. Elisha Cuthbert also does solid work and William H. Macy also provides solid supporting work in the film. I did predict the big twist of the film, early on, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the film. It kind of reminded me of Fight Club and American Psycho. I was surprised to see John Gulager, who was the 3rd season winner of Project Greenlight, in an acting role in this film. I definitely recommend this film.

This film took me by surprise. I wasn't sure what to expect from watching the trailer, but the film blew me away. It is scary to think that this could happen, when the anesthetic doesn't work while surgery and you are still awake and can't do anything. I was surprised by the short running time for the film, an hour and eighteen minutes. The acting was really good, especially Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, and Lena Olin. Hayden should stay away from scifi films like Jumper and Star Wars and stick to dramas like this, Shattered Glass, and Factory Girl. The only negative was that the film opens and ends with a voice over from Terrance Howard and that was a mistake, the voice over should have been Hayden's, not Terrance. I definitely recommend this film.

I liked it. The acting was really good. DiCaprio was better here than in Blood Diamond. Crowe was only in it for 20 to 30 minutes of the film (like 10 scenes). This was DiCaprio's film. It reminded me of Spy Games (Brad Pitt, Robert Redford film) meets the Departed meets the Recruit (Al Pacino, Colin Farrell film). Mark Strong, I think that is his name, he is also in RocknRolla, stole the film. He looks like a young Armand Assante.

Hilarious. Have worked with Adam in Anger Management, I personally like anything he does. Funny silly comedy.

I was very impressed with Stuart Townsend's directing for this film. The film had a style and look similar to films like Syriana and 21 Grams. Great performances by this ensemble. It was shot and edited well. I definitely recommend this powerful film.

Best of the Harry Potter films.

To me this is my 2nd favorite Potter film so far, Goblet of Fire being my favorite. I never read any of the books, but have friends that did read them and told me about each one. Even though, I knew what to expect in this one, I found it very entertaining. All 3 leads shine in the film. I liked how they handled both romantic triangles in the film. I also thought that Jim Broadbent, Alan Rickman, and Tom Felton did good supporting work in the film. Some moments did remind me of Goblet of Fire. I do understand why and what changes were made from the book to the film. I am looking forward to the next film, which will be split into 2 films.

The film reminded me of a combo of films such as: Green Card, Overboard, The Devil Wears Prada, Two Weeks Notice, and While You Were Sleeping. The finale of the film reminded me of both While You Were Sleeping and Two Weeks Notice combined. Despite the film being predictable and formulaic, it was very entertaining and enjoyable. Reynolds and Bullock shine in the film and have great on screen chemistry. Betty White steals every scene that she is in. Also, Oscar Nunez steals every scene that he is in, as the character, Ramone. I hope the next romantic comedy that Sandra Bullock does, she won't copy any of her old films, like she did her. Overall, I definitely recommend to check out the Proposal.

Good film. Great performances by this ensemble cast. The film kind of reminded me of Pulp Fiction. It doesn't have a traditional 3 act structure. It feels like 4 short films in one whole film. The only negative was to me the outcome for each of the 4 parts to me was predictable. Other than that, the film is very entertaining and worth checking out.

I would give the Best Picture Oscar to this film. One of the best films that I have seen this yeah. Congrads to Clint Eastwood on delivering another great film. The film has a Rocky and Hoosiers feel to it. It will definitely have you cheering in your seat. Morgan Freeman is amazing as Mandela. He definitely deserves a Best Actor nomination. Clint Eastwood should get a Best Director Oscar for the film. Matt Damon was ok in the role.

Hilarious film. Great script. Steve Coogan is great and funny in the lead role. The narration was funny too. The clips in the beginning showing Coogan's character acting career, were hilarious. It was great seeing Elisabeth Shue on screen again, in a role spoofing herself. All the songs in the play were funny and very catchy. I felt like singing along to the songs in the play. I definitely recommend Hamlet 2.

Depp steals the film. He should have won the oscar for best actor.

From all the behind the scenes negative buzz that I was hearing for the film, I was expecting not to like the film. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The film I thought was better than Transformers 2, but the first Transformers film was much better. This film needed another rewrite of the script to make it a tighter film. The film reminded me of the films, S.W.A.T. and the first X Men film.

The changes made in adapting the animated tv show to the big screen, really didn't bother me, for the film.

I did like the Duke/Baroness backstory. I thought the Ripcord/Scarlett relationship in the film was ok, even though in the series, Scarlett is with Duke.

I thought the Duke vs Cobra Commander rivalry. should have been given more screen time in this film. Meaning there should have been a build up from them starting as friends in the beginning of the film to enemies by the end, would have been the correct way to go. It should have been similar to Colin Farrell vs Jeremy Renner rivalry in S.W.A.T. Joseph Gordon Levitt is a great actor. He would be great as a Batman villain. The filmmaker should have given him more screen time.

Dennis Quaid is perfectly cast as Hawk. However, he is given less to do in this film. They should have had him very active with the team, like Sam Jackson in S.W.A.T.

Channing Tatum was ok as Duke, but I believe that Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gosling, Paul Walker, or even Brendan Fraser could have done a better job in the role.

Sienna Miller is fantastic as Baroness.

Ray Park is amazing as Snake Eyes. His fight scenes in the film against Storm Shadow are very exciting and thrilling. I love that they keep that he is silent in this film, just like the series.

I hope in the sequel they will bring in the characters of Flynt, Lady Jayne, Shipwrecked, the Cobra Twins.

I read that the producers and Hasbro wanted to cross over characters from Transformers with G.I. Joe. While that might work for D.C. and Marvel characters, I believe that Hasbro should keep both franchises separate and not mix them in future films.

I had a mixed to negative reaction watching the film. I was expecting much better, especially since the trailers for the film are really good. I understand why the comic book fans are angry and I kind of agree with them. Just like Sam Raimi did some tinkering with the Spiderman storyline to the big screen, the screenwriter did some tinkering with the Wolverine and X Men storyline from the comic to the big screen and that is what is upsetting a lot of the comic book fans. Gambit shouldn't have been in this film. He should have been in the originally trilogy. Cyclopse also shouldn't have been in this film either. The characters of focus should have been Wolverine, Sabertooth, Silverfox, Striker, and Prof. Xavier. But instead they bring in characters that don't need to be there. There is also a cameo appearance by a famous X Men character at the end of the film, which feels out of place for one reason, the special effects to make the actor look younger was terrible. You could tell that it was a bad special effect. It might work in some films, like Benjamin Buttons, but the special effect doesn't work in all films to age an actor younger or older via computer.

I think the screenwriter had a good idea, and I think the studio intervened and forced the screenwriter to make additions and changes that weren't really in Wolverine's origins. I thought all 3 X Men films were better than this film. I don't think Gavin Hood was the right director for the film. I think Bryan Singer, who did the first 2 films should have directed this one,cause he has a stronger feel for the characters in the X Men world. I also thought they should have shown Striker's motivations, meaning showing his problems at home with his son, and that he brought him to Xavier to help him and Xavier couldn't help his son. It was mentioned briefly here, and in X Men 2, but I think it needed to be shown here.

Also I felt that just like the other X Men films, the film should have opened with Patrick Stewart's famous voice over about mutation and the cerebro door opening. I know that this is a spin off. However, if they use X Men in the tittle, which they did, they should have used that opening, to have a sense of continuity, considering that this film comes before the first X Men film, chronologywise.

On the positive, Hugh Jackman is great in the film and this really is his character. I can't see any one else playing the part. Schreiber was ok. Taylor Kitsch was fantastic as Gambit. Like I said before, Gambit should have been in the other X Men films. Reynolds was great in the film, but my complaint with him was that he was only in the film for like 3 or 5 minutes. I would have liked to see more of him in the film and more of his transition to Deadpool, which really wasn't explained. Reynolds reminded me of his character in Blade Trinity, the smart mouth action guy. The film has some great action sequences and is overall entertaining.

For the next spin off (Magneto, First Class, Shadowcat, etc.) or the next sequel, I just hope that they get the story more focused and get a good director with a feel for the characters and the X Men universe.

Hilarious film. Great ensemble cast. If you have ever tried making any film, then you will definitely relate to all the production problems that they go through in making their own film.

Best of the American Pie films. It started them all.