staup2005
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| Name | Scott Staup |
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| Gender | Male |
| I'm From | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Member For | 427 days |
| Last Login | Tue. Jul 22 |
| Profile Views | 267 |
| Age | 40 |
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| Movie: | The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, The Color Purple, The Age of Innocence, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Sleepy Hollow, Dangerous Liaisons, Holiday (1938), A Christmas Story, Clue, Resident Evil, The Shining, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Shogun, Treasure Island (1934), A Tale of Two Cities (1935), The Patriot (2000), My Fair Lady, Marie Antoinette (1938), Ladyhawke, Interview With the Vampire, The Crucible, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, The Scarlet Letter (1995), 101 Dalmatians (1961), Cube, Evita. |
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| Actor: | Male: James Cagney- - - - - - -Female: Nicole Kidman |
| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Ridley Scott, David Fincher, George Cukor, Elia Kazan, Billy Wilder, Howard Hawks, James Cameron |
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Fan of all types of films and avid film watcher. I like to collect, rate and recommend films to my friends. I try to keep very knowledgeable about all films especially classics. I can't tell you why I like certain films, I just do. I connect with films for various emotional or nostalgic reasons.
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I recommend you see...
Black Christmas
by Brianposted 12 hours ago -
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Shutter
by BrianOK, this has been done before, several times...and the whole, "I see Asian dead people" isn't scary or even creepy, but...
It was still better than I thought it was going to be, and it was nice to see Joshua Jackson in a halfways mainstream film for once. I do think he's a good actor who needs a new agent.
There was a "twist" in the middle which I figured out almost right away and a twist at the end which made it cool and enough to make it worth watching the DVD.
I will say that studios either need to abandon the whole genre tho entirely, or do something to liven it up a bit. Maybe a J horror-inspired ORIGINAL non-remake film that's not totally based on dead people haunting the living...Good for fans of Joshua Jackson, or if you a fan of the genre. Otherwise, nothing too special.
posted 21 hours ago -
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In Bruges
by BrianAmazingly funny in a perfectly witty way that says a big FUCK YOU to political correctness and just has a good time with itself.
Also very shocking at times, and expertly acted by Farrell and Gleeson in a way that pulled us in to their characters so well.
YOU must see this!
I must OWN this!Hey, you should really see this!
posted 2 days ago -
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The followup to V for Vendetta. I'm curious...are you?
posted 2 days ago -
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Get Smart
by BrianOK, I know I had originally decided I didn;t want to see this film but I changed my mind.
And it's pretty decent for what it is. Yes, there are definitely a lot of "funny parts" that just aren't funny (like what was the deal with Bill Murray in the tree?), but I did laugh enough to be mostly satisfied.
I still see Hathaway as a one-trick pony who gets parts for her looks and by playing characters with personalities so close to what I imagine is her own.
Most of you will wait for the DVD. No need to rush out.Funny enough, but nothing amazing. Wait for the DVD.
posted 2 days ago -
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The Dark Knight
by BrianSome of you might hate me for this review, but at least read it before you string me from the rafters.
The Dark Knight delivers more than even Iron Man or The Crystal Skull could. And it makes the Incredible Hulk look like a joke. It's easily the best Batman of the franchise,
Bale makes Keaton look frumpy and Clooney Clooney look like a bad joke.
Heath Ledger's performance WAS amazing. I was amazed at how he took all of himself out of the character of the Joker and just WAS the joker.
The supporting characters also were expertly cast and did great job.
The one thing I'm not compelled to do is what I considered a lot of people's over-exaggeration/ I'm not speechless, it didn't make me cry, iy's not the best movie of all time (all of which I read in different reviews_. This, s I said, is just a slight overstatement in my opinion that makes me uncomfortable.
However, I will say that The Dark Knight delivers amazingly as the best "summer film" of this year. It's pacing is near perfect and it is totally deviod of cheesy one-liners and moments that made me cringe.
For all this, it gets five starts from mw. Because it delivers.
But it's not a masterpiece.Go see this now! Dance, monkeys, dance!
posted 4 days ago -
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Charlie Bartlett
by BrianTo me, the plot/story of Charlie Bartlett is most certainly secondary to that of Anton Yelchin's acting, and the interplay between him and Downey and Davis.
Hope Davis is inspired casting, but this film just really showcases Yelchin's acting ability.
The plot is OK, and the execution is admittedly aimed at a younger audience than I, but it's still fun to watch and will be enjoyable to a wide audience.Hey, you should really see this!
posted 6 days ago -
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Definitely, Maybe
by BrianI wanted to see this mostly because I am a far of Elizabeth Banks (Scrubs) and it looked like it had potential as far as the rest of the cast goes.
Unfortunately it was really slow and Ryan Reynolds' overly-makeuped/fake-tanned face got on my nerves (make up artists, ease up please!).
It did have a cute ending tho. But it was a struggle getting there.
Nothing special. See if you are a fan of the genre, and especially of one of the actors.See if you are a fan of the genre, or one of the actors. Otherwise not particularly special.
posted 6 days ago -
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Auto Focus
by BrianI had heard about this incident several years ago on one of the ingestigative crime shows and was curious, and have been meaning to watch this film for a while.
Both Kinnear and Dafoe are believeable, if Dafoe creppily so. Makes me curious about what ACTUALLY happened.
Worth seeing, but not for everyone.Hey, you should see this, if it's your type of film.
posted 7 days ago -
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Southland Tales
by BrianI guess no one really liked this one that much, or so it seems, but to me this was perfectly in line with Donnie Darko and Richard Kelly.
Jesus H. Christ, Almighty, of course this isn't for everyone, but then neither is Donnie Darko
You have to pay attention, suspend your disbelief and enjoy the ride. And I did.
Got this one for my personal collection and I need to watch it again.
Great cast, great music, some great lines, and the same tripped out mind Richard Kelly fans will love!Hey, you should really see this!
posted 8 days ago -
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Chaos
by BrianWhile not as exciting as, say, Crank or Transporter 2, (or, I hope, The Bank Job and Death Race), Chaos was good enough to keep my attention all the way thru.
Although the plot had been done before, the movie was much better than I was expecting. Despite a severely diluted version of Statham's usally badass characters, surprisingly it was Phillippe and SNIPES (what???!) who went a ways toward saving this from mediocrity.
Def worth a rent on DVD.Hey, you should really rent this!
posted 9 days ago -
I recommend you see...
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2)
by BrianSeems everyone pretty much loved this, but I'm not everyone. Part of the time I was bored, and part of the time I was annoyed because it seemed babyish to me.
Yes, the creatures WERE cool, but I need more than that, and Hellboy 2 seemed nothing more than a way to make more money.
Well, maybe a little more than that. But I reccomen you skip it in the theatres and wait for it to come on TV.
The baby-tumor was cool tho.Wait for it to come on TV.
posted 11 days ago -
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10,000 B.C.
by BrianI was bored... EXCEPTIONALLY bored. One of the reasons that I didn;t just turn it off is we were sure it was gonna get better, but it never did.
I wonder if cultural anthropologists around the world were pulling their hair our??? ;)
I couldn;t focus, it made me sleepy.
BIG FAT...SKIP!Boo, skip it!
posted 11 days ago -
I recommend you see...
Margot at the Wedding
by BrianI guess a lot of people are pooping on this film, but I loved it.
Of course it's quirky, and maybe some people did not recognize or fully appreciate the humor.
See The Squid and the Whale first, and then this. They are similar, but different.
I think Noah Baumbach's films are fun, if you have the right sense of humor.Hey, you should really see this!
posted 12 days ago -
I recommend you see...
Stop Loss
by BrianWith Kimberly "Boys Don't Cey" Pierce and Joseph Gordon-Levitt together, I can high hopes for this, but I didn't fully embrace the love fest as some of my friends did with this film,
First of all, it was about 40 some odd minutes into the film before I even got interested, which is bad for me. And second of all, I kept wishing that Phillippe's and Gordon-Levitt's roles had been reversed. It's not that Phillippe was bad, but Gordon-Levitt could have taken the character and the emotion behind it to the next level.
That being said, I still enjoyed it, and I think it serves a purpose (to highlight the whole "stop loss" phenomenon for the clueless masses).
Plus, yummy soldier boys are always fun :)Hey, you should really see this!
posted 12 days ago -
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The Incredible Hulk
by BrianA vast improvement of Ang Lee's 2003 effort, but it can't touch this year's Iron Man.
It was just ok. Liv Tyler was convincing with a character with more meat than than Spiderman's MJ,
Again, it's ok, but the plot was tired and the whole film seemed unnecessary.
As we all are, I'm anxiously waiting for The Dark Knight.Fans of comc book films will find some reason to love this, but I wasn't loving it.
posted 25 days ago -
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P.S. I Love You
by BrianVery cute, touching and funny in parts with a great cast (Swank, Bates, Kudrow, Butler, Morgan).
One major complaint is that it went on too long.
Good rainy day fun tho. And hot guys.Hey, you should really see this!
posted 26 days ago
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